Smathers Urges Mutuality Between Business and Government
Senator Smathers told 2,000 Edison Electric Institute attendees that rumors of Kennedy being anti business are unfounded. He said government and private power can cooperate, noting areas for federal aid while urging ongoing congressional engagement and compromise in public private power disputes. He cited Florida firms Florida Power & Light, Florida Power Corp., and Tampa Electric Co. and cited Ford Motor Co official Reid on government relations as essential.
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Atlantic City
N.J
George Smathers
D.fla
Kennedy
United States
Smathers
Edison Electric Institute
Comes
Florida Power & Light
Florida Power Corp
Tampa Electric Co
Cal
Thomas R. Reid
Ford Motor Co
Reid
Washington
State Capitol
Navy Chief Describes Service Man
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth declared the modern officer must possess honor integrity idealism and self sacrifice. He spoke at the U S Naval Academy 112th graduation exercise for 778 midshipmen and swore in new officers with high ranking military officials present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Fred Korth
Korth
U.S. Naval Academy Today
Naval Academy
Navy
Marine
Army
Air Force
3 000-Pound Hippo Has 50-Pound Boy
St Louis Zoo officials celebrate the first hippopotamus birth at the zoo a 50 pound calf snuggling beside its 3 000 pound mother Pepers and 4 000 pound father Jeepers Acting director Henry Sanders called it a perfect family description of the event.
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Hippo
ST. Louis, Mo
St. Louis Zoo
Nuzsling
Henry Sanders
Pépers
Jeepers
Florida Briefs: Three Citrus Mutual Directors Reelected
Three Indian River District directors J. S. Parrish Jr. Titusville A. B. Michael Wabasso and Alexander Ryburn Vero Beach were reelected to the Florida Citrus Mutual board. Hugh Russel Vero Beach was nominated to the Growers Administrative Committee with Philip C. Gates Fort Pierce as his alternate. appointments await Agriculture Secretary Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Trade Unit Forms Florida World Trade Committee
The State Chamber of Commerce formed a World Trade Committee on Tuesday to promote and expand Florida foreign commerce. Jacksonville led the state's four deep water ports in cargo tonnage last year with 2,568,500 tons, an eight percent rise from 1960 and 34 percent above the 1955-1959 average, with ports like Port Everglades and Panama City also showing gains. Tampa remained the state's busiest port in 1961 at nearly five million tons. Separately, Orlando chairman James M. Milligan faces opposition from Gov. Farris Bryant and Sen. George A. Smathers in a leadership contest within the state Democratic Party. In Hillsborough, a faction seeks to replace county chairman Sheldon with Tampa attorney Ray Tamagro Jr. The State Supreme Court was asked to spare William Marrett Rollins from the death sentence after his conviction for a May 1960 Avon Park robbery and stabbing. Nelson and Walker received life terms.
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Jacksonville
UPI
State Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Harold Colee
Chamber
Jax Port
James M. Milligan
Orlando
Farris Bryant
George A. Smathers
Sheldon
Bryant
Milligan
Democratic Executive Committee
Daytonia Beach
Smathers
Hillsborough County
Tampa
Ray Tamagro Jr
Tallahassee
William Marrett Rollins
Avon Park
State Supreme Court
Rollins
Michael Nelson
Donald Gene Walker
Henry P. Townsend
Nelson
Walker
Hike in Dependents Exemptions Urged by Varn in Florida
UPI dispatch reports Wittren Varn asks for raising dependents income tax exemptions from 600 to 1000 dollars to restore economic confidence and offset revenue loss with cuts in foreign aid. He writes to Senators Smathers and Holland, opposing Democrat Don Fuqua for the Ninth District in November.
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Wittren Varn
Varn
Don Fuqua
Ninth
Florida
George Smathers
Spessard Holland
Congress
Fag Ashes May Bring 200 Dollar Fine
Gainesville AP report notes Florida law penalizes throwing anything flaming from a car that could ignite a grass or woods fire. Forester T G Herndon warns penalties reach 200 dollars or county jail, with higher fines up to 1000 dollars and three years in prison if intentional. He adds motorists cause about nine percent of forest fires.
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Gainesville
T. G. Herndon
Florida Agrcultural Extension Service
Florida
Herndon
State Official Claims Rental Cars Overcharge Drivers
Florida official Nails Berryman told the 47th weights and measures conference that car rental firms overcharge by odometer inflation. His division tested 36 cars across three agencies and found 35 registered higher mileage, averaging 3.85 percent error, with ten cars at or above 6 percent and a high of 14 percent. A Canadian visitor in Miami reported being charged for more miles than driven.
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Washington
UPI
Florida
Nails Berryman
Division of Standards
Florida Agriculture Department
Miami
Berryman
State Election Canvassing Board to Certify Florida May Primary
The State Election Canvassing Board will meet Thursday to certify the votes cast in Florida's May 29 second primary. Some county returns were received by the secretary of state's office late Tuesday but won't be ready for the official canvass until Thursday.
