Re registration plan and holiday town notes
County approves a complete voter re registration starting January 1. Three Sarasota women attend civil defense instruction school. Entries for Christmas decorations contest remain open. Community tree and concert prepared for this evening. Rotary hosts foreign students during holidays. John Sendral and John White reach golf finals with a thrilling win. Christmas features in Women’s Pages with party pictures from Junior Woman’s Club, Council Dance students, and Coffee Cups town news.
Community events and meetings schedule for Sarasota area
Today at 7:00 Hansel and Gretel for children at the Palm Tree Playhouse. 7:30 Southwest Florida Chiro Practitioners Society meeting and Christmas party at 1509 S. Orange led by Dr. A M Foreman. 7:30 Cub Scout Pack 50 Christmas Party at Bayfront Park. 7:30 Lions Club Osprey at the clubhouse. 8:00 Toastmasters in the Circuit Judge's Room court house east wing. 8:00 Hospital Staff Executive Committee first meeting at the hospital. 7:00 Sarasota County Board of Public Instruction meets in the superintendent's office.
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Hansel and Gretel
Palm Tree Playhouse
Florida Chiropractic Society, Inc
A.M. Foreman
S. Orange
South Side Christmas Tree
Bayfront Park
Lions Club
Osprey
Toastmasters Club
Saar Elections Signal Pro German Victory in Saar
West Germany leaders praise the Saar election result as pro German forces win a clear victory in the coal rich territory. The vote advances union with Free Germany while Bonn observers note the rise of Heinrich Schneider once a Nazi figure.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
INS
West Germany
Free Germany
Bonn
Heinrich Schneider
Late Stocks From Market Ledger Show Mixed Percentages
The listing shows varied moves across steel, oil, autos, and utilities with numerous percentages cited next to company names such as Allis-Chalmers, American Tel & Tel, Anaconda Copper, Beth Steel, Boeing, Chrysler, Coca Cola, General Electric, General Motors, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, Dow Jones rail and utility quotes noted by A. M. Kidder & Co.
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Allis-Chalmers
Amer Tel & Tel
Anaconda Cop
Beth Steel
Boeing Airc
Chrysler
Coc-Cola
Dome Mines
My — Douglas Airc
DuPont
Eastman Kodaksy
Fia Power Corp
Fia Power & Light
Elec
Gen Motors
Int Bus Mach
Liggett & Myers
Monty Ward
Nail Cash
NY Central
Niag Mohawk Power
Nor Amer Aviat
Penn RR
Sperry Rand
Repab Steel
Safeway Stores
Sears Roebuck
Socony Vacuum
Stand Oil
Tampa Elec
Union C&c
United Air Lines
U 8 Steel
Westhouse Elec
Woolworth
Dow-Jones i Industrials
Bulganin and Khrushchev Headed Back to Moscow
Premier Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev left for Moscow by plane from Kabul today. They left behind a pledge of a 100 million dollar long term loan for agriculture and electric power development plus technical assistance. The loan is more than twice the 42 million dollars in U. S. aid now in Afghanistan.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
U.S
Soviet Asia
Nashua Offered Deluxe Cabana At Miami Beach
A Miami Beach hotel invited Nashua the champion three year old to stay in a deluxe cabana after his purchase by Leslie B. Combs for a record 1 211 200. The telegram from the hotel general suggests Nashua deserves luxurious quarters beyond the Hialeah Park stall.
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Miami Beach
Nashua
Florida
Leslie B. Combs
Hialeah Park
Americans Hurt in Cyprus Night Club Terror Attack
More than 15 people were injured in Cyprus as terrorists struck with grenades and gunfire at a Christmas decorated night club. Three Americans, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murphy of Brooklyn and Gail Wheeler of Sioux Falls, were among the wounded. The Murphys, connected to the U.S. consulate radio monitoring station, were cut by flying glass. Wheeler sustained an ankle wound but Mrs Wheeler was unhurt.
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Sarasota
Bethlehem
Riviera Apartments
Golden Gate Point
Louise Pechstein
Frank
Nicosia
Cyprus
Robert Murphy
Brooklyn
N.Y
Gail Wheeler
Sioux Falls
Wheeler
U.S
Eisenhower sends Merry Christmas message to world
President Eisenhower voiced hope for infinite peace as he wished Americans and the world a merry Christmas. From Gettysburg College he activated a display of 8,000 multicolored lights on a giant Christmas tree in Washington, marking the holiday broadcast.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg College
Pennsylvania
Heart Attack Fatal To Wesson
Tallahassee a heart attack while hunting proved fatal yesterday to Leonard A. Wesson 54 former chairman of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Wesson who was twice mayor of Tallahassee was appointed chairman early this year by Governor Collins but resigned after summer hospitalization for a heart condition
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Tallahassee
Leonard A. Wesson
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Wesson
Collins
Painter Finishes Then Repairs Punctured Tire
A motorist offers $5 for a quick picture as the artist works on a canvas. The artist urges patience to finish the piece before aiding the punctured tire. The motorist insists on using the can as a patch to mend the puncture.
Navy jet tragedy at Lincoln Air Force Base toll rises
A Navy jet on the Lincoln base ramp surged to full power killing three crew members. Lt. Vernon R. Chapman Jr., 25, of Grand Island, and Air Controlmen Kenneth C. Newman, 24, and Hubert Lee Tracy, 29, of Lincoln died as a wooden hangar burned and six aircraft were destroyed. The accident caused extensive damage and losses, with costs listed in the millions.
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Lincoln, Neb.b
Lincoln Air Force Base
Lions of Dollars
Vernon R. Chapman Jr
Grand Island
Navy
Kenneth C. Newman
Lincoln
C. Hubert Lee Tracy
Siamese Twin Rodney Leaves Hospital For Home
Rodney Brodie four years old, born joined with his twin Roger, left Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago and returned to his Ferris farm for Christmas. He survived separation surgery two years ago. Roger died soon after. Rodney’s brain hemorrhage last April left him unable to walk unassisted, but he is now home with his family.
