Nixon Tops Capitol's Welcome
President Eisenhower returned from Panama to a warm reception at the airport in Washington. He greeted Vice President Nixon and aides including Harold Stassen amid unconfirmed reports that Nixon might quit the reelection bid. The pair avoided direct contact as they moved through the reception with Latin American diplomats.
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Nixon Assigned Peace Maker Role At GOP Convention
Vice President Richard Nixon is slated to deliver the acceptance speech on the final day of the San Francisco convention after a smooth nomination on the first ballot. Senator Joseph McCarthy will skip the event, while Senators Jenner and Knowland weigh tasks to unite the party under Eisenhower.
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William Jenner
Indiana
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Sherman Adams
William F. Knowland
House Enacts 1st School Law
In Tallahassee the Legislature passed a bill by a 93 to 1 vote authorizing county school boards to assign pupils to schools they deem best suited. The lone dissent came from Rep. Jack Orr who opposed the measure aimed at maintaining racial segregation in Florida schools.
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Florida
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Dade County
States Move to Maintain Segregation in Schools
North Carolina and Florida convened special sessions to bypass the Supreme Court ruling ending school segregation. Governors Hodges and Collins propose measures including public funds for private schooling, local control to close schools, and a pupil assignment framework. Congress debates a civil rights bill seen as a threat to white political dominance.
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Reds Issue Air Warning Over Soviet Border Incursions
The Soviet air force chief of staff says pilots will not shoot at foreign planes crossing borders casually but will act if incursions are deliberate and persistent. He warned the US would be responsible for incidents from American made planes over Soviet territory amid a dispute over West German bombers flying east of Poland on July 4 5 and 9.
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Explosion Rocks Religious Farm in Americus Grocery
An explosive tossed from a car near 10 PM buckled the sheet metal walls of a grocery building owned by Koinona Farms, a controversial religious communal enterprise. No injuries were reported, but the damage reached about $3,000 to the structure and two large freezers.
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Koinona Farms
New Poison Out For Fly In Sarasota Area
Fruit fly inspectors moved into Sarasota to spread granular dieldrin amid infestations on Siesta Key and county areas. County Agent Ken Clark urged residents not to worry, noting dieldrin is safe with proper precautions under the State Plant Board. Inspectors, led by Tom Chaires, planned visits to Island Circle Siesta Key Cunliff Lane Okebeesota South Riverside Drive Saras ota Higel Avenue Freeing Avenue and Bay Island.
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State Plant Board
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Island Circle
County zoning board weighs industrial park and trail zoning
County zoning board ponders need for new industrial and trail park zoning with related notes on page 9. Two commissioners call for bids on tax reappraisal. A hospital board seeks a $1,800,000 bond issue for a new addition. Victoria’s Sarasota Legion team meets Clearwater in a second round tournament tonight with details on pages 10 and 11.
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Clearwater
Sarasota mother rescued after fogbound sea collision near New York
A 72-year-old Sarasota woman, Mrs. Ralph C. Eckels, was rescued from a lifeboat after the freighter Fairisle was rammed by the tanker San Jose I in dense fog near Port Newark. She described a chaotic night at sea as passengers and crew scrambled to lifeboats.
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Witness Testimony Ties Marine Leader to Vodka Sip Before Death March
A Marine testified that S Sgt Matthew C McKeon raised a vodka bottle to his lips before leading Platoon 71 into a marsh where Six recruits drowned. Pvt David H McPherson said he could not confirm the drink occurred. The general court martial continues at Parris Island.
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McPherson
Kroll Leads Burke In PGA Championship Final
In Canton Massachusetts at Blue Hills Country Club Ted Kroll holds a one up lead on Jack Burke after nine holes of the 36 hole final for the PGA Championship Burke faced several scrambling holes as Kroll played steady golf in the early nine holes of the match
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Brain Surgery Succeeds for Boy After Fall at Park
Kenneth Neilson, five, underwent brain surgery in St. Petersburg last week to remove a blood clot after a fall from the Payne Park stands. He is back at Memorial Hospital in Sarasota and doing well, with no permanent damage expected. His mother thanked Sarasota’s citizens and the American Legion for blood supplies.
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Sarasota
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Rudolph C. Garber
Ringling Bridge Bid Opening Delayed
The opening of bids for the Ringling Causeway and Big Pass bridge bonds of $5 million is postponed while engineers finalize estimates on remaining work. Ralph Hartsfield, SRD revenue projects director, said no date is set yet but expects clarification later this week.
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Immigration Problems Tie Up Ringling Circus Status
Immigrant performers from the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey show face unemployment after the Pittsburgh collapse. Florida officials say noncitizens cannot claim unemployment and must seek visa compliant work or leave the country. About 150 performers visited the state office. 50 found construction work. 50 eligible for unemployment, with possible $10–$15 weekly payments after delays. New Beatty Circus owners say nothing on contracts. policy meeting rumors remain unconfirmed.
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United States
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Florida State Employment Service
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Mixson
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Pinellas
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Minnie Asks For Big Top in Sarasota Year-Round
Minnie Mermaid laments not being able to pitch the Big Top in Sarasota for daily circus performances all year due to weather. She notes Gulf coast rains and gentle winds would spare them mud and weather-related trouble seen up North.
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Sarasota Weather Update and Gulf Marine Forecast
Sarasota reports partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers and a high near 88. A marine forecast for the East Gulf notes gentle to moderate winds from the southeast, with showers possible offshore. Readings at 9:30 a.m. show 82 degrees, barometer 29.00, max 95.50, min 74.50, no rainfall.
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Southern Democrats block Civil Rights bill move
Washington dispatch reports Southern Democrats blocked an attempt to shift Eisenhower Civil Rights program from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lyndon B. Johnson joined in tactics that kept Sen. Thomas Hennings from making a motion, sparking tempers as Johnson warned against a Southern filibuster while approving speedy committee referral after the House passed the measure 279 to 126.
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Judiciary Committee
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Living Cost Index Rise Boosts GE Workers Pay
Government data show a 0.7 percent June rise in the cost of living to a new high. More than 100000 General Electric employees with escalator clauses will gain an average pay increase of over two cents an hour. Food prices rose about two percent in June, driven by higher housing medical and personal care costs and other goods and services.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
County Reports Sufficient Polio Vaccine Supply
County Health Officer Dr. W L Wright says the county has not returned vaccine to the federal program and holds 2700 cubic centimeters enough for 1350 children to receive two shots. About 150 children per week are due for second polio doses, with two cases reported this year in January and June.
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