Sarasota Favored To Host 1956 Little League State Tourney
Sarasota County Little League directors vote to accept a bid to stage the 1956 state tournament, with Sarasota nearly assured as site subject to conditions. Orlando and Gulfport were also considered as hosts, and restrictions against Negro teams were discussed along with funding and housing for visiting squads. Final decision expected early next week.
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Sarasota County
Sarasota
Orlando
Arnold White
Little League
Tes
White
Florida
Chet Shing
Bill Stockham
Little League Park
Ihrng
Gulfport
Dunedin
38 Slavn 270 Hurt In Anti Red Uprising
Berlin dispatches report Poland sealing borders with Germany and Czechoslovakia to stop anti Communist survivors from Poznan riots fleeing. Polish News Agency says 38 killed and 270 wounded as Red tanks and machine guns smashed a work center, with sporadic uprisings in Warsaw Cracow Danzig Lodz and along the Polish Russian border.
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Poznan
Poland
Berlin
INS
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Heart Surgery Patient On Way To Recovery
Clare E. Weller of Sarasota underwent a pioneering heart operation by Dr. Sidney Smith of Bradenton, grafting a nylon blood vessel into the aorta to restore blood flow amid arteriosclerosis. Weller, 50, Kwik Chek market manager on 3rd Street, is resting and expected to fully recover for an active life. a prior similar procedure was done successfully on Charles de Shazo of Vertice.
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Clare Weller
Sarasota
Jean Koppmeier
Manatee County
Memorial Hospital
Weller
Kestly
Clare E. Weller
Sarasota Mah
Manatee Veteran’s Memorial ‘Hospital
Sidney Smith
Bradenton
Kwik Chek
3Rd Street
Lear Departing Moscow Trip Heads for Berlin
William P. Lear, noted U.S. aircraft equipment maker, left Moscow today for Berlin aboard his private plane. His wife accompanied him as he was summoned to the U.S. Embassy for a talk with Minister Walter Walmsley. He declined to discuss details but said the embassy was concerned about his visit.
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Moscow
William P. Lear
U. S
Berlin
Lear
U.S
Walter Walmsley
Sarasota Lawyers Fee Award in Apartment Receivership
Sarasota lawyer wins a 7200 fee in an apartment receivership case. Notices point readers to page 9 for details. Other items mention architects earning national recognition and a crackdown on parking ticket violators.
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Sarasota
National
Kefauver Fails To Get Pledges From Tennessee Delegates
In Nashville Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver failed to win pledged support from his home state for the Democratic presidential nomination. Tennessee Democrats voted to send all 64 delegates to the National Convention in Chicago un instructed. The crowd reacted with loud cheers and boos when Kefauver’s name appeared in the delegate list. Chairman James Bomar had to restore order three times amid the uproar.
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Nashville
Tenn
INS
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
British title to Wiffi Smith wins Amateur crown
Margaret Wiffi Smith, a 19 year old from St. Clair Michigan, captured the Women's British Amateur Golf Championship in Sunningdale, becoming the first American since 1948 to win the title.
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Sunningdai
INS
Margaret “Wiffi’’ Smith
St. Clair
Mich
Steel Talks Continue as Strike Deadline Looms
In New York steel leaders tabled crises talks aiming to avert a nationwide strike by 650000 workers. Union president David J. McDonald and U S Steel negotiator John A. Stephens held a one hour secret session at the Roosevelt Hotel and pledged to stay in touch with plans for another meeting later today or tomorrow.
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New York
SNS
Steel Management
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel
John A. Stephens
Hotel Roosevelt
McDonald
Stephens
Venice Votes $1 Tax On TV Installation
Venice city council approved a building code amendment requiring a permit to install television antennas with a $1 fee and a $2 permit to drill wells within city limits. The measure passed unanimously after a technical emergency was declared to allow three readings.
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Venice
James P. Kiernan
Smythe Brohard
Oil Barge Blast Threatens San Francisco Pier
An oil barge exploded at the San Francisco waterfront near Mariposa Street, injuring two crewmen Alfred Johnson and Fred Witter and igniting a fire that sent flames 400 feet into the air. Fireboats battled the blaze as 75 workers fled the nearby Triple A Machine Shop and two Navy ammunition ships were moved for safety.
