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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1955
Page
13
Sam Dawson reports midyear review of a booming peacetime economy. Consumer buying drives record GNP near 370 billion dollars, with durable goods spending and home purchases fueling growth. Industrial output peaks, inventories rebuild, wages rise, taxes ease, and debt climbs as the public buys more and saves less.
Miss Kay Stacey 19 of 1734 Alta Vista heads to Daytona Beach as one of 24 southern belles in the 10th Miss Dixie beauty contest on July 14. She seeks two one week vacations, a $1,000 scholarship or a $1,000 savings bond, with finals July 4. Stacey highlights homemaking as ideal for young women and showcases diverse talents from diving to sewing and singing.
The Hoover Commission report harshly critiques CIA head Allen Dulles stating he is industrious yet overmatches himself with day to day tasks. It praises Hoover's FBI director J Edgar Hoover as a model and urges CIA overhaul plus a top assistant for Dulles. The panel also recommends transferring foreign publications and scientific intelligence from State to CIA and creating two watchdog commissions for oversight.
Desi Arnaz rises from MGM supporting roles to produce Forever Darling with Lucille Ball. They film at Motion Picture Center while running I Love Lucy from their own studio. Lucille notes less pressure on film and plans for a five week vacation after production.
Police report a collision on a Mississippi River bridge approach in East St. Louis involving two buses a truck and a locomotive. One person was slightly hurt as a diesel engine struck a bus sending it into another vehicle on the tracks.
Summer schedules revive long absent programs and host familiar faces. NBC brings Billy Cullen and Place the Fave, Julius La Rosa returns to CBS, The Arthur Murray Party relaunches on NBC, Cameo returns on NBC, Pantomime Quiz premieres on CBS, Great Baridge of America resumes with Jackie Gleason, and Dunninger launches a new Mystery of the Mind on NBC.
MGM will keep Debbie Reynolds engaged as it buys the London comedy The Reluctant Debutante for her after The Tender Trap. Dove Schary says Reynolds will star in the William Douglas Home satire about debutantes and restless parents pursuing wealthy matches in London.
In Charleston police court a 55 year old man named Bill Tinsley testified he was buried beneath a dump heap at Eye River and dragged out by a dozer operator while asleep. He faces a drunk driving charge as he is arraigned.
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