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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1963
Page
3
Edward Suddreth 48 of Crab Orchard was found shot in a feed house near his home. Police consider the death possibly self-inflicted with a .22 pistol. He faced a January court date on a deadly weapon charge and had been enjoined from living on a turkey farm operated with his wife.
The May birthstone is pearl or alexandrite with moonlike pearls formed in a few shellfish. Pearls range from pale rose white to black and are highly valued as the gem of the moon. Alexandrite also marks June with color changing by day and night, found in Ceylon and Russia, and Moonstone is another June birthstone.
Four persons died in an early Sunday fire that destroyed a small hotel in Lawton Oklahoma. Firefighters faced gusty winds and freezing 30 degree temperatures while battling the blaze.
Delta space rocket, born as a 12-shot program, has launched 21 times with no end in sight. NASA announced Thrust-Augmented Delta TAD to launch Syncom 3 into a stationary orbit 22 300 miles above the equator dateline to serve as a US Asia space communications link.
The Halleck Methodist Church in Monongalia County, a 91 year old landmark built in 1872 near the Marion County line, was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Three Bibles and three coins in the cornerstone were saved. No injuries. Estimated loss about $9,000 with about a third insured. Fire likely started by an overheated stove aided by wind.
The April birthstone is diamond and symbolizes unquenchable flame and virtue. Diamonds are prized for hardness and can be set in various cuts, including brilliant, marquise, and emerald. Africa supplies most of the world’s diamond stock.
In Nairobi Mrs. Jomo Kenyatta No. 3 greets Edna May Kenyatta at the Kenyan capital as independence nears. Edna May arrives from London with her son Peter and may join the community, while Kenyatta's family, including Ngina and two daughters, meets the English wife amid rumors of a life in Kenya. Kenyatta, once linked to Mau Mau, is about 70 and has several wives and children.
The American Medical Association notes home care helps but does not cure colds. Stay in bed, keep warm, gargle for sore throat, and take aspirin for comfort. Antihistamines may lessen symptoms though they can cause drowsiness, affecting driving safety. A stray fact mentions a coyote weighing 20 to 50 pounds and running over 40 mph.
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