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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1958
Page
3
A lightning bolt struck a Cooperstown area two floor frame house harming John E. Williams and his son Elton. The blast shattered the home, damaged a shed, knocked a transformer, and started fires while Williams barely escaped with minor injuries.
Leonard Swanson, tester, reported 659 cows across 23 herds were checked in the Tri County Dairy Improvement Club. The Roger Pollett herd led in butterfat at 38.2 pounds, followed by Richard Querreveld Corry 37.1, Gerald Scouten Centerville 47.5, Lawrence Miller Corry 36.5, and John Vettenburg Corry 35. Five top butterfat cows came from John Vettenburg Corry 89.7, Mrs Cyril Skiff Corry 80.9, Gerald Scouten Centerville 79.9, Lawrence Miller Corry 75.7, and Charles Weatherbee Centerville ? Ta.
New York report from the Public Health Service shows Erie County had 363 cancer deaths in the year ending January 1 1957 with 42 from lung cancer. It notes smokers have higher death rates and links smoking to cancer while acknowledging industry disputes. Also reports 1 death ruled accidental in Somerset when Linda Kay Barron, 4, electrocuted in a basement.
Warren merchants opposed closing Pennsylvania avenue west for about three weeks during a railroad crossing repair near Struthers Wells. Eastbound traffic had been allowed due to sewer work. Merchants urged continuing eastbound flow or hiring a watchman instead of full closure. A railroad rep cited limited funds and a 20 man crew for the repair. The Public Safety committee will decide on blocking the avenue or hiring protection.
In Lebanon near Beirut American reconnaissance units from the 17th Cavalry, Troop C, keep watch on rebel camps led by Jamal Jumblatt. They ride with helicopters, jeeps, and foot patrols, reporting no recent clashes and noting Jumblatt's mixed local and foreign contingents. Maj. Oran K Henderson leads the unit as they monitor potential truce breaches and maintain readiness.
Swarthmore Pa Dr George Braxton Pegram B1 Columbia University physicist who first alerted the government to military possibilities of atomic energy died yesterday. He served at Columbia for more than 50 years and was vice president when he retired 1950.
Marines start departures from Lebanon as 2nd Battalion boards landing craft for transport to fleet ships in Beirut harbor. troops continue patrols, residents once watched now habituated, while leaflets urge Yankee withdrawal. Gromyko at UN proposed US and UK troop withdrawal with UN observers to monitor pullout.
Tavastia charges Moscow that the initial Marine withdrawal was timed with the Assembly opening and aimed to fool world opinion. An Moscow radio broadcast labeled it a hypocritical gesture. British troops in Jordan show no sign of leaving as the situation grows increasingly critical. An informant in London cites three assassination attempts on King Hussein since British entry, amid talk of an army uprising and warnings reaching London from officials.
Elvis Presley the drafted rock and roll king was given a seven day emergency furlough to visit his ailing mother in Memphis. A senior Memphis physician urged permission while Presley’s company remained on alert for overseas duty.
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