Cramer Attacks Kennedy as Florida Republicans Rally
Congressman William Cramer accused President Kennedy of being a sore loser and using threat and federal leverage to control Florida Democrats. He described Kennedy as dictator tactics and warned voters that Republicans will gain seats in November. Cramer cited threats to withhold federal funds and defense contracts to bend votes.
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Cramer
Florida
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United States
Jack Kennedy
New Frontier
White House
Lawmakers split on call for reapportionment session
Sarasota County legislators expressed mixed views on Gov. Bryant's idea of a special session to address legislative reapportionment. Price urged a well defined plan and cost caution, while Nelson favored a session only if it aids a prompt fair plan. Erickson supported a session with clear equitable goals.
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Sarasota County
Farris Bryant
Ed Price Jr
Bradenton
Sarasota
G. M
Gus) Nelson
Ralph Erickson
Tallahassee
Miami
Bryant
Price
Soluton
Florida
Reds Senegal Sign Trade and Culture Cooperation Pact
Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev and Senegal Prime Minister Mamadou Dia signed joint agreements on trade economic technical cooperation and cultural exchanges in Moscow per Tass reports.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Senegal
Mamadou Dia
Tass
Minister Read Scripture to Sick Member in South County
A minister visited a sick woman in South County and asked to read verses from the Bible. He summoned her eight year old son to fetch the large book from the living room table, the woman instructing him to bring the book she loves, THE TRADING STAMP BOOK, SARAS 8TA SOPHIE.
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South County
Special Discussion Set on Health Budget Monday Morning
County officials meet at 9 30 a m in the courthouse to review the health department funding as part of budget talks. The board eyes a $170 000 to $180 000 preliminary cut while considering a $50 000 increase for the health budget. The commission also weighs a Sarasota County economic study funding plan totaling about $25 000 plus city contributions and an $18 000 study offer from Arthur D Little for Sarasota and Manatee counties.
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Warren S. Henderson
Board of County Commissioners
Health Department
Henderson
County Commission
Sarasota County
Boyd R. Gernhard
Venice
Arthur D. Little
Manatee County
Stateside Rains Show Increase In Fallout
The Geological Survey reports Soviet tests last fall raised tritium in U S rainfall. Through summer 1961 Lincoln Nebraska averaged 7% units, rising to 237 units in November. Officials say it poses no health danger.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Geological Survey
Lincoln
Neb
Appointment of Edward Russell as Assistant County Agent for Sarasota
Edward E. Russell, 29, native of Boston, will begin as assistant county agent in Sarasota County on July 1. He will supervise 4-H boys work and assist with citrus production, bringing citrus culture expertise from the state extension service. County Agent Kenneth A. Clark notes the resignation of Hal Hopson, who moves to Gainesville as ACP program specialist.
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Sarasota County
Edward E. Russell
Kenneth A. Clark
Russell
Boston
Mass
Clark
Hal Hopson
Gainesville
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Hopson
ASCP
State Extension Service
Battaglia Fruit Company
Winter Garden
University of Massachusetts
University of Florida
Florida Citrus Experiment Station
Lake Alfred
Waverly
Ture
South Hadley
A. C. Tarjan
Senate OKs bill to require 82 channel TV receivers
The Senate passed a bill mandating all television sets receive 82 channels by adding 70 ultra high frequency channels to the existing 12 VHF channels. It goes back to the House for action on minor Senate changes.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Osprey Pair Die As Auto Hits Railing
Sarasota County reports 17th traffic death of the year after two Osprey men Virgil L. Salter 51 and N B Parker 60 die when their car strikes the Myakka Bridge railing on U S 41. The crash pins them in the vehicle and witnesses note 310 feet of skid marks. Both were carpenters employed by Jim Walter Corp and lived in Osprey. Salter is survived by a large family and his widow. Parker's exact relation to Salter is indicated by funeral home officials.
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Myakka Bridge
U.S. 41
Florida Highway Patrol
John Campbell
Salter
Campbell
H. O. Walters
Jim Walter Corp
Rawles Funeral Home
Venice
Newport
Gordon
Quinton
Parker
Perry
Osprey
Paul Youngberg
Market Choppy Late As Stocks Show Mixed Gains
A jittery market closed with a mixed pattern after heavy trading. Du Pont and Polaroid rose about 3 points, IBM and Litton up about one each, Merck fell, and American Cyanamid Sears and others slipped about a point.
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du Pont
Polaroid
International Business Machines
Litton Industries
Apeice
Merck
Homestake
Eastman Kodak
American Cyanamid
Sears, Roebuck
American Telephone
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Erickson Approached About Florida GOP Chairman Post
Sarasota County Rep. Ralph A. Erickson said he has heard that Fort Myers official G. Harold Alexander may step down as Florida Republican Party Chairman and that Erickson has been approached about the state post. He noted two announced candidates, Rep. Charles R. Holley and Tom Fairfield Brown, and stressed reforms to speed up the two party system statewide.
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Sarasota County
Ralph A. Erickson
G. Harold Alexander
Fort Myers
Florida
Republican Party
Erickson
Florida Republican Executive Committee
Gainesville
Rep
Alexander
Charles R. Holley
Pinellas County
Tom Fairfield Brown
Tampa
Brown
Hillsborough County
Holley
Goodrich Named State Democratic Chair In Florida
Warren Goodrich, a Bradenton lawyer, elected chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee by 82 to 50. He backs party unity and aims to elect Democratic candidates, despite recent internal clashes. Goodrich has deep Florida legal ties and is married with two children.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Warren Goodrich
Goodrich
Farris Bryant
George Smathers
Kennedy
Florida
Manatee County Bar Association
Council of State Bar Presidents
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bradenton Jaycees
Manatee County
Utopia Site Best For Courthouse
Sarasota County considers relocating courthouse space to Utopia as bar association plans a formal request next Tuesday for space renovations. Old maps place Utopia east of Sarasota Springs in ranchland north of Myakka Park Road near downtown access.
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Sarasota County
Sarasota
Ten year old heir to Duke estate in South Carolina
Walker P. Inman Jr. is named heir to thirty million of the forty million Duke fortune after the death of Nanaline H. Duke. The will was admitted to probate in New York. Skipper lives near the Georgia line with his aunt and uncle, attends elementary school, and keeps to a quiet routine amid growing public attention. His father died in 1955 from barbiturate overdose.
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S.C
South Carolina
Walker P. (Skipper) Inman Jr
Nanaline H. Duke
Duke
American Tobacco Co
New York
Skipper
Georgia
Augusta
Savannah
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Susan Inman
Susan
The
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Georgetown
Younster
Lightsey
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