County challenges land claim over submerged Longboat Key lands
Sarasota County filed an answer and counter claim against St Armands Lido Realty Corp alleging misrepresentation of facts in a 1953 submerged land sale. The county seeks to void the title and return the land to the Internal Improvement Fund trustees, citing a channel depth of five to fourteen feet and a policy requiring competitive bids.
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Sarasota County
St. Armands- Lido Realty Corp
Longboat Key
Donald C. McClelland Jr
Realty Corporation
Circuit Court
Internal Improvement Fund
McClellany
U.S
McClelland
II Fund
County Water Control and Navigation Authority
WCNA
Glenn Berry
Midwest Storms Sweep Eastward In Severe Winter System
The Associated Press reports a savage weekend storm sweeping from the Midwest to the Northeast with high winds up to 85 mph, heavy snow, and tornadoes killing three in Arkansas. Trains stranded in Wisconsin faced 12 foot drifts, while crews freed the last carriages after long delays. Dozens injured and property damage widespread as the system moved toward James Bay and Labrador.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Aliciaatu
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Arkansas
Great Lakes
James Bay
Canada
Labrador
Cleveland Heights
Ohio
Ashland
Milwaukee
Chicago
Opal
Owensboro
Moko
Illinois
Memphis, Tenn
Cleveland
Niagara Falls
New York
Weather: Cloudy cooler with rain in Sarasota area
Minnie Mermaid notes mid westerners in Sarasota should welcome the rain while their home regions endure heavy snow and icy winds. She jokes that a senator might claim the area as a new Alaska state. Noon temperature is 68. Full details on page 2.
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Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota
Alaska
Civil War Vet General John Salling Dies At 112
KINGSPORT Tennessee veteran John Salling aged 112 died of pneumonia at Munal clinic. Survived by daughter Mrs Hugh McCamy and grandson H E Hawkins, he was one of the last two Civil War veterans. Funeral plans described, with burial in Slant Virginia.
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Kingsport
Tenn
UPI
John Salling
Munal Clinic
Slant
Salling
Hugh McCamy
H. E. Hawkins
Virginia Mountaineer
Gate City
Walter W. Williams
Williams
Houston
Tex
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Ft. Sumter
Co. D
25Th
Virginia Regiment
Scott County
Hugh McCamey
Clinch River
Virginia
Mary Flanary
Eisenhower to address Berlin crisis on national TV radio
President Eisenhower will speak tonight from the White House at 9 30 p m EST in a half hour address carried by major networks. He will charge the Soviets with trying to remove Allied forces from Berlin and may display occupation documents to support his position. He is expected to reiterate a firm stand on Berlin and oppose atomic war while restating American policy. Senator Mansfield suggested outlining general negotiation terms the West would consider in Berlin talks.
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White House
WSPB
Eisenhower
Berlin
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
West
Soviet Union
Florida Swats California Move West Debate Headline
Florida officials counter California migration claims with statistics showing more Floridians moving to the Sunshine State. California tourism and population growth cited, with Florida noting 600 plus Californians changed addresses in February 1959 and 1 500 moved residence from California that month. Miami officials mocked California smog and offered publicity help. Tampa and St. Petersburg chambers report many inquiries from Californians and extended ads for Florida development. Carol Dissen, Los Angeles native, praises Florida climate versus smogged California air.
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Miami
UPI
Florida
California
Long Beach Press - Telegram
William C. Boyd
Chamber of Commerce
Florida Mail
D.f.’S
Long Beach
Sunshine
Commission
B. R. Fuller Jr
High
Red Cross
Allen Cass
Miami Beach
Joe Mickler
Tampa Chamber
Tampa Bay Area
Pacific Coast
Carol Disseh
Los Angeles
United States
South
Central America
Canada
Miss ‘Dissen
Fiery Yacht Explosion Forces Six Rescues Off Florida Coast
In Fort Lauderdale a 44 foot motor cruiser named Nancy Marie VII exploded during a Sunday outing. Six people were rescued. Richard Dunham, 28, was hospitalized for arm chest and face burns. Skipper Joel Wingate, 58, said the blast came from the engine room amidships.
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Fort Lauderdale
Richard Dunham
Nancy Marie VII
Joel 8S. Wingate
Lobo de Mar Cutter Wins Yacht Contest in Havana
The 67 foot Lobo de Mar cutter won the 26th St. Petersburg to Havana yacht race finishing in 45 hours 54 minutes 50 seconds. Of 32 starters none of the other boats was within sight as she reached Havana harbor.
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Havana
Cuba
St. Petersburg
Lobo
Best Ever County Fair Officially Opens At 7
The Sarasota County Fair opens at 7 p.m. with a helicopter arrival by Glenn Potter and Dallas Dort to inaugurate a week of exhibits across livestock poultry vegetables and arts. The curtain rising marks the start of daily shows until midnight with prize money over 4000 and a Riverview High School band concert followed by fireworks and acts on opening night.
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Sarasota County
Sarasota County Fair
Fairgrounds
Fruitville Road
Glenn Potter
The
Fair Assa
Civic Center
Fair Grounds
Riverview High School
Riverview
George Potter
Fair Assn
Ken Clark
Dick Miller
Potter
Ross Boyer
Andy Barton
Sarasota
Rain Halts Two Major League Exhibition Games
Both exhibition games were canceled before noon due to rain. The Dodgers vs St. Louis was to be at Payne Park, while the Milwaukee Braves faced the Baltimore Orioles at Bradenton.
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Dodgers
St. Louis
Payne Park
Milwaukee Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Bradenton
Body In Lake Recovered After Drowning on Lake George
The body of Dr. George Thomas Fergus Jr. a 36 year old dental surgeon from Marietta Georgia was found floating in rain swollen Lake George. Police continued search for Dr Edward S Marks 40 who is missing after a small fishing boat with three aboard capsized on the lake Thursday.
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Palatka
UPI
Marietta, Ga
Lake George
George Thomas Fergus Jr
Lake North
Edward S. Marks
Baby Food Ordered For Young Toughies
Jacksonville AP reports Sheriff Dale Carson adopts a policy to feed baby food to juvenile prisoners in Duval County jail to keep young inmates in line, with support from Juvenile Court Judge Marion W.
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Duval County
Dale Carson
Marion W
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