I was so excited to pick up a 70's era Airline console. The cord was cut, but after I replaced it and turned it on I was thrilled to see everything works! Except there is no needle on the turntable arm. I cannot get the cartridge off to save my life--I invited an pseudo-audiophile friend over to take a look and he made the problem worse (in my mind) by partially pulling all the wires out of the arm. I have already exhausted all my options online--none of the needle or spare parts sites I've found have helpful info. I would really appreciate any help you could give--I very much want to get this baby up and running. Here's the lowdown:

Montgomery Ward Airline Stereophonic (Solid State High Fidelity)
Model No on back sticker says 40A561-1
Cabinet lid lifts to access:
an AM/FM tuner (left), turntable (middle) and 8-track (right)

The record player is fully auto, runs at 33, 45 and 78 and fits 12, 10 and 7". The deck of the record player says "Precision crafted in Great Britain by BSR." It has a flip cartridge.

Anything come to mind??

Thanks!