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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1958
Page
12
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The article explains congenital heart defects including coarctation of the aorta and the Tetralogy of Fallot blue baby syndrome. It notes surgical advances enabling correction of pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defects, ideally before age ten, with newer techniques for younger patients and ongoing palliative options for some.
Evangelist Billy Graham drew about 38 000 at Seals Baseball Stadium in San Francisco for the crusade finale. He urged decisions for Christ and a new outlook, stressing impartiality before God and a better attitude toward racial questions. Mayor George Christopher lauded the visit as San Francisco benefits, with further revival meetings planned in Sacramento and a California tour to follow.
Dr. Laurance W. Kinsell of Oakland announced at a San Francisco meeting that high intake of vegetable fats produced beneficial results in treating blood vessel disease. He noted many patients previously unable to walk resumed full activity after the dietary exposure.
The second day of summer brought record cool readings from Brookville Pennsylvania to Alpena Michigan. Temperatures ranged from 35 in Brookville to 108 in Presidio Texas and 10 in Alpena Michigan with widespread showers in the plains and storms predicted for the Great Lakes. A medical note links unsaturated fatty acids in vegetable oils to potential improvements in kidney and eye conditions, citing Dr Kinsell and colleagues at Highland Hospital in Alameda County.
The Tiburon California anti sub net depot, key in San Francisco Bay defences during World War II, will close Friday. Navy officials cite radar and guided missiles as priorities and expect about 500000 dollars in annual savings to redirect to other defense needs.
A reported good deed in San Francisco early Sunday involving Mrs Stanhania Shaw went awry as bystanders and responders encountered complications. Details remain unclear as investigators review the incident and identify involved parties.
A blaze tore through a three room Paragon house about 40 miles southwest of Indianapolis. Two small brothers were saved by good Samaritans while Mrs Cook, left dazed after a collision, recovered in hospital with her purse and ring missing. The parents were away shopping when the fire started.
Belgrade reports Tito helped draft a note to Hungary protesting the execution of former Hungarian Premier Imre Nagy. He left Belgrade for Brioni island for rest and met Yugoslav officials there to finalize the protest, with delivery expected early in the week.
An Indiana family escaping serious injury after a Sunday crash at the junction of West Virginia routes 34 and 17 in Winfield. A 1957 car driven by Edward Pritchett, 32, of Griffith, Indiana, was demolished when it collided with a tractor trailer.
Pritchett suffered facial cuts as family members were treated after the West Virginia Telephone Pioneers of America chapter celebrated its 21st anniversary at the Thomas Memorial Hospital. Helen 30 Patricia Ann 5 Michael 3 John 2 were injured. driver of the tractor-trailer not identified. Four Charleston men serve on the statewide committee organizing the outing: C N Wall general chairman T W Bennett R E Kress and A J T McFall.
An open-bed truck carrying 21 people veered off a road at dawn and plunged down a bank in Gastonia North Carolina. Raymon Williams, 21, of Stanley was killed while 20 others, mostly children, were injured as the vehicle returned from Clarkeville Georgia.
In Indiana near Gastonia and Clarkesville three related families mourn as Grettie Mae Cook 10 and Emmely Jane Cook 4 die after burns from a flash blaze while attempting to light a cook stove with gasoline. Wallace Fisher 40 of RS 1, burned in the same incident, died Sunday at Riley Hospital. Stanley, the driver of a nearby truck, claimed he lost control when the fire started deleting details of the accident.
Morgantown De long details indicate University appoints a professor of operative studies. A reception at 6:43 p m and a luncheon at noon point to formal duties. Joint meeting of Workers Local 80 precedes the event at Union Carbide.
An 18 year old, Clifford Garland of 1 7625 Patrick St, was arrested after a three car pileup at Bream St and Third Ave. He was driving a vehicle owned by Joe L. Johnson of M431 42 Second Ave when the crash occurred. No injuries were reported. Garland was booked in city jail.
Paris announces the franc has a fixed rate of 420 to the dollar after a 10 month adjustment. Imports and currency transactions are adjusted with a 20 percent bonus or premium, ending the two-tier quotation system and redefining gold value at 2.12 milligrams.
Santa Cruz Calif burglars hit Capitola Police Department while two officers were off duty locking up for the night. They stole $2.50 and a pistol before dawn. Police resumed duty Sunday to find the break in and begin investigations.
Public sale notices describe two vehicle auctions by Universal Credit Corp with vehicles from Okey Thompson and Benjamin Tincher, plus a petition to widen Fifth Avenue in DuPont City Malden District Kanawha County. The county court session dated June 18 1958 includes commissioners and a verified petition from property owners abutting Fifth Avenue.
A long scanned legal notices page details estate matters, divorces, and corporate dissolutions from Kanawha County West Virginia. It lists hearings, inheritance claims, deadlines for creditors, and names involved including courts clerks and trustees. The notices announce dissolution of Poca River Coal Company and require claim filings by December 1958 while detailing sale and probate actions for multiple estates and trusts.
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