Eisenhower ends eight years with call to steady effort
President Eisenhower delivered a final message outlining progress and enduring challenges at home and abroad. He cautioned that not all problems are solved, citing Laos, Cuba, Africa, employment, growth, currency stability, health and education. He urged continuous effort to strengthen spiritual, moral and material power of the nation.
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Eisenhower
Felin
Laos
Cuba
Africa
Georgia College Students Riot Over Desegregation
A violent riot at the University of Georgia dormitory followed the desegregation of the campus. Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were suspended as state police and local officers used tear gas and a fire hose to disperse about 1,000 to 1,500 demonstrators.
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Hamilton Holmes
Atlanta
Ernest Vandiver
Miss Hunter
Holmes
W. A. Bootle
Macon
Vandiver
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Roger Kaiser
Tech
Myers Hall
University Gymnasium
Athens Police
Ralph Snow
Col
William Trotter
State Patrol
Weather Outlook From Sarasota Across Florida
Balmy Atlantic breezes keep high temperatures in Sarasota while a widespread cloud cover moves in Friday. Eastern winds 8 to 15 mph bring mostly cloudy skies with highs mid 70s and lows near 60. Rain chances over 24 hours at 15 to 16 mph. national readings vary with colder regions inland.
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Sarasota
Florida
Sarasota News Seeks Readers to Join City Subscribers
The notice promotes the newspaper's new look and appeals to readers to subscribe. It emphasizes fresh afternoon news from around the world, the nation, the state, and the Sun Coast area. The message invites readers to join an expanding subscriber base and discover the paper's refreshed presentation.
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Sun Coast
Bayshore Gardens drainage project ad opens at nine
Advertisement invites readers to Bayshore Gardens for storm drainage sewer and water improvements located north on U S 41 with hours from nine in the morning until dark.
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Bayshore Gardens
U. S. 41
Kennedy fills four Interior posts in new administration
President elect John F. Kennedy named four top Interior Department appointees in Palm Beach. He also announced the Eisenhower era reclamation bureau chief will stay on, naming Floyd E. Dominy 60, a political independent and veteran official, as reclamation commissioner.
Eisenhower selects four for Interior posts in new admin
President-elect Eisenhower announced four Interior Department picks James K. Carr as undersecretary Kenneth Holum as assistant secretary for water and power John A. Carver Jr as assistant secretary for land resources Ang Frank Barry as solicitor all Democrats after talks with Rep. Udall Kennedy plans inaugural work and a round of golf prior to taking office January 20 He met Herbert Hoover in Florida for advice and spoke with his father Joseph P. Kennedy at a Palm Beach reception.
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California Water Commission
Kenneth Holum
Groton
S.D
Water and Power
John A. Carver Jr
Frank Church
Idaho
Stewart Udall
D-Ariz
Kennedy
Atlantic Shore
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
Miami News
James Cox Jr
Daniel J. Mahoney
Matt McCloskey
Philadelphia
Democratic National Committee
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Florida
Lake Okeechobee
Clewiston
Fla
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
Palm Beach
H. Lou Anderson
Laotians Fly U.S. Planes Against Reds
American supplied planes flown by Laotian pilots strafed and bombed pro-Communist rebels in central Laos for the first time. Western diplomats in Vientiane voiced grave concern the raid could provoke Soviet or Chinese retaliation as Boun Oum’s government warned Moscow and continued arms shipments to Kong Le’s rebels.
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Laos
Soviet Union
China
United States
Boun Oum
U.S
Kong le
Senate Liberals Lose Filibuster Fight Early in Congress
The Senate Rules vote sidestepped a key antifilibuster change as liberals faced a setback. Senator Keating called the move a devastating blow while Senator Russell hailed a victory for Senate dignity. The split included 32-31 among Democrats and 18-15 among Republicans, with the issue proceeding to the Rules Committee. In the House, Speaker Rayburn enlarged the Rules Committee to curb the conservative coalition, aiming to allow liberal bills to advance.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
House
House Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
Coalition
Progress Pains College Student Suspected of Window Mishap
A college student stretched from a car window and pressed the electric window button. The device activated and he was injured. Police and campus officials are investigating the incident.
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Progress Pains College
Shot In Arm For Florida Under Way
The Florida Development Commission seeks 9.9 million dollars over two years starting July 1 to fund Gov. Bryant's plan to attract more tourists and new industry. Wendell Jarrard, head of the promotion agency, asked the Cabinet Budget Commission for the funds as hearings proceeded.
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Tallahassee
Florida Development Commission
Farris .Bryant
Wendell Jarrard
State’ Promotion Agency
Bryant
Cabinet Budget Commission
the Budget Commission
Runaway Teens Find Florida Sunshine For Elopement
In Daytona Beach a young couple, Gary Benz and Caroline Bartz, plan Saturday nuptials after a northern snowdrift run led to arrest and brief custody. Florida police and forgiving parents helped arrange the wedding with Dad’s consent, a farm-trade pledge, and blood tests funded by county officials.
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Florida
Gary Benz
Avon
N.Y
Caroline Bartz
Scottsville
Caroline
Gary
Bartzs
Kathleen McCabe
Detective Bureau
John van Tronk
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