1956 Sarasota County's first baby wins News Baby Derby
The first infant of 1956 born at Sarasota Memorial Hospital is a six pound eleven ounce boy, son of Bernard and Mrs. Diehl of 3925 North Trail. The Diehl family wins a long list of prizes from local merchants and services.
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Sarasota County
Bernard Diehl
NEWS
Nort Trail
Sarasota County Memorial Hospital
Sarasota Hospital
Bay View Cleaners
Youthland
Heinz
Cheney's Market
Cor
Vandalism arrests promised after New Year wave
Sheriff vows arrests as a spate of vandalism incidents around New Year prompts police action. City and county officials plan first sessions of 1956, with page references for details.
Notable Events Schedule For Sarasota Area
Tomorrow's calendar lists Instructor's Exhibition at Sarasota Art Association from 7:00 to 9:00, Osprey Lions at 7:30, Toastmaster's Club at 8:00 in the courthouse east wing, and The Reclining Figure play at The Players Theater near Municipal Auditorium at 6:30. Also County Commission and Board of Public Instruction meet at 9:00, Chamber of Commerce lunch at Plaza Restaurant at 12:15, and City Zoning Board at City Hall at 2:30.
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Sarasota Art Association
Osprey Lions
Osprey
Players Theater
Municipal Auditorium
Board of Public Instruction
Sarasota
12000 Mummers Parade Strut in Broad Street
Philadelphia hosts 12000 Mummers strutting down Broad Street in an annual spectacle welcoming a new season. The parade features organized clubs, vibrant costumes, and a long tradition drawing crowds downtown.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Avalanche kills four skiers in Davos area rescue ongoing
Swiss troops search with mine detectors for Richard Jackson of La Jolla Calif as two Americans and two French victims are recovered from the Parsean ski area. Rescued Americans Daniel Schiavone and John A. Droege are safe though Schiavone has frostbite. Alfred L. Schmid and Jacqueline Merziers and Jean Marcombes were identified among the dead.
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Davos
Switzerland
Alfred L. Schmid
Trenton
Munich University
Jacqueline Merziers
Jean Marcombes
Paris
Parsean
Richard Jackson
la Jolla
Calif
U. 8 Army
Munich
Daniel Schiavone
Manhattan Beach
Bad Toelz
Germany
John A. Droege
Corona del Mar
Schiavone
Texas recruit watches star fall at observatory
A Texas recruit pauses at the observatory to watch a man peering through a telescope as a star falls. He exclaims in astonishment that the shooter is fine, celebrating the sight.
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Texas
New Year's traffic toll trails preholiday estimates
With 16 hours left in the 78 hour weekend 259 traffic fatalities were reported versus 457 for the Christmas period. Fires added 60 deaths and other causes 42 for a violent total of 341 as safety groups warn of rising toll.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Fire destroys building in Phoenixville
A two story headquarters of the Slovak American Citizens club in Phoenixville was wrecked by a general alarm fire with an estimated loss of 400000. No one was in the building.
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Phoenixville, Pa
INS
Slovak - American Citizens Club
Phoenixville
Eisenhower Revises State of the Union Draft in Key West
President Eisenhower completed a 45 minute session revising the 1956 State of the Union message. A new draft was flown from Washington, with clerks reading it in Congress. The First Lady accompanied by Mrs Doud and the couple took a New Year’s outing in the Florida Keys.
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Key West
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Key Weet
Florida Keys
John 8. Doud
Denver
Grotewohl
Andras Hegedus
Soviet Union
Kremlin
North East Cold Wave Grips Nation Amid Snow and Rain
A powerful cold front drove a polar plunge across the nation with subzero readings from Mesena New York to Albany and Syracuse. Midwest temps fell into the 20s and 40s in southern Illinois while snow stretched from northern Iowa through Wisconsin to southern Minnesota with 1 to 4 inch accumulations.
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Albany
Tennessee
Virginia
Midwest
Finois
Wisconsin
Bemidji
Minn
Duluth
Lake Superior
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Minnesota
California
Dionne Quints Return to Studies After Holidays
Cecile and Dionne, two of the surviving Dionne quintuplets, resumed duties as student nurses in Montreal after a holiday visit with parents. Annette stayed with the Callander family. Marie stayed behind due to illness. Emilie died in August 1954.
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Montreal
Cecile
Dionne
Annette
Callander
Oliva Dionne
Marie
Emilie
Egypt Protests Dam Offer Conditions Amid Nile Project Dispute
Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser rejects some World Bank strings tied to a British American aid plan for the massive Nile dam at Aswan. The dispute pits Washington and Moscow as U S Ambassador Byroade heads to Cairo for talks while Britain and the United States seek 200 million dollars each with a World Bank loan to reach a 1.3 billion dollar project over about 18 years.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Upper
Nile
World Bank
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Nasser Hherefore
Washington
U.S
Henry Byroade
Cairo
Britain
United States
Naseer
Aswan
124 Killed In Stampede At Igahiko Shrine
NIIGATA Japan authorities report 124 dead and 36 seriously injured after a New Year worship at Igahiko Shinto shrine. Thousands gathered to greet the new year when drums and bells signaled the ceremony and a stampede erupted as rice cakes were tossed from towers.
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Niigata
Japan
Outlook Shrouded In Grim Lines As New Year Opens
Grim world tensions mark the start of 1956 with statesmen facing a hard year. In France voters choose a National Assembly amid ongoing Algeria violence. East and West clash over Germany and Soviet bloc moves as leaders greet the new year. Millions anticipate Rose Parade and Mummers in Philadelphia as holidays wind down.
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France
Algeria
544 Seats At Stake In Voting In France
Voters began choosing 544 continental seats amid over 26 million eligible voters and a record 5 300 candidates with 50 deputies to be named in overseas areas. Algeria postponed 30 seats due to nationalist violence as observers expect a fragmented Assembly and unstable cabinets. The main issues center on overseas territories and cabinet stability.
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France
New Caledonia
Society Islands
Pacific
Algeria
Hrstone
Normality In Return After New Year
Minnie Mermaid urges a return to normal life after resolutions. Weather readings show temperatures rising after bowl games, with a 9:30 a.m. temperature of 70.5, barometer 30.02, no rainfall, and light wind.
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Minnie Mermaid
Dropped Stitch Causes Scene At Anita Ekberg New Year Party
A wild New Year Eve party at the Berkley Motel in London features actress Anita Ekberg. A malfunctioning gown tears open exposing her attire as she muddies the scene and moves quickly away, witnesses describe a dramatic moment amid the crowd.
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London
Berkley
Anita Ekberg
Ganilia
Sweden
Undaz & Wes
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