Indonesia temple tangsins endure fire rite 90th anniversary
In Tji karang West Java a crowd watched tangsins burn feet on a 15 foot bed of coals and pour oil in a ritual to honor Lim Tay Su Kong during the temple's 90th anniversary. One participant fell and suffered burns as others spoke with spirits and bled tongues. The event ended without money collection.
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Frank N. Hawkins JR
Tjikarang
Indonesia
Giok
West Java
Lim Tay Su Kong
Jakarta
Southeast Asia
Java
Tangsin
Amoy
Welitch Set for Metropolitan Opera Return in New Role
Red haired dramatic singer Ljuba Welitch will return to the Metropolitan Opera next season as the Duchess of Drakentorp in a revival of Donizetti The Daughter of the Regiment. The Bulgarian soprano, 57, debuted at the Met in Salome and rose to fame in that role in 1949. She has since found success as a comedienne in German films.
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New York
Ljuba Welitch
Metropolitan Opera
Miss Welitch
Safety Bill Report Due
Washington AP report to Senate subcommittee says a Comptroller General study will show deficiencies in implementing the 1969 Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. The Bureau of Mines is criticized for missing target dates and not achieving full compliance and potential improvements.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
Subcommittee On Labor
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
D-W.va
U.S
Senate
Harrison Williams Jr
D-N.j
Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
U.S. Bureau of Mines’ Administration of the Law
Bureau of Mines
Roanoke minister Zebulon Roberson dies at 81
The Rev Zebulon Vance Roberson 81 a Roanoke resident died while helping a bereaved family. He served Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church longer than any Roanoke clergyman and surfaced again as supply pastor at several Virginia and Alabama churches. He is survived by his wife a son and a grandchild. He moved to Roanoke in 1925 and retired in 1959 on his 70th birthday.
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Roanoke
Zebulon Vance Roberson
Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church
Irving Royster Roberson
John R. Roberson
Old Greenwich
Conn
Zeb
Roberson
Virginia
Alabama
South Highland Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Ala
Presbyterian Church
Hot Springs
Dr. Roberson
North Carolina
Davidson College
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Police burn 41 bags of marijuana in steam locomotive
In Kinkelbos South Africa police destroyed 41 bags of marijuana by burning it in the firebox of a steam locomotive at the station. The drug, seized from Talbot Nokusi Gqirana, led to a four and a half year sentence and a 1430 dollar fine.
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Kinkelbos
South Africa
Talbot Nokusi Gqirana
Air Force Colonel Connolly heads advanced planning at Ent AFB
Joseph W. Connolly of Bluefield has been promoted to colonel in the U S Air Force at Ent AFB Colorado. He serves as chief of the advanced planning division in the missile and space directorate and is a veteran of World War II and Korea. He holds multiple degrees including a MS in aerospace engineering and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. The note also lists Navy and Army personnel in NATO exercises DAWN PATROL 71 and SCAWN PATROL 71, plus a Marine ceremony and a private Lineberry training update.
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Joseph Connolly
Colorado Springs
Colo
Joseph W. Connolly
Bluefield
U. S. Air Force
Ent Afb
Connolly
Aerospace Defense Command
U. S
Genoa High School
Bluefield State College
Ohio State University
Air Force Institute of Technology
Wright-Patterson Afb
Ohio
Kappa Alpha Psi
Navy
Larry C. Bailey
Cummings W. Bailey
Star Route
Dante
USS
Nashville
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Mediterranean Sea
U.S
Greece
Italy
Turkey
United Kingdom
Dennis S. Strole
Sarah E. Eaton
North Montgomery St. Pearlsburg
Scawn Patrol
Army Private Cecil E. Dowell Completes Basic Training
Army Private Cecil E Dowell 19 son of Mrs Eliza Dowell Utica Michigan recently finished eight weeks of basic training at the U S Army Training Center Armor Ft Knox Kentucky He received instruction in drill and ceremonies weapons map reading combat tactics military courtesy military justice first aid and Army history and traditions Pvt Dowells father Denny A Dowell lives in North Fork.
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Army
Roger L. Lineberry
Harry L. Lineberry
Galax
U.S. Army Training Center
Engineer
Ft. Leonard Wood
Woodlawn
Cecil E. Dowell
Eliza Dowell
Utica
Mich
Armor
Ft. Knox
Pvt. Dowell
Denny A. Dowell
North Fork
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Quang Tri
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
Leslie Dunkin
Bremen
Ind
NEA, Inc
West Third St
Cleveland
Peppe
Maryland & Frederick Sts
Singer
R. R. Horner
THE
Singer Company
Princeton Ave
Bluefield, W.va
Larry Bailey
Dennis Strole
Charles Eary
Charles T. Eary
Joyce D. Halstead
Highland Ave
Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
Roger Lineberry
Steve Hornbarger
Third Brigade
Fort Jackson
S. C
Hornbarger
Leon Hornbarger
Cecil Dowell
Warrenizing
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