04 Jul 1955
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1955
Page
1
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British waterfront workers resumed duties after a six week stoppage that halted hundreds of ships and cost millions of pounds in trade. The National Amalgamated strife lingered between Northern and Southern factions as 170 ships were cleared at London Hull Manchester Liverpool Rochester and Garston.
Providence report states Aaron Goldstein died after a long illness at his West Kingston home. His wife Mary died moments later at his bedside, allegedly from a heart attack, with their son Dr Sidney Goldstein confirming the cause.
Carmine De Sapio, ally of New York Governor Averell Harriman, says the 1956 Democratic presidential nomination is not settled for any candidate. He expresses doubt that the race is locked in for a single contender.
President Eisenhower and Burma's Prime Minister U Nu said their discussions last week were of special value in increasing mutual understanding between the United States and Burma.
Kung Sheung reports a noted Chinese doctor Dr Wong Shing Sam aged 74 who has lived in Hong Kong 30 years departed suddenly for Peiping with his wife and son. The report is unconfirmed and suggests he may have been summoned to attend a major Communist Chinese official.
The Associated Press reports most of the United States endured another heat day with overnight lows only in the 70s and afternoon highs reaching the upper 90s in the Midwest East South and Southwest. Rain offered minimal relief from a heat wave across regions from Ohio Valley to Texas. Morning temperatures ranged from the 70s on the East Coast to the 80s on the Plains and Southwest with Chicago at 99 and New York 97.
Washington's citywide transit strike entered its fourth day as federal mediators sought to arrange a bargaining session between AFL drivers and Capital Transit Co. Some 2,400 workers walked out seeking a 25 cent hourly raise from $1.90. The union urged arbitration while the company offered a six month contract extension.
The Navy and Air Force virtually abandoned hope of locating two Marine fliers after their jet vanished over the Pacific near Tokyo eight days ago. The 10-ship search is being dissolved and future effort will focus only on mountain peaks islands and coastlines for wreckage. Dozens of planes and ships haver scanned about 85,000 square miles of ocean with searches reaching 300 miles east of Japan.
In Libby Montana more than 250 armed men comb the Kootenai Forest for a bear suspected of snatching Ida May Curtis, two, from her family's tent near a logging camp. Lincoln County Undersheriff Ole Fagerbert identified the child and said bloodstains marked the tent as the search escalated with bloodhounds and volunteers deployed. The Curtis family, from Deer Lodge, reported the incident after their children screamed seeing a bear move on three legs from the shelter.
Seven convicts fled a road camp near Doctor's Inlet using a fence jump and sleeping quarters breach. Bloodhounds walkie talkies and a plane aided the search with officers pursuing in Florida and Georgia where one was captured in Lyons.
In Moscow on Air Force Day Russia showcased its latest supersonic jet fighters along with a variety of war and transport aircraft attracting foreign observers and emphasizing the strength of its air power.
In Rome Premier-designate Antonio Segni moves toward forming a four-party government to replace Mario Scelba. He meets Liberal leaders and weighs excluding them if they withhold backing. Nenni calls Segni a proponent of social opening as tensions rise over coalition paths.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov boarded the Queen Elizabeth at Cherbourg, heading home from San Francisco after the UN anniversary. He plans to fly to Moscow via East Berlin. The Western European Union Council of Ministers discussed the Saar referendum timing, noting July 15 as the next decision date.
Ruth Nitzen, a Powder Puff Air Derby entrant, crashed about 72 miles southeast of Lubbock Texas early today. Survival status was unclear. In Taipei the Nationalist Chinese Air Force said one MIG was probably destroyed in the first all jet dogfight of the civil war with four F84 Thunderjets battling four MIGs over Shuang feng Island near the Matsus.
A whimsical weather note quotes Minnie Mermaid on independence and fear of lightning while promising no tyrants, only scattered thundershowers today and tomorrow. Readings at 9:30 a.m. show 83 degrees, barometer 30.08, 24 hour max 91, min 72, rainfall 2.0 inches, wind southwest at 2 mph.
Bayfront Park hosts a sailboat regatta at 1 30 PM as part of Sarasota July Fourth festivities co sponsored by local hotels and chambers. A water skiing show follows at 2 PM featuring local stars and stunt attempts. Fireworks light the Gulf sky at 9 PM off Lido Beach. Police urge caution and organizers aim to make the events annual.
The National Safety Council warned of 380 predicted traffic fatalities during the 78 hour July Fourth weekend amid 261 confirmed deaths by early today. Drownings reached 134 and fireworks related deaths 79 for an overall 474. Last year totals were 623 for a similar period. A two car Iowa City crash killed eight, sparing two families. Lightning struck a family at a Columbus picnic, killing a mother and three children.
Sakasota police chief Robert N. Wilson and county sheriff Ross Boyer praised motorists after no injuries were reported by noon. A few property damage incidents occurred but overall the holiday was described as one of the safest and sanest in the city’s history as officers monitor progress to the end of the celebration.
Five people died in Florida during the holiday weekend. Three deaths occurred in traffic accidents. Officials expect the toll may reach the predicted 11, as many incident reports are not filed with Tallahassee headquarters until the weekend ends. The patrol investigates the crashes.
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