25 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1955
Page
1
The Little Fooler contest hits a 100 dollar prize after no winner. The News safe overflows with dollar bills as readers sharpen pencils to try again. An unrelated international incident in the Alaska Siberia region follows, with mixed statements from U S officials and Soviet officials amid pre summit tension.
Miss Dorothy May Wells 21 of St Petersburg Florida engaged to Lt Forrest T Gay NT died after plunging from an eighth floor window in a Chicago Michigan Avenue office building. Police say she dangled from the sill attempted to climb back with bloody fingerprints on the window ledge.
In Los Angeles singer Virginia O'Brien is single again after court appearance. Police report P Frank Spieker, 38, jailed on burglary suspicion after entering a market and making a jelly sandwich from market stock. He slipped on jelly, knocked himself out, and was revived before booking.
Margie Hart files for divorce from Black Jacobs a seaman and writer. She alleges cruelty and says a financial settlement is reached. Married July 4 1942 in Belton Missouri and separated last Sunday. They have a son Thomas 19 months old.
Sarasota Trail Improvement Association reports 95 percent of merchants and property owners along the North Trail oppose a 14 foot center medial strip in the U S 41 widening plan. John Deakin says he will meet state officials in Tallahassee to discuss adjustments and parking concerns.
The Soviet MiG attack on an American Navy patrol plane over the Bering Sea disrupted the United Nations tenth anniversary meeting. Secretary Dulles notified Molotov of the incident. Molotov claimed ignorance and promised to investigate. Seven crew injured, 11 aboard, none killed. Delegates paused for private work as a peace declaration for the weeklong gathering aimed for a closing ceremony.
Two Navy aviators were killed when a jet trainer crashed during a routine flight from the Key West Naval Air Station. The incident is the latest fatal crash involving military aircraft in Florida.
A 187000 addition to the Azure Tides Hotel on Ben Franklin Drive in Lido Beach begins next week. Hotel manager A W Stevens says the new unit will face the current hotel, handled by Charles Ongheri and designed by Frank Martin, with a February 1 completion target. Also issued are three separate permits: two for 20000 each for Ray Mathis homes on St Armand's Key, and 16000 for a residence by Clark T Chambers on Sunset Drive.
The News will publish a special Fishing and Boating Guide next Tuesday. It covers area fish species with tips on where and how to catch them and is aimed at anglers, boaters, and Sarasota vacationers.
In Tallahassee the Senate delays reapportionment work until a conference committee. the House remains in session for about an hour and a quarter as lawmakers vent over vetoes and payroll issues. Reps Jones of Collier and Andrews of Union protest Gov Collins vetoes affecting their districts. Andrews cites a personal clash tied to the senator from Starke. The House approves modifying a Senate resolution on secretaries, with action on the resolution deferred to Tuesday.
Forecasts call for partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon and thundershowers across Sarasota and Florida through Sunday. Highs 90 to 94, seas light to moderate with variable winds. Read Herb Sjolander for tides and almanac.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a husband asks a doctor to break the news to his wife that listening impairment is just a sign of aging. The doctor initially jokes about reassurance before the husband requests a direct explanation.
U S senators question Russia motives after two Russian fighters forced a P2V Neptune patrol plane to crash land on St Lawrence Island injuring seven of eleven crew. The incident occurred in international waters near Alaska. Eisenhower spoke with State and Defense officials and Dulles was sent to discuss with Molotov in San Francisco.
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