Yong Soon Bai Flees Red Army Draft in Seoul to Study at VPI
Yong Soon Bai, a 20 year old Korean student, hid from Red soldiers in Seoul for three months to avoid conscription. After U S troops occupied Seoul he came to Blacksburg to study agronomy at Virginia Tech with a $300 scholarship and praise from Dr J D Pendleton. He hopes to earn a Ph D and return to Korea to teach, while adjusting to American life and English.
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Blacksburg
Soon Bai
Seoul
Korea
U.S
Yong Soon
Virginia Tech
Nelson Sewell
Salinas, Calif
Salinas High School
Kyunggi High School
Salinas
D. H. Pletta
VPI
Pletta
Yong Seon
VPI Agronomy Club
National Plant Food Institute
J. D. Pendleton
Pendleton
Yong
California
VPT
Yong Soon Bai
Gobblers Give Capital Police A Tough Chase
Charleston police subdued six turkeys that escaped on a gun lot sparked by recurring meter thefts. Patrolman Bob Sigmon chased and captured the birds as they fluttered across the broad lot, ending the chase quickly.
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Gobblers
Charleston
Bob Sigmon
Deaths and funerals in Giles and Tazewell counties
Otha Levi Conley 58 of Wolf Creek Giles County Va died after failing to return from a hunting trip his death attributed to a heart attack Surviving widow Kathaleen Walls two sons Ervin and Henry three daughters including Mrs C W Hughes Mrs Russell Bivens and Mrs Alvah Blankenship a foster daughter Katherine Walls a brother David a sister Mrs Laura McLemore and 19 grandchildren The body will be moved from Riffe Funeral Home Narrows to the residence today at 4 pm then to East Chapel Community Church tomorrow at 1 pm for 2 pm services Interment Conley Cemetery nearby Rev Kinner Kitts assisted by Rev H G Bird Funeral arrangements by Conley Cemetery nearby MRS COSBY WHITLEY 87 prominent Tazewell County widow died at her North Tazewell home after a lingering illness She was predeceased by husband William A Whitley in 1906 Survived by two daughters Mrs H A Vawter and Mrs C David Peery both of North Tazewell and sister Mrs Gaylord Stone of Fort Worth Texas Body to Peery and St Clair Funeral Home Tazewell for arrangements
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W. L. Conley
Otha Levi Conley
Wolf Creek
Giles County
Kathaleen Walls
Narrows
Ervin
Goldbond
Henry
C. W. Hughes
Russell Bivens
Alvah Blankenship
Katherine Walls
Rocky Gap
David
Laura McLemore
Pearisburg
Riffe
East Chapel Community Church
Kinner Kitts
Bastian
H. G. Bird
Rich Creek
Conley
Cosby Whitley
Tazewell County
North Tazewell
Tazewell
Whitley
William A. Whitley
Elizabeth Brewster Harrison
H. A. Vawter
C. David Peery
Gaylord Stone
Fort Worth
Texas
Peery and St. Clair
Obituary notices for three Va. residents published today
John Draper 83 of Pulaski Va. dies today at 2 p m from First Presbyterian Church. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Miss Georgia Wilson 19 of Council Va. dies today at 11 a m from her parents home. Interment Wilson Cemetery. Smith Clark 77 of Crumpler Va. dies today at 1 p m from Galilee Baptist Church Arlington Interment Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Draper
John
Pulaski
First Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Wilson
Georgia
Council
Wilson Cemetery
Clark, Smith
Crumpler
Galilee Baptist Church
Arlington
Oak Grove
Unfounded claim of Israeli plane downed in Lebanon
Public works minister Jamil Makawi denied abroad reports that Syrian forces shot down an Israeli aircraft, saying the reports are unfounded. The Lebanese Defense Ministry and an Israeli army spokesman also denied the report.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jamil Makkawi
Lebanese Defense Ministry
Weather Update Colder Conditions Across Mid Atlantic States
Maryland Ohio Virginia West Virginia and Tennessee show mostly cloudy colder conditions with scattered snow flurries. Highs range from 30s to 60s with mountains likely to see flurries and nightly Tuesday temperatures cooler. Washington area reports from the Weather Bureau reflect 24 hour temps ending 7 p.m.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Tennessee
Washington
Weather Bureau
Roane Man Dies In Gun Blast Ruled Accident
Spencer West Virginia reports Frank Mason King 45 of near Lefthand Roane County died after an automatic rifle discharged in his wife Oma’s hands as the King family showed guns to visitors. Coroner R C Newman and State Police Sgt H R Shields noted the mishap occurred last night.
