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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1979
Page
2
An editorial notes four American flags on Venice buildings are tattered and torn. With 24 hour display allowed when lit after dark, those flags show careless attitudes from local businesses or groups. The piece urges periodic replacement to maintain a proud town image.
Mike Murphy recalls Father Geoffrey Gaughan Benedictine and Navy captain who retired in 1960 after serving from California to Okinawa to Morocco and Great Lakes. He oversaw Marine air wings, naval hospitals, and NATO ethics work, raised $100000 for fallen sailors’ families, and earned the Navy Medal of Honor.
A collection of aphorisms attributed to Mark Twain William Feather Oscar Wilde Francis Bacon a Chinese proverb and Goethe. The sayings cover themes of enduring marriage prudent finance calm anger and the value of accuracy in expression.
A reader recounts a quick police response when a woman locked her keys in her car at St Mark’s Episcopal church. A patrol car arrived within minutes and opened the door, praised as timely service. The piece also notes a supermarket manager sweeping floors and warns of a dangerous left turn near Woolcoff shopping center in Venice.
A reader recounts seeing deliberate destruction of urns in the Courtyard at Brickyard Plaza by the Bypass. The writer links the act to anger and hatred, reflects on aging, community pride, and a resolve to keep America clean while seeking personal peace.
Venice letter to the editor laments Sarasota residents losing sports events on TV due to a dollar increase. The writer mocks city officials and argues residents deserve better programming and value. The piece also denounces corporal punishment at Venice Elementary School, calling it legalized sadism.
The author recalls ditching a troublesome car for a loaned bicycle in downtown Venice. Despite initial pain and rain, biking boosted energy and reduced fuel costs while prompting weight gain from increased appetite. Weather and wind influence ride enjoyment as the writer notes both drawbacks and joys of pedal power.
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