Alvin bissell oak ridge biography

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A. Keith Bissell

American politician

A. Keith Bissell
In office 1971–1978
In office 1978 – May 10, 1996
Born	(1941-12-03) December 3, 1941 (age 83)
Political party	Democratic

A. Keith Bissell (born December 3, 1941) is a Tennesseepolitician who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and was the last chairman of the Tennessee Public Service Commission.

Early life and education

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Keith Bissell was born December 3, 1941, to Alvin K. Bissell and Helen Tilley Bissell.^[1] He grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the newly established Manhattan Project community to which his family moved in 1943 and where his father was mayor for many years.^[2] He graduated from Oak Ridge High School in 1959^[3] and attended the University of Tennessee, where he received a bachelor's degree in business administration and later a law degree.^[1]

Tennessee House of Representatives

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A Democrat, Keith Bissell won election to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1970 as a resident of Oak Ridge, representing the 33rd District in the 87th General Assembly (1971–1972). He was re-elected to three two-year terms in 1972, 1974, and 1976, and continued his House services in the 88th through 90t

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Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell

Written by Haley Steinhilber

First conceived in China during the 11th century B.C., bells were rung to convey information across large distances. Whether the sound carried an alert, announced a marriage or death, or served as a call to prayer, this metallurgic invention remains a method of both physical and symbolic communication. Since World War II, bells have served as proponents of freedom, peace, and remembrance internationally. At the A.K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell symbolizes the strides for peace and reconciliation between Japan and the United States.

Dr. Ram Uppuluri and his wife, Shigeko, originally hatched the idea to construct a bell for Oak Ridge during a visit to Japan in September 1987. The couple moved to Oak Ridge in 1963, when Ram was hired by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). In 1987, the Uppuluris traveled to Tokaimura for research at the Japan Atomic Energy Institute, where they were awed by the bonshō bell hanging in the nearby Buddhist Gannyu-ji Temple. As Ram inspected the bell, he noted the beneficial value of the bell as a possible tourist location, and began organizing to bring one to Oak Ridge. Although the original venture was not centered aro