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Gubernatorial candidate Farris Bryant of Ocala this recoalled for

immediate action by his opponent, incumbent Leroy CollineJand the Florida

Citrus Commission to prevent the We dread ledeterranien fruit

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{WW the state's m citrus industry.

K At a television broadcast. from Orlando Monday 12th and avain at a hone-
cocinz rally in Ocala Monday niat, the former Speaker of the State House of

Representatives said that if necesssd the mvemor should 5 appropriate
mergenoy funds to prevent thes spread of the fruit fly from where it was dis-
covercd last week in Dade County into the State's I track farming and citrus

growing areas.

{ "And if A emergency funds are insufficient," added Bryant, &
'your governor should call a special session or the legislature to deal with this

problem. has fruit fly must be prevented hon spreading into our multi-million
dollar citrus industry at all costs."

 eh s carried ofchJkwjedio new, |
\ Bryant s mesday Snight speech n Goals 5 last appearance are

before the Hey I Democratio Primary. He was introduced by Code Mayor 3.0.
Cumin; and spoke for a half hour.

~w candidate m blamed the lack of effectiveness of

the Citrus Comission on the fact that Collins had not lived up to the spirit of
its creation in appointing its members.
\ "nag mission, when created by the legislature, was to consist: of seven men,

the of who. were to be citrus growers and two who were to represent the pacidng

houses, shippers, and processors."

< But its present membership, said Bryant, is made up of five Seen dependent

upon or directly linked with the processors and packers, and only taro who are in the
true sense of the Award citrus meters.

(\ua also called for d immediate action M to deal with another

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problem, racial integration.

Following Monday's ruling by the 0.8. Supreme court abolishing segregation
on intraetete bnaeee, Bryant eaid that there met be an immediate concentration.
of the % State's political power and its test in brains in other
fields to Mt prevent the mixing of the am "can in Florida.

Q: mber of the 1955 Legislature, he pledged himself toteke part in
'any reasonable neeting' called to deal with these problems.

Mat declared that the pseeent governor's claim to having completed acme
ninety percent or hie prawn: was not borne out by the reed-d. which indicated
that the figure lehould hoe reed ten pereent'. He eent on to list 22 Ingm- itm

backed by Collins which had not been accomplished. and added that nothing of e
eontrovereiel nature had been peeeed by the Legislature.