11 Sep 1980
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Newspaper
Sun Coast Gondolier
Location
Venice, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1980
Page
1
Venice woman begins a training program to fly Air Force jets as she studies aerodynamics and aviation tactics. She pursues flight duties amid a growing interest in military aviation and local support.
Entertainment brief notes BAY INDIES will present seven new shows this season. See page 20 for details and schedules. Community news reports a new VHS principal taking command. full details on page 13.
Features tease readers to page 18 for an inexpensive weekend plan with activities. Venice and Lemon Bay open grid seasons kick off Friday with details on page 29.
A daily record notes 7 a.m. temperatures and rainfall for the preceding 24 hours on the dates shown. The data covers morning conditions and is used to track weather patterns over time.
Preliminary election results show incumbents lagging as challengers surge. Venice councilman Robert L. Anderson leads District 5 voters with 49 percent, threatening Larry Rhodes. Sheriff Jim Hardcastle tops Norm Coblentz, while Jerry Hente defeats Andrea Sandegren for District 1 and Mabry Carlton edges Jeff Fischer in District 8.
Loretta and William Delaney of Venice were aboard Eastern Airlines flight 161 from New York to Tampa when a Cuban hijacker seized the 727 with 88 passengers. The plane diverted to Cuba before resuming course, ending with an unscheduled return home after more than seven hours.
Venice Hospital Auxiliary breaks ground for the Elephant House to house the annual White Elephant Sale fundraiser. Speakers recount the elephant’s roaming past from Seaboard station to Venice Community Center as crowds grew large before this permanent home at 108 Golf Drive near the Venice Shopping Center.
With two weeks left before the September 30 deadline the YMCA Must Stay Committee pleads for $1,000 plus gifts from residents and business leaders to save Venice’s only center. The drive lists gifts already received from Ross Hadley and others totaling at least $1,000 each, with Gulf Stream Land & Development Corp. at $5,000.
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