Keystone Ordnance Works sale and local notices
A surplus material sale announced by the Ra verins Arsen al Inc plans activities at the Keystone Ordnance Works near Meadville. Items include 31 different gauges valves nowmeters tachometers and many other used and surplus items. Also a marriage license application filed in Erie County for Robert R. McCray and Mary M. Puchly. Crawford County reports its second polio case in Meadville with 3 year old Dillis Tracy hospitalized and receiving treatment. The state elections bureau cannot estimate absentee ballots for hospitalized veterans and servicemen though 18 000 soldier ballots were counted after the 1956 election with a cutoff on November 14. Police report thefts of two wrenches from a fire hydrant near the Corry Jamestown plant. A sign was reported stolen from 759 East Main Street. Eugene F. Groel was fined for drunkenness. Cambridge Springs council debates fire hall acceptance pending engineer’s report. Mrs. Charles Rougher seeks a missing shepherd dog. A driver damaged a lawn at 23 West Trving Street and faces complaint. Mildred Hall sues Harry Bigleman for 133 in damages from an August 1956 auto collision in Triton City. Captain Everett Hazlett, longtime Navy officer and friend of President Eisenhower, dies aged 64 in Washington.
Plane seizure linked to Cubana flight crash in Cuba
Four Cuban rebels seized a Cubana airliner forcing it toward Oriente province for a landing that ended in a crash at Nipe Bay. Seventeen of the twenty aboard were killed, including seven Americans. The diverted route and sequence of events are noted.
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Black Line
Cubana Airlines
Oriente
Nipe Bay
Central Press
Life Insurance Study Notes Small Life Expectancy Dip
A Metropolitan Life Insurance study reports a slight decline in average life expectancy among wage earners and their families in 1957 to 70 years, the first drop since 1943, tied to the Asian influenza outbreak. Despite the slip, 1957 life expectancy remains well above 1947 and 1909 levels, with gains unequal across age groups and a faster rise for wage earners than the general population.
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America
United States
Elusive Hog Outmaneuvers Philadelphia Cops
A 300 pound hog escaped from a meat packing plant and roamed city streets. Patrolmen failed to capture it after a long chase, shots were fired with a leg wound to a bystander. Plant handlers eventually restrained the animal. Also noted is the death of Victor B. Eienmeyer, 73, a former Philadelphia newspaperman.
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Philadelphia
Iim
S Meat Packing Plant
Begin Voting On Airline Strike Today
Congress of airline workers moves to ballot for walkouts amid stalled contracts and ongoing labor disputes. Mechanics and engineers unions push for pay increases and fringe benefits, while six major carriers face wage offers and possible coordinated actions. Balloting targets Northwest Eastern TWA Capital United and Pan Am with talks continuing in Washington and Chicago. a CAB veto threat looms over a mutual aid plan aimed at pooling profits during strikes.
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Washington
Tony
Uf & Atlantis
Afl
Alriteme International Assa
Ittsburen
Chicago
Dutralt
Uon
Robert
Apstal
Capital Mechanics Sveragled
Northwest Aurlines
Eastern
TWA
Quick
Northwest
Agair
National
Northeast Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
George R. Petty Jr
Fight Engineers International Assn
Wnsions
Americas
Capital
Unitied
Pant American
Petty
Martha Raye to Wed Bodyguard in Teaneck New Jersey
Comedienne Martha Raye aged 43 applies for a marriage license with Robert O Shea 31 her former bodyguard and ex husband of a Westport Connecticut police officer. O Shea previously wed October 14 and divorced on grounds of cruelty.
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Teaneck
N. J
Comedienne
Martha Raye
Robert O'Shea
O'Shea
Westport
Conn
Miss Raye
Nick Condos
Sale Fie
Coteple
Trucker Sentenced to Death for Slaying Store Clerk
In Slidell Louisiana a truck driver was found guilty of murdering Myrtle Bieh ou, a 47 year old dirt store clerk. The defendant, from Shippensburg Pennsylvania, received a death sentence after his appeal was denied. He admitted striking the woman but described it as an accident and denied attempting to rob the store. The victim’s mother and wife attended the court session as District Judge Robert Jones delivered the sentence.
