Bryant plan faces House battle over South County mobilehome park
A 160 acre parcel south of Venice near U S Highway 41 faces rezoning to mobile home park. Developers led by Leonard Tanner seek a modern subdivision with recreation center central sewage and paved streets. Local planners testify the project would replace single family areas, with landowner Blackburn backing the plan as beneficial to Sarasota County. No opposition was raised at the initial hearing.
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Bryant
Mobilehome Park
Tampa
Venice
Leonard Tanner
Sarasota County
Milo Smith
Mayo Snyder
Sarasota
A. H E. Blackburn
Myakka River
Thomas Icard
U.S. 41
Clyde Wilson
Blackburn
South
Florida lawmakers clash over reapportionment plans in special session
In Tallahassee the reapportionment debate intensifies as the Senate and House prepare for a joint meeting at 11 a.m. The House Apportionment Committee advances multiple bills, including a Bryant backed 45 senators and 144 representatives plan, while a 46-31- share approach is shelved. A joint committee will likely draft a compromise before further debate this week.
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House
Senate
Charley Johns
Starke
Bryant
U.S
Miami
Florida
William O'Neill
Marion County
William Chappell
Marion
A. J. Ryan
Broward County
Aid to Dependent Children Aid Cut Sparks Welfare Debate
Florida's ADC caseload dropped from 27,753 in July 1959 to 23,873 in June 1961 after a 1959 law barred payments to unsuitable homes. Welfare investigators found 77 percent of 17,999 inspected homes failed suitability tests, including 1,103 white and 11,435 non white households. The department warns reduced aid may not save money and could harm the state.
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Jacksonville
API
State Welfare Department
Welfare Department
ADC
Department
An Adventure In Understanding Commies Have Hard Time Of It
This column criticizes India for its perceived neutrality in global affairs and its soft stance toward communism under Nehru and Menon. The piece notes U.S. financial and diplomatic support to India and questions the country's commitment to the West despite ongoing conferences with American and Indian officials. Continued on page 3.
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India
Nehru
Menon
United States
West
Waterway facilities eyed as Sarasota lures two industries
Sarasota officials told an information forum that two new industries, employing over 700 people, are ready to locate in Sarasota if waterway facilities and dredging of Big Pass and New Pass proceed. A feasibility study and Army Engineers report are guiding federal authorization.
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LIC
Sarasota
Sarasota County
William H. Kendall
Industry Council
Kendall
Spencer T. Gullicksen
Big Pass
New Pass
U.S. Army Engineers
South Atlantic
Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Congress
South Gate
Washington
Haley
Army Engineers
Planners Weigh Pinecraft Bulkhead Line Proposal
The Sarasota County planning commission will study a bulkhead line for the Pinecraft area of Phillippi Creek from the intracoastal waterway to Sarasota Bay. Proposed widths include 400 feet from waterway to U S 41 Bridge, 200 feet above the Bee Ridge Road section, 150 feet from Bee Ridge to Tuttle Avenue Bridge, and 200 feet from Hyde Park Street north to Bahia Vista Street.
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Pinecraft
Phillippi Creek
Sarasota Bay
County Planning Commission
U.S. 41
Bee Ridge Road
Tuttle Avenue
Hyde Park Street
Bahia Vista Street
Twister damages shed at J. H. Tucker property
A small wind twister ripped through a boat shed in Fruitville along McIntosh Road and twisted the roof off the shed at 4466 Fruitville Rd on the J. H. Tucker property.
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Fruitville
McIntosh Road
J. H. Tucker
Fruitvile Rd
Hurricane Hunters Eye Squall in Caribbean Waters
Navy hurricane hunter planes were deployed from San Juan Puerto Rico to investigate an easterly wave of squalls detected by the Weather Bureau. Gusts reached 40 mph near the Virgin Islands with movement westward at about 15 mph.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPS
Weather Bureau
Virgin Islands
City Court Aims at Drunk Driving in Sarasota
In municipal court here two motorists lost driving privileges on intoxication charges. Ward Brass had license revoked for three months and fined 125 dollars. James Cutrone faced a one year revocation with a 150 dollar fine suspended. Other fines included Betty Poseman 35 dollars, Roy Witt 20 dollars, Victor Hill 25 dollars, Reed Rambo 20 dollars with 10 suspended, Remo Loyal 15 dollars, and Harvey Foxworthy 50 dollars. Public intoxication fines applied to Harris and Gratch.
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Sarasota
Ward Randolph Brass
Sunnyside St
James Francis Cutrone
Beach Rd
Cutrone
Betty Poseman
Hillview
Roy Bryan Witt
32Nd St
Victor Harland Hill
Homosassa Rd
Reed Rambo
7Th St
Remo Adalfo Loyal
Jefferson
Loyal
Harvey R. Foxworthy
17Th St
Herbert W. Harris
S. Osprey
Herbert T. Harris
Samuel Gratch
Arlington
Garbage Pickup Rates Offered in Sara sota County
County commissioners study new garbage pickup proposals from two franchise collectors. R. J. Decker proposes biweekly pickups for a 20 gallon can plus five bushels of trash at 2.50 dollars per month. L. T. Barton offers the Englewood area a 2.75 dollar monthly rate for the same service.
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Sarasota County
R. J. Decker
L. T. Barton
Englewood
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