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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1955
Page
1
Hollywood reports Suzanne Ball is seriously ill with cancer at City of Hope Medical Center in Duarte. Richard Long says she remains hopeful though facing a recurrence and notes her right leg was previously amputated 18 months ago.
Wally Cox admitted the audience was displeased after three of four weeks of Mr. Peepers at the Dunes Hotel. The television show ended its floor engagement with the Las Vegas venue.
Detroit: Evelyn Kay Snedeker, 22, appeared in federal court accused of kiting six money orders and cashing them. When asked what she used the extra money for she replied new clothes.
Kenneth Jobe lost his left arm when it was torn by a passing vehicle that hooked a steam shovel on a trailer. He drove eight miles in shock before pulling over and entering a store. Police located him 40 minutes later. Paramedics said he bled more than two quarts but remained conscious. hospital staff reported his condition as satisfactory.
President Juan D. Peron announced the end of the four year internal war in Argentina from the Buenos Aires legislature. He will govern as president under the constitution to June 4, 1958 and resigns as head of the Peronista Party. He urged normal political life while warning against violence and offering resignations to lawmakers if needed.
Last week's Little Fooler puzzle attracted thousands of entries to THE NEWS but produced no winner. Near misses included Mrs. Carl E. Smith and others. The new contest opens today with $130 cash, plus bonuses for subscribers, postcard entries, and box submissions at Badger's.
In Long Beach Brazil's Miss Universe entrant is described as slimmer to meet American judging tastes while noting past Brazilian winners with larger hips. The report notes England also adjusted its entrant to fit U S standards and mentions a prior year tie and judges' opinions on hip measurements.
Paris reports the Big Three foreign ministers Dulles Pinay and MacMillan outlined Geneva conference plans and NATO backing for the twelve partners. The ministers gave a detailed Western position to NATO ministers and opened a formal exchange of views ahead of Geneva.
An explorer describes being surrounded by natives who cried out loudly and danced while beating the earth with clubs. A bored listener quips that it sounds like golf, highlighting a terse, ironic exchange.
The 15 nation North Atlantic Alliance unanimously backs the Western Big Three agenda ahead of the Geneva meeting. Chancellor Adenauer says a security system built on Germany's continued division is unacceptable. Willie Grady Cochran, 37, faces the electric chair for the murder of a Rome schoolgirl with a scheduled death date. A Nationalist Chinese jet is shot down over Taipei during raids on Communist shipping.
Casablanca battles through violent protests as 26 people die in two days including a native quarter hospital and sugar warehouse fire. Army tanks patrol streets after Gilbert Grandval imposed curfew and cited police failures. European quarter reels from Bastille Day bombing deaths.
Bishop Frederick A. Donaghy of New Bedford Mass recounts 26 years in China including six years under Communist rule. Expelled in June his dramatic experiences behind the bamboo curtain are serialized for International News Service and The News starting Monday.
Four powers led by President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Bulganin depart for Geneva amid optimism the summit can establish methods to resolve cold war issues. Eden Faure and other leaders join in the effort to set a framework for peace and future talks on disarmament European security and trade.
Tallahassee Gov. Collins hopes the reapportionment task ends next week with a House bill assigning one senator to Bay Monroe Manatee and Sarasota to meet constitutional minimums. He notes other workable plans exist and urges a wide legislative range in choosing the final map. The House considered an amendment limiting adjournments and voted to curb absenteeism as lawmakers return after a weekend recess.
An earthquake centered about 175 miles southeast of Athens struck at 7 45 a m. local time. The tremor was particularly strong on Samos Island and fears of considerable damage were voiced by the prefect of Samos.
A lighthearted contrast cites Miami residents debating whether they saw a comet a meteorite or a space ship while Sarasota reports calm skies. Florida area forecast predicts partly cloudy days with scattered thundershowers and mild night temps with highs near the upper 80s.
Immediate response from leaders of several denominations to President Eisenhower's call for prayers. The World Council of Churches and the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. urged prayers, with New York clergy offering morning prayers and a petition included in services.
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