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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1956
Page
1
A White House aide says President Eisenhower will run again. department heads plan expanded duties and Ike will resume fuller leadership with longer midday rests and shared luncheons with Mamie. The timing hints at a February formal announcement amid medical updates.
County splits 3 to 2 in approving a Fairgrounds building program. Also noted are Sarasota police busy with multiple automobile accidents and Hollywood talent agents enjoying a holiday in Sarasota.
Today at 3 p.m. a reorganizational meeting of the Sarasota County Public Hospital Board is set in the hospital board room. Evening activities include Osprey Lions Club at 7:30 p.m. in the Osprey Clubhouse and Men’s Garden Club at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Community House.
A playful exchange about Helen's habit of arriving late. The speakers joke that she is always an hour behind schedule, with plans to meet at ve-thirty and a station hour adjusted to four thirty. The banter highlights punctuality quirks and schedules.
Prime Minister Eden plans to quell unrest in his party by leading a drive to cut Britain's rising cost of living. Aides urge Conservatives to close ranks, amid rumors of resignations and challenges from within.
Washington reports Nicaragua and Costa Rica signed two agreements to prevent future armed conflicts. The pact pledges both nations to avoid actions that could cause friction and follows a near war threat from about a year ago.
Adlai E. Stevenson criticizes President Eisenhower and says international relations are perilous. He calls the State of the Union message political and aimed at the Republican party, labeling it not an accurate lead in global affairs.
Six Sunday earthquakes shook Acapulco and nearby areas injuring 106 people and causing heavy damage. No fatalities or U S citizens were reported among the injured. A four story construction near Hotel Papagayo collapsed described as like a punctured balloon.
Ohio governor Frank J. Lausche said he would be available for the Democratic presidential nomination if encouraged by citizens in several states, but he has no plans to run and would stay in Ohio. He cited the burdens of the highest office and dismissed current plans to leave the state.
Washington hosts top British and American Middle East experts to craft a plan aimed at halting war and Communist subversion in Israel and Arab states. Eden arrives Jan 30 for talks with President Eisenhower to seek a path to renewed negotiations.
In Amman and Jerusalem disorders against the Baghdad Alliance continued over the weekend. Officials report one dead and three injured in Jerusalem yesterday. An American technical aid site on the Amman Jericho road was set afire. the United States protested to Jordan. Secretary Dulles summoned the Jordan charge d affaires in Washington in a Sunday meeting.
Amman reports King Hussein endorsed a new government, marking the Arab nation’s fourth cabinet in under four weeks. In Florida, Gov. Collins departs Tallahassee for a West Coast trip deemed vital to state development. In Washington, aid to India is restored as the State Department overturns a $10 million cut ordered by the Foreign Aid Director.
The Associated Press reports two deaths blamed on icy roads as a major storm center stalled between the Atlantic Coast and Bermuda. Freezing rain hit eastern New England and spread westward by nightfall, intensifying hazardous travel conditions.
In Florida the storm page notes freezing temperatures for the state tonight with coastal areas spared. Minnie Mermaid touts coastal living as a bright spot while readings show 9:30 a.m. highs near 50s to 70s and lows in the 20s to 40s across regions, keys hotter.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd led an 11 hour round trip of roughly 2300 miles over the South Pole and heartland Antarctica during Operation Deepfreeze. The 67 year old explorer called the voyage a life thing while Navy fliers reported rapid exploration of previously unseen zones and mountain ranges.
Pope Pius XII told gynecologists that the so called childbirth without fear method does not violate scripture or morals. He described it as psychoprophylactic and urged intensive prep for expectant mothers with trained staff to support learned techniques. The pope noted the approach is used in Russia and China and growing in the United States and France with claims that 85 to 90 percent of births are painless.
President Eisenhower urged Congress to back a soil bank plan to cut crop surpluses and bolster farm incomes as part of a nine point program. He called for idle land payments and surplus stock use plus steps on price supports, credits and rural development to help farmers amid a decade of economic reversals.
House Republican Leader Martin of Massachusetts says he still has hope that taxes can be cut this session. He argues there is no reason the Eisenhower administration cannot achieve three goals: a balanced budget tax reduction and some payment on the national debt.
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