Miss Florida Pageant crowns winner at Sarasota event
The Miss Florida 1961 pageant in Sarasota will crown the winner on June 24 at 8 p.m. from 35 contestants across Florida. A $1,000 scholarship awaits the champion, with additional Pepsi-Cola scholarships for the four runners up, as judges including Robin Chandler Lynn and Sarasota officials evaluate talent, personality, and beauty.
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Sarasota
Sarasota County
Colony Beach Club
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Florida Pepsi-Cola Bottlers
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Pepsi-Cola
Gregg Millett
Jantzen Company
Karl King
The
University of Tampa
David Cohen
al. Buell
John Beckett
Fort Myers
Florida Development Commission
Jack Shoemaker
Florida Public Relations Association
Marie Jenkins
Sherry Grimes
Tri- City
Pinky Clough
Charlotte County
Michelle Breeze
George Blakely
U.S. Demands Czech Diplomat Leave After Spying Attempt
The State Department expelled Miroslav Nacvalac, No. 2 at the Czech UN mission, after he pressed a government employee to betray secrets and claimed a female rival would be harmed if he cooperated. FBI interviews in New York failed to reveal genuine defect intent.
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UPI
State Department
U.S
M. Miroslav Nacvalac
Nacvalac
Sweethart
Czechoslovakia
United States
Lincoln White
Hargis book serial draws favorable local notice
Billy James Hargis serially features his book Communist America Must It Be in THE NEWS. Chapter 8 continues on page 6, drawing favorable comment in the area.
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Billy James Hargis
Heat Deaths Rise Amid Extreme Western and Eastern Weather
United Press International reports 18 heat related deaths with 11 in California and seven in Oregon as temperatures surged over 100 across inland California towns. Coastal cooling offered relief while record low temperatures appeared in the Northeast and Midwest.
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Midwest
California
Oregon
Thermal
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Paso Robles
Bakersfield
Needles
Daggett
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Saranac
N. Y
New York
Connecticut
West Virginia
Ohio
Berliners Rally With Fires to Defy Reds in Berlin
West Berliners lit bonfires along the Iron Curtain as a daylong protest against Soviet pressure to end Western rights. Mayor Willy Brandt urged a City Hall gathering on German Unity Day to show the world Berlin’s stand and reject Khrushchev’s demand for a German settlement.
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UPI
Iron Curtain
City Hall
Soviet Zone
Stevenson in Uneasy Visit Stirs Lima Students
UPI reports Stevenson's arrival in Lima from La Paz followed anti American protests. Classes were suspended at the University of San Marcos to prevent clashes after riots in Bolivia left five dead and 16 wounded.
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Peru
Stevenson
la Paz
Bolivia
U.S
Bolivar Hotel
Storm Drainage and Water Works on U S 41 Ad
Open nine in the morning until dark. North on U S 41 for storm drainage sewer and water improvements. Advert.
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U.S. 41
Cooler in north Florida as front brings showers
The Associated Press reports a cold front will cool north Florida with cloudy skies and scattered showers through Sunday. More rain is expected over the weekend with variable winds 8 to 18 mph. Highs near 86 and lows around 73, with the northern counties seeing the most noticeable temperature change.
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Associated Press
Florida
Democrats Split Over Sarasota County Executive Chair Change
A Sarasota County Democratic dispute erupts after G. Stewart Fisher is elected county executive committee chairman. State committeeman Forrest Freeman calls for the resignations of Gale K. Greene Ed Millen Russell C. Jordan Jr. and Rosa J. Ward for the party’s good, while those targeted deny plans to resign and seek to uphold the majority will.
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Forrest Freeman
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Gale K. Greene
Edward Millen
Russell Jordan Jr
Rosa Ward
C. Stewart Fisher
Young
Sarasota County
Democratic
Ed Millen
Russell C. Jordan
Rosa J. Ward
Millea
Freeman
C. Stewart) Fisher
Kensington Park Cavalcade of Homes opens for inspection
The 1961 Cavalcade of Homes at Kensington Park features a 14 acre recreation center open from 9 a.m. to dusk. Homes priced from 11 950 with a 375 down payment, inviting prospective buyers to tour the display.
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Kensington Park
Violence Flare Ups in Nationwide Maritime Strike
The nationwide maritime strike expands to 30 port cities with about 1000 ships involved. Pickets disrupt operations as federal officials and President Kennedy seek to restart talks and possible Taft Hartley injunction.
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White House
New Jersey
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Texas
Massachusetts
Texaco
Camden
N.J
National Maritime Union
American Merchant Marine Institute
Kennedy
Freedom Riders Seek Kennedy Aid Over North Florida Arrests
Police arrested seventeen for breach of the peace during three disturbances along 24 forays by Freedom Riders in North Florida. No injuries reported.
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Bobby Kennedy
Associated Press
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Jackson, Miss
Nashville
Freedom Riders Movement
Washington
Robert
Food shortages in Cuba spark American concerns abroad
Americans in Cuba report scarce eggs milk meat and even oranges with a bottle shortage dulling beer and rum supplies. Officials face production issues amid alleged recipe concealment as Cubans struggle and U S officials fly in evacuees.
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Miami
API
Island Republic
Cuba
Ex GOP Housing Boss Aided Demo Fund Drive
Former head of the Tampa FHA office Hardy A Sullivan admitted acting as intermediary in Democratic National Committee fund contributions. He reportedly received 1200 dollars from Walther Prather for Stockdale in 1962, with checks routed through others. Smathers said he was unaware of the incident though opposed impropriety.
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Federal Housing Administration
Democrat National Committee
Hardy A. Sullivan
FHA
Walther Prather
Orlando
Commander Mortgage Corp
Prather
Sullivan
Democratic Committee
Grant Stockdale
Miami
George Smathers
Stockdale
Ireland
Sen. Smathers
General Accounting Service
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Air Force Launches Mace-B Missile on 1000 Mile Test Flight
The Air Force successfully launched a Mace-B guided missile on a 1000 mile Atlantic range flight. The weapon altered course and altitude per its inertial guidance system, reaching altitudes from 1000 to over 40,000 feet to test evasive maneuvering against counter measures.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic
Gulf Gate 1961 Pageant of Homes Opens with New Models
Eight furnished models featured in the Gulf Gate Pageant of Homes with prices from 12 995 to 39 995 and FHA financing from 395 down and 77 monthly. Showroom located on U S 41 at Stickney Point Road.
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Gulf Gate
U.S
Stickney Pt. Rd
High Plunger Felt No Pain at First in Nashville Dive
Billy O Stevens 23 told hospital staff he jumped 106 feet from Woodland Street Bridge into the Cumberland River with two friends. He said he felt fine upon hitting water but later was removed from the river and hospitalized in reportedly good condition.
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Billy O. Stevens
Woodland Street
Cumberland River
Stevens
Catch Stevens
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