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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
4
Mount Dora eyes a possible 2.5 mill tax increase as the 1960-61 budget looms while city finances show rising operating costs and flourishing light and water utilities. The Jaycees seek $7,000 for a youth center, urging city support in planning and budget talks set for July 7.
A Senate and congressional probe examines defense contractors employing ex generals and admirals. Reports show 723 high ranking officers across 88 contractors, with others at 12 major firms. queries seek details of retired personnel on payrolls and their-government contacts.
Washington dispatches say the Supreme Court may have dampened attacks on its desegregation rulings as Congress faces renewed efforts to curb it and to redefine state and federal powers. Republican leaders in the House openly back bills seen as punitive to the Nelson decision, a move critics call poor timing aligned with Southern Democrats.
The piece argues that Western allies rely on outdated Cold War methods and urging the United States to propose a modern legal framework. It stresses the need for bold, innovative thinking and favors Federal Law as a new approach to inter national relations to curb the Soviet advance.
A letter argues for rigorous municipal planning in Mount Dora, noting costs and political resistance. It recalls past failed planning bodies and warns that without funds and authority a new plan may flounder. The author cites urban renewal, beautification, and sewage fixes as essential yet costly steps.
Adlai Stevenson warned at McGill University that widening wealth disparity between Western nations and the rest threatens global stability. The piece notes 2.8 billion people, rapid population growth, arable land limits, and calls for a long range U S. program to aid development and feed the world rather than focus on space.
The Georgia Press Association condemns a Atlanta Superior Court ruling fining the Atlanta Journal and Constitution twenty thousand dollars for printing defendant records not in testimony. The Tampa Tribune argues such power threatens judicial independence and urges juries to be shielded from outside coverage.
A driver backed his truck too far onto a fill and the weight lifted the front end off the ground. He quips he will grease it as a chance, while two men on Sunday morning joke about church and a sick wife.
The Mount Dora City Council wrestled with Fifth Avenue rezoning as three members voted twice to approve then oppose the plan amid growth concerns. Pres Lake Coleman argued growth drives change and cities must prepare, warning against stagnation and urging future planning for blight, renewal, and revenue needs.
Mount Dora Chapter No. 103 Order of Eastern Star will meet at 8 o clock tonight at the Masonic Temple. Visitors are welcome, announces Worthy Matron Martha Johnson.
The Chamber of Commerce announces a revised summer recreation tennis schedule with classes on Monday Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Norma Jean Wise will teach the sessions.
A list of church services and times across multiple denominations in Mount Dora and nearby areas. Includes Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Latter Day Saints, Episcopal, and Disciples of Christ with specific service times and pastors names where provided.
Eustis First Church of Christ Scientist lists Sunday services and Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. with a Wednesday evening service planned at a stated time. The corner location is Lemons and Grove.
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