Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 14

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Let us help you figure out whafs for dinner Todays Quick lake recipe for fried Italian sausage with peppers mushrooms and onions can be found after 3 pm on the homepage at wwwkentuckyxom CITY REGION MONDAY AUGUST 22 2005 I WWWKENTUCKYCOM I LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER SECTION My GreeDii Rfa gelt mew vemwoe Hopkinsville retells alien landing story side they said they saw a strange glow moving toward the rear of the house Soon something appeared what witnesses said was a small man 3 or 3 Berea at top of college rankings 1 MAGAZINE SAYS TOP COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IN SOUTH By Beth Musgrave HERAUKEADER STAFF WRITER HOPKINSVILLE The crowd at the convention center Saturday morning waa mostly Main Street folks men in sport coate and ties end families with children and toys in tow Well except for the bald guy painted green And the woman who sat with an inflated 3-foot-tall green alien in the chair next to her On a raised dais in front of the crowd were more than a dozen panelists some of whom were witnesses to one of the most bizarre moments in Hopkinsville history the Aug 21 1955 alleged landing of aliens on a form north of this southwestern Kentucky feet talL The creature had a large head and arms that stretched nearly to the ground It glowed like silver metaL The men opened fire on the creature but it a they later reportedly told friends and sought refuge in the darkness The men returned inside and later another creature appeared at a window The men shot at tire creature but could not tell if it had been hit Thylor walked outside to investigate and a large daw-like hand grabbed his head from above See GREEN B2 city Tb commemorate the 50th anniversary of the incident Hopkinsville hosted Little Green Men a three-day event that concluded yesterday The highlight was panel discussion where historians police officers who investigated the incident and children of those who said they saw the aliens spoke about what happened that night For those unfamiliar with what became known as the "Kelly Green Men incident the story goes something Eke this: Eight adults and three children had gathered at the form of Elmer Sutton north of Hopkinsville in a small town called Kelly Billy Ray Thylor was outside in the early evening and saw a flying silver disc land ha an adjacent field No one inside the house believed Thylor's story But about 8 pm dog began barking at something outside the house When Thylor and Sutton looked out- Jailed man died of injuty to head IT SEEMS CONSISTENT WITH FALL SAYS AUTOPSY REPORT By Peter Mathews CENTRAL KENTUCKY BUREAU RICHMOND Signs that fall semester i8 here: Classes are beginning and football is around the comer the weather has turned from unbearable to just hot and Berea College is at the top of a magazine's rankings For the second year in a row US News and World Report says Berea is the best Comprehensive College for a Bachelor Degree in the South Other top performers: As-bury College in Wilmore which was fourth in Berea's category and Centre College tied for 41st among the best liberal arts colleges in the country the highest ranking a Kentucky college earned in a national category honored to be in a leadership position for Kentucky colleges and universities in the US News Centre President John Roush said in a statement Berea President Larry Shinn said administrators are gratified by the ranking because it reflects both high marks from their peers at other colleges and objective data such as graduation rates studentteacher ratios and financial resources the 11th time Berea has earned a top ranking in the magazine The University of Kentucky tied for 120th among national universities and was in the middle of the pack among Southeastern Conference schools Vanderbilt tied for 18th was the highest-ranked in the SEC At Asbury President Paul A Rader cheered the news that his college had been recognized for the 13th year in a row recognition puts Asbury College in front of people across the nation drawing attention to this Christian liberal arts institution in Wilmore Rader said in an e-mail noting that Asbury also was judged a good financial value Berea which does not charge tuition but expects students to work for their education also was dted for its service-learning and internship programs Complete results from the survey will appear on newsstands today HERALD-LEADER SWF REPORT An autopsy was conducted yesterday on a Lexington nun who died Saturday several days after he entered the Fayette County jafl The Fayette County office said a preliminary investigation shows Gerald Cornett 45 died of blunt force injury to his head The report noted that the pattern of injuries appears consistent with a folL The statement said Cornett was reported to have fallen and struck his head but authorities could not be reached last night to elaborate The statement noted the death was being investigated as accidental Cornett was arrested for public intoxication after police said he was observed sitting drunk at Wilson Downing Road and Ridge-point Run in Lexington late last Sunday night Less than two hours after he was booked at the jafl Cornett was taken to University of -Kentucky Hospital after he waa found in his single-person celL He lapsed into a coma and died at 6:15 am Saturday according to the report City officials are investigating how Cornett landed in tire hospital with massive head trauma and dark purple bruises that lined his back chest and left thigh City and jail officials have said Cornett did not enter or leave the detention facility with any bruises or head usuries Capt Edye Dabney a jail spokeswoman said there was no indication that Cornett got into a fight at the jail and said that he was cooperative stepfather Bob Arnold said authorities had not contacted him about tire investigation since the autopsy was released "They've shunned me Hire I have Arnold said last night Arrangements are pending for Cornett at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road PHOTOS BY MW KMY STAFF Harold Johnson of Dayton Ohio released smoke as he dived In his 1937 Waco bi-plane after a dramatic vertical dimb No Political Notebook Ryan Alessfs Political Notebook column will return next week Kentucky schools Here are the top performers among Kentucky colleges and universities as judged by US News World Report National universities: University of Kentucky 120 (tie) Liberal arts cofeges: Centre 41 (tie) Transylvania 104 Comprehensive eolege for a bachelor's degree South: Berea 1 Asbury 4 Kentucky Wesleyan 22 Thomas More 25 (tie) Brescia 27 (tie) Kentucky Christian 48 (tie) PikeviUe 50 (tie) Master degree universities South: Murray 17 (tie) Bella rmine 19 (tie) Western Kentucky 47 (tie) More- -head State 60 (tie) Cumberland and Spalding 64 (tie) Best values Centre 9 (liberal arts) Kentucky Wesleyan 8 degrees) Asbury 9l(comprehensive-bachetorh degrees) Murray 8 (master's degrees) WILD IN THE BLUE YONDER About 50 aircraft flew in yesterday for the 35th annual Mount SterlingMontgomery County Experimental Aircraft Association air show at the county airport ofFUS 60 The event billed as one of largest began with breakfast at 7 am It offered old planes and military aircraft an air show put on by a performance squad from Atlanta and a chance for those in the crowd to go up in a plane themselves Proceeds benefit the local aircraft association oiganizer Tom Cannon said Corrections The Herald-Leader corrects aD significant errors that are brought to the editors' attention If you think we have made such an erroc please caH our newsroom at (859) 231-3200 or 1-800-950-6397 after 8 am on weekdays or after 3 pm on weekends and holidays Kaeden Hollifield 3 and his uncle Keith Hoili-fiefd both of Lexington were dazzled by the aeronautical acrobatics they saw at the show BgasagBasi B4 rT)TTAPT Assistant Managing Editor lom Caudifl (859) 231-330L 16 report a sews tip: I Around Kentucky B3 Classifieds B7-12 Obituaries LUIN 1 AG i CaH 231-3200 or toil-free at (800) 950-6397 E-walk 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