Mount Dora Commends City for Lakefront Property Purchase
Valerie K. Johnson lauds Mount Dora City Council for buying 8 acre Palm Island waterfront property on Lake Dora. She supports plans to explore adjoining lands, beautify the lakefront, and possibly create a scenic drive and public park system from Gilbert Park to Palm Island, benefiting future residents.
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Mount Dora
Lake Dora
Palm Island
Fisherman's Headquarters
Gilbert Park
Naval Documents of the American Revolution Volume Two
A public reflection on the Naval Documents of the American Revolution Volume Two. President Johnson advocates Washington as the sea strategist and credits decisive naval superiority as essential to victory. The text warns against overreliance on nuclear power without blending it with proven strength and lauds historians and Navy officials for preserving naval memory.
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United States
Naval History Division
Department of the Navy
Johnson
Kennedy
George Washington
Washington
U.S. Navy
The Free Press and Advertising Link in a Free Society
The article argues that a free press depends on advertising revenue and that stringent ad regulation risks press censorship. It cites C B Dyke of Fairmount North Dakota noting readers want local news and neighborly details alongside local merchant ads. Advertising funds sustain journalism and tie freedom of press to free enterprise.
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United States
C. B. Dyke
Fairmount
N.D
Star
Jheme 1
First Class Citizen Seeks Park Land Amid Grand Spending
Amid rising taxes and broad government spending the speaker argues land should be freed from power facility use and turned into a public park with landscaped rolling hills and white sand valleys.
Florida one house plan draws debate amid sacred cows
The Florida Legislature explores a unicameral option to cut costs and streamline operations. Proponents cite potential savings and a new Capitol Center, while critics warn the staff and institutional roles would change. Four freshmen win Keyhole Awards for standout work.
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Geert Burgess
Florida
Senate
House
Capitol
Tallahassee
Carey Matthews
Sandy D’alemberto
Gerald Lewis
Dade County
Dick Stone
Dade Co
John Fisher
Duval Co
William Gillespie
Volusia Co
Quillian Yancey
Polk Co
Gault Decision Strains Lake County Juvenile Court Budgets
Lake County may need several thousand dollars more to fund the Juvenile Court as required by the Gault ruling. Judge Milton and fifteen Florida juvenile judges met with legislators noting the burden on counties for counsel and stenographic reporting. Senator de la Parte questioned possible state funding, predicting counties would bear much of the cost.
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Lake County
State of
Florida
W. A. Milton, Jr
Milton
Gault
Senator de la Parte
Senate Committee On
Capitol Keyhole Reports on Bills and Lobbying
State Employees lobby in the Third House and monitor bill voting in the capitol. Starr tracks ongoing session activity and political maneuvering through routine updates and commentary.
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Starr
Capitol
Mattox Announces Speaker Candidacy for 1971 Florida House
Winter Haven Democrat Ray Mattox announces his bid for Speaker of the 1971 Florida House of Representatives. He says the Speaker must preside fairly and impartially and cites a bipartisan public record centered on merit over expediency.
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Ray Mattox
Winter Haven
Florida
House of Representatives
Rep. Mattox
House
Florida insurers offer 10 percent auto premium discount
Broward f Williams says the Defensive Driving Course proves effective and American Maturity Insurance Co. seeks permission to grant a 10 percent premium discount to graduates who complete the eight hour course. Other firms offer similar discounts to youthful graduates of the state driver education program.
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Broward F Williams
Florida
Williams
American Maturity Insurance Co
Guest
Conner Objects to Unshu Orange Import Easing
Conner charges the USDA with risk as it allows Unshu orange imports into the United States. Florida citrus growers and scientists opposed relaxing federal quarantine No. 28, while supporters cite safeguards. The amendment bans transport of Unshu oranges from non citrus states into others, effective July 3.
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USDA
Conner
Florida
United States
Northwest
Japan
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Alaska
Cigarette Tax Revenue Reported for April
Mount Dora will receive 7535 in cigarette tax collections for April per Don D. Meiklejohn director of the State Beverage Dept. Total April cigarette tax receipts were 5332171 with 1778299 directed to the state general revenue fund.
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Mount Dora
Don D. Meiklejohn
State Beverage Dept
State General Revenue Fund
East Central Florida Regional Planning Council Meets June 21
The East Central Florida Regional Planning Council will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday June 21 at 1 30 p m in the conference room at 2323 South Washington Ave Titusville. The public is invited.
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East Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Council
South Washington Ave
Titusville
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