05 Apr 1973
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1973
Page
1
This column lists Kingsport area activities with free submission. Notices must be in writing to the City Desk at least three days before the event and are published as space permits.
Saturday events include Home Missions in Action Church of Christ in Christian Union bake and craft sale at Kingsport Mall starting at 9 a.m. Neighborhood Service Center hosts a bake and craft sale April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 740 E Sevier Ave. Kappa Delta Alumni Association sponsors a rummage sale April 7 beginning at 9 a.m. at the old Hart Tile building.
Local students Janet Doggett and Beverly Yokely will show art in the D B Student Show lobby April 24 during school hours. The Welcome Wagon Club presents Kingsport's first gymnastics exhibition April 7 at 7 40 p m in the Civic Auditorium with proceeds for special education equipment. Allandale Mansion summer hours begin daily 10 am to 4 pm and Sundays 1 30 to 4 40 pm with group tours available. Winslow Homer exhibit and Ann Staats weavings open in the Fine Arts Center galleries through April 30 with weekday hours 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday noon to 4 pm. The Fine Arts Department's annual spring Music and Art Festival takes place April 6 at 7 30 pm in the Dobyns Bennett High School gym featuring city school choruses, bands, and art displays.
Marthr the World’s Greatest Athlete and Strand Up the Sandbox both close Thursday while Terrace Poseidon Adventure remains ongoing with no set end date and State Godfather closes Thursday. release details indicate limited engagements for several titles.
The notice outlines multiple traffic offenses including no license, improper lookout, speeding, and failure to maintain proper control. Individuals such as James Taying Donald G Metlain and Donnie G Carroll are cited with specific addresses and fines ranging from 7.50 to 24.50 plus forfeitures, and a water ordinance violation with a $10 fine is noted.
Senator Weicker of Connecticut asserts private probes point to top White House aides’ involvement in Watergate and broader electronic surveillance during the 1972 campaign. He names Haldeman and calls for his resignation as White House chief of staff, while stressing lack of substantiation.
Seven U S officers departed Hong Kong for Peking to establish the first American diplomatic office in China in years. Led by Alfred Jenkins the group aims to staff the U S Liaison Office with Jenkins as deputy chief officer and says the assignment could span about two years.
Fighting intensifies across South Vietnam as Saigon reports a potential Communist offensive. Besieged Tong Le Chan ranger base near Saigon 50 miles north faces renewed shelling and a proposed division-size relief plan. Cease-fire remains fragile amid major clashes near Cai Lay and Pleiku with heavy Vietnamese and Communist casualties.
In Washington, Senate opponents urge an amendment to bar any funds for assistance to North Vietnam. Senators Byrd and Bayh push to outlaw reconstruction aid, as House action previously barred Rural Electrification Administration loans to Hanoi. Debate centers on ceasefire terms and postwar reconstruction plans for Indochina.
Tennessee Senate approved a bill raising the minimum life sentence from 25 to 30 years with no parole, despite cost concerns, 27 to 2. The measure, sponsored by Sen. Lowell Thomas, shifts release timing and targets prison terms, as lawmakers debate prison policy and other measures include budget planning for a medical school site and liquor tax impacts.
Miami residents faced a second 24 hour blackout as elevators stalled and traffic lights failed across a 150 mile stretch from Fort Pierce to the Keys. Florida Power & Light investigated faults at the Turkey Point nuclear plant on Biscayne Bay after widespread outages disrupted schools banks and businesses.
Detroit reports March 1973 car sales reached 1.1 million, a record for a single month with 963,195 domestic cars and about 175,000 imports. First-quarter domestic sales total 2,472,722, up 19 percent from last year, signaling a strong auto market through 1973.
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