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BRIEF: Chilean miner tours Elvis birthplace, hardware storeTUPELO, Jan 09, 2011 (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Edison Pena, one of the rescued Chilean miners and a self-described "Elvis fanatic," visited Tupelo today for a tour of Presley attractions. Pena's first stop was the birthplace. After his tour there, Elvis Presley Memorial Foundation Chairman Henry Dodge asked Pena what he thought about it. Via his interpreter, Pena said, "Very emotional. I could feel him." Pena also was scheduled to dine at Vanelli's and stop by Tupelo Hardware, where Elvis got his first guitar. Read more about this story in Monday's Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. To see more of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.djournal.com. Copyright (c) 2011, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com. |