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San Francisco
Mariposa Street
Drought Fears Fizzle in Bradenton and Sarasota
Survey shows Braden River not dangerously low despite drought. Bradenton official says river level normal, wells unused and blacked from disuse but not brackish. Sarasota confirms wells slightly lower but groundwater remains good. heavy summer use for lawns contributes to lower well levels.
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Sarasota
Bradenton
Braden River
Thomas Paul
Paul
Braden
Helen Lyons
Sara
Eisenhower to Step Up Activity Before Leaving Hospital
President Eisenhower will increase light activity at Walter Reed as he prepares to leave tomorrow. James Hagerty reports stair climbing may occur and medical bulletins will stop after his discharge. He plans to travel to Gettysburg for further convalescence with a possible White House stop in between.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hagerty
Gettysburg
White House
Hospita
Dutch Queen and Prince Form Three Man Inquiry into Royal Rift
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard announce a Dutch three member commission to probe reports of strain in their marriage triggered by a faith healer. The palace commu nique, issued on Bernhard's 45th birthday, names professors Bee l and Gerbrandy and Jonkheer Jorda van Stark enborgh Stachouwer as investigators.
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Greet Hofmans
Bernhard
Juliana
L.J.M. Bee
P. S. Gerbrandy
Jonkheer A. Jorda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Juliana and
Fresh Poznan uprising spreads to Polish cities
Reports from Berlin say fresh anti Communist fighting flared in Poznan and spread to five other Polish cities in the biggest postwar uprising in Red-ruled Poland. East German informants say sporadic fighting reported at Warsaw Cracow and along the Polish Russian border.
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Warsaw
Cracow
Danzig
Lodz
Berlin
INS
Poznan
Poland
Dan
Riots in Poznan as Polish workers clash with Communists
Demonstrations by thousands of railroad workers in Poznan escalated into a riot with Red soldiers and police among casualties. Warsaw Radio reported most workers returned to duty and services resumed while Poznan was under emergency rules and a curfew. A German dispatch noted police fire killed several, including a child, and a captured tank was crowned with a bloodied Polish flag.
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Poland
PAP
Poznan
Warsaw
Berlin
DPA
Sarasota Girl Among 12 Best At Girls State
Joyce Nuckolls of Sarasota was named among 12 top selections at the 1956 Girls State government assembly in Tallahassee. The American Legion Auxiliary named 12 outstanding attendees from 264 participants statewide, with honorees including Judy Magnell, Elaine Andrews, Judy Durrance, Nora Nell Hardy, Patsy Sammons, Marie Conklin, Barrie Brown, and Marcia Hitt.
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Joyce Nuckolls
Sarasota
Tallahassee
American Legion Auxiliary
Florida
Legion Group
Judy Magnell
Elaine Andrews
Miami
Judy Durrance
Bartow
Nora Nell Hardy
Ocala
Patsy Sammons
Marie Conklin
St. Petersburg
Barrie Brown
Miami Shores
Marcia Hitt
Eyewitness Views Revolt in Poznan Cables from Amsterdam
Eyewitness account details a Poznan revolt with police HQ fire, prison attacks, and prisoner release. Strikers seized tanks guarding the bank near the Poznanski Hotel as 28 tanks stood outside. army tanks arrived but were not used. City facilities including radio jamming, telephone lines, and airfield operations were disrupted. Eyewitness Francis G. Hickman reports from Amsterdam after attending Poznan fair events.
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Memphis (Tenn
Francis G. Hickman
Memphis Cotton Trade Journal
Hickman
Amsterdam
Poznan
Poznanski
No Pennies From Heaven Weather Teases Showers
Sarasota area forecast partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers through Saturday. Highs 85 to 93, lows 70 to 75, winds gentle to moderate variable. Florida outlook similar with afternoon and evening showers and a 77 extreme south note.
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Sarasota
Florida
East Gulf
W.S
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San Francisco Pier
Alfred Johnson
Stewart Ford
Johnson
San Francisco Hospital
Fred Witter
Kelly
Triple A
Rubin Martinez
Sota
James C. Hagerty
Prince Deny
the Hague
Prince Bernhard
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