Ten-year-old saved by torch after arm trapped in lift dam
Chris Nielson of South Gate spent 20 minutes with his arm caught in a warm gear on Phillippi Creek lift dam. An acetylene torch freed him, and surgeons at Sarasota Memorial Hospital completed a three and a half hour operation. Sheriff Boyer and local agencies assisted. Residents and officials noted age and rusted equipment, pushing for fencing to prevent recurrences.
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Chris Nielson
Phillippi Creek
South Gate
Jack Teale
Ross Boyer
M. A. Nielson
Tulip St
Sarasota County
Ross E. Boyer
Dick Myers
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
I. Konstantinu
William Sutherland
Boyer
Harold Wilson
Russell Mize
Nielson
Myers
Meyers
South Gate Community Center
Sarasota
Cecil Taylor
Paul Hinkel
Association
Hinkel
Nasser says U S pressure will not block Suez Canal
Cairo President Nasser accused the United States of trying to starve Egypt while pledging Egypt will run the Suez Canal and bar Israeli ships. He spoke amid the first canal traffic in five months as editors toured the Middle East. Nasser asserted Israel cannot use the canal or Gulf of Aqaba, both Egypt’s waters, and warned of continued resistance to pressure.
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Cairo
Nasser
United States
U.S
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez
Gulf
Eilat
Red Sea
Comment Declined Academy Winner Says He Didn't Pen Show Script
Robert Rich who won an Oscar for The Brave One denied authorship of the screenplay. The Academy pledged a full statement next week while Rich walked into the offices and again claimed he did not write the prize winning script. The Oscar was held pending board action as producers King Brothers maintain credit was him.
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Hollywood
INS
Robert Rich
Brave One
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Academy
Rich
Board of Governors
King Brothers
French Protest on Champs Elysees Turns Violent
About 5,000 French protesters clashed with police on the Champs Elysees in Paris over North African terror groups. Police detained an estimated 50 people as veterans led chants and banners including Glory to the French Army. A Moroccan-based French official, Captain Rene Moureau, aged 37, is alleged to have been tortured and killed by captors.
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Paris
INS
Champs Elysees
Rene Moureau
Army of Liberation
Moreau
Morocco
Arc de Triomphe
Gas War Drops Prices in Sarasota-Braden Area
Gasoline prices fall again in the Sarasota Braden region as Shell and Gulf stations reduce posted rates. A M Leach Shell Oil Distributor notes prices dipped from 209 to 202 per gallon while independents trend near 28.9 cents and Shell outlets sit around two cents higher.
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Sarasota
Bradenton
Shell
Gulf Station
A. M. Leach Shell
Evacuation Plans Underway for President Eisenhower
White House has plans to evacuate President Eisenhower from Washington by helicopter in case of attack. Helicopters would be used in a drill, likely this summer, to ferry the president to emergency headquarters outside the capital functioning as a temporary White House. Two helicopters have been ordered for use between the White House and National Airport.
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Washington
INS
White House
Eisenhower
National Airport
A. Everett Austin Jr. Passes Away Mourned by Sarasota Art World
The News mourns the loss of A. Everett Austin Jr. “Chick” a leading figure at the Ringling Museum who transformed a chaotic collection into a flowering state art treasure. His fearless approach and dynamic leadership left Sarasota with a strengthened national art prominence.
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A. Everett Austin Jr
Sarasota
Ringling Museum
Everett Austin
Chick
Ringling
Hearst
John Ringling
Chick” Austin
Kent S. McKinley
Attendance Records Shattered at News Boat Show Closing Tonight
Sara sota hosts the third annual NEWS Boat and Sports Show at Municipal Auditorium. Doors run 9 AM to 11 PM with record crowds today and yesterday. Displays include Lone Star deluxe cruiser, Fleep raft, assorted colors and materials, inboard and outboard motors, a hoist lift, and a waterski rig powered by a three HP outboard.
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Sarasota
West Coast
Municipal Auditorium
Florida
Lone Star
Dick Miller
Beck Refuses AFL-CIO Trial Asserted Self Judgment
Seattle report says Teamster President Dave Beck rejects being judged by accusers or the AFL-CIO. He notes he has made no direct reference to the federation while continuing to cite the Fifth Amendment amid racketeering tax charges. Beck emphasizes constitutional protections and drew attention to ongoing Senate inquiries.
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Seattle
Wash
INS
Teamster
Dave Beck
Afl-Cio
Seattle Post-Inteligencer
Beck
the Post-Intelligencer
Senate Committee
Senate
The
Post-Intelligencer
VFW Official Attacks Nehru Bid and U.S. Aid Policy
Boston INS reports VFW national commander Cooper Holt of Tennessee condemned President Eisenhowers invitation to Premier Nehru calling it unmitigated gall and urged halting aid to nations on the democracy communist fence. Holt urged the State Department to press the U N for a definite policy and criticized what he called a hypocritical world posture.
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Boston
INS
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eisenhower
Nehru
Cooper T. Holt
Tennessee
U.S. State Department
United Nations
Hopes Rise for Kidnapped Anita Carroll in Iran Desert
In southeast Iran, the U S embassy reports police closing in on bandit gang segments after an ambush that killed Anita Carroll's husband and three others. A doctor and a nurse were dispatched 800 miles southeast of Tehran to assist. An informed source says the rescue outlook looks hopeful.
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Tehran
Iran
Anita Carroll
U.S
Minnie Mermaid Forecast Urges Joyful Weather Outlook
Sarasota weather cartoonish forecast quotes Minnie Mermaid urging to enjoy today as conditions stay generally fair with temperatures around 75 to 85. Readings note a 24 hour max temperature and a light to moderate breeze from the east-southeast with no rainfall reported.
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Minnie Mermaid
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