Venice man beaten abducted and robbed in Sarasota
Jeff Dillon 21 was abducted outside a north Sarasota bar by two men who forced him into his car and beat him, stealing cash a watch and a 600 dollar check. He escaped, walked to a pancake house, then was treated at Memorial Hospital in fair condition with a skull fracture and concussion. No arrests reported.
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Memorial Hospital
Sarasota
Jeff Dillon
Ponce de Leon
Sam Dillon
the Gondolier
Jeffs
Joan Dillon
Venice Little Theatre
Jeff
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27Th Street
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Times Recalled Continued on Potato Society Fringe
The writer recalls facing backlash from patriots over L s o c i e t e pour regarde l pomme de terre while defending the quirky group. He shares becoming an honorary member after coverage and notes a period of temperance and police scrutiny before the society remains active.
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L'societe Pour
L’societe Pour
Punta Gorda
L’societe Pour Regarde L’pomme de Terre
Residents protest Taddie project work on Go Drive
Residents on Go Drive near Venice city hall voiced anger over lack of notices from Taddie Contractors about water lines and sewer work. Larry Alden and Bill Harding defended the contract and promised street restoration, with work to run over a year and restoration of driveways and planned public notices.
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Rice
Agnes Stutz
Larry Alden
Redington & Associates
Bill Harding
Taddie
Harding
Endlavers
Alden
Venice City Hall
Golden Beach
Mrs. Shook
City Hall
Hypnotized by a Potato: A Curious Club’s Collapse
A tale recalls a member staring at a potato until it hypnotized him and others followed, breaking the group Lsociete pour regarde lpomme de terre. By 1963 reports say the society dissolved as members feared the potato gaze and key figures vanished.
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L’societe Pour Regarde L’pomme de Terre
L’societe Pour Regarde
Memos from Murph Describe Future High Tech City
The piece envisions a near future where muggers are tracked and all cash transactions go through banks via computers with video screens. City council and county commissioners might vote remotely from distant seminars, approving expenses while away.
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Oshkosh
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