Body Of Heart Attack Victim Found In Woods
The body of 48 year old Glines Hoy Young of Pocataligo Kanawha County was found in the woods near Sissonville. Death attributed to a heart attack. Young, a self employed carpenter, appeared dead for several days. Funeral services set at a Charleston mortuary Tuesday.
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Charleston
Glines Hoy Young
Pocataligo
Kanawha County
Sissonville
Goff P. Lilly
Lilly
Young
Appa
Author Appears In GM Hearings
T. K. Quinn author and former General Electric vice president will open Senate Antitrust Subcommittee hearings on General Motors. He now heads Monitor Equipment Co in New York. Other witnesses include Corwin D. Edwards from the University of Chicago and Donald A. Moore of Michigan State College.
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Washington
T. K. Quinn
Senate
General Motors
Antitrust Subcommittee
Quinn
Vic
Monster Business
General Electric Corp
Monitor Equipment Co
New York
Russell backs Adlai as president in 56
Sen. Russell of Georgia said Adlai Stevenson will likely win the presidency in 1956. He predicted Stevenson will announce his candidacy soon and said he cannot see how the Democratic nominating process could fail. The remarks came during a WSB TV interview on Press Gallery.
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Russell
Adlai
Atlanta
Sen
D-Ga
Adlai Stevenson
Georgia
Miegie
Wsb-Tv
Tragedy in West Virginia Home Fire Claims 18 Year Old
Patricia Ann Wallace, 18, burned to death in a Wayne County house fire while two younger sisters watched outside. Their mother Dora Wallace worked in Huntington. Patricia, ill since birth, required assistance to move. Acting Coroner ruled death accidental due to burns and suffocation. State Police Corporal J R Hogg reported the details.
Stringfellow In Fair Condition After Auto Crash
George Stringfellow a 24 year old Concord College student was listed in fair condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after an October 21 auto accident. He suffered a brain contusion when his car left the Bluefield Princeton road near the railroad underpass around 1130 PM. Hospital attendants said he was on a normal diet and could sit up briefly twice yesterday as he recovers.
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George Stringfellow
Concord College
Bluefield Sanitarium
Stringfellow
New Bluefield Princeton
Forced Car Entry Nets Thief 450 In Clothes
Bluefield police blotter reports a car break in on Commerce Street between 11 p.m. Saturday and 1 a.m. Sunday. David Baker of Harrisburg, visiting, reported eight suits and clothing stolen from a suitcase inside the vehicle. Dr H W Sperow of 1101 Edgewood Road reported a porch glider stolen from his home during the early Sunday hours.
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Bluefield
David Baker
Harrisburg
Commerce St
H. W. Sperow
Edgewood Road
Sperow
Baptist Building Fund Reaches Hundred Thousand Mark
First Baptist Church reports more than 100000 realized in a two week drive led by James E. McCoy as part of a campaign to raise 150000 for a debt free Augusta Street building due for completion next spring. Cash gifts total 9500 with pledges and further gifts expected to reach the goal. The building cost totals about 340000 with furnishings.
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First Baptist Church
James E. McCoy
Augusta Street
McCoy
Storekeeper jailed after fatal shooting at Heathsville store
Ira D. Hinton Jr. of Browns Store is jailed in Montross on a murder charge for the pistol slaying of 23-year-old Howard Bromley after an argument and altercation in the Hinton General Store. Four witnesses present. grand jury to consider charges Friday.
