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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1981
Page
4
Our view urges Venice City Council to reconsider denying a cabana rental plan at Venice Municipal Beach. The piece argues youth initiative benefits the public, notes the trio offered a three month trial with proper fees and insurance, and calls for embracing change with the adage nothing ventured nothing gained.
The notice invites readers to send letters to the editor, emphasizing they must be signed and include a complete address and phone number. It sets a 200 word limit and warns editors may shorten submissions. It provides the mailing address: Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 1028, Venice, FL 33595.
A reader critiques Mike Murphy’s February 26 column on the Equal Rights Amendment, calling him a male chauvinist and alleging the piece was copied nearly verbatim from James Kilpatrick of the Sarasota Herald Tribune without credit. The letter argues the plagiarism undermines his research and independence.
A letter argues Englewood should hire only a fire chief to run the department, noting Sarasota South Trail and St. Petersburg Tampa rely on a single chief. The writer warns two administrators waste funds better used for additional firemen and ambulance attendants.
In a detailed letter Walter Jackson McElroy of Venice argues the Kent State University killings were unnecessary and unlawful. He cites distances of victims from National Guardsmen and cites a Nixon task force verdict labeling the events unwarranted.
A collection of quirky trivia notes from Bruce Felton and Mark Fowler reveals oddball claims: a foot powder as mayor of Piconza Ecuador, Emil Matalik’s world president plan, and strange cures and records. It also notes Evel Knievel’s relation to a federal official, Seoul as worst air city, and pasta imports into Italy.
A humorous reminiscence about etiquette at meals contrasts Emily Post lessons with personal experience. The narrator recalls his wife’s insistence on proper English dining manners, college sorority norms, and nightly tales of serving students at Notre Dame, ending with a playful reflection on dinner table rituals.
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