26 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1957
Page
1
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower will spend a quiet Christmas, then take a brief vacation after the holidays. Citizens in Washington and nearby communities expect relief and ordinary presidential routine to resume with a return to normal duties.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference meetings, officials, appeals, and a clinic in 1957 with scattered names and numbers. The legible pieces include references to a secretary, supervisors, and awards, but many words are garbled, yielding no coherent event or outcome.
Sen Sparkman criticizes the administration for inaction amid a recession and urges a housing led recovery. He calls for loosening monetary policy and lowering maximum rates on FHA insured mortgages to 4 percent to boost home construction, noting housing is a key barometer for overall economic health and citing AGC forecasts of higher construction outlays next year.
Four people died in Chautauqua County on Christmas Eve. Victims include Mrs Elizabeth Hall 30 Niobe Charles Spencer 58 RD 1 Gerry Lily Troxell 37 RD 1 Sugar Grove and Mrs Clures E Best 18 Westfield. Police traced a head on collision near 270 Paramount Avenue with both occupants of the car pinned inside and rushed to Jamestown General Hospital where Mrs Hall died on arrival.
A 14 year old was accidentally shot by his younger brother in Union City while playing with an old breech load .82 caliber rifle. John Peterson remains in satisfactory condition at Stem Memorial Hospital after his mother found the wound and authorities learned the true weapon details.
Senator Eastland urged that AFL and UAW members who plead the Fifth be treated as those who refuse to testify about corruption. He cited hearings of the Senate Internal Security subcommittee showing cases where witnesses used Fifth Amendment privileges or were defended by union officials in Detroit. The remarks accompany testimony from hearings last spring and summer traced to a Detroit UAW Local article defending members who refused to testify about Communist activity.
Broadcast notes reveal Channel 12 reaches full power of 816000 watts at 7 a.m. with Christina Day reporting. Erie reception praised. Corry homes gain two strong signals from Channel 12 and Buffalo’s Channel 4. In Greensburg, Nick Mu mig, 79, dies after auto collision on Route 119 near Greensburg following earlier injuries.
Three people were injured in a two-car crash half a mile west of Warren on Route 4 at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Willie Sidon, 50, suffered possible fractures and shock. Mrs. Lillian Nelson, 38, had a skull fracture and multiple injuries. her husband Kenneth Nelson, 35, had a fractured kneecap and bruises. All were taken to Warren General Hospital in satisfactory condition. Damage estimated at $700 to Sidon’s car and $800 to the Nelson auto.
One day holiday traffic in Pennsylvania claimed five lives. Three deaths occurred Christmas Day and two on Christmas Eve. Victims included 18 year old soldier Pfe Donald W. Slampack in Uniontown and 8 year old Joseph B. Hiller in Williamsport. Pittsburgh and Bucks County deaths also reported in the crashes and pedestrians.
A second man dies from a fogged mountain plane crash near Camas Washington. David L Crabtree 30 of Portland died in Vancouver Hospital after Tuesday night crash. Pilot Leon Jonay 27 also of Portland survived in critical condition. Bill Cox 20 of Vancouver survived in unknown condition.
Police report a 52 year old driver Yaratch collided at the North Center Street intersection with Theodore Neckers car stopped for a signal. Neckers and Rasor vehicles were damaged. Yaratch sustained facial injuries. Three witnesses said Yaratch was traveling too fast to stop.
Hillary and his small party race toward the South Pole from 95 miles out. If he reaches the pole he would be the first to go overland since 1912. Fuchs leads a British team across Antarctica from the McMurdo Sound area.
A woman killed her husband with a shotgun in front of their seven year old son. The husband Charles Sparks, 43, was shot after an argument while the boy watched. Police said she fled the scene and was later released.
The Safety Council chief warns the New Year toll may hit a second highest total since World War II. Reports describe holiday traffic, with 170 deaths over a 30 hour period, and total fatalities surpassing prior records for holiday periods.
Christians resume daily routines after festive season with observances and celebrations. Dutch refugees in Singapore face dreary Christmas in transit camps awaiting homeward journeys. At the South Pole US scientists mark Christmas with a synthetic tree as a puppy chews the evergreen. Bethlehem sees thousands of pilgrims, while UN forces sustain holiday observances in the Middle East amid global celebrations.
The Soviet Union presented its own peace plan today while denouncing the Western four power disarmament framework. Foreign missions in Moscow received the plan from the Supreme Soviet and Vlas Bulganin urged it be relayed to governments and parliaments. The article notes continued debate and references to UN messages.
A heavily edited report recalls Queen Elizabeth II receiving praise for a televised Christmas message while criticized by a lord last summer for a "pain in the neck" style. The scene captures a cautious, motherly image as Prince Philip and the royal household faced mixed public response to the broadcast.
In Montclair New Jersey two infants Jil Ann and Jy were found dead in a steam filled bedroom after a radiator valve blew off. Cindy 3 escaped the fate as father William Welch reported the room covered in steam and walls peeled. police planned autopsy to determine cause.
Weather summary notes an unusually green Christmas with mild temperatures and no heavy snow. Forecaster predicts possible snow early in the new year as recent days show warmer than average readings and light rain.
A Warren family car crash occurred about 11 miles east of Corry on an icy Route. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Pugis and their daughter escaped with minor abrasions after the vehicle spun into a sluice. They were aided by passersby to Corry and the wrecked auto was left in town after repairs found it could not be backed up.
Navy and air force teams suspended search for survivors of a WW2 era radar plane crash off Oahu. Three officers and one enlisted man were recovered from debris as crews list the rest missing. Survivors describe most of the crew trapped in their seats after the training flight failed.
A Christmas Day crash on U.S. 17 near Shallotte killed three Marines from Camp Lejeune and injured three others. The dead are Richard D. Waltraks 20 of Clinton and Charles B. Hattman 22 of Coropolly Pa. Ronald P. Senya 21 of Craneaville Pa. sustained minor injuries while Pfc. Charles received a broken left leg and was listed in good condition.
Wayne County sheriff Cordell and a deputy tried to reach Judy Pippen, 11, who suffered appendicitis, but the father, a member of a religious group, refused doctors. He claimed the family’s faith required continuous prayer and said no hospital could legally remove the child for care. Judy’s condition worsened as authorities investigated the case.
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