Coastal Area Homes Flooded By Squalls
Torrential rains caused widespread flooding along Florida's middle Gulf Coast from Tarpon Springs to south of Sarasota. Hillsborough County reported eight feet of water in low areas and about 20 acres submerged in the north Tampa area. Officials warned of impassable secondary roads while sandbags lined Gulf beaches. Forecaster Arnold Sugg cited unusually high water levels from six months of heavy rain and noted rainfall totals from Sarasota 2.24 inches, St. Petersburg 1.90 and Tampa .99 inches, with more rain expected and little relief soon.
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Tampa
UPI
Florida
Middle Gulf Coast
Tarpon Springs
Sarasota
Hillsborough County
Roy Haines
Highway Patrol
Gulf Beaches
State Road Department
Gulf Beach Boulevard
Arnold Sugg
Miami Weather Bureau
Sugg
Walter Williams Last Dixie Reb Fading at 116
Walter Williams 116, known as the Last Dixie Rebel, grows weaker near death in Houston. Doctor says end is days away as Williams sinks, fed by eyedropper after pneumonia and extended oxygen treatment. Williams became last Civil War survivor after John Salling died in 1959.
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Houston
Tex
UPI
Walter Williams
Russell Wolfe
Wolfe
Williams
John Salling
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Bayshore Gardens Homes Prices Mark Open House on US 41
Advertisement notes Bayshore Gardens on US 41 between Sarasota and Bradenton offering homes priced from 10 790 to 15 790. Open nine in the morning and dark with access along the highway.
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Bayshore Gardens
Sarasota
Bradenton
Weather: Showers and Warm Noon Temperatures
A weather brief notes showers across the area with warm midday readings around 82 degrees. Full details appear on page 2.
Typhoon Ellen Claims Four Sailors Aboard Bexar
Four sailors died aboard the U S Navy attack transport Bexar when a massive wave aboard the 455 foot ship broke over the bow near Yokosuka Japan en route to Okinawa The incident left seven injured and washed two crewmen overboard none of the casualties were from Florida.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Ellen
U.S. Navy
Bexar
Navy
Okinawa
Florida
Ex-Con Goes Berserk Stabs Two Train Crewmembers
Edwin Hadaway, 54, released from Dannemora two weeks earlier, stabbed Chicago bound express train crew on a New York Central run near Fonda New York. He was contained in a baggage room until authorities took him into custody. Conductor Burton Cleveland and brakeman Alexander Mullen were hospitalized in good condition.
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Fonda
N.Y
UPI
Dannemora
New York Central
Edwin Cleo Hadaway
Washington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Amsterdam
Hadaway
New York State
William 8. Wert
Alexander Mullen
Wert
Mullen
Burton A. Cleveland
St Pete Man Dies In Hit Run At Intersection
St Petersburg AP report: Charles M. Sherman, 60, a retired painting contractor, died after a hit and run at an intersection last night amid rain. There were no witnesses to the incident.
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ST. Petersburg
Charles M. Sherman
Sherman
New Jap Paper For Cigarettes Is Cancer Free
In Tokyo a group of Japanese businessmen led by Yugiyo Shirai announced a cigarette paper made from tobacco stems that they say will be virtually free of benzpyrene a suspected cancer-causing agent. They cited American reports showing benzpyrene in current papers but not in the leaf.
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Tokyo
UPI
Yugiyo Shirai
Shirai
Police Call More Subjects For Lie Tests In Murder
Three or four people were slated for lie detector tests as the Chandler Steffens murder case moved into its fourth day. Detective Lt. Arthur Johnson led the probe with tests to be conducted by William Donaldson, a lie detector expert.
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Chandler Steffens
Arthur Johnson
William Donaldson
Atty. W
Lincoln Dr
Yale Ct
Betty Steffens
Fruitville Road
Steffens
L. T. Thompson
University of Florida
St. Johnson
Sarasota
Donaldson
Adams and Johnson
Bill Donaldson
State Attorney’s Office
James Adams
One Eyed Burglar Joins FBI Top Ten List
Harry Raymond Pope, 40, described as a one eyed, dangerous, sadistic burglar and suspected drug addict, has been added to the FBI's ten most wanted. He is armed with multiple firearms and a knife, often accompanied by a prostitute, and vowed to kill any officer who arrests him. Pope wears a patch over his right eye after a 1958 Phoenix robbery.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Harry Raymond Pope
Arkansas
Pope
Phoenix
Ariz
Tension Grows On Integration Eve In Little Rock
On the eve of school integration in Little Rock the city and state moved to avoid violence. Three Negroes were approved for Central and Hall high schools, while Governor Faubus took no action yet. Police briefed reporters and restricted campus access as crowds gathered.
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Little Rock
Central and
Hall High
Orval E. Faubus
Central
South
Knoxville
North Carolina
T. J. Raney High School
State Capitol
Eugene Smith
Four Platters Face Morals Charges in Cincinnati
The Four Platters, a nationally known singing group, faced morals charges in municipal court after police found them in a hotel room with four 19 year old girls. Also charged were David Lynch, Herbert Seed, Sam Williams, and Ervin Robi, all linked to aiding and abetting prostitution.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
UPI
Four Platters
David Lynch
el Centro
Calif
Herbert A. Seed
Los Angeles
Sam Williams
Hollywood
Ervin Robi
Sheraton- Gibson
Local Business Service Ad Boasts Low Rates
A short classified notice promotes a low cost business service. Dial RI 17-2101 to start your advertisement and reach customers efficiently. The copy emphasizes affordability and quick setup for advertisers.
California fires devastate homes and scorch 2200 acres
UPI reports a timber and brush fire near Ukiah destroyed five homes and forced evacuations while a second blaze burned out of control, charred over 2,200 acres, and drew state forestry crews from nine cities. Two men were rescued from a helicopter as frightened animals fled the flames.
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Ukiah
Calif
UPI
William F. Mann
Hillside Hospital
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