Lebanon Daily News from Lebanon, Pennsylvania • Page 2

Obituaries Russian Ray L. Bross Ray Bross, formerly of 231 Water AnnvUIe, died yesterday in Wernersville State Hospital. He was 62. Born in AnnviDe, he was a son of the late Joseph and Veraa Kern Bross. He was a former employe of the Pennway Bakery and a member of the Washington Band, AnnviHe.

He is survived by a son, Fred, Hatboro; four grandchildren; a brother, Warren, Annville, and a sister, Helen, wife of Henry Sipe, Lebanon. Clark A. Wolfe Clark A. Wolfe, 79, Norristown, formerly of Lebanon, died Thursday in Eugenia Hospital, Whitemarsh, Pa. He was the husband of Hattie Mentzer Wolfe.

Born in Lebanon County, he was the son of the late William and Sadie Spangler Wolfe. He was a retired employe of the Screw and Bolt Corp. of America, Norristown. He was formerly a charter member of the Hebron United Methodist Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by: a son, Lloyd Wolfe, Norristown; a daughter, Mildred, wife of Lloyd Wily, Reading; four grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren two brothers, Allen Wolfe, Lebanon, and Paul Wolfe, Wyomissing, and a sister, Mrs.

Sarah Dissinger, Lebanon. Mrs. Edwin Harris Alma E. Davis Harris, widow of Edwin A. Harris, died yesterday morning at Cornwall Manor of the United Methodist Church, where she was a resident.

Born in Tamaqua, she was the daughter of the late George L. and Emma Jane Krause Davis. She was a member of the Cornwall United Methodist Church. Surviving are: two sisters Miss Mildred E. Davis and Mrs.

Hester C. Fenimore, both residents of Cornwall Manor, and a nephew, B. David Fenimore, Allentown. Mann Is Honored BUENA PARK, Calif. (UPI) Johnny Mann, leader of the 18-member Johnny Mann Singers, was honored for his patriotism Friday by Knott's Berry Farm amusement park.

A spokesman for the park said Mann received the ninth Richard Henry Lee Award commemorating the Revolutionary War patriot who was the first to call for a "free and independent" United States. Mrs. John Brucker Anna E. Williamson Brucker, wife of John M. Brucker, 200 E.

Lehman died yesterday morning in the Good Samaritan Hospital. She had been hospitalized since Wednesday. She was 61. Born in Lebanon, she was a daughter of the late Robert P. and Sarah McCord Williamson.

She was a member of St. Gertrude's Club and the Maennerchor Club. In addition to her husband she is survived by these children, Jonell, wife of Roy Wolfe, Lebanon; Rosevita, wife of Harry Dove, Lebanon RD Adde, wife of Lutheran Corcoran, Lebanon; a stepdaughter, Elaine, wife of Adam Bro wnsperger, Rexmont; a sister, Adelaide Adams, Lebanon; 18 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a niece. Victory J. Groy Victor J.

Groy, 73, 131 N. Ninth died this morning in the Alpine Retirement Center, Hershey. He was the husband of Cora C. Gingrich Groy. Bom in Palmyra, he was the son of the late Moses and Mary Groy.

A retired employe of the Reading Railroad he was a member of Covenant United Methodist Church, the Friendship Fire Co. and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He was president of the Lebanon First Aid and Safety Patrol for 23 years. In addition to his wife, he is survived by: four sons, Clifford Andrew and Donald C. Groy, ail of Lebanon, and James M.

Groy, Carlisle; six step-children, Arlene, wife of Herman Haag, Myerstown; Evelyn Mariani, Compton, Russell Gingrich Hershey, Carl Gingrich, Lebanon; Robert Gingrich, Carlisle, and Jack Gingrich, Palmyra; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Henry and Richard Groy, both of Palmyra, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Koser, Palmyra. Robert J. Geib Robert J. Geib, husband of Lottie M.

Bauscher Geib, 437 N. Ninth died yesterday morning at his residence. He was 77. Born in Lebanon County, he was a son of the late Monroe and Ellen Showers Geib. He was a retired machinist for the Bethlehem Steel Corp.

He was a member of Evangelical Congregational Church of Rexmont, the Eagles, the Liberty Fire the Senior Citizens of Lebanon Valley and the Retired Steelworkers Club of Lebanon. In addition to his widow he is survived by a brother, LJoyd, Rexmont, and several nieces and nephews. WASHINGTON (UPI) Although the Russians are able to listen in on many telephone calls in the United States, one official says they can be foiled with a bit of gobbledy-gook. When discussing classified matters, all government officials are instructed to use "secure which are electronic scramblers with a code th at is changed daily. Security officials assume the calls are being intercepted because many calls within the United States are now being bounced off satellites and available to anyone who has the right equipment.

