Sarasota County Franchises for Garbage Debated at Meeting
County leaders clash over whether to renew five garbage franchises for five years or open bidding. Proponents say customer demand supports renewal. opponents push democratic bidding. A split on territory counts and procedural moves marked the tense session with no final decision.
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Fred Haigh
Johnson Warren
James Spanos
Haigh
William Strenad
Strenad
Paderewski
North
Boyd Gernhard
Bayshore Estates
Jerry Lewis Hotel Room Loots in Midtown Theft
Police report a $185000 jewelry theft from comedian Jerry Lewis and wife Patti’s five room midtown hotel suite while they taped a TV show. No forced entry found. pendant valued at a few hundred dollars noted as treasured. Insurance covered part of the loss with no arrests in the cases.
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New York
Jerry Lewis
Patti
Lewis
UPI
Manatee County deputies find dazed family on U S 301
An 18 year old man his 50 year old wife and a nine year old girl were found dazed on U S 301 in Manatee County. Deputies questioned the trio and said the parents likely require mental health evaluation. Patricia showed normal intelligence but could not recall personal details. The child was placed in a foster home while authorities arranged medical and social work follow up.
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Bradenton
Manatee County
U.S. 301
Clyde Gill
Frank Stewart
Buena Vista
Patricia
Frankie May Stewart
Joyce Donaldson
Anita Bratvold
Astronaut Schirra to Pilot Six Orbit Space Flight
The United States plans a manned orbital mission of up to six orbits late this summer with Walter M. Schirra Jr. as pilot. Mission length could reach nine hours depending on technical factors assessed until launch and during early orbits. Earlier U S flights were three turns lasting about four and a half hours.
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Washington
United States
Walter M. Schirra, Jr
D. Brainerd Holmes
Manned Space Flight
Civilian Space Agency
Earth
U.S
Youth Rescues Brother Sister From Motel Fire
A young resident saved his brother and sister from a motel fire. The Sarasota Citizens League elected Tony Saprito as president for 1962 63 and announced a slate of officers and 25 directors. The group endorsed redevelopment plans for downtown Sarasota.
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Sarasota Citizens League
Tony Saprito
Saprito
Sarasota
Saprito Fruit Shippers
Board of Adjustment
Elks Club
American Legion Bay Post No
Tony
Joe Mercurio
Rex Kerr
Nello Marconi
Citizens League Board
Syd Adler
Bill Croom
Ed Cummer
James A. Grant
Sidney Grover
Joe King
Doug C. Matcham
Jim van Hoose
Ed Weiner
Jack West
Tom Icard
Paul W. Haye Sr
William Watrous
Russell Currin
Dean Fleischman
Fred Cooper
Fred Stevenson
Ann Mae Sandegren
Michael Hinden
Jimmy Kykes
Gil Waters
Sarasota youth saves siblings from motel blaze
A 16 year old from Dearborn Michigan guided his younger brother Billy 12 and sister Pattie 10 to safety from smoke in a Tropical Shores Motel room after a suspected air conditioner short circuit sparked a fire. Firemen credited the youth Andrew Spirka with saving their lives as they slept in an adjoining room.
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Sarasota
Andrew Spirka
Dearborn
Mich
Billy
Pattie
Sara Sea Circle
Faithful dog license reminder and a Seles fire alarm
Wise Tax Rite Connecticut reports Dog Warden Andréw C. Seles promotes pet licensing with verse. Seles recalls waking at 2 a.m. to smoke and fire, with motel owner Don Friday and guests using extinguisher and hose to battle flames. Fire damaged desk box springs and mattress. children escaped with help from fire department.
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Conn
UPI
Andréw C. Seles
Don Friday
South Trail Area
Four Are Injured In Manatee Crash
Four people were hospitalized after a vehicle left U S 301 north of Ellenton and rolled 375 feet along the shoulder before overturning. The driver Jessie Arnold 25 of Port Smith Virginia and three passengers from St Petersburg Jeffrey Lyons 20 James Almy 19 and Hugh Van Skyhawk 16 suffered facial possible back head internal injuries and undetermined injuries. No charges have been filed pending their release.
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Bradenton
Manatee Memorial Hospital
U. S. 301
Ellenton
Jessie Arnold
Port Smith
Jeffrey Morris Lyons
St. Petersburg
James E. Almy
City to distribute garbage wrapping guide to nearly one million homes
The Board of Public Works in Los Angeles will mail an illustrated Handy Reference Guide to almost one million households. The publication explains how to wrap garbage properly and likely aims to improve sanitation and curb litter.
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Los Angeles
UPI
The
Board of Public Works
Miss Sullivan Arrives Late for Beauty Pageant
Mari Ann Sullivan of New York arrived in Charleston after the flight engineers strike causing a day’s delay for contestants in the National Press Photographers beauty pageant. She is an airline stewardess.
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Charleston
S.C
UPI
Mari Ann Sullivan
New York
National Press Photographers
Miss Sullivan
Pair Fined For Drunken Silence On 100-Foot Crane
Two men in Swindon England were fined $5.60 each after police found them drunk and disorderly atop a 100-foot crane.
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Swindon
England
UPI
Driver caused damage after curry restaurant dispute
In Southampton England Geoffrey Woodford grew angry when told to pay his bill before dining. He left and returned in his car driving through a restaurant window causing 1260 dollars in damage, a court was told.
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Southampton
England
UPI
Geoffrey Woodford
Woodford
Cuban Red Ends Visit In Mexico
Cuban Communist leader Blas Roca left Mexico City for Uruguay after a 24 hour stay that sparked speculation about protests planned for President Kennedy's upcoming visit. Roca denied aims to agitate and avoided questions on Kennedy.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Blas Roca
Cuba
Uruguay
Roca
Kennedy
Tragic 14 Monthold Dies After Car Backing Over
Sarasota County reports a 14 month old boy, Harold Jacob Pullen, dies after Jack Peterson's car backs from a driveway in Orange Acres Trailer Park. Parents George and (Mrs) Pullen, plus siblings, mourn as funeral plans are set by Teale Brothers Downtown Chapel. The incident raises the year to 20 child deaths in the area for the first half of 1962.
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Sarasota County
Harold Jacob Pullen
George Pullen
Orange Acres
Clark Road
Jack Peterson
Peterson
Goals Of State Tuberculosis Workers Outlined
Sarasota County hosts a seminar by the Florida Conference of Tuberculosis Workers at the Colony Beach Club on Longboat Key. James E. Trussell Jr. outlines treatment focus, aging- and race-related prevalence, and long term goals for 1970, including an annual 10 percent drop in new cases and limited reactor rates, with emphasis on respiratory disease control and preventive inoculations. The local group, led by Mrs. Lynn Mazzara, operates free chest x-rays, screenings, and home drug regimens funded by the Christmas Seal drive.
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Colony Beach Club
Longboat Key
Florida
James E. Trussell Jr
St. Petersburg
Trussell
United States Public Health Service
National Tuberculosis Association
Florida Conference of Tuberculosis Workers
Voluntary
Tuberculosis and Health Association
S. Preston Clement
Sarasota County
Health Department
Oxford Honors Rusk and Chaplin With Degrees
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk received Oxford's honorary Doctor of Civil Law as Charlie Chaplin joined the procession in scholarly robes. The ceremony drew mixed debate over Chaplin's honorary degree but delighted crowds lining Oxford streets on a sunny day.
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Oxford
England
U.S
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie
Chaplin
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Ice
Lynn Mazzara
Maxeark
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