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Covington
Delbert Eye
Shippensburg
Buck
Myrtle Biehou
Slidell
Robert Jones
Eyer
Four Candidates and Races Across Several States
A summary of forthcoming U S elections notes Democrats poised to gain Maryland and win in Massachusetts with Furcolo battling Gibbons, and DiSalle favored in Ohio against O Neill. Avignon in New Mexico eyes a tight race between Motison and Bannin as Maine retains Clauson as governor. The piece mentions disputes over absentee ballots and a Wake Island reference amid broader 1956 contest dynamics.
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del Sesto’s
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Reepublican
C. William O Eill
Maryland
J. Millard
Tawes
Rep
James
Devereux
Wake Island
Massachusetts
Foster Furcolo
Charles Gibbons
Avignon
Robert Motison
Paul Bannin
Brest W. McParland
Arizona
New Mexico
Newmbent
Weather On Nelson's Side In New York Governor Race
Albany AP reports about 50 million New York voters turning out to choose between Nelson Rockefeller and Gov. Averell Harriman. Forecast sunny weather boosts Republican turnout upstate, while city Democrats rely less on weather. The race, tied to 1960 national politics, could elevate Rockefeller toward the presidency and threaten Harriman’s nomination hopes. The ballot also includes a U.S. Senate race with incumbent Irving M. Ives retiring. Democrats hold 20 statehouses, with 19 Democrats and 13 Republicans among the states in play today.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Averell Harriman
Rockefeller
New York City
Harriman
GOP
U.S
Irving M. Ives
Frank 8. Hogan
Mrnbutan
Rock Tes Ren
Keynhety
Kent
State Elections At A Glance
Statewide voting overview by Associated Fresh Voters. Voters elect governor, US senator, lieutenant governor, secretary of internal affairs, and supreme court justice. 30 congressional seats, 210 state house, 26 senate seats contested. Polls open 7 am to 8 pm across 5914 precincts. Estimated voters 6.497 million with 4 million expected to vote. Timber tax relief amendment under consideration. Banks and state liquor stores closed. taprooms open at 9 pm after polls close.
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Associated
United States
Internal Affairs
Supreme Court
State House
Senate
House
Inman, W. A., of Union City Dies at 72
William A. Inman of Union City died at his home this morning at 7 30. He was 72. Survived by son Dale R D 3 Corry, daughter Mrs Arlowene Brown Waterford, brother Frank and sister Flora Inman Union City, seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral from Glenn Funeral Home Thursday at 3 with Rev A J Vrooman officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery, Union City. Friends may call tonight 7 9 and tomorrow 2 4 and 7 9.
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William A. Inman
Union City
Mr. Inman
Dale
Corry
Arlowene Brown
Waterford
Frank
Flora Inman
Glenn
A. J. Vrooman
Evergreen Cemetery
TV Highlights and Programs Critique Adult Labeling
New York critics argue the term adult or mature dominates TV this season with little substance behind it. They note the lack of genuinely childlike, top quality programming despite occasional child friendly efforts like Peter Pan and adaptations such as Little Women and Swiss Family Robinson.
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New York
Omnibus
Alistaire Cooke
Endurance Fliers End First Week
LAS VEGAS Nevada AP two fliers completed a week in the air in their bid to break a 50 day endurance record. They extended their pattern to California cities and possibly Yuma. Aziz, Robert Tham and Chuck Kaskella recruited a California crop-duster to attempt air to air refueling. They refueled by hoisting a hose on a hook from a truck speeding along a dry lake bed.
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Las Vegas
Nev
California
Yuma
Aziz
Robert Tham
Chuck Kaskella
Two Greeks Sentenced in Nicosia Murders
A special Cyprus court sentenced two Greek Cypriots to death for the July killings of two compatriots ordered by the BORA underground. The case highlights continued political violence in Nicosia amid tension between Greek Cypriots and opposing factions.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
BORA
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Sant ‘Tracy
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Meadville City Hospital
State Elections Bureau
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East Main Street
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Cambridge Springs
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R. D
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Glen Palmer
West Bend Street
Mildred Hall
Harry Bigleman
Triton City
Everett
Emel
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Pureral Service
The
Bracken General Home
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Victor B. Eiienmeyer
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John XXII
Rome
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Angela Roncalli
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Nelson
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S. Senate
R. Dale Webster
N. Center St
Crandall Agency
Corry Edinboro Union City
W. A. Inman
Washington St
Corry, PA
Jane Parker
Wisconsin
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Stockton
ENGLE
Jordan’s Used Cars
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