Mount Dora readers recall Nixon conventions and local ties
Jackie Callero recounts Aug 7 1968 Miami Republican National Convention memories. Mount Dora residents like Ford and Nixon, along with local figures Val Johnson Charmaine Cheatham and Valerie Brown, recall travel, press events, and a Tampa trip. A correction notes IceHouse Theatre founder details.
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Nixon
Mount Dorans
Ford
Miami
Val Johnson
Val
Collins Avenue
Hilton Hotel
International Airport
Ronald Reagan
United States
Joe
Francis Russo
Panama Canal
South America
Chicago
Mount Dora
Charmaine Cheatham
Harlow Middleton
Charmaine
Blackstone
Alamew Sears
Picasso
Civic Center
Moum Dora
Valerie
William) Brown
Villa Dora
WGTW
Sol Wise
Wises Boat Works
Sol
Chamber of Commerce
Tampa
Ted
Susan Odom
Susan
West Coast
Florida Society For the Prevention of Blindness, Inc
WLCY
ABC Network
Cele Shaw
IceHouse Theatre
Lakes and Hills weekly TOPIC publication details
The TOPIC, published weekly at 132 West Fifth Avenue Mount Dora, lists mailing address P O Box 197 Mount Dora Florida 32757 and contact number 904 383 4303. Subscription rates are 5.00 yearly 9.00 for two years in Florida 6.00 yearly 11.00 for two years out of state Ten cents per single copy.
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West Fifth Avenue
Mount Dora
P.O. Box
Florida
IceHouse invites local talent for new season
Hamilton Deane and John L Balderson star in a thriller that has thrilled audiences on stage and screen for decades. Ice House Players note 116 participants in South Pacific this summer and urge community members to join or support the upcoming season.
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Blackburn
Ice House Players
Board of Governors
Tickets on sale for Ice House Theatre winter season
Box office chair man Margaret Batterton announces six play season at Ice House Theatre. General admission six admissions costs 12.00, saving 6.00 versus at door. Reserved season tickets are 15.00 and ordered with performance choice. Send remittance to Ice House Players Inc Mount Dora Florida.
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Ice House Theatre
Margaret Batterton
Ice House Players Inc
P.O
Mount Dora
Open Letter Probes How Lake County Chooses Superintendent
Citizens ask candidates to state their stance on selecting the Lake County Superintendent of Schools under Florida law. Five methods are outlined from party based elections to nonpartisan boards and appointed superintendents. The candidates listed include Bernard McCabe Keith Meredith Buford Robinson and D Van Landingham.
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Florida
Boards of Education
Lake County
Bernard McCabe
Lakeshore Drive
Mount Dora
Keith Meredith
Mahoney Avenue
Leesburg
Buford Robinson
South Park Drive
IceHouse Players Promote Community Theatre in Mount Dora
The IceHouse Players enter their twenty seventh year led by president Al Blackburn. The piece praises theatre as entertainment and moral force, urges broad participation and support, and calls for by law reforms to strengthen active membership and community education through drama.
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IceHouse
IceHouse Players
Mount Dora
al Blackburn
Ted Shawn
Golden Triangle
Lake County High Schools
Ice House
Florida
Patton
Cele Shaw
Frank Stebbins
Neal
Peggy Huebsch
the Kauffmans
House Players
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By Jackie Callero
Mount Bora
A.M. Liveright
Pubisher
Hamilton Deane
John L. Balderson
D. van Landingham
Crone
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