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7 Way Binghamton. died Friday morning at Binghamton General Hospital after a long illness. She is survived by four sisters: Mrs. Esther Hennessey of East Branch. N.Y.: Mrs.

George (Virginia) Marshman. Kirkwood. Mrs. Richard (Marie) Hammond. Kirkwood: and Mrs.

Loretta Dimmick. Vestal: one brother. Oliver Buchanan. of Tun-; nel: several nieces. nephews and cousins.

She was a member of the Ladies Auxillary American Legion Post 1194. Hillerest. She was a retired employee of Binghamton General Hospital. Funeral ser-8 vices will be held 11 a.m.. Monday from the Wm.

R. Chase Son Inc. Funeral Home. 737 Chenango Porte Dickinson. with the Rev.

F. Porter Adams. Pastor of Fairview United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Port Crane Cemetery. Friends, may call at the funeral home.

this afternoon from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. SMITH Charles 82. of' Smith Binghamton. died unexpectedly Friday morning in Lourdes Hospital. He is survived by two sons: Clifford of Binghamton: Charles G.

of Nineveh: 15 grandchildren: 22 great-grandchildren: a brother Vern Binghamton: a sister. Mrs. Sarah Krager. Binghamton: and several. nieces and nephews.

He was member of Choconut Center United Methodist Church. Local 325 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. and was an employee of Link Aviation until his retirement in 1957. Arrangements are by Prentice-Olsen Funeral 55 Main Binghamton, where funeral services be conducted Monday. 11 a.m.

The Rev. William A. Schneider. will officiate. Burial will be inc Spring Forest Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home todav. 7-9 p.m. N.Y. 5-D 1-ANNOUNCEMENTS LIDAKA heten 64. of 34 May 11, 1975 SUNDAY, Binghamton, Way Binghamton.

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'til 8, Sat. 'til Noon Deaths Part of the magic of the country's newest roller coaster is its unique blend of fear and excitement, of blurry sensations building to a frenzied pitch over a mile-long course of whipsawing motion. But there is a mystery 1 to the coaster itself the Rebel Yell, the brand new, monster roller coaster at Kings Dominion, the largest theme park north of Florida. Located on Interstate 95 near Richmond, Virginia, this park boasts the biggest and fastest twin racing roller coaster in the world. And the mystery is that, although the cars reach speeds of 65 miles per hour while apparently soaring through 1200 feet of weightlessness, the Rebel Yell is just about the safest attraction at the $50 million family entertainment center.

It's also the wildest, most challenging and popular ride among the 22 to be found in five different theme areas at the park. There's absolutely nothing to be afraid of, yet only the insurance companies and the professionals at Kings Dominion think twice about this fact. Because the highlight of a visit for nearly two million people to the park this summer is expected to be the thrill of the Rebel Yell. Unraveling the secrets of this goliath begins with a view of the coaster itself. It sits in the 1300-acre park like a giant coiled dragon, its enormous wavy tongue frozen in attack.

The coaster's world record 50- degree drop from its 85-foothigh summit is enough to make a grown man redefine the word courage. Yet it sits in a nostalgic setting full of contradictions the Coney Island theme park area of Kings Dominion. Nearby is an antique wooden carousel with its restored, handcarved horses gently rising and falling to the lilting music of turn-of-the-century America. On either side are other thrill rides with exciting names like "Galaxi," "Himalaya" and "Wave Swinger." Shimmering alongside all of it is a ten-acre man-made lake with a fountain of water soaring 250 feet into the air. But the overwhelming presence is the Rebel Yell.

Motionless, the coaster even appears benign as another crowd of passengers board for its lightening-fast ride. With rising anticipation, 60 people settle into the two trains of coaster cars that soon begin to move in tandem, side-by-side. This is a racing roller coaster, one of only two such in the world. The other is at Kings Island, a "sister" park in Cincinnati, where millions have coasted without a serious accident. The Rebel Yell, while built with the same integrity, is different.

Quite simply, it's bigger, steeper and faster. As the 38-second climb to the first peak begins, there's the gentle hook and surge as the train catches hold of the motorized chain that draws the cars upward. The scene is far removed from the group of men who sat around a table in the old Sherman House Hotel in Chicago a few years ago, doodling designs for this roller coaster ride on a napkin. Though the hotel no longer exists, John Allen remembers that meeting. The 67-year-old master of roller coaster design recalls sitting around a dimly lit luncheon table and being coaxed out of retirement to plan the first racing coasters to be built in the last 40 or 50 years.

of "I told them I wasn't interested in designing any more coasters," says Allen, who has been with the quaintly named Philadelphia Toboggan Company for more years than anyone can remember. In the last several decades, he has designed most of the major roller coasters in existence. "When they mentioned 'racing everybody got excited," Allen explains, "and that stirred my interest too." On the climb to the summit of John Allen's Rebel Yell, there's little time to be grateful for his having said: "It's hard work to do a good job; it's hard to find the right people anymore But Don Palmer (director of rides op- View from the At the peak of the first hill this view for only a split slope of 50 degrees. erations at Kings Dominion) and Jim Figley (director of rides maintenance) run a first-class operation. Everybody in their group is about the best around." And it little matters that Kings Dominion spent $1.5 million to build this coaster, mating 650,000 board feet of lumber with 13 tons of track steel.

