City Council and Planning Meetings Listed
The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday Sept 13 in City Hall council chambers. Sullivan County Planning Commission holds a regular meeting Tuesday Sept 18 at 7 50 p.m. in Blountville Courthouse. Kingsport Planning Commission meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in City Hall chambers. Upper East Tennessee Opportunities Authority directors meet 7 30 p.m. Thursday at Old Douglas School. Zoning Board of Appeals holds special session Thursday at 1 30 p.m. in City Hall chambers.
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Water Safety Part 1 Offered by Red Cross Chapter
Kingsport Chapter of the American Red Cross offers Water Safety Part 1 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Dobyns Bennett pool September 17 to 24. Qualifiers may register by calling 245-8221. Also on Saturday the AAUW hosts a Tasters Tour luncheon September 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Waverly Road Presbyterian Church with tickets via 288-3802 or 247-7476 or AAUW members.
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Kingsport
American Red Cross
Dobyns
Bennett Pool
American Association of University Women
Waverly Road Presbyterian Church
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Patchwork Quilts on Display at Fine Arts Center
The main gallery shows Patchwork Quilts from the Appalachian Mountains through September 24. Hours are 9 a.m. to pan on weekdays and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free.
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Fine Arts Center
Appalachian Mountains
Douglas to Speak at UT Knoxville on Participatory Democracy
UPI reports Supreme Court Justice William Douglas will address the University of Tennessee Knoxville on Oct. 20 as part of the issues lecture series. Roger Katz is scheduled to speak Oct. 15 on Who Killed JFK? at the same campus.
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UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
William ©. Douglas
University of ‘Senessere
Douglas
Roger Katz
Union Planters Corp Posts 3.1 Million Net in Eight Months
Union Planters Corp reports net earnings of 3.1 million for the first eight months, down from 1972. Board Chairman C Bennett Harrison cites extremely adverse July and August conditions from high deposit rates and fund costs. He notes over 1 million loss in bond department trading and the resignation of two officers after an internal review found violations of bank policy.
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Harrison
Bond Department
Memphis sergeant faces murder charge in woman’s death
A preliminary hearing was set today for city police reserve sergeant Earsel Jerry Dowden 43 charged with murder in the Sept 9 death of Jacqueline Hayes Hatch 28. Police said she was beaten and shot and found by children near a lot. Dowden was released on 5000 bond after an earlier hearing and delayed at his attorney’s request. Police Chief Bill Price said Dowden was off duty over an hour when the incident occurred and he has been relieved of all reserve duties.
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IIS
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Jerry Dowden
Jacqueline Hayes
Hatch
Bill Price
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Milk price rise seen in Memphis sparks further hike
MEMPHIS UPI A retail milk price increase of up to three cents a gallon took effect Monday and may be followed by another rise soon says Dairy Farmers spokesman Bob Parkham Mid-South Division Manager of Associated Milk Producers Inc. He notes the group raised the price for 100 gallons of raw milk last week from 8.46 to 8.65 while dairies still pay below association approved levels. If approved increases take effect dairies would pay 9.95 per AW pounds.
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UPI
Dairy Farmers
Bob Parkham
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Denver Sextuplets Born After Fertility Drug Treatment
Doctors report the Stanek couple welcomed six babies eight weeks early after fertility drugs. The four boys and two girls, weights range from 2 pounds 15 ounces to 4 pounds 11 ounces, with all six surviving, an unprecedented outcome this century. Parents named Julia Catherine and boys John Stephen Jeffrey, as doctors warn the next 48 hours are critical for survival.
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Gas Mileage Ranges Across 1974 Cars By EPA Figures
The EPA reports 1974 model cars vary from 29.1 mpg for the Honda Civic to 6.8 mpg for the Oldsmobile Toronado. Tests covered about 80 percent of models, with figures guiding sticker disclosures. Cars were driven 7.3 miles at speeds up to 57 mph to reflect typical U.S. trips.
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UPL
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
United States
Liberatioists Give Up After 15 Minute Battle
New York police stormed a Bronx slum apartment to seize Black Liberation Army leaders. A 15 minute gun battle left three officers wounded slightly and three BLA leaders plus three women and a baby in custody. Police recovered a machine gun and various firearms along with BLA literature.
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Black Liberation Army
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Eric Coulthurst
Donald Caytey
Bronx
William Bauer
Disposal Method Raises Hope Of Easing Sewage Woes
BELTSVILLE, Mia. A promising method to turn large quantities of urban sewage into compost for soils offers hope of easing waste disposal problems. Agriculture Secretary Paul I. Butz endorses sludge to compost as technically efficient and environmentally safe. Demonstration with sludge from Blue Plains plant, mixed with wood chips, uses a Terrax GM machine to produce usable compost or low-grade fertilizer.
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Maryland Environmental Service
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National Capital Area
Herbert Cohey
Terex
General Motors
New Meat Names to Simplify Beef Labels
The National Livestock and Meat Board plans a voluntary standard reducing 1000 beef pork and veal cut names to about 300. Delmonico and Spencer steaks will be labeled beef rib eye steak and New York strip or club steak as beef rib eye top loin steak. Prices rose Monday with round steak up 10 cents and premium ground beef up 10 cents. lamb fell up to 10 cents.
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Los Angeles
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Iey
Opera Opener Deficit Dampens Met Season Start
New York's Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a large deficit and a muted first night for Verdi's Il Trovatore. A standing room audience heard a run of the mill performance, with prominent stars few and prices at $50. The company faced a $7.7 million gap last season and a $2.8 million cash loss after contributions, leading to canceled Don Giovanni and deferred summer shows while several new productions remain planned.
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UPI
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Berlioz
Man Stomps Killer Dog In Front Of Owner
A felony complaint was issued in San Mateo County against Sidney A. Jasmin 24 of Menlo Park for stomping an eight week old puppy to death in front of its owner Robert Bliss 21 of Menlo Park The incident occurred as the dog slept on Bliss’s lawn Jasmin allegedly said dogs are a menace to society and that dogs eat all the food
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San Mateo County
Sidney A. Jasmin
Menlo Park
Robert Bliss
Manio Park
Jasmin
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