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KINGSPORT TIMES Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Manson Sentenced Continued From Page 1 Miss Krenwinkel echoed: removing yourselves from the face of the earth. You're all fools. There never has been any justice in this courtroom." "Your system is just a game in which you all make money," Miss Van Houten shouted. took court clerk Gene Darrow more than 20 minutes to read the verdicts. The names of the victims were never mentioned.

Superior Court Judge Charles H. Older told the jury if it were in his power he would award them a medal for serving on the jury, which was sequestered longer than any other panel in history. He stepped from the bench and shook hands. with each juror, calling them by name. He was to formally pronounce sentence April 19, but it was not expected that Manson and the women would be executed for at least three to five years, if ever.

An appeal to the California Supreme Court is automatic in all death penalty cases. "This isn't the end, this is just the beginning, because of all the nonsense," Manson's lawyer, Irving Kanarek said. "The jury has perpetuated the very thing it sought to eradicate," defense attorney Paul Fitzgerald said. "I fail to see how it solved anything. The society which kills its problem children denies itself," he added.

Calley Convicted Continued From Page 1 A fourth charge of murder of a' two-year-old child was reduced to a finding of guilty of assault with intent to murder. Calley denied all except firing six to eight shots along with others of his platoon into the ditch with his muzzle only five feet from the villagers, but said he doesn't know whether he hit anybody. Five of his platoon testified they saw his bullets ripping into the screaming group in which mothers were diving protectively on top of their children. The government charged the slaughter was by Calley's own hand or by his platoon members at his command. Calley testified he told one of his soldiers, Paul D.

Meadlo, to "waste" one group of prisoners. Calley's was the first capital case to be tried on charges growing out of the May Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, and the first conviction. Sgts. David Mitchel and Charles E. Hutto were acquitted of assault with intent to murder while the Calley case was in progress.

The Calley case was a landmark in military jurisprudence, both the longest court-martial and longest deliberation in American history. There has been no trial in the Army with as many alleged murders and no military trial with multiple alleged murder of persons whose names were unknown. The trial began Nov. 12. The jury got the case on the third anniversary of My Lai.

Its verdict came on the second anniversary of the March 29, 1969, letter by Ronald L. Ridenhour to the White House and Congress that sparked the My Lai investigation. It took Col. Clifford H. Ford, the court president, two minutes to the details of the four counts of guilty.

His six-foot-two frame standing in the jury box towered above the diminutive Calley, whose eyes widened at the first mention of guilt. Calley stood at attention facing Ford, saluted weakly with his fingertips at eye level, and listened pink-faced but without grimace to the verdict. When it was over, he saluted again in an unorthodox motion that had the palm of his hand covering his right eye. Ford snapped a salute in return. On the way down the hall with his attorneys to the defense Calley said nothing except: "Can I go back to my quarters?" He could not.

Military police arrived shortly to take him to confinement. Inside the defense room, his red-haired girl friend, Anne, greeted him and wept. Rural Libraries Continued From Page 1 libraries such as the one at Church Hill, will be forced to close. Even if county courts decide to offer assistance, they cannot afford to provide funds which would be required to purchase the volume and variety of books necessary to keep the library on the level it is now. Last year, when the county library system required additional funds, Hawkins County squires approved the money without debate or dissenting vote.

But the idea of financing the entire cost of all libraries in the county on their own would probably be too much for the already-strained county budget to handle. "If they close this library, high school children will have to travel all the way to Kingsport or Rogersville to check out a book for a book report. Considering the number of assignments in high schools or even grade school nowadays, it would not only place a great burden on the students, but on the libraries which would have to serve them," Mrs. Thurman said. BOWLIN, DONALD L.

Funeral services for Donald L. Bowlin, New Market, who died late Sunday night, will be held Wednesday, 2 p.m. at the Pleasant View Baptist Church, with the Rev. S. D.

