15 Jul 1962
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1962
Page
1
Robert E. Mann a 19 year old Stanford University student was sentenced by an East German court to 15 months in prison for aiding an East Berlin youth to escape to the West. The verdict allowed credit for six months already served in jail. Mann’s father a health education instructor and track coach at Valley Junior College and a US mission observer attended the reading in East Berlin.
Venice considers a $566,000 FHHA loan to upgrade its waterworks. Mayor Smyth Brohard met FHHA officials in Atlanta after their initial 20 percent estimate. Council may seek 25 percent with maintained maintenance, or up to 40 percent otherwise. Special water board meeting likely as loan offer expires August 8. Project includes new treatment plant, wells, and main line replacements with 10 and 12 inch pipe.
Venice city leaders say they are not ready to make a deal on the C-1 inland waterway route with WCIND and SRD. Council President Raymond calls for more definite proposals and notes water supply concerns near wells along the proposed canal route.
A U S Army officer and 17 Vietnamese paratroopers were killed when ambushed by Communist guerrillas on a highway 40 miles north of Saigon. Four paratroopers were missing as government troops and U S forces comb the area amid intensified fighting across Vietnam.
J Douglas Arnall learned Friday from Senator Holland that he was confirmed as Venice Postmaster the day before. He has served as acting postmaster since November 2 after leading a 95.5 score on a November 30 civil service test, replacing Donald J. Donahue who had acted since June 30, 1958 but lacked Senate confirmation. Arnall was Sarasota County School Board's only Democrat prior to his acting appointment.
Weekend Edition offers women arts sports real estate and entertainment notes for Sarasota readers. It highlights Showtime Magazine with TV schedules and reviews and promises broad coverage for family readers.
Venice welcomes Sir Julian Gascoyne governor general of Bermuda and James Peanman Jr president of the Bermuda Bank for a week long visit. The Bermudians will tour area fishing aboard Reed’s yacht and stay at the Boca Grande Hotel. They arrive Sunday at 9 a.m. greeted by Mayor Smyth Brohard and Council President E. B. Raymond. Vincent Fette will fly them from Miami.
President Kennedy at the Cape Cod compound plans to name a successor to Ribicoff as secretary of health education and welfare on an imminent basis. An aide said the nominee would be a surprise not previously speculated about and NBC reported James P. Dixon as a possible choice, though Dixon did not confirm.
The Sarasota County license division reports about 4 000 driver licenses issued monthly at the Sarasota County Courthouse. June saw 4 299 licenses, with ten months total reaching 46 471 since September. Two year licenses total 25 021 while one year licenses total 21 450. July birthdays can obtain licenses this month. The office sits on the first floor east wing near the judge's office.
Between 300 and 500 Young Republicans from across Florida will convene in Bradenton August 24 25 for the Federation of Young Republican Clubs two day event. The State Executive Committee meets at the Holiday Inn on U S 41. Dick Wetherbee leads local arrangements and delegates arrive August 24 with a reception that evening. A Saturday schedule ends with a banquet attended by all local GOP candidates and many guests from elsewhere.
Tom Kaiser paid $1 for a 12 by 30 foot swimming pool. He must move the pool from land and truck the concrete shelf 30 miles to his Indio home. He does not yet call Friday the 18th lucky.
Premier Woodrow Lloyd slammed striking Saskatchewan doctors Friday night for harassing physicians under the Medicare Act and driving at least one U S doctor from the province. He said a judicial committee would probe concerns raised about the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons and accused the group of ejecting Dr Gerhardt Beck of Jacksonville Florida from the province.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan launches a sweeping cabinet reshuffle seen as a drastic move to shore up Conservative fortunes before the 1964 general election. Seven ministers are dismissed, Richard Butler becomes deputy PM, aging ministers are replaced, and the cabinet aims for a younger, more vigorous image amid electoral defeats. The Foreign Office retains Earl of Home. Selwyn Lloyd and Harold Watkinson exit amid unpopular policies, replaced by Reginald Maulding on the chancellor post.
Scientists in Andover Maine monitor Telstar after Friday night’s first official transatlantic call bounced off the satellite. Weekend tests will have Telstar relay its own messages to assess radiation resistance up to 3 500 miles altitude and potential impact on a global space communications system.
Local city and county agencies are asked to reveal their plans for dredging Sarasota passes under guidance from the U S Corps of Engineers. The pass study nears completion and will be sent to the South Atlantic Division for review by month end.
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