Honeymooner drowned at Venice pool in accident
Mark Crowe 27 from Newton Ireland died at Venice Hospital after drowning at Indies Mobile Home Park pool. He dove from an 8 1/2 foot end as Marie Crowe watched. residents pulled him from the water and paramedics attempted resuscitation. Autopsy found no head or neck injuries.
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Ireland
Venice
Indies Mobile Home Park
Mark Crowe
Newton
Venice Hospital
Crowe
South County Ambulance District
Marie
Ann Rahill
Bimini
Mobile Home
Park
Robert Holzapfel
Roy Hedge
Hedge
Fire destroys Nokomis home and damages neighbor’s house
A 406 Ravenna St residence owned by Jack McKinney burned to the ground while his neighbor William McFarland’s frame house suffered heavy damage. The McKinney family escaped unharmed and the Plymouth wagon parked nearby was lost. The blaze, aided by no fire insurance, caused about 15000 dollars in damages. The Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department fought the flames. The two beach houses had been moved to their current lots a decade earlier.
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Ravenna St
Jack McKinney
McKinney
Mrs. McKinney
Nokomis
William McFarland
Farland
Longboat Key
McKinneys
Venice council weighs water sewer expansion and rate hikes
Venice city council hears bids for water and sewer expansion, discusses overpayment on electrical work at the RO water plant, and considers bond anticipation notes funding. Public hearings cover Storer Cable rates and state sales tax hike with multiple ordinances on annexation zoning and a new code book.
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Venice Area Chamber of Commerce
Ed Redington
Venice
East
Venice Avenue
Charles Smith
William R. Hough and Co
Tony Bunker
Venice Planning Commission
Charlotte Harbor Committee
Bunker
Wally Swearingen
Storer Cable
Storer
Council
Ken Lowrey
Golden Beach
Gulffront
Simply Sinclair Commentary on Nuclear War Threats
The writer argues nuclear bombs threaten mankind and stresses the unlikelihood of avoiding a nuclear exchange once begun. He recalls a TV documentary on the topic and notes nearly all statesmen foresee massive civilian losses and favor reductions in U S and Russian arsenals.
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U.S
Recalled Times and a Platoon’s Defense of Duty
A first person account recounts an inspection, firing from command, and a platoon’s disciplined response under fire. The narrator loses command after a dress down, then witnesses the platoon marching under enemy observation as mortar rounds burst. A battalion commander intervenes and assigns a new leader while the platoon shows loyalty.
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Jody
Nichols
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Honeymooner
Paul Schmidt
Vann Interiors
Tampa Ave
Fla
Tel
Scott Brown
Brown Chiropractic Clinic P.A
Turin
Venice, Fla
Pauline Tolmach
R.N
Pensacola Road
Lake Pointe Woods
Sarasota Square Mall
South
Tamiami Trail
Sarasota
UCT
Ozap
Simply Sinclair
eRyobe
Ee Oie
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