02 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1963
Page
1
Sarasota city department officers say the unit will stock emergency rations for about 1,000 newsroom staff after a spike in shortages. Officials cite supply chain delays and regional planning as factors for the program.
Weather forecast shows 86 high and 60 low with tides today and Wednesday. Civil Defense Director Kuhn warns residents in Sarasota County to heed lessons on rationing and shelter readiness as radiation concerns loom, noting daily allowances may be tiny for those affected.
The piece outlines a civil defense series urging citizens to stock up and build shelters to resume government functions. Survival rations include biscuit crackers and canned foods distributed at four Sarasota locations. Enough provisions exist to support about 1,000 to 1,100 people for two weeks in shelters.
In Tallahassee, House Speaker Mallory Horne warned the 1963 Legislature to prepare new taxes to support record-breaking appropriations, with estimates of more than 150 million dollars for education health and other services. Senate President Wilson Carraway cautioned the fiscal challenges ahead as the session opened with Gov Farris Bryant delivering his address to a joint session and 39 new members taking oaths.
President Kennedy cut $420 million from the foreign aid request in a special message to Congress, lowering the request from $4.9 billion to $4.5 billion and expect total aid spending of about $4.85 billion with carryover funds. He urged stricter standards, thrift in the program, and a tax credit to spur private investment in developing nations.
Transit stoppages affect Birmingham Duluth and Superior as drivers seek wage raises. In Chicago rail unions prepare for possible nationwide action while Boeing workers nationwide vote on a new company offer amid a Taft Hartley injunction set to expire in mid April.
FCC chief Newton Minow urged broadcasters to police themselves or risk government intervention. He criticized the NAB code for poor compliance and enforcement, noting only 38 percent of radio and 70 percent of TV stations subscribe. He proposed splitting FCC functions to reduce red tape and praised progress since his wasteland remark.
Retired military officers proclaimed a revolt to stop a claimed Communist takeover but the government dismissed it as inactive and calm. Civilians were briefly evacuated from the Casa Rosada as cavalry moved near the White House before the evacuation was canceled and troops held position around the building.
Atty General Eugene Cook announced that an investigation found former University of Georgia athletic director Wallace Butts fed vital Georgia information to Alabama coach Paul Bryant.
Legislation approved would authorize the creation of federal reserve notes to replace silver certificates at $1. Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon warned that without new authority, melting coins for profit could occur. The plan repeals 29 year old silver taxes, bars treasury sales under $1.29 an ounce, and would shift silver to coin backing as vending use grows.
Detroit area voters approved the new Constitution Romney helped draft in a narrow victory. A surge of yes votes, especially in Oakland County Romney's home, along with support in Detroit County, carried the measure to passage.
In Tallahassee Pablo Casals 86 received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Florida State University on Monday night. In Gainesville a solar energy expert predicted future moon trips may rely on in situ materials to reduce space transport needs. In Miami Beach the 1963 Mrs America contest named 27 homemakers to represent their states with events set April 22 to 29.
Minnesota sportsmen blame oil pollution for thousands of dead ducks along the Mississippi River. 8,000 to 10,000 ducks soaked or killed. beaver and muskrat deaths noted. concern grows that more fish may die. Thick slicks spread near Hastings and Lake Pepin as soybean and petroleum oils from multiple sources flow downstream toward Red Wing and Lake Pepin.
Tass reports the Soviet Union launched a space rocket bound for the moon with the automatic station Moon 4 aboard. The station, weighing 1422 kg, is expected to reach the moon in about three and a half days and is said to be functioning normally.
Chicago voters go to polls to decide whether Mayor Richard J. Daley secures a third term as head of the city machine. He faces Benjamin S. Adamowski a Democrat turned Republican and former Cook County state's attorney who charged vote fraud in 1960.
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