Community event notices for Kingsport Times News
Weex column lists upcoming public activities in Kingsport area. Rummage sale at Community Methodist Church April 20 8:30 to 4 and April 21 8:30 to 3 at old Hart Tile Building. Bake sales April 21 at Kingsport Mall and Freel's Drug Store 10 to 4. Republican Women bake sale April 21 9:30 onward on Broad Street. Easter ham dinner April 22 5:30 to 7:30 at Vermont Methodist Church 1801 Bloomingdale Pike.
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City Desk
United Methodist Women of Community Methodist Church
West View Church of Jesus Christ
Freel’s Drug Store
Sullivan County
Miller's
Broad St
Umyf of Vermont Methodist Church
Bloomingdale Pike
Public Meetings Announced for Meals on Wheels and Hunger Hike
Volunteers gather for Meals on Wheels at 7 p m Monday April 23 at Waverly Road Presbyterian Church to discuss expansion plans. Hunger Hike volunteers plan a May event with a 7 p m meeting Tuesday April 24 at the Neighborhood Service Center.
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Waverly Road Presbyterian Church
Talent-Beauty Pageant at Elks and Dunbar Temple on April 2L
The Saturday event at the Elks Lodge and Dunbar Temple showcases an annual talent and beauty pageant plus oratorical competition set for April 2 at 7 p.m. at the Elks Club Lincoln Street. Allandale Mansion opens summer hours daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 30 to 4 30 with group tours available by calling 246 8813 or 246 8787. Fine Arts Center features Winslow Homer illustrator exhibit through April 30 and Ann Staats weavings in the lobby gallery with hours 9 4 at weekdays 12 4 Saturdays.
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Dunbar Temple
the Elks Club
Lincoln St
Allandale
Association For the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities For the
City of
Kingsport
Fine Arts Center
Winslow Homer
Ann Staats
Theatres Extend Runs Through Thursday
Terrace Fiddler on the Roof ends Thursday. State The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean holds over and ends Thursday. Martin Charlottes Web and Strand Brother Son Sister Moon also hold over and end Thursday.
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Martin Charlotte
Moon
Judge Kerner Sentenced to Three Years and $50,000 Fine
UPI Chicago report states former Illinois governor and U.S. Appeals Court Judge Otto Kerner receives a three year prison term and a $50,000 fine after conviction on bribery conspiracy mail fraud and tax evasion. Co-defendant Theodore Isaacs also sentenced. Judge Taylor presided as Kerner defended his integrity and argued the punishment tainted his reputation.
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Isaacs
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Fighting Flare Near Cambodian Border Triggers Death Toll
Heavy fighting in the Mekong Delta near the Cambodian border leaves Saigon reporting 95 battlefield deaths as clashes erupt about 100 miles from Hanoi. The United States suspends minesweeping operations amid ceasefire violations and Hanoi accuses U S reconnaissance flights over Hanoi and Haiphong.
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Earthquake scenario warns of Bay Area disaster deaths and dam collapses
Federal study outlines a 1906 style quake scenario for the San Francisco Bay Area. It estimates up to 10,000 deaths from collapsed buildings and freeways if it hits at 4 30 pm and warns two major dams could fail, causing extensive flooding and more fatalities.
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UPI
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East Bay
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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OEP
Hast Bay
San Pablo
San Leandro
Echeverria Visits Chinese Commune During China Trip
Mexican President Louis Echeverria tours the Red Star Chinese Korean Friendship Commune near Peking. He praises its cleanliness, child care, and self sufficiency and notes a lesson for Mexico. He also attends cultural performances and meets Premier Chou En Lai during his state visit.
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UPL
Louis Echeverria
Mexico
Echeverria
Red Star
China
Chou En-lai
Modern Revolutionary Ballet
Toss-Up World Cowchip Record Face-Off in Beaver
Oklahoma challenger Harald Smith of Forgan and Texas contender Carl Engel of Odessa meet in Beaver for a world cowchip toss contest. The winner will establish the official world record after regional bets from Arkansas Indiana Iowa and Tennessee. Gov. David Hall plans to toss the first chip amid doubt about chip quality and weather.
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Okla
UPI
Harald Smith
Forgan
Carl Engel
Odessa
Tex
Oklahoma Panhandle
Engel
Smith
Arkansas
Indiana
Iowa
Tennessee
Willis Landsen
Beaver Herald Democrat
Oklahoma
David Hail
Wreckers to Start Work on Noted Moonshine Still
Federal agents raid a major underground moonshine operation near Jefferson City. Wrecking crews will demolish and remove the large electrically controlled setup. Harold Butler and Alma Butler are charged with possession of illegal whisky. The property is registered to James L Welborn, last known owner. Charles Riddle of the ATF oversees the operation.
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United States
Riddle
Charles Riddle
Knoxville
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms Division
Treasury Department
Harold Eugene Butler
Alma
Cosby
Touna
James L Welborn
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