Editorial: City faces vandalism and police staffing gaps
The Venice City Council heard of weekend vandalism at the public beach where a chain link fence was toppled. City Manager Rieth cited too few police on duty and Chief Waymire requested a $50,000 annual budget boost for three officers, a proposal denied. The editorial argues adequate police are needed to protect city property and deter further damage.
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Venice
Dale Rieth
Reith
Ray Waymire
Council
Waymire
Rieth
Steve Albee
City Hall
Dorothy
Englewood
South County
Venice Avenue
Nokomis
Kennedy Signals Presidential Run With Family Support
Senator Edward Kennedy raised the possibility of a 1980 bid, stating his family would back a run and signaling a shift in Democratic odds. The announcement could alter plans for Carter and other GOP contenders, affecting polls, party dynamics, and possible shifts in Congress depending on the race outcome.
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Carter
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Dole
Kansas
Democrat
Dwight Eisenhower
Connally
Chappaquiddick
Dream-Nightmare Sun Coast Gondolier Satire
A fictitious future issue of the Sun Coast Gondolier mocks economic doom with a low budget print run. It parodies a Reagan town hall on beating the low mood and notes the circus staying in winter quarters amid a barter tale involving Iran and oil for bureaucrats in D.C.
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Harris
Reagan
Death Valley
Felds
Iran
Kohlmeni
D.C
City Gondolier letters rail at apathy and speeders
A reader laments dull city life and sparse ads while noting officials, retirees, and a lone editor in a fading paper. A second letter urges drivers to slow to 15 mph in school zones and criticizes theft of traffic cones as a safety risk.
Will 1-75 bypass help Venice area traffic
Local residents express mixed views on a proposed by pass project. Elsie Yates and Gloria Theen see traffic relief and safety gains with road expansion and by pass completion, while others caution about potential loss of through traffic and business impact on Venice.
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Elsie Yates
Venice
Venice Avenue
Gloria Theen
Venice Gardens
A.B. Gatmar
Joe Verdonck
Otho Larimer
Reader Defends Norah Denison After Storer Letter
A Gondolier reader disputes Robert H. Storer's critique of Norah Denison. The writer calls Denison spoiled yet deserving respectful treatment and rebukes Storer for his harsh tone in labeling her a bully.
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Robert H. Storer
Norah Denison
Venice
Denison
Storer
Reader letter defends Norah Denison and stofer reaction stirred
A reader praises Norah Denison for provoking reader reaction while criticizing Robert Stofer for wanting Denison silenced. The open exchange compares such rhetoric to democracy in action and riffs on historical parallels as a red scare reference ends the note.
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Norah
Stofer
Democracy In Action
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