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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
1
Glen Rock High School seniors enjoyed a secret prom night set in an Arabian courtyard inspired ice design. Parents funded and built the scene over a week with painted towers fountains and trees while Harry James and his band provided music for the surprise graduation celebration.
AP dispatch reports both parties see a national mood of uneasiness and uncertainty. Senate Democrats urge quick action on Kennedy proposals, while Senate Republicans blame unclear congressional action and tax and debt concerns for the unease.
Plymouth Homes of Florida Inc seeks a multistory non profit project to house 500 residents in Plymouth Harbor Sarasota. Attorney General notice confirms city and county ad valorem taxes totaling 68000 dollars, with strong backing from local business and civic groups including Sarasota Bayfront Center and the Chamber of Commerce.
The Southern Rhodesia high court ruled in Salisbury that Africans may use the city’s suburban swimming pools. A houseboy had been denied pool access in Mabelreign by the town management board.
Film star Edward G Robinson, 68, remains under complete rest at Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Nairobi after being hospitalized in Tanganyika and flown from Arusha. Doctors say he is seriously ill, with a heart specialist involved and a full diagnosis pending further examination.
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s Conservatives exit the national vote as the largest party but without a majority in the 265 seat House of Commons. Liberals gain ground, Social Credit and New Democrats surge, leaving a potential minority government and a possible return to the polls within a year.
Harold C. Diehl 66 of Grove City died Sunday. Funeral in Mansfield Mass. Surviving wife Hazel, son Daniel, daughter Julie, sister Elizabeth, nine grandchildren. John N. Strous 69 of Sarasota died Monday at Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Helen, brother Harry, sister, stepbrother, and related family. Rosary tonight at Teale Brothers Southside Chapel. Funeral and interment later in Ohio.
Moscow dispatch reports Nikolai Smirnov 76 mayor of Leningrad and Supreme Soviet Law Commission member killed in an automobile accident. Smirnov elected to the Supreme Soviet this year and was a candidate member of the Communist Party Central Committee. He had served as Leningrad mayor since 1954. Tass did not specify the time of death.
George Sargent, 79, English born former U S Open golf champion and long time golf official, died Monday in Atlanta. He won the 1909 Open and led the National Professional Golf Association from 1921 to 1926.
W M Billy Lauderdale 45 editor from Brookhaven Miss is reported in a UPI brief noting his age and role in local media. The item provides sparse biographical detail and confirms death.
Funeral services will be held today for Dr. William Weston 87 a pioneer in pediatrics. Weston was the first physician to recognize acrodynia a dietary deficiency disease among infants.
Hans Hansen, 76, German-born actor who first appeared on Broadway in 1911 in Uncle Sam with John Barrymore, died Monday. Hansen acted in numerous Broadway plays and several films and had retired in recent years.
Severe weather lashed the Southern plains and corn belt with thunderstorms and tornadoes. Fatalities were reported in Indiana and Texas while Minot faced flooding and citywide power and parade disruptions. San Francisco endured heat and smog as New York and Washington posted near heat records.
254-pound former Georgia Tech football player David Steadman 22 of Kingsport Tennessee disarmed two Tennessee officers taking him to a mental hospital and forced the car 200 miles to Atlanta. He kept one pistol and handed back the other after turning himself in to the FBI.
In Bucharest Nikita Khrushchev stated the Soviet Union sees no reason for war over Berlin. He warned the US sabotaged disarmament talks, urged a separate East German peace, and said no deadline is set while seeking an understanding on Germany and West Berlin.
The National Conference of Christians and Jews honors Gen Lucius D Clay for distinguished service in human relations. Clay, Kennedy's Berlin representative, received the award at a Waldorf dinner attended by Eisenhower and other leaders.
Forty people, mostly children, drowned over the weekend in Polish rivers and lakes, authorities announced in Warsaw.
The section reports variable winds and warm temperatures through Wednesday. Highs are in the upper 80s to mid 90s with tonight lows around 67 to 76 and a chance of isolated or scattered afternoon showers across zones B through I. winds mainly 5 to 17 mph, conditions partly cloudy to showers.
Partly cloudy with widely scattered showers through Wednesday. Highs near 84 to 88 degrees. Lows in the upper 70s. Winds variable from 5 to 14 mph.
AP reports Billy Graham’s Chicago Crusade for Christ raised 719000 in contributions before and during the event. H J Taylor 69, Chicago business executive, said the local committee budget was 540000. Graham departed Chicago Monday for Montreat North Carolina.
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