Two GOP candidates vie for Sarasota state rep seat
Eugene A. Gruhler, 33, announces as Republican candidate for the Sarasota district seat vacated by George Youngberg Sr. Gruhler, Harvard graduate and former Army Air Force sergeant, faces Richard Nelson for the GOP nomination with primary set for Sept. 9.
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Eugene A. Gruhler
George Youngberg Sr
Venice
Gruhler
Sun Life Assurance Co
Canada
Sarasota
Murial Elaine Topping
Malden
Mass
Deborah
Rose St
Firestone
Morgan Firestone
Richard Nelson
GOP
Henry Bartholomew
Gun Slayer of Senator Hangs Self
Court Clerk Henry A. Rogers aged 68 who fatally shot state Senator Paul A. Wallace during a night of the Democratic primary in South Carolina hanged himself at the state mental hospital after being sent there for a sanity test. The senator died about an hour after the attack. Wallace had been reelected prior to the incident.
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Columbia
8.C
UPI
Henry A. Rogers
Paul A. Wallace
South Carolina
Rogers
Wallace
Marlboro County
Senate
Ronnick's of Gages Lighthouse Inn Ady
Ronnick's of Gages and the Lighthouse Inn in New Connecticut advertise lodging and dining options with local amenities and contact details. The note highlights hospitality services and regional offerings.
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Ronnick’s of
Butterflies Not a Threat to Sarasota County Crops
Sarasota County Agent Kenneth Clark announced that white Ascia butterflies entering South County are harmless and not an economically destructive species. Dr. E G Kelsheimer agrees, though no one knows what the insects feed on. Residents are urged to report any suspicious swarms or samples for analysis while tree toad invasions persist.
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South County
Sarasota County
Kenneth Clark
Clark
E. G. Kelsheimer
Gulf Coast Experiment Station
Bradenton
Kelsheimer
Dr. Kelsheimer
Collins Meets St. Pete Forces To Smooth Out Skyway Hassle
Gov. Le Roy Collins meets St. Petersburg officials to reconcile differences over refinancing the Sunshine Skyway bridge. A public hearing before the State Road Department and Development Commission looms as Sarasota and Manatee leaders mobilize to push for the financing and related access road projects.
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Collins
St. Pete
Hassle
St. Petersburg
Sunshine Skyway
LeRoy Collins
State Road Department
Development Commission
Sarasota
Sarasota-Manatee
Circus Fans Rally in Chicago Tale of Calliope and Luck
Chicago AP reports Circus Fans Association members from across the nation gathered for a meeting. The group, including professionals and ordinary citizens, cherishes the calliope sound and an elephant hair charm seen as good luck to keep circuses alive.
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Wheezy
Calliope Tootles
Chicago
W. L
Bill) Montague
West Hartford
Conn
Magntague
Nation
Circus
Cristiani Circus
Calliope
Blind Pair Thumbing Toward Boston
Two blind men and their Seeing Eye dogs hitchhike toward Boston to show blind people can perform as well as sighted individuals. Bob Lambert, 25, University of Chicago student, and Bill Scrimgeour, 50, factory worker for the blind in Miami, plan to reach Boston by July 4 for the National Federation of the Blind convention after traveling 759 miles from Miami via Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Boston
Bob Lambert
University of Chicago
Bill Scrimgeour
Miami
National Federation of the Blind
Marines enlist Grant in ceremonial private rank
Ulysses S. Grant, a 19 year old Apache from White River Arizona, was sworn in as a Marine Corps private in Los Angeles yesterday marking a historic enlistment ceremony.
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Los Angeles
Marine Corps
Ulysses S. Grant
White River
Ariz
Stannard Eyes Place On Board
Paul L. Stannard announces Republican candidacy for Sarasota County commissioner District 4. He cites long study of county functions and aims for full time planning and orderly growth in the Sarasota area. Stannard, 50, and wife own West Coast Glass Tinting Co. He is a Cleveland native, Brown grad, and Ivy League Club president. He lives in South Gate.
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Stannard
Sarasota
West Coast Glass Tinting Co
South Gate
Sarasota County
Min's Hairdo Is Complete For Contests
Minnie Mermaid declares readiness for the Miss Florida contests amid a rainy spell in Sarasota. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with showers today and tonight, then partly cloudy Saturday with widely scattered showers. Highs near 86 to 92, winds 10 to 18 mph.
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Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota
Sister Aircraft Sets New Transatlantic Record
A US Air Force KC135 Stratotanker set a new transatlantic record from Westover to Brize Norton with an official time of 5 hours 27 minutes 42.8 seconds. The crew learned 20 minutes after landing that a sister ship Cocoa had crashed on takeoff near Westover, killing 15 aboard.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Westover Air Force
Brize Norton
England
UPI
U.S. Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Atlantic
Bravo
Alpha
Westover
The
Civil Aeronautics Assn
Eyewitness account of Stratojet crash near home
A farmer near Chicopee Falls describes the sudden crash of a Stratojet in his cornfield. He recalls a loud explosion, fires across three acres, debris everywhere, and fear for his family as emergency crews arrived. He notes living 500 yards from the turnpike and years of worry about plane crashes.
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Kazimierz F. Machowski
Chicopee Falls
Mass
UPI
Anna
Irene
Restaurant honors Sara sota after 30 years of service
A local eatery marks three decades of Sara sota’s service, praising her dedication and guest-first approach as regulars celebrate the milestone.
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Elie Rees
Youngberg
Walter Gruhler
Switzerland
United States
C.L.U
American College of Life Underwriters
Sarasota Life Underwriters Assn
Young Republicans Club
Sertoma Club
Ivy League Club
Air Force
Donald W. Saunders
Athens
N.Y
London
Massachusetts Turnpike
Richard Haslam
Chicopee
Daniel J. Coughlin
Associated Press
Norman Montellier
New York City
United Press International
Glenn A. Williams
Bethesda
U. S. News and World Report
Robert A. Ginsburgh
Alsn
Washington, D. C
James L. McConaughy Jr
Washington
Time and Life Magazine
Robert Sibley
Belmont
Boston Traveler
William Cochran
National Aeronautical Assn
William Enyart
Saunders
George Braoutsas
Brattleboro
Joseph C. Sweet
Chandler
James Shipman
Kansas City
Kan
John B. Gordon
Raleigh
Paul L. Stannard
Florida Suncoast
Tampa Bay
Ted Swalm
Chamber
Wayne Hibbs
Road Committee
Ben Hopking Jr
G. M. Nelson
Gustin M. Nelson
Min
Royal Air Force
Dan Brigham
New York Journal-American
Holyoke
Brigham
Inside the News
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Audrey
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