American Atrocities in Vietnam Letter to Joanne
A Vietnam veteran writes from the field about years of service and growing understanding of Vietnam, its people, and refugees. He contrasts Communist brutality with Western actions, defends U.S. presence, and argues against withdrawal.
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U.S
Vietnam
Annie Rae Otiet
Philippines
Australia
North Vietnam
Patrick Henry
Stalin
Russia
Hitler
Webster
Golden Hurricanes Plan August 15 Football Practice Start
Mount Dora Golden Hurricanes announce preseason events with medical exams for all players at 3:30 p.m. August 14 in the High School Gym. First practice begins August 15 at 9 a.m. Birth certificates due. Coach Spear and Ralph Albritton return as varsity coaches. JV led by Gary Nicholson. Season opens September 15 hosting St. Cloud with a schedule of home and away games through November.
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Mount Dora
Ralph Albritton
Spear
Gary Nicholson
Golden Hurricanes
St. Cloud
Tavares
Clermont
Umatilla
Lake Weir
South Sumter
Groveland
Oviedo
Eustis
Bids Tallied for L. C. Voe Center Construction
Thompson Bros Construction Co of Leesburg won the Lake County Area Vocational Technical Center bid with 659 557 accepted Aug 4 by the Lake County School Board. State education approval and architec t Tyler Howell Hobson Ray Hays are pending. Harvey Spears of Eustis offered 664 361 as a lower bid but the board considered alternatives.
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Thompson Bros. Construction Co
Leesburg
Lake County Area
Eustis
Lake County
State Department of Education
Howell Hobson
Ray Hays
Harvey Spears, Eustis
Thompson Bros
Lake-Sumter Jr. College
Florida Gas Company
Registration For Fall Term At LSJC Aug. 15
Lake Sumter Junior College schedules fall term registration on August 15 and 16 with classes starting August 18. Returning day students register by appointment on the 15th and new day students on the 16th, with evening registration at 7 30 p.m. An orientation for all new students is set for August 14 in the new gym at 1 p.m.
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LSJC
Lake Sumter Junior College
State Board of Regents
Fishermen to Haul 200 Rough Fish From Local Lakes
The Florida Conservation and Game Commission has contracted to haul about 200 rough fish from Lake Dora and Lake Beauclaire in the near future. Similar hauls have occurred in nearby lakes recently.
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Lake Dora
Lake Beauclaire
Florida Conservation and Game Commission
Smathers backs anti riot bill and housing plan
Senator Smathers endorses a House anti riot bill to bring the FBI into riot causation probes and defend law and order. He co introduced with Senator Kennedy a July 13 housing bill to spur private investment replacing urban slums with decent housing, arguing housing needs demand action now.
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Smathers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
All America
Robert F. Kennedy
Congress
Reedy Supports Subdivision Plans In Lake County
State Rep W H Reedy of Eustis backs subdivision regulations stressing county road upkeep and public water and sewer systems. He says reforms will promote orderly development and curb costly road and drainage improvements for property owners.
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C. S. Pettyjohn
Mount Dora
W. H. Reedy
Eustis
Lake County
Reedy
August Drama At IceHouse Opens August Eighteen
The IceHouse Theatre presents Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams opening August 18 at the air conditioned Unser Street venue. Lead Big Daddy is Clayton Squibb, a Florida State University graduate and former musician. Jane Howard plays Maggie the lead actress, recently finishing a MA at UNC in Television and Radio.
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IceHouse
Tennessee Williams
Unser Street
Clayton Squibb
Big Daddy
Tavares
Clayton
Florida State University
Embers
Southeast
Burl Ives
Maggie
Jane Howard
University of North Carolina
County Board Approves Sylvan Shores Street Paving
The County Board of Commissioners approved the special assessment for Sylvan Shores paving. Basic Asphalt Corp of Orlando was chosen, with payments due in advance and Sept 30 deadline. A deferred plan allows one third by Sept. 30 and two thirds in two years at 6 percent interest.
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County Board of Commissioners
Sylvan Shores
Basic Asphalt Corp
Orlando
Vern Freeman
Gertrude Place
Board of Commissioners
Paving Company
Florida Power files for Crystal River nuclear plant licenses
Florida Power Corp of St Petersburg formally applied to the U S Atomic Energy Commission for licenses and a construction permit to build operate and own a nuclear electric generating plant at Crystal River Florida The 1000 page Preliminary Safety Analysis Report outlines four volumes of facility specifications The first reactor a pressurized water design at 850000 kilowatts should start in 1972 with a second unit decision not yet made DRL will publish a Federal Register notice and DRL reviewers plus the ACRS panel will scrutinize the application
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Florida Power Corp
St. Petersburg
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Washington, D. C
Crystal River
Florida Power
Florida Public Service Commission
Wilson T. Sowder
Florida
Lake Co Flag To Go Overseas
Lt. Carl Lanier of the U S Army leaves for Vietnam next week and will take a Lake County Flag and a Florida flag after visiting the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares. His wife and two children will remain in Eustis during his overseas assignment. Mrs Lanier’s parents are Mr and Mrs Guy Merry of Old Eustis Road.
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Carl Lanier
U. S. Army
Vietnam
Florida
Lake County
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Joanne
L.C. Voe
Dixie Jean Allen
Paul P. Williams
William Bungert
H. W. Asbell
Delbert Copeland
J. Garland Wynn
Allen
Nolan Huffer
Mary Ruth Taylor
New College Union
SGA
Medea
Dan Spear
Bill Reedy
Citres Culture
Mount Dera
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