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Sun Coast Gondolier in Venice, Florida

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Newspaper

Sun Coast Gondolier

Location

Venice, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1979

Page

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Asolo's Stay At Bay Review Lacks Spark

A brief note on Asolo's Stay At Bay presenting uneven humor and pacing and prompting readers to page 17 for the full segment.

ASOLO

Venice High School Honor Roll Highlight

Community notes list Venice High School students on the honor roll with names and grades. Also noted are a Scout Campfires remembrance feature on page 24 and related activities boosting school pride.

Venice High School Freenee

Singing old songs in metric terms puzzle fans

Ned Burke discusses how converting to the metric system could alter language. He cites a football announcer announcing down and 9.1 meters to go and notes everyday expressions would gain new metrics.

Anti metric petition circulates across the nation

Venice California resident Susan Saleman leads opposition citing heritage and homework woes as she denounces the Metric Conversion Act of 1975. Arizona Rep Eldon Rudd seeks repeal arguing metric is voluntary and costly with little benefit. John Wayne and Paul Harvey are named among opponents as petitions spread from Oklahoma Cowboy Hall of Fame to Congress.

Uncle Sam Saleman Rialto Venice United States Rudd United States Metric Board Congress Paul Harvey Cowboy Hall of Fame Oklahoma John Wayne Duke Congressional Record Susan Saleman Nellie Joe Ned Burke

YMCA seeks full accounting in Venice Aquatic Club dispute

The South County Family YMCA filed a counter suit against the Venice Aquatic Club seeking a full accounting of about $8,500 allegedly taken when the clubs split in 1978 and a $4,817 gas bill charged to VAC. VAC later dropped charges but did not provide the accounting, while YMCA aims to recover funds and set the record straight as court action continues.

South County Family Ymca Venice Aquatic Club VAC YMCA Brian Holcomb Northern Propane Gas Company Norgas Holcomb McGill al Budner Venice Sun and Travel Club Aquatic Club Robert A. Lee Budner The Vacrovide James LaMorte

Computerized shopping arrives in Englewood Publix

A shopper describes the rollout of UPC based computerized checkout at Publix in Englewood and nearby Jacaranda and Venice Center stores. The system scans items via UPC, retrieves item details from the store computer, and prints price and tax on the receipt in a fraction of a second, with anticipation of faster, more accurate checkouts.

Publix Englewood Pantry Pride Palm Plaza Jacaranda Publix Venice Brooklyn UPC

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