The main construction is of wood so soaked in fire retardant that it won't burn and, as Palmer notes, "In our opinion, it gives a smoother ride." On the brink of that drop, there's no thought given to 1 the beautiful simplicity of the coaster itself: double sets of wheels, both on and under the track, so there is no way a car or train can jump off; a set of automatic safety systems regulates the movement of trains into and out of the station. There are manual controls, pneumatic brakes and electronically locking lap bars which make it impossible to leave the car while in motion. Add to that the simple logic of a ride that conforms to all the ancient laws of physics; a free-form ride that depends ultimately not on machinery, but on the wonderfully dependable laws of nature. The sensations of riding the coaster are fleeting, varied and strong. At the peak of the Rebel Yell is an indescribable feeling of foreboding.

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77. of Owego Heights Mobile Park. Owego. formerly of Endicott. died at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

Friday at 8:40 p.m. long illness. Survived by his wife. Mrs. Gertrude M.

Scott. Owego: 3 sons. Francis E. Scott. Johnson City.

Louis R. Scott. Apalachin. Otto W. Scott.

Endicott: 10 grandchildren: sevgreat-grandchildren: several nieces and nephews. He was pastor of Straits Corners Baptist Church of Straits CorN.Y. for the past 32 years. He was a retired EndiJohnson employee. retiring after 48 years of service.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from the Allen Memorial Home. 511-513 E. Main Endicott. with the Rev.

Donald Miller. assistant Pastor of Straits Corners Baptist Church. officiating. Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the memorial home.

today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. RELYEA- Claude E. Relyea. 80.

of 117 Erie Owego. died early Saturday at Tioga General Hospital. Waverly. Survivors. 2 daughters.

Mrs. James (Pearl) Graham and Mrs. Tom (Beverly) Normile: five sons. Floyd. Harold.

Donald. Richard. and Virgil Relyea: two sisters. Mrs. Hazel Dumphy and Mrs.

Mildred White: several grandchildren: great grandchildren: nieces and nephews. Born in Warsaw. N.Y.. September 12. 1894.

son of Fred and Luella Gurnsey Relyea. He was a retired farmer. and had lived in this vicinity most of his life. Funeral. Tuesday 2 p.m.

at Richards Funeral Home. Owego. Rev. Russell Lockwood, of Tioga Center. officiating.

Burial in Tioga Cemetery. Friends may call at the tuneral home. Monday evening from 7 to 9. IT top riders aboard the Kings Dominion roller coaster have, second just before plunging into the picture on a downhill denly, there's the sheer terror of hurtling headlong downward, seemingly forever before reaching the bottom; then rising to the top of another peak of track to view the graceful expanse of water and forest and park. Tearing around a curve at breakneck speed, trains of coaster cars which have parted in a semi-circle on separate track now rush toward each other almost converging, but not quite.

And then racing home, roaring into a tunnel where special strobe lighting gives the eerie feeling of turning upside down. A moment later, the ride is over. In less time than it takes to tell. Kings Dominion's one-price admission of $7.50 includes the Rebel Yell and all rides and attractions (except a $1 charge for a monorail ride through the Lion Country Safari section). Visitors can ride all day long or all evening, coasting through the happy terrors of the Rebel Yell by thousands of winking lights.

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607-723-3571 Binghamton LUNDGREN Arthur P. Lundgren, 51, of 317 Holmes Road, Apalachin, died early Saturday morning at the Catatonk Golf Course, Catatonk. He is survived by his wife, Annellise Lundgren of Apalachin; two sons, Arthur of Apalachin and Allan of Long Island; a daughter, Arlene of Apalachin; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P.

Lundgren of Long Island; a brother, Gerald of Long Island. He was plant manager of Bell Telephone of Endicott and was a member of the Masons, Bayside Long Island. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the Beney Funeral Home, Syosset, L.I. Local arrangements were made by the Estey and Monroe Funeral Home, Owego. RENT A BAGO WINNEBAGO By The Week or Weekend ARROW ora INC: 167 Main 772-0114 The VITA'S Sun Mon Tues SPECIAL Our Famous All- you can -eat Italian SALAD BUFFET Plus choice of regular Dinner -size portions of: SPAGHETTI WITH MEATBALLS OR SAUSAGE LASAGNA OR PIZZA VESTAL ENDICOTT Sun.

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