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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1965
Page
4
The piece notes Labor Day as a newer but widely observed holiday. It praises labor's gains in wages and conditions while urging workers to exercise restraint and consider the national interest in pursuing a better life and greater individual freedom.
Editor Col Byron R. Patton outlines 1965 Social Security Act changes. Medicare coverage begins July 1 1966 for all over 65, with automatic enrollment for current beneficiaries and claims advised for others before March 31 1966. Basic Plan covers hospital costs nursing home care outpatient services and home health visits with specified patient payments and limits.
A Science News Letter report outlines President Johnson's plan to replace silver in dimes quarters and possibly halves with a 75 percent nickel alloy sandwich coin featuring a copper edge to deter counterfeiting. The article notes the impending Treasury silver depletion and mentions Eastern Airlines experiments reclaiming silver from X ray film at its Miami facility and the potential of black calcite as another silver source.
Mount Dora Post 35 of the American Legion launches its 1966 membership drive under William Blankenberg as chair. The drive aims to recruit 300 members by November 11 to fund community programs like Boys State and Little League and recognizes Early Birds who pay dues early.
Robert M. Ball announced in Washington that a new Social Security Administration office will open in Leesburg as a branch of the Orlando district office. The Leesburg site will serve Lake and Sumter counties and is among 71 new offices nationwide to improve service for program beneficiaries.
Al Rehbaum reflects on his long career in Mount Dora where he ran the town’s hardware store with Mike Dunn. He recalls delaying retirement from store duties well into his 60s and enjoying a life spent mostly in Mount Dora with little time away except one summer travel.
A compact reflection on how change wounds yet remains essential, asserting that memory holds weight while hope drives persistence. The line from Carlyle contrasts painful transformation with the necessity of forward longing and belief.
A playful spelling puzzle challenges readers while a Florida poll reported by Senator Smathers shows 65.3 percent support for President Johnson’s Viet Nam handling. Democrats 66.9 percent and Republicans 61.1 percent favor the administration policy with 15.1 percent disapproving. Grantland Rice quote closes.
M. T. Dixon of the Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs says continued U S involvement in South Viet Nam increases exposure to extra hazardous service. Veterans in South Viet Nam qualify for wartime benefits including disability and dependency compensation, burial benefits, life insurance, healthcare, education, housing, re employment rights, and tax and Social Security exemptions. For details contact the local Veterans County Service Officer or write P O Box 1437, St. Petersburg.
The Air Force has removed enlistment restrictions for former servicemen with needed skills, opening over 250 specialties to men with prior active service. About 50 additional skills will be added soon, said Sgt. Darrell Mong, recruiter in charge of Lake County, urging interested veterans to consult the Leesburg City Hall office.
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