Caspersen Beach Sale Debate Draws Local Leaders
Senator Warren Henderson favors a state purchase of Caspersen Beach with covenants to limit RV parks and fund patrols, while Rep. Ted Ewing opposes state control preferring county management. The League of Women Voters backs state ownership, citing better protection, with covenants to avoid RV camping and boat ramps.
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Caspersen Beach
Warren Henderson
Ted Ewing
Camelot
MacArthur
South County
Safes
League of Women Voters
Caspersen
Margaret Dudley
League
Floridian laments heat and humidity with calls to conserve Caspersen Beach
A Florida columnist vents about persistent humidity and summer heat, notes biking to work, and jokes about air conditioning. He urges county leaders to buy Caspersen Beach and protect wild areas, opposing tarmac parking and added facilities, while calling for minimal park improvements and police funding.
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Audubon Society
Stan Stedman
Caspersen Beach
MacArthur
Venice Beach
Caspersen Trust
Pioneer feminist George Sand biography at Venice library
The column notes that George Sand, born Aurore Dudevant, was a pioneering feminist and friend of Balzac and Chopin. Curtis Cate’s George Sand biography is available at the Venice Area Public Library for readers.
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George Sand
Balzac
Chopin
Aurore Dudevant
Curtis Cate
Venice Area Public Library
Gallup poll ranks press fifth in public confidence
In a national Gallup survey of 1509 adults across 300 locales from April 6 to 9, newspapers outranked TV, with 51 percent saying they have a great deal of confidence in the press. Doctors and banks also rated highly while Congress and big business trailed.
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Nabobs
Walter Cronkite
Organized Religion
Supreme Court
Congress
Alimony Abolition Urged in Reader Letter
A reader argues alimony should be abolished arguing women should support themselves when able and that paying ex-wives funds after remarriage and second marriages burdens current spouses. The author cites Women's Lib and ERA and calls for legal change to end ongoing payments once alimony is no longer necessary.
Two New MJC Venice Courses Offer Enjoyable Bargains
The Venice Campus of MJC in the Brickyard hosts two May 14 and 15 seminars led by Walter Packard and Charity James. The eight week programs cover Current History and Effective Thinking with no grades or homework and free for seniors over sixty. Interested readers can register at the college offices or call 484-3534.
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Venice
MJC
Walter Packard
Oxford
AAUW
Florida
Loveland School Tuition Facts Corrected by Board
Dean Roeder writes to clarify Loveland School, a private non profit for the mentally handicapped, receives tuition on a contract basis from Sarasota and Charlotte County School Boards for ages 5 to 22. no government funds are received for older students, who attend free, with support from private donations.
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Loveland School
Sarasota
Charlotte County
Loveland
Quotes From All Over Leisure and Wisdom Snippets
A collection of saying from varied figures on game play success art freedom and health. Notable lines include Bob Hope on golf Browning Shaw Wilde and Beer reflecting on recreation effort mind and expression.
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