30 Apr 1973
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1973
Page
1
This week lists Kingsport area activities for public interest. Notices may be accepted free at editors’ discretion and published as space allows. Submit in writing to the City Desk three days before the event.
Public Library hosts Advisory Committee at 7 p.m. to discuss incorporation with attorney present. Meals on Wheels volunteers plan expansion of delivery routes Monday at Neighborhood Service Center. Sullivan County Quarterly Court committees meet Tuesday at the courthouse in Blountville with times 7 to 8:30 p.m. Planning Commission called meeting at 7:30 p.m. due to quorum issue. Wednesday noon Budget Committee meets at Kingsport Eika Club. Thursday Kingsport School Board meets at 7:30 p.m. at Dobyns Bennett High School superintendent’s office. Commerce Committee also meets at 7 p.m. at the courthouse.
The Kingsport Civic League hosts a bridge fashion show on April 30 at 7 20 p m in the American Legion Hammond Post No 2. Tickets sold by club members or at the door. Proceeds support civic projects.
The Terrace Lolly Madonna and Walking Tall both close Thursday with ends Thursday for The Nelson Affair and The Sounder still showing. Martin The Sounder and Strand The Nelson Affair wrap up Thursday.
Bark River Harris School District faces a time zone split with half the district in Menominee County on Central Time and half in Delta County on Eastern Daylight Time. Superintendent Lloyd Del Bello says an emergency session will discuss the issue and possible school time changes for about 800 students.
Reports detail heavy fighting across Cambodia with U.S. airstrikes described as deadly accurate. Phnom Penh reports claim Communist forces retreated from a three mile riverbank stretch, while Cambodian troops push operations around Takeo and recapture parts of Arel Ksat. Diplomatic sources note evacuation plans for U.S. embassy families as Lon Non plans a Europe trip.
CAPE KENNEDY UPS reports pickets at the spaceport reduced to one entrance as IBEW strike by Bendix Field Engineering workers lingers. NASA says ground tracking station crews cannot fully support countdowns and unmanned satellite tracking, risking the May 14 launch of Skylab and its three astronauts two days after. The station’s role is crucial for communication relay during the launch window. Skylab remains America's first space station project aimed at 20 weeks of operations with three three-man crews.
United Press International reports Israelis paused Sunday to honor six million Jews who died in Nazi camps with memorial services and a one minute air raid siren. Prime Minister Golda Meir urged moral accountability for not acting to save Jews. Authorities warned of possible Arab guerrilla attempts during Israel’s 25th anniversary celebrations including a Jerusalem military parade with an estimated 400,000 attendees.
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt arrives in Washington for talks with President Nixon. U.S. officials seek his reaction to Kissinger's proposed Atlantic charter covering economic military and diplomatic ties. Key topics include U.S. forces in Europe and West Germany's 1 billion dollar annual offset contribution. Brandt plans meetings with Nixon and a National Press Club address while tensions with Congress over troop levels and funding loom.
United Press International reports the Mississippi River crest accelerates downstream threatening dikes and farmland across seven states. Officials assess damage past 500 million dollars as 12 million acres flood and tens of thousands evacuate, with St. Louis peak and the river reaching the Eads Bridge superstructure. National Guard aids evacuated families near Jonesville Louisiana. Levee Board President Weldon Smith warns the levee is holding more water than designed.
AURON Ohio UPI Democratic governors at a Lake Erie retreat discussed a national television plea for an impartial prosecutor to lead the Watergate inquiry. The plan, costing 76000 for 18 minutes, sought full disclosure of the burglary and wiretapping and a prosecutor independent of the Justice Department.
The Kingsport publication schedule shows Kingsport Mow in the morning and Kingsport Times News on Sundays with various holiday observances. Subscription rates include daily and Sunday delivery with pricing for within a 100 mile radius. The paper notes republication restrictions and rights through the United Press International and other associations.
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