- From the <a href"https://www.newspapers.com/image/255218352" target"_blank">Ithaca Journal</a>, 27 Mar 1978, page 4: "Brooklyn man dies, CAROLINE - Icy roads caused by the weekend's storms claimed the life of a Brooklyn man Saturday
night. Joel R. Leventhal, 30, 224 Brighton St., Brooklyn, was driving west on Route 79 near the Tioga County line when his car skidded into the eastbound lane as he rounded a curve, state police said. He collided head-on with a car driven by Sally M. Pealo, RD 1, Richford, troopers said. Leventhal died from extensive chest injuries, ap-paerently from hitting the steering wheel, according to Tompkins County Medical Examiner Manuel Posso. Pealo was treated for bruises at Tompkins County hospital and released, hospital staff said.
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