Kingsport Times from Kingsport, Tennessee • 1

I ff -'fv 7 -A 1 1 KINGSPORT -TENNESSEE 37660 MONDAY JUNE 1969 2 SECTIONS 16 PAGES 10 CENTS Stage In US C-' WASHINGTON (UPI) Drug abuse in the United States particularly that involving marijuana has reached epidemic proportions according to the Department of Health Education and Welfare Marijuana use has -been rapidly increasing in the past five years Yolles said Although originally restricted to certain jazz musicians artists and ghetto dwellers it has now appeared among the middle and upper class A NIMH "information sheet on marijuana says it is not In a June newsletter the department estimated that five million" to seven million persons in the United States have used marijuana at least once But it also revealed use of LSD so called acid has declined in the past two years narcotic It does not cause physical dependency as do heroin and other narcotics the publication says A number of "scientists think the drug can cause psychological dependency however if its users take it-regularly it said HEWhsts these other drug-use statistics: JlnjLJrun In his testimony Yolles said Drug abuse and sedatives mducimg LSD narcotlc addlctl0I are major and growing JuWlc health 400000 have used barbiturates and amphetamines and 100000 roblems of natlonal concern are known narcotics addicts He also said the use of LSD has declined during the last two years The-total social cost-is $541 million a year HEW said Some of the information came April 22 in congressional testimony by Dr Stanley FYolles-director of the National Institute of Mental Health NIMH has launched an intensive public information campaign with radio television and newspaper announcements as a first line of defense against continued drug abuse' nn Conn ax umips in i PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong successfully flew the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle at Ellington AFB A total of 5 minutes and 8 seconds was spent on the first flight and 5 minutes more on a second flight later Several landings and-take offs were performed Armstrong bailed out of a simular practice craft last year shortly before it crashed The LLTV is used to train Lunar Module pilots for landing on the moon Apollo 11 is scheduled for a lunar landing attempt (UPI Photo) $156 Million Wise-County Woman Brother Of City Man eekend Wreck Victims Sunday night about a half A Wise County woman was killed early when her car smashed into a utility pole mile from her house near Big Stone Gap Dead on arrival at a Norton Hospital was Mrs Bobbie Louise Lyons Clarkston 38 of Route 1 Gig Stone Gap She was the mother of 4 small children Her husband-Don Clarkston 46r-a passenger in-the par was -listed in fair condition at a Norton hospital grandfather Alexander Detroit Mich Funeral services for Alexander were set for this afternoon at Franklin Memorial Chapel Franklin Tennessee with burial in the Mount Hope Cemetery Williamson County -Tenn State police and a deputy said -the Wise County accident occurred at 2:30 -anu onVirginia61Q about Vk miles east of Big Stone Gap Mrs Clarkston was driving the car west on the rain slickened highway according to police The car went out of control and skidded into a pole throwing the two occupants from the car said In addition to her husband Mrs Clarkston is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs John Lyons of Big Stone Gapjtwo sons John and James Clarkston Big Stone Gap two daughters Alice Marie and Mary Ann of Big Stone Gap two brothers Sgt Sidney Lyons Santa Ana California and Kenneth Lyons Anderson S-C and a sister Mrs Francis Cobb Marion Indiana Hagy Funeral Home in Norton is in charge of arrangements In' a Tennessee accident the brother of a Kingsport man was killed Saturday night when his car left 11-W about 18 miles west of Rutledge and smashed ino three trees He was William Claude Alexander 22 of Max Meadows "Va brother of Jerry Alexander 900 Teasel Drive Kingsport -The victim a horse trainer -was rushing to -Knoxville to take partin ahorse show when the accident occurred The Tennessee Highway Patrol said he was alone in the car Survivors in addition to his brother include his mother Mrs Martha Ladd Alexander of Franklin and his IN LANDSLIDE Restaurant Roof Fall 8) Pompidou Elected 4ApprovedByy Magistrates Sulivan County this morning ap- -proved a $156 million county budget for the 1969-1970 fiscal year and okayed a property tax rate which is six percent above last years In a surprise move County Judge Lon Boyd announced immediately after