29 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1960
Page
1
Big Wave sweeps over a beachside cottage near Sies ta Key as gulf force worsens. roof collapses, porch vanishes, two pine trees topple. Del Riffe captures seawall scene at Avenida Del Mare with widespread fronts from Venice northward. owner’s new seawall washed away.
The area faced 40 to 45 mph gusts with nearly 5 inches of rain in 24 hours. Beach erosion hit Siesta Key and Anna Maria Island, windows broke in Manatee Beach, and Venice suffered beach damage. Hillsborough River floods downtown Tampa while coastlines see high tides and sandbagging efforts continue.
Chicago readers witness a reflective take on the Republican convention with Dick Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge shaping a campaign. The piece contests U.N. diplomacy versus American identity, noting Nixon’s poised performance and speculation over Rockefeller’s role.
The United States launched an unmanned Project Mercury capsule atop an Atlas booster, but radio contact was lost 65 seconds after launch. The capsule, expected 110 miles up and 1,500 miles downrange, faced severe reentry testing as weather hampered signals. If the Atlas failed, the capsule might have landed in the ocean near Antigua. All seven American astronauts observed the key test aimed at reaching space by year end and orbital flight in 1961.
London disclosed negotiations with the United States over use of British ports for replenishment of American rocket firing submarines. No agreement yet on any project. The Foreign Office denied extending the Polaris base pact to missile subs. The U S Navy leader for Europe had signaled talks on port use for rocket subs.
Sarasota's newest Bee Ridge area development advertises a trendy suburb with upscale living. Listings tout 234 bedrooms and prices from 9300, highlighting Bee Ridge Road east of Trail as the location for the Wenwood City project.
UPI reports Bill Yim, a United Press International correspondent, released from prison in Hong Kong after a one year sentence on espionage charges. He crossed the border into Hong Kong shortly after 1 p.m. and authorities gave no advance notice before the release.
In Chicago on Thursday night a vengeance fight between Negro teenagers from the Egyptian Cobras and Vice Lords on a West Side street escalated with gunfire. Richard Parks, 16, died from a chest wound and Sammy Mitchell, 16, was shot in the shoulder. police rounded up more members amid rapes and robberies reports in Lincoln Park.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will tour Florida early fall visiting Jacksonville St. Petersburg Tampa Sarasota and Miami as part of a southern campaign push for the 1960 presidential race. The trip aims to show support for a more moderate civil rights stance within the Republican platform.
The United Arab Republic called on Iranians to revolt against Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi for recognizing Israel. It urged other Arab states to sever relations with Tehran. The resolution, approved by the U A R National Assembly, also condemned the United States Britain and France for hostility to Arab nationalism.
Cloudy and windy with moderate to heavy rain and occasional squalls today. Rain diminishes by afternoon and gives way to partly cloudy skies with scattered showers tonight and Saturday. Highs 80 to 85 and lows 72 to 75. South to southwest winds 15 to 25 mph, rising in squalls, then easing tonight.
High water blocks streets including 6th Street from Adelia Street to Osprey Avenue Lime Avenue from Ringling Boulevard to Fruitville Road Main Street from Lime Avenue to Shade Avenue and Coolidge Drive from Ben Franklin Drive to Boulevard of Presidents.
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