Racial Bills May Pile Up In Legislature
In Tallahassee the Legislature opens amid talks of a flood of anti integration bills while a proposed new Constitution advances. A Senate House committee prepares a draft constitutional reform aiming at a 45 seat Senate and a 114 member House to resolve the 2 year apportionment deadlock. President Eisenhower’s Little Rock order fuels fears, with Rep. John Crews proposing a resolution deploring the troops and defending states rights.
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Eisenhower
Little Rock
Southern Governors’ Conference Committee
Florida
LeRoy Collins
Washington
John Crews
Baker County
Crews
Senate House Committee
Senate
Red Tide Tests Underway Off Siesta Key Area
Extensive Gulf tests near Siesta Key seek evidence of red tide as Dr. Sammy Ray of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service lab conducts water checks. State official M P Courtney reports no red tide yet and coastal patrols find no sightings while beach dead fish appear aged and scattered.
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Sammy Ray
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Laboratory of Gulf Fishery Investigation
St. Petersburg
M.P. Courtney
Gulf
Siesta Key
Gulf of Mexico
Siesta Beach
Crescent Beach
M. P. Courtney
Courtney
Coast Guard
City Discovers 12 Coin Operated Devices Fail Safety Tests
City Electrical Inspector Walter A. Nurnberg reports that 12 coin operated machines including soft drink dispensers and children's rides have been disconnected for wiring faults. He has intensified checks after a near fatal incident in Tampa and urges the public to report faulty machines. When faults are found he can disconnect the device until a future inspection shows it safe.
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Walter A. Nurnberg
Tampa
Gasoline Price War Cuts Local Rates Across Town
Motorists in Sarasota saw a three cent drop in regular and high test gasoline amid a price war. Independent stations led with 24.9 and 25.9 cent rates, while Gulf Oil and Phillips 66 distributors cited surplus production and competition as the cause. Prices expected to spread further along the Trail and toward Venice.
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A. W. Knapp
Gulf Oil
James T. Singleton Sr
Phillip 66
Singleton
Imperial
Knapp
Venice
Lawyers Seek Supreme Court Halt On Teamsters Election
The rank and file Teamsters petitioned the Supreme Court to block this week’s national officers election alleging rigging in favor of James Hoffa. A stay by the appeals court and a prior injunction cited potential desploitment and looting of union funds. Labor Secretary Mitchell warned of punitive legislation if Hoffa is elected.
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INS
Supreme Court
James R. Hoffa
High Court
Warren
Court of Appeals
F. Dickinson Letts
Thomas J. Dodd
Appeals Court
Ring
Teamsters Union
William A. Lee
Chicago Federation of Labor
Hoffa
Teamster
Detroit
Mitchell
James P. Mitchell
Teamsters
Labor
Integration tensions rise as Little Rock school opens
Nine Negro students begin the week at Little Rock High under troop protection as Gov. Faubus weighs calling a special legislative session to unwind school integration. Federal troops keep Central High secured while legal options include expanding the injunction to protect court-ordered integration.
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Little Rock
INS
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Con
Retaaing Hs
Faubus
Central High
Eisenhower
Arkansas National Guard
Justice Department
United States calls for open world disarmament at UN
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge urged the United Nations Disarmament Commission to seek an open world to end nuclear threats and expand peace prospects. He pressed the Soviet Union to declare its disarmament intentions and warned that a drive to military domination would force a united response by peace loving nations. He argued continuing weapon production while calling for limited tests would not resolve core issues and defended free world weapons to deter other powers.
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United Nations
N. Y
INS
United States
Soviet Union
Electric chair ends 1955 Ocala murder case
Roosevelt Rhone, 33, Negro, who killed his wife amid a 1955 domestic dispute in Ocala, was executed in the electric chair today at Prison. DeWitt Sinclair reported the sentence as punitive electrocution.
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Ratford
Roosevelt Rhone
Ocala
DeWitt Sinclair
Big Battle Shaping Up At Miami Teamsters Convention
A 1900 delegate Teamsters convention in Miami Beach opens a five day session to elect officers and handle business. William A. Lee of Chicago launches a presidential bid for the $50,000 a job post, signaling a crowded contest and a drive to root out corruption by October 24. Lee heads the Chicago Federation of Labor and is allied with President George, setting up a high stakes race within the union ranks.
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Miami Beach
INS
Teamsters Union
Wiliam A. Lee
Chicago
Lee
Federa of Labor
George Sults
Train Crash Kills 20 In Nigeria Flood Toll
Officials in London report 20 dead and 112 injured after a West African railroad train plunged into a flooding river in Nigeria. A bridge allegedly collapsed as flood waters battered embankments 18 miles north of Toadgn.
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London
Nigeria
Toa Dgn
Minnie Bans Old Red Tide Mermaid Quote
Sarasota weather note describes partly cloudy conditions with scattered afternoon showers and highs near 85 to 90 degrees. A local quip from Minnie Mermaid mentions avoiding the Gulf if a red tide returns and preferring the Lido Pool.
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Minnie Mermaid
Gulf
Lido Pool
Sarasota
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