Airport Board approves additions to Sarasota airport school
The Sarasota-Bradenton Airport Authority meeting Thursday approved a third building for the Sarasota County School Board to house retarded children and lease land 100 by 200 feet on Highway 301 to Delcraft Printing Company of Palmetto. Condemnation against Byrd Auto Parts was authorized after land swap attempts failed. negotiations for land from Dr. E. T. Martin were referred to the airport manager. J. E. Greiner of Tampa to update the airport master plan and zoning map. limousine bids from Brown Motors and Red Top Cabs to be studied. Committee referred: Sandy's Radio Shop hangar request, Sarasota Exchange Club air show next fall, Prim-Aire north-end parking area.
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Sarasota - Bradenton
8. T. Martin
Byrd
J. E. Greiner
Tampa
Brown Motors
Red Top Cabs
Sandy
Sarasota Exchange Club
Prim- Aire
Six Cases Heard By Courts In South County
Bessie Williams 34 of Newtown released on peace warrant alleging threat to burn the Womack house. Bertha Calhoun also released after open profanity charges dropped. Other defendants freed include Willie Radcliffe Jr. Freddie Mae Washington Roscoe Ings and Sam Campbell. A 17 year old was bound over on speeding. Roy Lee White cited for speeds over 75 mph. James Ossie Gibson II had two charges dropped. Drunkenness and assault charges against William Devaney and William A. Thomson dropped.
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Bessie Williams
Newtown
Gennie Womack
Womack
George S. Foster
Bertha Calhoun
Foster
Willie Radcliff Jr
Freddie Mae Washington
Roscoe Ings
Sam Campbell
South County Peace
Robert K. Becker
H. F. Blackburn
Roy Lee White
Creek Rd
Venice
Becker
James Ossie Gibson II
Kidd
Gibson
C. N. Stevens
W. L. Mason
Casey Key
Mason
William Devaney
William A. Thomson
Reds Extort Trucks from Hong Kong Grocers
Hong Kong grocers allegedly paid about one million dollars to Chinese Communists under duress to secure new trucks, with authorities reporting threats to block food supplies from the mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hung Kung
Hong Kong
Red China
Venice Lawyers Head Bar Groups
Two Venice lawyers were named to head Florida Bar committees for the 1962 63 year. Miami president Reginald L Williams reappointed Robert S Baynard to the legal aid committee. A Bradford Smith was named head of the American citizenship committee which supports public legal aid and Law Day USA statewide.
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Venice
Florida
Bar
Reginald L. Williams
Miami
Robert S. Baynard
Legal Aid Committee
A. Bradford Smith
Legal Aid
USA
Sarasotan Attends School of Banking
Hans W. Tews assistant vice president of National Bank of Sarasotta attends a two week session at the School of Banking of the South LSU Baton Rouge in his first year of a three year course. He undergoes summer sessions home study and graded exams.
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Hans W. Tews
National Bank of Sarasotta
School of Banking of the South
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Presidential Powers Extended for Civil Defense Emergency
Congress approved a four year extension of broad presidential powers to handle a national civil defense emergency. The Senate sent to the White House a measure allowing the President to proclaim an emergency after a nuclear attack and to use federal workers and property as needed.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Senate
White House
Chinese Official Visits EMR Plant in Sarasota
Dr. Y. S. Tsiang of Formosa toured the Electro-Mechanical Research plant in Fruitville during a U S Eisenhower Fellowship tour. He travels with delegates from 19 nations as a member of the Sino American Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction Formosa. He oversees agriculture and industry on Formosan offshore islands including Quemoy.
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Tsiang
EMR
United States
Eisenhower
Y. S. Tsiang
Formosa
Sarasota
Fruitville
J.C.R.R
Chiang Kai-Shek
Dr. Tsiang
Island
Quemoy
Venice Ham Radio Operators Field Day Plans
Venice hosts a 24 hour amateur radio field day starting Saturday 4 p.m. with the Tamiami Amateur Radio Club fielding 10 to 14 members. The group operates three stations beside the high school, using a trailer donated by Harrison Mobile Homes and city loaned generators. They will use call letters W4RHH with a judged log sent to ARRL.
