Sarasota County forms Light Industry Council for plan
The nine member council approved a four point policy and a procedural line and named William L. Hart as vice chairman and Herbert H. Schuster Jr. as assistant. Site costs cited range from 550 to 4000 dollars per acre with building costs for Florida climate around four dollars per square foot. Aimed to attract northern manufacturers, the group will report to the Board of County Commissioners and assemble an industrial plant site listing with aerial photos.
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Inal
Ian Threccaide
Insbak
New Light Industry Council
Herbert H. Schuster Jr
U.S. Navy
A. T. Wheeler Jr
Sarasota
Sarasota County
Florida
Court Orders Reapportionment Loom as Solons Call Urged
A Florida three judge federal court in Miami ruled the current state legislative apportionment unconstitutional for denying large population areas equitable representation. It set Aug 13 deadline for the legislature to act or the court will impose reapportionment by judicial decree. Governor Farris Bryant cautioned he would study the ruling before deciding whether to call a special session before Aug 18. Big county leaders pressed for an immediate session.
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Farris Bryant
Bryant
Miami
Big County
Florida
Rep
G. M. Nelson
Sarasota
Tallahassee
Ed H. Price Jr
Sen. Price
Norman
Sandy) Saunders
John Graham
Saunders
Florida leaders push state reapportionment to avoid federal court takeover
Local legislators in Manatee and Sarasota counties urged prompt state action on legislative redistricting to avert federal intervention. They warned the Aug. 13 deadline looms and favored an orderly state solution over federal court reapportionment, stressing balance between rural and metropolitan counties and the need for timely legislative action.
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Manatee
Sarasota
Florida
Pia Alanine Amayenesinat Ygome
Dade
Duval
Property Owners Protest Tax Increases on Ringling Land
Three Ringling Boulevard landowners protested city tax hikes ranging from 50 to 624 percent before the Sarasota Board of Equalization. The board will reconvene at the Public Safety Building to hear further evidence and consider their pleas. Included are Prudential Realty parcels west of the shopping center and Ringling frontage from East Avenue to School with Adams Lane back boundary.
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Ringling Boulevard
Ringling Shopping Center
Sarasota
City Commission
Board of Equalization
Public Safety Building
Harvey J. Abel
Prudential Realty
Ringling
School Avenue
East Avenue
School
Adams Lane
Charlies H. Pickett
Trammell W. Grubbs
Grubbs
Barking Dog Seldom Bites
Dr. George W. Crane discusses child behavior and verbal outbursts in a case of a 4 year old who worried his parents with frequent outbursts. The Sarasota News features this daily psychology column on Page 4.
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George W. Grane
Crane
America
Sarasota News
U.S. Calls Off Nuclear Test Amid Weather Delays
The United States postponed a scheduled high altitude nuclear test due to unfavorable weather. The Joint Task Force announced the test, delayed five hours, was scrubbed as the second shot in the current series. The first test was megaton scale while this one was sub megaton.
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Honolulu
UPI
United States
John P.m
Joint Task Force & Announcement
JTF
Bolita kingpin Son Edwards faces fall tax case
S F Son Edwards of Bradenton and Tampa, labeled a bolita kingpin, is set for October 29 in Tampa federal court on income tax evasion charges totaling about 15 thousand dollars. The indictment cites discrepancies from 1955 to 1958, with a claimed income far below the taxes due.
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Edwards
Bolita ‘Kingpin
S. F ‘Son’ Edwards
Bradenton
Tampa
United States Attorney
Sarasota-Manatee
State Beverage Dept
Green
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Gettis Lee
Lee
Roy Baden
Manatee County
Parvish
The Plaza Res Serving Sarasote 32 Y Ady
The Plaza restaurant serves Sarasote 32 Y Ady style dishes in a local venue. Patrons report casual atmosphere and midweek openings with limited hours and featured menu items.
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Plaza Res
Sarasote
Arsenal Found In Cuban Apartment In Miami
Federal agents uncovered a cache of dynamite a machine gun and other weapons in a Miami apartment with a Cuban woman and two men inside. They said the arsenal would be shipped to Cuba to oppose Fidel Castro. The arms included six dynamite cases about 50 pounds each six boxes of ammunition detonators an anti tank gun a German machine gun and two American M 1 rifles.
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Miami
API
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Bodies Missing After B47 Bomber Crash in Montana
Rescue teams at Emigrant Mountain south of Livingston report no bodies found in the burning wreckage of a U S Air Force B47 bomber. An unopened parachute pack was recovered, raising hope that some or all of the four crew members may have ejected before impact.
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Livingston, Mont
UPI
Montana
Emigrant
Here
Albert Nickelson
Air Force
Forest Service
Blood Is Sought For Train Victims
Authorities appealed for blood for victims of a Paris Marseille express crash near Dilon France. The derailed train sent one car 160 feet into a ravine killing 36 and injuring 48. Injured were taken to a military hospital 150 miles southeast of Paris.
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Dijon
France
Arrow
Velars Sur Ouche
UPI Telephoto
Dilion
UPI
Here
Paris
Marseilles
Sarasota News launches big day for crossword game
The Sarasota News unveils a new crossword puzzle game on Thursday offering family fun and a chance to win money. The promotion emphasizes excitement and large prizes for players nationwide.
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The
Sarasota News
Coinword Jackpot Grows Weekly in Cash Quiz
A weekly puzzle offers a $50 cash prize for the correct solution. When no winner is found the jackpot increases by $30 each week, keeping readers engaged and prize money rising.
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LIC
Master Industrial Plan Top Board
Light Industry Council
William L. Hart
Englewooder
Orig
Board of County Commissioners
Morrison
Ernest Exon
Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Jack Lavender
James G. Spencer
Ralph A
Sarsasota
Brown
Tom F. Brown
Balance of Power
State Correctional Institute
U.S
Sarasota Federal
Adv
Intelligence Division
U.S. Treasury Dept
Arsenal
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