11 May 1973
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1973
Page
1
This weekly Kingsport area column invites public interest activities with free acceptance and editor discretion. Submit notices in writing to the City Desk at least three days before the event.
St. Dominic's Guild hosts a rummage sale May 12 in the school gym from 9 to 10. A Lynn View Band charity auction runs May 1 and 12 at 7 30 pm at Lynn View High School with hot dog and ham suppers on May 17 and May 12. Glen Alpine Ladies Auxiliary holds a rummage sale May 11 and 22 at 9 am in the old Hart Tile building with clothing furniture and antiques. A bake sale is set for May 12 at 9 am in front of Freel's Drug Store to fund the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints building. Xi Delta Chapter Beta Sigma Phi hosts a rummage sale starting 9 am May 12 at 317 B Sullivan Street. Morrison City First Apostolic Church runs two rummage hot dog and bake sale events May 12 from 8 50 am to 4 pm with youth washing cars and selling cotton candy. Bays Mountain Planetarium presents Nature's Psychedelic Sky at Bays Mountain Park Planetarium from May 8 to June 17 with showtimes Tue Fri 4 pm Wed and Fri 7 pm Sat 11 am 2 pm 4 pm and Sun 2 pm 4 pm 7 pm.
Barter Theatre presents Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors May 1 and 12 at 8 15 p.m. with an 8 Saturday matinee at 2 00 p.m. Will Geer's Americana, by the Waltons actor, is set for May 13 at 7 p.m. Reservations: 247-3811.
All Month Fac Lobby-Paintings and drawings by B. J. Carruthers are on exhibit in the lobby gallery of the Fine Arts Center during May. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Member Show. A show by members of the Kingsport Art Guild will be on display at the Fine Arts Center's main gallery from 3 am. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. One-Woman Show Works by Georgia Neely are on display at the main office of the First National Bank of Sullivan County during regular banking hours.
CAPE KENNEDY UPI reports dual Skylab launch countdowns proceeding smoothly as crews accelerate prep for Monday’s first space station orbit. NASA officials praised the faultless timing while crews finalize fuel, shielding, and payload integration ahead of the Saturn V launch and subsequent manning flight.
A string of more than 30 tornadoes swept northwest Ohio Thursday killing at least four and injuring over 180. Willard suffered three deaths and about 100 injuries with up to 10 missing, while Republic, Kenton, Savannah, Bellville, and nearby areas faced fatalities, injuries, and extensive damage. National Guardsmen aided rescue and cleanup as debris and power outages hampered efforts.
Autopsy results clarified the death of Senator Long reporting heart failure as the cause. Pathologist Dr. Stanley Hall stated no poison, no brain tumor, no chocolate in the stomach. Earlier allegations by Helen Dunlop and the exhumation inquiry were addressed as the case moved forward.
In Beirut a thunderous blast near refugee camps on the southern outskirts killed and wounded many as a seven point cease-fire plan announced in Damascus began. The army reported a guerrilla attack on a customs post near the Syrian border and said militants retreated after returning fire. Curfews were lifted in several cities as security at military bases was tightened following the Mirage airbase strike. The cease-fire period saw renewed fighting on the Syrian border and heightened tensions in the region.
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