Flooding Hits Central Florida as Rivers Rise
Tampa area endures three days of rain driven floods. National Guardsmen assist evacuation of about 900 residents across Hillsborough Pinellas Pasco and Polk counties. Bulldozers and sand trucks plug a dike near Lake Magdalene as water inundates a large area. Two deaths reported and officials warn of continuing rise until rain ends.
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Tampa
UPI
Florida
Orlando
Dade City
National Guardsmen
Hillsborough
Pinellas
Pasco
Polk
Lake Magdelene
Sheriff's Department
Weather Bureau
U.S
William C. Cramer
LeRoy Collins
Collins
Ed Blackburn
Red Cross
Fire and Police Departments
National Guard
Highway Patrol
Bank Call Issued for Bank Condition Reports
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of close of business Tuesday March 15. The Federal Reserve Board issued the same request for its member banks. The FDIC did not issue a call, but state banks received one.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Special Agent Arrives as School Morals Probe Expands
A legislative committee investigator in Florida has reached Sarasota and Manatee counties to question officials and staff about alleged homosexuality in schools. The probe also touches on fingerprinting of employees, racial tensions in the wake of sit-ins, and broader screening methods. Local officials describe ongoing discussions with Manatee and other districts on policy and privacy concerns.
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Florida
Sarasota
Manatee
Legislative Committee
R. J. Strickland
Manatee County
Sarasota County
Hillsborough
Dade
Carl C. Strode
Hillsborough County
Wiley
Russell Wiley
Strickland
Shanghai bishop given life in China anti Communist drive
Peiping announced life imprisonment for Bishop Kung Ping Mei of Shanghai and jail terms for 13 other Roman Catholics as part of an alleged anti Communist espionage ring. The report named American clergyman Bishop James E Walsh and three other foreign priests, with Walsh linked to the plan but not yet judged.
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Tokyo
UPI
Red China
Shanghai
Peiping
New China News Agency
NCNA
James E. Walsh
Kung Ping Mei
King
Bishop Walsh
Cumberland, Md
China
Jury Okays Road Sums In South Trail Condemnation
The circuit court awarded more than $45,000 in right of way judgments for six parcels along the South Trail condemnation between Bee Ridge Road and Stickney Point Road. The largest award was $16,984.50 for 21 acres near Phillippi Creek, after four days of trial before Judge Justice.
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South Trail
Bee Ridge Road
Stickney Point Road
Circuit Court
John Justice
Phillippi Creek
Weathering a Turbulent Night in Sarasota
Sarasota dodges worse with a stormy night easing by dawn. Lightning struck 105 transformers, a main feeder line five times, and knocked out a substation, while floods hit St Armands Key and surrounding streets. Crews restored power by 10 p.m. and repaired underwater cables for General Telephone by noon.
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Sarasota
Florida Power & Light Co
General Telephone Co
Bacon
12Th Street
Lockwood Ridge Road
Leeds Avenue
23Rd St
Cocoanut Ave
St. Armands Key
Charles Legg
Phil Huguenin
Florida Power & Light
Clark Road
Lime Avenue
17Th Street
Webber Street
Sarasota Springs
Cab Driver Confesses Hit Run Killing of 4 Year Old
Willie Richardson 53 year old Harlem grandfather was charged with homicide after confessing to striking Robin Joyner a four year old girl and hiding her under a parked car near a cemetery A bystander later found the child and authorities say Richardson drove away instead of to a hospital.
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New York
Robin Joyner
Willie Richardson
Castro Builds Up Mighty Armed Force As Officials Quit
In Havana Fidel Castro strengthens Cuba's armed forces amid economic strains and currency shortages. Critics warn of a police state and utter distrust, while a top U S military representative resigns calling Castro a dictator. Lt Cmdr Miguel Pons accuses Castro of international communism and betraying the revolution.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Washington
Castro
Cmdr
Miguel Pons
Pons
Ernesto Guevara
West Proposes Global Arms Census at Disarmament Talks
In Geneva the Western powers proposed a worldwide census of armed forces and weapons as a first step toward a disarmament treaty. French expert Jules Moch presented the idea on behalf of five Western delegations at the conference, arguing that control of any agreement hinges on full information about sizes and strengths of existing forces.
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Geneva
Jules Moch
Florida Con Makes List of Fugitives
Washington UPI reports Charles Clyatt Rogers a 31 year old insane rapist kidnapper and murderer with toe tattoos and knife scars has been added to the FBI's ten most wanted list. He escaped from Florida State Hospital in 1959 and remains at large.
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Washington
UPI
Charles Clyatt Rogers
FBI
Rogers
Florida State Hospital
Chattahoochee
Hoffa Seeks $1 Million in Teamsters Suit Against Bank
Detroit Local 299 of the Teamsters filed a second federal suit in Orlando seeking release of $1 million in deposits at Florida National Bank. The bank blocks $400 000 pledged to secure a $350 000 Sun Valley development loan. Hoffa led the suit and faces broader probes into union funds and real estate dealings amid a grand jury inquiry in Orlando. External monitors accuse him of misusing about $600 000. he denies wrongdoing.
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Detroit
Teamsters Union
U. S
Florida National Bank
George W. Sehurst
Teamsters
Orange County
Omar P. Hewitt Jr
Florida Naional Bank
Sun Valley
Brevard County
James R. Hoffa
Florida
Hoffa
Teamster
Ohio
New York
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