25 Apr 1955
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1955
Page
1
The News reveals the Little Fooler crossword answer is secured in Citizens Bank safety deposit. The judging starts Thursday for Sar s first puzzle, appearing on page 3. A $10 prize is awarded weekly. if no winner, $20 rolls over. Noon reports show 118 completed entries.
Quotations for late stocks are provided by A M Kidder and Co offering prices and updates. The notice notes that data is supplied by the brokerage firm and reflects market activity.
Rep Petersen of Pinellas urges larger counties to secede from Florida and form their own state over lack of proportional representation in the Legislature. He criticizes the Constitution Amendments Committee for rejecting plans to rewrite the Constitution, saying the issue has reached an impasse.
The New York Times reports within the Eisenhower administration moves to remove security officer John G. Cassity who triggered the Ladejinsky matter. A Washington dispatch says Cassity could be reassigned to a less sensitive post before a new Senate inquiry into the administration security program.
A massive tornado struck Hartselle Alabama killing four people and injuring up to twenty five. Property damage is estimated to exceed seven hundred fifty thousand dollars as the community endures its third tornado in 23 years.
At the Bandung Asian African conference Chou En lai signaled a door to direct talks with the United States over Formosa remains ajar while Mohammed Ali who met him said no breakthrough occurred. The talks followed clashes at the conference over colonialism with a late subcommittee approving a resolution condemning colonialism in all its forms.
High level talks in Taipei between Adm. Radford and Walter Robertson and Chiang Kai-shek focused on the broad Formosa situation. State Department says no crisis. U.S. officials weigh next steps in mutual defense pact amid uncertainty of Quemoy and Matsu futures and potential homeward travel after further dinners and talks.
LAKE SUCCESS NY Many Sperry Gyroscope Co nonstriking workers returned to the large Sperry plant after a CIO Electrical Workers Union strike involved picket lines. Local 450 with about 9,000 employees had demanded an 18 cent an hour raise. A heart attack death and two injuries occurred amid recent line fighting.
Final returns from Lower Saxony's 161-seat state parliament show the Socialists leading the antiarmament party and rebuffing Chancellor Adenauer's pro American foreign policy. The results reshape West Germany's political balance after the election.
The 54 hour period ending yesterday in Florida saw at least six deaths from traffic accidents and drowning. Ed Frisbee of Hollywood died after a truck struck him on Saturday. Dallas Tobias attempted to avoid the collision. Fort Lauderdale’s Jack Smith died in a high speed crash into asphalt. a 16 year old passenger injured. Pensacola fatalities included Leander Adams and William Carroll in bicycle and auto crashes, with McGowan admitting another car struck his vehicle. Eglin Air Base airman Phillip Cribb died when his car hit a pole near De Funiak Springs. An eight year old, Norman McNay, drowned after falling from a Fort Walton Pier.
A weary man faces a solicitor and is asked about divorce. He quips that his relations are pleasant, while he says his wife's relations are terrible. The exchange hints at personal strain and humor in a domestic dispute.
Commission Chair man Albert D. Corson charged County Commissioner Glen R. Leach with obstructing the orderly administration of county business and undermining public confidence. Corson spoke as Leach accused a political deal behind appointing Mrs Charlotte Gordon as administrative assistant for the commission. Gordon denied meeting most commissioners before, while Potter denied Leach’s claim that he was conspiring with Gordon. Leach, a self described independent, said he might switch parties if the Republican Party disgusts him and insisted he is not firmly Republican or Democrat. Carson defended the appointment as needed to take over deputy clerk duties and keep representation on call. The chairman said he hoped Leach would cooperate for county citizens.
SHS hosts Come to the Fair at 6 p.m. with classroom demonstrations and main events at 8 p.m. Glee Club Sailor Circus Tech Club Future Farmers and band perform. Home economics fashion show features student creations on the football field under lights with Tropic Knights and SHS dance band. Technical training displays. Fine Arts exhibit led by Margaret C Clement. American Legion Auxiliary awards announced with prize winners Sonya Dudgeon Barbara Connelly Janice Rennick and honorable mentions Ann Goodman Carol Hubbell Barbara Burns.
In Survival City Nev a trench near a blast tower will host 30 Civil Defense workers and newsmen including three to five women volunteers. They will watch an atomic test from two miles away to glean how homes and families can endure such weapons while considering safety and readiness.
Readers are invited to check the Florida theater classified columns for their names and claim free tickets by visiting the News office at 1045 N. Lime Ave. The notice urges daily checks and participation.
P Fi nal touches were put on this tiny town as more than 5,200 residents prepared for a major atomic test at Yucca Flat. Workmen completed furnishing four homes on Doomsday Drive near the blast tower. The device, rated at 40,000 tons of TNT, will power several eye opening experiments tomorrow.
President Eisenhower announced a plan to build an atomic powered merchant ship to circumnavigate the globe without refueling as a dramatic demonstration of peaceful use of atomic energy. He urged Congress to fund the project alongside a tariff reduction. The vessel would travel tens of thousands of miles, surpassing a world voyage without stops. Details on cost or start date were not given.
A Dallas PA printer reports a theft at his shop last week in which $290 was taken from a coat pocket. The culprit also removed work clothes from a locker room. The printer found the money later in a pair of soiled trousers, indicating the thief changed clothes before fleeing.
Sarasota area sees partly cloudy skies with little temperature change and moderate southwest winds. Florida expected fair through Tuesday with scattered showers in south and central regions and warm interior temps. East Gulf marine forecast shows winds easing from southwest to northwest with clear to partly cloudy skies.
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