Venice Seeks Referendum on Revised City Charter
City council reads charter ordinance for first time and schedules final action next week. Referendum date eyed for June 21 after months of revision work and earlier target of April 5. Also approves water sewer rate changes to take effect in June and residents in Beach Park face no sewer expansion now. A resolution seeks denial of Beker Phosphate plan at Myakka River headwaters. Mayor asked to form Citizens Energy Committee to study city energy savings.
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Venice
Dale Rieth
Tampa Bay Regional Planning
Beker Phosphate Corporation
Myakka
Beach Park
Ted Yeatts
Obituaries for Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Pepper in Florida
Mrs. Frankye E. Powell 80 of Venice died April 26 1977 at home after a long time in the area from New Market Virginia. Survived by son Joe Alexander three grandchildren seven great grandchildren and one brother Hayden Easterling. funeral Friday at St. Mark s Episcopal Church. Ewing Funeral Home Venice in charge. Mrs. Ethel E. Pepper 90 of Englewood died April 11 1977 in a nursing home. Born in Virginia she spent 25 years in Englewood and was a member of Englewood United Methodist Church. Survived by two grandsons and five great grandchildren. services held April 14 at Rawles Funeral Home with burial at Gulf Pines Memorial Park.
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Frankye
Frankye E. Powell
Menendez St
Venice
Reidsville
New Market
Powell
St. Mark's Episcopal Church of
Lake Venice
Joe B. Alexander
Sarasota
Hayden Easterling
St. Mark's Church
James R. Younger
Ewing Funeral Home
Ethel E. Pepper
Maryknoll Rd
Englewood
Virginia
Severna Park
John V. Whitehead
Gulf Pines Memorial Park
City squeeze continues as budget fears grow
The article notes a bleak financial picture with no funds for emergencies at year end. Funds would require borrowing to be repaid in the next budget year. Councilman John Vickers warned if belts stay tight, money may keep them out of the red, but only barely.
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John Vickers
Woman killed in car wreck near Osprey
A Sarasota woman Ethel Brown Williams died when her car struck a tanker on U S 41 in wet conditions. Her six month old daughter escaped injury and was released after examination. The tanker driver Larry Bennett Kight said he was moving slowly after leaving a gas station. No charges were filed.
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Sarasota
Osprey
Highway Patrol
Ethel Brown Williams
East Ave
U. S. 41
William
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Larry Bennett Kight
Odessa
Koop to join WELA staff at Newswatch 8 Tampa
San Antonio newsman Bob Koop will anchor the 6 and 11 pm Newswatch 8 editions on May 2 at WFLA TV in Tampa. He previously led noon and early evening news at KENS-TV earning 1976 AP Broadcasters documentary award. Koop earlier worked at WCSO-TV Charleston and holds a Syracuse University BS in Broadcast Journalism with English linguistics minor.
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Bob Koop
San Antonio
Texas
Newswatch 8
Wfla TV
Tampa
Koop
Kens-Tv
Texas Associated Press Broadcasters
Wcso-Tv
Charleston
S. C
Syracuse University
Beach grant eyed to fund restrooms and land move
Muirhead noted no further development decisions yet and county commissioners must approve. Ken Hill said state development mandates guide actions as a 45 day timeline looms for completing the financial deal. County plans use reimbursement funds from Caspersen purchase to buy 18 acres at the north Jetty on South Casey Key from Barnett Mortgage Trust, which once planned condos.
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Muirhead
County Commission
Ken Hill
Parks and Recreation Department
League of Women Voters
Caspersen
South
Casey Key
Barnett Mortgage Trust
Jacksonville
Granddaughter recalls pacifist grandfather and library dedication
Letters reveal Crosby as a Spanish American War era pacifist who mocked U S participation and alienated his wealthy family. He befriended anti imperialists like Tolstoy, while his granddaughter honors him with pride and reflects on his rebellion against war. Mrs Glendening declines due to a black tie demand. Daughters Gillotti and Conway will attend the library dedication in Venice and Tarrytown.
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Crosby
Tolstoy
Glendening
Harold Hagan
Venice Flying Service
Venice East hospital debt plan eyed for savings
Venice East officials consider creating an authority to fund the hospital with bonds at six to seven percent, replacing the current ten percent mortgage rate. Attorney Hunter Gibbons says the plan could save residents over 3 million and aid expansion to meet South County needs. A public hearing will follow ordinance drafting.
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Hunter Gibbons
Florida
Venice Hospital
South County
Vandalism Strikes Englewood Homes Across Several Streets
Sheriffs reports 14 Englewood Isles homes were vandalized last Saturday night. Tires on two vehicles sustained $200 damages at 23 Brentwood Lane and 14 Dover Drive while Abbott Blank and Jane Yopp reported slashed tires. Mailboxes were knocked over or uprooted. detectives investigate with no arrests.
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Englewood Isles
Sheriff's Department
Windsor Drive
Dover Drive
Larchemont Road
Brentwood Lane
Mitchell Radon
Nicholas Celletti
Dover Dr
Abbott Blank
Jane Yopp
Boat capsizes off Caspersen Beach near Venice
A 12 foot Hobie Cat demasted and capsized Tuesday evening off Caspersen Beach about a mile south of the Venice Pier. The occupant Dave Gator was rescued by Dr. William Hoffman of Venice Flotilla U S Coast Guard Auxiliary aboard the Lib bith and the damaged craft towed ashore.
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Caspersen Beach
Venice
Dave Gator
William Hoffman
Venice Flotilla
U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Market mood shifts on growth stocks and energy policy
A. G. Edwards notes investors turned cautious last week as growth stocks sold off following President Carter's energy plan. They expect higher energy costs, limited new energy exploration, and a slower secular growth rate, with bargains arising as overreaction creates value in select growth companies.
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Carter
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