Turkish army seizes power in bloodless coup in Ankara
Pro Western officers topple Adnan Menderes regime in Turkey seizing radio links, borders and declaring a national unity committee led by Gen Cemal Gursel. Arrests reported for Menderes Bayar and Kor Altan as the military vows free elections and loyalty to NATO CENTO and the United Nations. An uneasy halt to unrest follows month of student protests and riots tied to Korea's uprising.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
Celal Bayar
National Assembly
Refik Koraltan
Committee of National Unity
Cemal Gursel
Syngman Rhee
Ankara
Kutaha Road
United Nations
NATO
CENTO
Russia
Mediterranean
Black Sea
Iran
Pakistan
Britain
United States
U. S
Clarabell the Clown Frank Cromwell dies at 80
The Sarasota community organizes support for Maude Cromwell widow of Frank Cromwell known as Clarabell the clown. Once in the Flying Cromwells duo and later on Howdy Doody he died after asthma battles. funeral planned Monday at Teale Brothers chapel with local circus and bank sponsors aiding the family.
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Clarabell
Frank Edward Cromwell
Maude Cromwell
Frank
Maude
Ringling Bros. Circus
Ringling Bros and Barnum, & Bailey
Chicago
Frank Cromwell
Clarabell the Clown
Fruitville
Jackie Gee
Sarasota
Pat Waldo
Teale Brothers Funeral Home
Manasota Cemetery
First
Federal Savings & Loan Assn
Ringling
Wilson Storey
9Th St
Teale Brothers
U S Aid Wings To Chile After Earthquakes
A 34 plane U S relief fleet carrying nearly 500 personnel and 400 tons of medicines heads to Chile to aid quake survivors. The 7th U S Army Field Hospital unit is part of the mercy task force en route via Panama and Peru as aftershocks and rescues continue.
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Santiago
Chile
Llifen
Valdivia
Puerto Montt
Quake Victims Line Up For Shots And Milk
In Puerto Montt Chile a long queue of women children and some men waits for typhoid inoculations and Red Cross milk as 300 injured are treated at aid stations. Teresa Bazan says vaccines are underway with thousands more to go.
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Puerto Monut
Chile
Red Cross
Teresa Bazan
Herter Links U2 to Paris Summit Collapse
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter testified that the U2 spy plane incident was one of three major factors behind the Soviet decision to derail the Paris summit. He argued the incident, Khrushchev’s miscalculation, and allied unity shaped the outcome, with Fulbright stressing a nonpartisan inquiry.
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Washington
UPI
Christian A. Herter
Russia
Paris
Herter
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Eisenhower
White House
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Berlin
Presidential Derby Billboard Sparks 7 Candidate Images in New York
A construction company put up a presidential billboard in New York showing seven potential candidates—Hubert Humphrey Lyndon Johnson John Kennedy Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller Adlai Stevenson and Stuart—as a dark horse option.
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New York
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
John Kennedy
D-Mass
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Adlai Stevenson
Stuart
D-Mo
Jerry Collins Buys 80 Percent Share In South Dakota Track
Jerry Collins completed an 80 percent purchase of Sodrac Park greyhound track near Sioux City South Dakota in a deal close to two million dollars. He will serve as chairman and executive leader, with Pat Feeney named president of the new venture. The track runs a 70 day season from June to September and posted an 1959 handle of 8.4 million dollars. Plans call for a 250 thousand dollar improvement program including mezzanine and upstairs club renovations to boost spectator access and capacity. Collins has widespread holdings in other kennels and tracks and has turned down management contracts in favor of outright purchase.
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Sarasota Kennel Club
Jerry Collins
Sodrac Park
Sioux City
8.D
Iowa
South Dakota
Collins
Sarasota
Daytona Beach
Bill Huntley
Havana
Pilot Withdraws Charge Over Iron Curtain Crossing
Captain James P. Lundy of Findlay Ohio said wrong wind information from a Danish airport led to an inadvertent crossing of the East German border. The U.S. plane, held five days, was freed by Soviet forces and returned to Wiesbaden with five crew members and four passengers.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
UPI
U.S
Air Force
James P. Lundy
Findley
Ohio
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Lundy
the Board of Inquiry
Roedbyhaven
Beene Wood City Conquers Inner Space for Home Value
Wenwood City dominates the market with affordable homes near Bee Ridge Road. Trail-Adv notes the firm’s strength in securing space and pricing that appeals to buyers seeking value in the area.
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Wenwood City
Bee Ridge Rd
Trail
Regulus Intercepted Missile Fired From Venice
A Regulus I missile launched from Venice at 9 48 a m was intercepted at 19 08 by a defense missile. Two bo marcs fired one Regulus at 19 000 feet and another intercepting a remote controlled jet at 30 000 feet. Both targets were recovered successfully.
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Venice
Collins Still Lacks Lucky Fourth Track
The dog track owner jokes about chasing a fourth track while wearing a diamond-studded greyhound with the number 4. He notes he may change the dog’s number to 6 if he runs four tracks again to keep things fresh.
Elaborate mock wedding wowes Detroit crowd
Lolita San Miguel and Raymond Gniewek staged a lavish joke wedding in Detroit watched by 324 performers and a 90 piece orchestra. Gniewek is Metropolitan Opera Orchestra concertmaster and San Miguel a ballet soloist. The gag featured an 18th century chateau atmosphere with opera props.
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Lolita San Miguel
Detroit
Raymond Gniewek
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Japan says Eisenhower visit invitation stands for now
Tokyo reports that Prime Minister Kishi’s government informed the U S that Eisenhower’s visit invitation remains valid despite growing left wing protests. Foreign Minister Fujiyama says no delay or cancellation planned though ambiguity lingers as demonstrations intensify.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Kishi
United States
Eisenhower
U.S
Aiichiro Fujiyama
Japan
Fujiyama
Circuit Court Perjury Case Jury Picked
A six member Sarasota jury was chosen today for the perjury trial of Mrs. Helen M. Foreceier of Tampa. The state accuses her of denying under oath information in the Weil S. King manslaughter investigation and that she admitted related facts before trial. Judge Archie Odom presided with Assistant State Attorney Frank B. Watson presenting the state's case.
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Sarasota
Helen M. Foreceier
Tampa
Weil S. King
Gilbert Waters
Thomas Courtney
John F. Swilley
O. LeRoy Strong
Walter A. Lindsey
Herman Brockman
Archie Odom
Fort Myers
Frank B. Watson
W. Mack Smiley
Bradenton
Smiley
King
Carolyn Downer
Forecever
Boyer
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Tume
Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Bert Turner
Glender McAdams
Capitol
Khrush
Chev
Presidential Derby
the Plaza Restaurant
Pat H. Feeney
Pierre
Danish
Danish Air
Vaerloese Airfield
Regulus
6Th Street
Sen
Ike
Ken
Nedy
Courage
Manatee High
David Lawrence Jr
Rome
Jayne Mansfield
Rancagua
Manuel Brito
Far East
Kishi
Circuit Court
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