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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1967
Page
4
Local Mount Dora topic page from Mount Dora Publishing Company dated Thursday July 20 1967. The readable fragment lists publication ownership and a note on advance prices, with other garbled text around advertising or notices.
A Mount Dora photograph shows downtown planters on Donnelly Street in disrepair. The writer urges citizens officials and business owners to reclaim pride by cleaning and maintaining the boxes so they become attractive beauty spots again.
Letters from Ft. Pierre South Dakota. Altoona Pennsylvania. Newton Mississippi. Tonasket Washington discuss land use rivalries between production and recreation and urge sustaining forests for national growth. Readers emphasize wilderness, parks, and the need for citizen responsibility and self-reliance in education and work.
Caprio reflects on the 1967 Florida Legislature in a final word column. He labels the year by themes: the thumb in the House as bloc voting, the Senate’s inconsiderateness, the elusive quorum hampering committees, the lobbyists’ divide and conquer, and a year of urban surprise and shifting news coverage. The piece mixes humor with critique and references figures such as Senator Eddie Gong.
The Florida Legislature established the States first Consumers Council on July 11. Governor Conner announced twenty appointees from diverse groups including the Advertising Federation of America the Florida Council on Aging and the Retail Grocers Association of Florida.
The note states the publication will print all letters to the editor presenting opinions questions or ideas on any subject without restriction. Readers may submit writings for potential publication reflecting diverse viewpoints in the newspaper’s opinion section.
A reader commends the Mount Dora Topic for reserving open space for public comments under new ownership. Alfred P. Berry lauds council oversight and city workers for street brushing,垃圾垃圾垃圾, garbage collection, debris cleanup, and meter readings, calling Mount Dora the finest town in Florida.
Florida State Parks report a 22 percent rise in 1966 67 with 67.0 million visitors. Hugh Taylor Birch State Park led with 1 088 306 guests while St Andrews Bahia Honda Fort Pickens and Anastasia parks also posted high totals. Over 1 004 954 campers used overnight facilities and boating use topped 97 158.
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