Four escapees captured after high speed chase in Venice
A four-person escape attempt from a Florida facility ended with two girls and two boys fleeing a hijacked state tagged truck. After a wild pursuit along U.S.41 and Center Road, deputies detained two teens on Gentian Road and Shamrock Boulevard while a nearby resident led to the final arrest of the remaining suspect. Dixon and McGriff, jailed before. Dixon held for escape and previous charges. McGriff faced sexual battery arraignment.
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Gadsden County
River Junction Correctional Institution
Residents protest unsanitary conditions near school property
Country Club Estates Mobile Home Park residents held a meeting after a Sun Coast Gondolier story about the spoils area near Sarasota County School property. Paul Dorn says students trash the fence line and car dust from hot rodding affects the park, prompting letters and petitions to authorities to seek relief.
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Obituary of William Braschos in Venice
William Braschos 83 of Nokomis died August 2 1980 at Venice Hospital. Born in Germany he moved from Gary Indiana to the area 12 years ago. He worked 38 years at Youngstown Sheet Tube East Chicago before retiring in 1964. Survived by wife Eugenia son Alfred and two grandchildren. Rosary Sunday Farley Venice Funeral Home Mass Monday Epiphany Church Burial Venice Memorial Gardens.
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Eugenia
Alfred
Highland, Ind
Farley Funeral Home
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Venice Memorial Gardens
South County Bus Plan Expands Routes to Venice Englewood North Port
Venice officials back expanded bus service with Englewood and North Port. Petition with 1400 signatures prompts talk of adding 15 buses in 1981 while debates over wheelchair lifts and route coverage continue.Mayor Casey notes resident demand and the risk of route cuts if buses underutilized. Commissioner Rhodes pushes ridership report as Goode warns splitting Venice Siesta routes could trigger state takeback of two buses.
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Patton
South County
John Saba
Larry Rhodes
Harry Case
Rhodes
Saba
Charles Goode
Venice-Siesta
Goode
Andrew Sandgren
Sam Wadhams
City gain funds for juvenile outreach and training program
The city secures a grant to fund a five objective youth program reaching about 1,500 students through 24 classroom talks and 30 field trips to county facilities for 150 youths with delinquency histories. Eight hours of officer training and centralized juvenile records are planned alongside future aims for a dependency center.
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Hanks
School board to negotiate Fox contract after strong support
At a Sarasota area meeting educators and community members voiced strong support for Fox, the 38 year old Mansfield district superintendent candidate. The board asked attorney Richard Cooney to begin negotiations by phone, with discussions focusing on salary and initial contract length.
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Virginia
Missouri
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Doudna
Olson
Florida
McElheny
Sarasota
Glasser
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