Flood Rises In Central Florida After Heavy Rains
Floodwaters from four days of torrential rain rose through Tampa's northern suburbs affecting about 5,000 people in central Florida as the storm moved toward the sea. Dams overflowed and highways were blocked while towns brace for crest as rescue crews use a high school gym as a command post.
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U. S. 301
Bushnell
Crystal River
Weirsdale
Fairfield
Ocala
Kissimmee
U. S
Brooksville
U.S. 98
Zephyrhills
Lady Lake
Weather Brightens as Memory of Rain Fades
The excerpt notes mild sun shine and pleasant temperatures reducing rain memories. It references Shakespeare’s line about thoughts being winged and mentions a page 4 title table.
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Minnie Mermaid
Shakespeare
Vacationers Reach Sarasota After Narrow Air Near Miss
A twin-engined plane carrying four Sarasota bound vacationers landed safely at the Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Friday night after a radio failure and dwindling fuel near Atlanta. Pilot Austin Mitchell from Elgin Illinois radioed for landing instructions, landed at a recently repaired signal light field, refueled, then continued to Sarasota on a walkie talkie.
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Sarasota-Bradenton
Atlanta
Austin Mitchell
Elgin
Soviet offer on partial nuclear test ban at Geneva
The Soviet Union proposed a partial ban contingent on a three power moratorium and Western acceptance. It would bar tests by all nations for now except small underground tests deemed hard to police, with no international verification. U S and British leaders viewed the move as a serious step to advance talks. The proposal was sent to Washington for consideration.
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Soviet Union
Seymon K. Tsarapkin
United States
Britain
Posal
Washington
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt Trip Delayed Protest Planned
Sarasota County Democrats said they will protest the handling of Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt s Tampa stopover delay en route to Sarasota. The complaint targets Civil Aeronautics Board and copies officials including Sen Holland and Rep Haley while noting weather caused lapses in the Tampa Sarasota leg. Mrs Roosevelt will file a full report.
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Sarasota County
Civil Aeronautics Board
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Spessard Holland
George Smathers
James A. Haley
Florida
Burch
Mrs. Roosevelt
Tampa-Sarasota
Bayshore Homes Open Daily On US 41 Between Sarasota and Bradenton
Advertisement notes Bayshore homes priced from 10 790 to 18 590 with open hours from morning until dark along US 41 between Sarasota and Bradenton.
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Sarasota
Bradenton
Collins Plans TV Talk Sunday
Governor LeRoy Collins will address Floridians on statewide television and radio from 5 30 to 6 p m Sunday urging easing of racial tensions TV station WTVT channel 13 will carry the telecast with no local radio plans announced by officials
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LeRoy Collins
WTVT
Reds' Paper Seized for Secret American Intel Report
Paris authorities seized L'Humanite, the Communist paper, after it published an alleged secret American intelligence report claiming French extremists discussed assassinating President Eisenhower.
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Paris
UPI
L’humanite
Eisenhower
Two-Time Florida Builders Award Winner Kensington Park
Kensington Park recognized as a two time winner of the Florida Builders Award. The honor highlights excellence in construction and design within the development. Key officials praised the project team and quality standards.
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Kensington. Park
Florida Builders’ Award
Smathers attacks U.S. envoy return to Cuba debate
Senator George Smathers accuses the State Department of capitulating by sending ambassador Bonsal back to Havana after assurances from Castro's government. The department said Bonsal will return soon, noting Cuba rejected Revolucion's charges as non official.
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Smathers
Washington
UPI
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Senate
Fidel Castro
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U. S
Cuba
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Bonsal
Havana
Revolucion
Dry run raid foiled as bolita moves bank early
In Fort Myers a planned raid on a gambling joint failed when bolita operators altered timing and moved the bank early. Twenty agents and five newspapermen waited 24 hours in a truck parked near the joint, leaving the scene quiet enough for someone to steal a spare tire from the vehicle.
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Fort Myers
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