Severe weather warning nears Central Florida amid possible tornado risk
A Gulf of Mexico thunder storm area moving toward Central Florida threatens severe conditions with hail and damaging winds. The Weather Bureau warns of a possible tornado or two and notes schools would stay open unless civil defense or Red Cross broadcasts a formal alert. local officials monitor warnings from Boca Grande to Cedar Keys as noon approaches.
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Miami
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Manatee County
Florida West Coast
Boca Grande
Cedar Keys
Civil Defense Chief Alerts County on Possible Tornadoes
Acting Director Col. William Kuhn said he alerted the Sarasota County sheriff's department about possible tornadoes and notified Venice authorities led by Paul Youngberg in the south county.
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Civil Defense
Col
William Kuhn
Sarasota County
Sheriff's Department
Venice
Paul Youngberg
South County
Ft. Lee Waste Bared By Prober
Government investigator testifies that Ft. Lee Virginia airfield construction continued after orders to stop reflecting Army noncompliance. He cites an original $141 000 price and about $536 000 spent before the halt as hearings on violations of law and falsification unfold.
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Ft. Lee
Prober
Washington
UPI
Hyman Bates
House Government Operations Committee
Comptroller General’s Office
Recognition for Enos the chimp astronaut sparks debate
Ash's Hash J. Reyes Martin laments that Enos did not receive Washington ceremonies like human astronauts. He notes dogs receive medals for heroism and asks why every contributor to space travel is not honored. Sarasota Sophie jokes about tracking her teen son in the family car.
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J. Reyes Martin
Enos
Washington
Mr. Martin
Sarasota
Sophie
Atom Bomb Developer Compton Dies at 69 in Berkeley
Nobel laureate Dr. Arthur Holly Compton died in Berkeley at 69 after cerebral hemorrhage. The University of Chicago and UC professor led atomic bomb work with Enrico Fermi and Glenn Seaborg, directing plutonium development and the Tennessee plant plan.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Arthur Holly Compton
Compton
Enrico Fermi
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee
University of California
Wooster
Ohio
Bartlesville Housewife Slaying Sparks Nationwide Hunt
Police seek a burglar after Bertha Bartholemew a 39 year old Bartlesville area mother was shot in her farm home while her children witnessed the attack. The two youngsters were later found unharmed and a blue late model car is linked to the case amid reports of a possible two man involvement.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Bertha Bartholemew
Martin Bartholemew
Kennedy proposes sweeping federal consumer protection measures
President Kennedy calls for broad new federal controls on misleading advertising packaging and sales in a special message to Congress. He orders an executive advisory council a consumer interests liaison and a pilot in post offices to display helpful publications with a modest $10 million cost estimate.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Consumers’ Advisory Council
Council of Economic Advisers
Postmaster General
Driver Dies When Car Under Truck Near Milton
Richard W. Price Jr. 32 of Milton was killed early today when his car ran under a parked truck on Highway 90 west of Milton. The truck, parked well off the road, had its driver asleep. the trucker was uninjured.
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Milton
UPI
Richard W. Price Jr
Highway 90
Here
Martyr King Campaign Seeks Charles I Calendar Restoration
Henry Wheatley Crowe, 80, says he spent 25000 pounds fighting to restore King Charles I to the Church of England calendar. The Royal Martyr Union, started in 1906, once claimed about 500 members, many peers, but Charles’ name has remained off the calendar since the 1688 revolution.
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London
Henry Stuart Wheatley-Crowe
Charles I
Wheatley-Crowe
Royal Martyr Union
Charles
Church of England
William and
Mary
Peruvian Landslide Kills 33 at Cerro de Pasco Camp
A landslide at a construction camp operated by the Cerro de Pasco Co. near Yauqui in Peru killed 33 people. The camp was U.S.-owned and none of the victims were American.
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Cerro Depasco
Peru
UPI
Cerro de Pasco Co
Yauqui
Here
Airmen Faked Brotherhood to Seek Transfer from Cannon
Airman from Shippensburg Pa and Ed Coment of Franklin Lakes N J say they invented a hoax claiming they were brothers to escape Cannon Air Force Base. They staged the tale after a Portales N M area girl teased their resemblance. Both technicians with the 27th Armament and Electronics Squadron face possible jail for the ruse.
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Clovis
N. M
UPI
Shippensburg
Cannon Air Force Base
Cannon
Jack D. MecNerlin
Ed Coment
Portales
N.M
McNerlin
Air Force
Parrisburg
Patriot
Neril LeRoy McNerlin
Coment
Franklin Lakes
N.J
27Th Armament and Electronics Squadron
Investments Dwindling Hurts U S Economy
U S Steel Corp president Leslie B Worthington warned at a University of Chicago conference that dwindling investments threaten the free world’s competitive edge. He noted Europe invested about 10 percent of GNP in capital equipment in 1960 versus 5 percent in the United States, and profits after taxes fell from 8 percent in 1950 to 4½ percent in 1960, reducing incentives for investment and consumer demand.
