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Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1955

Page

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Beauty to Wed in SANGAB California Rose Bowen announces engagement

Marilyn Smuin, 19, famed for winning the 1955 Tournament of Roses, plans to marry Wells F. Martell, USC dental student, next year. John W. Long, 68, receives the Army Mexican Border Service Medal for 1915 to 1917 duty, delayed notice dated March 14.

Sangab Calif Rose Bowen Marilyn Smuin Wells F. Martell University of Southern California School of Dentistry John W. Long Army Long Adjutant General's Office

CIO Wins Three-Year Pact With GM Mirroring Ford

The CIO United Auto Workers secured a three-year contract at General Motors matching Ford in pay pensions vacations and holidays. It includes a union shop for GM and coverage for 35,000 additional electrical workers, with a 60 to 65 percent pay guarantee during layoffs and a 150 million dollar trust funded by 5 cents per hour per worker. Walter Reuther hailed it as a significant advance.

Detroit United Auto Workers General Motors Corp Ford Ford Motor Co CIO International Union of Electrical Workers UAW Auto Workers Reuther Harlow H. Curtice

Minnie Mermaid Predicts Weather for Sarasota Area

Minnie Mermaid via the Tarpon Telegraph reports a cloudy day for today and tomorrow with showers forecast for Saturday. In Sarasota vicinity the outlook is partly cloudy with little temperature change and light west winds turning variable, readings show modest humidity and minor rainfall.

Sarasota

Second Theft Suffered By Club

Police seek a powerful suspect after the Holiday House burglary on U S Route 301 north of the city. A total of 750 dollars in cash and checks were stolen, including 400 dollars in silver and 350 in checks, with similar cement traces suggesting a woman may be involved.

Mike DeStefano Jack Royal Carling U. S. Rt Longboat Key Robert Smyth 15Th St Holiday House Smyth Lonnie Selph Boyer

King Baudouin Returns From Congo Trip

King Baudouin of Belgium returned yesterday from a three week visit to the Belgian Congo.

Brussels Belgium Baudouin Belgian Congo

Buckley Earns Doctor of Dentistry Degree

Chicago area Buckley earns DDS from University of Illinois as his three children Denise Donnie and Michael model to support his education. Michael reportedly received a social security card at 2144 months to model a christening dress.

Chicago Donald C. Buckley University of Illinois Denise Donnie Michael Buckley

Boy in Irving Swallows Electric Fuse at Naptime

Five year old Lance Morrison in Irving swallowed an inch long pencil sized fuse while napping. Parents rushed him to a hospital where X rays showed the fuse would likely cause little harm. The cause of the mishap remains unclear.

Irving, Tex Lance Morrison Lance

House Considers Apportionment in Florida Legislature

TALLAHASSEE The House works to break a deadlock over reapportionment after a week in session. Lawmakers plan a 2 p.m. start as they press a House bill to give certain counties their own senators, while the Senate resists, prompting possible amendments.

Tallahassee House Brevard Bay Sarasota Monroe Manatee Seminole Senate Smith Indian River County Gibbons Hillsborough Sen Carlton Wauchula Gautier Miami Collins Stratton Davis

Argentine riot ends with police raid on Episcopal Palace

Federal police raided the Episcopal Palace in Buenos Aires and arrested 430 men who sought refuge there after clashes between Catholic worshippers and Peron supporters in Plaza de Mayo. The arresting officers, with Judge Gentile, moved prisoners to central police HQ while priests remained inside the church.

Buenos Aires Argentina Juan D. Peron Metropolitan Cathedral Plaza de Mayo Episcopal Palace Santiago Luis Cardinal Capello San Isidro Carlos A. Gentile Gentile Msgr Manuel Tato Archdiocesan Democracia

Adenauer Reaffirms West German Loyalty to Western Allies

West Germany Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrived in Washington stating his country will maintain a close loyal partnership with the Western Allies based on recent treaties. He rejected Soviet invitations and emphasized peaceful reunification under freedom. Adenauer will meet President Eisenhower and later receive an honorary Harvard degree.

Washington West Germany Konrad Adenauer United States Moscow Adenauer Eisenhower Free World Germany National Airport Herbert Hoover Jr Heinz Krekeler Herbert Blankenhorn NATO Harvard University

Salk Disagrees With White Paper On Vaccine Standards

Dr. Jonas E. Salk asserts U S Public Health Service standards will prevent deviations from intended procedures for polio vaccine production. He cites earlier issues with some commercial lots due to differing interpretations of minimum requirements and notes agreement and disagreement with the service’s white paper report.

Washington Jonas E. Salk U.S. Public Health Service Health Service

Sisters have babies same day in different cities

Two sisters each gave birth to their first daughter on the same day learning yesterday. The Denver birth occurred Saturday to Mrs Gordon Tripp and the Neosho Missouri birth to Mrs Ronald Rusyn.

Denver Gordon Tripp Ronald Rusyn Neosho

GM Plants Idled as CIO Auto Workers Strike Expands

More than twenty GM plants shut down by CIO United Auto workers in a strike over local issues in a new contract. About 50,000 workers idle as disruption spreads, with implications for production and labor relations.

General Motors Corp CIO United Auto

Le Mans Crash Toll Rises to 79 as Funeral Services Planned

Mass funerals will be held in Le Mans for victims of the 24 hour race disaster after Pierre Levegh's Mercedes crash. The death toll reaches 79 with many injured in critical condition, including an American spectator Roy Hunton. Britain’s Mike Hawthorn and Ivor Bueb won the race despite the tragedy.

LE Mans France Edgar Faure Pierre Levegh Bis City Paris Roy Hunton U.S Orleans Levegh Mike Hawthorn Codrifer Ivor Bueb Britain Atiow

Census Card Confesses A Quickwit About Marriage

A census taker asks if she is unmarried and a quick reply reveals a shy woman has never married. The moment plays on social perceptions of marriage with a humorous backfire.

Sold the Morning After Beach House Ad

Marybert Englert of Cir Cle Realty reports a two bedroom beach home near Lido St Armand's Key sold the morning after it appeared in THE NEWS Open House issue. A reader saw the ad, viewed the house, and made an offer. THE NEWS readers have the funds to buy.

Marybert M. Englert Circle Realty

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