Napoleon Death Mystery By Arsenic Doubt And Debate
British tests on Napoleon’s hair claim arsenic poisoning by Count Montholon as the cause of death during 1820 21, challenging official cancer verdict. Critics warn of hair sample doubts and cite historical arsenic cases like Marie Besnard and Florence Maybrick, urging caution on blame.
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Tom A. Cullenuropean
London
NEA
Atomic Science
Perry Mason
Inspector Maigret
Harwell
Napoleon
Hamilton Smith
Glasgow University
Smith
Montholon
St. Helena
Bonaparte
Paris School of Medicine
Sherlock Holmes
Maybrick
Florence Maybrick
Liveme
WVU Branch Growth Pushes Parkersburg Move
Parkersburg WVU Branch faces growth pains likely prompting a move to larger facilities in 1968. Dr B L Coffindaffer heads the branch and notes enrollment rose from 159 last year to 282 this semester. No relocation site has been decided yet.
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Parkersburg
UPI
Parkers Branch
West Virginianiversity
Emerson Ave
31St Street
Coffindaffer
Harlem Heights School Plans Winter Carnival
Harlem Heights School and Parent Teacher Association sponsor fund raising to fund two educational tours for students. Grades five through eight will visit Washington, D C while grades one through four tour within the state. Winter carnival planned for February 5 with a queen and king contest featuring Helmer Goins Luanne Meadows Patricia Nelson Cynthia Preston and Clarence Taylor Michael Bibb Charles Smallwood and Sanford Lewis as contestants.
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Harlem Heights
Harlem Heights School and
Parent-Teacher Association
Activiies
Washington, D. C
Helmer Goins
Sam Callaway
Luanne Meadows
R. C. Meadows
Patricia Nelson
Charles Nelson
Cynthia Preston
Faye Preston
King
Clarence Taylor
Raleigh Taylor
Michael Bibb
Preston Bibb
Charles Smallwood
C. A. Smallwood
Sanford Lewis
Albert Lewis
The Race for Inner Space (4)
The piece argues for stronger conservation as fish and wildlife resources lag behind human space race. It lists extinct and endangered species and notes Interior’s role managing lands and rehabilitating species. It references a Patuxent lab and National Fisheries Center as steps toward aquatic research and habitat projects across 35 states and Puerto Rico.
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America
Yellowstone
Department of the Interior
Department Bidlo
Dept. of Interior
American Fish and Wildlife
Patuxent
Department
National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
Washington
Puerto Rico
Extra-Sensory Perception: Search for proof of life after death
United Press International reports on the hunt for scientific proof of life after death as researchers like J.B. Rhine and William James weighed mediums. The piece notes experiments with Mrs Piper, telepathy theories, and a 1925 North Carolina tale of a will found via dream clues, ending with Rhine’s planned retirement and the shift to a new parapsychology institute.
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Swope
William James
Lenore Piper
William Shakespeare
Hamlet
J.B. Rhine
Duke University
Harvard University
United States
Mrs. Piper
James
Piper
Rhine
J. Gaither Pratt
James L. Chaffin
Davie County
North Carolina
Marshall
Chaffin
United Press International
Institute For
Foundation For
Rhine Laboratory
Ina
Telephone extension request for Christmas in Business Office
A reader asks how to create an internal extension for Christmas for the Business Office. The note seeks guidance on updating the contact line and routing, aiming to ensure callers reach the correct department during holiday hours.
Personnel Group Elects Officers For Pineville Club
The Southern West Virginia Personnel Association at its Christmas dinner in Pineville elected new officers for the coming year. President Orbie Swisher formerly superintendent of the Pineville district Hope Natural Gas Co. also has 24 years at the company. Other officers include Earl French as vice president, Robert Harmon as secretary, William L. Meadows as treasurer, and Mallory of Princess Coals Inc. as director of personnel and safety. Swisher, a former teacher, is active in the Pineville Lions Club and the Masons, with hobbies of woodwork and photography. He and his wife Miller Teter Swisher have five children. The event featured flower arrangements, candles, a Christmas tree, and corsages for each woman.
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Pineville
RNS
Southern West Virginia Personnel Association
Orbie Swisher
Hope Natural Gas Co
Earl French
Consolidated Coals
Pocahontas
Robert Harmon
West Morlan
William L. Meadows
Princess Coals Inc
Association
Pineville Lions Club
Swisher
Miller Teter
Weston
Margene Wentz
Monaco
Basil Swisher
Pittsburgh
Evelyn Tavese
Emerson
N. J
Wendal Swisher
New Orleans
Helen Nicholson
Clarksburg
Oak Hill approves new fire truck purchase
City Council approved buying a Boardman Deluxe Ford C-850 fire engine for the volunteer department at 21,448 dollars. The unit will pump 750 gallons per minute and proceeds from out of town calls and a tree sale will aid the down payment.
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Oak Hill
Henry Miller
Miller
State Fire Bureau
Fountain Terrace
Pat Hamilton
Planning and Zoning Commiss
Hog farmer sells oil rights for water promise in Illinois
Gerald Lyons of Cornell Illinois sold his oil rights after six weeks of pressure from over 200 oil promoters. Zimmer man Weeks Co of Bloomington guaranteed Lyons water for his hogs in exchange for the rights. Lyons, a lifelong hog farmer, said he would continue raising hogs despite the oil deal.
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Cornell, Ill
Gerald Lyons
Lyons
Zimmerman & Weeks Co
Bloomington
Ill
Passion Dram For Man Who Has Nothing
A humorous essay on men's cosmetics spending in America. It notes rising fragrance use, shifts from refreshing to fragrant labels, and how men now buy or receive perfumes. The piece cites a survey of department store trends and jokes about Christmas gifts and gender norms.
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Newspaper En Asia
Christopher Columbus
America
Orient
Europe
U. S
Do You Believe I Will Have Lost My Antifreeze
Automobile Associate patrolman Duncan Balcon spent 20 minutes freeing a driver from an overturned car near Manchester England on Saturday. The first remark from the driver after rescue was a humorous question about whether he would have lost his antifreeze.
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Manchester
England
UPI
Duncan Balcon
Floods drown 50 in Cagayan de Oro Philippines
Fifty persons were reported drowned and 200 missing after heavy rains triggered flash floods in Cagayan de Oro City in the southern Philippines on Saturday.
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Manila
UPI
Cagayan de Oro
Philippines
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