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Tallahassee
UPI
State
Florida
Secretary of State
Florida firms to build Cape Canaveral high voltage line
Three Florida power companies will start constructing a 240000 volt transmission system to feed Cape Canaveral from the Tampa-St Petersburg area. The project aims to add a third power channel alongside lines from the north and south. The firms involved are Florida Power and Light Co Florida Power Corp and Tampa Electric Co. Senator Smathers announced the plan at the Edison Electric Institute convention.
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Smathers
Congress
Atlantic City
N. J
UPI
Florida Power
Cape Canaveral
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Edison Eléctric Institute
Cape Area
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Cape
Florida Power and Light Co
Florida Power Corp
The
Tampa Electric Co
Whitten Captures Mississippi House Seat In Democratic Primary
UPI reports Rep. Jamie Whitten defeated Rep. Frank Smith in the Mississippi Democratic primary for the One House seat left by district mergers. Whitten, 52, leads the states rights faction allied with Gov. Ross Barnett, while Smith supported Kennedy and the national party. With most precincts in, Whitten leads 82,858 to 19,177 and 1,204 for Merrill Lindsey.
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Jackson
Miss
UPI
Jamie Whitten
Frank Smith
Washington
Kennedy
Whitten
Smith
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
Charleston
United Nations
Peace Corps
Barnett
Heyy Yong
John Bell Williams
Raymond
Robert L. T. Stith
William Colmer
W. O. Campbell
Two Held In Killing Of Jax Man
Police say two young servicemen sobbed and robbed a Jacksonville Beach man after giving them a ride. Marine Pvt. Thomas H. Enneking and Seaman Theodore J. Helfenbein were charged with murder after allegedly striking George Newton with a piece of lumber and taking his wallet. Newton died from head injuries two days later. he had moved to the area from Memphis in 1957 and worked at a printing firm.
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Jacksonville
Texes
Jacksonville Beach
Thomas H. Enneking
Woodford Road
Cincinnati
Theodore J. Helfenbein
Kimbork Ave
Chicago
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
J. C. Patrick
Duval County
Enneking
Helfenbein
George Newton
Newton
FBI
Navy
Patrick
R. C. Patterson
Polite
Memphis
Graham Aims Talk To Teens Of Chicago
Evangelist Billy Graham urged Chicago youths to commit to Christ early, comparing faith to a frog in water and noting over 8,000 attended the rally at McCormick Place as part of a 19 day crusade. About 1,000 stepped forward for decisions for Christ. He warned the church must energize youth against godless ideologies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Billy Graham
Graham
Jesus
Christ
Eichmann
Hitler
McCormick’s Place
Long Island University Cheating Probe Delays Diplomas
Long Island University provost Baiardi says an inquiry into cheating rumors on final exams is ongoing and diplomas will be withheld until the matter is resolved. The university plans its Thursday commencement and will not distribute diplomas beforehand. Officials have interviewed students whose high test scores do not match earlier work. no admissions of advance knowledge were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Long Island University
Baiardi
Resolution Mourns Death Of Mrs. Brown
Bradenton Manatee County school system personnel and the school board mourn the death of Margaret B. Brown 50 supervisor of school lunchrooms since June 1951 at Manatee Memorial Hospital She was born in Van Wert Ohio and educated at Purdue University She taught at Manatee Junior College from 1958 and led Florida School Food Service Association as past president She chaired the State Nutrition Committee and helped win numerous awards for the county lunchroom program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradenton
Manatee County
Margaret B. Brown
Manatee Junior College
Brown
Florida Schools Food Service Association
Association
Panama City
Vietnamese Kill 42 Reds In 3 Clashes
Three clashes near Saigon and delta areas left 42 guerrillas dead as South Vietnamese troops with U S helicopters repelled Viet Cong attacks. Government forces reported 17 dead, 82 rebels killed in another area, and 10 guerrillas killed at Cai Don with two civil guard casualties.
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Neil J. Sheehan
Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
U.S
Mékong River
Cai Don
International Control Commission
North Viet Nam
The
Ange
Commission
Poland
North Nam
Indonesia Coast Guard intensifies Celébes area patrols
Indonesia's coast guard ups patrols in the Celébes region to curb smuggling activity, as reported by AP dispatches from Jakarta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Coast Guard
Celébes
Florida Southern Announces New 500000 Auditorium Project
Construction will begin this fall on an 1800 seat Branscomb Memorial Auditorium at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. The modernistic concrete structure overlooking Lake Hollingsworth will connect to Wright buildings and serve college and Florida Methodist Conference sessions.
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Brafiscomb Memorial
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
The
College
Florida Methodists
John Brarnscomb
Florida Methodist Conference
First Methodist Church
Branscomb
John Branscomb
Frank Lloyd Wright
Florida Southern
Lake Hollingsworth
Windsor Park Renamed Robert H. Prine School in Bradenton
The Manatee County School Board designated the Windsor Park area elementary school as the Robert H. Prine School. Prine, former school board member and banker, had 13 years on the board ending Jan 1 1961, with extensive local leadership roles. Raymond Turner challenged Prine’s seat, losing to Bob Bender.
