Bayfront drive link sped up by State Road Board
State Road Board moves to speed work on a new Bayfront drive link between North and the Trail. The item appears in the News and directs readers to page 11 for full details. Also notes on Christmas spirit in Sarasota and local arts and school activities.
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Christmas Sale and Children's Play Highlight City Events
Today and tomorrow feature a Christmas sale at the Art Association Civic Hall on State Street with 8:00 am to 6:00 pm hours and a mental health commission session in City Hall. Tomorrow includes the sale at the Art Association Civic Center and at 3:00 pm a children's play Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp at The Players Theater across from the Civic Center.
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Body Of Man Found On Street Near 1905 Main St
An unidentified man was found dead on a sidewalk near 1905 Main St at noon. Melvin Jones reported the body to the sheriff, with States Attorney Stockham notified. Dr Millard White and Coroner George Foster opened an inquiry, noting preliminary findings point to a heart attack.
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Benson Proposes 6 Point Farm Plan For Acute Agriculture
Secretary Benson announced a six point program to address the farm situation. The plan includes surplus disposal and export expansion, a vigorous purchase program, expanded soil conservation and drought aid, rural development for low income families, stepped up research to cut costs and expand markets, and a faster 10 state Great Plains effort to utilize wheat and grazing land. The plan will be presented to Congress in January and is approved by President Eisenhower.
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Early SD Death Toll Soars To In Nation Ohio Leads With4
French voters head to a January election as Premier Edgar Faure’s cabinet dissolves the National Assembly. Mendes-France and socialist backers attack the move while LExpress calls it an outrage.
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Auto Crash Mars Safe Driving Day in Sarasota County
A Sarasota County crash near U S 301 mars Safe Driving Day as a Grigley vehicle rear ended by a florist station wagon. Mrs Grigley and two daughters, Diana and Sandra Lee, were in the car with James H Smith Jr. in 1463 19th St. The driver West, in the florist wagon, faced charges for failing to keep his vehicle under control. Damages totaled about 350 dollars.
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Second Annual Safe Driving Day Opens Amid Fatalities
Chicago dispatch reports 11 traffic deaths in early hours as Second Annual Safe Driving Day begins under President Eisenhower’s proclamation. In Indiana, Centerville man Robert M. Johnson, 44, dies at 1:27 a.m. after wreck in U. S. 40 crash. Illinois and Michigan victims follow as 8 D Day toll rises.
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City election registration closes at 5 p.m. Dec 13 vote
Registration books at City Hall close tomorrow at 5 p.m. L. B. Ashby, City Clerk, urges eligible residents who have not voted before to register. Candidates for the city commission seat in the December 13 election are John O. Binns for the Citizens Committee and Frank L. Hoersting.
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Tampa welterweight King dies after 32 hour coma
Ferman TM King a 26 year old Tampa welterweight with 55 pro fights died at the Tampa Negro hospital after 32 hours unconsciousness from intracranial hemorrhage suffered in Tuesday night’s 9th round knockout at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory. Police ruled the death accidental. King fought in the Willie Pep Pappy Gault semifinal.
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Newtown Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Raiford Prison
Ezell Blevins, 27, pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge Lynn Gerald to an incident involving a seven year old girl. He received a 15 year prison sentence in Raiford State Prison for the November incident, per Assistant State Attorney William H. Stockham.
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Soviet Leaders Arrive in Rangoon for Weeklong Visit
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Communist Secretary Khrushchev landed in Rangoon today after a flight from India for a weeklong official visit. Typhoon Patsy intensified near Okinawa with 100 mph winds after battering the Philippines. France protests to Bonn over Soviet claim East Berlin is not occupied and should be part of East Germany.
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Minor Accidents Reported. No WAI by Late Morning
City police logged two minor accidents around 11 a.m. today. In Sarasoza, Manatee County, authorities had not reported any wai by late morning.
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Accident blocks U S 301 at 18th Street junction
Canopy and two wrecked cars flank the west side of U S 301 just north of 18th Street. Mrs. Josephine Grigley, 38, of 1463 19th Street, stopped for traffic while attempting a left onto 18th Street. Richard David West, also northbound, was involved in the collision.
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German-Russian talks ruled out by West Germany
Chancellor Adenauer's government backs the Western Allies on German reunification and rejects any bilateral talks with the Soviet Union. Foreign Minister von Brentano told the Bundestag that the German people will not sacrifice their freedom for a deal with the Russians. He noted Moscow's agreement to exchange diplomatic relations but said the Kremlin must move beyond a technical stance.
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Stevenson and Dulles oppose partisan excesses in foreign policy debate
Adlai Stevenson said he agrees with Secretary of State Dulles that presidential candidates should avoid partisan excesses in campaign foreign policy. He explained his Florida phrase Yankees of ignorance, noting influx of Yankees with GOP leanings and public desire for change after 20 years of Democratic rule, plus issues like civil rights and tidelands oil.
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La Prensa Editor Returns Home After Exile
Famed editor Alberto Gainza Paz flies home to resume control of La Prensa in Buenos Aires after nearly five years exile in Uruguay and the United States. A tumultuous welcome was planned as he arrives from New York to lead the newspaper seized by Peron and freed by the new regime.
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Cold snap boosts fruit and vegetables growers in Florida
The article describes a morning freeze near 38 degrees in Fruitville Palmer Farms area, with 36 the previous day. Growers say the cold snap benefits crops by sharpening flavor and minimal frost in Lyon area, with warmer weather expected and no frost danger soon. Beachgoers and tourists were noted enjoying tropical sun, and an advertisement for Lagasse Brothers promotes commercial building work.
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Bright Spot Dialogue Reveals Child Fears of Numbers
A brief quoted exchange shows a child puzzled by ages, noting his mother was 28 at his birth but now 24. The fragment hints at memory gaps and age confusion in a domestic scene.
Florida weather outlook mixed with warming trend
Minnie Mermaid comments on a rare cold spell but says temperatures will rise toward normal. Florida portents show clear to partly cloudy conditions this afternoon, with Friday in the north mostly cloudy and some rain near Tallahassee. Temperatures expected to reach 60s in the north and mid-70s in the south, with a southeast coast near 65. Barometer at 130.04 with 16-20 mph winds from the east northeast.
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