04 Apr 1973
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1973
Page
1
This week highlights community activities in Kingsport arcs and invites free submissions to the City Desk at Kingsport Times-News. Notices must be in writing and arrive at least three days before the event for consideration and publication as space allows.
Kingsport School Board meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Superintendent’s office at Dobyns Bennett High. Meals on Wheels holds an evaluation meeting Thursday April 5 at the Neighborhood Service Center. Sullivan County Humane Society annual meeting April 5 at 7 40 p m in Kingsport Public Library conference room. Mrs Richard Buron presents A Pound of Love with slides. Rummage Sale April 7 at 9 a m by Kappa Delta Alumni Association old Hart Tile building. Bake and Craft Sale April 1 at Kingsport Mall starting 9 a m. Neighborhood Service Center Bake and Craft Sale Saturday April 7 10 a m to d pm at 740 Hi Sevier Avenue.
A slate of happenings includes DB students showing art in the lobby April 24 during school hours. The Welcome Wagon Club hosts Kingsport’s first gymnastics exhibition April 7 at 7 30 p.m. in Civic Auditorium with Barbara Heffner's team. proceeds fund equipment for special education. Also Allandale Mansion opens for summer hours weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 1 20 to 4 30 p.m. tours available by phone. Winslow Homer exhibit and Ann Staats weavings at Fine Arts Center run through April 30. Movie showings conclude this Thursday for The Worlds Greatest Athlete, Sanbox, Poseidon Adventure, Godfather.
Kingsport City Schools stage its annual spring Music and Art Festival Friday April 6 at 7 30 p m in the Debyns Bennett High School gym with choruses bands and art displays. Fire incidents include a brush fire on a vacant lot owned by Cecil Slaughter 216 Lebanon Drive at 6 10 p m Tuesday and a residence call at 906 Glade Mill Road at 4 40 p m with no injuries. A stream of minor charges relate to driving while intoxicated speeding and public drunkenness with fines and forfeit terms listed for multiple individuals including Jackie Durham Monetia Chandier Irene Lawson and others.
The FDA recommends banning some antacids and changing labels on most to clarify safety and usage. The year-long review targets popular OTC products including Alka Seltzer and Bromo Seltzer, with final rules not likely for at least eight months.
In OLD MONROE Missouri a flood swallows the Brevator and Old Monroe levees as 200 volunteers from Moscow Mills O'Fallon and St. Louis rush to shore up defenses. Police chief Larry Smith and his son observe water overtopping and escalating damage while railroad workers struggle to protect tracks and trains. Local residents endure exhaustion and shortages as crews race to prevent further loss of crops homes and livelihoods.
The April Fool's week protest cuts meat shop sales across 30 cities though retail beef pork and lamb prices largely hold. Officials urge extending the boycott into April while farmers weigh cattle supplies and government ceilings. Packing firms cut jobs as demand softens and slaughter slows with some markets reporting steep drops in receipts.
In a Detroit courtroom Tuesday, defense attorney Gerald Dent, 36, drew a revolver and opened fire on Judge James Del Rio and a police witness. Dent exchanged gunfire with three officers, was fatally wounded, and died at Detroit General Hospital. Dent, a 1964 Wayne State Law graduate, had been Saginaw County assistant prosecutor before entering private practice. He was married with an infant son.
The Defense Department began surprise inspections of U S troops in Europe amid rising heroin use. Maj Gen John K Singlant said 3 to 4 percent of servicemen in Europe used hard drugs, higher than prior years. An entire unit is gathered in a gym for a strip search and clothing check followed by wallet reviews and urine tests.
In Nashville UPI reports a bill would make first degree murder and certain offenses subject to mandatory death. Sponsor Rep. Lashlee highlights executions for kidnappings with deaths and police officer killings. Other actions include delaying repeal of equal rights amendment and PSC oversight on utility rates.
Timothy Leary, the LSD advocate, is found guilty of prison escape from California Men’s Colony in 1970 after a jury of 11 women and one man deliberates about 90 minutes. He now faces trial on heroin smuggling charges amid his controversial career and activism.
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