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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1968
Page
4
The American Oil Company announces a program to beautify its aging gas stations and demolish run down sites. The plan aims to reduce neighborhood blight and blend stations into communities, with Mount Dora highlighted as a target area for improved design and competition among firms.
The TOPIC introduces a new movie aid by condensing reviews from magazines and newspapers into a consensus survey for each film shown locally. It rates caliber and offers plot hints, praising some and criticizing others to guide subscribers toward more enjoyable screenings.
Aged 19, Jerry Lee Patrick, evacuated from Bastis High School, dies after nine months in Viet Nam with the 101st Airborne Division. He served as a medic in a reconnaissance unit and repeatedly risked his life to save others. Friends remember his strong patriotism and youthful dreams of a military career.
Lake-Sumter Junior College will open its library for night use for the first time, with hours announced from 7pm to 9pm. The college also plans its first commencement on campus, set for April 36 at 3 pm, marking a historic milestone for the school.
Al Parsons surveys congressional hopefuls in the 4th District amid a wave of national upheaval. Kennedy's bid, Johnson's steps, MLK's death, riots, and Vietnam talks have reshaped campaigns, with candidates delivering cautious, debated answers on civil rights and policy.
A. V. Martin Dr. Fred Andrews L. T. Van Norman and Mrs. Cline Welch of Mount Dora renew their subscriptions as listed in a local community notices segment. The update notes continued support from residents named in the Mount Dora area.
Read as a small notice listing subscription enrollments for Kathleen Therrien of North Hampton New Hampshire and John R Coax of Mount Dora.
A lively roundup of current films with showings at Princess Garden Drive-in Tropic and other venues. Notes on titles include Ballad of Josie, The Biggest Bundle of Them All, Devil's Angels with Maroc Seven, Happpiest Millionaire, In Like Flint, Island of the Blue Dolphin, Jungle Book, Nobody's Perfect, UGLY, Paradise Hawaiian Style, and Eye of the Devil with brief commentary on casts and suitability for families.
A reader praises a Charlton Heston led film titled Counter Point praising its plot and music. The writer criticizes low weekend audiences and urges residents to attend quality pictures rather than call for sensational adult fare. The piece laments critics and favors orchestral accompaniment at screenings.
The second annual Inventors' Congress will be staged in Orlando from April 30 through May 3, overlapping with the Florida Industries Exposition.
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