Six Sarasota jurors chosen for King manslaughter trial
Six Sarasota County men were selected as jurors for the manslaughter trial of naturopath Dr. Weil S. King in Fort Myers. Jurors Thomas Meade, Leroy C. Booth, Porter O. Keen, William H. Roberts, Sutton Wilson, and Philip Allard were accepted by both sides. The state alleges Mrs. Carolyn Downer died from peritonitis and blood poisoning caused by an abortion King performed on June 9.
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Sarasota County
Weil S. King
Archie Odom
Fort Myers
King
Carolyn Downer
Thomas Meade
Leroy C. Booth
Porter O. Keen
William H. Roberts
Sutton Wilson
Philip Allard
W. M. Smiley
King Late King
William Pierce
Tampa
Dr. King
Pierce
Clyde Wilson
Sarasota
Dulles Flies to Florida to Consider Cabinet Future
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles flew to Florida aboard Columbine III to recuperate from cancer treatments and to ponder whether to remain in the Cabinet. He traveled with his wife, a physician, and a small staff, arriving in Palm Beach and then to Hobe Sound for unspecified rest.
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Washington
UPI
John Foster Dulles
Florida
Columbine III
Palm Beach Air Force Base
Dulles
Hobe Sound
C. Douglas Dillon
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Columbine
State Department
Edward Kamin
Walter Reed
Joseph N. Greene Jr
Phyllis Bernau
Pleasant Week Ahead With Mild Temps and Light Rain
The Weather Bureau predicts a five day stretch of mild, just above normal temperatures across Florida with little day to day variation. Readings will average 1 to 3 degrees above normal, high 76 to 83 and lows 52 to 70. A weak northeast Gulf low brought weekend rain, and small craft advisories were lowered as winds ease.
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Weather.Bureau
Gulf
Florida
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Tampa
Fort Myers
Weather Bureau
Charleston
D.C
Florida Keys
Tarpon Springs
Military Leaders Warn Congress of U S War Readiness
Washington reports quote Adm. Arleigh Burke and Gen. Maxwell Taylor pledging overwhelming U S nuclear retaliation capabilities. They say the United States could break the Soviet back in an all-out war and push for more defense spending for smaller conflicts. They note robust air and missile forces and ready Thor missiles in Europe.
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Washington
Congress
United States
Adm
Arleigh Burke
Soviet Union
House Defense Appropriations
Burke
Maxwell D. Taylor
America
Taylor
Army
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Twining
U.S.S.R
U.S
England
Europe
Nehru defies Red gag on Tibet revolt in Parliament
Prime Minister Nehru rejected Communist China’s bid to mute Tibet debate in Parliament while avoiding a firm stance on the Red campaign to quell the revolt. He voiced no condemnation of Peiping but said India’s sympathies go to the Tibetans as reports of resistance continue outside Lhasa.
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New Delhi
Nehru
China
Red
Hindustan Times
Clos
Congress Party
Tibet
India
Peiping
Dalai Lama
Red China
Kalimpong
Russia
Communist Party
Pravda
Hong Kong
Formosa
Panchen Lama
Lhasa
National Defense Army
Bradenton Senator Backs Ringling Museum Board Plan
State Senator Ed Price Jr of Bradenton unveils two bills to place the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art under a five member board of trustees with at least one member from Sarasota and Manatee counties. The plan seeks to transfer control from the Board of Control and regulate loans of paintings to institutions including the governor’s mansion.
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Sarasota
John and Mable Ringling
Sen. Price
Board of Commissioners
James A. Haley
Price
Ringling Museum
of Florida
Board of Control
Sarasota County
Manatee County
John Ringling
Capital Cancels Easter Egg Roll on Rain
Washington AP reports the traditional Easter egg roll on the White House lawn was canceled due to heavy rain. Press secretary James C. Hagerty said the start time near 9 am was scrapped after consulting President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower at Gettysburg. The event, begun in 1873, once drew up to 12,000 children.
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Washington
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
South Lawn
Hagerty
Kansas Selection Committee Clears Mother of the Year Mix Up
A mail error led 39 Kansas women to believe they were named Kansas Mother of the Year. Mrs. John Selfridge will chair a committee meeting to designate the actual state mother. The mix up originated in New York with two batches of letters. Mrs. Nellie Krueger and Mrs. Fred Gould were involved in the fallout from the mistaken notices.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas
John Selfridge
New York
Aileen Fogarty
Nellie Krueger
Washington
Ailing Slugger Ted Williams Admitted For Evaluation
Boston AP Ted Williams, 40, was admitted to New England Baptist Hospital for examination and treatment of neck and right shoulder pain. X rays were taken then he left to tend to personal affairs and was slated to return. He consulted neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Fager at the hospital and had flown in from the Red Sox training camp in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Boston
Red Sox
Ted Williams
New England Baptist Hospital
Williams
Charles Fager
Scottsdale
Ariz
Rebel Fight Leader Killed By French Paratroopers
Algerian conflict report says Col. Amirouche, a top rebel commander, was killed by French paratroopers. General Maurice Challe announced 71 rebels died after Saturday battle in the Zamer mountains, western Algeria.
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Algiers
Amirouche
Maurice Challe
Algeria
Zamer
Humphrey Urges Day For Parley
U S Senator Hubert H. Humphrey proposed adding UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold to a Berlin summit with the Big Three. He urged U.N. involvement, warned against quick solutions, and called for ongoing negotiations to ease world tensions.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
United Nations
Dag Hammarskould
Berlin
Humphrey
Miami
Fla
NATO
George D. Aiken
R-Vi
Russia
United States
U.N
Explosion marks start of strike week at Henderson NC store
An explosion near a rural store operated by Joe Coker in Henderson signals another week of the Harriet-Henderson cotton mills strike. No injuries were reported as more than 30 blasts have occurred since limited operations resumed February 16. Negotiators plan further talks in Raleigh with Gov Hodges after studying Friday proposals.
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Henderson
N. C
UPI
Joe Coker
North Henderson
Harriet - Henderson Cotton Mills
Textile Workers Union of America
Raleigh
Gov. Latther H. Hodges
Hodges
Executive Mansion
TWUA
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