County Approves Countywide Property Reappraisal Plan
Sarasota County Commissioners vote to prepare bid advertisements for a countywide property reappraisal. Estimated cost ranges from 75 000 to 100 000 with 100 000 budgeted. Hunnicutt and Associates of St Peters burg to provide cost estimates. bids to determine final contract. Also approved a 1.5 mill levy for the county hospital with 63 725 needed for fiscal year 1956 57.
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Sarasota County
Board of County Commissioners
Warren Hunnicutt and
Hunnicut
Hunnicutt
St. Petersburg
Citizens Advisory Committee
Emmet Addy
County Hospital Board
Don Laurent
Argentine Police Seize 72 Suspects in Mendoza and San Juan
Police in western Argentina detained 72 people in Mendoza and San Juan on suspicion of sabotage and terrorism. The operation targeted alleged extremists with authorities saying the arrests disrupt planned attacks and cooperate with national security efforts.
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Buenas Airesp
Mendoza
San Juan
Wanamaker Fire Paralyzes New York Subway Rush
A weekend blaze at the old Wanamaker department store in lower Manhattan disrupted the IRT and BMT lines, causing a Grand Central traffic jam. Firefighters treated 216 for smoke and injuries, with 20 hospitalized as trains halted and riders sought alternate routes and buses.
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New York City
New York
VNP
John Wanamaker
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central
Brooklyn Bridge
Wall St
Death March Marine Tried by Military Court
Marine Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon faced a seven man court martial at Parris Island for the Ribbon Creek incident in which six recruits drowned during a disciplinary march on April 8. McKeon, 31, appeared in Marine uniform as defense counsel opened proceedings before Col. Edward L. Hutchinson.
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James L. Kilgallen
Parris Island
S. C
Matthew C. McKeon
McKeon
Ribbon Creek
Col
Edward L. Hutchinson
Mosquito Invasion Strikes Sarasota Mainland
A severe invasion of mosquitoes, 90 percent gall marsh species, hits Sarasota County. Mosquito control director Mel Williams reports a three mile concentration along the coast from Midnight Pass. Aerial spraying will run daily and fogging at night to curb the June outbreak. Williams says full control may take longer than five days this time.
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Sarasota County
Mel Williams
Williams
Midnight Pass
Keys
Soviet Urges U S Britain to Halt Nuclear Tests
In Moscow, Dmitri Shepilov urged the United States and Britain to stop testing nuclear weapons. He proposed three paths: UN framework, a tripartite agreement, or separate national declarations. The Supreme Soviet backed a worldwide appeal for disarmament and an end to the arms race.
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Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Dmitri Shepilov
V. M. Molotov
Supreme Soviet
United Nations
Shepilov
The
Kremlin
Busy Schedule For President Ike Back At Work At White House
President Eisenhower returned to the White House workplace at 8 20 a m today following intestinal illness. He met staff and Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis W Strauss and planned a 10 15 a m talk with Secretary of State Dulles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Lewis W. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
State Dulles
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
Hagerty
Panama City
Gettysburg
Inside the News Sarastonians Find Ideal Vacation Spot Near Home
A brief item notes Sarasotans discovering an ideal local vacation spot only nine miles away. The paragraph mentions page references for further details.
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Sarasotans
Gem thief nabs 280000 in diamonds in London street
In a busy noon diagonal near Hatton Garden center a jewel thief dressed in overalls stole diamond jewelry valued at 280000 from a limousine stalled in heavy traffic. The daring daylight theft targeted the diamond trade area.
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London
Hatton Garden
Ringling Bros to Fold Tent for 1957 Return to Sarasota
Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey announced it will close the tented show this season and regroup in Sarasota Florida with plans for a new fully mechanical exhibition. The 1957 season opens April 3 at Madison Square Garden and will tour air conditioned arenas nationwide. Uncertainty looms for 800 to 1,000 payroll workers as weather and incidents have troubled the current tour.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Sarasota
Fla
Milwaukee
Wis
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Madison Square Garden
New York
United States
America
Minnie Has Rainy Blues at Sarasota Beach Forecast
In Sarasota a weather note says partly cloudy through Tuesday with widely scattered afternoon showers and thunder, high 83 to 95, low 68 to 73, gentle variable winds. Minnie Mermaid jokes about rain not stopping beachgoing and sun worshippers chasing a tan despite showers.
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Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota
Florida Governor Receives Segregation Policy Proposals
Four documents from Judge Leo L. Fabisinski and the advisory committee on school problems in Tallahassee outline acts to manage public schools locally and empower the governor to curb violence. They advocate preserving segregated public schools while arguing against U. S. Supreme Court power. The report asserts constitutional compliance and warns against any usurpation of government power.
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Florida
LeRoy Collins
Tallahas
Leo L. Fabisinski
Sarasota
Supreme Court of the United States
Fabisinski
Circuit Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
United States
America
State of
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