Retired GE Exec Takes Key Post At New College
Donald L. Wright former GE top executive has been named assistant to New College President Dr George F Baughman Wright who retired at 53 as president and general manager of GE Brazil joins New College after consulting for the State Department on the Alliance for Progress program. He brings 37 years of management experience and Latin America expertise to the college with plans to help weave the institution into Americas finest.
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Donald L. Wright
General Electric Co
New College
Wright
General Electric 5. A
Brazil
George F. Baughman
America
State Department
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Air France 707 Crashes in Guadeloupe Mountains Killing 112
An Air France Boeing 707 with 112 aboard crashed on a mountain near Deshayes on Guadeloupe during a pre dawn approach in strong winds and rain. All 102 passengers and 10 crew feared dead, marking the second fatal 707 crash in 19 days and prompting search through jungle canyons and Donkey's Back foothills.
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Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
UPI
Air France
Caribbean
Deshayes
Paris
Santiago
Chile
Basse - Terre
Chamber Set For Battle Over Funds
Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce lines up opposition to a proposed $75,000 publicity appropriation for a broader tourism push. The budget committee favors $40,000, with final approval to the county commission at a July 30 hearing.
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Sarasota County
Sarasota County Commission
Fred Haigh
Boyd Gernhard
Chamber
Ene Swarm
Swalm
Short Sellers Are Gainers
New York AP report notes a late afternoon stock market dip after a strong start with 5.5 million shares traded versus 4.56 million prior. Gains among growth stocks occurred as short sellers covered positions. IBM rose about 4, Polaroid near 2, Litton around 1. General Motors moved up fractionally after a court action involving Du Pont stockholder holdings.
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New York
International Business Machines
Polaroid
Litton Industries
General Motors
du Pont
Old Age Obsoletes Army Of Nationalist Chinese
Clearwater businessman Noel Merritt told Sarasota Shrine Club that the 600,000 strong Nationalist Chinese army is becoming immobile with age and must move against Red China soon if allowed. He warned coalition governments with Communists repeat past mistakes, urged a State Department training school, and cited his China background and Yale education.
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Clearwater
China
Sarasota Shrine Club
Noel Merritt
Agency Plans Inc
Sarasota
Sarasotan
Fred L. MacDonald
Laos
U.S
Merritt
George C. Marshall
Ilans
Manchuria
Nanking
British- American Tobacco Co
England
Yale University
Richard Snow
Second Phase Shelters Studied by Army Engineers
A Sarasota firm Smally Welford and Nalven Inc is awarded a second phase contract by the U S Army Corps of Engineers to survey potential fallout shelter conversions in Sarasota. Buildings include the Field Club basement Ringling Museum and residence county courthouse bank vault old Sarasota High School Orange Blossom Hotel and First Methodist Church. The study aims to raise protection from 40 to 100 plus for shelters housing 50 or more, with owner costs and federal plan funding noted.
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Sarasota Engineering
Smally, Welford and Nalven Inc
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sarasota Civil Defense
William F. Kuhn
Field Club
Ringling Art Museum
Ringling
National Bank of Sarasota
Sarasota High School
Orange Blossom
First Methodist Church
Palmer Bank
Army Engineers
Kuhn
Senator Francis Case Dies at 65 Veteran SD congressman
Washington AP report states Sen. Francis Case of South Dakota died at 9 19 a m He was 65 and had served seven terms in the House and two in the Senate He was a key voice on water conservation highways and defense programs and once proposed a Black Hills White House for President Coolidge.
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Washington
Francis Case
R-S.d
Congress
Case
Everly
Iowa
House
Senate
Senate Public Works Committee
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Big Bend Dam
Missouri River
South Dakota
Treasury
Webster, S.D
Armed Services Committee
Sturgis
S.D
Hot Springs
Dakota Wesleyan
Mitchell, S.D
Northwestern
Marine Corps
Marine Reserves
Rapid City
Custer
8.D
Black Hills
White House
Calvin Coolidge
State Regents of Education
Pinehurst Bowling League Donates to Youth Home
Mrs A M Ettinger president of Pinehurst Spring Water Bowling League gave 100 dollars to the Sarasota County juvenile facility fund for furnishing and equipment. The drive has 2063 dollars in cash plus 600 dollars pledged by the Sarasota Business and Professional Women's Club for girls room furnishings.
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Sarasota County
A. M. Ettinger
Pinehurst Spring Water Bowling League
Sarasota
County Commission
New In The News Now Classifies Service Ad
Classified ads service advertises round the clock availability with 24 7 phone access inviting readers to call day or night while promising a full story on page 8.
Thief Burns Auto To Hide Fingerprints
MOBILE Alabama police jailed 22 year old W J Wisenhant on charges of stealing a sports car and burning it three hours later to destroy fingerprints. He said he took the car for a joy ride and burned it to avoid detection.
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Burns Auto
Fin Mobile
Ala
W. J. Wisenhant
Financier Accused of Ducking $754000 Debt
New York AP report says Jacques Sarlie 47 a Wall Street associate of Edward M Gilbert fled to Paris after purchasing Celotex and E L Bruce stock in May June 195? and leaving unpaid 754000 stock order in a suit by McDonnell and Co Inc. The case ties Sarlie to Gilbert who fled to Brazil and faces unauthorized withdrawals of 1953?000 from E L Bruce.
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New York
Jacques Sarlie
Wall Street
Edward M. Gilbert
Brazil
France
Sarlie
State Supreme Court
McDonnell and Co., Inc
Paris
Celotex Corp
Gilbert
Celotex
E. L. Bruce Co
E. L. Bruce
America
London
John E. Hoffman
McDonnell and Co
Holland
Loft, Inc
Pepsi-Cola
Francis Farr
Rio de Janeiro
Arnold Bauman
Rio
Bauman
E. JL. Bruce
Bruce
Chicago
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Ringling Museum
GE Exec
General Electric Engineering Laboratory
General Electric S.A
Campinas
Sao Paulo
Dr. Baughman
General Electric
Wrights
New York State
Sanderling Road
Siesta Key
U.S. Coast Guard
Andre Lesieur
le Raizet
Grande - Terre
Coast Guard
Lesieur
Charles de Gaulle
Area Chambers of Commerce
Longboat
Venice
Englewood
Ted Swalm
SEN
Herbert Klotz
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