Tennessee Weekend Traffic Toll Tops Sixteen Dead
United Press International reports a weekend of deadly traffic incidents across Tennessee. Victims include Cecil Barnest 18 of Meadow killed in a one car crash near Jackson and Wilma Bennett 44 of Delora killed in a two car crash near Fayetteville. Additional deaths involve Analal Parker 41 of Tullahoma Tracy Craven 4 of McMinnville Daniel Musick 22 of Johnson City Mary Lewis 58 of Erwin Harry Hooper 48 and William Long 24 in Knoxville area and Donald Petty 21 of Memphis. The toll spans Friday 6 p m to Sunday midnight.
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McMinnville
Ronnie Clark
Manchester
Daniel L. Musick
Johnson City
Mary E. Lewis
Erwin
Harry Hooper
William Long
Knoxville
Donald Wayne Petty
Memphis
Three Slayings In Memphis Reported Over Weekend
Memphis police logged three homicides over the weekend with suspects in custody by Sunday. A teller at a downtown theater was fatally shot during a robbery attempt as Mary Mildred Percy, 58, refused to surrender money. Arnett Record, 33, faces stabbing murder charges in Calvin A. Hill’s death after a Friday-night dispute. Fillis Meadows, 46, is charged in Bla Louise Powell’s death from a Saturday home argument where Powell bled to death after a leg wound.
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UT Gambling Probe Opens at University of Tennessee
UT chancellor Dr Archie Dykes launches an internal inquiry into possible gambling among UT students and staff following federal probes in Knoxville. UT President Dr Edward Boling ordered the look while Dykes cautions no firm evidence exists.
Nixon Budget Highlights Coal Research and TVA Projects
President Nixon proposed expanding coal research and energy conversion projects in the 1973 budget. The plan includes $148.2 million for the Bureau of Mines and $45.2 million for the Office of Coal Research, plus $13 million to build a mine health and safety academy at Beckley West Virginia. The OCR funds target coal gasification research and pilot plants as environmental and energy supply concerns grow.
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TVA Funding Request Down From ’72
President Nixon asked Congress for a TVA budget of 507 million for fiscal 1973, down from 581.7 million in 1972, with a 74.7 million drop from last year and a 367 million level in 1971. The plan includes 14.435 million capital outlay for Tellico Dam halted for environmental studies, plus 3.032 million Bear Creek, 7.8 million Duck River, and 1.504 million Tims Ford projects started earlier. TVA power sales income is estimated at 70.8 million for 1973, with 118.1 billion kilowatt hours of output, up 11.6 billion from 1972, as the agency continues land, environment, and fertilizer research programs.
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Nixon requests public works funds for Tennessee projects
President Nixon asked Congress for 15.5 million dollars for Tennessee public works in fiscal 1973. The package includes 36.8 million for Cordell Hull dam and reservoir construction. Major maintenance totals include 2.414 million for Tennessee River navigation and 2.3 million for Barkley Dam with Kentucky.
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Wolf River
Soviet Skippers Held After Seizure At Adak Alaska
Two Soviet fishing captains, Vladimir Artemov and Igor Bobtuk, remained aboard the Coast Guard cutter Storis after seizures near St Matthew Island. They face possible illegal fishing charges in U.S. waters as authorities await word from U.S. Attorney G Kent Edwards. The Lamut and Kolyvan were seized for fishing within the 12 mile limit and police guarded Adak while transfer to Anchorage is delayed by heavy snow and winds.
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Satellite shift aims for final orbit ahead of Nixon visit
Intelsat 4, launched Saturday, is in a preliminary egg shaped orbit. Engineers plan a 7:30 p.m. EST boost to circularize at 22 300 miles altitude, enabling Pacific links and readying to take over Transpacific traffic from Intelsat 3 within two weeks as Nixon prepares for China trip and Japan Olympics next month.
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Virginia Budget Hearings Begin Today
Virginia General Assembly opens hearings on Gov. Linwood Holter’s proposed 5.2 million budget with Sen. William B. Hopkins promising detailed Senate floor revisions. Hopkins suggests cutting 74 million from capital outlay and may outline cuts exceeding 100 million, while proposing tax hike plans hinge on fiscal review. Also this week the Assembly will elect a successor to Judge H Lester Hooker on the State Corporation Commission, with former Del. Junie Bradshaw among top contenders.
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UPI
Virginia General Assembly
Linwood Holter
William B. Hopkins
Roanoke
Senate
Hopkins
H. Lester Hooker
State Corporation Commission
Egyptian Students Riot Demand War on Israel
Thousands of Egyptian students protested in Cairo demanding instant war with Israel and tougher action against the United States. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowds, arrests topped 1,500 as campuses were sealed. Demonstrations extended from Cairo University to Tahrir Square with clashes, marches, and security forces on alert. President Anwar Sadat summoned leaders to a Tuesday conference as Israel weighed indirect talks with Egypt on reopening the Suez Canal negotiations.
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Why Do You Read So Slowly
A Chicago publisher promotes a rapid reading technique claimed to boost speed and comprehension. It promises reading sentences at a glance and flipping pages quickly, with a free pamphlet mailed to readers who request it, including name address and zip.
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