Virginia Tech scientists share Horsley Award for arsenic tellurium study
L. R. Durden and Dr. L. H. Slack of Virginia Tech and graduate P. R. Eusner share the J. Shelton Horsley Research Award for a paper on Unusual Electrical Effects in Arsenic Tellurium Glass. They receive about $500. Dr. Horton H. Hobbs Jr. receives the Ivey F. Lewis Distinguished Service Award for zoological contributions to the academy.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Academy of Science
J. Shelton Horsley
Virginia Tech
L. R. Durden
L. H. Slack
Tech
P. R. Eusner
Mullite Corp. of America
Americus
Ivey F. Lewis
Virginia
Academy
Horton H. Hobbs Jr
Smithsonian Institution
Deadliest poison from South American poison frogs
The article notes that certain black and gold poison frogs yield venom used on blowgun darts. One small amphibian provides poison for about 50 darts, with no antidote. Dried venom remained lethal for 15 years afterwards.
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South America
TV Show Failures Often End Up Helping Actors
TV actors gain footholds after failed series. Notable cases include Nipsey Russell finding new work after Barefoot in the Park and Monte Markham becoming a busy guest star on other shows. The piece notes several actors shifting roles or landing pilots and TV film leads despite past flops.
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New York
Feline
Nipsey Russell
Monte Markham
Mr. Smith
Washington
Darren McGavin
McGavin
Lee Majors
Big Valley
Shiloh
Owen Marshall
Bobby Sherman
Barbara Eden
Julie Sommars
J. J
John Steinbeck
C&P to Spend $96,000 on Two Stephens City Projects
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia plans 13.5 million in statewide work, including two outside plant projects in Stephens City. About four miles of 75 to 200 pair underground cable will run east of the Stephens City center to Reliance and over four miles west along Route 631 and Route 11. The upgrades aim to support future telephone growth.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Virginia
C&p
Stephens City
Reliance
C and P
VEA official urges year round schooling and earlier start
Roanoke AP Williams, executive secretary of the Virginia Education Association, calls for drastic education reforms including kindergarten in all systems, starting age of four, and a 12 month, 200 day school calendar. He cites minority and deprived groups as benefiting most and notes current disparities.
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Roanoke
Virginia Education Association
Robert Williams
VEA
Virginia
Williams
Fundamentalism Seeks False Security Says Bultmann
German theologian Rudolph Bultmann labels Christian fundamentalism as a movement that rejects Bible critique and pretends to offer men security where none exists.
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New York
Rudolph Bultmann
Radford President hosts two-hour student meeting
President Charles K. Martin of Radford College met with 100 students for two hours to discuss academic affairs in a session described as stimulating and worthwhile. A second 100 students were to meet that night as part of ongoing talks amid student unrest over faculty grievances and campus regulations.
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Radford
Charles K. Martin
Radford College
Martin
Marion Yama
Hymn Sing at Round Hill Church Planned
Round Hill United Methodist Church hosts a Hymn Sing Sunday at 7 PM with groups The Chapman Family The De Garmo Trio The Reliance Quartet Grace Bible Fellowship Mt View Methodist Gainesboro Church Montague Avenue Methodist Macedonia Church and congregational singing led by Rhodes Marston.
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Round Hill United Methodist Church
Chapman Family
de Garmo
Reliance Quartet
Grace Bible Fellowship
Mt. View Methodist Church
Gainesboro, Church
Montague Avenue Methodist Church
Macedonia Church
Rhodes Marston
Commission Sponsors Virginia Scenic Waterways Study
The Commission of Outdoor Recreation funds historical studies of Virginia’s scenic waterways to document routes, ecosystems, and cultural use. Researchers will compile maps, transport logs, and archival materials for public access and preservation.
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Commission of Outdoor Recreation
Virginia
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