Plan for 1.3 million West Coast Inland Waterway funds
U S Senator Spessard L Holland outlined a 1.3 million package to finance construction on the West Coast Inland Waterway from Charlotte Harbor to Tampa Bay. The plan totals 1.2 million with 400 000 for Punta Gorda Venice Inlet and 900 000 for Tampa Bay Venice Inlet, part of Kennedy's budget request.
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Forrest Clark
Charlotte Harbor
Tampa Bay
U.S
Spessard L. Holland
U.S. Senate
Washington
Senate Appropriations
Sen. Holland
George A. Smathers
Florida
Punta Gore da-Venice Inlet
Tampa Bay- Venice Inlet
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Holland
Kennedy
God Withheld His Presence From Spacemen
In Seattle AP report Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov said he saw no God or angels during 17 orbits. John H. Glenn Jr. replied that his belief cannot be limited to any trip into space and that the God he prays to is not small enough to appear in outer space.
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John H. Glenn Jr
Outer
Gherman Titov
Earth
Space
Glenn
Titov Ends His Visit in America
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and his wife Tamara left Idlewild Airport for Halifax to continue a U S Soviet friendship tour. Titov said talks with American astronauts strengthened hope for cooperative space ventures despite political barriers.
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Titov
America
New York
Ghermann
Tamara
Outer Space
Idlewild
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Soviet Union
U.S.A
National Council of American-Soviet Friendship
Churchmen Set Stage For Action
In Winston-Salem North Carolina UPI reports Presbyter ian Church Southern General Assembly delegates meet to prep for full assembly action. Edward Grant of Baton Rouge won the moderator post 280 to 154 over Warner Hall of Charlotte. Grant a Glasgow native and Grant Chemical Co executive will guide steps to ordain women with male members.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
UPI
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
U.S
Southern
Edward Grant
Baton Rouge
Warner Hall
Charlotte
Grant
Southern Presbyterian Church
Glasgow
Scotland
Grant Chemical Co., Inc
States
District of Columbia
Kennedy serenades Gerhardsen at Norwegian PM birthday salute
President Kennedy sang happy birthday to Norwegian Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen at a diplomatic reception. The gesture marked Gerhardsen's 65th birthday as Kennedy and other guests joined in during the event.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Einar Gerhardsen
Barbara Zilles Wins Conservation Speech Contest
Barbara Zilles 16 daughter of John A. Zilles Sarasota District Conservationist won a soil and water conservation speech contest held by the Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. She led six rivals with a speech on promoting conservation in her district, with William Levens and Rupert Smith as runners-up. Barbara attends Cardinal Mooney High School and will compete at the state level in Jacksonville in August.
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Barbara Zilles
John A. Zilles
Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Zilles
Sarasota
Barbara
Byron School of Ballet
William Levens
Pinellas
Rupert Smith
Arcadia
Jacksonville
Crosby Court
Refugees Flee Reds Into Hong Kong Amid Bolder Crossings
Hong Kong reports hundreds of Communist soldiers and militiamen entering the colony as refugees flee China. Newspapers quote white flag movements and pleas to join Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist army. Officials deny comments while UNHCR notes responsibility lies with Nationalist China. Free China Relief says 1,000 will be resettled on Formosa.
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Forrest Edwards
Hong Kong
China
Morning Post
Post
Formosa
Chiang Kaishek
Red China
Peiping
New Life Evening Post
Canton
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
United Nations
Free China Relief Association
Chiang Kai-shek
U S Tightens Laos Policy To Stop Losses
Washington reports say the Kennedy administration weighs stronger measures if Laos cannot be saved from pro Communist gains. Advisers at the White House and State Department discuss Nam Tha fighting and a coalition government under neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma. The United States accuses the Reds of breaching the cease-fire and appeals to the Soviet Union for restraint.
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Washington
US S
Laos
Kennedy
White House
State Department
Nam Tha
U.S
United States
Souvanna Phouma
Britain
Soviet Union
Souphanouvong
War Surplus Bombers Seized by State Department Order
Two U S war surplus Douglas A26 attack bombers headed for a foreign destination were seized by customs and State Department action to prevent illegal export. A third plane was later seized in Chicago while a fourth remains unaccounted.
