Explosive Sodium Drum Found Drifted Along Gulf Coast
A 55 gallon drum believed to contain highly explosive metallic sodium was guarded by city police at noon today on the north side of Siesta Key in Big Pass near the Dallas Dort residence dock on Gulfmead Drive. The drum is thought to be one of about 15 similar containers washed ashore along the Gulf coast and east coast within the past two weeks from Pensacola to Fort Lauderdale.
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James Seay
Sarasota
Big Pass
Gulfmead Drive
Coast Guard
Siesta Key
Dallas
H. B. Chapman
Dort
St. Petersburg
MacDill Air Force Base
Chapman
Tom
Dallas Darts
Cmdr
G. H. Schutzendorf
U. S. Coast Guard
Gulf
Yucatan Peninsula
President Kennedy
Palm Beach
Francis Scott
John Ward
Floyd Bowers
Florida
Mrs. Dort
Drum found in Big Pass linked to hazardous sodium contents
Mrs. H B Chapman reported a 55 gallon drum floating at Gulfmead Drive near the Dort residence. Coast Guard and MacDill teams were dispatched to inspect for other drums while Lt Cmdr Schutzendorf explained metallic sodium can explode on contact with water, prompting a cautious search and possible shoreline recovery.
Masaryk Statue Removed From Czechoslovakia
Diplomatic sources report the last Masaryk statue has been removed from Czechoslovakia once a founder and first president of the republic. The Lanzhot statue remained standing at the end of 1961 as the regime shifted.
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Vienna
Austria
Thomas Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Masaryk
Czechoslovak Republic
Lanzhot
Frankfurt resumes air service after 36 hour strike
Commercial air service resumed in West Germany on Tuesday night after a nationwide warning strike by 2,000 air traffic control workers grounded planes for 36 hours. Traffic between West Germany and West Berlin was exempted.
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Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
West Berlin
Zanuck Sues Greco Over Memoir Damages
Paris courts hear a libel suit by film producer Darryl Zanuck claiming his reputation was damaged by Juliette Greco remarks in her memoirs. He seeks 100,000 francs about 20 000 dollars from Greco and the publishing outlets involved.
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Paris
Darryl Zanuck
Juliette Greco
Zanuck
Juliette
Wife Blamed by Husband in Theft Trial
In Southampton England Thomas Gibson 25 admitted burglary and car stealing and said his wife locked him out at night unless he brought home loot. He testified she threatened to tell police about his first job if he refused. The court jailed him for six months.
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Southampton
England
Thomas Gibson
Gibson
Soviet relax ban on Goodman concert taping in Sochi
American recording and TV crews were finally permitted to film Benny Goodman and his band in Sochi after U S embassy pressure and repeated calls to Moscow. RCA Victor and NBC had been barred from taping Monday night’s show before officials relented.
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Soviet Union
U.S
Benny Goodman
RCA Victor
NBC
Goodman
Black Sea
Moscow
Ford Drives Off In Wrong Chevrolet
Henry Ford II, chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Co, accidentally had a 1961 Chevrolet convertible reported stolen after taking the wrong car from a restaurant parking lot in New York. Police canceled the alert when the rental agency recovered the 1962 Chevrolet at his hotel.
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UPI
Henry Ford II
Westchester County
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Martin E. Balotin
Manateean Seeks Milligan's Chair in State Democratic Party
Warren Goodrich of Bradenton, a new member of the State Democratic Committee, will seek election as party chairman opposing James Milligan of Orlando. Goodrich, an attorney and former Manatee prosecutor, says he seeks unity and renewed vigor for victory, aiming to unite officeholders, officials, and members under a common Democratic program.
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Bradenton
Warren Goodrich
State Democratic Committee
James Milligan
Orlando
Farris Bryant
Goodrich
Manatee County
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Democrat
University of Florida Law School
Kennedy-Johnson
Florida court clerks arrive in Sarasota for annual parley
The Florida Association of Court Clerks convenes in Sarasota with 150 to 200 officials attending. The executive committee meets at Azure Tides Hotel on Lido Beach, with reports prepared for the convention. State Sen. Ed H. Price Jr. will speak at Friday night banquet as new officers are installed.
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Florida
Sarasota
Florida Association of Court Clerks
W. A. Wynne
Sarasota County
Azure Tides
Lido Beach
The
County Finance Officers Association
John O. Binns
Ed H. Price Jr
Bradenton
Manatee
Charlotte Counties
Resolutions Committee
Highway 41 Four-Laning Progress Report
The State Road Department reports over a third of the U S Highway 41 four-lane job is done, about 5 percent ahead of schedule. The 6.4 mile section from Stickney Point to Blackburn Point is advancing with 28 percent of contract time elapsed and completion hoped for next May. Limestone sub-base and bridge work progress as clear weather aids pace.
