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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1970
Page
8
Two young Vietnamese girls smile while examining folding money their mother gives them aboard a South Vietnamese Navy refugee ship in Phnom Penh Cambodia.
Sammy Davis Jr a 44 year old singer actor is recovering from pneumonia contracted on a television film location and will remain in Sunrise Hospital at least five days doctors say. He was admitted after becoming ill while filming at Lake Mead for Name of the Game. Doctors reported improvement and he was taken off an oxygen tent. A spokesman said the six week concert tour would be delayed.
HOLLYWOOD AP Red Skelton, famed for his many roles, becomes a grandfather first as he hurries from NBC taping in Burbank to St. Joseph Hospital to meet his newborn granddaughter Sabrina Maureen Alonso. Skelton’s daughter Valentina welcomed the baby, while son-in-law Carlos Alonso works as a CBS film cutter.
A Franklin study by Buchart Horn Inc. and Pantech Engineers for the Franklin General Authority investigates water loss. The report notes many mains may be over a century old with pre-1930 installations and some wooden mains still present. It cites a 1968 estimate of 471,000 gallons wasted daily from about 235 million gallons treated.
About 5000 youths flocked to Frontier Park in Erie for a six hour rock festival with no incidents. Police praised the event's organization and crowd control by 150 officers and helpers. Promoter Tom Weber, son of Judge Gerald Weber, led the effort. the crowd cleaned the park before dispersing. A separate Lima report notes mothers in Peru hospitals have wrong newborns due to improper ID, urging footprinting of infants.
Behrend Campus of Pennsylvania State University will offer two credit courses for teachers in Corry this fall Psychology of Adjustment and Teaching of Speech. Registration 7 to 9 p m September 1 and 16 at Corry Area Junior High where classes will be held Teaching of Speech runs four Saturdays from 9 a m to 5 p m starting September 26 Psychology of Adjustment starts the week of September 28. For details contact Leroy Peck Corry Area Schools or Behrend Campus Erie Continuing Education.
A fragment notes a debate over public rights and the phrasing of a section in a publication. The text hints at tensions between press freedom and official constraints, with emphasis on wording and access.
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