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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1957
Page
3
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a train or rail incident with a wreck and tape, referencing a 16 car train and a Pigeon fly opening and velocity. It alludes to an investigation by a commission and to Pullman cars, hinting at a Michigan commission inquiry into the event.
Four Erie men were charged after police found marijuana in a car during a routine stop in Cleveland. John Trotter Jr Granger Trotter Watkins and Sherman Gordon faced counts of possession or conspiracy. They were held for the grand jury on bonds of 6000 each.
Hollywood swimming star Esther Williams and her husband Ben Gage have separated after 12 years of marriage. Gage, 49, is a former radio announcer and Williams says he has moved out to work on their difficulties. The couple, who have three children aged 7, 4, and a younger son, previously endured five prior separations that had not been publicized.
An intruder on The $64,000 Challenge read a prepared statement about the Russians before being removed. Richard Fichter was taken to Bellevue Hospital after the staged interruption during the on air elimination match. Contestants Teddy Nadler Norman Fruman and Barry Simmons had won $64,000 and were mid question when the disturbance occurred. Fruman answered correctly, while the others await a chance to draw even next week. Albert Mahite, 92, creator of The Three Wise Men illustration, died in Utica New York on Saturday.
A crash near Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska during a snowstorm killed six crew members, including Major Robert A. Butler and First Lt Willan J. Schreffler, both Pennsylvanians. Four crew members survived the wreck north of Kane.
In Baltimore a new division is not viewed as signaling dissatisfaction with progress in satellite missiles. The Democratic Advisory Council, including Truman and Stevenson, says the U S lags behind the Soviet Union in weapons of tomorrow and urges a special session of Congress to fund and possibly raise the debt limit. It calls for ending interservice rivalry and unified action within the Defense Department.
ERIE A secret meeting of county Democrats sought new leadership and party harmony last night. In attendance were Mayor Arthur J. Gardner, mayor elect J. Fred Kinley of Cory, City Solicitor Gerald J. Weber, and over 20 other figures. No conclusion was reached, described as unheated, with plans for elected officials to back a single leader to avoid splintering before spring chairmanship election.
Missionaries resume efforts to reach the Auca tribes in South America after two years since the martyrdom of five missionaries in 1860. Air-dropped food and gifts continue, with Dr. Tidmarsh advancing an airstrip near friendly Indians and nearby station. Reports say Auca attacks have occurred at the station, while two female Aucas linked to the 1860 killings were sighted near the friendly village.
A police report covers a burglary at Tennessee Ernie's home during a weeklong vacation. Thieves allegedly stole about $6,000 in jewels as officers note the break in occurred while the resident was away in Palm Springs.
A garbled police report notes a ring of thieves stealing jewelry valued around 25,000 to 625,000 over the week end. Items were taken from floor racks and a storage safe. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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