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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1978
Page
12
Buckminster Fuller, the famed inventor known as the first poet of technology, is hospitalized at age 83. The profile recalls his youth in 1927 when he faced personal despair, Harvard rejections, and a job loss before choosing to persist with his unconventional ideas.
News brief on Buckminster Fuller, the geodesic dome pioneer and Harvard Norton Professor, hospitalized in Bangor Maine after chest pains. The 83 year old inventor known for Dymaxion designs and wide influence across science and architecture remains stable as doctors study him.
A long public notice record from Mercer County Virginia includes a circuit court order affecting Roger Bailey and Goldie Bailey, property sales under deeds and estate administration actions, a real estate sale set for the front door of the Mercer County Courthouse, and multiple notices from Princeton and Bluefield on bids and rehabilitation loans. It also covers tax and rate changes proposed by Bluefield Gas Company before the Public Service Commission, with protest details and deadlines. The notices feature parties such as G E Davis Funeral Home, Morris W Clyburn, Hanson Brown, Hawley Hunt, and the City of Princeton, with dates in 1978 and references to court, parcels, and auctions. The document also invites bids for a tractor and equipment, and outlines meeting times, locations, and contact details for affected residents and contractors in Mercer and Bluefield areas.
Percy Morgan donated a kidney to his sister Carolyn to save her life and, in the process, fought his heroin habit. The 23-year-old man began methadone treatment and pretransplant tests, while Carolyn, 19, recovered after surgery. Both were listed in satisfactory condition in Milwaukee.
NEW YORK AP The stock market broke above 900 for the first time in over a year as the Dow Jones closed at 900.12, up 5.54, with the NYSE composite rising 59.21 to 1,500-plus issues and volume at 45.27 million. Gains led by a broad rally, aided by dollar news and Carter administration currency policy. F W Woolworth climbed to 21 after reporting strong second quarter earnings.
Wheat First Securities supplied representative interdealer quotes as of approximately 4 00 p.m. Interdealer markets change during the day. The quotations exclude retail markup, markdown, or commission.
Cardinal Jean Villot, a 63 year old Frenchman, heads Vatican affairs as camerlengo during the interregnum between Popes Paul VI and his successor. He will manage administration, oversee the conclave, and keep Vatican offices open as the church awaits the next pope. Villot previously led Lyon's archdiocese and is seen as a steady, foreign choice for papal succession.
The Daily Telegraph sets deadlines for reader ads at 1:30 P.M. on weekdays for the next day, with Sunday at 4:45 P.M. Friday. Saturday corrections run 11 A.M. to 12 noon. No ads start on Mondays. The paper bears responsibility for one day unless Sunday shows an error and the office is closed, allowing two days. Readers should check their ad when it first appears.
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