Coast Guard Rescues Passengers After Freighter Collision
Coast Guardsmen rescued seven passengers and 32 crew from the Waterman Steamship Fairisle after it collided with the Panamanian tanker San Jose II outside New York harbor in dense fog. The Fairisle sustained a 20-foot gash, flooded forward compartments, and boilers were vented to prevent an explosion while pumps were rigged aboard Tamaroa.
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New York Harbor
Waterman Steamship Cos
Fairisle
Port Newark
N. J
Tampa
San Jose II
Panama
Newark
Coast
Tamaroa
Cmdr
R. J. Carson
Minnie Mermaid Critiques Beach Litter on Local Shoreline
Minnie Mermaid laments litter on beaches while noting Gulf waters keep her fins in trim. Weather outlook for Sarasota area and East Gulf shows scattered afternoon showers, highs near 88 to 95 and east winds through Tuesday.
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Gulf
Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota
East Gulf
S.E
Sarasota Men in Service Featured in Local News
Page 2 highlights Sarasota residents serving in the armed forces with brief notices and updates on their assignments, honors, and community support efforts.
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Sarasota
Little Man Who Wasn't There Incident Reported
Carolyn Howe reported two apartments at 4644 N Trail were entered and items stacked before rugs were rolled. Police concluded a thief fled in fear before removal of goods. Sgt Earl Parker and Patrolman Garrett Kierce investigated the case.
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Carolyn Howe
N. Trail
Earl Parker
Garrett Kierce
Relief Speeded In India To Quake Ravaged Area
Indian authorities accelerated relief to Anjar after a weekend earthquake killed at least 117 and left 800 missing. The quake affected a 500 mile stretch from Bombay to the Pakistan border, with panic in Kutch coastal towns. Nehru visited Jamnagar to oversee relief as army units protected the sector and police rescued 25 survivors in a single area.
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Anjar
Pakistan
Ansar
Ahmedabad
Kutch
Nehru
Europe
Middle East
Jamagar
Kutch Gulf
Train derails near Carrollton injuring 21 after iron bar on track
Santa Fe investigators blame a V shaped green iron bar on the tracks for dumping the Santa Fe Chief near Carrollton Kansas. Twenty one aboard were hospitalized with two diesel units overturning and all thirteen cars leaving the rail. Firemen contained a small oil fire within minutes.
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Santa Fe
San Francisco
Streamliner
46 Indictments Planned Against Illinois Former Auditor
Sangamon County prosecutors plan to present 46 indictments against former Illinois State Auditor Orville Hodge. The charges cover $650,000 in bogus warrants, lifting total state funds involved to over a million dollars. Hodge faces a nine hour questioning summary read to the grand jury. about 20 others are subpoenaed.
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Ill
Orville EF. Hodge
George P. Coutra
Lion
Sangamon County
Illinois Gop
Hodge
Coutralion
Eisenhower Says He Improves Each Day On Panama Trip
President Eisenhower, convalescing during a Pan American conference visit in Panama, told Bolivian President-elect Hernan Siles Zuazo that he had felt better every day on the trip. The two spoke after conferring at the U S S Embassy as they parted.
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Hower
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Bolivia
U. S S
Rear Window Murder Probe Opens in Chicago
Chicago police probe the brutal slaying of a woman sunbathing in Lincoln Park. Witness Arthur Besley, a hospital superintendent, watched from a 15th floor apartment as a man beat and strangled the victim with a shirt. The unidentified woman wore a blue and white blouse and blue shorts.
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Arthur Besley
Chicago
Lincoln Park
INS
Besley
Lake Shore
Adrienne
Marine Recruits Aid Death March Defense Trial Testimony
Parris Island Marine recruit McKeon faces an involuntary manslaughter trial after a death march in Abbon Creek. witnesses PFC John Maloof and Pvt Melvin Barber describe his disciplinary slapping and the platoon’s broken discipline. Maloof testified McKeon often yelled and slapped recruits while trying to impose order. Barber offered mixed views, noting McKeon could be stern yet patient and careful.
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James L. Kilgallen
Parris Island
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INS
Ber
New York City
McKeon
Maloof
Barber
Florida Governor urges five phase segregation plan
Governor Collins told a special Legislature session that a five phase segregation program offers Florida the best plan to cope with the problems. He urged lawmakers to limit actions to the program and avoid outside legislation that could weaken its legal efficacy.
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Collins
Florida
L. L. Fabisinski
Pensacola
Fabisinski
U.S
Circus Stars Await Word From North
The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey performers remaining in Winter Quarters face delayed packing as John Ringing North and top executives negotiate with acts. European workers on work visas, bonded by North, traveled to Tampa to review their legal status with immigration officials.
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Harmum A Bailey Circus
John Ringing North
North
Tampa
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