26 Jul 1962
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1962
Page
1
The Sarasota News launches a new crossword puzzle contest with a $50 prize for the winner. Entrants race to solve the challenging grid as the first clues appear in print.
A Sarasota newspaper runs a weekly COINWORD puzzle with a $50 prize. Entries must reach The Sarasota News by Monday midnight or postmarked before then. If no winner, next week’s prize rises to $100 and the winner is announced the following Friday.
Sarasota County faces fierce tourist competition as five local chambers push to raise the county chamber budget from 40000 to 75000 to boost publicity and attract visitors. They warn other counties will lure away the industry unless promotions expand, citing $50000000 in spending last year and a projected rise to $60000000.
A Sarasota social scene feature by Virginia J. Ruppert celebrates the "You Are News" column in The Sarasota News, inviting readers to engage with the Women's Pages and highlighting the paper as Florida's fastest growing. The item notes horoscope and sports placement on the November 14 page.
Washington reports renewed talks aimed at resolving a 34 day Eastern Air Lines strike. Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg will preside as Eastern management and flight engineers seek a negotiated settlement. Malcolm A. MacIntyre agreed to attend after rejecting prior Goldberg proposals. 30 of 575 engineers returned to work.
Florida Citrus Mutual president W Max Acree asked Gov Farris Bryant to place citrus legislation on the upcoming Tallahassee session agenda. He urged raising the citrus levy by at least five cents per box to fund advertising and promotion, ensuring profitable marketing of the 1962 63 season and the large frozen orange concentrate pack. The current levy is five cents per box for oranges and tangerines and six cents for grapefruit.
The Plaza Restaurant in Sarasota marks its 32nd anniversary as a longtime dining fixture. Local patrons celebrate steady service and familiar menu offerings in the heart of the city’s dining scene.
A 16 year old Venice area youth Roger Keith Coffey of Laurel drowned after an epileptic seizure caused him to fall from a Nokomis dock while fishing. He was last seen at 3 30 p m and reported missing about 6 30 p m. His body was recovered from about seven feet of water near the shoreline by Jean J Valderrama of Nokomis a skin diving enthusiast and commander of the Venice Area Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla. Deputies and troopers arrived with emergency gear and recovered the body shortly after 7 p m.
Phoenix authorities await a court ruling on a suit brought by Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Finkbine and Good Samaritan Hospital to interpret Arizona abortion statutes. The case centers on a recommended abortion for Mrs. Finkbine after thalidomide in a tranquilizer was linked to birth defects.
GPRA leaders in Tizi Ouzou called for mass protests as 30 killed and dozens wounded in Constantine fighting. They said 1,200 Berber loyalists and several battalions gathered at the city gates while Ben Khedda warned the crisis could draw 300,000 French troops into action.
The United States failed to ignite a nuclear test over Johnston Island when the Thor launched from the pad and exploded on the launch site. Investigators delayed entry due to possible contamination, delaying the test by at least two weeks.
Thunderstorms spawned tornadoes across Texas while the Midwest cooled with a record July front. Chicago and St Louis posted record July lows of 53 and 55, northern Michigan stayed in the 50s, and storms in Americus and Union City, Indiana damaged structures with no serious injuries.
See Sarasota Federal offer on FHA home loans with as low as 3 percent down and low monthly payments. Interest rate guidance provided. Contact 955-1161 for details.
High today 92 under partly cloudy skies with warm humid air and scattered showers. Tides show today high at 11 11 p m and low at 4 12 p m with day tides high 8 30 a m and low 2 a m 5 14 p m details page.
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