Telephone tax sparks debate over fairness and burden
Florida Telephone leader Max E Wettstein criticizes the federal excise on telephone service as discriminatory and harmful to low income households. He notes the tax has persisted for 25 years despite promises of temporary relief and urges constituents to contact Senator Smathers, Senator Holland, and Congressman Herlong with their views.
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Max E. Wettstein
Florida Telephone
Congress
Wettstein
Florida Senate
George Smathers
Spessard Holland
Senate
Washington, D.C
Being A Solomon Isn't Easy In A Town's Weekly News Value
The weekly Topic explains its duty to cover local organizations fairly within limited space. It notes time constraints prevent full coverage of all groups and stresses striving for fairness, avoiding partiality while highlighting that some activities deserve bigger space at times. The editor laments the difficulty of being a Solomon.
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Solomon
V.K.J
Chamber Drive For Members Reaches 4200
The Chamber Drive for members lists numerous donors with many $50 and $100 contributions from businesses and individuals. Named sponsors include Winn Dixie Citrus Culture Corp First Federals & Loan Florida Gas Co Food Fair Golden Triangle Shopping Center Hi-Lander Motel Mount Dora Lions Club Mount Dora Realty and many others plus individual backers led by Earl Anderson and Bank of Mount Dora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neral Hanna
Winn Dixie
Citrus Culture Corp
First Federals & Loan
Florida Gas Co
Food Fair
Golden Triangle Shopping Center, Inc
Hi- Lander Motel
Lake Oil Corp
Mount Dora Lions Club
Mount Dora Pharmacy
Alfred
Robert G. Wells
Willse Apartments
M. O. Williams
Jesse D. Willmott
W. G. Wingler & Son
Zellwin Farms
Passion Play to Open 14th Year in Lake Wales
Josef Meier will portray Christus in the Back Hills Passion Play for its 14th year at Lake Wales starting Sunday February 20. The community project is sponsored by the Lake Wales Amphitheatre Association, a non profit group.
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Josef Meier
Christus
Back Hills
Lake Wales
Continental endurance race praised as promising future sport spectacle
Daytona based 24 hour endurance race praised for engineering skill and international teams with Ford and Ferrari at center. Penske finished 12th overall and first in GT class while Corvette 427 endured a wall kiss and improvised lighting before repairs.
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U. S
Roger Penske
Red Vaught
Atlanta
Daytona Raceway
American Engineering
Ford Motor Co
Ferrari
Ford
Indianapolis
Continental
Jim Hall
Hap Sharp
Chaparall
Holman-Moody
Carrol Shelby
Porsche
Ken Miles
Lloyd Ruby
Dick Guldstrand
Ben Moore
USAC
Newly Organized Lake County Educators Meet in Tavares
The newly organized group of Lake County Educational Secretaries met in the Board Room at the County Office in Tavares on Tuesday. Mrs. Ruth Squire spoke on the Basic Arts of Flower Arranging. An invitation to join was extended to all county educational secretaries with a hope for full attendance.
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Lake County
Tavares
Ruth Squire
Kellogg Fellows Visit Lake Sumter Junior College
A group of Kellogg Fellows from the University of Florida visited Lake Sumter Junior College on Friday for a conference with LSJC president Dr. Paul P. Williams. The fellows, UF College of Education graduate students, train as junior college teachers and administrators.
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Kellogg
University of Florida
Lake Sumter
Paul P. Williams
LSJC
College of Education
Mount Dora High School expansion plans forwarded for review
The Wake County board forwarded preliminary Mount Dora High plans to the State Department of Education for expansion. The project adds three classrooms to the commercial suite and enlarges the library by about 3,000 square feet for early Tallahassee review.
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Wake
Gator Symphonic Band to Perform in Leesburg
The Gator Symphonic Band from the University of Florida will appear in the Leesburg High School Auditorium at 2 30 p m Sunday under the Lake County Band Boosters Association. The program includes traditional overtures marches and original band works for a broad audience.
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Gator Symphonic Band
University of Florida
Leesburg High School
Lake County Band Boosters Association
Night At The Gala Telecast On WFTV Orlando
A special program titled A Night At The Gala will be aired by WFTV Channel 9 Orlando on Friday at 9 p.m. The broadcast originates from Orlando’s Municipal Auditorium.
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WFTV
Orlando
Municipal Auditorium
Mt Dora Patients List at Waterman Memorial Hospital
Mount Dora patients at Waterman Memorial Hospital in Eustis this week include Royce Granger Eddie Frazier Maggie Gilbert Susie Empie Carrie Brooks Harold Stewart Margaret Rittenhouse Rev. Charles Carrier Robert Cox John D. Pratt Louis Norris Helen Holmes Grace Davis Frances Dissinger Hazel Dudley Shirley Bolden Leon Ginter Jennie Dales and Almira Arnold. Mr and Mrs James Miller Mary Alice are the parents of a new baby boy.
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Mount Dora
Waterman Memorial Hospital
Eustis
Royce Granger
Eddie Frazier
Maggie Gilbert
Susie Empie
Carrie Brooks
Harold Stewart
Margaret Rittenhouse
Charles Carrier
Robert Cox
John D. Pratt
Louis Norris
Helen Holmes
Grace Davis
Frances Dissinger
Hazel Dudley
Shirley Bolden
Leon Ginter
Jennie Dales
Almira Arnold
James Miller
Mary Alice
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David A. Rawley JR
Valerie Johnson
C. D
Pete) Osborne
James E. Ryan
Congressman Syd Herlong
Washington, D. C
Bank Credit
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Ronald Aldrich
Wm. F. Baker
Leonard Barker
Jerry Barnhart
E. A. Benson
Daniel Bishop
Gayla Bissell
Sue Bond
J. B. Booth
Cecil Bothwel
W. E. Breckenridge
Marion F. Brinker
Walter Brooker
Blanche Bryant
B. R. Buckingham
John Cain
M. D. Church
Cora Mabel Clement
Marshall Collins
E. G. Conboy
C. Robert Crow
Charlie Dean
W. S. Downs
Richard Eddy
Robert Eichelberger
E. P. Elmore Jr
Fred Foust
W. H. Frick
Louise Galbreath
George Gannett
Elizabeth Hadlock
Addie Hichborn
W. E. Holler
A. J
Everett Norlander
Frank E. Owens
W. D. Patton
Walter Peterson
George Porzig
C. V. Putnam
I. B. Raeder
Lela Rediker
Alfred Rehbaum Jr
Milard Reid
John Richmond
Maurice Rolfe
D. D. Roseborough
F. T. Rubidge
Howard Rupright
Clara Schmidt
Mary Schoonmaker
Bernhard Schroeder
P. J. Schriftgiesser
Howard Seward
W. G. Shipley
Charles Switzer
Dorothy Thompson
J. O. Townsend
John Trudinger
Verges van Wickle
Fanny Walpole
H. D. Warren
Grace Wells
M. H. Wheat
John Willmott
George J. White Jr
George J. White Sr
Alex Whiteside
Flora Wingler
Herman Young
By Arch Laney
Kellogg Fellows
Alexander
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Harlan G. Burgett
MDHS
Florida
Florida Gas Company
Mt. Dora
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