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Newspaper

Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1962

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Hoffa Attacks Kennedy Wages Tactics in San Francisco

James R. Hoffa accuses President Kennedy of police state tactics to keep wages below living standards and aims to build a four million vote bloc for 1964 via DRIVE the Teamsters political arm. He calls for union organization to counter the administration and mobilizes mass letter campaigns to Congress.

San Francisco James R. Hoffa The Teamsters Union Kennedy Hoffa Teamsters

Biggest Nuclear Blast To Be Fired In Pacific

Honolulu reports the United States will detonate a massive Pacific test tonight near dawn, 200 miles high, 750 miles from Johnston Island. The blast, 50 to 500 times Hiroshima, may disrupt Pacific communications for up to two days and glow like the northern lights across the area.

Pacific Honolulu U. S United States Hawaii Johnston Island Hiroshima van Allen Belt Christmas Island Federal Aviation Agency

South Viet Nam troops hunt Viet Cong after deadly convoy ambush

South Vietnamese forces pressed a jungle search 30 miles north of Saigon for a Viet Cong group that overran a seven vehicle convoy killing 28 and wounding one. Government sources cite heavy enemy losses while missions continue in Ba Xuyen and other zones with helicopters and armored carriers.

Saigon South Viet Nam U.S Ba Xuyen Viet Nam Hanoi North Viet Nam

Sarasota Area Deaths Include Nesbit Parker Shorrock

Obituaries for Roy L. Nesbit 57 of Venice detailing funeral at Rawles Chapel and burial in East Point Ga. Broward B. Parker 58 of Osprey with funeral at Osprey First Baptist Church. Irma Shorrock 68 of Sarasota with services at City Island and note on a St. Louis death. Includes survivors and brief bios.

Roy L. Nesbitt Venice Roy L. Nesbit San Marco Drive Rawles Funeral Home Charles I. Rowe Emmanuel United Lutheran Church East Point Cannon Mr. Nesbit National Industrial Supply Company Venice-Nokomis Rotary Club Venice Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Retail Merchants Chamber of Commerce Grace W. Nesbit M. E. Larsen Chattanooga Tenn John A. Nesbit Osprey Broward B. Parker Osprey First Baptist Church Edward Owens Osprey Baptist Church Perry Tampa Jim Walter Co Fort Myers Daisy V. Parker Lovata Lee Baxley Joseph A. Parker Okeechobee John P. Parker L. A. Parker Sarasota Gertrude Holstein Wauchula Lula Austin Cortez D. Freeman Luke Skinner J.L. Dyson Bonifay Joe Brian Irma Shorrock Midland Road St. Louis City Island Unit 250 The Ladies Auxiliary of Fleet Reserve Association

Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel A Shaw 81

Inglewood California funeral services are set for Mrs. Mabel A Shaw 81 retired co publisher of the Inglewood Daily News an ardent community figure The obituary notes her long service to local journalism and civic involvement.

Inglewood, Calif UPI Mabel A. Shaw Inglewood

Funeral services for Air Force Col Charles Woolley

Col Charles Woolley retired Air Force and World War I flying ace dies at 67 from heart ailment. Funeral services set for Tuesday in Harpswell Maine with UPI reporting.

Charles Woolley Harpswell Maine UPI Air Force

Funeral services for John A Schwab in Elmira

John A. Schwab 58 vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad died Saturday at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. Funeral services set for today in Elmira New York.

Elmira, N.Y UPI John A. Schwab Pennsylvania Railroad Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore

Funeral for John F. H. Douglas in Milwaukee

John F. H. Douglas 77 a retired Marquette University electrical engineering professor and brother of Sen. Paul Douglas died Saturday in Milwaukee UPI reported.

John F. H. D Milwaukee UPI John F. H. Douglas Marquette University Paul Douglas

Earl of Sandwich Dies at 87 in Hinchingbrook

London AP reports the Earl of Sandwich died Friday at his ancestral home Hinchingbrooke. The 87 year old writer politician authored an autobiography in verse and was a descendant of John Montagu credited with inventing the sandwich.

