31 Mar 1960
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1960
Page
1
In Johannesburg four townships saw police with new emergency powers clash with Black residents. Officers charged into crowds and fired on groups defying arrests as the government enforces a sweeping security measure amid unrest.
A gas line blast at a downtown Auburn service station killed five people including three firemen and injured others. The blast tore apart a cinder block building and caused damage to nearby properties as fire crews searched rubble for a shutoff valve.
An Air Force B47 bomber exploded over Little Rock probably after a midair collision with another plane and crashed into a residential area near 9th and Summit streets. Four people were killed with one airman injured after bail out. Wreckage spread across southwest Little Rock as FAA linked to a second aircraft. Mayflower, Arkansas reported its wreckage.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian Zorin urged at Geneva that a treaty banning nuclear tests be tied to a pledge by major powers to renounce possession and use of atomic and hydrogen weapons. He said linking steps could pave the way to a general disarmament agreement and solve the nuclear problem.
North on U S 41 open nine in the morning and dark advertisement notes drainage and water work to begin with access against dawn.
An Air Force tanker ditched 40 miles off Cape Canaveral killing three of 14 aboard. Rescue ships and helicopters saved 11 survivors, with Lt. John Rogers among the rescued in good condition. The Sullivans and Angelo Petri assisted, while other details remained unconfirmed.
The forecast mentions showers and a warm spell with April expected to bring sunnier, warmer days. A noon temperature around 76 is noted, with detailed tide tables continued on page 21.
The Senate Rackets Committee reports an underworld infestation permeating coin machine operations including juke boxes and vending, aided by subservient union locals and the Teamsters. It cites criminal domination in two decades of coin machine ventures and notes payments to Hoffa and Brennan associates, while questioning grand jury testimony on a $6,000 loan repayment.
An Oklahoma country boy recalls a million dollars worth of jewels in an estate collection by Mrs. William R. Timken. The Parke-Bernet sale includes 158 items with emeralds rubies diamonds and sapphires. Viewing opens this week with the auction starting next Wednesday. Proceeds benefit six charities.
Ice bound rivers threaten plains to East Coast with Nebraska hardest hit. Sandbags and dynamite fight ice jams as helicopters evacuate families and crews brace dikes. Death toll rises across Missouri Nebraska Illinois Kansas Michigan. Red Cross reports over 4000 affected across six states.
A north and central Florida squall line produced tornadoes with wind gusts up to 53 mph as it moved seaward. New Harmony near De Funiak Springs suffered church and barn damage, Ocala area saw unroofed houses, Sparr had a warehouse shed blown across the highway, and Daytona Beach reported three inch hail with minor damage overall. No injuries reported.
A new Wenwood home development offers a 4 bedroom 2 bath model on a landscaped lot for 18 790. Prospective buyers are invited to preview five furnished models on Bee Ridge Road east of Cattleman s Road near Lake Sarasota.
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