Mickey Otto Wins Dora Invitational in Dramatic Throne
Tampa’s Mickey Otto, age 23 and new to Florida golf, captured the 10th Dora Invitational with a 54 hole total of 202. He shot 67 65 70 to move from second flight to overall lead, defeating Craig Scott in a sudden death playoff. Local rivals John Cahill and George Romano earned runners up in their flights.
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Mickey Otto
Tampa
Florida
Mickey
Arizona
Hillsborough Community College
University of South Florida Golf Club
Otto
Little Dynamite
Mount Dora
Dora
Gary Schroeder
Billy Loggins
Craig Scott
Schroeder
Scott
John Cahill
George Romano
Harry York
Allan Seabrook
Wisconsin
Gunter Greets Mount Dora Campaign Visit
Democratic candidate Bill Gunter toured Mount Dora with campaign manager Harlow Middleton last Friday. He promised to reform car insurance costs by attacking fraud and establishing a new fraud unit in the Insurance Department. Gunter, a former U S Congress member from 1973 to 1974, lives in Orlando and has 15 years in the insurance field.
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Bill Gunter
Harlow Middleton
Lake County
Mount Dora
Gunter
Orlando
U. S. Congress
Senate
Annexation on the Mount Dora City Council Agenda
Residents of the Lake Franklin area push annexation while Mount Dora City Council meets at 8 p m next Tuesday in City Hall. Officials will report on committee work and citizens may address the council during the session.
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Lake Franklin
Mount Dora
City Hall
City to Get Part Time Dog Catcher
Mount Dora will hire a part time dog catcher within about a week as announced by Mayor Tom Champion. The catcher will operate across the city with enough hours to do the job, and dogs will be kept in existing police pens until the county dog catcher collects them.
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Mount Dora
Tom Champion
Weather totals at Mount Dora fire station since Oct six
The reading shows a low of 91 and a high of 91 for a period ending Oct nine. Precipitation recorded 1.37 inches, mostly Oct nine, lifting year to date rainfall to 43.11 inches.
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Mount Dora
Mount Dora Council Deliberates Draft City Charter Revisions
Mount Dora City Council held a three hour work session to review a redrafted charter. Discussion focused on mayor versus council powers, with the draft preserving a strong mayor‑council structure and expanding who counts as city officers.
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Mount Dora City
Howard Cox
Dean van Landingham
Jeff Ray III
Brandon Ward
van Landingham
Tom R. Champion
Champion
Florida Rep Kelly Hosts Mount Dora Reception
Fifth District Congressman Richard Kelly, a Republican freshman, attended a Saturday reception at Dr. F. C. Andrews’s Mount Dora home with Lake County Republican Chairman Tom Wetherington. Kelly, seeking re election next month, recently earned a Watchdog of the Treasury award from the National Associated Businessmen for votes against excessive spending. Treasury Secretary William Simon praised his voting record as prioritizing the country’s economic health over spending blocs.
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Richard Kelly
Florida
Lake County
Tom Wetherington
F. C. Andrews
Andrews
Mount Dora
Kelly
House
Treasury
National Associated Businessmen
William Simon
Congress
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