Veteran model enthusiasts earn trips to big contest
High Point residents Lloyd Underwood and Brad Thomas, two aviation hobbyists, earned spots among 12 North Carolina entrants in an international model airplane competition in Detroit August 18 to 23. Sponsored by Plymouth division of Chrysler, the event will draw 500 contestants from the U S and seven foreign countries with $8,000 in cash and prizes. Money for travel is provided by Horace Derton Inc and Southern Motors Co local Plymouth dealers. Underwood, a Navy aviation machinist veteran, and Thomas began building as kids and have earned multiple North Carolina honors in free flight and rubber-piloted categories.
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Brad Thomas
Truit
United States
Plymouth Division
Chrysler Motor Corp
North Carolina
Gas and Underwood
Detroit
Horace Derton, Inc
Southern Motors Company
Plymouth
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Pacific
Uncle Sam
High Point
Thomasville
Underwad
Sky Buggs Club Formed By Thomas And Underwood
Thomas, a longtime model plane builder, and Underwood cofound a North Carolina model aircraft club named Sky Buggs. Thomas, aviation student turned wartime pilot with Army Air Transport Command, leads the group as president with Underwood as vice president.
Dysentery Prevalent Among Veterans, VA Clinic Finds
Winston-Salem reports that amebic dysentery affects many returning World War II veterans. Dr. Thomas T. Mackie notes misdiagnosis and faulty stool tests delay cures at the VA Tropical Disease Clinic, Bowman Gray, serving four states and D C.
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Veterans Administration Tropical Disease Clinic
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Army Medical School
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Virginia
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Mississippi Delegation Backs Thurmond For President
Mississippi seven representatives pledged to support Governor Thurmond of South Carolina if the presidential election is decided in the House next fall. The piece notes that if no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes, the House selects the president from the top three, with each state casting one vote. It also mentions a 1948 reference to crude oil reserves at record levels of over 21 billion barrels.
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Dali shifts focus from dreams to Einstein
Salvador Dali arrives in New York for a brief Europe visit and plans to pursue a 21st century approach in art, moving away from Freud toward physics and metaphysics. He envisions Neo classics, precise technique, and new subjects while exploring a Paris exhibition and a possible New York show.
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