Mount Dora Budget Stalled Over Police Salary Dispute
Mount Dora City Council fails to pass the final 1975 76 budget in a special work session over police department salaries and pay comparability with firemen. A new session is set for 8 p m next Monday September 29 to approve the budget with non salary items approved, including 400 for Meals on Wheels.
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Mount Dora
Golden Triangle
Gordon Dake
Tom Champion
Carl Fowler
Carroll Griggs
Brandon Wald
Wald
Griggs
C. O. Lott
East Town
Monkey Bridge at Leesburg United Appeal Fair
Two customers tackle the monkey bridge at Venetian Gardens Leesburg as Walter Frisby of Mount Dora watches. The Lake Sertoma Club sponsored the rope walkway with Boy Scout Troop 71 assisting. About 300 people paid a nickel to test their balance. United Appeal of Lake County expects net proceeds of 2100 to 2200 dollars after expenses.
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United Appeal
Venetian Gardens
Leesburg
Walter Frisby
Mount Dora
Lake Sertoma Club
United Appeal of
Lake County
East Town Mount Dora Meeting Sparks Civil Rights Friction
About 13 residents joined Mount Dora City Council members at the East Town Community Center to discuss city problems and programs for Black residents. Critics said East Town is neglected while whites benefit from improvements and tax and utility charges remain. Council members defended spending driven by federal and state mandates, noting long term city benefits from sewer and related projects.
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Mount Dora
East Town
Ruth Watson
C.O. Lott
Lott
No-Man‘s Land
Lincoln
Eleventh Avenues
Milner-Rosenwald Academy
Mount Dora Middle School
Gordon Dake
Duke
Former Mount Dora Topic publisher Paul Paddock dies at 68
Paul E. Paddock Jr. died at his Palm Beach home at age 68. He briefly owned the Mount Dora Topic in 1968 and later served 20 years as a Foreign Service Officer, with postings in Jakarta Casablanca and Moscow. Born 1907 in Des Moines, he began in printing at age 12 and worked as a reporter after government retirement.
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Topic
Paul Paddock
Paul E. Paddock Jr
Mount Dora
Palm Beach
Mr. Paddock
U. S. Department of State
Jakarta
Java
Casablanca
U. S
Des Moines
Iowa
Middle West
Sheldon
Pensacola News Journal
Lake Carlton drawdown grant approved for restoration
The Southwest Florida Water Management District Board approves a 22500 grant to the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission to temporarily draw down Lake Carlton near Mount Dora. The project aims to revive aquatic vegetation and reduce algae, reopen the lake for swimming, and boost game fish. A temporary water control structure will require closing the canal to the public for 60 to 90 days.
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Ing Board
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Carlton
Mount Dora
The
Game Commission
Beauclaire
Commission
Bill Johnson
Lake
Ola
Concerned Citizens to launch fall meetings in Mount Dora
The Concerned Citizens Association of Mount Dora will start a fall meeting series on the first Saturday in October. Acting president Albert R. Crone says the meetings will be descriptive critical and helpful of city administration and development. Speakers include Dean Van Landingham, an educator and former candidate for City Council, and Robin John, an architect with planning experience. The event begins at 10 a.m. October 4 in the Bank of Mount Dora community room.
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Concerned Citizens Association of
Mount Dora
Albert R. Crone
Dean van Landingham
Ninth Ave
Robin John
Third Ave
John
Donnelly St
Laura
Bank of Mount Dora
Crone
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