Florida State Fair Opens February 2 in Tampa
The 1965 Florida State Fair, run by W. E. Twedell, opens February 2 in Tampa for two weeks of exhibits parades and entertainment. Bobby Vinton headlines the second week as top recording star, with Belgium Italy France Japan and Finland among foreign exhibitors. Highlights include Gasparilla invasion and Shrine gymkhana, automobile racing and extensive agricultural commercial and educational displays.
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Florida official urges action on highway safety
Excerpts from a recent speech by the late J Edwin Larson, treasurer and insurance commissioner, Florida, call for driver fitness checks, stricter vehicle inspections, and public-backed reforms to reduce traffic deaths. The Citizens Advisory Committee on Highway Safety has pushed a statewide package of proposals developed with the Legislative Council Safety Committee through meetings and workshops to gather citizen input.
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J. Edwin Larson
State of Florida
Power line fall prompts call for checks on others
A January 17 transmission line failure near Heim Road and Overlook Drive, owned by Florida Power Corp., is urged as a warning. The writer calls for Florida Power to inspect other lines feeding Mount Dora substations to prevent a deadly incident with 66,000 volts in operation.
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When Cannons Are Silent and Jet Age Understanding
A Soviet Tourist Board spokesman argues that travel reduces fear and conflict as jet travel makes foreign cultures accessible. The piece asserts greater mutual understanding between nations through tourism and international exchange, seeing this as a peace driver in the jet age.
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Soviet Tourist Board
Consumer power and the shopper as policewoman
Commentary argues against burdensome federal consumer protection laws. Citing Roger Blough of United States Steel, the piece praises American women as discerning shoppers who vote with every purchase, deciding which products thrive or fail, and rejects a bureaucratic police force guiding buying.
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United States Steel Corporation
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William K Thatcher Sr. of Lake Ola Dies at 63
William Kenneth Thatcher Sr. 63, of Oswego Drive Lake Ola Mount Dora died at home Sunday morning. Born in Metcalf Illinois he lived in Mount Dora 14 months retired from Swift and Company sales department the Mount Dora Lawn Bowling Club and the Elks Lodge. Survived by wife Halleen E Thatcher of Mount Dora son W Kenneth Thatcher of New Hartford NY and two grandchildren. Funeral from Zeller Kennedy Hamlin Eustis at 2 pm Tuesday officiated by Rev Dan Brady. Remains sent to Schillings Funeral Home Mattoon Illinois for final services and interment.
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Mount Dora
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Illinois
Swift & Comprovement Society
Mount Dora Lawn
Mount Dora Vision From a Tourist Note
A northern traveler writes from Mount Dora about the winter arrival, noting warm, sunny afternoons and scenic views. He contrasts blooming azaleas and Lake Dora with the weeds along nearby railroad tracks and fishing camps, urging pride in presenting a better first impression to visitors.
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Delta States
Arthritis treatments through history and current best practices
A survey of arthritis care from ancient Egypt and Greece to modern medicine notes various approaches from hydrotherapy to acupuncture and bee stings. It highlights past false theories about infection sources, then lists salicylates, cortisone, and gold salts as beneficial drugs, and stresses ongoing research across pathology and biochemistry to find definitive causes and cures.
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Greece
Europe
Fosdick Quote Declares God Not a Cosmic Bellboy
The statement by Harry Emerson Fosdick asserts that God is not a cosmic bellboy who serves at the press of a button, challenging simplistic views of divine intervention.
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