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Chicago
Leslie B. Worthington
U.S. Steel Corp
Worthington
University of Chicago
Hanaford Declared Not Guilty In Siesta Key Trial
Circuit Judge John D. Justice ruled William B. Hanaford not guilty of manslaughter after Assistant State Attorney B Clark Nichols wrapped up the summation. Nichols argued testimony conflicts suggested Hanaford would have seen the scooter before the fatal 14 year old Gregory Doughtery accident.
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John D. Justice
William B. Hanaford
B. Clark Nichols
Nichols
Hanaford
Gregory Doughtery
Siesta Key
Miami Cabbie Dies At Wheel Of Speeding Car
A Miami Beach cab driver, John Curtin aged 53, suffered an apparent heart attack while speeding at about 60 mph after picking up a Chicago couple at the airport. Deputy Neil Francis, 26, steered the car to safety and summoned help before Curtin died at a hospital.
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Miami
Chicago
Miami Beach
Miami International Airport
Neil C. Francis
Cook County
Sheriff's Office
36Th Street
Francis
Mary
John Francis Curtin
12Th Avenue
Joseph T. Macker
Florida Highway Patrol
Russians Renew Harassment of Berlin Air Lanes
In Berlin air corridors Western and Russian flights clashed with renewed harassment by Soviet transports into the Berlin area. Western commercial flights continued without incident as French gendarmes and West Berlin police responded to the border tension. President Kennedy warned that continued harassment could trigger counter measures including fighter escorts.
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Berlin
UPS
Kennedy
Berlin-Frankfurt
West Berlin
Cold Adds To Snow Misery In Plains States
Sections of eight states from New Mexico to Wisconsin faced massive snow drifts as floods blocked highways in four eastern states. The storm dumped up to seven inches in west Texas and six inches in New Mexico, closing schools, with Minnesota freeing a 27 member repertory theater troupe stranded two days. Wisconsin saw up to 60 inches, and Iowa roads and a Fort Dodge freight train were blocked by drifts. Evacuations occurred in Michigan as Shawassee floodwaters affected nursing homes and the Saginaw Valley area.
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United Press International
New Mexico
Wisconsin
Dixie
Texas
Plains
West Texas
New Mexico Mountains
Dallas
Minnesota
Mountain Lake
Minn
Faye Emerson
Eva le Gallienne
Iowa
Ilinois Central
Fort Dodge
Rhinelander
Shawassee
Owosso
Mich
Flint
Michigan
Saginaw Valley
Lapeer County
Bryant Mum On Kennedy Support Bid
Gov Farris Bryant declined to comment on President Kennedy s endorsement of Sen George Smathers and Rep Dante Fascell in Florida primaries He attended a Miami Beach fundraiser where Kennedy praised the two Democrats The dinner raised about 340000 with net proceeds still to be determined and potential split between national and state party groups under consideration
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Tallahassee
Farris Bryant
Kennedy
George Smathers
Dante Fascell
Florida
Bryant
Miami Beach
Smathers
Fascell
IRS Agents Stir Fordyce Fear And Decline Sales
The IRS sent about 30 agents to Fordyce Arkansas to help with audits and 1961 returns. Business dropped up to 75 percent as townsfolk feared audits and mixed methods, prompting complaints from the Fordyce Chamber of Commerce and local lawmakers. About six agents remain. the experiment ends Friday.
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Barry Schweid
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Arkansas
Fordyce
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas County
Chamber
IRS
Fordyce Chamber
Edward L. Works
The Plaza Restaurant Serving Sarasota 32 Years
The Plaza Restaurant marks its 32nd anniversary in Sarasota celebrating decades of local dining. Owner and staff reflect on growth, loyal patrons, and community ties as the venue sustains its service in the region.
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Plaza
Sarasota
Parking Attendant Drops Sinatra Suit
A Los Angeles parking lot attendant Edward Moran 22 dropped his $100000 battery suit against actor Frank Sinatra after a settlement for an unspecified sum. Moran alleged Sinatra and a friend beat him in a May 1960 nightclub parking lot incident. settlement reached after a conference with Superior Court Judge James M McRoberts.
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Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra
Edward Moran
Sinatra
Superior Court
James M. McRoberts
Sarasota Federal FHA Home Loans Promotion
See Sarasota Federal for FHA home loans with as low as 3 percent down and low monthly payments. Advertises favorable interest rates and a contact number 955-1161 for advance inquiries.
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Sarasota Federal
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