Mount Dora Regatta Weekend Opens With Two Day Sail
The 15th Annual Sail Boat Regatta kicks off April 6 and 7 in Mount Dora with over 150 sailors expected. Prams and Chesapeakes race Sunday on separate courses starting about 10 a.m. and 1 30 p.m. A dinner dance Saturday at the Yacht Club honors Race Official Charles S. Wilson Jr and Commodore Arthur H. Bosworth. The Florida Sailing Association meets at Lakeside Inn hosted by Dick Edgerton.
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Charles S. Wilson, Jr
Arthur H. Bosworth
Miami
Florida Sailing Association
Lakeside Inn
Dick Edgerton
P.S
Plymouth
Mount Dora
Gilbert Park
Italian Luxury Liner Federico C Wrecks At Diamond Rock Reef
Mount Dorans Mr and Mrs Preston B Rowe aboard the Federico C when it struck Diamond Rock off Trinidad on March 21. The 12 166 net ton ship with Genoa registry discharged 463 passengers with no serious injuries. Most travelers returned to Miami. temporary repairs planned before dry docking.
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Diamond Rock Reef
Trinidad
Federico C
Diamond Rock
Bocas
Preston B. Rowe
Caribbean
Miami
Rowe
Genoa
Italy
Linear Company
Ulysses Movie Sparks Mount Dora Council Debate
The Mount Dora City Council discussed reports that minors may be admitted to the film Ulysses. Clergy and residents cited complaints while the attorney noted possible state law on contributing to delinquency. no city law bans under-18 attendance. The mayor suggested consulting theater management.
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Mount Dora
Ulysses
Gordon Dake
Roy Christopher
Sam Shaw
Jesse Willmott
Feeding pan drive for Leesburg humane shelter
Citizens are urged to donate feeding pans for orphaned animals at the Leesburg Humane Society. Bring pans to the Frock and Frill Shop. Mrs. Mae Buckman will deliver them to the shelter.
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Leesburg Humane Society
Mae Buckman
Humane Society
Mount Dora Council Moves To Beautify East Town
Mount Dora City Council approved two projects for East Town with the Progressive Citizens Committee aiding cleanup. Officials proposed 30 gallon swing lid trash cans citywide and began planning a community park site while confirming funding.
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Mount Dora
Progressive Citizen’s Committee
East Town
al Rehbaum III
Progressive Citizens
John Murray
Four Mount Dora Republicans Qualify for County Races
Four Mount Dora Republicans qualified for Lake County offices in November with no May primary opposition. Roy Ledford aims to upset Sheriff Willis McCall, while Thomas J. Windram competes for County Commission District 4. Verta M. Burke seeks Supervisor of Elections and E. B. Hooten runs for County Clerk.
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Mount
E. B. Hooten
Ledford
Mount Dora High School
McCall
Emmett Sapp
Lake County
Umatilla
Windrams
Eustis
Cohen H. Hodges
James A. Livingston
James Tyre
Burke
Katherine Baker
Wetherington seeks city hire for recreation director
Mount Dora Chamber president Tom Wetherington asks City Council to hire a full time Recreation Director for youth programs. Council chair Gordon Dake delays final decision and says the idea will be studied later. Other actions include zoning change, city judge committee talk, sewer bill dispute, hall lawn replanting, and cigarette tax increase.
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Tom Wetherington
Mount Dora
Dake
O. E. Shuman
Mount Dora Golf Course
Golden Triangle Nursing Home
Mount Dora High School Names New Principal on April Fool's Day
Lawrence Monds begins his tenure as principal at Mount Dora High School on April 1 196? replacing Gene Molnar who resigned amid a teacher walkout. He notes incoming students from closed Negro schools will strain schedules and classrooms while adjusting to the new role and seeking staff cooperation.
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Lawrence Monds
Mount Dora High School
Monds
Gene Molnar
Lake County
Jack Morgan
Rezoning Clears for Castle Property Apartment Plan
Mount Dora City Council approved the second reading of a rezoning for South Haven Corp. to build an apartment complex on the castle property near Old Highway 441. One neighbor, Lester Van Woert, objected, warning of future multifamily growth and loss of lake views. The final reading is set for April 16, with plans for a new entrance onto Highway 441 and Ninth Street extension unused except in emergencies. Gene Graham said work could start once paperwork is resolved and a starting date may be set by the third reading.
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Mount Dora
South Haven Corp
Fort Lauderdale
Old Highway 441
Lester van Woert
van Woert
Cameanea Alee
al Rehbaum III
Rehbaum
Gene Graham
Airey C. B. Schubert the
Ninth Street
Wounded Hue Rescue Pilot Henry Land II in Vietnam
First Lieutenant Henry W. Land II was injured on March 22 while piloting a helicopter on a rescue mission over Hue. He sustained a gunshot wound to the right hand. surgery followed in Tokyo on March 23 as reports say his co pilot returned to base and no official US word has been issued by April 4.
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Henry W. Land II
Land
Mary Anne
Altoona
Phillipines
249Th General Hospital
Tokyo
Hue
United States
Henry Land
Henry
Mount Dora Open Forum on SR 46 and water pollution
The Mount Dora Chamber of Commerce hosts an Open Forum on April 9 at 8 p.m. in the city Community Building. Topics include four laning State Road 46 from I-4 to U S 441 and water pollution control. Panelists: State Senators Ralph Clayton and Patrick O Grady, Rep Bill Reedy, County Commissioner Tom Windram, Nat Reid, and Willard Peebles. The public is invited.
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