Sarasota ex Marine wins Little Fooler puzzle prize
Robert W. Pett, former Marine and co owner of Florida Graphic Arts, won 372 dollars from Badgers Drug Store and The News for solving the Little Fooler puzzle. Pett, a Sarasota resident since 1949, lives at 2652 E 19th St with wife and two young children. He credits his newspaper work and crossword practice for the win and plans no immediate future contest entries.
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Concordia Lutheran Church
115-Mile Winds Close In
Miami Weather Bureau issued a formal hurricane alert for the southeastern coast from Daytona Beach Florida to Cape Hatteras North Carolina as Hurricane Ione churned 115 mile per hour winds 440 miles east of Palm Beach The storm moves northwest at eight miles per hour with hurricane force winds extending 60 miles and gales 250 miles north and 150 miles south of the eye Evacuation plans were announced for naval air bases in North Florida Georgia and South Carolina coastal regions remain on alert for 12 to 18 hours as warnings could rise quickly.
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Puzzle Contest Restart Prompts New Round
The Marines solved the puzzle and the contest restarts with a new round and fresh entries. Subscrib ers can win up to 121 dollars with a new bonus for readers, while The News and Badger each add ten dollars to prize pools. Several near winners are named with addresses, noting one miss by Mrs McMillen.
World News Roundup finds Ione, Peron rebels, China release
Hurricane Ione steers toward the East Coast after 115 mile winds as rebels lose ground in Argentina with predawn battles. Red China frees a third U.S. prisoner while Soviet East German talks begin in Moscow. Morocco crisis talks open in Paris as Doris Silvertretcher case prompts police review. Kansas miners vanish in Colorado mine tunnel search for uranium continues.
Peron Loyalists Crush Rebels in Key Argentine Strongholds
Loyalist forces claim predawn battles secured the Rio Santiago naval base and Curuzu Cuatia army post, with troops massing at Cordoba and Bahia Blanca as the Peron regime presses the rebellion. Maj. Gen. Franklin Lucero reports tranquility aside from two insurgent pockets in Cordoba and Puerto Belgrano.
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Third American Civilian Released From China
Lawrence R. Buel, 34, of Stockton California, freed after five years eight months in communist custody. An ailing Italian bishop and Bud former Civil Air Transport officer also reported release. Buel described confinement as morally harsh but physically tolerable and sent a telegram to his family calling it the happiest day of his life.
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Soviet Opened Talks with East Germany in Kremlin
In Moscow the Soviet Union and East Germany began negotiations in the Kremlin. Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev attended. observers noted I G Kabanov was present. No details were disclosed on topics, but speculation linked prisoner issues and German reunification to the talks.
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Reed To Use Kindness Ringling Crew To Hunt Runaway Elephant
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey elephant handlers prepared to pursue the runaway Indian elephant Vicki with a kindness approach. Louie Reed, Ringling’s head trainer, planned to arrive from California via Sarasota to lead the hunt after Vicki wandered away, unsettled by crowds.
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Hopes Dim In Search For Missing Kansas Men In Tunnel
In Georgetown Colorado rescuers struggle in wet gloom to reach two Kansas men Glen Dew 33 and Melvin LeBlow 45 who vanished while seeking uranium. Mine officials refuse rapid entry due to danger while miners install fresh air pipes into the 6000 foot shaft.
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Bright Spot Tailor Promises A New Look For Stranger
A tailor extols a suit to his friend Harry claiming it will disguise him completely. Harry tests the garment by stepping outside and returns, prompting the shopkeeper to greet a stranger with cheerful curiosity.
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Russia Returns Porkkala Base to Finland
Premier Bulganin announced the Soviet Union would hand back Porkkala military base near Helsinki to Finland. The move ends a long postwar lease and signals a shift in Soviet relocation policy.
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Commissioner Probes Police Handling in Heiress Death
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons orders a staff inquiry into police work on the abortion death of Doris Jean Ostreich, 22, heiress of a food chain. Dist Atty Samuel Dash said DA investigators found abortion instruments in the Schwartz apartment after the death on August 24, noting earlier searches had not uncovered them and that initial searches lacked a warrant.
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Milton Schwartz
Morocco Talks Begin With French Official, Moroccan Plans
General Pierre Boyer de Latour, resident in Morocco, arrived from Rabat and started talks with government officials on advancing Edgar Faure's plan for greater Moroccan independence. He met Pierre July, minister of Tunisian and Moroccan affairs, to relay colonial views on the settlement process.
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All Around Is Paradise Weather Notes and Wise Words
Sarasota area forecast shows party to cloudy skies with scattered showers today and Sunday. East to northeast winds 15 to 20 mph, increasing to 20 to 25 mph, with highs 87 to 91 and lows 73 to 82. Marine forecast East Gulf notes moderate to fresh shifts, widely scattered showers, and a readout of temperature and wind.
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