Titlist Aims For Crown
Dorothy Steiner Miss Florida 1957 leaves Sarasota for Atlantic City to compete for Miss America. She flies on National Airlines with a circus elephant carrying her to the plane and will be featured on CBS News and wire services. She will present alligators in Washington and attend the finals telecast on CBS.
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Sarasota
Dorothy Steiner
Florida
Atlantic City
Sarasota-Bradenton
New York
National Airlines
Miss Steiner
Douglas Edward
CBS News
Ted Newhall
Sunshine Springs Water Circus
Texas
Jim Mitchell
Boca Raton
Steiner
Cristiani Brothers Circus
Newhall
Washington, D. C
Sunshine Springs
Dorothy
Joseph Steiner
Leonard Tanner
Tanner Enterprises
Atlantic
CBS
Civil rights leaders urge swift action on new law
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights comprising 22 groups calls for immediate steps under the new civil rights act. They urge President Eisenhower to appoint an assistant attorney general to head a stronger civil rights unit and name the bipartisan commission created by the bill. They warn outcomes depend on appointees and devotion to enforcement.
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Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Justice Department
Gene
Commission
Eisenhower
Negre Arrested in Cutting Incident at Johnson's Camp
Albertha Nickerson 57, called Negro and jailed on an open charge after a man named Fred Hogan Negro was cut at Johnson's Camp. Hogan underwent surgery at Memorial Hospital and was moved by highway patrol to the facility. A second Negro reported the injury and aided in transporting Hogan to the hospital.
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Albertha Nickerson
Fred Hogan
Johnson’s
Memorial Hospital
Hogan
H. O. Walters
Fruitville
H Pital
Weather Bureau foresees three tropical storms in September
The Miami Weather Bureau predicts three tropical storms will form in September. Favorable conditions in the eastern Atlantic and near the Antilles favor formation through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, with most storms tracking offshore from Cape Hatteras and more activity in the Caribbean second half of the month.
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Weather Bureau
Miami
Miami Weather Bureau
Lesser Antilles
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Bureau
Antilles
Minnie Mermaid Sees Stormy Skies Over Miami Forecast
In Sarasota the forecast predicts considerable cloudiness with widely scattered showers. A high around 85 to 90 degrees is expected today with readings near 85 by midday and a 24 hour rainfall total to be noted. Wind speeds reach about 8 mph as the region braces for unsettled weather.
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Minnie Mermaid
Miami
Sarasota
Reward Offer Sparks Tip on Erie Road March 7 Incident
A $1,000 reward prompts witnesses to discuss a March 7 event on the Erie Road involving Gettis Lee. Mrs. Elizabeth Lee of Parrish pleads for tips and information to identify any responsible party.
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Erie Road
Gettis Lee
Attendance To Set Record As Sarasota Schools Open
Nearly 10 000 Sarasota County students and 417 teachers return to 16 schools for the new academic year. 125 new teachers report Tuesday. final inspections, last minute repairs, and bus safety checks completed. Superintendent Carl C. Strode notes readiness despite opening day confusion and urges motorists to watch for students and walkers. The school boy patrol will take a few days to become fully active.
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Sarasota County
Florida Highway Patrol
Carl C. Strode
Alta Vista School
Press Secretary Enroute To US For Queen's Washington Visit
The advance guard for Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh arrives in Washington to set the ground for the October visit. Cmdr. Richard Colville leads palace press coverage tasks while Colville and Col. Martin Charteris coordinate with American officials and reporters. About a thousand newsmen from many countries are expected to cover the tour.
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London
INS
Washington
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Household
Richard Colville
Martin Charteris
U. S
Colville
Charteris
Palace
Holiday Deaths Exceed Forecast
The Associated Press reports that violent holiday traffic deaths surpassed 100 on the first full Labor Day weekend day. The National Safety Council had warned 420 lives could be lost over 78 hours, from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight, with actual toll already higher than expectations. Florida activities noted rising fatalities, including a Key West sailor killed in a highway crash near Marathon and several children among the victims in Miami and Jacksonville areas.
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National Safety Council
Ned H.“Dearborn
Council
Associated Press
Florida
Gov
Collins
Eugene F.hoff
Key West
Marathon
Stephen Mark Burkhalter
Miami
Vernon Lee Strickland
Ocala
Putnam County
Johnson
E. W. Pellicer
Alyce Reid Lee
Jacksonville
Jay Darrell Hague
Flags Fly Tomorrow in Sarasota Labor Day Plea
Thomas Glaze, chairman of the Sarasota Council for Patriotic Observances, urged residents to display national colors on Labor Day. He advised those without flags to contact Louis Joseph of the Jewish American Veterans at 412 Pineapple Ave and cautioned drivers to be careful over the holiday weekend.
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Thomas Glaze
Sarasota Council For Patriotic Observances
Glaze
Louis Joseph
Pineapple Ave
Morris predicts Khrushchev fall and Zhukov takeover
Spy Boris Morris testified to the House Un American Activities Committee that Khrushchev will be ousted within eight months and a military dictatorship led by Marshal Georgi Zhukov could emerge. The committee highlighted Zhukov and Ivan Konev as potential Kremlin rivals amid shifts after Malenkov.
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Washington
Boris Morris
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgi Zhukov
Morris
House Committee On UN
Marshall Konev
Zhukov
Konev
Kremlin
Morros
Russia
Lakeland Ledger Raises Sunday and Weekly Delivery Prices
TAMPA. The Lakeland Ledger announced higher prices for Sunday editions and weekly home deliveries due to rising production costs. The Sunday price increased from 10 to 15 cents and the weekly delivered rate rose from 35 to 40 cents.
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Tampa
SNL
Florida
Lakeland Ledger
The
Ledger
Venice Barbershop Annual Jamboree Returns Tonight
The Venice Barbershop Society presents the fifth annual jamboree at Venice Elementary School Cafetorium at 8 p.m. featuring Dixie District quartets including Aires from Fort Lauderdale and Gator State Four from Orlando. A cocktail party is at MacArthur Beach Hotel with an Afterglow gathering after the concert.
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Venice
Dixie District
MacArthur Beach
Floridation
Aires
Fort Lauderdale
Crackers
St. Petersburg
Gator State
Orlando
Milk Drivers Union nominates candidate to oppose Hoffa
The Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Union with 6000 members nominated Thom J. Haggerty for International Brotherhood of Teamsters president in opposition to James Hoffa. The move signals possible revolt within the Teamsters as Hoffa faced expected uncontested election at the Miami convention. The union's signed statement urged delegates to back Haggerty as a symbol of clean trade unionism.
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Chicago
INS
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
James Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Miami
Thomas J. Haggerty
Haggerty
News Staff To Get Holiday On Labor Day
The News will forego publication tomorrow to give all personnel a full Labor Day break. Happenings will be carried in the Tuesday edition. Meanwhile, drive carefully and have a happy holiday.
Inside The News Sarasota business executive Carl C. Strode
A feature previews one of the county’s largest businesses with Carl C. Strode at the helm. The article promises a detailed look at operations, management decisions, and local impact on Sarasota County’s economy.
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Sarasota County
Carl C. Strode
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West Palm Beach
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Enroute
London Daily Telegraph
Drowning
Sede Eee
Epeouniee
Khrushchev
Red Army
Malenkov
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Tod Dunn
Milk Drivers Union
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Inside the News
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