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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1978
Page
1
Local pair were arrested during a drug raid as part of ongoing county enforcement. Investigators recovered suspected illegal substances and related paraphernalia. The incident prompted no injuries and remains under investigation by the sheriff's office.
Joe Nigro his wife Fran and neighbor Jim Minor claim to have seen two unidentified flying objects near the Nigro home on Havana Road Tuesday night. Mrs Nigro described a two inch square light that approached her window as the craft hovered by their garage and trees before disappearing.
Adrian and Hazel Boatner faced eviction from Las Palmas Condominiums on Venice By Way less than two weeks after moving in. They accuse manager Barbara Rader and owner American Century Corp of moving to convert apartments to condos and not honoring promised purchase options. The Boatners blame the stress for Hazel Boatner’s high blood pressure and moved back to Clearwater, while other tenants complain of poor unit repainting and lack of lease renewals.
Incumbent State Rep Ted Ewing of Venice and Sarasota County Commissioner John Saba were re elected to their seats for another term. Neither party fielded opponents by the noon filing deadline, while two challengers for Saba withdrew before the race began.
A report on the reverse osmosis water plant, prepared by Reynolds Smith and Hill for 5 000 dollars, was turned to a city committee in mid June and kept from the press. Officials defend secrecy citing Sunshine and Public Records laws and a Bartow precedent as justification.
Dorothy E. Lippstreuer, social news editor of the Sun Coast Gondolier and Times, is nominated for the American Association of Blood Banks Award of Merit. Venice Hospital Blood Bank coordinator Laurel Nelson cites her as a standout donor and coordinating force.
Manasota Key resident Bob Rigby urged the Sarasota County Commission to restore Denison Drive to a two-way street. He said the SR 775 and Manasota Beach Road intersection is dangerous with a 320 degree turn onto SR 775 northbound, contributing to past fatalities. A public hearing on an ordinance to reverse the one-way change was scheduled after a Traffic Advisory Committee review.
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