29 May 1960
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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1960
Page
1
Storm rains engulf Manila causing at least 71 deaths and thousands homeless. Reports from Manila Quezon City and suburbs indicate rising tolls as floodwaters recede. communications failure hampers casualty estimates. The city lay paralyzed with six foot flood depths in tenements, many victims children.
Vice Admiral W. G. Schindler will deliver the Memorial Day address at 11 a.m. in Bayfront Park after a parade of 36 auto and marching units. The Sarasota High Band will open with The Star Spangled Banner, followed by invocation, wreath laying, and a series of patriotic tributes led by Col. H. C. Roberts.
A pair of moonshiners near Frederick Maryland were caught after a herd of heifers that had switched from mooing to booze led a farmer to eight barrels of hidden whisky mash. Deputy sheriffs arrested the two men. A separate note reports a staffer failing a voluntary Drunk-O-Meter test and a Denver coin collector finding rare dollars then discovering her own silver dollars and nickels had been stolen.
In Istanbul the military junta forms a Committee of National Unity to draft a democratic constitution and threatens to try Adnan Menderes under existing laws. Lt General Cemal Gursel pledges elections, keeps US alliance, restores presses, disarms police, and protects foreigners as arrests extend to President Bayer and key ministers.
Tornadoes touched down near Ionia Michigan and Kingfisher Oklahoma, damaging farm buildings near Kingfisher. Thunderstorms swept Texas Oklahoma western Kansas Nebraska the Dakotas with minor damage and scattered showers across the Northeast and West.
Sarasota News notes Memorial Day honors veterans of all World Wars. The Sarasota News, in conjunction with government offices and local firms, will close for the day. Look for the next edition on Tuesday afternoon.
Premier Khrushchev denounces U S actions and the Paris summit failure in a Kremlin speech to Communist labor brigades. He criticizes U S presidency golf remarks, cites U2 flight treachery, and calls for a new summit with broad participation while accusing the U N Security Council of bias.
The Navy in Washington and Key West investigated reports of a possible submarine contact off the Florida coast and a periscope sighting in the Mississippi River. Commanders said underwater contact likely wreckage, with search vessels still locating the exact site and scope of the investigations.
Sam Risner, 40, was found with a bullet wound in the stomach after a 1956 Ford or Chevrolet stopped on Lime Avenue near 6th Street. Det. Lt. Arthur E. Johnson said Risner waved for aid, but the car left. Four county prisoners are recaptured. accounts differ on Risner’s actions and who drove the alleged abduction.
An IBM developed Russian to English translator can produce about 40 words per minute with plans to reach 2400 words and better grammar. It reads Soviet texts from party papers to scientific journals and stores a 50000 word stem dictionary, with potential to expand to 400000 terms.
Coast Guard station at St. Petersburg reported a Friday night 8:30 streak across the Gulf as a meteor. Reports from Sarasota and other beaches found no flying saucers or related devices. the Sarasota police boat searched but found no Martians.
Juvenile Judge William Culbreath will receive a psychiatric report next week on Harry Lee Mundy III of Sarasota to decide if the 16 year old will stand trial. Police say Mundy confessed to stabbing to death Martha Nagy, a Colonial Hotel maid, in Miami on April 16.
The Sarasota Post will close Monday for Memorial Day with no window service at main or branches. Only special delivery mail will be delivered. outgoing and incoming mail will be distributed to post office boxes.
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