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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1966
Page
8
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares has available the 1966 Major League Spring Training Schedule. Teams listed include the Twins Astros Tigers Red Sox Reds Yankees Dodgers Mets Braves Pirates Phillies Senators Orioles Athletics White Sox and Cardinals. Copies may be picked up at the chamber office.
The 1966 racing season arrives with the Atlanta 500 and Sebring 12-hour endurance ahead. Top drivers enter, qualifying speeds may hit 150 mph on the high banked 1.5 mile oval. Ford, Plymouth, and Dodge battle as Plymouth drivers excel on super speedways. Richard Petty favored to win, race aired on WVGT 1580 with Bob Montgomery. Open house at Orlando Raceway Friday invites fans to preview new paving and tuned cars before the April 1 season opener.
Mount Dora Rotary luncheon featured Dr. Randall B. Whitney outlining the evolution of medical education from apothecaries and barber surgeons to modern university linked schools. He noted John Morgan's five education principles and the Flexner Report of 1910 as turning points in U.S. medical training.
M. T. Dixon of the Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs announced the state agency has assumed the Florida State Scholarship Program with the Board of Regents. Applications should go to P O Box 1437, St. Petersburg. Qualifications include Florida parent service in a listed war period, parent death in service or disability related death, and five year Florida residency. The scholarship cap is 300 dollars per child per 12 months, limited to four years of student benefits.
The Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Tavares offers Praying Hands reminder tabs and Paul Reed at the Tavares Tax Collectors office can supply them. The tabs target drivers to fasten seat belts by sticking on the left lower windshield or the horn button and other vehicle spots.
Dixon appeals to college students in Florida to apply for a scholarship program offering assistance for those who qualify. The notice emphasizes seeking a helping hand for higher education and urges timely applications.
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