03 Jan 1956
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1956
Page
1
The report notes Faure and Mendes-France factions making sizable gains in a national election. A New Year traffic toll over the holiday weekend topped 356 deaths in 78 hours, with 72 fires and 72 other accidents, totaling 500 fatalities. The period’s toll trails past records from prior years.
Gustin M. Nelson becomes new chairman of the board of county commissioners. A. D. Carson highlights county government progress from the past year. Re-registration of Sarasota County 18 500 voters underway. March of Dimes launches annual polio drive. Crowd swarms courthouse for 1956 auto license tags. Tax assessor begins homestead exemption applications. School board reviews reading instruction reports. Mighty Oklahoma defeats Maryland in Orange Bowl. Photos and event pictures appear on women's pages 5.
TODAY features 2:30 p.m. zoning board at City Hall and a Sarasota Art Association instructors exhibit. City Commission meets later at City Hall, and The Reclining Figure play at The Players Theatre near Municipal Auditorium. An expectant mothers class runs 2:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. A Picasso exhibit is on display all day at Ringling Museum of Art.
Washington the comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Saturday Dec 31.
Stock quotes provided by A M Midder and Company appear in this late page document. The list includes several high interest listings and closing figures from a range of companies.
The Associated Press reports seventeen people died in Florida during the 78 hour New Year weekend. All but one deaths were traffic related. the Christmas weekend toll was 22 traffic deaths and five other causes. Highway patrols used 12 hour shifts and logged full manpower. Eleven deaths occurred Sunday, five on Saturday with one reported yesterday.
Budget Director Rowland Hughes travels to Key West for talks with the President on a possible tax cut for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. The session, also involving Dr. Gabriel Hauge, could delay a final decision for months while Eisenhower weighs options.
Sarasota judge complains fees from small claims have fallen in six months. He asks county commissioners to cover $85 monthly overhead costs since salary is tied to suit fees. His six month gross income averages $144, with clerk and overhead paid from that amount.
Officials say Bulganin’s remarks were noncommittal and not a firm call for a conference. The consensus is Moscow doubts sincere U S intent and sees no balanced consideration of all interests since Geneva.
Guatemala's government says it foiled a New Years Eve plot by lesser members of the pro Communists tied to ousted President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman. Arrests included former Health Director Lais Galich and other officials.
A French military source reports a steady flow of arms to Algerian rebels from the Libyan frontier. The munitions include British grenades with Egyptian depots, and WWII German weapons abandoned in Tunisia. Rebels allegedly wear American surplus uniforms and are trained by Mohammed el Kettabi.
Congress convenes the 2nd session of the 84th Congress with debates over taxes farm programs foreign aid and infrastructure. The Senate and House swap gavels amid formalities as Democrats hold large majorities and Republicans press for policy gains. Two Democratic seats are vacant in the House.
Police report 70 arrests and 7 injuries after a mass demonstration at the Westinghouse plant on the far west side of the city. A man died amid the unrest as cars were overturned at multiple gates. County jail detainees include union members from Cincinnati and Mansfield.
U. S. Ambassador to Egypt Henry Byroade flew from Cairo to Washington for consultations. He met with Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser to discuss various issues including funding for the projected Aswan Dam.
An elderly clerk hesitates to retire citing failing hearing then faces a shift to the complaints department as the personnel manager proposes the move. The executive quips retirement is unnecessary and pushes the change.
Italy faces a new strike and an extended old walkout as Treasury ministry provincial workers quit for three days demanding salary reclassification. About 80 000 secondary and high school teachers refuse to grade first term papers before January, seeking up to 70 percent higher pay. Teachers plan to return when classes resume next week. grading usually starts December 24 and ends today.
In Jerusalem Premier David Ben-Gurion and Foreign Minister Moshe Sharrett told Parliament that Israel will beat off any assault from neighboring Arab states but does not seek a new Holy Land war. They warned war is not unavoidable and urged restraint.
Sen. Estes Kefauver announces entry into Florida Democratic presidential primary opposing Adlai Stevenson who will also run there. Kefauver plans to contest May 29 along with already declaring runs in New Hampshire Wisconsin and California. Florida's strong primary law noted as enabling issue discussions and potential influence on other contests.
An increase in Communist strength to 151 seats and the rise of Poujadists to 49 deputies split the 544 seat National Assembly. Faure’s rightist bloc holds about 193 seats while Mendes France’s group sits around 156, leaving no clear majority. Turnout neared 25 million voters in a volatile political rebalance.
Minnie Mermaid muses on January named for Janus the two faced god. She imagines testing room temperature with one head while the other stays warm. Weather note predicts fair to warmer conditions in Sarasota and Florida through Wednesday with highs near 70 and mild, variable winds.
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