Board Recommends New Sarasota High School Building
Sarasota County officials consider a new high school behind the present building to reduce traffic noise. Architect William Zimmerman outlined alterations costing about 36,000 dollars and a 29,512 dollar lighting upgrade.
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Russell Currin
Eisenhower Receives Nourishment as Health Update Pleads Fewer Details
President Eisenhower continues recovery at Walter Reed after intestinal surgery with no firm release date. Communications chief Hagerty rejects questions about potential recurrence, asserts doctors will be consulted, and notes diet increases aim to rebuild weight after a drop from 169 to 162 pounds.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Leonard D. Heaton
Berrill Crohn
Weather watchers doubt Florida disturbance will turn hurricane
Forecasters in Miami say the Atlantic disturbance 500 miles east of the coast shows no circular rotation and is unlikely to become a hurricane. Air Force planes report the easterly wave 140 by 40 miles, formed over the weekend after the hurricane season opened, moving northwest past the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico but remaining stationary.
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Florida
Air Force
Bermuda
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Leeward Islands
Puerto Rico
Tito and Soviet Leaders Agree on Bilateral Cooperation
Yugoslav President Tito and Soviet leaders meet in Moscow to finalize a joint communique signaling a new bilateral relationship between their Communist parties. He says no Cominform style group will form and stresses equal, consultative ties with no change in Yugoslavia’s Western relations.
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Tito
Russia
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Cominform
Information Agency
Yugoslavia
Stalin
West
County Creates 150000 Fund To Improve Bee Ridge Road
County officials announce a 150000 fund to upgrade Bee Ridge Road with improvements planned for the near future. The item notes allocations and the aim to enhance local transportation and safety.
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Bee Ridge Road
Tipster Triggers Arrest in Filling Station Theft
An anonymous call led to the arrest of Ralph Hine 19 of Pinecraft for breaking and entering a Manatee County service station. A 15 year old Sarasota boy and two 14 year old girls were also detained. the youths were released to their parents while Hine awaits transfer to the sheriff. Detective Legg traced the tip to Hine’s car and noted one girl is the other’s niece.
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Pinecraft
Manatee County
Sarasota
Hine
City
Roy Baden
Charles E. Legg
Legg
City Votes Reappraisal Of Tax Roll
The City Commission approves immediate reappraisal of land, business and personal property by Warren P. Hunnicutt and Associates. The reassessment sets land at about 35 percent and buildings near 62 to 64 percent of market value, with a total tax roll expected to rise from 88 million to about 103 million. Funding up to 13500 is allocated from the current fund surplus.
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Warren P. Hunnicutt and
St. Petersburg
Charles H. Pickett
Pickett
Doctors Report Eisenhower Improves Morale and Vital Signs
An 8 a.m. Walter Reed bulletin reports President Eisenhower resting well with high spirits and stable vitals. Temperature 98.6? No, 98? No, states normal ranges. weight 162 pounds. on a regular soft diet. breakfast included two soft boiled eggs, whole wheat toast with honey, tea, and skim milk. Sherman Adams expected midmorning.
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Walter Reed Army Hospital
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Legislators in Washington Expose The Baseball Skirmish
Washington Senators host a novelty game at Griffin Stadium as House Republicans and Democrats clash. All 46 players are lawmakers earning $22,500 yearly, dressed in team uniforms provided by the Senators.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Griffith Stadium
House
Collins Says Medfly Fight Up To State
Gov. Collins says the state should pay for the Mediterranean fruit fly eradication as planned, with growers contributing if the fight extends. A special session next month may seek 344 million dollars from the state to match a federal contribution, funding a program costing six to seven million dollars with potential extra burdens on the citrus industry if needed. The governor notes the threat to citrus and the broader fruit and vegetable industries and the state economy.
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Tallahassee
Collins
Air Force research chief backs U S ICBM program
Lt Gen Donald L Putt senior Air Force research official testifies before a Senate panel that a real firm program for an intercontinental ballistic missile exists. He notes past funding cuts and warns the Soviets could overtake the United States in quality if trends continue.
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Washington
Donald L. Putt
Putt
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Russia
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Defense Department
France seeks U S backing in Algeria war review
In Washington French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau asks Secretary Dulles for firm American support in France s costly Algeria campaign as part of a State Department review of far reaching foreign policy issues. The talks follow a first meeting focused on encouraging an evolutionary process in Russia after Stalin and potential steps in East West trade, UN aid funds, and cultural exchanges.
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Christian Pineau
Dulles
France
Algeria
Indochina
State Department
Pineau
Russia
Stalin
United Nations Fund
A. Dulles
P U
Soviets Offer Massive Egypt Aid For Aswan Dam
A source close to Premier Nasser said the Soviet Union offered to lend Egypt 1.12 billion dollars to finance almost the entire Aswan Dam. Nasser will study the proposal before deciding how to proceed. Britain and the United States offered 700 million, with a World Bank loan of 200 to 250 million, alongside Egyptian labor and materials valued at 760 million.
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Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Soviet Union
Aswan
Nasser
Britain
United States
World Bank
Russia
Nehru Heads Monthlong Tour Including Washington Visit
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Nehru will depart for a monthlong trip that includes a July meeting with President Eisenhower. The visit aims to ease Cold War tensions and improve US-India cooperation, while India maintains neutrality and faces perceived leftward shifts amid Russia and China influence.
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Nehru
United States
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
India
Soviet Russia
Red China
Asia
Moscow
Aid Support Forecast by Sen Humprey on foreign military aid
Senator Humphrey predicts a Senate majority of Democrats will back at least 2.4 billion for foreign military assistance when needed. The figure tops the House approval of two billion but falls short of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's 2.6 billion proposal.
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Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Minnie Mermaid Uses Weather Chatter to Lure Relatives South
In Sarasota and Florida charts, Minnie Mermaid jokes that cloudy skies cool the region, hoping northerners will believe the lure and visit. The report notes partly cloudy conditions through Wednesday with highs near 88 to 94 and light to gentle winds across the East Gulf and Atlantic.
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Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota
Florida
East Gulf
Senator Names Leary as Temporary U.S. Senate Replacement
Frankfort Ky Governor A B Chandler designated Joseph J Leary an attorney in Frankfort as a temporary U S Senator to fill the seat of the late Barkley until a final appointment is made.
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A. B Chandler
Joseph J. Leary
U.S. Senate
Sen
Barkley
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