Dogs' Get Rough Duty With County Dogs
Sarasota County deputies rely on two bloodhounds Daybreak and Nightfall to track prowlers guard prisoners and locate lost people. The dogs live with Capt. C. J. McLeod and have aided Sarasota Manatee and DeSoto counties 22 times in six months. They detect scents by using personal belongings and footprints, keeping guards off duty.
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Sarasota County
Sally Guthrie
McLeod
Kenilworth
Tim Welch
Sarasota
Manatee
DeSoto
Daybreak
Sheriff's Office
Bartow
Orlando
Wenwood City
Palmetto Drive
Theater
Goodrich Wins State Democratic Chairmanship Vote
Warren M. Goodrich of Bradenton narrowly wins 77 to 75 in a test vote for temporary Florida State Democratic Chairman, unseating James Miligan of Orlando as party factions clash. The session ends with Miligan resigning as presiding officer and nominations for proxy and other candidates debated amid a convention like atmosphere at the Daytona Plaza Hotel.
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Daytona Beach
Warren M. Goodrich
Bradenton
Goodrich
James Miligan
Orlando
Miligan
Florida
Milligan
Manatee County
Kennedy-Johnson
Daytona Plaza
Venice Mayor defends stand against by pass plan
Venice Mayor Smyth D. Brohard defends his stance against rerouting U.S. 41, saying the city must protect residents. He urges four lanes on highway 41, cites 1955 canal route resolution, and resists political maneuver claims amid criticism from state road board member Warren Cason. Brohard is Republican candidate for state senate in the 36th district.
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Venice
Smyth D. Brohard
Warren Cason
U. S. 41
Brohard
Cason
South County
U.S. 41
NEWS
Bayfront Plan Prompts Downtown Sarasota Redevelopment Debate
A Sarasota plan to redevelop the two block Main Street area is debated as valuations slip from 1.49 million in 1955 to about 1.24 million now. Proponents argue the Bayfront Center could draw new business, raise tax receipts, and revitalize shops from Five Points to Gulfstream Avenue, while opponents fear higher assessments on residents and millage rates.
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Sarasota
Bayfront Center
Main Street
Five Points
Gulfstream Avenue
Gulstream
Orange Avenue
West Coast
Florida Man Bravely Swims Strait of Messina Underwater
Florida long distance swimmer Baldasare, 38, made the first underwater crossing of the treacherous Strait of Messina from Capo Del Foro to Scylla in 3 hours 42 minutes. He swam over three miles due to currents, with Italian divers supplying oxygen on the support boat as sharks loomed and a banner urged good luck.
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Florida
Strait of Messina
Messina
Sicily
Fred Maldasare
Three Mile Strait
Baldasare
Capo del Foro
Scylla
Reggio Calabria
Pippo Dominici
Dominici
Kennedy Wins Massachusetts Democratic Endorsement for Senate
Ted Kennedy wins the Massachusetts Democratic state committee endorsement for United States senator after a close convention. Edward McCormack Jr. concedes defeat as Kennedy secures the endorsement, with McCormack promising a challenge in the fall primary. President Kennedy telephoned to congratulate, but Ted missed the call and later returned it.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
Ted Kennedy
Washington
Democratic State Committee
United States
Kennedy
Ted
Municipal Auditorium
Edward McCormack Jr
John McCormack
McCormick
McCormack
Massachusetts
Investigators Hunt Estes Gift List Names
Washington officials press the Estes case as House investigators seek Billie Sol Estes cash gift lists. The search focuses on Post Office records to identify names on the list. Former Agriculture official James Ralph says he received money from Estes, says he was embarrassed and later fired. Ralph recalls a warning about a man who “neither smokes nor drinks nor chases women.”
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Washington
UPI
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
L. H. Fountain
Dn.c
House
Post Office Department
Pecos
Tex
Agriculture
James T. Ralph
Texas
Ralph
Water Use Reaches High in May Across Sarasota Areas
May water use surged in six Sarasota County districts with private utilities reporting demand 2.5 to 3 times normal. Acting secretary Carl M. King said the spike stems from lawn sprinkling amid a dry spell, with many customers facing large bills. Areas include Kensington Park, Trailer Estates, Phillippi Gardens, Shadow Lakes, Gulf Gate and Venice Gardens.
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Sarasota County
Carl M. King
King
Kensington Park
Trailer Estates
Phillippi Gardens
Shadow Lakes
Gulf Gate
Venice Gardens
Out of Town Writers Arrive for Florida OWAA Convention
Delegates began arriving in Sarasota for a week long Outdoors Writers Association of America convention with about 500 writers expected. The schedule includes fishing golf swimming tours pentathlon events a water show and parties. Florida Gov Farries Bryant will address delegates at a Thursday banquet.
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Outdoors Writers Association of America
Florida
Farries Bryant
City Pier
Lido Casino
Azure Tides
Myakka State Park
Lido
Gov. Bryant
Cape Canaveral
Colony Beach Resort
Bee Ridge Road Paving Petition Filed for 5.75 Mile Link
A paving petition for a 5.75 mile Bee Ridge Road link east of Sarasota was filed with the county. About 80 percent of affected property owners signed. The route runs 3 miles east from Cattlemen's Road and 2.75 miles south to Sugar Bowl Road as part of a plan to connect Bee Ridge Road with Arcadia.
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Sarasota
Bee Ridge Road
Lake Sarasota
Cattlemen’s Road
Sugar Bowl Road
Arcadia
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Sheriff's Deputies
Tie
Chattahoochee
Ninth Street
Newtown
Dixie Avenue
U. S. 301
Dixie
By Hendrix Chandler
William V. Chappell
Ocala
Marion County
Walter P. Fuller
St. Petersburg
Bayfront
New
Ohe 2
Lido Beach Casino
Florida Development Commission
Commission
Wendell Jarrard
John O. Binns
Ed H. Price Jr
Price
Clerk’s Association
Ernest Stephens
Robert A. Driggers
Union County
John F. Nicholson
Frank Owens
Lake County
Bruce Collins
Bay County
Morgan Slaughter
Duval County
J. T. Lawhorne
Charlotte County
Arthur E. Beckwith Jr
Seminole County
Paul Hartsfield
Leon County
Joe Flowers
Escambia County
Moody Pierce
Wakulla County
Dean O. Oxley
Nassau County
George Carlisle
Clay County
James Taylor
Hillsborough County
C. Burton Marsh
Sumter County
Margaret Scott
Collier County
H. E. Williams
Okeechobee County
Howard Scherman
Sarasota High School
Ringling Museum of Art
Scherman
Bee Ridge
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