Astronauts Return To Houston After Two Month Space Voyage
Skylab 2 astronauts Akin Li Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma return to Houston after 59 days in weightlessness. Doctors report strong recovery though minor back pain and weight loss estimated at 4 to 3 percent. Wives greet crews at Ellington Air Force Base as isolation precautions extend to Tuesday. Magnetic data tapes and photographs sent to Johnson Space Center for long term analysis.
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Local meetings and sales listed for Kingsport and area
Public meetings and fundraisers fill the week with the Kingsport Citizens Advisory Committee meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Council Room. Sullivan County Association for Retarded Children and Adults meets Monday at Wheeler United Methodist Church. Bargain Bonanza runs Sept 28 7 am to 9 pm and Sept 24 9 am to 2 30 pm at the Civic Auditorium. Altrusa Club rummage sale Sept 29 8 30 am to 1 pm at Hart Tile building. Kanoa Delta Alumni garage sale starts 9 am at Sheffield and Essex Preston Marest. Orebank PTA bake sale Sept 29 starting at Miller's and Kingsport Mall.
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Evans becomes first black chair of Southern Governors Conference
POINT CLEAR Alabama UPI Melvin H Evans was elected the first black chairman of the Southern Governors Conference, calling the move historic. Governor Wallace viewed it as routine, while Evans said it signals progress in race relations and interhuman ties. Rubin Askew was named vice chairman for next year as Dolph Briscoe invited the group to Texas. The governors approved 15 resolutions urging release of impounded federal funds, revising water pollution funding formulas, and boosting offshore port exploration.
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Sex Case Ends In Acquittal In Franklin Tennessee
A sex scandal at Fairview High School led to acquittals for principal W. W. Wallace and former football coach James Parker. A jury found Wallace acquitted after a directed verdict and Parker innocent after a two hour deliberation. The case involved allegedly furnishing sex dates to players and a part time worker in the principal’s office. The report appears in syndicated wires.
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California quake prediction wrong and scientists admit error
In Menlo Park, government scientists who predicted a March 22 quake near Hollister say they blew it. The 4.5 quake never arrived after six months of quiet, despite extra instruments and studies on the San Andreas fault. Researchers hedge on why their forecast failed and caution the theory may be revised.
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Italian Actress Anna Magnani Dies Of Cancer
Rome United in mourning as Anna Magnani dies at 65 from pancreatic cancer in a Rome clinic. She won the 1956 Oscar for The Rose Tattoo and died hours before her TV film 1870 aired. her son Luca and director Roberto Rossellini were at her side.
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