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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1967
Page
4
The Dec 8 Time TV piece on KQED notes a program titled Where's Jim Crow and contrasts it with ubiquitous white only lettering in a local shopping center. The Mount Dora Ministerial Association and merchants seek removal of the sign and boycott pressure is urged as a remedy for racial segregation.
Owens cited Reedy and S Robert Klar of Eustis as driving a change of heart on the dais. Dykes wavered on Dec 11 then opposed the measure, urging a sin of omission instead. Theus called the program the state’s baby and warned of protests as inspections threaten repairs and vehicle eligibility. Lake County joins a small minority in Florida amid budget and distrust concerns.
A Mount Dora reader lauds a local Mutual Assistance Yardmen Club aiding families with funeral expenses and recalls the parade banner. Another letter thanks volunteers for shoreline cleanup around Lake Gertrude and asks for project attribution. The Mount Dora Woman's Club funds new library titles across fiction and non fiction by noted authors.
The article offers guidance on when to file for disability benefits if a work stoppage is expected for at least 12 months and explains Medicare protection upon early filing. It advises presenting birth records to verify age when applying for Medicare and notes that Social Security representatives travel to distant areas to assist clients, with alternative arrangements if travel is impossible.
Howey academy trustees voted unanimously to urge legislators to raise the retail sales tax to 4 percent on all items except medicines and groceries. The motion, adopted December 14 1967, endorses broader funding for public schools through the Governor Commission on Quality Education.
Mount Dora City Hall will be closed Saturday December 30 and Monday January 1 for the New Year Holiday. Regular hours resume Tuesday January 2. AMERICA DEPENDS ON AMERICANS LIKE YOU BUY U S SAVINGS BONDS.
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