03 Jul 1957
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1957
Page
1
United Press reports a mass exodus as 45 million vehicles may flood roads during a long Fourth of July weekend. Officials warn of at least 400 and possibly over 500 deaths among holiday travelers, with drownings and other accidents adding to the fatalities.
Sheep Hill resident protests mislabeling of area divisions in Flashbacks From Yesterday. South New Castle Boro confusion persists as residents seek to keep communities separate. West Washington Street sidewalk upgrade underway with detours on the south side. A resident blocks shrubbery damage by dogs with a miniature fence. A small fire hurdle placed in a flower bed. Mahoning Avenue Viaduct carries heavy trucks beyond ten ton limit, causing creaks and traffic delays. A New York car sign laments outdated school drive caution. Shenaugh River runs high with Grant Street bridge near flood level. Excavations slow Grant Street traffic. Traffic crawls through central work zones.
City forecast calls for sunny and seasonably warm weather today with highs near 80 to 86 degrees. Tonight remains fair and mild with lows 55 to 66. Thursday looks partly cloudy and warm with possible afternoon or evening thundershowers. 24 hour period ending 7 am shows a max 78, min 34, no precipitation, river stage 7.5 feet. Year-ago figures list max 90, min 64, precipitation 0.07, river 6.3 feet.
The News will not publish on Thursday July 4 in observance of the annual Fourth of July program.
A collision just outside Youngstown involving two racing cars and a third innocent car killed Eugene Martin 36 and Rochelle Cornwall 27 with her three year old daughter Judy and 14 month old Patricia Gilbert. Three others were seriously injured.
The Atomic Energy Commission aims to detonate the biggest firecracker ever set off in the United States just before dawn on Independence Day. Weather poses the main risk for test masters, more than any other factor in the hazardous device series.
An earthquake in the Babul and Amol regions near the Caspian Sea left 70 to 200 believed dead with hundreds injured. Reports from Tehran newspapers raised the tally to as high as 200, while tremors were felt in Tehran and other cities and a volcano near Shustar reportedly spewed lava.
The Senate unanimously passed a $34.5 billion defense funding measure for the next year, restoring much of the House cuts and signaling a strong national security stance. The overtime vote was 74 to 0, marking the session’s largest peacetime defense bill.
The National Safety Council predicted 535 deaths in traffic accidents during the 102 hour Fourth of July holiday. Weather was forecast fair in the northwest, Great Lakes, central plains, New England, and the Mississippi Valley. President Ned H. Dearborn urged a safer holiday and noted Memorial Day cooperation between drivers and enforcement agencies which kept toll near expectations.
The First Presbyterian Church at Falls voted in a special meeting to build a new structure. The building committee is empowered to study sites including the current lot and report back with recommendations for a future congregational vote.
A flash fire on a French barge tied to the U S air craft carrier Lake Champlain in Marseilles harbor killed three American sailors and a French stevedore. The blaze, followed by an explosion, began on the barge while loading shore vehicles and spread to the carrier’s stern before fire crews contained it. Bodies recovered from the water were said to be burned beyond recognition.
Former county treasurer Frank W. Hill has been recommended by Senator Edward Martin for the postmaster of New Castle. The selection will go to the Postmaster General and then to the President for confirmation by the Senate. Hill, a 19 time examination candidate, has served as county comptroller 1936 43 and county treasurer since 1944. If approved, he will replace acting postmaster Claire F E Roberts.
Swedish scientists near Naples on the Isle of Capri report a new huge sun explosion. They say the solar blast could affect Earth's atmosphere by midnight and remain erupting three hours after being spotted.
New York investigator Harold B. Bretnall said he has new evidence and three witnesses to prove Dr. Sam Sheppard’s innocence in Marilyn Sheppard’s 1954 bay Village murder. He showed Madlyn’s red leather slippers as a clue tied to a late night exit before the 3 a.m. attack. Cleveland prosecutors dismissed the claim but will review any significant detail.
State investigators pressed the May primary leaflet case, confiscating a printing press believed used to produce the pamphlets. Officials would not confirm the report, while State Attorney General William McBride acknowledged receiving an oral and written update from Lt. Richard D. Gray and Sgt. Har.
A 107 year old Lititz Moravian Church and the parsonage burned Tuesday in a blaze likely started by a painter's torch. Damage estimated at one million dollars. The church and parsonage likely must be replaced. Firefighters faced low water pressure. units from Lancaster Manheim Brunnersville and Warwick aided. Rev Carl Hermrich and his family were away.
James M. Flinchum reports from Lake Charles, Louisiana, as officials tally missing persons against nearly 300 recovered corpses after hurricane Audrey. Gov. Earl Long cites 500 total dead and missing. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Henry Reid aims to complete a missing list to cross check with identified and unidentified bodies, amid wreckage on Cameron's main street and a barge lying across the street.
In Johnson City officials face mounting polio cases and dwindling Salk vaccine supplies amid efforts to prevent a widespread outbreak. Memorial Hospital admitted four more non paralytic polio cases Tuesday, bringing total cases to 17.
County employees face a shorter closure than city hall staff as courthouse offices stay shut only tomorrow for the July 4 holiday while city offices close Thursday through Saturday. County workers resume at 8 a.m. Friday.
Obituary notes deaths of Joe Ruziec 83 of Bessemer Sophia H Maher 79 of Wampum Gabor Biro 85 of Ellport and Frank W Marquis 78 of 214 East Street. The notice records their ages and towns.
Delegates voiced guarded optimism over a first step plan after the United States proposed a 10 month halt to nuclear tests if Soviet production of weapons is suspended. Valerian Zorin said he must consult Moscow before replying. Stassen outlined the plan to subcommittee meetings in London ahead of a July Fourth adjournment.
British and French officials warn the Soviets could stockpile a hydrogen bomb in China if Peiping is excluded from first steps. They say Russia could move fissile material production to Communist China, undermining any East West pact. Harold Stassen to present details as the London conference proceeds. Zorin seeks more data.
The fragment shows a classified and news page index with section cues for radio TV comics society editorial obituaries and theater listings. It reads like a newspaper page reference with page numbers and contact lines.
A reflective notice urges restraint on Independence Day with no firecrackers or dangerous devices, no reckless driving, and safety signs. It imagines a peaceful family lunch and a dip at the Shore as the preferred Fourth of July activity, noting a calm swarm of eighty four people today.
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