court opened -that County Budget Director Joe Thomasson has resigned effective September 1 Boyd gave no explanation for the resignation and "Thomasson" declined" to talk" about itwhen first asked by reporters he said he would lscuss it later Thomasson was praised by Boyd for his excellent service since he became budget director- hz October 1962 Magistrates gave him a round of applause and he stood up hesitantly to acknowledge it The budget passed with little discussion is a million and a half-dollars above the 1968-69 budget the increase said Budget Committee Chairman Powell Hawk is -due to inflation Nobody voted against the budget There were 42 ayes only two men Charles Grubb -Bristol and Hayden Baker Kingsport passed This years tax rate is $240 per assessed $100 of property That compares to a tax rate last year of about $2 26 The only items questioned in the budget were grants totaling $15000 to Salvation Army in Kingsport and Bristol Bristol Magistrate Raymond Carrier said he felt that the government food stamp program should have done away with county aid Hawk pomted out that the good stamp program has in fact reduced county grants by $19000 since its inception two years ago County Attorney Luther Icenhour said he is checking the legality of appropriating taxpayers money for Salvation Army use Before adoption of the budget Hawk made several minor corrections including a reduction of the budget directors salary from $10500 to $9600 and out-of-county travel allowance for the More On Page 6 Col 1 240 the of i Pompidou will take over officially as president Friday in a short 1 Palace ceremony Until Premier Maurice Couve de Murville remains head of the caretaker- government and Pompidou can do nothing officially until the Couve de Murville government resigns- Pompidou a former high school teacher banker and premier won election Sunday as the second president of: the Gaullist Fifth Republic by defeating interim President Alain Poher in a runoff In doing so he won more votes PARIS (UPI) Georges Pompidou elected president of France in a nearTandshde began unofficial consultations today on his cabinet which will help him run France during the next seven years of Gaullism without Charles de Gaulle Political sources said one of Pompidous first acts- is 1 expected to be selection of Jacques Chaban-Delmas 54 as his premier Chaban-Delmas has been the Gaullist president of the National Assembly for the past 11 years VJV 1 a than De Gaulle himself had Pompidou is expected to make a number of changes in De Gaulles policies including better relations with the United States and easing of British entry into the European Common Market He also may restore France to a more neutral attitude in the Middle East away from De Gaulles recent pro-Arab stance Near-final voting figures complete except for about 300000 registered voters in four overseas departments and territories were: Pompidou 10903597 5796 per cent Poher 7909858-42 04 per cent Pompidou said he regarded his victory as consolidation' and consecreation of De Gaulles work At the same time he appealed for national unity He arose after a few hours sleep and began working with his aides A spokesman said he would continue the Some 3000 soldiers and about armored vehicles participated in review "witnessed by government officials and representatives NATO (UPI Photo) GERMAN ARMOR Reminiscent of yesteryear long column of West German armored vehicles and troops stand ready to take part in nations Armed forces Day parade here Assignments Set For Methodists No Riot No Funds Defense Plan Colleges Told 50 Killed SEGOVIA Spain (UPI) City" officials proclaimed a state of mourning today for 50 persons crushed in the collapse of a restaurant roof in a model village Sunday lice-arrested the -owner of the project and sought the designers Doctors said they feared many of the 120 injured would not survive Nearly 300 persons were eating a late lunch at a fiesta to celebrate the opening of a new convention hall restaurant in the model village of Los Angeles de San Rafael 50 miles northwest of Madrid when the tragedy occurred It was almost time for selection of three beauty queens of the fiesta Suddenly there was a deafenmg roar and I saw a big cloud of dust eruptuig from the building said Civil Guard Corporal Jose Flores Dozens of people were screaming trapped under the debris It was terrible Police said the dead included 20 women four More On Page 6 Col 1 Streets Flood Phones Knocked Out Bv Storm Heavy rainfall over the weekend caused some flooding damage the