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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
4
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and her predecessor Mamie Eisenhower will meet at the White House for tea on Thursday to discuss plans for the National Cultural Center. Both are honorary chairmen, with funding authorized by Congress if raised by 1963.
In Windsor Castle throne room Queen Elizabeth II buckled the jeweled insignia of a knight companion on Lord Wakehurst governor of Northern Ireland. Prince Philip and Queen Mother Elizabeth attended the ceremony marking the Order of the Garter.
Soviet Deputy Premier Alexei Kosygin landed in Rome from Moscow for a 10 day visit to meet Italian officials and tour industrial plants. He aims to learn if Fiat will open a tractor assembly plant in the Soviet Union during the talks and visits.
Sgt Donald C Kneedler Jr completes two weeks of annual active duty training at Fort Polk Louisiana. He serves as chief of Firing Battery in the 90th Infantry Division's 12th Artillery in Sherman Texas and is a Hendersonville North Carolina and University of Florida graduate. His wife Palme lives in Sherman. Sgt 1-C Robert T Smart completes Nike Hercules fire control course at Fort Bliss Texas and serves with Battery A of the 177th Artillery in Michigan. James J Ehland assigned to Fort Story Virginia, educated at Briarley Military Academy, entered Army in 1951. Jack C Fordham radarman seaman helped commission USS Hoel in Boston. William F Jurney commissioned as marine second lieutenant after Quantico. Lance C Townsand completed Marine Corps Institute courses while at Rota Spain. Townsand attended Sarasota High School.
Amherst College biologist Professor Emeritus Harold H. Plough challenged fears over radioactive fallout. He argued there is little solid evidence that low level radiation harms people and said current limits exceed potential effects by about twofold.
Robert W. Rutledge announces a major Citrus Mutual meeting expected to draw about 3 000 members from citrus regions. The 71 member board will be seated and officers elected for 1962 63. A luncheon features Florida filets mignon and a 3 000 member meal plan. Homer and Jethro and Howard Brooks provide entertainment with door prizes including 100 000 trading stamps.
The FAA cautions pilots to avoid skin diving within 24 hours of planned flights due to decompression sickness. An incident involved a pressurized aircraft crew becoming incapacitated after a dive of 20 to 30 feet, with the engineer succumbing 12 hours later.
The Bureau of the Census announced the June Current Population Survey will collect data on household food supplies for civil defense planning. Questions cover shopping frequency, last shopping date, and how long current food would last without replenishment, in addition to standard employment questions.
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