16 May 1972
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1972
Page
1
In Kingsport Tennessee readers submit home care and consumer questions. A letter from N E B Blountville asks about clips for ties and is helped by locating a supplier. Another reader asks about furniture polishes and safety of silicones in sprays on wood surfaces.
City police logged a mystery on Telstar Drive after Fred Campbell reported hearing a boy call for help in a wooded area. Despite searches by residents, police, a paint crew, and a dogcatcher, no source was found. The voice was heard between 7 and 4 a.m. and the boy seemed nine or ten.
The Sullivan County Board of Education cut the 1972/73 revised budget to about 9.2 million dollars after a sales tax defeat. Superintendent Pat H. Spivey outlined reductions in capital outlay, staff salaries, supplies, transportation, and power, with a projected need of 5911,000 to operate and a $179,000 increase deemed minimal. A surprising $150,000 surplus was reported despite anticipated renovation delays.
Sullivan County Health Chair James Myers says July 1 state landfill deadline may be unmet. He favors a one year contract to haul waste while pursuing a county site, and notes a state geologist started core drilling this week. Dr. Sanford Brown of ETSU warns public attitudes hinder waste disposal progress.
Harold Hodges, director of Air Pollution Control, said Tennessee's library open clean air plan is among the Southeast's best. The plan seeks to reduce air pollution by 1973 and awaits federal approval, with 14 of 21 questions resolved and seven needing board or legislative action.
Deputy John Mleenor displays a wide range of rocks and precious stones from North Carolina to Tennessee, including fossils, fluorescent minerals, and historical arrowheads. He notes a sandstone slab that bends, artifacts tied to the Coliseum quarry, and a local network of collectors who trade specimens for rarer minerals.
Two busy intersections in Kingsport were out of order due to short circuits Sunday. Stone Drive at Eastman Road and East Center Street Memorial Boulevard are expected to flash until repairs, likely by Wednesday. A technician from Eagle Signal will inspect Tuesday evening. Motorists should slow and proceed with caution at flashing signals.
Sessions Judge George Garrett sentenced Charlotte Meade to 90 days in jail and $50 fine for beating her five year old stepsister Patricia Dennison. The child suffered bruises from a belt strike. Meade’s jail term was suspended on prosecutorial recommendation.
Kingsport Fire Department responded to the home of David Sparks at 401 Wesley Rand Tuesday night for a basement fire. Fire officials say three discarded cigarettes in a basement trash can caused the blaze. light fire damage was reported with smoke damage in the dwelling.
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