Kingsport Public Works Department said today Several ditch and sewer lines were filled with mud and a tree which was struck by lightning early this morning fell across West Sullivan Street at Rotherwood -Bridge obstructing westbound traffic for a time The telephone company said no wires were knocked down" but an estimated 5 0 0 telephones were reported out of order because of the storm Names of United Methodist Church Ministers who will serve in the Kingsport area for the coming year were announced Sunday by Bishop Scott Allen of the Holston Conference" The announcement came at the close of the 146th aDnUal WASHINGTON (UPI) A colleges from repressive Democrats and Republicans bill to cut off federal aid legislation called for by other are in conflict with their own to colleges which do not adopt members of Congress administration on how to j- meeting? throughout the day plans for dealing with campus No one in Congress has said combat the problem Selection of a premier is rioting was expected to be he favors campus violence There is also disagreement approved this week by a but beyond that starting point in President Nixons delicately woven majority on Democrats have fought family on the issue the House education committee The presidents of eight Universities California at Berkley Texas Alabama North Carolina Michigan GATLINBURG Tenn Chicago Yale and Bran- (UPI) A 32-year-old deis were invited to testify Kn0XVllle his Fathers Day weekend turned to a nightmare bedded down in the Great Smoky Mountains official 7-Year-Old Boy Missing ROME Ga (UPI)-George Lindsey couldnt shake the hangover from the drinks he four other today on the measure by Rep Edith Green D-Ore College educators in general William Martin his sons Dennis and Douglas 9 and his father Clyde Martin a Knoxville area school teacher left home Friday morning They hiked from In Smokies of the group in Knoxville The appointments included: Kingsport District Harold Harris district superintendent: Bloomingdale Circuit (Franklin Lewis) Blountville Roy Tampler Blountville Circuit John Deck Cassidy Virgil Hale Church Hill First Thomas Church Hill Circuit (Howard Carter) Community Daugherty Cross Byars Depews Clouds Bend (Roland Light) Emory (Rye Fleenor) Fall Branch A Warner Glen Alpine Henry Lenoir Grange Hall-Cameron (Floyd Smith) Herman A Beverly Holly Springs (Sam Gammon) Kendricks Creek (to be supplied) Kingsport: Colonial Heights Charles Bryan First-Broad Street St Clair Co-pastor Ted Witt Sr Golda Memorial Arnold Williams Highland Park Trigg James Jr Ketron Memorial James Walter Kingsley Cleaves Farmer Long Island to be supplied Mafair More On Page 6 Col 1 TODAYS WEATHER Cades Cove a favorite Smoky Mountain visitor spot -Z to Russell Field and camped Friday night Saturday they hiked to on their father and surprise him at a campers shelter just inside the woods became separated after plunging into the thick tangle of forest and underbursh home of black bear wild hogs and snakes Denms was not seen again For several hours the father and grandfather searched for the boy calling at intervals have bombarded Congress with letters urging they be allowed to-1 work out the problem at the campus level without new federal legislation But a coalition of 14 Republicans and Democrats on committee a "the sufficient had shared with persons at a rooming house Friday He went to a hospital late Saturday It may have saved his life Lindseys companions died within a 24-hour period after the drinks Police said Sunday -they had been drinking shellac thinner purchased at a paint thinner National -Park Sunday night after a fruitless search for his missing 7-year-old son The search for Dennis Martin missing since about 4 pm Saturday in the tangled wilderness near Spence Field at 'the edge of the famed SpencejiekL-a-ldf ge clearing as-they walked the nearby rat the side of the Appalachian trails Trail above the 4800 foot Then they sought help Park mark and there they planned rangers and maintenance to spend the night personnel mobilized and Denms and his older searched through the night brother hoping to sneak up- More On Page 6 CoL I Appalachian Trail was called majority to move the measure off when darkness fell and to the floor for action claims was resuhied at the first light that the bill really protects today Clearing and cooler tonight" Tuesday sunny and mild weather High today 73 low tonight 52 high Tuesday 80 Outlook for Wednesday fair to partly cloudy and warmer Vesterdar' MflO low 41 High ago fl low 43 Averag high 15 tow 42 stores 1 -j il i.