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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1963
Page
1
Transportation costs have fallen as much as 25 percent in some areas due to improved railroad and truck service and increased tonnage. The Sarasota County Light Industry Council reports piggyback rail service has greatly reduced costs for moving goods.
The piece notes barges into Tampa and trucking out of Jacksonville affecting transport. It lists eight common carriers two bus lines five house serving the area plus air freight and multiple firms in Tampa Sarasota and surrounding routes. Freight times range three to four days depending on shipment size.
Stockholm reports a major espionage case shocks the nation as officials reveal former colonel Wennerstroem, once praised for hospitality, possibly passed large sums to the Kremlin over the years. He lived in a Stockholm villa with his wife and two children.
A quirky mix of local anecdotes and oddities. General Telephone reports about 150 daily complaints from misused receivers. A wait staff moment prompts a joke about reading glasses and a manager. Sarasota Sophie weighs greens in playful money terms.
Spencer, a 13 year old Sarasota water talent, was named to the U S team panel after Tuesday final tryouts. He joined three other men as teammates and alternates with Hoyt and Jeannette Brown among Cash School students.
The State Merit System Council ordered reinstatement of engineers on July 15, 1961, but the Cabinet Board ruled it illegal for the Road Department to seek Cabinet review of a Merit System Council ruling. The Cabinet argued its power to review rules is limited.
Trinity University student from St Ann Missouri reached the third round of men’s singles with a 7 5 6 4 86 victory over Adan in Wimbledon play.
The ex GI on death row for the Mamie Walker tavern owner killing and robbery pleads for life before Governor Wallace. Coburn, a prisoner in stripes, thanks Wallace and asks the governor to spare his life as decisions loom past midnight Thursday.
President Kennedy paused amid cheering West Berliners to inspect the Communist barrier. He stood on a platform at the Brandenburg Gate and gazed toward East Berlin, observing the stark division of the city.
The piece notes a DAR announcement denying a charge, while a brief mentions a woman planning a July 2 farm departure for Cape Cod to spend the summer. It also covers a Korean War tribute in Arlington where Ambassador Kim Chung Yul laid wreaths for the dead, missing, and wounded.
General Kennedy indicated the administration would accept modifications to the public accommodation section of the civil rights program if Congress pressed. He resisted exempting smaller establishments, stressing discrimination concerns and the goal of ensuring access to public facilities for all races. He spoke at a crowded House Judiciary hearing chaired by Emanuel Celler amid wide public interest.
A 30 year old Black man in straw hat white shirt and dark pants robbed Seaboard Finance Co. at 12:35 pm, pistol drawn, taking less than $100. He forced manager W. A. Lindsey, assistant John Deck and two customers into a wash room for about three minutes, then fled.
Pressure mounts as Ward, held without bail, faces Friday trial on living off earnings of prostitutes. An osteopath linked to the Royal family and Profumo affair figures in the government's crisis, while Miss Keeler describes inducements to reveal secrets amid a tangled scandal.
President Kennedy arrived from Wiesbaden for an eight hour West Berlin visit. He lauded the city's morale and spirit as crowds roared along his motorcade route. Police held back eager demonstrators while Adenauer and Brandt waved from the open car.
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