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Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1957

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U S Pressed on Early Conference with Russia

Air Force Secretary James Douglas told the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee that a Soviet ICBM launch today could be unseen by warning systems. He said the Air Force is moving urgently to complete a warning network and that Atlas missiles could boost orbital capability now.

Washington INS Air Force James H. Douglas U.S Douglas Senate Preparedness Subcommittee Lyndon B. Johnson D-Tex U. S Soviet Union Johnson Thor Army Jupiter Atlas

Sarasota County considers starting kindergarten program

Dr. Russell Wiley told the Sarasota County Board of Public Instruction that a planned kindergarten initiative could start next year with a first year community cost of 20 400. The plan, arising from a six month study, requires state approval and public and board support, with initial outlay projected at 187000 and 166600 covered by first year income.

Sarasota County Board of Public Instruction Wiley Goodlad Sarasoza County State Department of Education

Strauss says U S will get key IRBM bases in Europe

West German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss told Paris reporters that the United States will obtain key intermediate range missile bases in Europe. He cited Norstad and Eisenhower’s push for a continental network and noted Adenauer will not commit before the military report next spring. Some observers see bases possibly west of the Rhine, along France Belgium and the Netherlands border.

Paris INS Franz Josef Strauss United States Europe Strauss Norstad NATO Adenauer Germany Rhine

Lincoln snake hunters debate lure to flush six foot boa

In Lincoln Massachusetts the snake hunters discussed using a mate lure to coax a six foot boa out from beneath Smith Grammar School The decision aims to determine if the escapee is a male or female snake and rescue it safely.

Lincoln, Mass Lincoln Smith Grammar School

Montana Artist Olaf Seltzer Dies at 80

Olaf C. Seltzer, an American painter known as a successor to Charles M. Russell, died yesterday in Great Falls at age 80. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and had exhibited his work across the United States.

Great Falls Mont Olaf C. Seltzer United States Seltzer Charles M. Russell Copenhagen Denmark

Senators to Question Pentagon News Chief on Vanguard Publicity

Senate probes aim to quiz Murray Snyder about allowed publicity for the Vanguard satellite test. Rear Adm. Bennett and A S Norton criticized his role while some senators seek to learn if orders came from Defense Secretary McElroy. Snyder conceded publicity was excessive but defended public information as a government aim.

Washington INS Senate Pentagon Murray Snyder America Ralph E. Flanders R-Vi Snyder Preparedness Adm Rawson Bennett Naval Research Garrison Norton Defense Neil H. McElroy Defense Department Cape Canaveral

U S Air Force Launches Atlas ICBM From Cape Canaveral

The U S Air Force launched an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile from Cape Canaveral at 12 38 p m EST. Initial reports indicated a successful takeoff as the tall slender missile rose straight upward from the launching stand.

Cape Canaveral U.S

Reds Claim Western Dissension At NATO Summit

Pravda and Izvestia declared the NATO summit exposed deep Western rifts and distrust. They accused Eisenhower of courting public opinion while pressing NATO to back American military plans and atomic deployments in Europe. Moscow radio said the opening speech disappointed hopes for peace.

Moscow Pravda Communist Party Izveatia Eisenhower NATO Europe Et Union Moscow Radio

Ice Pick Victim Listed As Fair In Newtown Assault

Ernestine Pawil, 48, from 2743 Church Street, remained in fair condition at Memorial Hospital after a knife ice pick fight at Abe Jones Apartments in Newtown left her with a punctured lung. Dolly May Brown, 26, also of Newtown, was jailed on aggravated assault charges.

Sarasota

Reverses Plans Show Up At Meeting In Paris

The United States moves toward European demands for early East West disarmament talks with the Soviet Union. President Eisenhower attends a Palais de Chaillot session as NATO ministers discuss disarmament and Middle East issues. Dulles denies a rift while European members push for talks and a stronger European weapons posture amid cost fears.

Paris INS United States Atlantic Alliance Soviet Union NATO Saaweey Eisenhower Palais de Chaillot James Hagerty Nikolai Bulganin Europe Poland Czechoslovakia Middle East Africa Dulles U.S John Foster Dulles Germany Norway Denmark U. S Russia India U. N

Hagerty Faults Herald Tribune For Unadulterated Rot

Paris Paris edition of the Herald Tribune faces Hagerty backlash over a Buchwald column mocking a pretend White House briefing. Hagerty demanded equal space and dismissed the piece as untrue while noting France Soir ran a partial translation.

Paris INS James C. Hagerty The New York Herald Tribune Today White House Hagerty Art Buchwald Buchwald Washington Herald Tribune the Tribune France Soir Today U.S

Red Warning Ball Up Atlas Test Missile Poised For Firing

Cape Canaveral observers gathered as a 5,500 mile range Atlas missile stood on the pad with a red warning ball hoisted signaling an impending launch. The rocket belched oxygen as crews moved service cranes and technicians raced to repair the Moon tower after a failed satellite test.

Atlas Canaveral Cape Canaveral Ins U. S Eisenhower Vanguard U.S Am Atlag

Citrus shipments mostly escape Florida embargo impact

Sarasota citrus growers report most holiday fruit already shipped despite a 7am embargo aimed at frozen Florida fruit. Saprite Bros. says no harm, Airport Groves expects losses, Midway Groves sees minimal damage, Blue Herron notes 75 to 80 percent shipped, Marble Groves sees no effect as orders had been fulfilled. Disaster group reviews crop losses and seeks USDA emergency aid for 21 south Florida counties.

Sarasota Florida News Today Y Saprite Saprite Bros Main St Highway 301 Midway Groves 301 Raymond Skinner Jr Alex T. McLean Blue Herron North Trail Clark Road U. S. Department of Agriculture South

No Embargo On Sunshine

Sarasota reports sunny today with partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Highs near 72 to 76, lows around 50 to 58, winds gentle to moderate northeast. East Gulf shows variable north winds and northeasterly winds in the south. Readings at 9:30 a.m. show temperature 72, barometer 30.03, no rainfall.

Sarasota East Gulf

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