"But what can they (Russian spies) do with garbled junk?" one security official said Friday. "Our technology is such that we're confident we can use a secure phone without a reasonable threat of compromise." But secure telephones are not always available for the big volume of calls about matters that may be sensitive but not classified. Kevin T. Maroney, a deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's criminal division, said he seldom uses a secure telephone but he has developed habitual double talk for all calls involving sensitive matters. The habit is an old one, dating from long before the upsurge in communist spying, he said.

Presumably most government officials who deal regularly in security matters develop similar "codes" of their own. "If I call somebody and want to make reference to something I know he is already familiar with, I can do that in a way that he will know what I'm talking about but somebody not familiar with the subject would not," Maroney explained. "That is not a game," he said. "It is recognition of the fact that when we do talk on the phone, there is a possibility of -the conversation being intercepted." Gregory To Fast WASHINGTON (UPI) Comedian-social activist Dick Gregory, promising to forgo solid food until Congress investigates the CIA and domestic political assassinations, was arrested in front of the White House Friday for demonstrating without a permit. U.S.

Park Police made the arrest as Gregory said he was beginning a fast for an investigation of the CIA and the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. He said he would go to jail rather than pay a fine.

Cancer Centers Help Families With Children By Robin Frames American Cancer Society Written for United Press In- tenatioaal Great strides in research have made it possible for cfaiklren with cancer to live longer without symptoms. They now survive years instead of months; many are cured. But family stress remains. Supportive care at comprehensive childhood cancer centers helps such families cope. Mrs.

Karen Briscoe, who lost her youngest child, Roxanne, to leukemia, now counsels other parents. Mrs. Briscoe is the lay expediter on a family adjustment team in the Mid- American Cancer Center program at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Her role is funded by the Wyandotte County Unit oif the American Cancer Society. An ACS-sponsored study at Stanford University revealed severe domestic problems in many families with a leukemic child.

It noted school and health problems and frequent instances of divorce. Mrs. Briscoe said she has found that communication within the family often breaks down: the mother devotes herself to caring for the ill child; the rest of the family, consciously or unconsciously, feeb neglected and resentful. Otter members of the family adjttstmeat team nckjde specialists JB cancer treatment, a child psychiatrist, and a specially trained aurse-cUBkian. One doctor, the Borse-clini- ciaB and aocuetlum the psychiatrist are present when a child is diagnosed, said Mrs.

Briscoe. She goes in a day or so later. Parents are encouraged to attend weekly discussion sessions and meet others with similar problems. Mrs. Briscoe tells of six- year-old Nancy (not her real name) who lived nine months after she was found to have leukemia.

She was hospitalized most of the time. Soon after the diagnosis, Nancy's two grandmothers moved in with the family and tried to impose their ideas. The mother, who spent much of her time at the hospital, was torn between that role and helping her other two children. Nancy's brother had troubles at school. Her sister developed a guilt complex because, out of jealousy, she had once wished that Nancy would die.

The father spent most of his time at work, and finishing the family's new house. He seldom visited Nancy. Her mother resented his withdrawal. There were financial problems. The center's team care is free, but medical bills for cancer treatment can be staggering.

The ACS provided transportation for the parents between their home and the medical center, about 40 miles away. It also loaned Nancy a wheelchair. The team found private funding for drugs, and a county hospital fund to help with other bills. It also brought the grandmothers into the weekly discussion groups. Finally, they realized their presence in the household was complicating matters and left.

The nurse-clinician discussed the children's school problems with authorities there. The whole family had private therapy sessions with the child psychiatrist. The mother was encouraged to alternate attendance with her husband at parental discussion meetings. After Nancy's death, her parents joined a group of others who had lost children to cancer. Psychiatric therapy at the hospital continued for a short time.

Dr. William Thurman, an ACS expert and dean of Tulane University's School of Medicine, says that children recovering from cancer often are "very uncomfortable in school at first, feeling that they have some kind of stigma." He urges that they return to school as soon as possible. "A child with a malignancy often knows his diagnosis, and needs to get out from under that fear." What should parents tell a child with terminal cancer? Dr. Audrey E. Evans, head of the oncology (tumor) division of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, recommends the truth.

