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Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1960

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Plea to Khrushchev for U2 pilot Powers release

The Powers family plans to appeal to Premier Khrushchev for Francis Powers’s release after a military court sentenced the 31 year old U2 pilot to 10 years for spying. They seek direct talks via Powers’ Russian court lawyer with hopes of executive clemency in Moscow.

Moscow UPI Francis G. Powers Nikita Khrushchev Mikhail L Grinev Powers Leonid Brezhnev Oliver G. Powers Pound Khruschev Brezhnev Barbara Oliver Powers Khrushchev Tass Russia United States Radio Moscow Eisenhower U.S

Manchester Official Denies Constant Rain Claim

City Information Officer Terence Usher refuted stories that Manchester always rains, stating the city is among Britain's drier areas. Outside, heavy rain continued to fall.

Manchester England UPI Terence Usher Britain

Space dogs in orbit monitored by TV cameras

Soviet scientists report watching the space ship housing dogs Belka and Strelka by television. The craft weighing just over 5 tons orbits Earth every 9.6 minutes at 198 miles altitude. The dogs function normally under space travel strain with limited room to move, and other animals may be aboard though details are unlisted.

Moscow UPS Russia Earth Strelka Belka

Democrats Name Workers at Five Points Headquarters

Democrats here announced appointments to multiple committees and chairs at the county Democratic committee session in the new headquarters at Five Points. General chairman Lynn Silvertooth named Icard and Wood to planning, Nal Bob Baynard Gardenhire and Spanos to finance, Waters and Cooper to publicity, with a policy committee including Lee Burch McClurkin Dozier Waters Gardenhire and Silvertooth.

Five Points Lynn Silvertooth Tom Icard John Wood Frigg Jack Nal Bob Baynard Clay Gardenhire James A. Spanos Gil Waters Fred Cooper Silvertooth Dick Lee Leonard Burch Pat McClurkin Lamar Dozier Waters Gardenhire Jack Holroyd Stewart Fisher Mary Gibbs South County Women's Democratic Club Louise Coe Sarasota County Democratic Women’s Club Ony Dillinger Dan Boone Ben Dunn Sam Idelson

State Department Reverses Stance in African Students Case

Washington reports the State Department backed away from an earlier merit based decision claim in the traveling African students case. A White House aide raised questions about prodding, and the department admitted errors over country origins and funding conditions.

Washington State Department Richard M. Nixon Hugh Scott R-Pa Kennedy Foundation John F. Kennedy Kennedy Kenya Institute of International Education White Frank C. Montero African - American Students Foundation

Governor Jimmie Davis Dodges U.S. Subpenas in Integration Fight

Subpenas for two federal integration cases remain unresolved as Gov. Jimmie H. Davis says he has not been served while four staff members have been served. The dispute centers on New Orleans public schools due to a federal order to integrate first graders as the state asserts states rights.

Baton Rouge UPI Jimmie H. Davis U.S Capitol Davis New Orleans J. Shelly Wright Wright

Tiros I Satellite Returns to Activity After Dormancy

After seven weeks of inactivity the Tiros I television satellite resumed buzzing with renewed equipment possibly a television camera. NASA officials do not expect new useful earth pictures but the restart, commanded from an RCA station in Highstown New Jersey, pleased NASA given its excellent launch performance on April 1.

Washington Tiros I National Space and Aeronautics Administration RCA Highstown N.J NASA

Western Hemisphere Ministers Agree on Dominican Republic Sanctions

Foreign ministers from the Americas backed a plan for an immediate diplomatic boycott an arms embargo and gradual economic sanctions against the Dominican Republic. The plan condemns Dominican actions against Venezuelan President Betancourt and calls for democratization with potential intervention concerns centered on the Soviet Union.

San Jose Rica UPI Dominican Republic Venezuela Christian A. Herter Romulo Betancourt Russia

U.N. Tightens Hold at Ndjilli Airfield Amid Congo Tensions

U.N. troops, over 500 Sudanese Chan ian and Moroccan forces, guard Ndjilli Airfield in Leopoldville as Congolese Premier Lumumba warns of foreign troop calls. Barbed wire checks and armed-entry bans remain strict while Kasavubu denounces colonialist aims and pledges unity with provincial leaders to rally behind the central government.

Leopoldville U.N Joseph Kasavubu Moise) Tshombe Katanga Congo

Weekend Florida Weather Expected To Be Sunny And Mild

Mostly sunny skies will prevail across Florida with ideal conditions for outdoor activities this weekend. Temperatures will range from the mid 60s to mid 90s, with 68 to 80 degrees in early morning and 85 to 95 in the afternoon. Light showers are possible mainly along the southeast coast during night and morning hours. Hurricane Cleo remains east of Boston and poses no threat to the U S mainland.

Associated Press Florida Cleo Boston Mass Atlantic United States

Senate advances minimum wage bill amid House inaction

The Senate passed a Democratic minimum wage bill raising coverage to 1.25 per hour for 23.7 million workers and extending to four million more, while the House recessed for lack of a quorum. The measure faces an uncertain fate in the conservative House Rules Committee before a potential conference.

Washington UPI Senate House Rules Committee House Congress Senate Finance Committee John F. Kennedy

Public Meet Set On Creek Project

A public meeting will present details of the Phillippi Creek Sewer and Water Utility. County Commission Chairman James A. Spanos said the session is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at the County Courthouse to discuss the proposal.

Eisenhower Powers United States U.S Phillippi Creek County Commission James A. Spanos

Local Forecast and Market Highlights

Partly cloudy through Sunday with a high range 88 to 95 and lows 70 to 75. Variable winds 8 to 12 mph. Also notes a roundup of Friday highs and Saturday lows with AP data, plus Kensington Park Homes 14 Acre Swim and Country Club for residents and Sarasota home values from 12 456 to 19 450.

Associated Press Kensington Park Sarasota

Elevation and price clues in cryptic note

An unclear snippet mentions elevation and price with question marks, implying incomplete data. The fragment offers no clear events, names, or places to identify a full news item or outcome.

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