20 Sep 1971
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1971
Page
1
A 100-year-old three story building in Bombay's dock area collapsed early today, killing 23 and injuring 17 as 39 families slept inside. Officials say repairs were underway and many substandard structures face collapse amid a city of four million residents living in precarious housing.
In Saigon police occupied a large student housing complex, detaining 400 anti Thien demonstrators including 45 soldiers, as President Thien urged victory over Communists on the battlefield. Police moved in gear to secure University City while threats of large anti government protests persisted and explosives were seized in a separate raid.
Communist sappers blasted 18 storage tanks on Phnom Penh outskirts with satchel charges as fires spread, killing four guards and causing initial claims of substantial civilian fuel loss. In South Vietnam heavy fighting involved 400 to 500 sappers targeting Vay Nint and U Minh Forest with mounting casualties on both sides.
About 2000 people attended an auction eight miles northwest of Storm Lake that sold 15 cars and 12 extra lots for parts. Highlights included a 1916 Hudson selling for 3280 and several vintage models from 1939 to 1928. Three men Knebel Erickson and Dvergsten discovered the cars on the Leopold Brown estate, stored in pastures and barns, many dusty and in need of restoration.
United Press International reports six deaths from weekend traffic incidents across the Volunteer State. Victims include Sue Nell Robinson, 32, of Buckhannon, in a Paris area trocar accident in Henry County. two 18-year-olds in a Johnson County one car crash near Mountain City. Sammy Amirillas of Trade, Tennessee, and Ronnie Lee Miller of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Clarksville teens Donnie Beard, 17, and Berky McCormick, 18, in separate crashes. Sandra Brent, 24, of Martin in a car train collision. The fatalities spanned from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight.
A gunman wounded a British soldier in an observation post on Foyle Road in Londonderry near the Bogside. The soldier, shot in the back, was taken to Altnagelvin Hospital and listed as seriously injured. Twenty-two soldiers have died in Northern Ireland this year and 126 have been injured. A sniper fired at the Royal Ulster Constabulary station on Glencavel Street 1:45 a.m. with no injuries reported.
In Richmond California a probation officer said charges would be filed against Standard Oil Co of California for a spill that dumped 15000 to 30000 gallons of oil. Cleanup neared completion in San Francisco Bay as Coast Guard crews finished final touches and coastal areas.
The Kingsport Times and News announces publishing rules and prices. It notes daily and Sunday editions with holiday issues not published on Christmas and New Year. Subscriptions cover morning and evening deliveries within 100 miles, priced at 23.50 per year.
Jackson. UPI reports Charles Evers a black gubernatorial candidate will challenge the legality of the Democratic nomination of Waller in court. He cites a 1934 act allegedly violated by use of a revised law in primaries. Waller declines comment as Attorney General approves 1971 law removing old spending limits in primaries under Voting Rights Act.
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