Tidal waves strike Hawaiian Islands with deaths in Hilo
Four tidal waves slammed Hawaii today causing two deaths in Hilo and widespread damage. Evacuations occurred in Honolulu and other coastal areas as waves three to six feet battered Waikiki Beach. y Calf tides show further activity with waves seen in San Diego harbor.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Hilo
South America
Waikiki Beach
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Shelter Island
Coast Guard
Lighthearted tale eases Sarasota fears and gloom
A playful item notes calm in Sarasota as headlines ease after the Kremlin threat subsides and jail escapees are secured. The piece invites readers to relax and enjoy lighter pages, hinting at candidate rundowns on later pages.
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Kremlin
Pacific
Monday musings by Retrospectfully Yours
This item previews Su Taylor’s weekly column features on social tips and personality vignettes. It notes the column appears every Monday on page 7 under the byline Retrospectfully Yours.
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Su Taylor
Desperate Hours Chronicle Sarasota Jail Escapees
A Sarasota County Jail escape tale unfolds with an intensive account of the capture of two of four escapees. Page 4 features the full story with accompanying photographs detailing the pursuit and arrest events.
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Sarasota County
350 Known Dead In Chile Quakes
SANTIAGO Chile AP Two days of earthquakes followed by giant tidal waves left at least 350 people dead or missing across nine provinces. A 24 foot tidal wave near Ancud washed away 100 villagers and sank a boat carrying 30. Casualties and damage rose as communications failed. The quake was the worst since 1939.
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Santiago
Chile
U.S
Panama
Ancud
Interior Ministry
Hearing Launched On Airlines Expansion At Sarasota Airport
The Sarasota Bradenton Airport Authority urged extra facilities at the airport before a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing at Far Horizons on Longboat Key. Three airlines Eastern Delta and Northwest seek certification for more service while National Airlines currently serves the area. The authority cites 1015 area passengers using Tampa or St Petersburg facilities and predicts $100 million tourism value in Sarasota County with 45 conventions in 1960 attracting about 10000 delegates.
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Sarasota - Bradenton
Civil Aeronautics Board
Far Horizons
Longboat Key
Sarasota
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Research Services Corp
First Research Corp
Miami
Eastern
Delta
Northwest
National Airlines
James Keith
North
Midwest
Sarasota County
Carlton Confident Of Victory Greeted By Local Motorcade
Florida gubernatorial hopeful Doyle Carlton Jr arriving from Fort Myers at Sarasota Bradenton Airport was greeted by more than 200 constituents as a 100 car motorcade formed. He planned to speak briefly in Palmetto and Bradenton before flying to Lakeland Jacksonville and Miami for a TV appearance.
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Farris Bryant
Tom Adams
Jess Yarborough
Doyle Carlton Jr
Sarasota-Bradenton
Sarasota
Manatee
Miami
Carlton
Muffie van Vleck
Mitzie
Bradenton
Florida
Wauchula
Fort Myers
Palmetto
Lakeland
Jacksonville
Charlotte County
Space Man Looms
Vladimir Cherniakovsky of the Soviet Academy of Scientists said on Moscow radio that the Soviet spacecraft has laid groundwork for a manned space mission in the not distant future.
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London
UPI
Vladimir Chernigovsky
Soviet Academy of Scientists
Moscow
Campaign dogs and presidential pets through history
A retrospective on political pets from FDRs Fala to Nixon’s Checkers, Lyndon Johnson’s LBJ Beagle, Kennedys turtles, and Eisenhower’s Gabby parakeet. The piece traces how these animals captured public attention, reflecting campaign culture and presidential personal images across decades. It notes Adlai Stevensons Dalmatian Arty and Morse’s Tuptim, with other creatures and the enduring symbol of the White House menagerie.
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Arty
Beagle
Tuptim
Turtle
White House
Heidi
MIG Flies Over Danes Reported by ROEDBY Air Guard
A ROEDBY Denmark report states a MIG fighter crossed the area and a second MIG was seen nearby as an American Air Force plane flew over en route. An air guard officer disclosed the two MIGs while the U S aircraft was in the vicinity.
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Home Guard
Cé7 Air Force
Inventor George Claude Dead at 90 in Paris
Paris AP reports George Claude a French scientist and inventor of neon lighting died today at age 90. He led early work at the Paris Municipal Electric Co. laboratory and perfected liquefied air methods separating rare gases like neon enabling large scale production used in advertising signs worldwide.
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Paris
George Claude
Claude
Paris Municipal Electric Co
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