Composting Plant To Be Dedicated In Johnson City
Johnson City dedicates a model composting plant that turns solid waste and sewage sludge into a soil conditioner. Built by TVA and tied to the Public Health Service program, the project cost about 900000 with 400000 in research. Dr. Relf Eliassen will speak.
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Johnson City
Public Health Service
National Center For Urban and Industrial Health
Cincinnati
TVA
St Johnson City
Relf, Eliassen
Johnson
Full Enforcement Of Dog Law Goes Into Effect July 1
Sullivan County warden announces full enforcement of the state dog law will start July 1 after an educational period since September 1967. Unincorporated area dogs must have rabies vaccination and a county license tag. License fee is one dollar per animal. untagged dogs will be impounded.
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Blountville
Harald Miller
Sullivan County
Miller
New Camp In 10 Year Scout Plan
Greeneville report on Sequoyah Council long range plan to raise membership from 8470 to 19580 by 1976, aligning with national goals. Proposal adds four professionals by 1972, creates new districts in Virginia and Tennessee, and shifts operations from Bristol to Abingdon and nearby counties to expand rural and lower income area coverage.
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Greeneville
Sequoyah
Boy Scouts of America
Tusculum College
D. {. Trout
Trout
Washington
Russell
Smyth
Virginia
Abingdon
Bristol
Unicoi
Tenn
Carter
Johnson
Tenn. Will
New District Formed in Scott and Lee Counties Virginia Scouts
Beginning January 1969 Scott and Lee counties split into a new district with four new District Scout Executives and a Field Director based in Johnson City. The council plans a four million dollar capital campaign in 1970 to fund two new camps serving 200 boys weekly and an expanded Scout Office. Blue Ribbon awards recognize rural membership growth. district leaders from Johnson City, Kingsport, Elizabethton, Rogersville and Greeneville receive certificates alongside new staff appointments. Camp Tom Howard reports its largest week ever with 245 boys and leaders in a 175 capacity camp.
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Scott and
Les Counties
Virginia
Johnson City
Kingsport
Council
Richard L. Newcomb
Memphis
Sequoyah Council
Newcomb
America
J. M. Salmon, Jr
Erwin
Bill Prendergast
Elizabethton
Glenn Taylor
Will Langstaff
Oscar Horton
Hagersville
C.F. Earnhardt
Budd Haberslick
Greeneville
Wer
Larry Bain
Ervin
Wally Bowman
Tom Smitherman
Jack Purkey
Rogersville
Bob Bentley
Robert E. Wilkinson
Tom Howard
Ton Howard
Arnold Lowery
Pennington Gap
Jonesboro Independence Day Horse Show Honors Founder
Jonesboro's 15th annual Independence Day Horse Show will be July 4 at Highway 1LE showgrounds. In honor of late founder Talbert B. Hughes, more than 150 horses entered across 29 classes, with over $2,500 in trophies and cash. Gaited horse judge Billy Mountjoy of Lawrenceburg Kentucky. walking horse judge Beavis Beachboard of Bell Buckle Tennessee. Bullis chairs the event, a joint Jonesboro Riding Club and Civitan Club project. Two sessions 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The show backs Appalachian Horse Show Association.
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Jonesboro
Talbert B. Hughes
Billy Mountjoy
Lawrenceburg
Beavis Beachboard
Bell
Buckle, Tenn
Bullis
Nearly Critical Water Shortage Hampers Bristol City
Bristol faces a nearly critical water shortage with daily use rising to seven and a half million gallons from reservoirs. City manager and King College Dean of Women Mosier urge cooperation from laundries car washes hotels and motels to suspend nonessential water use while essential laundering is allowed to continue to prevent health hazards.
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Bristol
Inez Morton
King
James Mosier
Department of English
Charles McCoy Watson
Forder
King College
Mosier
Bob's Car Wash
Thomas
M. Divine
Elizabethton
Deodorizer scam lands three Virginians in jail
Three men Nordgren Wike and Toms faced grand jury action for alleged fraud over an air deodorizer program for the handicapped. They were released to cooperate as investigators pursued charges. Kenneth Smith died in a wreck while a Richmond official said the case involved profits going to disabled workers.
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Elizabethton
Richmond
al Nordgren
Donald Wike
Lawrence
Toms
Women Sessions Court
Arden
King College
Siti
Genera’s
Morristown
Kenneth Smith
Sore 1
Smith
Virginia
Stewart
Bulls Gap
Sevier County Boy Drowns Swimming in River
An eight year old Sevier County boy Ronnie Wilson drowned Thursday while swimming in Liffle River about one mile from Sevierville. He jumped from a boat into the water and began to struggle. Authorities said he was the son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Wilson.
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Sevierville
Sevier County
Liffle River
Ronnie Wilson
Glenn Wilson
Volunteer Fire School Postponed In Gate City
Gate City volunteers postpone fire school scheduled for late June to a later date in July due to instructors with military reserve obligations. Chief Ronald Ines and Yoakley cite instructors unavailable. classes will be rescheduled when they are back.
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Gate City
Ter
Ronald Ines
Yoakley
ETSU Receives Grant for Building Project Expansion
East Tennessee State University was approved for a $2.68 million federal grant under Appalachian Regional Development and Education Facilities Acts. The $114,000 grant will supplement construction of a science building addition and related facilities, with Appalachian regional funding totaling $2,681,598.
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Willen
Appalachian
East Tennessee State University
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