TURKEY CLAIMS POSSESSION OF OLDEST HUMAN
4 Received Tuesday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 30. • Turkey is claiming to possess the oldest livirig man in the world. He is named Vali Sahiboglti, lives in Erziajari rind is said tb he 139 years bld. He is reported to he ih excellent hpalth except for hlindness and declares he remembers the Battle of Nezib fought in 1839 hetween -Turkey and Egypt. The Times, in a leader, says it is remarkable how reguiarly the JSalkins manage to produce a gentleman who iS not mereiy older but also xriiich oldjsr than anybody else. It is only 13 ybars, it adds, since the deatn- -. bf Zara Aga w'hote claim to Be 160 : years, few had the heart knd none the nieans to disapprove. The Times feels that it is an exacting position . to he the oldest human in the world ( siri.ee he can no more' escape from pettifogging spoilspofts who say he caririot " possibly he as old as he , clainis, than an owl can avoid beingmohbed hy small birds. It adds that the oldest hliiiian really needs a puhlic relatioris bfficer to deal with his preiss and, decldres: ' ' Altogether, Being ihe oldest man alive is riot riearly such a cbmfortaBle position as it . ought td he. It is a lonely emixlence. You have for one thirig no conteriipojraries arid eahnot swap rbiniriifcences With a mere ciih of a Centenarian. ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 December 1947, Page 5
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