Plane Crash Kills 17 on Eastern Constellation Flight
An Eastern Airlines Constellation crash near Jacksonville on landing killed all 17 aboard. The disaster followed two Florida crashes in three days and separate air incidents along the Gulf coast, with victims including C. B. Thrift of Miami and other military crew members.
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Boston
Florida
Air Force
Ampa
Gulf of Exico Coast
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Gulf Coast
C. B. Thrift
Miami
Bepreew
Washington, D.C
Tom McBrien
Leroy Connell
Constellation Crash Near Jacksonville Kills 17
Eastern Air Lines lists 17 dead after a Constellation crashed near Jacksonville during landing. Passengers include Israel de Baron Alejandro Dumas and Lucy Anderson. Five crew members died. the craft hit trees near the runway as visibility was reported at one mile.
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Alejandro Dumas
Mexico City
Washington
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Rose Lane
Haverford
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Hialeah
EAL
H. R. Anderson
Boston
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Guava Isle
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Managua
Nicaragna
New York
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Jordan protesters press pledge against Baghdad Pact in Amman
More than 200 demonstrators marched on the prime minister's offices in Amman demanding a pledge not to sign the Baghdad Pact. Arab Legion troops used tear gas on a crowd of around 400 rioters opposing the Western alliance.
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Jordan
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Man seeks damages for gasoline burns in accident
A man files a claim seeking $25 000 in damages for burns sustained in a gasoline accident. The notice appears among other items on page 9 of the edition, alongside plans for Circus renovation and year round operations.
Collins backs new candidate if ineligible for full term
Gov. Collins told a television audience that if courts rule him ineligible to serve a full term he will support another candidate who would pursue his programs. He said he wants the full term and dislikes Salee as a candidate, viewing projects as politics rather than policy.
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Miamip
Salee
The News Fills Paper Void In Detroit Strike
Detroit readers deprived by a three newspaper strike receive daily World news from Sarasota. Mrs Marion Thompson sends THE NEWS to her sister Mrs Bruce Starr in Detroit, who thanks her for the paper saying it is the only news they've had for weeks and has filled the void.
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News of
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Marion Thompson
Bruce Starr
Ford Foundation to Sell 10.2 Million Ford Shares in Historic Issue
The Ford Foundation will offer 10,200,000 Ford Motor Co shares next month in the largest equity issue ever, up from seven million planned earlier. Ford reports nine month 1955 earnings of 312.2 million dollars and a per share earning of 5.85, while a 60 cent quarterly dividend is proposed for Q1 1956. The move shifts voting control from the Ford family to public holders and seeks SEC approval for the public sale.
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Ford Foundation
Ford Motor Co
Securities & Exchange Commission
Pioneer
SEC
Henry Ford
Colonel Guilty in Korean War
Lt Col Paul V Lilies found guilty by a court martial of aiding the enemy while a prisoner in North Korea during 1940 53. The verdict comes as a major military decision reported from Fort Lewis Washington.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Paul V. Lilies
North Korea
Eden reshuffles cabinet as seven posts shuffled
London Prime Minister Eden announced a wholesale government reshuffle moving seven Cabinet portfolios into new hands, elevating one department to Cabinet rank and dropping another. Nine key aides remained, with only three newcomers joining the Cabinet. Press reaction was mixed across papers with Conservative editors cautious and Laborites casting it as a game of musical chairs.
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Eden
Sir Anthony
Florida panel weighs private funds for reactor plant
Tallahassee officials study a plan to raise one million from private industry to strengthen Florida's bid for a fifty million dollar atomic reactor. Dean Joseph Weil of the University of Florida College of Engineering urged the commission to help secure funds toward a smaller reactor for the university.
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Florida Nuclear Development Commission
Florida
Joseph Weil
University of Florida College of Engineering
Kiernan Reelected Venice Mayor In Tight Runoff
Venice mayor James P. Kiernan won a second two year term after a runoff against Hoke Bowden by four votes. Kiernan received 354 to Bowden 350 with 714 of 787 registered voters casting ballots. The campaign included letters clashes and a cross burning before victory certified by the City Council.
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James P. Kiernan
Kiernan
Hoke
Bowden
Florida
O. W. Hine
Cold Wave Grips Northeast With Record Lows
An intense cold snap covers the northeast with subzero readings inland and near zero along the coast. Mt Washington N H records minus 26, the deepest chill, while Watertown New York hits minus 22 and several other cities see double digit below readings. Clear skies persist across the cold belt with little relief expected.
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N.H
New York
Watertown
Rome
N.Y
Massena
Burlington
Rumford
Maine
Albany
Byrd Blasts Foreign Aid Waste and Budget Plan
Senator Byrd accuses American aid funds of being used to cut British taxes and pay Denmark’s debt, calling billions squandered. He urges an end to economic aid while supporting military assistance at about three billion dollars, as the administration proposes a next year economic aid total near 1.9 billion.
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Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Denmark
Virginian
Congress
Eisenhower
Winter's arrival delayed by horsefish prediction
Minnie Mermaid reports winter will not arrive until 10 12 a.m. tomorrow and warns temperatures will remain fair through Thursday. Sarasota forecasts show highs 67 to 75 with gentle to variable winds, no rain, and temperatures near 61 to 71 across the region.
Bright Spot Echo Sparks A Wife Joke
A playful exchange ends with the quip that a wife’s last word is always an echo. The banter centers on a husband teasing his spouse about saying the final word in disputes.
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