Rescuers Fail to Reach Trapped Coal Miners in West Virginia
Rescuers in Holden West Virginia report dense smoke heat and flood barriers as they probe the Island Creek No 22 mine. Island Creek officials say ventilation problems persist and despite two probes in three hours hopes remain the entombed miners are alive and will be rescued.
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W. Va
Elmer Layne
Layne
West Virginia
Island Creek
Bartley
T. N. Camicia
Stahlschmidt Seeks Republican Bid for County Prosecutor
Sarasota attorney Robert H. Stahlschmidt 32 announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county prosecuting attorney. A native of Evansville Indiana and Air Force veteran, he earned a law degree from Indiana University and practiced in Evansville before moving to Sarasota in 1958. He is married to Barbara Koch a Brentwood Elementary teacher and holds memberships in multiple bar and Republican groups. He vows to serve Sarasota County impartially and devote required time to the office.
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Indiana University
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Brentwood
Phi Gamma Delta
Sarasota County
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Republican Party League of
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Florida Bar Assn
Four States Get Food Air Drops For Mountain Families
In a four state relief effort Virginia Tennessee North Carolina and Kentucky responders push to feed 1500 mountaineer families snowbound by storms. By Sunday emergency food packages reach at least 200 families in North Carolina as Gov Hodges observes Army helicopters and weasels continuing aid.
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UPI
Appalachians
Virginia
Tennessee
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Kentucky
Luther H. Hodges
Six Local Youths Run Away From Home In Sarasota
Six youths including two Riverview High School girls and four boys disappeared Saturday night after leaving in Wayne Sparks car with little money. Inez Odom and Pat Skipper are among the missing girls, ages 14 to 17, while Wayne Sparks Lee Warren and Wayman Warren are the boys. Mrs. Odom filed a report, and a warrant for Lee Warren’s $500 bond was issued on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Inez Odom
Thema Odom
Jeannette Scarborough
Wayne Sparks
Lee Warren
Wayman Warren
Sarasota Jennel Club
Spark
Riverview High School
Odom
T. Odom
Warren
Khrushchev Ill Clamps Down On France Visit Postponed
Soviet officials hid Khrushchev's location as flu postpones his two week France trip. The 65 year old premier, fatigue from a Southeast Asia tour, is said to be under doctors care with no public medical bulletin. Dates shifted to March 23 to April 3.
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UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
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Black Sea
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Harold Macmillan
Kiev
Giovan Gronchi
Southeast Asia
Lenin Stadium
Spring is Here Say Minn ie Mermaid Weather Note
Minnie Mermaid notes readers have stopped asking if spring is here as sunshine returns and temperatures rise to noon at 77 with a positive forecast. The tide table is referenced on page 10.
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Minnie Mermaid
Religion in West Virginia primary tests Kennedy Catholic issue
West Virginia’s May 10 Democratic primary is seen as a potential gauge of religion’s effect on Kennedy’s nomination bid. In a state that is nearly 97 percent Protestant, the race between Kennedy and Humphrey could reveal how Catholic background influences voter support and the broader presidential campaign dynamics.
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Washington
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Congregational Church
Minnesota
Methodist Church
West
Billion-Dollar Quackery Crackdown Urged in Congress
William F. Arbogast testifies before a House subcommittee, detailing widespread medical quackery. Examples include a $2.40 hagi pipe and a $1 plastic bag claim to cure cramps, long distance diagnosis from blood blotters, and secret formulas priced up to $200 yearly. He cites about 250 million dollars annually to quacks with vitamins alone costing nearly 198 dollars per person.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Larrick
Japan
Big Slam exercises shuttle troops to Puerto Rico
700 soldiers and hundreds of tons of equipment head to Puerto Rico by midnight as 18 000 troops and 11 000 tons travel for Exercise Big Slam Puerto Pine. Eight thousand come from Ft Campbell awaiting airlift in frigid temps while Puerto Rico warms to 85. The vast peacetime move tests Military Transport Service speed and readiness with troops from Utah National Guard and Pennsylvania Reservists plus crews from Ft Bragg and McGuire Air Force Base among others.
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Ft, Campbell, Ky
United States
Talmy
Puerto Rico
Caribbean Commonwealth
Ft. Campbell
Utah
Pennsylvania
Pacific Northwest
New England
Ft. Bragg
N.C
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
Hospital Here Re Accredited
Sarasota Memorial Hospital has been re accredited for three years by the Joint Commission. Administrator Don Laurent announced the certificate after a Feb 8 inspection by Dr Earl F Weir. The hospital first earned full accreditation in 1953 and has held it since.
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Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Don Laurent
Earl F. Weir
Laurent
Kensington Park Two-Time Florida Builders Award Winner
Kensington Park earns its second Florida Builders Award honoring excellence in construction and design. The project receives praise from the Florida Builders Association for quality, innovation, and community impact in the region.
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Kensington Park
Florida Builders’ Award
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