A Lake County Sage Urges Unity Amid Bitter Senator Race
In a column from Lake County, a veteran observer urges campaign civility and bicameral focus on national peace. He notes Jesse W. Hunter’s stance against racial politics, cites Claude Pepper’s FEPC positions, and compares Pepper and Smathers on foreign policy and world unity.
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Florida
Lake County
Jesse W. Hunter
Hunter
FEPC
Claude Pepper
St. Petersburg Times
Times
League of Women Voters
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Life Magazine
George Smathers
Dulles
Pepper
Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Mount Dora
World unity talk fades as atomic issue looms
The speaker deferred remarks on global unity before the campaign ends and dismissed the atomic energy problem with a laugh. He suggests George Smathers is not ready for that challenge, while citing General Douglas MacArthur's warning after Hiroshima.
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George Smathers
Douglas MacArthur
Hiroshima
Letter writers clash over Florida Senate race tactics and taxes
Richard Broughton defends Senator Pepper and criticizes opponent Smathers for alleged smears and political tactics. He cites campaign lines about communism and war, defends Pepper as American and peacemaker, and states opposition to a general sales tax for school funding and old-age assistance.
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Alan Grant
CIO
Florida
Pepper
Smathers
Claude Pepper
United States
U. S
Japan
Senator Pepper
Mr. Smathers
Martin Anderson
Orlando Morning Sentinel
Matthew
Stalin
God
Richard Broughton
Lake County
Silence, Mr. Public Seeks Quiet Moment in Ceremony
A brief note captures a ceremonial hush as a speaker prepares to address attendees. The moment highlights a formal pause before remarks.
Lake County Debates Sales Tax Acceptance
The administration frames a key issue around sales tax collection and record keeping for merchants. The speaker claims broad unpopularity among locals in Lake County, asserting merchant support for the current tax is lacking.
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Lake County
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