23 Apr 1963
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1963
Page
1
A Sarasota County committee spent ten months formulating a package of 22 recommendations on education policy. Page notes the plan emphasizes practical steps, not sweeping reforms, aiming to improve schooling without disrupting existing systems.
Tallahassee Florida banking committee approved a bill by Sen. John Mathews Jacksonville to strictly limit costs of state bond issues. The measure arose from charges of excessive costs in the negotiated sale of 157 million dollars in bonds.
United Press International reports a major spring tornado outbreak carving a 150 mile path from Illinois to Indianapolis Indiana. At least 44 people were injured as twisters struck after sundown along a northeast trail from rural areas to a subdivision.
The texts propose 45 day January sessions, a 30 day annual session, and lengthened legislative terms. A bill would shift senators to six year terms and House members to four years, signaling a major governance change.
Washington reports the United States plans to ask the Organization of American States for an inter American quarantine against Cuba. Sources say the measure aims to pressure Soviet troop withdrawal and has lingered in discussions for months.
Weatherman Hollis Bacon confirms April as the driest on record with no rain since March 10 except for a late March sprinkle. Gardens burn while residents are urged to water, and the Sarasota Kennel Club opens tonight as winter lingers up north with Buffalo at 31, Detroit 33, and Toronto 29.
County Judge Helio Gomez bound over Roger Foster 17 to the grand jury for action in the slaying of a charter boat captain and his son in Key West.
A proposed Florida bill limits bond discounts to two percent, caps fiscal agent fees at a half percent and attorney fees at a quarter percent, and bans bidders with interest in bond outcomes. It requires legislative authorization for projects and post completion financial reports to the secretary of state, with annual reports until sold. The Senate passed seven bills, including one overriding a veto by Gov. Bryant.
Francisco Molina nicknamed The Hook was sentenced to prison for killing 9 year old Magdalena Ardeneta in New York. Magistrate Evelyn Richman ordered Molina held without bail noting halfhearted political motives and emphasized constitutional rights. Ardeneta had been visiting from Venezuela with her parents when the murder occurred.
Fires across the eastern half of the nation caused woodlands to char and homes to be leveled. At least seven people are dead with three West Virginia blazes burning through the night as foresters warn the situation remains dangerous.
Southeast Asia turmoil grows as Pathet Lao and neutralist units clash in Laos. Gen Kong Le, Souvenna Phouma, and Prince Souphanouvong are tied to tense diplomacy in Vientiane. IOC talks and SEATO discussions escalate while the U S positions the 7th Fleet offshore in a bid to pressure a settlement.
Florida reports state Rep. David Anderson of Pinellas County remains in very critical condition at a Gainesville hospital. In Tallahassee UPI notes Florida’s first marine welcome station has hosted 688 people from 36 states, Canada and England and mentions a bill related to the State Turnpike Authority.
Gov with a grin says no comment when asked about marrying Mrs Murphy after divorcing from Dr James S Murphy two weeks earlier in Sun Valley Idaho. The divorce was finalized before a bill signing at Rockefeller Institute in Manhattan where reporters pressed for a statement.
Britain and the United States plan to meet in Moscow to try to break the East West deadlock over a nuclear test ban treaty. Officials were not hopeful that the test ban issue would move soon and showed little appetite for initiative at present.
A court of inquiry examining the nuclear submarine Thresher found its air system filters had been overhauled less than a month before its fatal dive. The vessel had returned to Portsmouth for repairs after defects, including a leak, were reported days before its final cruise.
Bonn reports CDU to select a new chancellor candidate as Konrad Adenauer, 87, vows to retire in October. The development comes as the long serving leader signals step down, following decades of influence in postwar government.
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