Public backs restored full phone directory in Florida
The Florida Public Service Commission orders General Telephone Co to restore full listings in local phone books after customers complained. Gondolier readers sent over a thousand coupons urging the change, prompting PSC officials to intervene and reverse the abbreviated directory.
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Florida Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
GenTel
Venice
Englewood
Sarasota
North Port
PSC
Joseph Cresse
Tallahassee
Letters to the Editor Policy Notice
Public guidance limits letters to 200 words and requires signed letters with complete address and phone number. Submissions should be mailed to Letters to the Editor at P O Box 1028 Venice Florida 33595.
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P.O. Box
Venice
Southern Media Sales, Inc
East
Miami Ave
Sun Coast Gondolier
P. O
Middle school concept sparks art music drama teamwork
Garden area educators advocate a three-arts teaming model to engage all students via performance, design, and technical roles. Six productions and video drama sessions emerged, with positive student responses and emphasis on flexibility for middle school needs. Charles Montgomery of South Venice adds local reflections.
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Garden
Susan Draper
Deborah Herbert
Puzzlement Over Keeping Young Workers in Venice Industry
A letter questions how light industry can retain youth for current jobs. It argues higher wages will worsen turnover as workers seek better pay, and notes pollution noise and factory atmosphere deter new residents despite appealing climate and scenery.
Letter to Betty Wright on aging and Venice life
A letter argues older residents trap themselves in trailer parks to avoid the young and support commerce and services. The writer urges preserving Venice as a low development town and questions where younger people would be served without the elderly.
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Betty Wright
Venice
C. C. Rider
Sun Coast
Don Moore
Venice Area
Suncoast musings on economy taxes and local growth
John Mikos argues for a sales tax hike to ease property tax load and fund roads for visitors on the Suncoast. He notes Reaganomics struggles, inflation methods, and a September downturn, while supporting light industry and challenging local editorial views and a Chamber poll.
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John Mikos
Top Lindbergh Front Page Memories Recall 1927 Flight
The author recalls Lindbergh’s 1927 historic flight and the later kidnapping case. He describes editors chasing top front page play, the shift from a single police beat to separate roles, and a vivid false alarm at the Battle Creek Sanitarium. The piece blends personal career memory with reflections on press coverage.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Lucky Lindy
Lindy
Sistory
Lindbergh
Paris
Notre Dame University
Battle Creek
Battle Creek Sanitarium
John Harvey Kellogg
C.E
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