Rain Ends MA Forest Fire Crisis As Detectives Probe Arsons
Heavy rainfall dampened dozens of fires across Massachusetts and neighboring states, with officials reporting many blazes linked to arson. Detectives and volunteers combed sites from Plymouth to Athol and Montague while Civil Defense, National Guard, and firefighters rested as rain halted the blazes.
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Plymouth
Pilgrim
Arthur Lamb
Boylston
Hingham
Braintree
Athol
Montague
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National Guardsmen
Natick
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Youths' Parents Being Sent Home from Cuba
Havana reports the Navy is returning two youths who ran away to join Cuban rebels. Victor J. Buehlman 17 from Norfolk Virginia and Michael L. Garvey 15 from Brooklyn New York are to depart within a day or two from Guantanamo. They left home February 17 with Charles E. Ryan Jr. to join Fidel Castro in Oriente Province.
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INS
Navy
U.S
Guantanamo Naval Base
Victor J. Buehlman
Norfolk
Michael L. Garvey
Brooklyn
N. Y
Columbia Broadcasting System
Robert Taber
Charles E. Ryan, Jr
Fidel Castro
Oriente
Senate to Question Teamsters 1.5 Million Loan to Fruehauf
Senate Rackets Committee will quiz Fruehauf Trailer Co. head Roy Fruehauf and others about a 1.5 million dollar Teamsters loan and alleged financial demands by Union President Dave Beck. Kennedy cites Beck profits from union funds in real estate and mortgage deals as Beck faces tax evasion arraignment.
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Washington
INL
Senate
Teamsters Union
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Detroit
Roy Fruehauf
Dave Beck
Robert F. Kennedy
Beck
Kennedy
Donal Hedlund
Joseph McEvoy
National Mortgages Co., Inc
McEvoy
Eisenhower Hosts Montgomery at Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower welcomed British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery for a long weekend at his Gettysburg area farm. The visit emphasized camaraderie between allied leaders during his presidency.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Gettysburg
Talent Revue Nets $400 For Band Fund
The Band Boosters Club raised about 400 from the Talent Revue last night. President Frank Taylor said the total pleased him though it fell short of hopes. Funds will mainly buy new instruments for the Sarasota High School band.
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Band Boosters Club
Band Boosters
Frank Taylor
Sarasota High School
Taylor
Chicago S&L Operator Admits Timely Loans To Ex-Auditor
The operator of three Chicago savings and loan associations admits paying former State Auditor Orville E. Hodge $50,000 six days before Hodge granted charters for two guaranty stock companies. He says it was an advance on a $200,000 loan not granted for almost a year. Hodge is in prison over a prior embezzlement scandal.
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Chicago
INL
Orville E. Hodge
Hodge
C. Oran Mensik
Mensik
Esquire
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Hollywood's Story Starts Tomorrow
The twenties were a merry time in Hollywood and Louella Parsons presents intimate remembrances of its greatest moments. Her inside story, The First Lady of Hollywood, begins in THE NEWS tomorrow.
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America
Hollywood
Louella
Parsons
Amendment Constitutional Debate Shapes College Site Fight
A Polk County legislator questions the Sarasota Manatee junior college site swap. Rep. Surles argues Pratt’s amendment may be unconstitutional and unpopular in the House. Bartholomew and Youngberg plan a Monday meeting to mobilize opposition before the Tuesday appropriations hearing.
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Sarasotas
Manatee County
A. Roy Surles Jr
Lakeland
Tallahassee
Manatee
Sarasota
Sarasota County
Henry Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Pratt
Appropriations Committee
Public Schools Committee
James E. Pratt
Surles
Rep
George E. Youngberg
John Shipp
Jackson County
W. C. Herrell
Dade County
Senate
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Khrushchev Seeks Steps To Ease US USSR Tensions
New York Times quotes Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow interview urging a common path to avert war. He favors a future Big Four summit but says the United States bears primary responsibility to ease tensions. He proposes Europe as a key issue and notes potential changes to NATO and UN roles. He also cites Stalin’s mistakes and hopes to visit the United States for talks with Eisenhower.
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New York Times Today
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America
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Times
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Khrushchev
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Europe
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United Nations
Eisenhower
Stalin
Sarasota Wins Western Conference Baseball Pennant
The Sarasota team captures the Western Conference pennant in a season summary feature. Readers are invited to Page 10 for coverage titled take you out to the ball game, with photo by Elvalee Donaldson and Ted Newhall.
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Billy Hicks
Sarasota High School
Sailors
Plant
Tampa
Ted Newpall
Elvalee Donaldson
Ted Newhall
Sarasota
Castro-Led Revolt Expected by Miami Newsman
Miami Newsman Robert Taber says Fidel Castro is ready to open war against Batista and will lead an attack in the coming days. Taber, who spent two weeks with Castro, escorted three American youths from the Sierra Maestra to Guantanamo Bay.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Robert Taber
Columbia Broadcasting System
Castro
Batista
Taber
Haines Colbert
Miami Daily News
Florida Legislation Sees Cautious Backing For 100 Million School Plan
Lawmakers signaled cautious approval as both House and Senate postponed action on the 100 million dollar school program backed by Gov. Collins. The package would fund 43 million for teacher pay raises and 23 million for new school buildings, with at least 36 million from county auto tag fees and new licenses. A 66 million dollar state tax plan to finance the program is anticipated, with a broad 3 percent sales tax expansion likely. The plan adds a career incentive to reward long term teacher performance, offering raises from 300 to 900 dollars annually for most Florida teachers.
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Tallahassee
House
Senate
Gov. Collins
Scout's 25 Mile Merit Trip Ends Quietly
Billy Young a 12 year old Star Boy Scout aimed for an Eagle badge and rode 25 miles to the country. A snake bite scare prompted calls to Mrs Mary Young the medical examiner and police but the bite proved non poisonous and Billy completed the trip and earned the merit badge.
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Philadelphia
Billy Young
Billy
Mary Young
Minnie Sees Dimmed Day and Sarasota Weather
Sarasota report notes considerable cloudiness with scattered showers through Sunday. Highs 82 to 88, lows 65 to 70, locally near 60 in thundershowers. Winds shift from east to southeast then to south.
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Sarasota
Minnie Mermaid
Tallahassee
Sarasota County Halts All Zoning Indefinitely
The Sarasota County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4–3 to halt all future zoning until the comprehensive plan is revised and approved. The delay targets South Trail zoning, with a meeting set for Tuesday to push revisions. Bee Ridge zoning was tentatively approved pending county commissioner acceptance.
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Sarasota
Sarasota County
South Trail
A. M. Ettinger
Peek
West
Ettinger
Zoning Commission
Finn W. Caspersen
Bee Ridge
Sarasota Springs
Lake Sarasota
Sunshine Springs
C. Stuart Smith
Seaboard Railroad
Clark Road
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