21 Sep 1973
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1973
Page
1
A public hearing on improving U S Highway 11 W is set for Friday at 7 tonight. The meeting will be held at the Kingsport Armed Forces Center on West Stone Drive near Netherland Inn Road.
The Colonial Heights Optimist Club announces turkey shoots September 21 22 28 and 29 from 6 to 10 pm at Optimist Park Moreland Dr Colonial Heights. The Upper East Tennessee district Council of Epsilon Sigma Alpha holds a rummage sale September 21 22 at the old Hart Title building 9 am to 5 pm.
A scrambled list shows names and charges including public drunkenness disorderly conduct and various speeding and forfeiture penalties. Entries cite addresses in Rhode Island and nearby towns with fines ranging from two to many dollars, plus revoked licenses and related offenses.
A small single engine plane crashed on takeoff near Northwestern State College in Natchitoches killing six people including singer Jim Croce. Deputy Walter Braxton said the eight seat craft failed to gain altitude and hit a tree after takeoff.
The Senate approved an amendment to a 21.9 billion military procurement bill cutting the number of enlisted aides for generals and admirals from 1 245 to 218. Proxmire said brass can afford to hire their own servants and criticized excess entertaining and parties in military circles.
The Anglo-French SST Concorde landed at Dallas Fort Worth Airport for its first U S visit amid routine air traffic detours due to a wandering plane. The 2 559 mile Caracas Venezuela flight lasted 2 hours 22 minutes reaching 87 000 feet at 1360 mph.
Police surveyed Mrs. Mattie Jones's South Side yard after a suspect's tip suggested the body of Shirley Scott might be buried there. Officers obtained a search warrant to find the missing woman's remains and two handguns, while details remained sketchy and residents reported a tense scene with plainclothes and uniformed officers.
Bruce Henne, a 26 year UFO observer with 50 to 60 books, will teach a class on unidentified flying objects next month at Gordon Junior College. He notes many sightings are misidentified objects but argues some evidence supports an anthropologist view of aliens observing human culture.
The Kingsport Times, published by Kingsport Publishing Corporation, lists edition details and subscription rates. It mentions delivery in Kingsport Tennessee with various holiday issue patterns and price structure, noting Sundays and specific holidays with separate rates. It also lists associated news services and a prohibition on reproduction without permission.
The Navy reported three suspected meningitis cases at Adak Naval Air Station Alaska involving a 4 year old dependent son a 9 year old daughter and a 21 year old wife of Navy men. A San Diego based Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit team was sent to Adak to evaluate the outbreak and an Atlanta CDC officer was also ordered to the base. All patients are in stable condition and responding to treatment with a limited quarantine in place.
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