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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
6
A Washing-here National Guard tank became mired in a creek bed between Trail Blazer points and Bangor in Poulsbo Washington. Guardsmen from Camp Murray worked five days to free the 49-ton Iron monster after it broke trail for a tank driver.
Film star Cyd Charisse finishes Silk Stockings and immediately embarks on a dense postproduction and public appearance schedule. She appears in New York for illustrators honors, paints for a magazine artist, then tours Indianapolis for the winner’s trophy ceremony, cement handprints, Philadelphia for a Vanguard project, and Norfolk Navy Week with 14 ships, promoting the film across multiple events.
Erskine Johnson highlights Esther Williams back in water with a hangover scene in Raw Wind in Eden and says she swims to tell a story not for mere swimming. The piece covers Diana Dors film plans, Burl Ives remarks, Sophia Loren wedding news, and other Hollywood tidbits with named stars and upcoming releases.
KRIG Radio will sponsor a local talent show at County Auditorium on 10th Street and West County Road to mark its Mth anniversary. The program starts at 8 p.m. featuring acts such as the Fangs Dynamos and Roses with Monty Mead. Admission is free. A $50 prize goes to the best act and $25 to a runner up. Judges are Jay Alvey Olin Ashifey and Bill O Boyles.
Dr Robert C Barnett of the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston reports penicillin stops disease bacteria from dividing by reducing cellular energy. Microscopic study shows energy suppression stalls division. malonic acid forms during division and vanishes as cells split. Penicillin prevents disappearance of malonic acid, halting growth.
Ben J. May, a 52 year old escapee from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, was captured in a chicken pen after donning a dress, scarf, and cotton stockings. He told officers his name was Sarah, but the ruse failed. Police Capt. Jess Henson reported the arrest occurred near McAlester Oklahoma.
Dick Kleiner profiles Tommy Sands, a fast-rising singer brimming with doubt yet grounded by fame’s pull. Sammy Davis Jr. praises him as the scene buzzes, while Sands guards his sanity amid crowds, cars, and cost of living. Martha Lou Harp emerges as a bold blues-influenced pop sensation, transformed from demure debutante to gritty nightclub vocalist, as labels push edgy sounds alongside vintage favorites. The piece highlights recordings by VEP, Capitol, Columbia, RCA, Angel, Epic and performance trends in late 1950s pop culture.
Decca records a complete Gluck opera Orpheus and Eurydice with Fischer-Dieskau Stader and Streich conducted by Fricsay. MGM’s Summertime by Ray Charles singers offers smooth living-room sound with piano harp and guitar. Also new Arthur Smith Fingers on Fire banjo mandolin guitar electric Spanish. several other titles noted with mixed reception.
The Supreme Court refused to hear James Lawrence Deviey's appeal of a speeding conviction based on radar evidence in Virginia. A state trooper testified the radar meter showed 62 mph in a 55 mph zone on US Highway 1, and the court found no substantial general question involved.
Reported in a medical note, a non surgical approach claims to shrink hemorrhoids. Early results show reduced pain and swelling with a topical or device based treatment. Further trials are needed to confirm efficacy and safety across broader patient groups.
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