28 Sep 1955
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1955
Page
1
Florida Governor Collins urges legislators to return home and let voters decide on fair reapportionment and constitutional changes. He asks Sarasota Manatee and Bay County Republicans to back Democrats in Spring elections to replace the Pork Chop Gang in the Senate.
The News announces its first annual mailer edition going to press October 6 to mark the paper's first anniversary. Thirty five thousand copies will reach all states and many foreign countries, with distribution split between bulk and subscribers. The issue highlights Sarasota beaches, home life and local business messages aimed at attracting visitors and residents, mostly in tabloid format.
Florida lawmakers resume the 113 day reapportionment struggle as Gov. Collins urges redistricting under the constitution or a constitutional amendment. He warns that if the Legislature blocks action the issue goes to voters next spring and sparks citizen groups for fair representation. Opponents say the status quo will stand. He reaffirms a plan to add Sarasota Manatee as senators and keep Bay and Monroe separate.
Argentine provisional leader Eduardo Lonardi says former president Juan D. Peron is free to exile in Paraguay. Peron remains aboard the gunboat Paraguay nine days after his ouster, as authorities indicated he would receive safe conduct today under Latin American asylum traditions.
New York trading surged as prices rose further amid renewed confidence after Monday's drop. Gains reached up to 4 a share while tape delays occurred for the first ten minutes. The market, dubbed the Eisenhower market, steadied after President Eisenhower’s illness sparked the previous shock, recouping about a quarter of the losses.
A powerful hurricane named Janet roared across the Yucatan peninsula with 115 mph winds. Forecasters said she would remain potent as she enters the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the Mexican coast between Veracruz and Campeche.
The United States United Kingdom and France issued a joint statement saying they do not recognize any East German regime. They affirmed Soviet responsibility for past Germany and Berlin obligations and insisted final German frontiers await a peace settlement. They named West Germany as the legitimate German government and emphasized Berlin’s status in the Soviet zone.
Bucharest radio says Romania is releasing foreign political prisoners and war criminals with sentences under ten years following the pattern of neighboring Communist states. Typhoon Louise, packing 125 mph winds, bears down on southern Japan threatening crops and livelihoods. A naval officers board has begun investigating a two-plane crash that killed three fliers. An amateur radio report notes six deaths and extensive damage in Corozal Belize from hurricane Janet reported by a Corozal operator.
Betty Benedicto, 27, of Stockton, confessed stealing 11 day old Robert Marcus from a San Francisco hospital nine days earlier. She delivered the child to Father McCoy at St Marys parish after contacting the father, Marcus Marcus, and arranging a meeting. The infant, in excellent condition, will undergo tests as authorities plan charges of kidnapping.
Doctors report President Eisenhower had a second straight night of comfortable rest and satisfactory progress toward recovery at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. A 7 am medical bulletin said he slept from 8:30 pm to 6:30 am and shows no complications, fueling cautious optimism for a return to duties within 30 days.
Nationalist China the first Far Eastern power to speak at the UN opening debate is expected to warn the free world to view Moscow Peiping with suspicion. George Yeh may denounce conciliatory moves as proof of communism’s good will and counter Western business with the Reds. He is also expected to claim Moscow’s peaceful coexistence drive aims to ease Western fears while communism expands.
A woman chides a child named Donald aboard a tram car telling him to stop staring at a gentleman. She threatens to tweak his ear if he does not stop and vows to inform the conductor of the child’s age.
Weather notes forecast short days before winter with 12 hour daylight on Thursday. Sarasota predicts clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon showers and highs near 87 to 90. East Gulf marine forecast shows moderate winds and isolated showers with tides page reference.
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