Communists Capture City Near Da Nang Narrowing Defense
Strategic city on the outskirts of Da Nang falls as Communist forces overrun Lam Dong province including Bao Loc and Moi An, placing Da Nang at risk. Vi et Cong and North Vietnamese troops extend control across 12 of 44 provinces, while refugees flood Da Nang airport amid retreating South Vietnamese forces and Americans withdrawn from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Dawson
Saigon
UPI
da Nang
Moi Ana
South Vietnam
Conenists
Bao Lov
Lam Dong
Na Wang
Francis
Hoi An
Bao Lee
Fom
Danang
United States
World Airways
Air Vietnam
South China Sea
U.S
Frederick Weyard
U.S. Army
Nguyen van Thieu
Ford
Weyand
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Community Obituaries and Vietnam War Update Jumble
Memorial notices recount Margaret Johnson of Colmar and Edmond Sturgill of Rose Hill with multiple survivors and services, while Missoura Wilson of Middlesboro is noted for her beauty shop work. The other column covers Da Nang airport chaos, evacuation pauses, U S leaders in Saigon, and a bombing motive inquiry tied to Monroe case proceedings.
Good Friday Blizzard Pummels Midwest Stranding Thousands
A severe Good Friday blizzard carved a 1000 mile swath across the North, pushing drifts to 10 feet and isolating towns from Nebraska to Minnesota. Rescue crews used snowmobiles as roads closed and several deaths were reported, with disaster declarations and statewide travel warnings in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Upper
Midwest
Cevering
Neb
National
Cies
Nebraska
Panhandle
Baynard
Baldwin
Wis
Dakata
Cheyenne
Wyo
Dakotas
Wyoming
Minnesota
Marshall
Minn
J. J. Exon
Kansas
California
Michigan
Benefit Tonight At East Tennessee Music Hall
The East Tennessee Music Hall in Arthur Tennessee on Tennessee 63 hosts a benefit show tonight with proceeds to Bill Chumley whose home burned recently. Admission matches the regular show price and donations for Chumleys may be made at the event featuring Charlie Dummit Don Gulley and The Country Volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Tennessee Music Hall
Arthur
Tenn
Bill Chumley
Chumleys
Charlie Dummit
Don Gulley
Church Activities and Revivals March to April List
A compiled church events calendar lists cantatas and special singing at Trinity United Methodist and Ewing Assembly of God, youth rallies at West Pineville Baptist, regular meetings of Full Gospel Businessmen, and multiple revival services across Free Will Baptist, First Baptist, Cumberland Gap, and other area churches. Easter sunrise services and community gatherings are scheduled in Middlesboro, Harrogate, Pineville, and Middlesboro area churches with evangelists and pastors named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity United Methodist Church
David Smith
Ewing Assembly of God
The
Stewards
Shenandoah
Bell Baptist Association
West Pineville Baptist Church
Baird Sale
First United Methodist
Fountain Square
Tri-State
Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship
Holliday Inn
Cumberland Gap
H.L. Vandergriff
Free Will Baptist Church
Glenn Rowe
Hughie Beeler
First Baptist Church
Richardson Chapel Baptist Church
James H
Pineville
GC. M. Thomas
West Cumberland Avenue Baptist Church
Lip Moore
Dillard Barton Singers
Middlesboro
Harrogate United
Millers Chapel Baptist Church
Boyd Gray
Carr’s Chapel Baptist Church
Paul Haney
William H. Longmire
Middlesboro Church of Christ
North 25Th Street
Cecil Shaw
Warren
Mich
East Jellico Baptist Church
Gerald Thompson
Bay View Gardens Baptist Church
East Peoria
Hensley Chapel Baptist Church
Jerry
the Singing Gaffs
Ferndale Baptist Church
DeHavee Givens
Walker Baptist Church
Ray Collett
Gabriel R. Collett
Tom Willams
Pump Springs
Baptist
Solemn Good Friday Observances Reported Worldwide
Pope Paul VI led millions of Roman Catholics in solemn Good Friday rites recalling Christ's crucifixion. In Jerusalem pilgrims filed through Via Dolorosa as the 7 year old pope planned an evening service in St Peter's and a Rome procession. Aides aided the frail pontiff as he prepares Easter plans at Pump Springs and St Peter's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Paul VI
Chris
Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
St. Peter's Basilica
Rome
Colosseum
Charges Waived To Grand Jury In City Police Court
Dorothy Bradley, 26, of Evans Drive faced two auto theft charges and one count of uttering a worthless check. all were waived to the grand jury with bond set at 5000 dollars. Floyd R. Gordon of the city was fined 29 dollars for speeding. Police arrested one for driving while intoxicated, four for speeding, one for improper starting and one for public drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Bradley
Evans Drive
Miss Bradley
Floyd R. Gordon
Starling
Tax relief offered for senior citizens in Lee County
Lee County Board of Supervisors enacted an ordinance granting 65 plus low income homeowners exemption from real estate taxes on their home and up to one acre beginning with the 1975 tax year. Eligibility hinges on age income and net worth limits plus May 1 filing, with details and forms available from the Commissioner of Revenue in Jonesville Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue
Office of
Commissioner of the Revenue
Jonesville
Virginia
Plese
Commissioner’s
Silas H. Glass
Lee County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ceitugeles
Margaret Johnson
Colmar
Granger County
Tent
William Helton
Susan Phillips Helton
Fannie Sue Elliott
Roy
America
Kimsey
W.G
Sally) Campbell
Midhlesboro
Cawood Chapel
Bill Foote
Clifford Mills
Johnson Cemetery
Cawood Funeral.Home
Edmond Sturgill
Tose Ifill
Flora Sturgill
Rose Hill
Lennard Sturgill
Salem
Ind
Gary
Claude
Lonnie Sturgill
Reba Marie
Mitchell
Hertha Collins
Bessie Osborne
Ollie Fleenor
Blackwater
Bethel Owens
Dayton
Ohio
Emilee Jones
Davidson Funeral Home
Dee Owens
Jones Cemetery
Mulberry
Laura B. Wilson
Missoura B. Wilson
Avondale Avenue
Fort Sanders Hospital
Knoxville
Bell County
Miss Wilson
Pinnacle View Primitive Baptist Church
Marge Wilson
Shelby Wilson
Albert
Maggie) Strokotter
Monroe
Miah
Theodore
Mary) Viracle
Tazewell
Primitive Baptist Church
Kenneth Hobbins
Johnny Robbins
Shumate Funeral Home
Thien Jabasen
Chon Thanh
Page
Dale R. Booth
Sims
Rhodes
Louisville
Pagel
Huda Jones
Lansbury
Rental Uniform Service
Wright
Louisville Refining Co
Bruce Blythe Jr
Jitter
Bill” Reynolds
Allen
House
Danny Stephens
Langley
Harris C. Rhodes
Lincoln
Garrard
Jessamine
Heavenlysires
Harlan
Lmu
Harrogate
Lincoln Memorial
Dr. Ziegler
Paul Spangler
Witnesses
Dillard Barton
Calvaryway
Flatwood
Vondongires
London
Kentucky
Happy Travelers
First Baptist
K. Maynard Head
Pontiac
Dr. Wan
Gambrel and Madon Motor Co
AMC
Pineville, Ky
East Tenn
Music Hall
Sober Family Entertainment
Vaticans
St. John the Lateran
St. Peter's
Paget
State Board
Triplett
Unified
Henry Block
IRS
H & R Block
Cumberland Ave
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