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FROM THE PDX RETRO BLOG ~
MASS SHOOTING TOOK PLACE ON THIS DAY
The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting that occurred on
April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Seung-Hui Cho (above) an undergraduate student at the university
and a U.S. resident of South Korean descent, killed 32 people and
wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols. Six others
were injured jumping out of windows to escape Cho.
Members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and others observe a moment of silence at a memorial honoring the
victims of the mass shooting. (AP)
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REMEMBERING RADIOS ART ‘’SPOTTY’’ BELL
Art Bell died at age 72 at his home in Pahrump, Nevada. An autopsy
determined the cause of his death. He had suffered from health
problems in the previous years and posted on his website in July
2016 that he was hospitalized for pneumonia and revealed at the
time that he suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Bell served in the U.S. Air Force as a medic during the Vietnam
War and after leaving military service, he remained in Asia, where he
lived lived on the Japanese island of Okinawa. He worked as a disc
jockey for KSBK, which was the only non-military English-language
station in Japan at he time.
This blogger had the privilege of working with Art during the time
I was stationed at Naha Air Force Base. He was a great co-worker
and friend! (B.B.)
Blogger Bob doing his DJ thing at KSBK during the
late 60’s.
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