She urges parents not to minimize the serious nature of the illness, since their anxieties cannot be hidden. Mrs. Briscoe also approves of answering a child's questions honestly. She said it is not necessary to be blunt, to say: "You have leukemia, and you're going to die." She suggests that parents instead discuss the uncertainty of death while stressing the progress toward a cancer cure. FUNERAL LeRoy G.

Woomer Services were held this morning in the Christman Funeral Home for LeRoy G. Woomer, husband of Dorothy May Woomer, 249 E. Cumberland St. Mass of Christian Burial was sung at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, with the Rev.

John Keough, pastor, as celebrant Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Arnold, Leon Arnold, John Batz, Earl Stoudt, Mark Allwein and Elam Longenecker. To Conduct Study On Aspirins BOSTON (UPI) The National Heart and Lung Institute will conduct a $16 million study on the theory that aspirin can forestall heart attacks, which take nearly 100,000 lives annually. Boston and British scientists gathered data about one year ago supporting the hypothesis that aspirin, the all-purpose cure for many minor ills, helps prevent heart attacks, which strike 683,000 Americans a year. About 4,200 volunteers between the ages of 30 and 70 from around the nation are expected to participate in the four-year study under the supervision of medical centers.

Donald Ciller, a spokesman for the Boston University Medical Center, which will handle about 150 subjects, said volunteers must have the permission of their private physicians and must have suffered one heart attack within the last five years. Many medical authorities are concerned publicity surrounding the study will cause people to indiscriminately take aspirin without supervision. They said this could result in bleeding stomach ulcers. One-half of the patients in the study will take one gram of aspirin each day; the second group will receive a harmless substitute. One British study of 600 patients who suffered heart attacks showed those who took aspirin daily had a 25 per cent lower death rate than those who did not.

It has been suggested aspirin's alleged protective effect on heart attacks was due to its known ability to prevent blood clots. Danny Kaye Praises Kids LOS ANGELES (UPI) Children are the greatest natural resource any country can have, entertainer Danny Kaye told the National Education Association convention Friday. "Teachers have a great responsibility. I have great ad- -miration for you," he told the teachers, gathered for the four-day convention. Kaye, who is international ambassador for the United Nations Childrens' Emergency Fund (UNICEF), followed a performance of the International Childrens' Choir.

On the way to the podium, he stopped to kiss all the children in one of the rows. Weather And Flying Will Continue Bultettn RIVERSIDE, Calif. (UPI) Helen McGee, Sonora, started the 28th annual Powder Puff Derby Friday, taking off into a clear, sunny sky for the first leg of the all- female cross country air race. Ms. McGee, piloting a single- engine Piper Commanche, left at 9:17 a.m.

PDT (12:17 p.m. EOT), and was followed at 30- second intervals by 97 other twin and single engine planes. An unofficial plane, piloted by a man, followed the women. Daryl Greenamyer of Los Angeles said he and his copilot, Bob Flaherty, would shadow the women to the finish line at Boyne Falls, a ski and summer resort. A single-engine Aero-Commander 112, piloted by Gini Richardson, Yakima, a 22-year veteran of the Derby with 24,000 flying hours logged, was the only plane to encounter difficulties.

The plane developed gear troubles and she had to return briefly, but took off again a few minutes later. The winners will share $14,000 in cash prizes, with $5,000 going to the crew with the highest score based on a point system. Faster planes are handicapped to even the competition. Another Derby veteran was Pauline Glasson, Corpus Christi, also entered for the 22nd time, with 23,900 hours of flying time. The flying teams included five mother- daughter teams and one grandmother-granddaughter team.

Entrants, flying only in daylight hours, cross the country in eight jumps of about 300 miles each and must finish the race by 6 p.m. Monday. Derby spokeswoman Wanda Cummings said the fastest planes should finish in about two days with the slower ones straggling in some time Monday. Cornelia Pays Tribute CYPRESS GARDENS, Fla. (UPI) Mrs.

Cornelia Wallace returned Friday to Cypress Gardens, where she starred as a water skiier a decade ago, and solemnly lit candles on a cake in memory of the nation's four assassinated presidents. Mrs. Wallace, wearing a red, white and blue dress, lit the candles atop the 36-foot-wide cake with a special long match, as 2,000 persons watched. There was one candle atop the cake to represent each assassinated president. Her husband, Alabama Gov.