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Heathsville
T. T. Bouldin
Ira D. Hinton Jr
Browns Store
Montross
Westmoreland County
Northumberland County
Hinton
Howard Bromley
Bromley
Meade
Commonwealth
Walter Johnson
Logan Man Killed When Truck Strikes Bridge
A panel truck struck a bridge across Island Creek two miles north of Logan and overturned. Manny Bento, 32, of Logan, died after the vehicle caught fire. Driver Fleming Gordon, 35, of Charleston, and passenger Anne Stanley, 41, of Logan, escaped. Gordon jailed on drunk driving and manslaughter charges. Bento, a Gordon employee, was native of Portugal. Accident on US 119 in the Cherry Tree area of Logan County.
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Logan
Island Creek
Manuel Numes Bento
Benny Hellems
Fleming Gordon
Charleston
Anne Stanley
Hellems
Bento
Gordon
Benton
Portugal
US 119
Cherry Tree
Logan County
East German Trade Minister Arrives in Cairo to Sign Pact
East German Trade Minister Henrich Rau arrived in Cairo and is expected to sign a new trade agreement within days. A delegation has been in Egypt for two weeks negotiating a 33 million dollar three year pact trading cotton and rice for machinery and industrial equipment.
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Cairo
Egypt
Henrich Rau
East Germany
Helen Keller Reveals Anne Sullivan Macy's Teaching Fight
In a chapter from Teacher Anne Sullivan Macy battles Keller’s blindness and muteness. The narrative recounts brutal early lessons at Ivy Green and Perkins Institution and the stubborn struggle to break Phantom’s will with care and force.
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Helen Keller
Anne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan Macy
Miss Keller
Doubleday & Co
New York
Annie Sullivan
Tuscambia
Ala
Helen
Perkins Institution For the Blind
Boston
Carl Swim Appointed County Office Janitor
Tazewell county supervisors in session named Carl Swim as janitor for the new office building adapted from the old jail and also assigned him grounds keeper duties for the courthouse square. They vacated 0.14 mile of highway route between Pisgah and Molly Hopper underpasses and recommended abandonment by the highway department. The board also considered adding 0.13 miles to Raven School road with a 30 foot right of way. P C Wingo of the Norfolk and Western Railway asked rescission of a Falls Mills station closure resolution, but the request was not acted upon.
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Tazewell
Pisgah
Molly Hopper
Highway Department
Raven School
P. C. Wingo
Pocahontas
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Five Feared Lost After Tokyo Bay Boat Capsizes
Five sailors including three U S. Navy men were feared lost when their 12 ton fishing boat Shoichi Maru capsized in a sudden squall off Tokyo Bay. Two sailors reached a nearby island after hours in the water prompting a four hour search by nine boats and two helicopters, which found no trace. the hunt was called off at midnight.
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Tokyo
U. S
Tokyo Bay
U. S. Navy
Milk Cocktail Sold At British Milk Bar
The U S Department of Agriculture lists a milk cocktail sold in Britain at portable milk bars. Ingredients are milk Parmesan cheese tomato puree egg salt pepper and paprika. The department notes the drink appeared in Britain this postwar year and may affect male drinking behavior.
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Washington
Britain
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ex-Dictator Peron Arrives In Panama
Ex-President Juan Peron of Argentina landed at Tocumen Panama arriving from Caracas on a Paraguayan air force plane. He said he would visit Nicaragua to offer an embrace to President Anastasio Somoza. Local ex-Ambassadors Gonzalez Ruiz and Pascalli greeted him at the airport.
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Tocumen
Panama
Juan Peron
Argentina
Managua
Nicaragua
Caracas
Venezuela
Peron
Panama City
Anastasio Somoza
Sergio Gonzalez Ruiz
Ruben Carlos
Mario Pascalli
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