Congress Opens as Ike Seeks Mid East Standby Aid
President Eisenhower plans a personal plea to Congress for standby powers to deploy U S forces in the Middle East amid Soviet pressure. Secretary Dulles says the region is highly dangerous and outlines a two year 400 million dollar economic aid plan, with Senate hearings to follow. Arab leaders urged the U S to assume greater duties while opposing Baghdad Pact membership, as diplomacy and defense ties unfold.
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Sarasota faces acute county school problem report
The Sarasota County Citizens Tax Council receives a report from the school committee detailing severe local school issues. Officials note no extended day this year but forecast a needed expansion at Sarasota High School next year due to rising enrollment.
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Federal ruling bars bus segregation in Florida and Miami
U S District Judge Ernett Choate ruled Florida laws and Miami ordinances enforcing segregated seating on municipal buses unconstitutional. The NAACP suit from Oct 12, 1956 named Miami Transit Co. and city officials. transit company dismissed as private. No three judge court ordered. city given 10 days to answer.
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Chilled Plains See Warmth From Widespread Winds
Southerly winds bring midwestern warmth as Alexandria Minnesota rises to 21 degrees from 9 below zero yesterday. Grand Forks North Dakota and Minneapolis also rebound from 4 below to 21 and 26 degrees. Arctic air holds firm from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic with light snow in eastern Washington and Montana and scattered showers in the southern plains.
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Optimism and Warm Weather Forecast in Sarasota Area
The weather outlook in the Sarasota area predicts a warmer trend through Friday with today’s highs in the 70s. Tonight’s low pressure toward 45 to 52 degrees with northeast winds, easing to light east winds tonight, and no rainfall reported in the past two hours. Barometer stands at 30.12 inches as temperatures range from 45 to 71 degrees in the last 24 hours.
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Western Experts Put It Higher Hungarian Strike Cost
In Vienna the cost of the Hungarian revolt was put at about 61.6 million dollars by Budapest radio, covering destruction and lost trade receipts. Tatabanya coal miners threaten a three month strike to protest dismissals, while the regime reports mass layoffs due to revolt and fuel shortages. Two Communist diplomats left Budapest for New York to attend the UN General Assembly.
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Court Rules On Contempt Conviction For Sacher
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the contempt of Congress conviction of New York attorney Harry Sacher who refused to say if he was a Communist. He was sentenced to six months in jail and a $1000 fine after his March 1956 conviction for refusing to answer questions before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee.
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Delay Looms In Civil Rights And Middle East Stand
The 85th Congress opens with Eisenhower’s Middle East anti Communist proposal and a Senate rules clash tied to civil rights. Democrats expect routine organization as Lausche may shift votes. Javits delays seating. Hayden named pro tem as House GOP picks Hoover as conference chair. White House seeks foreign aid funds amid budget questions and broader policy push.
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Senators Re Elect Key Men
In Washington Senate Democrats and Republicans reelected top leaders. Mike Mansfield and Everett Dirksen named as party whips. Lyndon Johnson remains floor leader. Knowland returns as GOP leader. Carl Hayden named president pro tempore. Styles Bridges re elected policy chairman. House leaders chosen. Hayden succeeds Walter George as pro tempore.
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Nehru’s Party Seeks New World Attitude
INCORE India The high command of Prime Minister Nehru's Congress party appealed for a new approach to world problems. It said solutions should not be based on threats or the use of armed forces in other countries.
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Canadian Pacific strike shuts large rail network
In Montreal a firemen strike idles most of Canada’s rail system from coast to coast. About 3,000 firemen quit, with 175,000 CPR workers expected to be laid off. unions refuse to cross picket lines while CPR pursues gradual elimination of firemen on diesel engines.
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Kids Skating on Roof Ice at New Jersey Bell Building
Police spotted four boys skating on the roof of the New Jersey Bell Telephone Building in Elizabeth. They had climbed a tree to reach the top where an inch of ice formed, forcing them to be chased away.
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SEC Warns of Fraudulent Stock Sellers Amid Boom
The Securities and Exchange Commission told Congress that a surge in fraudulent stock activity over the past two years dwarfs prior enforcement efforts. It warned investor confidence and free enterprise could suffer if not curbed, citing rapid growth in new securities offerings and trading, with 13 billion dollars offered and 38 billion dollars traded in the past year.
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Menon Proposal Sparks Korea Debate at UN
India's V K Krishna Menon opened a sharp East West clash by proposing North Korea be invited to participate in the U N debate on Korea. The proposal came as the United States pressed to include South Korea in the talks. Menon offered the amendment to invite North Korea.
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