London Earl of Sandwich Hinchingbrooke John Montagu

Lyle Watts Obituary Noted Forest Service Leader

Lyle Watts 72 a longtime U S Forest Service employee and director from 1943 to 1952 died Friday in Portland Oregon from a heart ailment. He served 39 years with the agency and led its operations during World War II era.

Lyle Watts Portland, Ore U.S. Forest Service

Sir William Wiseman Dies at 77 After World War I Service

Sir William Wiseman, 77, confidant of President Wilson and key British intelligence officer during and after World War I, died Sunday. He later became a partner in a New York banking house.

William Wiseman NEW York Sir William Wiseman Woodrow Wilson Wiseman

Graham draws 116000 at Chicago crusade finale

Evangelist Billy Graham closed his 18 day Chicago crusade in a heat of 95 degrees drawing about 116000 people at Soldier Field. The total for the 18 days rose to 708000 with 2300 moving forward for commitment. Graham warned of national decline if Americans do not repent and reform and urged churches to end infighting. He planned a Seattle World’s Fair appearance on July 8 followed by a Fresno crusade starting July 15.

Chicago UPI Billy Graham Billy Sunday U.S Soldier Field Graham Gibbon Rome America Seattle

Buried Man Returns to His San Quentin Cell

James P. Winton, a 23 year old Fresno burglar held at San Quentin, crawled 30 feet inside a wall to escape Sunday but surfaced inside the prison. He carried a 25 foot garden hose and grappling hook, dug a seven foot trench, and was spotted by a guard in moonlight. He had escaped last November and was recaptured January 6 in Marianna Florida while awaiting trial.

San Quentin Calif James P. Winton Fresno Winton FBI Marianna Fla

Actor Edward G. Robinson Stricken With Heart Attack

Nairobi AP report says 68 year old actor Edward G. Robinson was seriously ill in a Tanganyika hospital after a heart attack. He is filming at 6000 feet on a 15000 foot mountain near Mount Kilimanjaro, with a heart specialist flown in from Nairobi. The film group’s doctor, en route back to Nairobi, was hurt in a car crash nearby.

Nairobi Kenya Edward G. Robinson Tanganyika Robinson Mt. Kilimanjaro Arusha

Nuclear blast triggers test over Christmas Island

The United States conducted an intermediate yield nuclear test in its Pacific series on Sunday the 20th. The device was dropped from an aircraft and detonated over Christmas Island.

Washington UPI United States Pacific Christmas Island

Weather drift keeps temperatures near seasonal norms

Sunday hit 80 degrees with Sunday night showers. Miami forecast shows partly cloudy skies and warm trends through Tuesday. Highs range from 87 to 95 with scattered afternoon showers and light variable winds.

Miami UPI Florida

Rain Storms Bring Relief To Hot Areas

Thundershowers along a cold front from Texas to Michigan brought relief from heat in parts of the nation. Severe storms with tornadoes, flooding, and hail struck multiple states including Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, with high temperatures in the 90s across several cities.

Associated Press Texas Michigan Pacific Coast Boston Kansas City Milwaukee Chicago Lake Charles Rochester Minn Amarillo Texas Panhandle Groom Omaha, Neb Minnesota Wisconsin

New Version of Genesis Drops Eden

London AP reports a scientific version of Genesis cuts the Eden story. Dr Brian Pamplin a 29 year old Durham University scientist argues Adam and Eve do not fit evolution and offers a creation narrative emphasizing evolution from matter energy to stars and planets.

London Garden of Eden Brian Pamplin Durham University Church of England Pamplin God

Pilot escapes injury in runaway F14 crash

New York UPI reports Marine reserve pilot Capt. Paul H. Hogardus of New Haven Connecticut escaped injury when his F14 jet left a Floyd Bennet Naval Air Station runway. The jet skidded through a fence and struck a parked car, bursting into flames about 200 feet from naval housing. No injuries were reported.

New York UPI Floyd Bennet Naval Air Station Paul H. Hogardus New Haven

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