Spanos Elected Sarasota County Chairman in Quick Reorganization
Democrats regain county chair as James A. Spanos is elected chair with James D. Neville as vice chair. Neville declines chair, Spanos named, Neville reappointed to WCMD Board, and a publicity committee formed. Road work updates include Englewood right of way deeds and a new paying petition under the assessable paying act.
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James A. Spanos
James D. Neville
Spanos
Neville
Glenn Rose
Sarasota County
Board of County Commissioners
Donald C
McClelland Jr
West Coast Inland Navigation District Board
McClelland
WCMD
Siesta Key
Warren
Rose
Marine Corps
First Marine Division
Sarasota
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Optimist
Lions Clubs
Jeanne Neely
John Grout
Englewood Road
Grout
Monza Train Wreck Kills 25 As Fog Shrouds Curve
A 10 car commuter train derailed north of Monza in dense fog killing 25 and injuring about 100. The electric locomotive led the derailment at a 45 mph curve. the engineer died, helper injured. The accident damaged a bridge under repair and left many passengers, factory workers and students, seeking aid.
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Monza
Italy
Transport Ministry
Milan
H En
ROK Raps Shaving Of Women
South Korea calls the shaving of two Korean women's heads by two American soldiers a disastrous incident. The U S Army says the victims were licensed call girls who entered an Army camp illegally. The case recalls a 1958 incident involving officers and an enlisted man.
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Seoul
U. S
Tth
7Th Division
Korea
Train Crash in Monza Kills and Traps Passengers
AP correspondent Luciano Ferrari describes a devastating Monza train derailment with dense fog hindering rescue. He details a fifth coach collapse, a rail piercing a car killing three including a priest, and widespread injuries as workers and students crowd the wreckage. Rescue teams struggle amid fog. tally reaches 17 dead with many injured.
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Luciano Ferrari
Associated Press
Milan
Italy
Monza
Sondrio
Plea Of '5th' Urged By Lawyer In Parker Lynching Case
An unnamed lawyer said he advised eight prospective witnesses to plead the Fifth Amendment when testifying before a federal grand jury probing the abduction and murder of Mack Charles Parker. Some followed the advice as the 23 jurors, including one Black member, ponder civil rights and conspiracy indictments.
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Cliff Sessions
Biloxi
Miss
UPI
U.S
Mack Charles Parker
Poplarville
Hattiesburg
Parker
Lee
Sidney Mize
Algeria Seizures Over Liberation Remarks on Camps
Paris AP report says France seized Liberation for comments on Algeria interment camps tied to an International Red Cross report. Le Monde ran a 270 page Red Cross summary noting camps ranged from highly satisfactory to very unfavorable.
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Paris
Liberation
Algeria
Red Cross
le Monde
Kensington Park Two-Time Florida Builders' Award Winner
Kensington Park earns back to back Florida Builders' Awards for excellence in design and construction. The project is praised by the Florida Association of Builders for quality, innovation, and community impact.
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Kensington Park
Florida Builders’ Award
Cold wave grips north while Florida enjoys warm spell
A mass of cold air from Canada keeps Michigan to Montana in a bitter freeze with readings below zero including International Falls 28 below. In Florida a warm break reduces chill with Miami enjoys mid eighties, while the gulf states face rain and a weak front moves south to Lake Okeechobee.
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Canada
Michigan
Montana
Upper Michigan
Minnesota
Dakotas
International Falls
Minn
Minot
N.D
Huron
Bismarck
Fargo
Minneapolis
Duluth
Florida
Lake Okeechobee
Five Dorothea Dix inmates escape after overpowering attendants
Five dangerous inmates escape from Dorothea Dix state mental hospital after subduing two attendants and seizing keys to two buildings. A female inmate, Miss Farry Lee Cook, later linked to the shooting of her father, aided the group in fleeing in a hospital employee’s car.
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Raleigh, N. C
UPI
Dorothea Dix State Mental Hospital
Farry Lee Cook
Aberdeen
N. C
Cook
Blast Threat Hits Buyers Of Fuel Mix
In Anoka Minnesota police used loudspeakers to warn residents against using a dangerous explosive mix of gasoline and fuel oil in stoves after a service station mis sold 150 gallons. Investigators recovered 133 gallons and feared remaining amounts could be taken by hunters heading north. Orville Temple said 1000 gallons of ethyl gasoline spilled into a fuel oil tank on New Year’s Eve.
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Anoka
Minn
UPI
George Karkhoff
Orville Temple
Airman at MacDill Killed by Plane Propeller
Lakeland born airman Sgt. Alge Moss 49 was killed at MacDill Air Force Base when he walked into a KC97 tanker propeller. Moss served since 1928 and is survived by his widow Ethel Moss of Tampa and his mother Ellie Hill of Lakeland.
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Tampa
MacDill Air Force Base
Alge Moss
Moss
Ethel Moss
Ellie Hill
Lakeland
DiSalle Backs Kennedy To Lead Ohio Delegation
Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle endorsed John F. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination and will head Ohio's 64 vote delegation as a Kennedy supporter. The move boosts Kennedy as front runner in many polls, shifting expectations away from Sen. Stuart Symington.
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Columbus
Ohio
UPI
Michael V. DiSalle
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
DiSalle
Los Angeles
Sen
Stuart Symington
Homeowners Urged To Renew Homestead Exemptions
Residents eligible for homestead exemptions must renew by visiting the county tax assessor in the courthouse or by mailing renewal forms. The assessor reported heavy turnout as the 1960 business year opened. Applications must be filed before April 1.
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