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State Road Department
Stickney Point Road
Blackburn Point Road
Worken
Bomb blasts at Madrid former papal nuncio palace
An explosion rocked the former palace of the papal nuncio in Madrid on Tuesday. Witnesses said the blast damaged the front gate staircase and a large ceiling lamp but caused no casualties. Police offered no comment. The 100 year old stone building hosts the Vatican Rota Tribunal and the Spanish armed forces vicar general.
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Madrid
Vatican
Rota Tribunal
New News Rates Cut Across Advertisers Effective June 1 1962
The News announces reduced advertising rates starting June 1 1962 to align with standard pricing policies. Advertisers will be contacted or notified by mail about their individual contracts.
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Sarasota County Denies Spring Lakes Shop Center Zoning Plan
Sarasota County Commissioners denied a request by E. B. Stripling for a Spring Lakes shopping area on Bee Ridge Road after a special meeting. The vote followed a zoning committee recommendation. The board also approved paying a $178.23 lien for a health department asset and agreed to review paving figures for Austin Boulevard. Commissioner Haigh criticized local press coverage as biased.
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Bee Ridge Road
Sarasota County
E. B. Stripling
Haigh
County Health Department
Austin Boulevard
Moseley Collins
Fred Haigh
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Scherman Case Set for State Board Review on Appeal
Sarasota deposed high school principal Howard W. Scherman seeks state cabinet review of a county board of education decision to remove him from continuing contract. A full transcript of three hearings will be sent to Tallahassee as the state board weighs whether local rules were followed. The dispute centers on termination of Scherman who now serves in the central office.
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Sarasota
Howard W. Scherman
State Cabinet Board of Education
Scherman
Thomas D. Bailey
Sherman
Bailey
Tallahassee
Florida Education Association
State Education Board
Whch
Ings
Russell Wiley
German Kills Yank in Self Defense in Munich
German police say an American soldier was shot and killed in self defense after a clash at a restaurant. The soldier, Spec. 4 C. William S. Veldman of Oakland California, attacked a police officer with a knife. Munich prosecutors opened an investigation.
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Dachau
Germany
Washington
William S. Veldman
Robert H. Veldman
Oakland
Calif
Munich
Nixon wins California GOP governor nomination in primary
Richard M. Nixon sweeps back to prominence winning the California Republican gubernatorial nomination by about two to one over Joseph C. Shell. Gov. Edmund G. Brown leads a Democratic primary while other states name nominees for the November elections. Lincoln: Kuchel Case Smylie win GOP nods. Alsop named Connecticut governor. Whiten defeats Smith in Mississippi House race.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
California
Joseph C. Shell
Nixon
Shell
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Thomas Kuchel
Francis Case
South Dakota
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Connecticut
John Alsop
Jamie Whitten
Frank Smith
Congress
Mississippi
Los Angeles
California Assembly
Winds Wrong For Local Waterspouts
Weatherman Hollis Bacon said this area has little chance of waterspouts today. He cited winds out of the west rather than the southeast and lack of thundershower activity, despite a big spout reported off Key West.
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Sarasota
Hollis Bacon
Weather Bureau
Key West
Bacon
Gulf of Mexico
Plea Against Ouster Made By Hathaway
Former Florida representative John Hathaway of Punta Gorda asked the Florida Supreme Court to forbid disbarment and allow him to continue practicing law. The court took the case under advisement after Hathaway defended his cooperation with the Florida Bar investigation and Rep Mallory Horne urged rehabilitation over punishment.
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Tallahassee
John Hathaway
Punta Gorda
Florida Supreme Court
Hathaway
Florida Bar
Bar
Board of Governor’s
Charlotte County
Florida
Thomas F. Icard
Sarasota
Campbell Thomas
Icard
Mallory Horne
Beating Keys Protest Move By Koreans
About a thousand students defied a martial law ban to march on the U S Embassy Seoul to protest a beating by two American officers. Police blocked access with jeeps. Maj. Gen. Kim Chin wi appealed and the crowd withdrew. Over 100 demonstrators were arrested as they regrouped in alleys. No violence reported. This marked the first student protest since the 1961 coup. Memorial Day honored war dead.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.S
Kim Chin-wi
Kennedy to Hold News Conference Thursday
President Kennedy will speak at a 4 p.m. edition news conference in Washington. Pierre Salinger said the session will be open to live radio and television coverage.
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UPI
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
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