15 Jan 1955
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1955
Page
1
Washington reports that President Eisenhower’s plea for restraint failed to quell sharp congressional criticism of Dag Hammarskjold’s first report on efforts to secure the release of Americans imprisoned in Red China. The president confirmed the disappointment echoed by lawmakers.
U.N. Secretary General Hammarskjold was to meet Western diplomats in New York to press for progress on talks about freedom for U S fliers and other U N troops following his HELD talks.
The report notes General Gold's Peiping mission may steer future talks with Chou En-lai and the Red premier but no release proposal for Senator Capehart is offered. Senator Knowland declines to comment, awaiting Hammarskjold’s full findings via Dulles.
A massive winter storm 1600 miles across moved northeast at 12 to 15 miles per hour away from the American mainland. Reports say 65 mph winds with higher gusts and three wind circles extending 300 miles from the center, affecting the western North Atlantic coastline.
A Sarasota editorial condemns Cecil Webb and the $7 million Lido bridge package, arguing taxation without representation. It urges cancellation by the new State Road Board, favors a toll-free causeway, and the public reclaiming control for Sarasota’s sake.
Cold windy weather stretched from the Rockies to the Eastern Seaboard with no heavy rain or snow. Temperatures ranged from seven below in Eagle to near freezing in Florida, 31 at Cross City, and 49 in Miami. Light showers dotted West Texas to Ohio Valley and Pacific Northwest, while the northern Appalachians, northern plains, and Great Lakes saw light snow and cloudy to clear skies in cities such as New York 27, Chicago 31, Denver 20, Los Angeles 47, San Francisco 41, Seattle 36.
U N Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr expressed confidence that imprisoned American airmen will be released by Chinese communists. A grand parade will open the Sara sota County Fair at Municipal Auditorium at 5 p.m. Monday, proceeding to the fairgrounds for six days, with formal opening by Mayor Ben Hopkins Jr. and Albert Carson at 6 p.m.
An introductory piece in a Saturday series explains the basics of Methodist beliefs and practices. The article outlines key features of the denomination, its origins, and its place in contemporary religious life as shown in the News.
World speed pilot James B. Verdin, 3, died after bailing out from a bantam jet bomber high above the Mojave Desert. His body was recovered two and a half miles from the A4D Skyhawk wreckage found the night before, about 15 miles northwest of Victorville and 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
A Sarasota High School student was injured yesterday after reportedly falling three stories from the long abandoned Ritz Carlton Hotel on Longboat Key. Authorities said the incident remains under investigation and no further details were released.
Sheriff Boyer notes this is the second accident at the abandoned hotel in two years and recalls a 1948 death of a 17 year old girl from the same structure. Smith, 17, and companions say he fell, collapsed seconds later, and was rushed to a hospital. The hotel and grounds are owned by St Armands Lido Realty Corpora tion, with no trespassing signs posted.
Nationalist planes strike near the Tachen Islands about 15 miles north of the main island. The operation comes 200 miles north of Formosa where Chiang Kai-shek’s forces hold a bastion.
Richard Edgerton, Florida State Hotel and Restaurant Commission, denies claims that hotel safety laws will be relaxed under Gov LeRoy Collins. The statement follows rumors that Edgerton agreed to ease regulations.
Exchange with Green reveals a comic exchange about a barber who sold hair restorer and a man who greets him with a hat tip while claiming the product is a fraud.
The National Assembly impeached President Jose Ramon Guizado and ordered his arrest and trial on charges of plotting the assassination of former President Jose Antonio Remon. The four hour session began at 3 30 a.m. and sworn in Vice President Ricardo Espinosa as the third executive in two weeks.
The Organization of American States asks members to prepare for a foreign ministers meeting over the Costa Rica Nicaragua crisis. A five nation committee moves its probe from Costa Rica to Nicaragua and charges war materiel crossed the border.
Costa Rica's President Jose Figueres says his nation faces invasion from dictatorships in the region. He claims Nicaragua and Venezuela back foreign forces aiming to destroy democracy and cites a concerted effort to undermine Costa Rica.
A two state car crash in the Oklahoma Panhandle Texas County extended into Kansas. Officers could not decide where the mishap occurred and ruled Kansas would receive the records since more than half the skid marks lay in Kansas.
The 1954 housing report shows a record surge in home building with 1,215,000 dwellings under construction, up 10 percent from 1953 and second only to 1950’s 1,396,000. The shift favors single-family homes while multi-family construction falls. In late 1954 the pace remained the fastest in history as 300,000 units were started in Q4.
Weather and marine forecast for Central America and Florida areas notes rising temperatures with fair days ahead. Sarasotaexpects warmer conditions through Sunday with moderate variable winds and a few showers possible late weekend. Readings show a high of 67 and a low of 46 with no rain recorded.
The Federal Frost Warning Service issued a temperature bulletin for peninsular Florida predicting mostly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday. Northern districts should see clearing late, with central areas remaining partly cloudy and cooler temperatures, with a potential frost danger through Sunday.
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