Valuable Improvements Propose Keep Courthouse Place
Forrest Clark chronicles years of $700000 in improvements within two blocks of the county courthouse driven by proximity to government offices. Tax records show over $20482 in yearly taxes and $528000 in land and building value, including the 1900 Main Building at $443630. Proponents argue for expansion and a city county complex to boost Sarasota as a convention city, with Tampa eyeing a waterfront convention center.
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William N. Stuart
Sarasota
Tampa
Five Points
City Hall
Convention Center
Sarasota Bay
City Island Park and Marina
Orange Avenue
Central Avenue
Garden grows and wildflowers bloom in late Florida summer
Florida gardeners are urged to sow Portulaca for mass color in beds with blooms appearing about eight weeks after planting and display expected by mid August. The note also mentions wildflowers, a five volume U.S. study series at the New York Botanical Garden, and active feeding stations with birds like a Papaqua family of 13 and young cardinals bathing.
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Florida
First Congregational Church
U.S
New York Botanical Garden
Make No Mistake Dad Is Really Boss
Patricia McCormack notes a sociological shift linking jokes about fathers to changing women's status. Rabinowitz, BU social work graduate, says dad was once untouchable and respected, but humor targets his hearthside authority as women push for equal rights.
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Dad
Rabinowitz
Boston University School of Social Work
Papa
Group Insurance Up for Retirees
New York report notes a sharp rise in retirees' insurance coverage. The prior year showed two of three workers with some coverage, while 1959 figures indicate a continued increase though details are unclear.
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New York
UPI
Budgeting On $202 A Month In California Town
A California couple living in a scenic town survive on 202 a month after retirement. They itemize rent 65 dollars food 55 hospital insurance 25 medical and dental 10 tithing 17 and miscellaneous 30 dollars. They emphasize careful planning and a small savings cushion aids their mobility and peace of mind.
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Thomas Collins
California
Midwest
Temples Of Pharaohs Face Threat Of Flood
UNESCO experts must approve and the Egyptian government must authorize before bids are invited and work begins later this year on new plans described as promising. The United States has indicated willingness to fund part of the project.
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Unesco
Sam
Riddles and Echoes in a Rural Talk
A quirky scene unfolds with a landlord taking a call from a mother asking to watch over her freshman son Albert who has just left home after two years in the Marines. A wandering herd, a shaggy leader, and a professor meet in a light exchange of riddles and small wagers as the farmer and professor swap coins over a mystery about what has three of something flying.
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Albert
Hold everything enswered the lead belief I just heard a discouraging
A fragmentary quote appears to capture a tense moment as a speaker urges pause. Ambiguous attribution and missing context limit clarity about the event, participants, or outcome.
Bizarre Office Exchange Recorded By Steno
A laughed ledger of a tense office exchange shows the stenographer and office manager discussing discipline. The manager jokes about publishing errors and a cadillac ride mention hints at an informal, chaotic workplace with unclear context.
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Steno
No Setup In Need For Hospital Space
JOAN CULLERS reports on plans for the Memorial hospital expansion in Sarasota. A $1,350,000 north end addition and future growth projections could require nearly 100 more beds in ten years. West cautions against overbuilding without timing a master plan and notes a dietary review visit from Orlando.
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Ritchie
Sarasota
Geen Greaves
Adds
West
Legion
Mayor Heads Town Civil Defence Plan in City Council
The mayor and four city commissioners would form the Civil Defence Council to direct operations from the Sarasota Public Safety Building. The council would meet at the City Defence Control Center to manage emergency responses and authorize disposition of city equipment and forces.
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Sarasota City
Legacy to a Son honors from Bay Haven principal
Bay Haven School Principal Mark Adams reads a Father’s Day tribute titled A Legacy to a Son. He urges character over riches, cites family, community, and responsibility, and reflects on duties to help others while pursuing spiritual growth.
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Mark Adams
Bay Haven School
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Forrest Clark
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Peninsula Motor Club
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Amy
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Maior
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