03 Jan 1955
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1955
Page
1
Harry V. Wolstenholme of Sarasota County and St Petersburg died at age 52. A Rotary Club member, hospital volunteer, and Masonic Lodge member, he served as assistant treasurer of Happiness House and belonged to Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Funeral arrangements to be announced by family in Sarasota.
New York traders sent prices higher at the open as gains spread across early sessions led by strong buying in key shares. Market watchers noted broad participation with financial and industrial issues advancing.
A nine member House committee warns against Soviet peace propaganda and urges a bipartisan offensive against international Communism. Based on 530 hearings, the report calls for an international conference of free non Communist nations to solidify alliances and sever diplomatic ties with Communist regimes.
Robert A. Ballinger, a visitor from Michigan since December 31, is being sought after a death in his family. He should contact Wilbur McClain of Lima Ohio. The resignation of County Attorney Dick Lee is accepted and James Wood is expected to replace him. Dag Hammarskjold left New Delhi for Red China after a short stop and brief conference with Prime Minister Nehru. Diana Bixby’s plane was sighted in the Gulf of California with no sign of survivors.
The Eisenhower administration announced that 8008 federal employees were dropped as security risks, with 2096 labeled subversive. Of the total, 3002 were fired and 5006 resigned before final determination, about one third of one percent of roughly 2.317 million workers.
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President Jose Antonio Remon of Panama was killed by machine gun fire. U S officials expressed profound grief with Secretary Dulles extending sympathy to Mrs Remon and the Panamanian people as Washington awaited further details amid regional tension.
The weathermag predicts intermittent cloudiness and sunshine for LeRoy Collins' Florida gubernatorial inauguration tomorrow. Temperatures will run in the low 70s with no rain threat.
The Pentagon bank vault remains locked 24 hours behind schedule after two tellers set the time locks for tomorrow during a prolonged New Year’s weekend. The delay follows a clock error that pushed opening time back by one day.
The New Year holiday traffic toll nears 305 with officials predicting it will exceed 300 after holiday reports. The National Safety Council notes the figure may surpass the all time high as records are finalized.
At least 16 people died during the three hour New Year weekend in Florida. Ten fatalities occurred in traffic incidents and the remaining deaths resulted from various forms of violence during the Christmas weekend.
Ned H. Dearborn council president says the toll speaks for itself after a 54 hour period. Accidents of all types accounted for 305 deaths with 252 in traffic, five in specific incidents claiming 18 more, and 35 in other mishaps.
Republican state lawmakers will meet with Speaker-elect Ted David of Hollywood in late January or early February to discuss the 1955 legislative program. Rep. Henry S. Bartholomew of Sarasota said the session signals cooperation between six Republican House members and the Democratic leader as they gathered in Miami for the Orange Bowl game. Bartholomew attended with his wife.
An underwater dynamite blast near Midnight Pass on New Year’s Day is under study by state salt water official A F McFadyen. Three unknown men, possibly tied to an oil exploration effort, used a boat believed registered to a Nokomis man.
The U S attorney general says 1954 saw progress in the fight against crime corruption and communism. He notes convictions of 20 Communist leaders and new laws to curb subversion while expanding internal security and immigration controls with cooperation from state federal and Mexican authorities.
The season’s first hurricane, named Alice, moved west-southwest at 75 mph threatening the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The Weather Bureau and its hurricane reconnaissance network closed on November 15, leaving the system largely unmonitored.
The final county commission meeting focused on routine items. County Attorney Dick Lee’s $7,500 bill for the $900,000 hospital bond issues was supported by board attorney C L McKaig who said Lee did about 95 percent of the bond work.
Former Panamanian President Arnulfo Arias was reportedly arrested amid a broad roundup following the assassination of President Jose Antonio Remón. The attack at the Boquete coffee plantation left Remón dead and several others wounded or killed as Foreign Minister Guizada took office and the assembly prepared to reconvene.
Public weather note quotes Minnie Mermaid urging a carefree beach day as a New Year’s weekend ends. Florida and Sarasota forecasts call for clear to partly cloudy skies, little temperature change through Tuesday, and scattered showers near the lower east coast. Read Herb Stolander’s fish column in the Sports Section almanac.
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