19 Mar 1958
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1958
Page
1
A humorous forecast traces spring’s arrival with comic vignettes from photographers in April to Easter parades, May Day watchers, and Mother’s Day gaffes. It imagines a snowbound motorist photo, a lunch outing, a queen of May, and the seasonal flip to warmth by solstice.
Dave Garroway and the Today show turned a rainy Sarasota shoot at the Ringling Museum into a nationwide plug. Crews from WFLA TV and NBC managed weather delays, with Kokomo the chimp and Sailor Circus acts drawing crowds as officials hailed the exposure for Sarasota.
Bulletins report that both the Braves Tigers game at Lakeland and the Red Sox White Sox game at Tampa were canceled due to rain.
A million dollars in ads reached 15 million viewers as Today and Dave Garroway highlighted Sarasota as a premier residential community and upscale tourist destination. The segment praised the production and organizers and hoped for a boost to the winter season as the phrase liquid sunshine turned solid.
Larry Murphy notes a Sarasota television broadcast confusion as Dave Garroway hosts a three hour show from the Ringling Art Museum site. Rain interrupts aerial acts. the program moves indoors with high school Sailor Circus acts and segments on Kokomo Jr. and restoration work at the museum.
Jerry Collins would provide his promotional services at no charge if the State Board of Control buys the Edith Ringling Mansion for 150000. He claims to boost attendance to 150000 yearly with bundled tours of the art museum and Ringling residence and concerts, while noting funding must come from the legislature.
Two Gary, Indiana men, Raymond Karr and John Stilinovich, escaped Lake County Jail six weeks earlier and were captured near North Liberty, Indiana after a high speed pursuit. The men wrecked four stolen cars during the flight and were seized by 30 state police and county deputies.
American Maj Thomas James chose a token punishment over a general court-martial for rough handling of a 14-year-old Korean boy at the 8th Army maintenance center in Ascom City. He faces a rebuke and possible one month’s pay loss with no trial.
Tallahassee Florida State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner J Edwin Larson disclosed that he approved the transfer of Southeastern Surety a company owned by his brother C W Larson of Gainesville The sale was to The Florida Home Insurance Co of Miami which had State business recently but a Cabinet ruling says the firm does not rate high enough to qualify for more state business The principal stockholders included C W Larson W F Trawick and Earl L Yancey
The Sarasota forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional rain and a drop in temperatures. Tonight remains cloudy and chilly with partial clearing expected Thursday as the region cools further.
Sarasota residents discuss the figure known as Ron nicks and the name Ady appears in local chatter prompting questions about identity and relevance in the community.
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