George Wallace, was crippled by a would-be assassin's bullet. Mrs. Wallace was a star performer in the 1960s at the Cypress Gardens water ski show. Primitive Weed Found MOSCOW (UPI) A Soviet scientist says he has discovered a monocellular weed which puts back by more than one billion years the origins of life on earth. Tass said Friday the discovery by Leningrad paleontologist Boris Timofeyev caused a sensation among delegates at the 12th International Botany Congress underway in Leningrad.

The Fourth of July was perfect weatherwise, as thousands of Lebanon Countians took to picnic areas, pools and lakes to celebrate the holiday. The weatherman cooperated beautifully, with temperatures in the mid 80's and bright sunshine. The rest of the holiday weekend, is expected to be the same, with more sunshine and warm temperatures. Higt temperatures were expected in the low to mid 80's today and tomorrow, with mostly sunny skies again tomorrow. It will be fair Accidentally Blasts Home WILLJSTON PARK, N.Y.

(UPI) Terrence McNally accidentally blew up his home Friday night when he hit a gas meter during target practice in his basement, Nassau County police reported. Police said McN ally, 18, and a 16-year-old friend were thrown to the floor by the blast but escaped injury when a side wall of the house collapsed. They said McN ally fired his .22 caliber rifle at a wall target near the meter of the two-story Cape Cod type home on a quiet residential street. "I guess he's not a marksman," a police spokesman said. "He's just lucky to be alive." The spokesman said the house suffered "extensive internal and external damage" but there was no fire.

McNally was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, the police spokesman said. He was released in the custody of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McNally, who were vacationing at the time of the incident. tonight, with lows in the low to mid 60's.

The probability of precipitation is 10 per cent tonight and Sunday. Winds will be light and variable tonight. Extended Forecast The extended forecast for our area calls for a chance of showers Monday, then fair Tuesday and Wednesday. Highs during the day through the period will range in the 80's and lows in the 60's. The forecast for the shore points calls for fair weather tonight and sunny tomorrow.

Lows will be in the 60's tonight, with highs tomorrow in the upper 70's to low 80's. There is no chance of rain and water temperatures will be around 70. Statistics for the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. today are: High 84 Low 61 Avg. (2 below norm) 73 Sunset tonight 8:40 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow 5:44 a High, July 4,1974 93 Low, July 4,1974 71 40 Burned By Liquid CARLISLE, Pa. (UPI) Two men threw a liquid into the crowd watching a fireworks display at the Carlisle High School football field Friday night. Forty persons suffered superficial skin and eye burns. All of the injured persons were treated at a hospital and released. The liquid, which doctors were trying to analyze, dried on impact and left a burning sensation.

Police said they were searching for two male suspects. About 10,000 persons were in the stands watching the Independence Day fireworks display. Flood Doesn't Halt Gamblers Deadly Terrorist Attack LAS VEGAS, Nev. (UPI) Women in floor-length gowns walked knee deep in water Friday, shoes in hand, past workers trying to clear debris left by a flash flood that dunked this gambling town's famous "strip." Extra guards were posted to keep looters away from 300 to 400 cars caught in the flood that raced through the city Thursday night, killing two men. Water from more than two inches of rainfall and melting mountain snowpacks poured through the western part of this gambling town Thursday, killing Mike Williams, 39, and Richard Hunkins, 24, a decorated Vietnam war hero.

Their bodies were found Friday after a night-long search by members of a 50- man posse, about a mile from where they were hit by the flood waters. Both men were North Las Vegas City employes who were helping direct traffic when they were swept away by the water. Weekend tourists said the last thing they expected was too much water in the desert, but the flood didn't seem to stop to the gamblers, even though access to six of the famous strip hotel-casinos was cut off for some time. "We will have floating crap games before we interrupt the gamblers," one casino boss said. Weather forecasters Friday held out a ray of hope, saying the storm over northern areas of the city has moved further north, decreasing the chance of flooding in those areas.

Workers attempting to clear away the debris from the Caesars Palace parking lot were hampered by sightseers and camera buffs craning their necks at the pile of cars damaged by the water everything from a $22,000 Mercedes-Benz to small Volkswagens. Many major insurance companies set up counters at the large hotel-casino to help process claims of those whose cars were damaged. Several homes in the area also received heavy water damage. Former British race car driver Sterling Moss was credited with saving three persons by rushing through waist- deep water to a floating automobile, opening the door and helping the occupants to safety. Jerusalem Explosion Kills 13 Rf 41 I ITM TT7D ALLEN ALTER JERUSALEM (UPI) Most of the pre-Sabbath shoppers who jammed Jerusalem's main square didn't even notice the old refrigerator left on the sidewalk in front of a building supply store.

