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Sarasota News

Location

Sarasota, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1962

Page

2

Wall Street Stocks Mixed As Major Firms Lead Decline

A broad list of companies including Acme Steel Allis Chal Am Air and Armour along with major names like Boeing Coca Cola Ford General Electric and US Steel showed mixed movement on Wall Street. Investors watched energy and industrials amid shifting earnings and demand signals as trading closed.

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Charlotte Protests Hear On 1962 Tax Roll

Punta Gorda Florida Charlotte County commission opens the board of equalization to hear protests against the 141 million dollar 1962 tax roll. The roll falls from 148.7 million in 1961 as tax assessor F Claude Roberts reduced assessments from 80 to 68.5 percent of value. Despite lower valuations the roll will drop only about five percent because of new construction during the year.

Punta Gorda Charlotte County Commission Board of Equalization F. Claude Roberts Charlotte County Roberts

Churchill Returns to London by Flying Ambulance in Crippled State

Sir Winston Churchill arrived in London by jet powered flying ambulance after a broken thigh threatened major surgery. He flashed the V for victory sign from a stretcher as he was lowered to a bed at Middlesex Hospital where officials said an operation may be required.

London Winston Churchill Battler Middlesex Hospital West End

3000 Troops In Major Drop Against Viet Cong

Vietnamese and American planes dropped more than 3000 troops near Saigon to launch the largest airborne operation of the war against the Viet Cong. U S supplied transports and helicopters carried two battalions and seven battalions respectively into a forested zone reportedly under Communist control. Reports said U S advisers pressed Vietnamese forces to curb brutal treatment of prisoners with inquiries about summary executions and interrogations.

Saigon U. S United States U. S. Field South Viet Nam Kennedy

Rockefeller predicts Nixon will win California governorship

In Boston, Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York says he expects Richard Nixon to win California’s governorship and that 1964 is not on his mind. He notes 1962 will be a strong Republican year in Massachusetts and New York while attending a Boston Garden fundraising event.

ST. Louis New York UPI Boston Nelson A. Rockefeller Richard M. Nixon California Rockefeller Massachusetts Alateen Alcoholism Information Centers

Agencies Of Chinese Get Alert In Formosa Straits Tension

Vice President Premier Chen Cheng ordered all Chinese Nationalist government offices to be ready to disperse to safe areas in case of war. The Pescadores Islands near Formosa were put on special alert with live ammunition drills and strengthened air patrols. The United States guards the islands under a mutual defense treaty as China faces a Communist buildup across Fukien.

Taipel Formosa Chen Cheng Chiang Kai-shek Pescadores Islands Formosa Strait Pescadores United States Quemoys Fukien Quemoy Matsu

Trainmen Save Child From Death By Incies

In HANSELL Iowa UPI a railroad fireman Robert Atwell saved one year old Leslie Kelly from a child on tracks as a 22 car freight train headed toward her. Engineer Robert Herndon warned, braked, and Atwell leaped from the cab to brush the baby clear before the locomotive stopped three car lengths away.

Hansell, Iowa UPI Leslie Kelly Robert Atwell Leslie Atwell Robert Herndon Herndon

Estes Case Probe Not Completed Says Kennedy

U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said the Billie Sol Estes case probe is not finished. He flew to Dallas from Oklahoma City to confer with U S attorneys Sanders and Justice about the fraud indictments and ongoing investigations. He mentioned possible talks on state and federal actions but gave no details.

Dallas Tex Billie Sol Estes U.S East Texas Estes Sanders Justice

Do's And Don'ts Urged For Helping Alcoholics

An article outlines medical and psychological steps to aid recovery from alcoholism. It cites disulfiram as a deterrent, therapies like psychotherapy and hypnotherapy, Alcoholics Anonymous support, and guidance for families with specific do and don't instructions to encourage treatment and reduce stigma.

Do’s Don’ts

Women’s clubs elect president for two years

Washington United Press International reports the General Federation of Women’s Clubs chose Mrs Dexter Otis Arnold of Concord New Hampshire as president for a two year term succeeding Mrs E Lee Ozbirn of Oklahoma City.

Washington UPI General Federation of Women’s Clubs Dexter Otis Arnold Concord N.H E. Lee Ozbirn Oklahoma City

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