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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1967
Page
4
Mount Dora Topic published weekly in Mount Dora Florida by Mount Dora Publishing Company Incorporated with notice of second class matter dated April seventh nineteen sixteen at the post office in Mount Dora under act of March third eighteen seventy eight.
A reflective editorial warns against spreading rumors amid McCarthy era anxiety and nationwide riots. It urges careful sourcing, warns of harm from unfounded whispers, and calls for calm, rational responses in Mount Droa to avoid inflaming unrest.
Wynne Arkansas argues against bullying social advancement and calls for progress toward racial equality while noting past injustices. Somerset Pennsylvania counters fears that FCC licensing restricts free speech and presses for broader airwave criticism of government.
Fred O. Bud Dickinson Jr. reports Florida state chartered credit unions reached a record 136,882,414 in total assets for 1966 with 119,945,104 in member shares. Loans to members rose 13.1 percent as income topped 11,476,459, while reserves and government securities shifted, and educational unions remained the largest segment with 25.2 percent of total membership.
A pamphlet from the American Cancer Society urges Floridians to limit sun exposure and use protection while outdoors. It promotes small sun doses, umbrellas, and lotions as simple safeguards. The text also notes asset distributions among credit unions and details on membership by asset size and sector.
House Post Rates subcommittee approves a revised bill with higher rates and new handling fees. Smaller papers face up to 300 percent increases while third class bulk mail is trimmed for others. Amendments include red tag expedited handling and raises for advertising inserts and public greeting mail.
June was a record month for the construction industry with total new work contracts at 5.41 billion, up 12 percent from June last year and $280 million above May 1966’s peak. Residential contracts rose nine percent with housing and apartment gains. nonresidential contracts hit a new high, led by schools and commercial projects.
The American Gas Association notes Pan American World Airways broiled 12,000 steaks in an eight hour day at the JFK Airport commissary in New York using a natural gas fired double broiler station operated by a single cook.
Social Security provides answers on Medicare eligibility and coverage. A hospital admission requires the Health Insurance Card and hospital paperwork will be filed there. Local help is available at the social security office, 609 W. Dixie Ave., Leesburg, to fill claims and answer questions. Medicare does not cover all hospital costs. patients pay the first $40 per spell plus any private room differences and noncovered items.
The Coca Cola Company provides a 25000 grant to support the Starliters of Eau Gallie in landscaping a community center. L E Tucker commends the Project Assistance Grants Program for youth led conservation and community improvement efforts. Plans include native palm frond shelters and flower boxes for all homes with Brevard Extension Agents teaching seed germination and propagation.
The passage advises monitoring for unusual eruptions, non healing sores, or changes in a wart or birthmark in men, and seeking proper treatment. It reassures that a baby's flat feet are common and feet should mature before forming the adult arch.
The note explains that the paper will print all Letters to the Editor presenting opinions questions or ideas on any subject. It emphasizes open forum discourse and reader engagement.
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