Just as the crowd reached its peak, a time bomb inside the refrigerator exploded with such force it hurled bodies across the square, blew out windows for blocks around and sprayed deadly chunks of metal and glass into pedestrians. Police said the Friday blast killed 13 persons, including two children, and wounded 78 others. It was the deadliest terrorist attack in Jerusalem since the founding of Israel 27 years ago. Among the wounded were two American teen-agers from Richmond, Va. Both were reported in good condition.

The Palestine Liberation Organization issued a com- munique in Beirut claiming credit for the bombing. The PLO called it an "heroic operation" that proved the terrorists could strike at will in Israel. Police said several unidentified men unloaded the refrigerator from a truck and put it on the sidewalk about 30 minutes before the mid-morning explosion. A woman shopper saw the refrigerator and became suspicious. She called police who dispatched a bomb squad to the scene.

But before the squad could get to Zkxi Square, 33 pounds of explosives and two mortar shells detonated with a roar that could be heard across the city. Twelve of the dead were Israelis and the other was an Arab woman. Among the victims were a 12-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl. Five of the wounded were reported in serious condition. "People went flying out of the stores," a witness said.

"Bodies were thrown all over the sidewalks. I saw a naked woman running down the street -the fire burned her clothes off." Police arrested between 90 and 120 Arabs in the vicinity following the blast and held them for questioning. Within an hour after the explosion, fights broke out between bands of Arab and Jewish youths. At one point, police reinforcements were called in to stop a group of young Jews who tried to march on Arab East Jerusalem. Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres visited the scene of the explosion and said the government would increase security measures in the Jewish-Arab city.

Later, the foreign ministry put out a statement calling the bombing an "infamous crime" and an "abominabledeed." "The streets were actively busy as they usually are in the morning," said Mark Katz, 17, one of the wounded Americans. "When the bomb went off everybody started rushing and helping everybody else. There were bodies lying in the street and it was really bad." Katz said he suffered a sprained wrist and a slight concussion. He said the other wounded American, Deborah Levine, also 17, sufered a cut leg and bruises. The attack came two days after PLO leader Yasser Arafat said his group would step up its attacks inside Israel "because we have homes and our rights there and we must recover them." The worst previous guerrilla bombing in the city occurred Nov.

22, 1968, when an automobile packed with explosives blew up at the open-air Mahane Yehuda market killing 13 persons and wourv ding another 55. Ashe Leads Connors After Three Sets Arthur As be was a surprise leader after the first three sets of the Wimbledon Men's Singles championship match late this morning. Ashe, a decisive underdog, wen the first two sets by identical 6-1 scores that took a total of just 44 minutes to play. Connors rebounded to win the third set in the best-of-five by a 7-5 count. Rain began falling in that set which lasted 46 minutes.

Christenson To Miss Turn PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia Phillies' starting pitcher Larry Christenson, who was felled by a line drive off the bat of Dave Kingman in Friday night's game against the New York Mets, will miss at least onetura Kingman's smash hit the rookie righthander on the inside of the left knee and literally flipped him off the mound. He was taken to Methodist Hospital where x-rays taken of the knee proved to be negative. Dr. Phillip Marrone, the Phils' team physician, says Christenson's return will depend on the degree of swelling. North American Soccer League Bv United Prm International North w.

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Singles finals will be played Sunday at 1 p.m. while the doubles is slated for today. Hawkins To Bell PHILADELPHIA (UPI) The Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League announced Friday the signing of Ben Hawkins, a former star wide receiver with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. Hawkins was the Eagles' third-round draft choice in 1966 and in 1967, led all NFL receivers in total yardage with 1,625 yards. He played in four games with the Eagles in 1973 before suffering a broken leg and was traded in 1974 to the Cleveland Browns, who released him.

Costa To Portland PORTLAND, Ore. (UPI) Dave Costa, a 12-year pro veteran, signed a 1975 World Football League contract with the Portland Thunder, a team spokesman said Friday. Costa, a defensive tackle, began his pro career in 1963 with Oakland of the National Football League. The 6-foot-l, 255-pound graduate of the University of Utah also played with Buffalo, Denver and San Mlir MIIS Ilk Mtf mo. dm MW .1.