Truck Driver Hurt In Crash At 34th Street And Route 301
Robert Griffin 35 from Plant City was rushed to Memorial Hospital after his 1.5 ton truck weaved through heavy traffic and struck a station wagon after cutting back sharply. Griffin suffered severe shock and arm and back pain with cuts. station wagon driver George Garland Anderson 29 of Bradenton escaped injury. Police estimate vehicle damage at $200.
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Robert Griffin
Plant City
U. S. 301
34Th Street
Memorial Hospital
Griffin
George Garland Anderson
Bradenton
Anderson
Joe Small
Longboat Key dog wins best of breed at first Sarasota show
A dog from Longboat Key captured best of breed among Sarasota exhibitors at the Sara Bay Kennel Club’s inaugural licensed show. Other notes include banker rumors denied, arts event plans, and student leader activity featured in pages 11.
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Sarasota
Sara Bay
Events Of Note Today At Sarasota Area Venues
All day Sara Bay Kennel Club dog show at Municipal Auditorium. Sarasota County Fair at Fairgrounds Fruitville Road. 7 p.m. Elizabeth the Queen at The Asolo Theater Ringling Museum. 8 p.m. Elks Lodge 1519 at Lodge Hall 1853 Golf St. 8 15 p.m. The Rainmaker at Palm Tree Playhouse. 9 p.m. Elizabeth the Queen continues.
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Sara Bay Kennel Club
Municipal Auditorium
Sarasota County
Fairgrounds
Fruitville Road
Elizabeth the Queen
Asolo Theater
Ringling Museum
Elks
Lodge Hall
Golf St
Palm Tree Playhouse
Pete the gor real duckling returns after icy ordeal
Pete the ugly duckling went missing Sunday and wandered onto a lake that froze. For two days he slipped on the ice while other ducks fled. Two policemen cut a path through the ice and rescued him. he is home safe in Asheville.
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Asheville
Pete
Long landslide gives Earl Long Louisiana governor win
Former Gov Earl Long surged to a landslide victory in the Louisiana Democratic primary, defeating pro-Eisenhower Gov Robert Kennon and mayor deLesseps Morrison. With late returns, Long built a commanding lead to avoid a runoff and secure a third term in the governor's mansion Huey Long built.
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New Oreans
Earl Long
Louisiana
Robert Kennon
deLesseps Morrison
New Orleans
Long
Huey
Ford Stock Sale Leaves Demand High As 10 200 000 Shares Go On Sale
Buyers nationwide scramble for Ford Motor Co shares with brokers reporting limited supply. In Sarasota the local allotment is under 1000 shares, likely five to ten shares per winner. Shares expected near 65 dollars will be sold in small blocks to maximize distribution. The Ford Foundation urged a 200 share cap per buyer and smaller quantities preferred.
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Ford Motor Co
Sarasota
Ford Foundation
Ford stock opens with premium before formal offering
The new Ford Motor stock showed a premium of about $5 a share as trading began. Wall Street awaits the formal offering and a likely large turnover.
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New York
Ford Motor
Wall Street
Ford issues stock with limited supply and high demand
The stock is offered publicly for the first time today but not yet on the open market until the SEC clears it. Orders exceed available stock by more than six months, brokers call the sale annoying due to scarcity, Ford dealers will take a large block, and the rest goes to the public though demand will not be met.
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Securities Exchange Commission
Ford
Four Die In Indian Violence In Bombay Riots
In Bombay State police fired on rioters protesting Nehru's plan to sever Bombay from the state. Four demonstrators died, lifting the three day toll to ten amid curfews and army standby. A 300,000 strong general strike backed by leftist unions pressed for capital status of a Marathi speaking state. S. A. Dange, a leading Communist, was jailed on arrival. Rioters faced gunfire tear gas and club charges as factories were cleared and mobs battled through the city.
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Bombay
India
Nehru
S. A. Dange
New Delhi
World Federation of Trade Unions
Bright Spot She and He Quarrel in Quip Exchange
The dialogue features a woman likened to a bird after a quarrel ending, with a man replying that women seek crumbs. The exchange turns playful as each speaker defends their view with a witty comparison about crumbs and worms.
Cattle judged as fair opens third day in Sarasota
Adults’ cattle entries were to be judged tonight at the 1956 Sarasota County Fair as Negro Children's Day offered free admission for all Negro students. Beav ers the Hereford, owned by Charles Lowe, topped the auction at 1.06 a pound totaling 985.30 from a 930 pound carcass. Truman, owned by Wendell Cooper, brought 667.20 from 834 pounds. The reserve FFA steer weighed 620 pounds and cost 0.50 a pound, bought by Margaret Ann Market. Other bids included 4-H winners Dennis Carlton and Kenith Cooper.
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Sarasota County
FFA
Charles Lowe
Sarasota High
Future Farmers of America
Publix
Chicago
Dennis Carlton
Sarasota Bank and Trust Co
Kenith Cooper
Sarasota County Fair
C. H. Downs
Cattleman’s Assn
Charlie Lowe
George Potter
The
Fair Assn
Snowstorm Leaves New England in Deep Freeze
A Boston storm dumped up to 13 inches, killing eight people from heart attacks after shoveling and traffic crashes. Fifteen Coventry children were stranded on a school bus but unharmed, and about 1000 Rhode Island telephones were out of service.
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New England
Weather Bureau
Coventry
R.I
Rhode Island
Bulganin Misses Party Meeting Sparks Kremlin Health Talk
Western diplomats puzzled by Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin missing a key party gathering in Moscow. Moscow radio listed attendees at the Communist conference with Bulganin absent, fueling talk he may be ill or resting after a grueling Asian tour with Nikita Khrushchev.
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London
Nikolai Bulganin
Moscow
Kremlin
Bulgania
Supreme Soviet
Nikita
Khrushchev
Bomb damages Havana newspaper offices no injuries reported
A small bomb exploded at the door of Tiempo En Cuba offices in Havana causing damage but no injuries. In Ohio air force teams searched for five rockets scattered near Troy after two F 86 Sabre jets collided, killing one pilot and injuring another. East Germany to form Red Army and seek non aggression pact with West Germany.
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INS
Tiempo En Cuba
Troy
Ohio
Air Force
East Germany
RED Army
Berlin
West Germany
Salem Maritime tanker explosion devastates Lake Charles facility
Rescue teams fought flames and smoke after the Salem Maritime exploded with 130000 barrels of gasoline kerosene and fuel oil aboard. At least 16 seamen possibly missing, 41 aboard, 8 treated at St Patrick's Hospital, 3 found alive in engine room and hospitalized for shock. The blaze destroyed the ship and docks, with 1500 workers aiding efforts.
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Lake Charles
Cities Service of Co
Salem Maritime
Cities Service
St. Patrick's Hospital
Louisiana
Frank Toto
Brooklyn
N.Y
George Emley
Fred Gentry
Fair Coastal Weather Ahead for Sarasota and Florida
The forecast calls for fair today with potential showers tonight and cloudy tomorrow. Sarasota expects mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies with a high near 66 to 72 and warmer tonight, while Florida regions trend warmer then colder by Thursday. East Gulf winds ease tonight, with a mix of easterly and southeast winds and possible rain in the northwest early Thursday.
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Fruitville
Minnie
Sarasota
Florida
Tallahassee
East Gulf
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Beth Steel
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