Legislators Arrive for Second Sarasota Legislative Weekend
Governor LeRoy Collins and Mrs. Collins plan to attend a weekend of events in Sarasota with about 140 legislators and spouses. Activities include the dedication of the Museum of the American Circus, the Governor's All Florida Art Show at the Ringling Museum, and a visit to the Quadricentennial at Farm Mineral Springs. The host committee features Warren Kemp and state and city officials, with newspaper invitations extended to major Florida dailies.
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Warren Kemp
George Edmundson
Bill Boylston
Ed Price Jr
George Higgins
Tod Swalm
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Dean Bafford
David Pyle
Jim Neville
Frank Hoersting
Charles Fernandez
Asolo
Sarasota
Keys
Sarasota Delegation Sets 5100-A-Plate GOP Dinner Plan
A Sarasota led delegation will attend a large Republican Appreciation Dinner in Miami Beach at the Fontainebleau Hotel on January 27. The event links with national GOP activities and features a closed circuit TV program with Eisenhower Nixon and Morton. Commerce Secretary Frederick M. Mueller will headline, with Sarasota ties noted and local GOP organizers listed.
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Bayshore Gardens touted as high and dry despite storm
Muddled note promotes Bayshore Gardens with claims of dry conditions amid storm drainage and water works. Mentions open mine in the opening until dark and references Dforth on U. 8. 41. Adv.
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Bomb scare on St Armands Key ends with arrests
Police nabbed three juvenILES after a prank note threat circulated on Jackson Drive. Crayoned notes signed God were found in two mailboxes as detectives hunted the culprits. The trio, two boys and a girl, were released to guardians and the case sent to juvenile division.
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Michael Hinden
Aged Yugoslav Woman Rosa Bijelic Dies at 126
Rosa Bijelic known as the oldest woman in Yugoslavia died at her Komo home on Tuesday. believed to be 126 years old. She mothered 11 children including a son aged 86.
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Yugoslavia
UPI
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Terrible Williamsons' Return Warnings Issued by Local Police
Sarasota and Venice police warn residents not to fall for door to door offers from the Terrible Williamsons gang. Detective Lt. Arthur Johnson and Venice Chief John Shockey caution that many crew members travel in seven trailers and vehicles with spraying gear seeking quick home repairs and cheap goods. Betty Carroll was arrested in Bradenton for soliciting without a license and bonded out.
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Mack Britt
Bradenton
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Tampa
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Stickney Point Road
Drainage District Lawsuit Questions Tax Actions
Sarasota real estate brokers William and Mary Stuart sue the Sarasota Fruitville Drainage District and county officials in circuit court. They seek a declaratory decree on constitutionality of tax payment acts, a court accounting of district actions, and title clearance for two parcels bought in 1956 amid alleged liens and settlements.
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Jerry R. Hussey
Bradenton
Kennedy's Father Cited In Steel Accord Reach
Steelworkers chief David J. McDonald credited Joseph P. Kennedy with helping end the steel dispute alongside Nixon and Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell. He said Kennedy persuaded Wall Street bankers to back a settlement and that either Nixon or Kennedy would make a good president.
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Great Britain
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Sen. Kennedy
Eisenhower Predicts 1960 Prosperous. Sees New Tech Age
President Eisenhower told Congress that 1960 will be the most prosperous year in U.S. history and the nation is entering a vast new technological era that could make poverty obsolete. He warned of nuclear danger if crises continue and praised defense might while pledging doubled space spending and a push for steel productivity and inflation control.
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Soviet Union
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Federal tightening targets dredge fill permits in wildlife push
County receives a notice from Ross Leffler assistant secretary interior signaling stiffer federal controls on dredge and fill requests under the amended fish and wildlife coordinating act. The policy adds a two pronged review assessing navigable waters and wildlife impact with coordination across agencies to prevent wildlife loss.
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U.S
Fish and Wildlife Coordinating Act
Department
Florida
Congressman Richard Simpson Dies at 59 in Bethesda
Washington AP Rep. Richard M. Simpson of Pennsylvania died at 8:15 a.m. at the Naval Medical Center Bethesda after brain surgery to test for a brain tumor. A GOP leader since 1937 he was a champion of high tariffs and traditional Republican economic policy and had chaired the Republican Congressional Committee.
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Richard Simpson
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Republican Congressional Committee
House
Methodists urged to keep racial jurisdiction structure
A 70 member commission urged the Methodist Church to retain its Central Jurisdiction amid debate on racial integration. The group noted abolishing it would harm inclusion and education efforts in the church, with the report due before the Denver General Conference April 27 to May 11.
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Louis Cassels Washington
UPI
Methodist Church
Denver
Kensington Park Two-Time Winner Of The Fieridg Builders Award
Kensington Park is noted as a two time winner of the Fieridg Builders Award, marking continued recognition from the local construction community. The article highlights the park's achievement and its ongoing impact on regional development and civic pride.
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Fieridg Buildere
Cloudy Cooler Weather Forecast for Sarasota
Weatherman Hollis Bacon predicts partly cloudy cooler conditions in Sarasota returning temperatures to normal for the season. Friday sets a low of 54 to 55 and a high of 71 to 73, as a stationary front offshore shapes the cloud cover.
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