09 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1955
Page
1
Florida’s West Coast Symphony launches its seventh concert season with performances and guest engagements noted as the city seeks cultural expansion. The paper highlights civic events, local personalities, and upcoming community notices across sections.
Today at 4:00 and a Special City Commission meeting convene at City Hall, with Sarasota Bird Club meeting at Lions Den Turtle Ave at 6:30 and the Florida West Coast Symphony’s initial concert at Municipal Auditorium. Tomorrow at 3:00 the Helping Hand Society gathers at Happiness House near Sarasota-Bradenton Airport.
Secretary of State Dulles warned that Western nations must strengthen alliances and rely on selective retaliatory power to deter Soviet aggression. He argued Russia changes tactics not aims and framed massive retaliation as a basis for peace, backed by collective security and an arsenal of retaliation.
Secretary of State John Dulles outlined a tough retaliatory stance on Communist expansion in a January 12 1954 speech. He argued wartime lessons urged decisive action against perceived communist threats and urged allied resolve amid rising global tensions.
Three rivals contest the Labour Party leadership after Clement Attlee’s resignation. Hugh Gaitskell, 49, ex-chancellor of the exchequer, is favored to win against leftist Bevan and a third candidate as MPs prepare to vote next Wednesday following Attlee’s retirement and health-related departure.
The Navy called off mass air searches for seven men missing after a P2V Neptune patrol bomber crashed off Oahu during night war games. Limited searches planned with two Neptunes from Barbers Point and Marine Sky Raiders covering 9 900 square miles south of Oahu. Three survivors were rescued. no trace of the others.
Twenty seven new paratyphoid cases were reported in Lancaster County yesterday raising the total to one. Health authorities could not predict when the outbreak would peak. Most victims were children. Family physicians continued vaccination and antibiotic treatment under state aid.
In TED NATIONS New York the UN Political Committee pressed for a vote on an arms plan backed by the United States, Canada and Britain. The move follows tense diplomacy as the three nations push for immediate consensus amid ongoing negotiations.
A bishop criticized girls wearing lipstick, stating that as his experience grows he finds lipstick more distasteful. The remark reflects a cautious stance on cosmetics among clergy in the period.
In Srinagar, Soviet Premier Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev arrived for a 48 hour stop at a mountain rimmed airfield. Crowds greeted Bulganin as Maharajah as they traveled from Vaipur. The Kremlin leaders drew Indian turbans and banners in a display of friendship.
Sarasota Republicans cheered Representative Martin as he predicted President Eisenhower will seek re election and urged a Republican Congress in 1956. He urged continued NATO aid and strong domestic measures while stressing state control on some issues and the value of American freedom over expenditure abroad.
A mother and her young daughter were beaten to death in their car in front of a funeral home after the father reported them missing. The incident prompts police investigations and local mourning.
President Eisenhower and aides convened at Camp David in heavy snowfall to outline a new farm program. Secretary Benson led a large consultant staff. Undersecretary Morse participated, as did speechwriter Kevin M. The session focused on shaping portions of the upcoming State of the Union address.
The New York Herald Tribune reports Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas expects to be a favorite son candidate at next summer's party convention in a move tied to his prominent national profile.
Nancy the mule proves persuasive as Steve Reaves trades her for a 1946 model car. Dealer Steve Taulbee tags Nancy with For Sale or Trade and buyer Joe Neace purchases the animal after seeing her on the lot.
Alliances loom large as the New National Assembly vote nears. Two main currents emerge the Republican Front led by Guy Mollet and Pierre Mendes France with other groups including the Independent Republicans and MIRP eyeing influence. If an alliance clears 50 percent in a department capital, it gains a strong position.
Sarasota clears and cools with a high near 63 to 70 degrees and a cold night expected, winds increasing from the northwest. Florida outlook shows cooling trend with highs around 60s and early morning lows near 45, small craft warnings posted along the coast.
Denver defense attorneys for John Gilbert Graham plan to seek another arraignment in Denver District Court after he was accused of placing a time bomb on an airliner that exploded midair killing 44 people.
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