Rhodes, the Rev. Clyde Robertson, and the Rev. Johnny Waggoner officiating. Burial will follow in the Jefferson Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday at the Colboch- Price Funeral Home. WILLIS, JAMES HOWARD Funeral services for James Howard Willis, 74, Kettering, Ohio, who died Sunday, will be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Flag Pond Community Church with the Rev. Alex Willis and the Rev. Hobert Hall officiating.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Robinette Funeral Home in Blackwater. OSBORNE, HENRY S. Funeral services for Henry S.

Osborne, 74, Victoria, who died Sunday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Black League Baptist Church with the Rev. Hobert Hall and the Rev. J. H.

Sybert, officiating. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Blackwater. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Robinette Funeral Home and the body will be taken to the church one hour before services. TATE, WILLIAM KANE Funeral services for William Kane Tate will be held at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Barker's Chapel Evangelical Methodist Church with The Rev. C. W. Reedy of ficiating. Burial will follow in Gardner's Chapel Church Cemetery.

The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends Wednesday, night. Gate City Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. KETRON, A. HABE services for A. Habe Ketron, will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Wednesday in the Hamlett Dobson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frank Mason and the Rev. E. E. Chafin officiating.

Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 9 p.m. Tuesday, Hamlett- Dobson is in charge of arrangements. NEWMAN, MATTIE Funeral services for Mrs. Mattie Mae Newman, 82, Sunland.

will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Roy A. Green Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Carriger officiating. Burial will follow in the Glen Cove Cemetery, Big Stone Gap.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Pallbearers, will be grandsons. Roy A. Green Funeral Home, Appalachia, is in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAMS, CLINT Funeral services for Clint Williams, 63, Pennington Gap, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church in St. Charles, Va. the Rev. E.

Hunt and the Rev Clinton Green will officiate. Burial will be in the Lee Memorial Park in Woodway, Va. The body will be taken to the church one hour before services. Province Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. AREA DEATHS AND FUNERALS Kingsport Pioneer Dies At 71 Mrs.

Lorena N. Pyle, 71, 2011 E. Glenwood Knoxville, died Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Holston Valley Community Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born in Pennington Gap, she came to Kingsport in 1917 as the bride of Mr.

H. O. Pyle and became active in civic affairs. She was known by her friends as a pioneer woman of Kingsport. She went to Knoxville 11 years ago.

She was a member of the First Broad Street United Methodist Church and a member of the Liberty Chapter of the Eastern Star. Her husband preceded her in death in 1959. She is survived by daughters, Mrs. Jack A. (Betsy) Hellams, Kingsport, Mrs.

Frank L. (Sarah) Bowers, Glade Springs, son, William E. (Bill) Pyle, Bend, sisters, Mrs. Clyde (Jewell) Rutherford, Mrs. W.

R. (Lucille) Hedrick, both of Knoxville; brother, J. S. Taylor, Princeton, W. six granddaughters and nine great-grandchildren.

Hamlet -Dobson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A. Habe Ketron A. Habe Ketron, 74, Kingsport Manor Nursing Home, died at 12 noon Monday after being in poor health for the past three years. Born in Scott County, he made his home in the Kingsport area for most of his life.

He had been an employee of the Kingsport Wholesale Grocery Company, Charges Are Dismissed An assault and battery charge against Elizabeth Ann Parsons, 27, 1439 Leeland was dismissed in Sessions Court Saturday. Mrs. Parsons had been accused of beating Loreen Parsons, no address given, last Aug. 13 "without justification or excuse." Actually, the Church Hill Library is not much to look at. Located in a three-room block building the city purchased when they bought a house next door to be used a health department, the library shares breathing space with the Church Hill Police Department, an insurance agent and storage space for maintainance crews or other city operated agencys.

The one room alloted the library is lined wall to wall floor to ceiling with books. In addition, books not available on the shelves can be ordered from the bookmobile when it makes the bi- weekly stop here. If it's an emergency (my book report is due Friday and I've got to have it!) then shelves quiver and shake until an adequate substitute is found even if other libraries have to be contacted in the process. "It's a good library, one that fills a definite need for the residents of Church Hill. To ask them to do without it when they see so little of their tax dollar used for anything that will directly benefit them is not fair," the librarian said.

