Smiley denies coerced plea in Hullett manslaughter case
State Attorney Smiley defended Donald Hullett saying he was informed of his rights before pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Mary Ellen Greenhill. Hullett’s father and attorney filed a petition to change the plea, citing alleged drug influence and youth.
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Donald B. Hullett
Mary Ellen Greenhill
Smiley
Sarasotan
Hullett
Hullet
North
William Stockham
John D. Justice
Clyde H. Wilson
Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Boyd Hullett
Donald
Stockham
Henry Norths
Tually
Greenhill
Wilson
Justice
Shutterbugs Win Weekly Prizes In The News Contest
The News reports two $5 checks mailed to winners in junior and senior Amateur Photo Contest divisions. Judges are already accepting entries for next week's contest ending at noon Wednesday, with a $5 weekly prize and a $10 monthly grand prize. Submit photo blanks from page 3 with your snapshot.
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Storms Back Wind Shifts Amid Sunshine and Showers
Sarasota forecast notes partly cloudy skies today and tomorrow with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. High near 94, low around 75, with easterly winds varying from calm to fresh. 9:30 a.m. Barometer 30.00. Rainfall 1.27 inches in 24 hours.
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Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota
Gunman’s Partner Is Held in Indianapolis Shootout
Francis T. Gatewood, 34, of Portland Oregon, admitted passing bad checks in partnership with a slain Oregon man in a hotel gun battle in Indianapolis. He was returned to jail on a $25,000 bond after a municipal court appearance on a fugitive charge. Judge Patrick Barton ordered he be held pending further investigation.
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Indianapolis
INS
Portland, Ore
Oregon
Patrick Barton
Francis T. Gatewood
New Marina Idea Promoted For Sarasota With Private Financing
In Our Town we advocate private financing to build a large bayfront marina to boost tourism and employment, echoing a Fort Lauderdale Phillips 66 project. The piece argues a marina could be taxed to support sewer improvements, while noting objections that it may not be feasible.
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Sarasota
Fort Lauderdale
Phillips 66
Bayfront Drive
P.S
Rayburn presses Republicans to back voting rights bill with jury trial
Speaker Sam Rayburn urged Republicans to support the Senate approved civil rights bill with a jury trial guarantee. He warned GOP help is needed, as the House Rules Committee must approve procedures before a conference with the Senate.
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Washington
INS
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
William P. Rogers
Martin
Senate
House
Rogers
Rayburn
House Rules Committee
Senate House
Rules
Bertha Nears Land As Louisiana Braces For Storm
Tropical storm Bertha moved closer to land off the Louisiana coast with 65 mph winds and squalls extending 100 miles. The Weather Bureau placed the storm 160 miles southeast of Lake Charles as officials brace for a potential hurricane, six weeks after Audrey’s deadly strike.
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Bertha
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Lake Charles
Audrey
Cameron Parish
Carter
G. L. Allen
Khrushchev Plans to Loot East German Industry Says Official
A high ranking East German Communist told a Western journalist that Nikita Khrushchev intends to integrate East German and Soviet economies, predicting drastic German cutbacks, reduced living standards, and possible labor unrest. He cited abandoned projects and urged Ulbricht to plead for relief, while noting Khrushchev came to Berlin to issue orders.
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Howard Handleman
Berlin
INS
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
East Germany
Khrushichev
Pric
Walter Ulbricht
Bertha Less Burly Than Audrey, Navy Hurricane Hunters Say
Cmdr John Cork of Tampa and a nine member crew flew the P2V Neptune into tropical storm Bertha, reporting it was not as large or intense as Audrey on first encounter though both storms were investigated after two flights into Audrey.
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Jacksonville
Navy
Bertha
Audrey
Cmdr
John Cork
Tampa
Gork
Senate Digs For 16000 Dio Payoff Information
The Senate Rackets Committee pressed for details on a $16000 payment from the UAW AFL to mobster Johnny Dio. Dio invoked the Fifth Amendment 140 times, refused to discuss labor union ties, and provided only his name and counsel when questioned.
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Senate
Washington
Johnny Dio
Dio
Tee
Earl Heaton
Allied Industrial Workers
AFL Auto Workers
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Uaw-Afl
Anthony Doria
Uawafl
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Dijo
Kennedy
New York
Tony
Ducks) Corallo
Corallo
Carmine Tramunti
Dick Kaminetsky
Hoffa
Eight Governors Draft Tax Shifts At State Session
A federal state action committee met in Hershey Pennsylvania to draft recommendations for shifting federal tax duties to states. President Eisenhower suggested possible federal tax cuts if a workable program is developed. Eight governors and an equal number of federal officials attended two days of closed sessions.
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Hershey
INS
Conference of Governors
Eisenhower
Washington
Briton ridicules American womanhood in tour observations
Daily Mirror columnist Edward N. Connor claims American women dominate men, grow taller and wealthier, outliving husbands by seven years, and control household finances. He cites a mythic northern gaze at the Statue of Liberty and forecasts 2000 heights and spending patterns.
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London
Edward N. Connor
The
Daily Mirror
United States
Connor
Bullet through hat triggers $1000 reward
A $1000 reward is offered for information about the March 7 shooting that perforated G. L.'s hat. The notice urges the public to come forward before someone else does and directs tips to Mrs. Elizabeth Lee in Parrish.
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G. L
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