14 May 1973
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1973
Page
1
Community events in Kingsport may be submitted to the City Desk at Kingsport Times-News three days before the event. Notices are published as space allows and may be accepted without charge at editors discretion.
The Sullivan County Planning Commission meets May 15 at 7 30 p m in Blountville Courthouse. The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen meets May 15 at 7 20 p m in City Hall council room with third reading of Roller Woods rezoning. On May 17 the Kingsport Planning Commission meets at 7 40 p m in City Hall. The Upper East Tennessee Office of Economic Opportunity board meets May 17 at 7 30 p m at Douglass School.
Voters head to the polls on Tuesday May 15 for an aldermanic election and a referendum. Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Kingsport. A Red Cross water safety clinic for instructors is set for May 19 at Central High School from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bays Mountain Planetarium presents Nature's Psychedelic Sky from May through June 17 on Tue Wed Fri at 4 p.m. Thu 7 p.m. Sat 11 a.m. and 2 and 4 p.m. Sun 2, 4 and 7 p.m. Central High School choir concert is May 14 at 7 p.m. in the gym. Andrew Johnson School hosts Exploration of Active Learning Through Music and Movement on May 15 at 7:30 p.m. A country Western show with Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty is set for May 18 at 8 p.m. in the Dobyns-Bennett gym.
Eighth and ninth grade art from Robinson Junior High is on display in the front entrance May 14 to 18 from 6 30 a m to 3 40 p m. The Kingsport Art Guild Members Show runs at the Fine Arts Center main gallery 9 a m to 5 p m weekdays and noon to 4 p m Saturdays. Georgia Neely De-Woman works are shown at the First National Bank Sullivan County main office during regular banking hours. B J Carruthers paintings and drawings are on exhibit in the Fine Arts Center lobby during May 9 a m to 5 p m weekdays and noon to 4 p m Saturday.
The U S Commission on Civil Rights told Alabama advisers that the penicillin era shift came too late and that 600 black men were exploited in the Tuskegee study. Officials warned 114 survivors might die if treated now, highlighting entrenched racism and human insensitivity in the project.
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy labeled the United States a criminal state and said Libya was studying ways to seize or nationalize foreign oil installations. He warned of American carrier threats and announced arming Libyans as part of a broader Popular Revolution.
Cambodian authorities report a major victory as government troops press the eight week battle against Communists around Takeo 68 miles south of Phnom Penh. Casualties include 62 Communist dead, with Cambodian losses at two dead and two wounded. American air power supported operations with raids and bombings along Highway 4 and near Kampot.
Carmelo Saniago a 24 year old Puerto Rico native from Chicago was named Miss Gay America for 1973 in Nashville. He was chosen from 25 contestants on poise talent and makeup and said he hopes to change one straight person’s mind.
Ellsberg says he hopes never to think about President Nixon again as charges against him and Russo are dropped for government misconduct. Russo plans to form impeachment centers nationwide and travel to Chicago. A damages suit over defense costs may be filed in Washington.
Washington based Treasury Department official John J. Caulfield on administrative leave amid reports he offered Watergate conspirator executive clemency for silence. A former White House aide and 15 year NYPD veteran, Caulfield reportedly met McCord at January sessions near the Potomac. later convicted in Watergate. Bishop Thomas Gumbleton asserts political prisoners remain in South Vietnam jails during Easter week, naming no statistics and noting denial of prison visits by Thieu regime.
An ad proclaims FIXOpENT as a daily home use denture adhesive that forms an elastic membrane to hold both uppers and lowers, allowing denture wearers to bite, chew, and speak with less fear of slippage. It promises longer wear, easier chewing, and clearer speech, urging regular dental visits and advising use with FIXOBERT cream.
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