Fireman Myers Jr Hurt in Korea Evacuated to Japan Hospital
William J. Myers Jr of 2725 Midland Jv, a medical corpsman with the 10th Marine Corps Tank Battalion, was wounded in Korea and evacuated to a hospital in Sukuoka, Japan. He is a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient whose wife is Betty Peterson Myers. He previously joined the city fire department in 1947 and now serves with Engine Company 5, with his father as captain. The Myers have two young children.
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William J. Myers, Jr
Midland Jv
10Th Marine Corps Tank Battalion
Korea
Sukuoka
Japan
Betty Peterson Myers
Myers
Pacific
Chosin
Fire Department
Truck 3
Engine Company 5
William J. Myers
William
Theresa Anne
Three Women Hurt in Two Car Crash
Three elderly women suffered injuries in a two car collision on Thompson road at midnight. Mrs. Rose Hunt, 68, of 207 James street, injured in the right leg. Mrs. Gladys Ashwood, 62, of 431 DeWitt street, neck and shoulder injuries. Mrs. Luella Covey, 66, of 1001 East Genesee street, back injuries. Maude Carlson, 54, of 242 West Borden Junction, driving one car, stopped facing north and was struck from the rear by Joseph Lis, 29, of 382 Boston street. Lis was cited for failure to have his car under control and failure to produce an operator's license.
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Thompson Rd
Rose Hunt
James St
Gladys Ashwood
DeWitt St
Luella Covey
E. Genesee St
Carl Kurtz
Maude Carlson
W. Borden
Joseph Lis
Boston St
Lis
Bomb fears dismissed by Brig. Gen. Rives in Syracuse
Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Rives, veteran radar consultant for General Electric, told the Syracuse Sons of the American Revolution luncheon that the public is unduly alarmed by atom bomb damage. He warned people might flee to the hills rather than stand their ground and noted an atomic blast would not injure those indoors unless the building fell. He witnessed Bikini tests.
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Thomas C. Rives
Syracuse
The
Sons of the American Revolution
General Rives
General Electric Co
Bikini
Two Syracuse professors named science fellows
Dr. Wilburn J. Eversole and Dr. Clinton M. Oshorn, associate zoology professors at Syracuse University, were nominated for fellowships in the New York Academy of Sciences. The nomination followed their scientific attainment at the academy’s 133d annual meeting and dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
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Wilburn J. Eversole
Clinton M. Oshorn
Syracuse University
New York Academy of Sciences
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New York City
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