Elections and Nixon tale mark pages in today’s paper
The Sarasota County race is highlighted as voters shift loyalties since May 3. A Los Angeles piece revisits Murray Chotiner’s California primary candidacy amid Nixon era inquiries. The Merrymen from Sarasota High School eye a June trip to New York for national honors.
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Los Angeles
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New York
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Golf Lesson and Page Teasers
Golf lesson introduces chipping from sand traps and notes follow up by top women professionals on page 13. Brinkley avoids weekly show idea as Marie Torre reports on page 15. Over-40 readers find questions in Life Begins at 40 on page 18. Turn the pages to Cor.
Absentee Ballot May Decide Manatee Runoff
In Bradenton the 349 absentee ballots from the Manatee County primary were to be counted at 2 p.m. Incumbent Tax Assessor James Howze could overcome a 198 vote lead held by Hiram Strickland if the absentee tally yields a two to one margin. County Commission Chairman Tom Slaughter County Judge Richard Hampton and Registration Supervisor Lendell Sharer released the count for the runoff impact.
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Manatee County
James Howze
Hiram Strickland
County Commission
Tom Slaughter
Richard Hampton
Lendell Sharer
'Too Smart' Stigma On Bryant Vanishes
Ocala attorney Farris Bryant wins the Democratic nomination for Florida governor after a runoff over Doyle Carlton Jr. Bryant, a Harvard-educated seg retration advocate, led by about 91,000 votes. He campaigns on tax restraint and segregation, emphasizes education, and portrays himself as the best qualified candidate with a disciplined, law-focused background.
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Harvard
Bryant
Ocala
Petersen To Bryant Vows Honest Campaign In Florida Race
Republican gubernatorial nominee George C. Petersen sent a telegram to Democratic opponent Farris Bryant promising an honorable, fair campaign before the November general election. Petersen criticized the second Democratic primary and pledged to hold Democrats accountable without personal attacks.
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Fort Lauderdale
UPI
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Farris Bryant
Bryant
Petersen
Election Update References On Other News Pages
Brief note directs readers to other election coverage on pages 3, 6, and 16 for further details and related stories.
Carrier Saratoga Collides With West German Ship Off North Carolina
A Navy statement says the super aircraft carrier Saratoga collided with the West German merchant ship Bernard Leon Hardt near Cape Hatteras, causing a fire and upper hull damage on the carrier while the Hardt suffered extensive damage above the water line and radio blackout.
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Hardt
Cape Henry
U.S
Stribling
Baltimore
Saratoga
Election Prank Elevates Jacksonville Man as Florida Dem Committeeman
Bob Johnson from Jacksonville, a 18 year uniform maker, shocks reporters by winning the Democratic national committeeman race for Florida with 116 395 votes. He defeats veteran figures like James M Milligan and Monroe County Sheriff John M Spottswood. Mary Cox leads in the Democratic national committeewoman race with 77 411 votes.
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Associated Press
Bob Johnson
Jacksonville
Florida
Johnson
James M. Milligan
Monroe County
John M. Spottswood
Milligan
al Smith
Spottswood
Dark Horse
Roy C. Jones
Fort Lauderdale
Dayton J. Murray
St. Petersburg
Cox
J. O
Mary) Cox
Alachua County
Polly Rose Balfe
Homestead
Florence Blakley
Miami
Myr
Tle G. Brown
Lake City
Peggy Ehrmann
Gainesville
Dotty Hallock
Daytona Beach
Grace Jeffries Cogan
Naomi T. Murrell
Orlando
Janet Bain Thomas
Fort Myers
Battaglia
James L. Guilmartin
U.S
Arthur A. Aiison
Dade County
Clare B. Williams
Absentee ballots leave Schaub ahead of Stokes in eight-county race
Uncounted absentee ballots show Sarasota attorney Tom Stokes trailing Frank Schaub of Bradenton by about 1332 votes in the state attorney contest to replace W. Mack Smiley. Schaub leads 20 122 to 790. County results vary with Schaub ahead in most counties while Stokes leads in several.