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Windsor Park
Robert H. Prine School
Bradenton
Windsor Park Area
Robert H. Prine
Manatee County
J. Hartley Blackburn
Prine
Manatee National Bank
Wilson and Toomer
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Federal Land Bank
Bradenton National Farm Loan Association
Bradenton Citrus Association
Domino Canning Association
8.&W. Foods
California
Manatee
Raymond Turner
Bob Bender
Four Venetians fined for traffic violations in city court
Venice city court Tuesday fined four individuals for traffic violations with portions suspended by City Judge John Blair. Robert P. Stouffer, 22, to 10 days in jail and 150 fine for damaging trees. $100 suspended and five days in lieu of $50. John M. DeLaet, 39, 30 days or 150 fine and 3 months license revocation, $50 suspended. Elizabeth Crompton, 19, 50 fine with 40 suspended or 10 days for excessive speed. Harry Bell, 60, fined 25 with suspension after conviction for failure to report an accident. James Richards, 18, had a suspended 10-day sentence after a pre-sentence study. Loy Lee White’s sentencing postponed.
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Venice
John Blair
Robert P. Stouffer
Polo Apartments
Armada Road
Harbor Drive
Blair
John M. DeLaet
Park Lane Drive
Elizabeth C. Crompton
Harry A. Bell
Nokomis
James Richards
Plamore
Loy Lee White
Venice Gardens
Michael Barnes to Receive BS Degree at RPI Commencement
Michael W Barnes 1754 Waldermere will earn a Bachelor of Science in chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy New York during Friday commencement exercises He will also receive an officers commission in the U S Air Force Friday Parents Mr and Mrs George M Barnes and brothers Max and Jeffery fly to New York to attend the event
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Michael W. Barnes
Waldemere
Remtsselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
Barnes
U. S. Air Force
George M. Barnes
Max
Jeffery
New York
De Gaulle Sends Sympathy to Kennedy Over Orly Crash
President Charles de Gaulle cabled President Kennedy expressing the profound sympathy of the French people for the families of the victims of the Orly Airliner disaster in which 121 Georgians and 123 Americans were reported killed. De Gaulle later noted the American death toll should be 121.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Kennedy
Orly
de Gaulle
CS. de Gaulle
Princess Paola Welcomes Second Child Astrid
Princess Paola, wife of Prince Albert, gives birth to a 7 pound 4 ounce daughter named Astrid. The infant is the king's niece and the baby and mother are reported in good health.
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Brussels
UPI
Paola
Baudouin’sounger
Albert
Astrid
Power Group To Entertain Outdoor Body
Members of the Outdoor Sports Writers of America will be entertained by the Sarasota Power Squadron on Wednesday June 13. Seven Power Squadron boats will depart the Sarasota Yacht Club at 4 p.m. for a scenic tour of Sarasota. Skippers include Clyde C. Darby Jr of the Miss Buick William R. Nash of the Anna R Taylor Green of the Sea Chanty Brig Gen James Taylor of the Hobby Philip Trapani of the Miss Harbor Blarney WI Dr William A Shannon of the Blarney WI and Traty Calhoun of the Hyperion.
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Outdoor Sports Writers of America
Sarasota
William A. Shannon
Blarney WI
and Traty Calhoun
Hyperion
Court Rules Against Trial Of Deserter
Federal Judge Arthur Stanley Jr ruled Army deserter George John Gessner mentally incapable of standing trial on charges of passing restricted nuclear and missile secrets to Soviet agents. Gessner, a 25 year old former missile program worker, completed a 30 day mental examination and was ordered back to Springfield Missouri for further treatment after psychiatrists testified he suffers from delusions and hallucinations. He was arrested in Panama after desertion and faces charges under the Atomic Energy Act once deemed fit for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Kan
UPI
Arthur Stanley Jr
George John Gessner
Gessner
Springfield
Mexico City
Robert E. Holeman
Homestead
Panama
US. Army
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
Old Ironsides Turns Annual in Boston Harbor
The USS Constitution known as Old Ironsides is taken out and re berthed in Boston Harbor to shield its masts and yardarms from winds and sun after a year in the same orientation. It remains berthed at the Boston Naval Shipyard as the flagship of Rear Adm. Joseph H. Wellings in the First Naval District.
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Boston
Boston Naval Shipyard
Joseph H. Wellings
First Naval District
Jobless Total Down In West Germany
West German unemployment fell by 26,000 to 100,403 last month, a new low despite a large influx of foreign workers. Foreign employment reached 620,000, with officials forecasting the foreign labor force to rise to about 700,000 by September.
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Mernberg
Germany
Federal
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Florida Briefs
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Comproller
Ray E. Green
Democratic
Ray Sheldon
Charles William Dennis
California Patton State Hospital
Cape Power Project
Jax Man
Long Island U
Nils M. Schweizer and
Wright
George A. Foster
Miami District
Michael Barnes
Power Group
West Germany
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