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Ferris, Ill
INS
Rodney Brodie
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Chicago
Royt
Brodies’ Farm
Rodney
Roger
McCarthy criticizes Brownell over Zwicker perjury case delay
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy charges Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. with delaying action on whether perjury charges should be brought against Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker. He warns that further delay may suggest political influence in justice administration.
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Washington
INS
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Herbert Brownell Jr
Ralph W. Zwicker
McCarthy
Brownell
Department
Moral Authors Of Bomb Blast Blamed On Turkish Officials
Greek investigators name Turkey’s consul general and vice consul in Salonika as alleged moral authors of the Sept six blast at the consulate yard. Two Turks arrested for explosives. study of protocol to try the officials follows. Rioting inflamed Greek Turkish tensions and Cyprus agitation persists in Greece amid anti British sentiment. Six Athens students and three policemen injured in clashes after a banned anti British rally. Sir John Harding described as chief hangman by protestors.
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Athens
Greece
Turkey
Salonika
Istanbul
Izmir
Cyprus
Britain
John Harding
Island
Harding
Five Children and Mother Die in Springfield Fire
A blaze at a four room bungalow three miles southwest of Springfield, Ohio, killed five children and their mother. Firemen suspect an exploding coal oil stove. Robert McDaniel survived with serious burns and helped save his 6 year old son Wayne Richard. James prevented him from reaching a second group of occupants.
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Springfield
Ohio
Here
Robert McDaniel
Wayne Richard
James
McDaniel
City Hospital
Deadlock Break For UN Seen
UN diplomats expect a lottery to decide the Security Council seat tomorrow ending a 1955 General Assembly stalemate. Yugoslavia and the Philippines have tallied 35 ballots in a marathon race with a previous lottery draw, prompting renewed support as delegates await instructions.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Security Council
Yugoslavia
Philippines
Eisenhower Keeps Easygoing Gettysburg Visit Schedule
President Eisenhower, cheered by doctors reports, maintains a light Gettysburg schedule during his final 1955 visit. He will meet with Atomic Energy Commissioner Lewis Strauss on a social visit basis and confer with Dillon Anderson by telephone. He plans Christmas in Washington and a warmer southern getaway for health reasons.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Gettysburg Post Office
Dillon Anderson
Washington
Mas
John Eisenhower
Augusta
Savage winter blanks Northern Europe killing eight
London reports the first savage blizzards of winter cause at least eight deaths across northern Europe. Five people die in Scandinavia and three in Britain due to cold and icy roads. Eight ships trapped in the Gulf of Bothnia. helicopters assist the 14 crew of the Judith Mary but weather halts aid.
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London
Europe
Helsinki
Scandinavia
Britain
Gulf of Bothnia
Copters
Gulf of Finland
Two GIs Acquitted in Berlin Disorder Case
A six man U S Army court acquitted two American privates of disorderly conduct charges stemming from their arrest in the Soviet sector of Berlin.
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Germany
Berlin
Northern Cold Blast Hits Midwest and East Coast
Arctic chill sweeps the Midwest and edges toward the eastern seaboard with record lows. Bemidji and Big Falls Minnesota report subzero numbers, St Paul and Chicago endure severe cold, and the Weather Bureau warns of continuing subzero conditions across Ohio Valley and parts of New York and Pennsylvania.
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Midwest
Seaboard
Mercury
Bemidji
Big Falls
Minn
Bismark
N.C
St.Paul
Chicago
U.S. Weather Bureau
Washington
Ohio Valley
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York State
Santa Claus Stolen From Church Christmas Sale
Two young men drove to Emanual Episcopal Church in Louisville and kidnapped a papier mache Santa Claus from the church Christmas tree sale. Police investigated the theft and sought information leading to the suspects.
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Louisville
Emanual Episcopal Church
Britain's Proposal Disliked Amid Jordan Protests
Demonstrators in Amman protested Jordan joining the Baghdad Alliance as Britain’s proposal drew opposition. Shops and schools closed while officials sought calm. A man was killed in the violence and several outbursts occurred in Nablus Hebron Jericho and Ramallah as Arab Legion officers and envoys discussed new policy.
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Jordan
Amman
Britain
Baghdad Alliance
Hussein
John Glubb
Arab Legion
Hazza Majali
Ammain
Middle East
Nablus
Hebron
Jericho
Ramallah
U.N
Arabs Burn Turkish Consulate in Jerusalem Riot
Rioting Arabs burned the Turkish consulate in the Old City of Jerusalem’s Jordan sector. The charred shell of the building was clearly visible after the incident.
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Jerusalem
Jerusaid
Old City
Jordan
Eden Returns to Work Amid Cabinet Shakeup Rumors
Prime Minister Eden resumes duties after a week of illness and faces a cabinet reshuffle. Reports place Richard Butler moving from chancellor of the exchequer to deputy prime minister, with Harold Macmillan to become foreign secretary and Selwyn Lloyd succeeding him as defense minister. Other shifts involve Sir Walter Monckton and additional postings.
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London
Eden
Richard A. Butler
Harold Macmillan
Selwyn Lloyd
Walter Monckton
Bemidjians Are Colder Jokes on Cold Town Weather
Minnie Mermaid notes Bemidji Minnesota is consistently colder than other places while Sarasota enjoys warm readings. Forecast from Sarasota shows partly cloudy skies with a Tuesday cool down and highs in the 70s and nightly lows in the 40s.
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Minnie Mermaid
Bemidji
Minnesota
Mermaid
Sarasota
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