Siesta Bay charter boat explodes injuring seven at Midnight Pass
In a morning blast and fire on Helcat I a 30 foot charter cruiser at Midnight Pass Little Sarasota Bay seven people were burned and eight year old Rodman Myers was thrown clear but unharmed. Captain Stanley Leech 66 suffered burns along with six passengers including two children Jessica Myers 11 and Peter Shackleford 4. Family members aided victims along with local boats and Kekhaefer Corp crew. gas fumes in the bilge caused the explosion and fire shortly after 8 15 a m as the boat headed toward a three hour Gulf trip.
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Stanley Leech
Little Sarasota Bay
Midnight Pass
Marty Martel
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
George Shackleford
Bay Island
Siesta Key
Peter Shackleford
Johnny White
L. H. Myers
Longview St
Roanoke
Jessica Myers
Rodman Myers
Leech
Gulf
Myers
Shacklefords
G.T. Wisners
Jessica
Rodman
Shackleford
Hugh Alexander
Kekhaefer Corp
Frank Roberts Jr
City Pier
West Hosts Unification Talks Shift To European Security
Geneva reports the Big Four discuss German unification and European security as interrelated issues. Foreign ministers urge moving the summit from Germany to security concerns, amid mixed signals on Germany's fate and NATO involvement. An Eisenhower Zhukov lunch garners close scrutiny.
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Geneva
Germany
Pra
West Germany
Sarasota Senator Showdown Faces House Final Vote
A bill to grant senators from Bay Monroe Sarasota and Manatee counties a districting plan nears final consideration in the Florida House. The outcome remains uncertain after slim passage margins and a defeated amendment aligning districts with Nassau Baker Clay Union Bradford. The House also rejected pairing rules to curb absenteeism as Senate minorities refuse further pairings.
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Tallahasseep
Bay
Monroe
Sarasota
Manatee
Nassau
Baker and
Clay
Union
Bradford
Senate
Sen. Stratton
Callahan
Stratton
House
Rules Committee
Russians Seek Direct Channel With West Germany At Geneva Summit
New York Herald Tribune reports a Soviet bid to open direct contact with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer at the Geneva conference. Bonn officials reject the move to avoid unsettling the Western Big Three amid reunification pressure. Pushkin forwarded the invitation to Blankenhorn, Adenauer vacationing in Mürren, and no decision yet on Moscow talks.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Geneva
Bonn
Herald Tribune
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Georgi M. Pushkin
East Germany
Herbert Blankenhorn
West Germany
Adenauer
Muerren
Blankenhorn
Moscow
Soviet Union
Russians See Three Goals at Geneva Conference
The West and Russia remain far apart at the Geneva Big Four talks though both sides exchanged pleasantries. Premier Bulganin restated Moscow aims to dismantle NATO, prevent West German rearmament, and remove American bases and troops from Europe.
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Washington
West
Russia
Geneva
West Germany
NATO
Europe
United States
Bulganin
Molotov
Berlin
Britain
France
East Germany
Florida Tourists Detained After Entry Mistake in Berlin
American couple from Delray Beach Harry Parker McKean and his wife Eileen were detained overnight after inadvertently entering the Soviet occupation zone. They rode what they thought a subway into Soviet lines, were taken to military HQ at Karlshorst, held in a locked room, then released and escorted to a West Berlin subway station.
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Berlin
INS
Florida
Harry Parker McKean
Eileen
Delray Beach
McKeans
Karlshorst
West Berlin
Rebels End Bloodless Nevada Prison Yard Strike
In Carson City Nevada state convicts after a day and night of a quiet rebellion against routine filed back to cells after Warden Art Bernard warned of a showdown. Patrolmen were called to guard the 60 year old prison as a three man committee reported the men were tired and sick and wanted nothing.
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Art Bernard
Nevada
Brownstone
Sarasota Beats Fort Myers In District Eight Final Bid
Sarasota Bay Post 30 defeated Fort Myers 4-2 this morning at Payne Park to reach the District Eight American League Junior Baseball tournament finals. A sharp-eyed officer recaptured a 56 year old Ohio murderer who escaped last November. A Navy two engine plane crashed in Naples killing three sailors. A federal grand jury indicted CIO UAW on corrupt practices in politics.
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Sarasota
Fort Myers
Sarasota Bay
New York
Ohio
Columbus Penitentiary
Naples
Italy
CIO
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Gifted Bride Noted for Household Gifts
A noted bride is described as gifted by a paper calling her remarkable. The write up lists her reported gifts including eight toasters nine percolators and eleven nut pick sets as part of the coverage.
Moonlit Forecast Prompts Mixed Weather Outlook
Minnie Mermaid predicts a clear morning ahead after a day of thundershowers and dripping palms. The stance notes recent sun and rain patterns and suggests calm weather to start tomorrow.
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Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota Weather Report and Tides Note
A weather brief for the Sarasota area predicts clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon or evening thundershowers. East winds under 10 mph, readings at 9:30 am show 85.5 degrees, barometer 30.06, max 86, min 74, rainfall trace, ENE winds 6 to 8 mph, with fishing tides and almanac details referenced in Herb Stolander's column.
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Sarasota
Herb Stolander
Tides and Almanac
Nation’s Weather
Vietnamese Riot Targets Hotel Majestic Over Armistice Commission
Thousands of anti Communist students rioted in Saigon hitting the Hotel Majestic and Hotel Gallieni while Mrs. Perle Mesta and companions sheltered inside. U.S. embassy staff rescued them as police fired into the air and tear gas filled the streets amid a peaceful demonstrat ion that escalated into widespread property damage and several injuries.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Perle Mesta
Armistice Commission
Majestic
U.S
Luxembourg
Singapore
Hotel Gallieni
Lieni
Geneva
Ngo Dinh Diem
Commission
North
Viet Nam
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Sarat
Party
Siesta
Allis-Chalmers
Amer Tel & Tel
Beth Steel
Boeing Aire
Chrysler
Coca-Cola
Douglas Aire
DuPont
Fla Power Corp
Fla Power & Light
Gen Elec
Gen Motors
Bus
Mach _ Liggett & Myers
U 8 Steel
West Ghouse Elec
Woolworth
Dow-Jones
A. M. Kidder & Co
Collins
Reds
W.germans
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Carson City
Nev
Nevada State
Pris
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