Vacation travel costs rise as Sarasotans still drive
Sarasota travel director Janet Wilson says per person daily food rises to 6 dollars, overnights for a couple to 9.50, and highway travel to 45 dollars for a family of three. Yet locals favor Canada, the Smoky Mountains, Civil War sites, and long trips across the country, with some shipping cars by rail to begin trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Fluty
Redstone
Alan Shepard
Space
America
American Automobile Association
Janet 8. Wilson
Sarasota
Peninsula Motor Club
Janet
Canada
Indiana
Smoky Mountains
New England
Washington
California
Mexico
Kennedy School Aid Bill Faces Snags Over Religion and Race
Washington prospects for Kennedy's school aid bill dim as divisions over church state issues and racial integration heat up. A southern block and a Rules Committee conflict stall floor action while a parochial aid bill gains moves in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Washington
House
James J. Delaney
D-N.y
Delaney
Senate
Rules
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
NAACP
Plot to Poison Mobutu Rocks Leopoldville Army
Forty Congolese soldiers were arrested and questioned at security headquarters in Leopoldville on charges of plotting to poison Maj. Gen. Joseph Mobutu and senior officers. Mobutu revealed the plan at a press conference saying the group aimed to seize leaders after allegedly poisoning or doping them at a diplomatic cocktail party in an embassy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopoldvile
the Congo
UPI
Joseph Mobutu
Mobutu
Army
Cyrille Adula
Cornerstone Ceremony Set Sunday at Southside Baptist Church
The cornerstone laying for the new sanctuary at Southside Baptist Church 2035 Magnolia will occur after the 10 30 a m service Sunday The Rev J Roy Crosby will preach on An Abounding Church Mrs Jack McLendon and James Block will duet and the choir led by James Block will sing Are Your Washed in the Blood The day includes Sunday School 9 15 Training Union 6 45 and evening worship 8 p m with a children choir and nursery for children through age four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Baptist Church
Magnolia
J. Roy Crosby
Jack McLendon
James Block
Concert Program Change at Asolo Theater
Mozart Serenade in F Major becomes the opening number at Saturday night chamber concert at the Asolo Theater. The 20 piece chamber orchestra directed by Gerard Haft of Tampa will perform with curtain at 8 15 and box office opening at 7.
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Asolo Theater
Leclair
Gerard Haft
Tampa
Manatee County Bulkhead Hearing Set for July 24
Bradenton announces a public hearing on the 13 mile Manatee River bulkhead in Manatee County east of Bradenton and Palmetto. The hearing is Monday July 24 at 2 p.m. in the county commission chambers courthouse, County Attorney James Adams says all are invited.
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Bradenton
Manatee County
Manatee River
Palmetto
James Adams
County Commission
Sarasota Guard Unit Earns Superior Rating From Army
The Sarasota National Guard unit and four others in the 2nd Howitzer Battalion of the 265th Artillery earned superior ratings during two weeks of maneuvers at Fort Stewart Georgia. Battalion commander Lt. Col. Paul H. Mabry credited the high score to 400 personnel and noted only 0.75 percent separated the five batteries in final tallies. Capt. Talmadge Rushing praised soldiers for using vacation time to attend camp and thanked supportive employers and families. The unit returns to Sarasota Sunday around 11 a.m. after classroom work and field conditions on the artillery range.
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Fort Stewart
Sarasota
National Guard
265Th Artillery
Paul H. Mabry
Plant City
Talmadge Rushing
Rushing
Venice High School
Mabry
Fort
Best Of Man Sermon At Grace Baptist Church
The 11 am service at Grace Baptist Church features The Best Of Men sermon by Rev. Raeburn Woodson on Job’s character traits. A dedication for Vacation Bible School staff occurs during worship. Bible School runs in June 1930. A male quartet performs and Wayne Bright, bass soloist, sings at 7:30 pm.
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Grace Baptist Church
Raeburn Woodson
Job
Bible School
Wayne Bright
First Negro Bus Driver Hired by Memphis Transit
Memphis to employ John L. Smith the city owned transit system's first Black bus operator. Smith, 29, begins training three days before his official run as the Memphis Transit Authority vows no discrimination against qualified applicants. The system employs 430 drivers among 267 buses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Carl Carson
Memphis Transit Authority
John L. Smith
Carson
Kennedy Resting in Virginia At Glassy Glenora Retreat
President Kennedy rests his ailing back at his Virginia retreat awaiting doctor Janet Travell and ultrasonic equipment. He appeared on crutches at a Friday public gathering and described foreign aid spending as waste, urging Congress to support his program. A second specialist, Navy Capt Cheffey, was called in to consult.
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Kennedy
House
Middleburg
UPI
Virginia
Janet Travell
National Conference On Economic and Social Development
Congress
Camp Flying Eagle Opens Sunday For Sarasota Scouts
Camp Flying Eagle at the Sun ny Land Council opens Sunday afternoon for its second period. Scouts arrive from Troops 15 24 8 34 50 60 plus others from Sarasota. The 144 acre Manatee River site offers swimming lifesaving rowing canoeing nature study pioneering and crafts. A new dining hall funded by Bradenton Rotary Club and equipment by the Selby Foundation accompanies higher attendance than last year in the camp’s 33 year history.
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Flying Eagle
Sunny Land Council
Boy Scouts of America
Sarasota
Saint Martha’s Holy Name Society
Charles Windhousen
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
L. G. Bill Holt
First Methodist Church
Ted Mahaffey
Bay Haven
PTA
Don Hassler
Geoffrey Kaiser
Lynn Hardt
Bradenton
Manatee River
Selby Foundation
School Boss Arrested For DWI During Class
Police interrupted a traffic safety demonstration at a school in Arlstad, Sweden to arrest the superintendent on charges of drunken driving during a lesson attended by about 100 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlstad
Sweden
UPI
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Palmer
Palmer First National
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