Nokomis Beach Lifeguard Fired Over Safety Complaints
Clarence Gardephe a former Nokomis Beach lifeguard alleges drunken swimmers, unclean bathhouses, litter, and unsafe diving conditions. He claims county officials refused to back enforcement of safety rules and was fired after clashing with supervisor John Grout over enforcing standards.
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Clarence W. Gardephe
Nokomis Beach
Gardephe
John Grout
Grout
Nokomis
Albee Road
Balloon Test Fires AEC Device Over Yucca Flat
Atomic test released 10 kilotons from a captive balloon 15 miles from ground zero at 4:45 a.m. PDT. Observers 40 miles away reported heavy fallout and the control point evacuated. The fireball lasted five seconds and lit Los Angeles 300 miles away, as the cloud formed and drifted eastward.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
Los Angeles
Russia
Las Vegas
Sodel’s Peak
AEC
Livermore
Calif
Hearings Resume On Bakers Union Probe Leadoff Witness Named
Senate Rackets Committee resumes hearings on alleged graft in the Bakers Union. Five witnesses from the 160000-member union to testify on charges of collusion with employers. Gilbert Mann designated as leadoff witness. Mann once led Local 100 in Chicago.
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Bakers Union
Robert F. Kennedy
Gilbert Mann
Old Bakers Union
Chicago
Mann
James G. Cross
Local 100
George L. Stuart
Local 1
Stuart
Kennedy
Cross
Minnie Sees Beach Hassle From Mermaid View
Minnie Mermaid voices frustration over beach pollution and lifeguard disputes with the county. She notes seaweed and bottles on beaches and compares them to Waikiki while Florida readings show warm, breezy conditions.
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Minnie Mermaid
Grizzly Bear Arrives at Lincoln Park Zoo
Oklahoma City reports Lincoln Park Zoo receives a 300 pound grizzly bear saved by Gov. Raymond Gary after Yellowstone rangers planned to shoot it. The bear joins the zoo today marking a life saved by state leadership.
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Oklahoma City
Lincoln Park Zoo
Raymond Gary
Yellowstone National Park Rangers
Sarasota seeks marine lab boost in big cooperative push
Local effort in Sarasota unites multiple groups to push for a major marine laboratory project. Larry Murphy reports on page 9 as community collaboration intensifies the bid and outlines the goals and partners involved.
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Sarasota
Marine Laboratory
Larry Murphy
Reds See Party's Rebirth In Supreme Court Decision
In Los Angeles seven top Communists hailed the Supreme Court ruling as the party's greatest victory. They were freed or granted new trials after convictions in 1952 for conspiring to advocate violent overthrow. The group raised funds locally for the case and denied foreign party support.
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Supreme Court
Los Angeles
INS
Communist Party In
San Francisco
United States
FBI
The
People's World
Circuit Court
Connelly
Mia
Rose Kusnitz
Frank E. Spector
Henry Steinberg
Frank Carlson
Ben Dobbs
Justice Clark Joins Protest Over Supreme Court Power
Washington Congressmen assailed the Supreme Court for overstepping in security cases as three high court rulings reversed lower convictions of Communists and a labor figure. Justice Clark criticized the majority for curbing congressional inquiry. The Watkins, Smith Act and Sweezy rulings drew sharp political backlash and renewed debate over executive vs judicial powers.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
U.S
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Congress
John T. Watkins
California
Hame
Harvard University
Paul M. Sweezy
Dencks
Clinton E. Jencks
FBI
Sam Ervin
D-Nc
Senate Judiciary Committee
Experiments Duplicate Planet Conditions On Mars
Three biologists from Randolph AFB Texas report lab tests simulate Mars conditions and show bacteria surviving in inert nitrogen atmosphere with trace moisture. Researchers Strughold Mitchell and Kooistra Jr state microbes multiplied with minimal water and organic soil material, though they refrain from confirming intelligent life evolution.
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Flagstaff, Ariz
INS
Mars
Flagstaff
U. S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Afb
Tex
Hubertus Strughold
Roland B., Mitchell
Air Force
John A. Kooistra Jr
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Earth
House Battles Over Rights Bill Moves To Jury Trials
In Washington Southern Democrats press a final House vote to add a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill amid Republican efforts led by Knowland to bypass Senate delays. Senate Judiciary Committee approved a jury trial amendment as the House faced a battleground over voting rights and legal protections.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
California
House
GOP
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
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China
International News Service
Ava Gardner
Howard Toney
Bob Prichard
Amusemens
Dorothy Healey Connelly
Communist Party
Losa
High Tribunal
Ing
America
Ben Margolis
Los An
Justice Clark
Watkins
Earl Warren
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