Wall Collapses Injuring Contractor at Demolition Site
George “Big George” Coomer 47 of Amity Lane was listed in fair condition after a wall collapsed during demolition at Verity Park Way and Columbia Avenue behind Guyler Buick. Coomer, president of Coomer-Shepherd Construction and owner of Alco Wrecking, was pinned and injured while operating a wrecking machine. He sustained head lacerations, possible skull fracture, back pain, and was transported to Middletown Hospital by Tri County Ambulance with police assistance.
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George
Big George’ Coomer
Amity Lane
Middletown Hospital
Coomer
Verity Parkway
Columbia Avenue
Guy
Diem visit stirs hope as Buddhist crackdown exposed
The Press reports Diem's visit deeply moved nuns, seen as a peace gesture toward Buddhist leadership. At the Xa Lai pagoda government troops uncovered blood evidence of a crackdown 30 days earlier, with monks and nuns jailed. Nuns recall being dragged to the courtyard, screams, monks hurled from a bell tower, and injuries from beatings and shell fragments.
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Diem
Xa Lai
Insde
Filipinos In Service At Meadowlawn Church
The Meadowlawn Church of God at 1628 Smith Ave hosts an evening service at 7 30 led by Rev Clyde V Shields a longtime Philippine missionary. The native group will perform in Philippine costumes and sing in several languages with a crafts display and color films.
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Meadowlawn Church of God
Smith Ave
Clyde V. Shields
Philippines
Meadowlawn Church
A. C. Pitts
Paris Weather Averages Rainy Month Describes Soggy Park
Paris residents and visitors faced a soggy spell with 23 rainy days and only 160 hours of sunshine. The Weather Bureau recorded an average temperature of 61 degrees Fahrenheit for the month, noting the poor conditions and frequent showers.
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Paris
Weather Bureau
Parisian
Police Briefs Report Bicycle Thefts And Car Accessories
Betty Hurley at 2205 Woolm lawn Ave reported two red bicycles stolen from her home yesterday. Two spotlights worth 25 dollars were stolen from a car owned by Carol Ferguson of 1820 Grand Ave yesterday. Davy of 1303 Highland St. and an online theft took a bicycle in West Middletown Friday.
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Betty Hurley
Woodlawn Ave
Carol Ferguson
Grand Ave
Davy
Highland St
West Middletown
Helsinger Family Reunion Set For Sept 8 at Center
The Helsinger family will hold a reunion at the Chautauqua Community Center next Sunday September 8. The gathering starts at 12 50 p.m. with a basket dinner. Committee chairs are Don Helsinger and Glen Tullis.
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Helsinger
Chautauqua Community Center
Don Helsinger
Glen Tullis
Multiple Crashes Leave One Hurt and Three Cited
Raymond Hogg, 16, of 2103 Wilbraham Road, treated at Middletown Hospital after his auto struck a utility pole on Germantown Road. He was cited for assured clear distance as damage to his car and the pole were noted. Other drivers cited include Thomas B. Reid, 42, of Kettering, for careless driving after his car hit a light standard on Verity Parkway. George H. Pierson, 49, of 4919 Eck Road, cited for driving while intoxicated after colliding with Mary Sue Watkins, 400 Young St., on Yankee Road. Watkins suffered a jaw injury but declined treatment. A second collision on Shafer Street involved Sandra Cornwell, 17, and Bernie Lovely, 38, with Lovely cited for failure to yield at a stop sign.
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Raymond Hogg
Wilbraham Road
Middletown Hospital
Germantown Road
Hogg
Erie Avenue
Thomas B. Reid
Kettering
Verity Parkway
Hanover Street
Yankee Road
Reid
George H. Pierson
Eck Road
Mary Sue Watkins
Young St
Sandra Cornwell
Arlington Ave
Bernie Lovely
State St
Trenton
Shafer Street
North Avenue
Lovely
Kennedy to Sit for Two TV Interviews
President Kennedy will be interviewed in two pretaped segments for CBS and NBC as part of expanded half hour programs. In late September he will tour 10 states from Pennsylvania to California, inspecting national conservation and development projects.
