Local Men Aboard Sarasota Bound Plane Crashes at St Petersburg
A National Airlines twin engine Lockheed Lodestar crashed during takeoff from Pinellas International Airport in St Petersburg. Two Sarasota men among 13 aboard escaped injury as crew evacuated passengers quickly. Flight was bound for Sarasota Fort Myers West Palm Beach with Jacksonville origin.
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Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Forrest W. Chapman Jr
Fruitville
O. F. Smith
Trail
Tony Rizzo
Buffalo
N. Y
Jesse Thompson
Joseph Follette
Palm Beach
Donald Flannen
New York
A. T. Fox
Akron
Ohio
John Vernon Edland
Helen Sullivan
Tarrytown
Joe Cohan
Wooster
Marshal Hope
Miami
George Graham
NAS
Snow and Ice Grip Wide Areas Across Nation
Rain and snowfall persisted across the country with notable totals in Texas and Arkansas. Midland and Childress each reported six inches, Wichita Falls four, and Fayetteville and Oklahoma City three inches. Freezing temperatures stretched from New England to the Great Lakes and into the plains and western mountains, with Fraser Colorado seeing 12 below. Snow flurries and light precipitation extended from Vermont to Washington, as coastal California towns reported lighter amounts.
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Texas
Midland and Childress
Tex
Wichita Falls
Flippen
Ark
Fayetteville
Oklahoma City
New England
Great Lakes Region
Plains
Mountains
Colorado
Wyoming
Fraser
Col
Oklahoma
United States
Vermont
Washington
Pacific Coast
Great Basin
Talks End Without Pact on U N Prisoners in Red China
United Nations and Chou En Lai issued a joint statement after four Peiping talks that were called useful but offered no resolution on the fate of 15 American fliers and other U N personnel jailed by Red China. The communiqué avoided any final decision and emphasized continued contact.
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United Nations
U.N
Red China
Hammarskjold - Chou
Ead Bicais
M. Ds
Barkley and Morse Gain Top Foreign Affairs Posts
Senate Democrats restore Barkley to foreign relations and finance chairs while giving Morse a long sought seat on foreign relations. Also notes on stock gains, a fatal Carolina crash, Ike chieftains meet, Florida beverage budget, 6th District race, Mendes France visit, and Pan American talks on Costa Rica.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
Sen
Barkley
Morse
Ind-Ore
Costa Rica
INS
Hboring
Nicaragua
Reds Launch Major Air Raid on Tachens Islands
The Chinese Nationalist Tachens Islands were bombed in a large raid by the Reds with 66 warplanes, including LAK fighters and TU2 bombers. Two aircraft were shot down, two damaged, and civilian casualties and home destruction were reported as over 10 houses were destroyed.
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Taipei
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Defense Ministry
Thunderjet Missing After Flight Over North Sea
An American F-84 Thunderjet is reported missing after a routine flight over the North Sea near the Netherlands coast. A US Air Force guided rescue craft searches the area for the aircraft and crew.
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London
North Sea
Netherlands
Bus holdup yields stolen transfer slips in Richmond
A hold up on a Richmond City bus led by a man who demanded receipts from Edward N. Lewis. Lewis handed over an empty map after which the bandit exited, only to discover the stolen bag contained a fresh packet of transfer slips.
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Richmond
Edward N. Lewis
Lewis
Sarasota County Board approves county improvements plan
The Sarasota Board of County Commissioners endorsed most of an 11 point improvements program submitted by Commissioner Glen R. Leach. They delayed ruling on who may hire the new deputy county clerk while awaiting Attorney General opinion.
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Sarasota
James Wood Jr
Richard Ervin
Civil Defense Department
Leach
Kenneth Brumbaugh
Ingde
Purce
Promand
Nokomis Beach
Manasota Beach
Edwin F. McCann
Jacob Baumgartner
Newtown
Sunshine Skyway
Jack West
Kenneth Mills
Pike Bonds Market Off For South Florida Turnpike
LeRoy Collins reported the bond market was less favorable than a year ago for the sale of the proposed South Florida Turnpike bonds. Financing estimates show allowance for a somewhat higher interest rate.
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Tallahassee
LeRoy Collins
South Florida
Queen Mother Plans Another U S Visit Possibly Florida
Queen Mother Elizabeth, who recently visited the eastern United States, hopes to make another trip to America. The plan includes possible visits to Florida and California.
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Queen Mother
Florida
Sandringham
England
Elizabeth
United States
America
California
Strain on Heart Blamed for Death After Long Transfusions
A middle aged man died after a five hour operation and continued hemorrhage. Harris had a prolonged fight for life with an extended series of blood transfusions described as the largest continuous total on record.
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Harris
Senate Warns Reds Burrowed Into Defense Plants
The Senate Investigations Subcommittee chaired by Sen McCarthy reports Communists have infiltrated defense industries and could obtain military secrets. It urges new safeguards to bar individuals likely to commit sabotage or espionage from defense plants even without classified contracts, noting Congress passed similar measures last August but the House acted none.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Communist Party
Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
Senate
House
Virginia Ends Week With Eighteen Traffic Fatalities
Richmond Virginia today reports eighteen traffic deaths over the weekend including eight dead in a single crash near Fincastle on Friday night.
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Richmond
Virginia
Fincastle
Bright Spot Little Girl Mother Conversation Prompt
A child exclaims about a bright spot and a mother asks what is happening. The girl notes the man is sitting on the sidewalk talking to a banana peel.
Major Fight Crosses Party Lines Over Tariff Plan
President Eisenhower asked Congress for power to cut tariffs up to 15 percent to bolster Free World economic defenses against Communist aggression. He sought a three year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Act, likely sparking the first major clash in the new Congress as Republicans split and Democrats lean toward support. The plan expands the Roosevelt era program and calls for new capital investment measures in foreign nations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol Hill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhe
Weather notes predict warm showers and chilly contrasts
MinnIe Mermaid reports five degrees above zero in Denver and below freezing in Kansas City Cleveland and New York yesterday. Florida forecasts cloudy and warmer north portion with showers then cooler. East Gulf marine forecast shows winds shifting from southwest to northerly with showers tonight and Tuesday. Readings include 70 degrees, barometer 29.94, max 74, min 55.5, rainfall 4 trace.
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Denver
Kansas City
Cleveland
New York
Florida
East Gulf
Herb Sjolander
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