Navy Constellation Crashes Off Coast. 13 Feared Lost
A United States Navy Constellation crashed into the Atlantic near Corner Brook after two engines failed. The 13 aboard included six crew and seven passengers. Search planes found life rafts empty. rescue boats and standby aircraft rushed to the scene as dawn broke on the Inside Airways Track from Harmon to Patuxent.
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Patuxent
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Maryland
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Harmon Field
Moncton
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Navy's Nautilus Makes Historic Nuclear Propulsion Test Move
The atomic submarine Nautilus began builder's trials by pulling away from the General Dynamics Electric Boat dock in Long Island Sound at 11 01 a m. Navy officers call it the first vehicle moved by atomic power and say the 3000 ton craft can cross the Atlantic submerged at full speed and circle the globe without refueling. More than 100 officers and crew aboard with over 60 experts assisting witness the historic launch under clear skies with observers on nearby docks.
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Navy
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Long Island Sound
Thames
Robert Fulton
Clermont
New York
New Lon
Atlantic
Jim the Pig Turns Dinner Snack into Lesson
A child quips that a pig is a hogs little boy while a disapproving father tries to teach etiquette. The exchange ends with the boy’s confident, pun filled definition showcasing a playful understanding of words.
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Jimmy
Late Bulletins from the Nation
Briefs report the death of Dr. William M. Jardine former president of Kansas State College and Coolidge agriculture secretary in San Antonio. Other items note the Gulf fishing boat North Star overdue near Newport Florida with six aboard, a 14 year old girl’s body found after falling from a boat in Boca Ciega Bay, and Ike requesting 6.3 million for Florida flood control and related projects. Additional items mention storms injuring vessels from Greenland to Florida and legal actions including a dismissed indictment of Ray Brennan and Sheppard bail appeal. A narcotics loophole closure passes the House awaiting Senate action.
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Coolidge
San Antonio
Tex
William M. Jardine
Calvin Coolidge
Kansas State College
County OKs New Jail Site Plan at Courthouse Wing
The county board approved placing the new jail as a wing to the courthouse and set March 7 to accept bids for the 250000 dollar project. The 4-1 vote included disapproval from Commissioner Glen R. Leach who urged building a separate stockade and renovating existing quarters to save 150000.
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Board of County Commissioners
Glen R. Leach
Edwin F. McCann
Leach
Below Zero In Midwest
Below zero temperatures blanketed the northern two thirds of the nation with Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin reporting sub zero readings. Snow fell in the central Rockies and northern Great Lakes while rain touched the Northwest Coast South and eastern Gulf states. New Orleans saw almost five inches of rain.
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Great Lakes
Northwest
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New Orleans
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Wis
South Florida
St Louis
Manatee County names new deputy clerk
J Paul Icard 33 selected as deputy clerk for Manatee County and Wynne approved a salary increase. Icard left a Sarasota tire firm after being chosen from six applicants while Deputy Clerk Kenneth Mills resigned claiming lack of qualification for the bookkeeper role. The board debated who held appointing power with Wynne asserting a constitutional right to appoint and legal questions noted by Attorney General Ervin.
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J. Paul Icard
Manatee
W. A. Wynne
Board of County Commissioners
Tieard
Sarasota
Wynne
Kenneth Mills
Floridians Win Big Savings on Fire and Windstorm Rates
Florida Insurance Commission er J Edwin Larson announced approval of revised rates filed by the Florida Inspection and Rating Bureau. The change cuts fire insurance premiums by 1,779,170 and windstorm premiums by 2,287,935, effective immediately, with policyholders urged to check with local agents or companies.
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J. Edwin Larson
Florida Inspection and Rating Bureau
Florida
Larson
Bureau
Florida Insurance
New Raids as OAS Moves U S Jets Toward Costa Rica
Costa Rican troops clash with rebels near Santa Rosa as four U S fighter planes head to San Jose to reinforce the fight against invaders. The OAS votes to establish an international patrol on the Costa Rica Nicaragua frontier to block arms shipments to rebels.
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Costa Rica
San Jose
Santa Rosa
United States
Organization of American States
OAS
Costa Rica - Nicaragua
Dulles Urges Broader Trade Policy for Peace
Washington Secretary of State Dulles told the House Ways and Means Committee that Western military strength remains a deterrent but not enough. He urged broadening the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Law and extending it for three years to maintain allied strength and peace.
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Dulles
Free Nations
United States
House
Ways and Means
Robbers Blast Fails Bank Robbery at Farmers Bank
A nitroglycerine blast wrecked the Farmers Bank in Nicholasville Kentucky sealing off a vault said to hold about 100000 dollars in cash. The explosion shook the town of 3406 and delayed access to the vault but R D Jeter executive vice president and cashier said nothing appeared missing.
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Farmers Bank
Jessamine County
R. D. Jeter
Eisenhower Proposes $62.4 Billion 1956 Budget
President Eisenhower submitted to Congress a $62.408 billion request for the 1956 fiscal year the largest peacetime military air power outlay in U.S. history. This is his second budget and centers spending on air power and defense.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Your Share Of U S Debt Decline Per Person Cited
The national debt grows but per person share falls. Eisenhower's budget says debt rises, yet more Americans bear it, reducing the burden per person from 1671.25 dollars to 1661.02 by next July and to 1642.86 by July 1, 1956.
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Eisenhower
Defense budget dominated by air power pledge
The president pledged swift air power retaliation in case of attack and noted that 67 percent of next year’s budget would go to defense. Eisenhower’s spending policy emphasized strong defense alongside revenue considerations.
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Eisenhower
Fair and Cloudy Weather Across Florida and Sarasota
Tomorrow expected to be fair with some clouds, Florida mainly cloudy with possible showers north and south, Sarasota area little change in temperature with isolated rain chances. Marine forecast shows winds shifting northeast to east, with scattered showers in the afternoon and tonight. Readings note 9 30 a m temperature.
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Sarasota County
Chamber of Commerce
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Florida
Sarasota
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