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Hyannisport
Mass
Kennedy
White House
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
CBS
Chet Huntley
David Brinkley
National Broadcasting Co
Cronkite Views Squaw Island Summer Home
A reporter notes Walter Cronkite visited his Squaw Island summer home on a Monday, describing the scene as Cronkite spoke about his craft and the setting.
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Squaw Island
Walter Cronkite
Columbia Broad
Boy 3 Fatally Crushed Under Pipe in Columbus
In North Columbus an accident at a construction site Friday killed three year old Donald Groves. Authorities said a three foot thirty sewer pipe was dislodged and rolled over, crushing him as he and companions played nearby.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Donald Groves
Dairies sue Ontario stores in $12 million suit
Eleven dairies in greater Cincinnati sue Ontario Stores of Cincinnati and Ontario Foods alleging illegal price agreements with four milk suppliers. They claim these deals let Ontario buy milk cheaper than elsewhere and used milk as a lure to attract customers to their discount stores.
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Cincinnati
Greater
U.S. District Court
Ontario
Ontario Foods, Inc
Edgar Mannix Dies at 72 in Hollywood
Edgar J. Mannix, a longtime vice president and general manager of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, died Friday at age 72 from a heart attack. A Fort Lee New Jersey native, Mannix joined M-G-M in 1925 and served 28 years before retiring seven years ago.
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Hollywood
Edgar J. Mannix
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
Mannix
Fort Lee
N.J
M-G-M
Y Series travel films span the world this season
The YMCA travel and adventure series centers on remote regions and famed locales. Highlights include The Amazing Dutch by John Roberts, The Last Cannibals in New Guinea by Jens Bjerre, and early screenings by adventurer John M. Goddard. Season opens Oct 31 with Andesmazon and travels through rural England and the Holy Lands with expert narrators and color films.
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South America
New Guinea
YMCA
Jens Bjerre
World
England
The
Holy Lands
Holland
John M. Goddard
Spencer Tracy Undergoing Tests At St Vincent’s Hospital
Spencer Tracy, 63, is back at St Vincent’s Hospital in Los Angeles for a series of tests. He was hospitalized for 13 days earlier this summer with a respiratory ailment diagnosed as pulmonary edema while visiting Katharine Hepburn’s Malibu home. His brother Carroll said he reentered the hospital Friday and is expected to be released early this week.
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Los Angeles
Spencer Tracy
St. Vincent's Hospital
Tracy
Malibu Beach
Katharine Hepburn
Parenthood Class Set On Tuesdays
Free classes for prospective parents will be held at the Civic Association main office on Trine Street starting Tuesday. The six session course, titled Preparation for Parenthood, is sponsored by the Civic Association with Middletown Hospital and the Middletown Health Department. One class will visit the obstetrics department. Lead instructor is Mrs Marlene Naudin with assistants Mrs Marsha Edwards and Miss Marilyn Zech. Call Public Health and Nursing at 423-7912. no preregistration required.
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Civic Association
Trine Street
Preparation For Parenthood
The
Middletown Hospital
Middletown Health Department
Marlene Naudin
Marsha Edwards
Marilyn Zech
Public Health and Nursing Office
Back Pay Denied for Skinner Soldier Refusing Repatriation
Akron AP Lowell D. Skinner, an American soldier who refused repatriation from Communist China after the Korean armistice, was ruled ineligible for 1705 back pay because his application arrived eight days after the 10 year statute of limitations. Skinner plans to appeal, stating he handed the forms to the Army Finance Center in Hong Kong before the limit expired, though the Army notes no such center exists there. The sum reflects allotments deducted and sent to Skinner’s parents from Nov 2, 1950, to Aug 4, 1953, the prisoner exchange date.
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Akron
Ohio
Lowell D. Skinner
China
Cyrus Vance
United States
Skinner
Army Finance Center
Hong Kong
Army
Bova Drill Still Going
Hazleton Pa AP drill crews press on to find trapped coal miner Louis Bova 54 after Aug 13 entombment 300 feet underground. Renewed efforts target a 22 inch shaft near the chamber of the Fellin Throne rescue as a volunteer may descend about 6 pm Sunday.
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Hazleton
Louis Bova
Bova
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Gordon Smith
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