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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1968
Page
4
The Topic relocates to the Closed Culture Building at 132 West Fifth Avenue across from the Princess Theater. Telephone number remains 383 4303.
The Topic urges voters to study candidate records and backgrounds before the May 7 primaries. It notes endorsements reflect opinion rather than facts and highlights a political supplement listing 72 candidates and their platforms. Voters are urged to seek neighborly knowledge and cast an informed ballot.
The piece questions defining Mount Dora’s trading sphere arguing it extends beyond the town to Eustis Tavares Leesburg and parts of Lake County while noting shoppers travel for bargains and services. It cites THE TOPIC distribution and wonders if nearby communities like Umatilla patronize Mount Dora and suggests a formal survey may clarify the area.
A plan dubbed Phase Two aims to connect Mount Dora and Tavares with a modern downtown corridor. The proposal urges joint discussions by chamber presidents mayors service clubs and garden and professional groups to imagine an anchored avenue rather than a mere road aiding new business and redevelopment.
Lake County readers urge the County Commission to bar political use of county property and seek an AG opinion on election law compliance. The page also notes appreciation for community groups aiding the Inter scholastic Festival and the press’s reach.
Excerpts from Stimson Bullitt’s To Be A Politician outline the profession's paradoxes. It notes politicians are general practitioners, face distrust, and must balance ambition with restraint while staying responsive to public needs. It warns about cynicism, media scrutiny, and the lure of easy narratives.
A rundown of films showing at Garden Drive-in Eus tis Leesburg Mount Dora and Princess theaters. Titles include Bonnie and Clyde Georgy Girl Jungle Book Mary Jane The President's Analyst The Professionals Hostile Guns Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines and Deadlier Than the Male. Also notes on yacht club officers and weekly weather.
A brief byline notes AL SEABROOK and hints at ancient roots for everyday fixes. The piece playfully links Moses and early times to practical home tips, suggesting simple scratch remedies.
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