Montgomery-Roberts Expands Bradenton Store After 46 Years
Montgomery-Roberts marks its 46th anniversary with a major expansion of the Bradenton store. The plan adds 60 feet to the front along Manatee Avenue and 90 feet depth, with modernization underway and a target opening in early November. The retailer runs specialty shops for women men children gifts and home and also operates a Sarasota store.
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Bradenton
Montgomery-Roberts
S. C. Montgomery
George Bloodworth
Evan L. Ellis
Manatee Avenue
Montgomery - Roberts
8. C. Montgomery
Sarasota
Third Day Of Destruction By Winds In Alabama
The Associated Press reports tornadoes struck near Mobile Alabama causing deaths and injuries across multiple communities. A witness described roaring winds and exploding buildings on Dauphin Island Highway near the Dog River Bridge. Damaged sites included service stations a grocery and a church with more destruction around St Elmo and Theodore along Highway 90.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Weather Bureau
Air Weather Service
Brookley Air Force Base
Dauphin Island Highway
Dog River Bridge
St. Elmo
Goldwater To Write Special Column For The News
Sen. Barry Goldwater Arizona Republican leader becomes a three times weekly columnist on THE SARASOTA NEWS on page 4 The piece cites hisPhoenix origin wartime service posts and roles in Phoenix and national bodies The entry notes his charitable giving from column earnings and cites his lasting influence as a leading conservative voice in American politics
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Barry Goldwater
United States
Arizona
Sarasota News
Sen. Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Margaret Johnson
United States Army Air Force
Arizona Air National Guard
U.S. Department of Interior
Indian Affairs Commission
United States Senate
American Assn. of Indian Affairs
American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Institute of Foreign Trade
Shriner
Eta Mu Pi
Sigma Chi
THE
The Gentry Home Offer at 3500 So Tamianid Trail
Real estate teaser notes a home named The Gentry described as ideal for particular people. Asking price listed as 3995 with a street address 3500 So Tamianid Trail. Limited details provided in the ad.
Khrushchev says captured pilot alive and on trial
Khrushchev told the Supreme Soviet the downed American pilot Francis Gerry Powers is alive in Moscow and may be tried for espionage. He claimed Powers confessed to spying across the Soviet Union photographing airfields and industrial sites, and alleged fabrications in the U S account. The premier said Powers had a noiseless pistol and was found with Soviet money and French gold francs.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Supreme Soviet
Parliament
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Francis Gerry Powers
Air Force
Central Intelligence Agency
Ural
Archangel
Murmansk
U. S
Krushchev
U.S. State Department
Francis G. Powers
Pound
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Special Sarasota GOP meeting to choose new county chairman
Mrs Scott A Woods Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee vice chair announced a special meeting for Friday at 8 p m at the National Bank of Sarasota to elect a new county chairman replacing Venice Mayor Smythe Brohard who resigned Thursday.
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Scott A. Woods
Sarasota County
Republican Executive Committee
National Bank of
Summit cancellation doubt lingers amid Soviet tensions
Washington officials discounted the chance of canceling Eisenhower’s summit or the June trip to the Soviet Union unless Moscow escalates violence. They await Moscow’s explanation for the downing of an American plane and Khrushchev’s next moves as the Paris summit opens May 16.
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Washington
U. S
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
United States
Christian A. Herter
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Russia
Turkey
Richard M. Nixon
Paris
Thirteen Duel Looms In 86th Kentucky Derby Showdown
Thirteen entrants including Bally Ache Tompion and Hillsborough face a two horse duel scenario as Hillsborough with Steve Brooks seeks a 10-1 shot status. Willie Shoemaker rides Tampion while about 125000 fans expect a CBS WTVT telecast at 4 30 p m. Local notes mention Derby details on page 29.
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Bally Ache
Tompion
Tampion
Willie Shoemaker
Calumet Farm
Hillsborough
Steve Brooks
CBS
WTVT
Reunion for Lafayette Esquadrille pilots held in North Carolina
Ashville North Carolina hosts a reunion June 3 6 for eight surviving Lafayette Flying Corps pilots led by Rear Admiral Edwin C Ted Parsons of Osprey. Parsons who scored 15 WWI victories served in Navy aviation in WWII while two area residents Jasper Brown Venice and David Duffy Lewis Grove City did not attend. The unit later known as Lafayette Esquadrille originated as Nieuport 124 with leaders from France and the United States.
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Lafayette Escadrille
Edwin C. Parsons
Adm. Parsons
Osprey
Parsons
Asheville
N.C
Venice
Edwin C
Ted) Parsons
Ashville
U.S
U.S. Navy
Jasper Brown
David (Duffy) Lewis
Grove City
Lafayette Flying Corps
Escadrille
Lewis and Brown
William Thaw
Pittsburgh
French Foreign Legion
Thaw
French Air Corps
Norman Prince
Boston
Mass
Blast Levelled Four Japanese Warehouses Near Yokosuka
A massive explosion at 2:25 a.m. damaged four explosives warehouses on the outskirts of Yokosuka injuring 241 people including a U.S. sailor. Police say a night watchman suspected to have been killed started the blast at the naval base area.
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Yokosuka
Japan
UPI
U.S
Dream Home $8990 On Your Lot at Hawthorne Corner
A 1960 dream home advertised at $8990 with on your lot delivery. Corner location described as Hawthorne and S Trail, inviting buyers to view the new house plan and parcel offering.
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Hawthorne & S. Trail
Massive Plan Set By Ike
President Eisenhower announced the United States will resume underground nuclear tests possibly by year end. White House secretary James Hagerty said tests will use nonweapon devices and may have military applicability. The plan includes expanding research to detect underground explosions with $10 million in the current budget and about $66 million more expected next year.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
United States
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Bis
Two Soldiers Found Alive After Desert Missing
In Heidelberg, AP reports the U S Army says two American soldiers missing in the Libyan Desert since last Saturday have been found alive and well. They were part of a 19 man mortuary team flown from Germany to North Africa to recover remains of four crewmen from a 1943 bomber crash. The soldiers are Sgt J C Wheeler and Pfc Ronald Bingham.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U.S. Army
North Africa
Desert
Army
J.C. Jarvis M. Wheeler
B. M. Wheeler
Livingston, Tex
Pfe Ronald Bingham
Howard Bingham
Albany, Calif
Wheeler
Bingham
Bayshore Gardens Homes Priced From 16 780 To 16 500
Open in the morning at Bayshore Gardens on US 41 with new shopping center. Homes priced from 16 780 to 16 500. Drive out today or tonight for details and viewing.
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Bayshore Gardens
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