TAYLOR, JOHN HENRY Funeral services for John Henry Taylor, 56, Dungannon, who died Saturday will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Dungannon Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Echol Carter officiating. Burial will be in the Taylor family cemetery. The body is at the residence.

The Estes Funeral Home is charge of arrangements. PYLE, LORENA FUNERALS Funeral services for Mrs. Lorena Pyle, 71, 2011 E. Glenwood Knox ville, will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday from the Hamlet Dobson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.

Dr. Thomas F. Chilcote and the Rev. J. Ray Stuart officiating.

Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The body will remain at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Hamlet Dobson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers are Paul E.

Gentry, Perry D. Kendrick, Jack E. Vaughn, Thomas Gilliam, Clifton M. Kenner, Roger A. Lineberry, S.

S. Benedict, and W. R. Kestner. WISEMAN, DR.

JAMES W. Funeral services for Dr. James W. Wiseman will be held Wednesday af ternoon at 3 p.m. as a graveside service at the Jobe Cemetery, in Erwin, with Rev.

W. J. Byrum in charge. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Hamlett Dobson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

JENKINS, BALLARD D. Funeral services for Ballard D. Jenkins, 83, Route 2 Surgoinsville, who died Monday, will be conducted Wed nesday at 2 p.m. at the Jenkins Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. Elder John Henry Sybert, Elder Basil Freeman, and Elder Gale Derrick will officiate.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will remain at the Wilson Funeral Home in Church Hill, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, also at the home of Allen Jenkins in Stanley Valley, The body will be taken to the church one hour before services to lie in state. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. ONLY 17 DAYS LEFT ARE YOU BEING PRESSURED ON YOUR INCOME TAX When you prepare your own tax return the presBOTH BLOCK prepare it for you.

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NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY I brother, A. Y. Osborne, Blackwater; and one grandchild. Robinette Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ballard Jenkins SURGOINSVILLE Ballard D.

Jenkins, 83, Rt. 2, died Monday 12:15 a.m. at Holston Valley Community Hospital, following a long illness. He was born in Kentucky, but had spend most of his life in Hawkins County. He was a chartered member of Jenkins Chapel Church and a retired farmer.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Alice Thacker Jenkins; daughters, Mrs. Kelly (Lula) Bradshaw and Mrs. J. W.

(Martha) Cline, both of Church Hill, Mrs. Roy (Bessie) Harris, Kingsport; sons, Allen, Surgoinsville, Curtis, Kingsport, Elder, Spring Valley, Ohio, and E. P. Jenkins, Anderson, sister, Mrs. A.

L. Blair, Church Hill; 38 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dr. James Wiseman Dr.

James W. Wiseman, 50, died at his home in Bostwick, Fla. Sunday following an illness of three years. Born in Unicoi County, the son of Mr. and Mrs.

A. D. Wiseman, he graduated from Unicoi County High School, and later worked for 15 years for Tennessee Eastman Co. in the accounting department. He was in the U.S.

Army during World War II and later served in the Korean War. Following military service he attended East Tennessee State University where he earned his undergraduate degree. He went on to Dental School at U.T. Memphis where he graduated 3rd in his class in 1959. He moved to Jacksonville, Fla.

where he practiced dentistry until ill health forced his retirement 3 years ago. Survivors include his widow, Ruth Ann Wiseman; daughter, Ann Erlene, Kingsport; mother, Mrs. A. D. Wiseman, Kingsport, sisters, Mrs.

D. (Helen) Holland, Kingsport, and Mrs. A. H. (Anna Mae) Charles, Erwin; brother, A.

D. Wiseman, Norfolk, Va. The body is being returned to Kingsport where HamlettDobson Funeral Home will be in charge. Rebecca Sue Jones BLOUNTVILLE Miss Rebecca Sue Jones, 14, Rt. 3, died Monday in the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital, Augusta, after a brief illness.

She was a student at Holston Junior High and attended the Blountville Christian Church. Survivors include sisters, Mrs. Brenda Glover, Blountville, Miss Mary Jones and Miss Jones, both of the home; brothers Allen, Bristol, and Michael Jones, of the home. Blountville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Clint Williams PENNINGTON GAP Clint Williams, 63, died Sunday in the Lee General Hospital.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church in St. Charles, a resident of Lee County for the past 42 years, a retired miner and a member of the United Mine Workers of America. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge, Miles 165. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ova Williams; daughter, Mrs.

