Officials Open Talks On Ringling Tolls In Sarasota
SRB member Rogero met Sarasota officials including Rep. Bartholomew and Mayor Hopkins to discuss SRD tolls for the new St Armands and Lido Keys bridge. Protest over flat tolls and relief demands were aired. Additional plans included widening N Tamiami Trail and extending four lane sections toward Bee Ridge Road and the area toward De Soto County.
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al Rogero
State Road Board
St. Armands
Lido Keys
N. Tamiami Tr
Tamiami Tr
Bee Ridge Rd
Sarasota
Tampa
Arcadia Rd
de Soto County
Trigger Happy Welcome to OAS Nervous Costa Rica
A nervous airport guard greeted a United States Air Force transport arriving ahead of a five nation OAS commission to survey the Costa Rica border tensions. Another USAF plane from Panama followed without incident. Costa Rica accuses the department of aiding by sending Pacific observation flights to stop air raids.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
United States Air Force
Panama
Organization of American States
OAS
Eedge
Partment
Cold dry weather grips most of United States
A cold dry pattern prevails across the nation as Canadian air pushes temperatures down. The Dakotas and Minnesota see sharp drops to 20 degrees, with subzero readings in the Northern Plains and Fraser Colorado reporting 20 below zero.
County Commission backs courthouse jail plan amid debate
Editorial rebuttal clarifies no jail discussion occurred at Monday meeting. It notes Sarasota County already spent about $15,000 on courthouse expansion plans to house a modern jail, endorsed by the State Prison Board, with Leach later aligning with the plan.
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New County Commission
Glen R. Leach
State Prison Board
Leach
Sarasota Little League May Quit U. S. Group
Sarasota may withdraw from the national organization affecting its three leagues and the Gulf League in Venice. The move concerns the future of the junior baseball program for hundreds of Sarasota youngsters and prompts questions about regional league status and competition.
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Sarasota
Little League
U. S
Venice
Mambo-Dancing Chimps Headed to New York Vaudeville
Five heavily clothed Bel gian Congo chimpanzees stretched at Paris Airport before flying to New York for vaudeville acts. They will perform clowning, mime, smoking and mambo dancing.
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Paris
New York
Sarasota School Board Approves Venice and Sarasota High Plans
The Sarasota County School Board gave final approval today to the Sarasota Junior High and Venice Junior-Senior High School projects. Bids for the Venice school will open at 10 a.m. on January 28, with bids for the other project due ten days later. The board outlined alternate proposals to address potential bid overruns.
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Sarasota
Venice
Sarasota County
Ture
Sellen
Eisenhower backs GI education plan in service comments
The White House stated today that President Eisenhower is very much in favor of the GI education program. Government officials say the plan aims to support veterans pursuing education after their service.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Small Craft Warnings Along Florida Gulf Coast
Late bulletins show small craft warnings posted along the Florida Gulf Coast from Sarasota to Fort Myers with northwest winds up to 35 mph. Warnings were also in effect along much of the East Coast as meteorologists warn of rough seas and dangerous conditions for mariners.
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Florida Gulf Coast
Sarasota
St. Marks
Fort Myers
Eskimo Motor Salesman Complains of New York Cold
Puppygitwok Koopuaok, an Eskimo from Kotzebue Alaska, visits New York, describing the city as warm while he stays in an air conditioned hotel suite. He notes the temperature in Kotzebue has been about 40 below for six weeks.
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Kotzebue
Alaska
Puppygitwok-Koopuaok
Florida Weather 1954 Had Extremes Except Hurricane Record
The Jacksonville Weather Bureau notes Florida weather in 1954 showed extreme variation with a drought lasting across months and rainfall at 63 percent of normal. No hurricane disruption occurred in North Florida that year.
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Florida
Jacksonville
North
Florida Records Wet and Dry Spell Mark Year
Florida endured a mixed year with record dry months January February March May June August and December while rain ran heavy in January August October and December. Key West saw an extreme 19.88 inches in 24 hours on November 13 14. The year exceeded last year by 18 percent in total rainfall.
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South Florida
Key West
Weather record notes historic Florida storms and heat
The report recalls 1924 counts of heavy rain at New Smyrna with 23.22 inches, snow at Milton in Santa Rosa County, and temperatures swinging from above normal in winter to a cold March and very warm April. It highlights record August warmth, a cold November 3 wave, and seven weather-related deaths from lightning, tornadoes, and wind.
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Milton Experiment Station
Santa Rosa County
Niceville
Pensacola
Caryville
Florida
Anderson
Tampa
Tex. Man Sentenced for Using Washers to Dial Long Distance
Texas man Tom Patton Williams 23 admitted using 51 coin sized washers to place long distance calls to his girlfriend in California named Love. Judge T Whitfield Davidson imposed a probated 250 dollar fine after a restitution pledge.
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Tex
Tom Patton Williams
T. Whitfield Davidson
California
Love
Williams
Georgia Officials Roles Clarified Amid Name Repeats
The report notes duplicated names among Georgia officials including ir replacements. It identifies Georgia fin s receptionist Miss Me ira Griffin and Secretary Miss Iris Campbell both with no stated relation to the named officials.
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Georgia Fin
Meira Griffin
Phil Campbell
Iris Campbell
Rev Roy L Thomas Named Pastor of Thomas Baptist Church
The Rev. Roy L. Thomas has become pastor of Thomas Baptist Church in astown Louisiana. His first sermon was titled doubting Thomas reflecting on faith.
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New Orleans
Roy L. Thomas
Thomas Baptist Church
Astown
Thomas
Maas Bros Affiliate Buys Ringling Main Property for Terminal
The City Commission approved transfers and agreements enabling major development on upper Main Street and Ringling Boulevard. A $75,000 bus terminal for Tamiami Trail Tours is planned at East Ringling, with a sheltered concourse and facilities to be built by Collier Corporation and leased to the bus company.
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Maas Bros
Ringling-Main St
City Commission
East and
Ringling
Tamiami Trail Tours Bus Company
Main
Collier Corporation
Bus Company
George G. Huntoon
Ring
Bright Spot Pencil Question Sparks Classroom Confusion
In a lively classroom exchange Miss Jones asks for a pencil and receives a playful chorus of no pencils from May and peers. The dialogue centers on who has a pencil and why none are available, ending with a rising humorous confusion.
100000 Hail Old Fascist in Rome Funeral Tribute
Ex Mussolini commander Rodolfo Graziani dies at 72 after Rome clinic operation for an ulcer. Romans give him a large funeral salute and shout support as they bid farewell to the former Fascist leader described as the "Desert Lion."
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Rome
Rodolfo Graziani
President Ike asks four year draft extension with UMT plan
President Eisenhower urged Congress to extend the draft for four years and to implement a modified Universal Military Training program. He also proposed expanding civilian reserves, boosting military pay, and extending the doctors and dentists draft law for two years. The plan seeks 100000 youths yearly in the UMT program and broader militia and reserve expansion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Doctors Dentists
Just Write Congress Just Write Congress
Min ie complains about weather bureau forecasts and urges action. Florida forecast calls for fair to Friday with colder nights and varying interior temperatures, Sarasota expecting windy colder conditions with small craft warnings. Marine outlook notes fresh northwesterly winds, shifting to moderate north to northeast by Friday.
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Government Weather Bureau
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