06 Sep 1955
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1955
Page
1
Nine U S civilians detained in China are released and may return home. Two more could depart with exit permits, and a third might leave in two to three months.
The column notes a playful exchange about love and a telegram clue the tenth word. Readers are invited to tease meaning through concise wordplay and reflect on communication hints in a lighthearted, period tone.
Motors reported a Labor Day traffic toll near a record high with 430 killed in crashes from Friday evening to Monday, plus 80 drowning deaths and 89 from miscellaneous causes. The overall toll reached 599, below the 1951 record of 658.
Israeli patrols crossed into the Egyptian held Gaza Strip triggering a clash that killed two Israelis and left a prisoner. Egypt reported no casualties but later claimed two bodies were found. The UN commission ruled both sides violated the 1948 armistice in the Aug. 22 incident while traffic deaths warned of a dangerous Labor Day weekend.
President Eisenhower announced a conference in Denver to map plans for improving American youths' physical fitness. Vice President Nixon will preside at the Sept 27 28 meeting at Lowry Air Force Base with about 80 participants from sports education and government. The President will receive recommendations and speak at a concluding dinner after a prior Washington luncheon.
Florida counted at least 12 deaths during the Labor Day weekend with nine from highway accidents and three drownings. A 15-year-old boy, Doyle Eugene Maxwell of Tallahassee, drowned in Lake Tarquin. Joseph R. Willemire, 24, of Fort Pierce, died after being pinned beneath a vehicle near Snead.
A weather bulletin reports the disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico turning away from Texas and hovering over Mexico with output from the Weather Bureau noting the system’s uncertain track today. Strong winds and potential rain affect coastal areas as forecasts update through the day.
Hurricane Flora is charting a path away from the U S coast as Miami Weather Bureau officials say it poses no threat to the United States. Forecaster Cecil Gentry notes the storm should head north, remaining about a thousand miles from land and 560 miles southeast of Bermuda.
An early morning dynamite blast hit the Turkish consulate yard in Salonika Greece. No injuries reported though windows in the consulate and nearby houses were damaged. A police patrol in Hoboken Patrolled after a large brawl injuring several participants and patrolmen. Nehru says India seeks end to colonial rule not Goa. Chicago announces largest independent college scholarship fund totaling 20 million dollars to aid high aptitude students regardless of finances.
Mexico City dispatch reports scores of people, many children, missing as floods hit fringe areas of the tropical storm Gladys causing widespread fear of fatalities.
Isolated flash floods hit the Rio Grande region as squalls reach 50 mph along the lower Texas coast. Weather reports note Gladys may drift southward over land weakening, with rains possibly reaching Mexico City. Gladys struck the Mexican coast near 150 miles south of Brownsville with 70 mph winds and then veered toward Tampico.
In Geneva AP reports Communist China informed the United States that nine American civilians detained in China are now free to return home. The group includes six men and three women.
Berlin reports a civilian handed to U S custody by the Russians after seven years in Soviet camps was questioned to establish his American citizenship. Frederick Charles Hopkins, said to be from New York City, gave inconsistent stories, prompting officials to reassess his status as he remains under intelligence guard.
In Los Angeles the heat wave finally broke with a maxi mum near 98 after multiple days above 100. Record highs were set earlier in the week with 110 in one day. Southern California saw 114 in El Centro and 113 in Needles Blythe. The coroner reports 277 natural deaths in the past week, airily tied to the heat.
Denver report says Republican pressure on President Eisenhower to seek a 1956 re election is building with Vice President Nixon stating the majority of GOP leaders optimistic he will run. Nixon noted McCarthy is a divisive force and that health will influence Eisenhower's decision. He praised Ike as in good shape and maintaining an organized 1956 plan.
Fragmentary item notes weather and pregnancy themes with reference to mothers, Minnie Mermaid, and a fishing column by Sjolander. Mentions nine months and adjustments by parents and teachers, plus a nod to a Nation’s Weather page.
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