Eight Killed When Attempt To Kill
Premier Solh Misses By Split Second
BEIRUT, Lebanon, UP) — An
attempt to assassinate Premier
Sami Solh missed by a split
second Tuesday. This and heavy
exchanges of gunfire in Beirut
emphasized that Lebanon’s 81
day crisis is still on despite some
expressed hopes for early peace.
The incidents coincided with
15 new demands by the opposition
national front just gs it seemed
possible a compromise might be
reached on election of a new
president, winch some thought
might lead to an easing of this
nation’s problems.
The opposition and supporters
of the pro-Western government
were reported practically agreed
on the Army commander, Gen.
Fuad Shehab, as a compromise.
But the national front turned
thumbs down on any candidate
unless he woud agree to demand
immediate withdrawal of Ameri
can troops.
It also demanded immediate
resignation of President Camille
Chamoun, whose term does not
expire until late September.
The U.S. embassy announced
American troops would be with
drawn only if Lebanon’s internal
security is re-established and the
United Nations provides adequate
guarantees of Lebanon’s inde
pendence.
Eight persons were killed and a
5-year-old firl hurt, but Prime
Minister Solh was not touched
in the assassination attempt. A
car parked along the road was
blown up as he was driving in
to Beirut. Detonator wires from
the car ran up a hillside to a
spot from which two men were
seen to run.
Had they delayed the detona
tion a split second longer the
prime minister would have been
blown to bits.
The dead included a police
man on a motorcycle, three gen
darmes in a jeep and four per
sons in a car just ahead of the
prime minister.
Another sharp battle between
pro-rebel and pro-government
tribal families was fought in
North Lebanon near Tripoli Mon
day.
Assailants also fired on U.S.
Marine positions, but there were
no casualties and the Marines did
not return the fire. A speeding
car fired one round into a com
pany command post in the dock
area. i
July Rainfall At
Cordova Breaks Record
CORDOVA, UP) — If there is
any consolation in breaking
record's Cordova has been doing
it this July with an excessive
amount of rainfall.
It began on July 10 with two
inches in the 24-hour period.
On July 10 there was 6.90
inches which was the record for
the year at that time but on July
27 rainfall crowned the preceding
efforts by measuring 9.05 inches.
This is the record for the year
and was exceeded only by the
rainfall of Dec. 28, 1955 which
set the record for the territory
^ith 14.13 inches.
NOTICE
Sales Tax Reports on retail
sales and services for the quarter
ending June 30, 1958, must be in
the City Clerk's Office by Wed
nesday, July 30th.
Robert F. Scott
City Clerk
Publish July 21-23-25-28-30, 1958
B-52 Jet Crash
Kills Eight Men
LIMESTONE, Maine UR — A
B-52 giant jet bomber crashed
Tuesday three miles south of Lor
ing Air Force Base killing eight
men. The craft was returning
from a routine training mission.
The big plane was approaching
the air field with a ceiling of only
400 feet. It was raining at the
time. The bomber crashed in a
field three miles from ti^e Maine
New Brunswick border.
There was only one survivor—
Maj. Moody E. Deaton, of Den
nison, Tex., an instructor pilot.
He was taken to the base hospital
where his condition was des
cribed as good.
The cause of the crash was
not determined.
Residents in the area said
wreckage was scattered over a
20-acre area. Some of it caught
fire.
B-52 bombers cost an estimated
eight million dollars. Witnesses
said Maj. Deaton was found in
the wreckage.
Operating Revenue For
NW Orient Up 17%
ST. PAUL, Minn., UR — North
west Orient Airlines Tuesday re
ported its operating revenue dur
ing the first six months of this
year rose 17 per cent over the
same period in 1957.
The total was $44,106,208, up
$5,763,905 from the first half of
last year.
Net income for the first six
months of 1958 was $521,713, in
cluding $429,479 from property
disposal. This constituted a sub
stantial improvement over the
first half of 1957 when $908,545
in net income was produced
largely as the result of $1,095,052
from disposal of flight equipment,
the company said.
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