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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1959
Page
1
A New York Central freight train suffered 17 of its 98 cars derailed early today at Amherst after an upturned refrigerator car and an empty box car were thrown over a 35 foot embankment. Railroad officials inspect torn loose wheels in the derailed box cars.
UPI reports the Vanguard rocket launched from Cape Canaveral with a 20 inch 21% pound satellite designed to provide continuous global weather mapping. NASA planned to assess orbit within hours while Army researchers at Ft Monmouth monitor potential hurricane detection capabilities.
Western diplomats said a four power conference on Germany may delay a showdown over West Berlin. The plan seeks a late April or early May meeting in Geneva or Vienna, with the Soviet Union likely to accept the Western notes on timing and terms.
Seventeen cars of a 50 mph New York Central freight derailed at the Lake Street switch tower at 7 this morning, ripping 300 to 720 feet sections from four main east-west tracks. Damages to track and cars estimated at 30 000 to 35 000 dollars with no injuries reported though a resident worried a trainman was trapped. Clearing efforts involve 100 workers and two steam derricks. westbound lines to reopen by noon and other tracks within 24 hours.
A Navy blimp crashed in a coastal swamp near Pinetown North Carolina. Four of seven crewmen were reported missing while three were hospitalized in Washington North Carolina with burns not believed serious. Names of missing and injured listed with home towns and ranks. The lighter-than-air craft from Glynco Naval Air Station burned after crash around 3 am est, drawing local residents.
An official statement described firing a research and development rocket at the Atlantic test center to illustrate a new top secret program. The 40 foot vehicle is seen as a forerunner to a Navy solid fuel missile linked to a broader anti gambling crackdown. The test generated a roar comparable to Polaris and was tied to urging local governments to enforce laws.
The governor announced a standard procedure to address officials not fulfilling obligations. Officials will be asked to explain violations and given a time limit to respond. If ignored, public attention will be drawn and enforcement pursued, including shutting down a gambling house if noncompliance continues. Northeastern Ohio reports cloudy conditions with mild humidity and sunrise at 7:30 a.m.
Mansfield protestors picketed a local tax sale as officials announced proceedings and bidders gathered outside the courthouse. No injuries reported and organizers urged orderly conduct during the auction.
Construction of a fountain in Ely Park is planned for summer with improvements discussed with realtors. The report notes a contested school contract in Cleveland and a public auction near Kisling's, where a Mansfield man bought a vehicle for 1950 dollars amid picket protests.
Police report a porter at a fabric firm killed two female clerks in the Bronx and Brooklyn before fleeing. The suspect, named P Par nell Sobntime, left the Madison Avenue firm with the victims and was later captured. Dulles controversy and political notes appear in the same service briefing.
Reports from the National Geographic Society and researchers at Randolph Field show a growing belief in possible life on Mars while other scientists remain skeptical. Experiments tested organisms under Martian conditions, noting some survive low oxygen and extreme temperatures.
The notice fragment urges using standard job vocab in ads and provides contact numbers FA 33321 for Elyria and CE 36173 for Lorain to place a quick, inexpensive classified advertisement. It mentions a Player piano, a 3 ft universal refrigeration unit for a basement, EM 47 and signs off with a personal note about Mrs. Novan.
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