Ministers Open At Geneva After Delay Communism Threat
Dr. Evan Webster former Dartmouth political science professor spoke at Sarasota High School about communism posing a constant threat to democracy. He warned students that communists lie, cheat and ignore moral restraints to reach aims. The joint workshop by Sarasota High seniors and American Legion Post 30 drew about 400 participants.
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Evan Webster
Dartmouth College
Sarasota High School
Webster
America
Dr. Webster
Sarasota Bay
American Legion
Four Foreign Ministers Convene Informally Over East Germany Issue
The Big Four foreign ministers open a late session at a British villa after a grounding on East Germany participation. Secretary Herter and counterparts from the Soviet Union Britain and France meet to set the tone for formal talks at the Palace of Nations.
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Geneva
Palace of Nations
Secre
British Villa
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Asst
U.S
Andrew H. Berding
Patchy Florida rains bring drought relief on horizon
The Associated Press reports Florida remains largely dry with light or no rain, while the Weather Bureau forecasts scattered showers in 24 to 48 hours. Isolated afternoon showers and a possible coastal night shower are noted. Temperatures are set to run 3 to 5 degrees above normal for the coming days, with precipitation totals expected to be below normal in the South and above normal in the North.
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Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Miami
Florida
Greater
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Weather Bureau
Florida Legislature Hears Reapportionment and Budget Revisions
The Florida House aims to approve a 44 senator 103 representative reapportionment plan and send it to the Senate amid debate on effective dates. Senators resume after recess to tackle race integration funds, education cuts, and an 18 million dollar overall school budget reduction. A tax repeal on intangibles faces a next week vote with projected 20 million impact.
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Barbara Frye
Tallahassee
UPI
House
Senate
Mallory. Horne
Leon
Constitutional Amendments Committee
Harvie Belser
Bonifay
Florida
Department of Education
Wilson Carraway
DeSoto Lakes frame home halt by injunction
Circuit Judge John D. Justice granted a temporary injunction stopping further work on a frame house moved onto a lot in the DeSoto Lakes subdivision. The order, requested by the DeSoto Lakes Civic Association, cites a restriction barring barracks type structures from the area and demands a written defense from Stirling Development Corp. at a later hearing.
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John D. Justice
deSoto Lakes
Suppliman
Almanza Avenue
Hubert Reams
Justice
Briddon
Wife loses in hat tie after husband’s nonvote
In Blyth England Mrs James Tate tied rival in local elections but the other candidate won when his name was drawn from a hat. Sunday her husband admitted he had not voted in the election.
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Blyth
England
UPI
James Tate
Kensington Park Visit Details
A brief query asks about experiences at Kensington Park and its recent status, seeking personal impressions and updates on park conditions and facilities.
April Unemployment Falls to Pre-Recession Low
Unemployment dropped 735000 in April to 3,627,000 the lowest since December 1957 with employment rising to a record 65,012,000. Construction manufacturing and farm work boosted total by 1,185,000 from March while the jobless rate fell from 5.8 to 5.3 percent. The government said two thirds of the prior bulge was wiped out and officials welcomed the rebound. A separate note shows unemployment benefits fell to a 1959 low of 1,724,600 in the week ended April 25.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce and Labor Departments
Strauss
Labor Department
New Sarasota-Manatee Phone Directories Exclude Bradenton
The Sarasota county and Manatee area phone books bow out Bradenton listings. The editions cover Sarasota Venice Englewood with full color covers and show 27 171 3 487 and 868 entries respectively. May 1958 figures were 24 395 3 071 794.
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Sarasota County
General Telephone Co
Taylor Scott
Bradenton
Sarasota
Venice
Englewood
Norman M. Shenk
Sarasota-Manatee
Shenk
Polk Ex Sheriff Gets 5 Year Term for Perjury
Former Polk County Sheriff Pat Gordon receives five years on each of two perjury counts and one year on each of two conspiracy counts, all to run concurrently. Judge Roy H. Amidon denies new trial motions amid a 1956 payoff scandal involving deputies and political figures. King, convicted on conspiracy charges, got one year and remains free on appeal.
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Harry
Boone Tillett Jr
State Senate
King
Gordon
Table Talk Wins Round Table Debut at Geneva Conference
At the Geneva foreign ministers talks, U N carpenters built a round table for the Big Four summit amid a dispute over seating. The Russians insisted on a round table to allow satellites, while the United States and allies favored a rectangular or square setup to limit participation.
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Geneva
UPI
United Nations
U.N
Palais Des Nations
League of Nations
City registers fourth traffic death as girl dies
Margaret Ann Scott a 12 year old Orlando girl died in a hospital from injuries after a May 2 auto collision. Capt Francis Scott noted the year’s four traffic fatalities and urged motorists and pedestrians to stay vigilant amid summer and more children on the streets. He warned that drivers drop alertness in summer and emphasized looking carefully at all times.
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Margaret Ann Scott
Orlando
Francis Scott
Capt
Scott
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