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Tom Stokes
Frank Schaub
Bradenton
Schaub
Stokes
Robert Marshall
Palmetto City
SMU Coed Chooses Apt Word For Buddhist Precept
In Dallas the SMU lecture compared the Ten Commandments with Buddhism and noted the fifth precept as do not be unchaste. A female student on a final exam wrote a response reflecting that interpretation.
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API
SMU
Lon Tinkle
Know Your Builder on Bee Ridge Road Ad
Advertising copy promotes a builder claiming to create fine home communities since 1907 with a note about a project on Bee Ridge Road and a Trail address.
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Trail
Absentee Ballot Counts Shape OAL County Races
In Charlotte County two offices hinge on 187 absentee ballots to be counted this afternoon. Sheriff Travis Parnell leads Don O Neal by 67 votes 1571 to 1504. District 5 commissioner John R Jack Jr leads Matt Weeks by 48. Tom Stokes leads Frank Schaub for state attorney 1270 to 1166. Sankey E Webb Jr defeats E H Kirkland for constable 1428 to 1198. Governor Farris Bryant trails Doyle Carlton 1368 to 1643. Tom Adams leads Jess Yarbrough for secretary of state 1283 to 1023 while Hancock beats Conner 1376 to 1252.
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Punta Gorda
Charlotte County
Travis Parnell
Don O'Neal
John R. Jack Jr
Matt Weeks
Tom Stokes
Frank Schaub
Sankey E. Webb Jr
E. H. Kirkland
Farris Bryant
Doyle Carlton
Tom Adams
Jess Yarbrough
Hancock
Conner
Traffic Court Docket From Venice City Hall
Five traffic cases heard in Venice semi monthly police court at city hall. Gene E. Blackwell 24 Englewood was fined 50 dollars and jailed 10 days for reckless driving with sentence suspended if no future similar charge. bond forfeited for missing a prior session. Frederick J. Bellmore 17 Nokomis and Grover Van Gurp 19 Nokomis fined 25 dollars each. Mrs J K Blair of Venice fined 10 dollars for leaving scene. fine suspended. Maurice Chipiwall 54 Venice forfeited 35 dollar bond for failure to yield right of way and causing an accident.
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Venice
Gene E. Blackwell
Englewood
A. Bradford Smith
Blackwell
Frederick J. Bellmore
Grover van Gurp
Nokomis
J. K. Blair
Maurice Chipiwall
Communists' Guns Attack Matsu Isles
After a three month silence Communist guns attacked the Nationalist held Matsu islands for two days. Nationalist officials warned of a possible larger attack on the offshore isles in Formosa Strait. Reds also fired 49 shells at Quemoy, another Nationalist offshore outpost 150 miles south.
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Formosa
Matsu Islands
Formosa Strait
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Quemoy Islands
Matsus
Kensington Park Homes Swim and Country Club Opens
Advertisement notes a 14 acre Kensington Park Homes facility featuring a swim and country club open for residents. It touts Sarasota area home values from 1245 to 19450 and provides a contact number RI 7 3011 for inquiries.
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Kensington Park
Sarasota
May Dry Spell Likely to Persist in Sarasota Area
Weather expert Ken Clark notes most of May has been dry with only 1 inch on the 12th and 0.25 inch on the 8th. Wells drop as pastures dry, while forecaster Hollis Bacon expects relief by mid June as the rainy season begins and June could bring around 8 inches of rain.
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Sarasota
Manatee County
Ken Clark
Hollis Bacon
Bacon
FBI Adds Triggerman To Its List
Harold Eugene Fields, a quick-on-the-trigger safecracker who shot at police twice, was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted list. Edward Reiley, 38, arrested in Rockford on a bank robbery case, had been on the list since May 10. Fields is described as a repeat offender with a long criminal record and a penchant for wine, women, and gambling.
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Washington
UPI
Harold Eugene Fields
FBI
Rockford
Edward Reiley
Logansport
Ind
Pacific Area Counts 183 Dead From Chilean Wave Toll
Tokyo reports 183 dead or missing in Japan and the Western Pacific as the Chilean tsunami toll grows. Villagers return to wrecked homes and some previously listed missing people are found. Damages rise into the millions.
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Chile
Quelen
Interior Ministry
Aleta
Mejuin
Tokyo
Japan
Western Pacific
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