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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1958
Page
7
Vacation time brings tips for safer enjoyable travel. Plan modest driving, avoid marathon sessions, check routes with locals and chamber of commerce, keep valuables secured, and be courteous. Start early to beat traffic, respect speed limits, and avoid hitchhiking while respecting locals. End with a relaxed, unobtrusive visit and a restful return.
The Sultan of Lahej reports that part of his troops and a large sum of money have vanished. Commanders and about 70 of a 600 man force disappeared Wednesday night with an estimated $230,000 from the state treasury. The government believes the deserters and funds are in neighboring Yemen. Lahej is a leading sultanate in Britain's West Aden protectorate.
Former Sen Claude Pepper announces 1958 campaign from his Tallahassee home. He plans to visit all 67 counties after the Fourth of July weekend, seeking increased federal aid for schools veterans benefits and industrial payroll growth. Pepper, 57, 14‑year veteran defeated in 1950, vows a Florida tour and a return to Democratic New Deal policies.
United Press International reports northerly winds bring unusually cool readings east of the Rockies while warm, summery conditions return for the Plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Overnight lows ranged from the 60s in the South to the 50s in the North Central. The Southeast remained out of the cool air, with scattered showers along the Gulf Coast and in Georgia and South Carolina. Cooler weather expected in Virginia and the Carolinas.
About 40 students from 35 colleges told a Drake University convocation that church schools impose rigid rules such as no dancing on campus, compulsory chapel, and lights out at 10 pm. They urged removal of what they call Mickey Mouse morals and a gag rule that blocks speakers without review. The delegates listened in stony silence.
Miami AP report says Mary Macfadden alleges Bernarr Macfadden got their divorce fraudulently by claiming Florida residency while living in New York. The 65 year old widow seeks to set aside the divorce without seeking deceased’s estate funds.
Joliet celebrates 100 years of Stateville with Warden Joseph E. Ragen transforming the facility into a model prison. Rehabilitation becomes more than a word as inside-the-walls industries provide work and tools for inmates with outside goals.
Washington sources revise fiscal 1958 deficit to about 2.75 billion as expenditures rise and revenue falls. For 1959 the deficit is seen at 10 to 12 billion with higher spending and weaker revenues dimming tax cut hopes.
Patrolman Jean H. Jackson admitted looting two police safes totaling about $27,000 after 10 hours of questioning. The 35 year old Harlem resident was charged with grand larceny and led investigators to a box with $13,443, about half the stolen funds. He had prior commendations for disarming robbers and said much of the money financed a redecorated apartment, clothing, and a girlfriend, with personal strain in his marriage.
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