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Newark
N. J
UPS
U. S
State Department
Lawrence Fleishman
New Jersey
New York
United States
Washington
Fleishman
Pinney
Treasury Department
Midway Field
Chicago
Phoenix
Ariz
Tom Dooley Staff Moves From Reds
American staffers from the Tom Dooley Foundation Hospital in Houei Sai moved into Thailand as pro Communist forces advanced toward Muong Sing near the border. Dr Wiedermann and Albert Harris were among evacuated personnel. Muong Sing fell last week to rebel troops.
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Vientiane
Laos
Tom
Muong Sing
Tom Dooley
Red China
Houei Sai
Carl Wiedermann
Albert Harris
Mario Wallenda Eyes Return After Wire Walk Plans
In Pontiac Michigan Mario Wallenda 23 declares he will return to the high wire if possible or seek another show business career. He watched the Wallendas without a net after a Detroit Shrine Circus accident that killed two and left him injured. Mario Day is proclaimed at the Pontiac Mall with proceeds aiding his rehabilitation.
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Mario Wallenda
Pontiac
Mich
Ma&rio
Pontiac Mail
Detroit
Herman Wallenda
Mario
Detroit Rehabilitation Institute
Robert Landry
Waterford
Elmer Johnson
Karl
Herman
Gunther
Mike Wallenda
Minuteman Missile Ties Intercontinental Range Test
A Minuteman missile fired from an underground pit reached 3600 miles in a successful test flight. The Air Force confirmed key objectives included overall missile performance and guidance systems. The test used a nonnuclear payload and presaged hundreds of missiles in protected silos with a distant control center.
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Air Force
Minuteman
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Mont
Franco Cabinet Faces Harsh Strike Challenge in Spain
Generalissimo Franco convened his cabinet in Madrid amid a labor challenge unseen since he rose to power two years ago. clandestine groups urged general walkouts in Madrid and Barcelona but most industries opened for business. Workers seek higher wages and some see the stoppages as demonstrations of union strength while experts say Franco may act with force if the situation worsens.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Barcelona
Spain
Prof Says Modern Lit Needed In High School
Harvard education professor Dr. Edwin Sauer urged Rhode Island teachers to embrace modern realistic literature in high schools. He urged communities and teachers to prepare to teach such works, arguing current censorship deprives students and blocks cultural leaders like Hemingway Lewis O’Neill Faulkner and Eliot from classrooms.
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Providence
R.I
Harvard
Edwin Sauer
Rhode Island Council of Teachers
Sauer
Harvard School of Education
Ture
Pearl Buck
Ernest Hemingway
Sinclair Lewis
Eugene O’neill
William Faulkner
T. S Eliot
Europeans Face Boot In Algiers
French authorities in Algiers rounded up about 50 Europeans including prominent community leaders and plan to expel them. The move aims to suppress the Secret Army organization as terrorism grows amid attacks linked to Algerian independence struggles.
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Algiers
UPI
Algeria
Christian Fouchet
OAS
Optimistic Forecast Sees 1962 Business Rise Ahead
Sterling F. Green reports that industry economists anticipate rising business activity through 1962. The Business Council will hear forecasts predicting record production near 560 to 570 billion dollars and a recovery phase lasting at least two years, with auto, housing, and plant investment gains expected.
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Hot Springs, Va
Business Council
Charles G. Mortimer
General Foods, Inc
Council of Economic Advisers
Washington
The Plaza Restaurant Serving Sarasota 32 Years
The Plaza Restaurant marks 32 years of service in Sarasota with continued local patronage and community ties. A longstanding dining spot, it celebrates decades of neighborhood support and steady hours.
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Sarasota
Adv
Senator Tower Says Estes Scandal Could Surpass Teapot Dome
Senator John Tower alleges the Billie Sol Estes case may top Teapot Dome in scale and impact. He cites Agriculture Department delays and multiple investigations, including McClellan’s Senate subcommittee, with hearings possible within a month.
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Washington (Ap
John Tower
R-Tex
Billie Sol Estes
Teapot Dome
Estes
Texas
Tower
Warren G. Harding
Agriculture Department
Pecos
Tex
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
Sen
McClellan
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Franco
By Sterling F. Green
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Blough
Thomas F. Patton
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Big Steel
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