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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1959

Page

5

Richard Egan Signs For Film With Walt Disney

Special Correspondent reports actor Richard Egan signs to play Edmond Chilton in Eleanor at Porter's novel Pol Naut. He joins Jane Wyman Karl Malden and Kevin Corcoran in the Glad Girl venture directed by David Swift. The piece notes his good year with family news and other showbiz items.

Loveula Parsons Hollywoon Richard Ean Pat Walt Disney Edmond Chilton Eleanor Porter David Swift Egan

Man credited with averting gas explosion

PLATTSBURGH N Y AP a 25 year old employee William Buskey dared a main storage tank shutoff after neighbors smelled gas triggering more than 100 explosions at the Quick Flame Gas Corp warehouse He escaped with second degree burns to his right arm and singed hair No other injuries were reported His quick action prevented a much larger blast as a rubber hose ruptured releasing gas under high pressure leading to several tank explosions

Plattsburgh N.Y William Buskey Buskey Quick Flame Gas Corp Bill Buskey George Ryan

Italian Prince Treated For Diver's Embolism

Prince Victor Emmanuel the second son of exiled King Umberto II underwent treatment in a decompression chamber aboard the USS Nereus off Point Loma California for diver's embolism after a skin diving outing. A prior shark attack nearby highlighted dangers of compressed air diving.

San Diego Calif Victor Emmanuel Umberto II Navy Point Loma

New York Records Hottest Day in Nearly Two Years

New York clocks a 97 degree high on June 29 breaking the year's warmth record and surpassing any reading since July 21, 1957 when 97.2 degrees was logged. The heat marks a notable seasonal peak in the city’s weather pattern.

New York Van Paul Newman Crosby Boys Tucson Ant Milton Presle Sahara Major Riddle Dunes Las Vegas

Voice of Broadway A World Of Laughs And Hope Writes

The performer reflects on a career across radio film television and stage. He recalls travel from Paris to Berlin and New York with fans and critics, the toll on family, and a life spent chasing laughter across continents. He values audience connection and sees television as a tough but vital medium.

Hollywood Rex Rose Joan Cohn Dotor Joan Javitts New York William Ran ‘Dolph Hearst Sr Jan Annenburg Neff Everett Cord Beverlyville Vincente Minnelli Judy Garland Liza Paris Germany Iowa St. Louis Hope

Freight Cars Derail Near Houston Blocking Lines

Nineteen of twenty three Missouri Pacific freight cars derailed about 30 miles northwest of Houston. Cars spilled freight over a wide area near Haismith. one car hit a telephone pole cutting lines delaying report. No injuries. Train from Fort Worth to Houston. cause and damage estimate not yet learned.

Houston UPL Missouri-Pacific Haismith Fort Worth

Bold Cashier Foils Hold Up At San Antonio Bank

An assistant cashier at the First National Bank in San Antonio defied a bandit during a threatened hold up. Beulah Pierce refused to hand over cash and the suspect fled before alarms could be triggered. Police surrounded the area but the man escaped. The incident occurred around 10 40 a m in the installment loan department.

San Antonio Fist National Bank Montiny Beulah Pierce Pierce

Destination Of Red Officer Kept Secret

RANGOON Burma AP Ander Urevitch Razacheev the Soviet Embassy informatic officer who sought asylum in the United States left here by a US Air Force plane Monday night. His destination was kept secret. Razacheev said he chose asylum in the U.S. Embassy because he regards the United States as leader of the free world's struggle against communism.

Rangoon Burma Ander Urevitch Razacheev United States Razaacheev U.S

Manico City Man sentenced in murder appeal ruling

Guilermo Osorio Sosa was sentenced to four years for murder after an appeals court ruled the crime was premeditated, boosting the sentence on Sunday.

Menico City Guillermo Osorio Sosa Osorio

Leaning students linked to elbow tumors in Colorado

AP report from Denver notes several high school students in Mesa and Garfield counties developed elbow tumors after leaning on desks. Health officials tie cases to school environments while investigating causes and recommending pool chlorine adjustments. officials stress uncertainty about precise cause.

Denver Colo HS Publi Health Service Mesa Garfield State Health Dept CS Motterment

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