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Newspaper

Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1959

Page

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Herter to Address Geneva Talks Outcomes on TV

Secretary of State Herter after a White House breakfast with Eisenhower said he will deliver a television report tomorrow night on the Geneva deadlock. He praised the on scene assessment of Soviet tactics and warned West Berlin remains a key flashpoint as talks pause for a three week cooling off period.

Washington UPI Christian A. Herter Eisenhower Geneva Herter Europe Russia West Berlin West Germany House Senate Soviet Union East Germany Germany Frol R. Koslov U.S Ike White House Unifax Berlin

Four white youths given life terms in rape of coed

In Tallahassee Circuit Court Judge W May Walker sentenced William Ted Callinsworth David Ervin Beagles Patrick Gene Scarborough and Ollie Stoutamire to life prison terms after a guilty verdict with a mercy recommendation. The judge noted the severity of the crime and directed the youths to seek solace in God as they face possible parole after six months.

Tallahassee W. May Walker Florida Willian Ted) Callinsworth David Ervin Beagles Patrick Gene) Scarborough Air Force Ollie Stoutamire Walker God

Weekend Blues Prompt For More Sun

Minnie Mermaid laments the weekend blues and seeks more sunny skies. Officials note noon temperature around 86 degrees with warm unsettled showers possible over the weekend.

Minnie Mermaid

Tornado Strikes Walcott Iowa as Summer Arrives

Violent storms sweep the nation from Texas to the Great Lakes. A tornado tore a roof off a grain elevator and felled trees near Walcott Iowa as warm weather brought swimmers and drownings. Two sisters, Evelyn and Evan Reyer, drowned in Mississippi while Buddy Smith, 15, died attempting to help.

Walcott Iowa Texas Upper Great Lakes Nebraska Kimball Sidney Wichita Falls Tex Burlington North Platte Neb Evelyn Reyer Evan Poplarville Miss Buddy Smith

Surviving Civil War Veteran Largely Unchanged in Tent

Walter Williams 116 year old Civil War veteran rests in an oxygen tent with pneumonia showing little change. Dr Russell Wolfe reports his temperature stable around low 100s and pulse good though congestion remains in the right lung. His daughter says a radio was removed to aid rest and that he still tolerates liquid nourishment.

Houston Tex Walter Williams Williams Willie Mae Bowles

Final Coast Guard Search For Paul Taylor Crew

Coast Guard and Urbanek Fish Co fishermen conducted a last effort to find Dee Baxley Paul Mitterspaugh and Sheldon Weaver after the fishing boat Paul Taylor disappeared in a storm last Wednesday night. Search was briefly suspended then reopened at families request as storms delayed planes. Debris including planks canopy and an ice box cover were identified as remains of the 37 foot grouper boat valued at $14000.

Paul Taylor Coast Guard Urbanek ‘Fish Co Nokomis Dee Baxley Pinehurst Sarasota Cmdr Raymond Hall St. Petersburg Hall Ing Taylor Hollis Weaver Carl Weaver Egmont Key Weaver

Nutty Plea Sparks Squirrel Nuts Donation

In Okmulgee Oklahoma Sharon Ann Ross delivered 40 pounds of nuts after the Okmulgee Times asked for food for downtown park squirrels. The act followed a newspaper plea urging residents to feed the park’s wildlife.

Okmulgee, Okla Okmulgee Sharon Ann Ross

Seminoles Vote On Blood Line Amendment At Reservations

Florida Seminoles will ballot on amending the tribal constitution to cut off distant relatives with less than one fourth Seminole blood from the trust fund benefits. Voting will be at Brighton Reservation near Lake Okeechobee and Big Cypress Reservation in Hendry County. Virgil Harrington, Indian Agency superintendent, says the change aims to protect welfare and may not bar many Indians.

Dama Seminole Reservation UPI Florida Brighton Reservation Lake Okeechobee Big Cypress Reservation Hendry County Virgil Harrington Seminole Indian Agency

Wage Talks Continue Between General Telephone and Union

Negotiations resume tomorrow in Tampa as General Telephone Co and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers pursue a wage settlement on a three year contract with one year remaining. Both sides report being only a fraction apart while avoiding specifics. If no agreement by Thursday the contract could be terminated. leaders stress a work stoppage remains a last resort, and both sides express cautious optimism about reaching a deal.

General Telephone Co International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio A. W. Schmidt Tampa City Auditorium

Florida Road Department Sets Record for Road Building Surge

Florida Road Department reports the busiest construction surge in state history with 118 million dollars in contracts, 1,252 miles built, and 727 miles underway in the past year. Gov. Collins era, aided by Joe Grotegut, marks a major rise from earlier decades and reflects the interstate program’s boost.

Tallahassee UPS Florida Road Department Charley Johns Grotegut Collins Joe Grotegut Road Department Tampa Daytona Beach Florida

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