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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2003
Page
1
Bluefield Daily Telegraph promotes its staff and local coverage with a page B-7 feature inviting readers to participate in a Youth Picture Contest. The promotion highlights May's Memorial Day ceremonies and major racing events like Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600.
Gray skies cleared for the Comcast Mountain Festival as families enjoyed rides and food. Kayla Akers 11 Montcalm praised the Zipper ride while Justin Lightfoot 7 Bluefield called the Pirate Ship thrilling. Parents nodded at the day’s warmth and kid friendly atmosphere.
Dr. Rowena Chambers recalls eight months of fighting in Cambodia during 1974 75 and the long road to speaking about the trauma. She notes Cambodia fell on April 17 1975 and says her unit left on April 5 amid threats of death if captured.
In Bedford Virginia the National D-Day Memorial Foundation began compiling a list of every American and Allied serviceman killed on the June 6 1944 D Day invasion. The tale of Raymond J Rubin a Navy cook aged 23 surfaced as relatives learned he died on D Day from shrapnel.
Memorial Day plans include Riley West Post No. 9 American Legion service in downtown Bluefield at Chicory Square Monday at 10 30 a.m. Patriot music by Bluefield High School band directed by Mel Saunders. Commander Kammer will give welcome remarks and Charles Hammond will offer memorial prayer. Principal speaker Dr. Allen A. Hammond announced. Historic Clab hosts memorial observance.
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