Bonnie Lewis, Pennington Gap; son, James Williams, Ormand Beach, halfsister, Mrs. Zelmer Lamb, Baltimore, half-brother, Frank Reece, Delaware, Mich. Province Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. John H. Taylor DUNGANNON John Henry Taylor, 56, died Saturday morning in a Norton hospital.

He was a member of Hugh Lathan Lodge No. 107. Survivors include his widow END-OF-MONTH CLEARANCE! ON DEF PANT DRESSES Mrs. Lottie K. Taylor; daughters, Mrs.

Glenda Anderson, Waynesboro, Mrs. Howard Maine, Arlington, Mrs. Betty Hall, Coeburn, Mrs. Caroline Mays, Defiance, Ohio; sons, Oscar, and Jimmy, both of Defiance, Don, Oakwood, Ohio, Michael, Coeburn, and Larry Taylor, Dungannon; sisters, Mrs. Stewart Osborne, Dungannon, Mrs.

Ruby Gillenwater, Rockville, Mrs. Hilda Gooding, Oklahoma City, brothers, Woodrow, Coeburn, Robert, Virginia Beach, and Tommy Taylor, Indiantown, 18 grandchildren. Estes Funeral Home of Coeburn is i in charge of arrangements. James H. Willis James Howard Willis, 74, of Kettering, Ohio, a former died Saturday a brief Southwest Virginia, resident, illness.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Maggie Willis; daughter, Mrs. Lillian Rasnic, Xenia, Ohio; sisters Mrs. Bower Hyatt, Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Molley Creech, LaFollette; brother, Ewing Willis, Maryland; two grandchildren.

Robinette Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rachel Mullins Mrs. Rachel Mullins, 85, of 934 Myrtle Street, died at Holston Valley Community Hospital Tuesday morning at 12:10 a.m. after a brief illness.

Born in Dickenson County, (Nora) Virginia she lived there until 1959 when she came to Kingsport to make her home with her daughter Mrs. Delphia Williams. Mrs. Mullins was married to George L. Mullins for 56 years.

He died in 1956. She was a member of a Baptist church in Dickenson County, Va. and when able to attend church in Kingsport she attended Glenwood Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Delphia REDUCED FROM STOCK OVER 500 SPRING PANT DRESSES TO CHOOSE FROM! WE HAVE THE STYLE, FABRIC AND COLOR THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU.

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Donald L. Bowlin retiring some years ago. He is survived by daughters, Mrs. Ivera (Shirley) Peters, Tampa, Ruby Mrs. Gilmer (Barbara) Lane, Mrs.

Howard (Janie) Ketron, all of Kingsport; sons, T. Paul, Herman Junior, Jack and B. Fred Ketron, all of Kingsport; sister, Mrs. Hugh Dunn, Kingsport; brothers, Hiram Ketron, Clinton, Lou, Joe, Jasper, and Andrew Ketron, all of Kingsport; 13 grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Henry Osborne Mrs. Lorena Pyle Henry S. Osborne, 74, Victoria, a former Blackwater resident, died Sunday at Maguire V.A. Hospital after a short illness. He was a retired carpenter, a veteran of World War One and a member of the Blackwater.

League Baptist Church. He had been a resident of Victoria for the last eight years. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Lillian Osborne; daughter, Mrs. Virginia Bonar, Greenville, N.C.; sons, Donald and Jack, Victoria, and John Osborne, Richmond; sisters, Mrs.

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Fred Mills, Bean Station; grandchildren. The Colboch-Price Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Harry Ketron Harry S. Ketron, Kingsport, died 7:45 a.m. Sunday in a Johnson City Nursing Home after a long illness.

He was a native of Sullivan County. He was a member of the First Broadstreet United Methodist Church. Survivors include sisters, Mrs. George L. Wexler, Johnson City, Mrs.

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