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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1957
Page
3
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A one car crash on Route 27 near Pleasantville killed 27 year old woman Mrs Heyerly Conter Witwer and 22 year old man Manes G Ferguson. Ferguson died of skull fracture and internal injuries. Mrs Winger died later from an intracranial hemorrhage. Ferguson apparently lost control, the car skidded, left the road and hit trees near the Redfield oil lease. Local witnesses reported hearing a loud crash as the vehicle left the highway and veered into a wooded area. The incident remains under investigation by State Police with no witnesses to the crash at the scene.
A buildup of gases caused an explosion that toppled a brick wall onto spectators watching a fire. The collapse destroyed two buildings and damaged two others at Bolivar's Courthouse Square. Four structures owners estimated $150000 in damage. Clyde Fish 4 and his 11 year old daughter Linds Fish were critically injured with skull fractures and a broken leg. A car was demolished and Mrs Winger the mother of a year old son was separated from her husband Paul Richard Winger Jr a U S Air Force man stationed in Japan.
Lawrence Park police report a 14 year old boy was stabbed in the chest while attempting to drive two visiting youths from his home yard. He is in fair condition at Hamot Hospital. The alleged knifeman, also a Lawrence Park resident, has been arrested on a prior larceny charge that was dismissed after restitution. The other boy, from Erie, was not involved in the attack. juvenile authorities will handle the case.
An automobile carrying three teenagers crashed into a utility pole four miles west of Kittanning in Armstrong County. James Kerr 17 and Robert Gulmeny 15, both of Worthington, died. Edward Lewis 19, Worthington, was in fair condition at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital with multiple injuries.
President Eisenhower faces criticism at home and abroad as leaks from the secret Gaither defense report suggest calls for major defense spending increases. Dulles leads public briefing, while Hagerty says the country is not in immediate peril and the president will address Congress in January.
National events emphasize brotherhood across the Americas. President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower plan to remain at Gettysburg farm for the holiday. Activities include Air Force band concerts in Washington, choir vespers, and Orthodox clergy led services. Philadelphia hosts Mummers Parade, Colorado Springs runs the Add-a-man climb up Pike's Peak.
Fire destroyed the possessions of Mr and Mrs Philip McCray and their two sons of Titusville Star Route after noon Saturday. Chapmanville and Cooperstown volunteers kept the blaze from spreading to a shed and a large barn as flames fanned by a southwest wind engulfed the one and a half story structure. The building valued at about 51000 was insured only for parts of the contents not, and the McCrays losses exceeded 2000 with furnishings and clothing gone. The fire caused nothing to be saved and the family is staying with Clyde McCray in Sparta Township while McCray seeks work on a nearby project.
Singers Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence wed yesterday in Las Vegas as Misa Gorme appears in a nightclub. The 22-year-old duo, both renowned entertainers, plan a duet as they begin married life in the entertainment capital.
A spaceflight expert says the first spaceman must withstand publicity pressure heads and media scrutiny including Ed Sullivan Show. Candidates will be screened for ability to handle sociological pressures of being first in space and public attention.
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