Unusual Sarasota voting ritual and odd county stats
In Sarasota a unique payoff system sees backers of failed candidates memorialized on tombstones the day after elections. A Texas airman rackets up fines in one night, while Loving County survives with 226 residents in 1950s estimates. Lucien Fluty criticizes private junkyards and Rockefeller contemplates a possible Republican draft, joking about an air conditioner.
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Brandon
Hillsborough County
Sarasotans
Sarasota
Pace
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Eisenhower says Khrushchev pressed by Stalinists and Reds
President Eisenhower suggested Khrushchev may have been pressured by Stalinists and Chinese Reds to scuttle the summit. He backed Senate probes into the summit collapse and endorsed continued talks with Russia. Johnson Fulbright said Eisenhower supported the inquiry and cooperation with investigators.
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Merriman Smith
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Nikita
Khrushchev
Senate
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Johnson
Russell
New Marble Columns Ready For Capitol
The first of 24 white marble columns to be set on the Capitol’s revamped east front today as part of restoration work. The project aims to restore a historic facade and improve structural appearance at the government building.
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Capitol
Washington
Home Values Ad Lines Prices and Phone Contact
Classified brief advert presents home values ranging from 12 450 to 19 450 with contact phone RI 7 3011. Includes a call to action for readers to inquire via the listed number.
Pilot reports MIG attack forced US plane to land in East Germany
Captain James Lundy of Findlay Ohio said six Soviet MIGs fired machinegun bursts to force a forced landing of a C47 transport 22 miles into East Germany on a Copenhagen to Hamburg flight. He claimed the weather wind report was false and that the plane was not hit. The nine Americans were detained by East German and Soviet authorities but later released.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
East Germany
James Lundy
Findlay
Ohio
Air Force
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Lundy
Grevesmuehlen
Gromyko Rebukes Ike on Summit in UN Speech
At the United Nations Andrei Gromyko denounced Eisenhower's summit remarks as aggravating the situation and condemned the U2 spy flight over Soviet territory. He declared the U.S. policy dangerous while the Security Council prepared to vote on a Soviet resolution with seven members opposing and Poland backing it.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
Andrei A. Gromyko
Eisenhower
U.N. Security
United States
Soviet Union
Gromyko
Council
Poland
Ceylon
Tunisia
Israelis Claim Egyptian Plane Shot Down Near Border
Israeli fighters intercepted four Egyptian MIGs from Sinai that crossed into southern Israel. One MIG was hit and observed breaking apart as both Israeli planes returned safely to base. The incident occurred over the Negev Desert near the border with Egypt.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Sinai
Negev
Prime Minister Kishi Held by Leftist Demonstrators
Tens of thousands of leftist demonstrators trapped Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi inside the Parliament building in Tokyo and later pelted police with stones. The protests targeted Eisenhower and the U.S. Japan security treaty, with calls for Eisenhower to cancel his visit. Police reported multiple injuries as officers faced a violent, sprawling crowd demanding Kishi's resignation.
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Tony Kase
UPI
Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
Eisenhower
U.S
Japan
Zengakuren Students’ Federation
Diet
Americans freed after Soviet plane incident in Germany
Barbara McCash of Atlanta, wife of an Air Force captain, recounts captivity by Soviet troops after a forced landing behind the Iron Curtain. She says the treatment was not harsh, describes meals, a Russian helper, and time spent with her husband playing bridge while in custody.
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Barbara A. McCash
Atlanta, Ga
Paul K. McCash
Jerry Gilreath
Wiesbaden
Germany
UPI
Barbara McCash
Air Force
Price Controls Ordered as Chilean Quake Toll Grows
President Alessandria ordered price freezes across southern Chile to curb profiteering after a devastating quake and tidal waves that left more than 5,100 dead or missing. Relief flows from the U S and Latin America eased shortages while rail and wire services struggled in the disaster zone.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Jorge Alessandria
United States
4000 Stranded on Okinawa Isle Get U S Help
U S military boats and helicopters rushed relief to 4000 people stranded on Yagaji Island off Okinawa after tidal waves caused by the Chilean earthquakes. A bridge was washed away isolating residents. reports say 99 dead, 16 missing, 856 injured, and 167,147 homeless in Japan and surrounding areas.
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Tokyo
U.S
Yagaji Island
Okinawa
Far East
Yagaji
Philippine
Philippines
Homes Priced From 10790 To 16500 At Bayshore Gardens
Real estate ad notes Bayshore Gardens on US 41 offering homes priced 10 790 to 16 500 with a new shopping center. Drive out today or tonight for viewing opportunities.
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Bayshore Gardens
Bring Your Tape Measure Wenwood City Ad
Classified note advertises inner most house for the money on Bee Ridge Road east of S Trall in Wenwood City area. Includes directions to measure spaces and evaluate value. No specific price or contact details provided.
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Wenwood City
Inner
Bee Ridge Rd
S. Trall —Adv
U.S. Eyes Cancellation Of the Trip to Asia
Washington officials report President Eisenhower’s Japan trip could be postponed unless Tokyo guarantees safe reception amid political turmoil. If held, plans may expand to the Philippines and Formosa, with possible other Far East stops. Demonstrations against Prime Minister Kishi and the U.S. presence continue in Tokyo.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Eissenhower
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Formosa
Far East
Tokyo
Shojiro Kawashima
Liberal Democratic Party
State Department
Etsusaburo
Nobusuke Kishi
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