Sarasota High School to award diplomas and scholarships
Nearly 360 seniors are to graduate at 8 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium with Carl C. Strope presenting diplomas and Karl Schneider reading names. Over $17,000 in scholarships plus special awards will be announced. Valedictorian Michael Barnes and salutatorian Susan Workizer are the speaking honors.
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Sarasota High School
Municipal Auditorium
Carl C.strote
Karl Schneider
Michael Barnes
Susan Workizer
Beverly Marchetta
Steve Strassen
Robert Robb
Hamilton Hagar Jr
John Butcher
Jeannette Pugsley
SHS
Grace Scott
Anita Loop
Patrick Scanlon
Patricia Mead
Everett Lounsberry
Stephen Strassen
General Motors
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Janet Rae
Victor Brazen
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Jim Townsend
Chase Art School
Sarasota
Carol Chalmers
Gary Brouchard
Rollins College
Winter Park
C. D. Stinnett
American Legion
Jack Rollins
Elks Club
Ross Boyer
Keyettes
John Blackmore
Assn
Don Laurent
Pilot Club
Howard Sherman
Teachers Assn
Edward Langer
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Sarasota County
Bill Hicks
Merrell Ingram
Pat Mead
100 Posts To Bolster Wind Alerts
The U S Weather Bureau reports over 100 new hurricane observation posts along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Unpaid volunteers will make one daily reading at each post from June 15 to November 15, with extra reports during hurricane threats. Coastline coverage runs 3000 miles from Eastport Maine to Brownsville Texas.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Brownsville
Tex
Weather Bureau
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Florida
Florida Power & Light Co
Sarasota
Coast Guard
Farewell to Sarasota Graduates by Min
Sarasota seniors bid a sunny sendoff as Min salutes the large graduating class. She hopes the sun stays bright and clouds yield silver linings as they scatter to new paths. Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers expected today and Saturday, highs 85 to 90, lows 65 to 72. Winds around 10 mph. Readings show 78 at 9:30 am, barometer 30.04, rainfall none in 24 hours.
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Sarasota High School
Min
Sarasota
Memorial diploma awarded posthumously at Samosa High School
A posthumous diploma will be awarded tonight at commencement for Sara sota High School senior Lynne Susan Levinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Levinson who died of leukemia on November 14 A memorial in her honor is included in the SHS annual
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Sarasota High School
Lynne Susan Levinson
L. M. Levinson
Miss Levinson
SHS
Judge Rejects Prison Reconsideration for 17 Year Old
Circuit Judge John D. Justice declined to revisit the sentence of a 17 year old prisoner amid disputed road gang work and jail disturbance claims. Deputies offered no corroborating testimony, and the judge noted insufficient evidence to up the punishment or alter the original sentence.
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Sarasota County
Clarence J. Stokes Sr
Stokes
William H. Stockham
Justice
Judge Justice
Testimny
Agent Enters Demo Race In Charlotte
Vernon E Peeples 28 of Punta Gorda announces Democratic nomination bid for Florida House seat in Charlotte County. He is a CCHS graduate with a B A from Boate University and has held roles with the State Board of Conservation and Niceville city manager. He served as a state House page in 1941 and 1943.
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Vernon E. Peeples
Punta Gorda
Niceville
Florida
State House of Representatives
Youth Makes Different Bond
An 11 year old prisoner wed 19 year old Rita Summers in a courthouse ceremony at 4 p m. Judge Harold Dillinger, aide to County Judge Russell Thomas on vacation, officiated after the prisoner was brought from his cell. Summers aided the peaceful surrender following a recent road gang escape.
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Harold Dillinger
Russell Thomas
Summers
De Gaulle Declares Rebels Subordinate to Paris Authority
Gen Charles de Gaulle told Algeria's insurgent public safety committees to submit to the Paris government as he announced plans to run Algeria from Paris with Gen Raoul Salan as his top commander. He warned the colonists and military to accept new policy and his leadership.
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Charles de Gaulle
Paris
de Gaulle
Raoul Salan
Aalanwata Ranaral
Jacques Massu
Salan
Jacques Soustelle
Road Date Doubtful To Venice
State Road Board Member Al Rogero indicated a Sept 1 start for U S 41 widening between Sarasota and Venice after primary road funds are freed from Sun Shine Skyway refinancing. Local officials and residents express cautious optimism while noting rights of way and county coordination are still unsettled. Rogero awaits Tallahassee letter before meeting county commissioners to finalize funding and scheduling details.
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State Road Board
al Rogero
U.S. 41
Sarasota
Venice
Rogero
Sunshine Skyway
H.N
Bud) Wimmers
Venice Realtor
Venice Area Chamber of
Caspersen
Finn W. Caspersen
Richard Satava
Venice Area
Arab League Fails to Solve Lebanon UAR Dispute
The Arab League announced it could not resolve the dispute between Lebanon and the United Arab Republic after Lebanon rejected a proposed compromise. A deferral to the U.N. Security Council follows as the Cairo meeting ends.
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Libya
Arab League
Lebanon
United Arab Republic
Nasser
U.A.R
Camille Chamoun
U.N. Security Council
New York
League
World Famous Light House Inn Branch Opens in New London
A branch of the renowned Light House Inn begins operation in New London Connecticut. The move extends the hotel’s presence on the coast and will offer the established menu and service style to a new clientele.
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World Famous Lighthouse Inn
New London, Conn
Living Give Thanks At Normandy Beach
At Omaha and Utah beaches in Normandy residents and officials mark the 14th anniversary of D Day with prayers and tributes. Attaches from the US and UK join locals in a somber observance amid ruins and gun emplacements, honoring Allied soldiers who died to free Europe.
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France
UPI
Normandy
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U.S
Colville
Omaha
Senator Humphrey Calls Foreign Aid Split a Doublecross
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey accuses the State Department of a doublecross after the one vote defeat of a plan to use foreign aid funds for Red satellite nations. The Senate moved to remove the proposed authority from the foreign aid bill by a 43 to 42 vote, aiming to finish action that night as 26 Republicans and 17 Democrats opposed, 27 Democrats and 15 Republicans supported.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
State Department
Department
Eisenhower
Senate
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