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Tamiami Amateur Radio Club
Field Day
P.D. Baird
Harrison Mobile Homes
Florida Briefs: Overmyer Guilty Plea and Prisoner Escapes
In Clearwater a Chicago woman already serving a sentence for prescription forgery pled guilty to similar charges in Tampa. Mary Lou Overmyer, 26, was bound over for criminal court and held on a 1500 dollar bond. Also in Hollywood officials toured citrus processing facilities to review sanitation standards, including Lake Wales Canners Cooperative and a packing house. In Frostproof a prisoner escape led to bloodhounds guiding deputies back to the suspect Milton Blackmon, 22, from Graceville. In Bartow the Polk County grand jury weighs prisoner treatment allegations with witness lists including former jailers and a complainant asserting civil rights violations.
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Tampa
UPI
Chicago
Clearwater
Mary Lou Overmyer
Justice of the Peace
Marion Hendry
Police Report Cases From Local Area
Rajah Rodgers 21 of 1166 40th St arrested on larceny of an automobile in a warrant sworn by F. E. Koon. Rodgers posted 2000 bond for the red sports car taken from 5000 North Tamiami Trail on June 16. Elliott A. Phillips 26 of 3906 Bell Ave sustained a minor elbow cut when his car struck a guard rail on Bay Front Drive. Police say he fell asleep at the wheel. damage to guard rail 100 and car 150. no arrest. Cleveland Leon Richardson of St. Louis charged with failure to obey a traffic signal after an accident at Tenth Street and Cocoanut Avenue. Leona Paget Camps listed as other driver. damages 95 and 175 respectively. Lawrence James LaCava of 310 John Ringling Blvd charged with failure to operate a vehicle prudently while parking. he struck the curb twice and collided with a front car.
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Rajah Rodgers
40Th St
Sheriff's
F. E. Koon
Koon
George S. Foster
Rodgers
North Tamiami Trail
Elliot A. Phillips
Bell Ave
Bayfront Drive
City Pier
Cleveland Leon Richardson
St. Louis
Tenth Street
Cocoanut Avenue
Richardson
Leona Paget
Camps
Waldemere St
Lawrence James LaCava
John Ringling
Ringling Museum Board Recalls Extended Loans
Ringling Museum of Art recalls immediately all extended loans to the Sarasota County Chamber of Commerce and bars further loans to the chamber. Assistant attorney general and museum attorney Ralph Odom says law limits loans to museums educational institutions and the Governors Mansion for six months and not renewals. Kenneth Donahue notes items will be moved from exhibit space to basement storage due to space constraints.
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Ringling Museum of Art
Sarasota County
Florida State University
Chamber of Commerce
Governor’s Mansion
North Carolina Museum
Kenneth Donahue
Planning Board Against Rezoning Junkyard Land
Sarasota County Planning Commission recommended denying a petition to rezone a 130 by 2340 foot tract south of 17th Street and east of Lockwood Ridge Road from residential to commercial. The junkyard and a trailer plant would be affected, with members debating fair value and nonconforming use concerns.
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Sarasota County
Planning Commission
17Th Street
Lockwood Ridge Road
Commission
Henry Chapman
Goodman
Chapman
John Michaels
George Yungberg
County Commission
Myrtle
Lockwood Ridge
Michaels
Hermosa Heights
Venice
Sun Crest Drive
Harry O. Justice
Wamo
Roberts Bay
U.S. 41
Siesta County
Manasota County Beach
Stickney Point Road
Midnight Pass Road
Phone Directory Due In September For Florida Counties
Officials of the General Telephone Co of Florida announced the next telephone directory for Manatee and Sarasota Counties will be the September issue. Closing dates are June 29 for yellow pages and July 13 for the white pages. Subscriptions canvass is under way and business subscribers will be contacted before the June 29 deadline. Residence subscribers may request changes by calling the local business office. Directories will be delivered in early September.
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General Telephone Co
Florida
Manatee
Sarasota
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Frostproof
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Ringling Museum Board
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Indianapolis
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John Herron Museum of Art
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Rhode Island Museum of Art
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