Henderson urges action on dangerous Venice intersection
State Senator Warren Henderson appeals to State Road Department officials to improve safety at the U S 41 Bypass and U S 41 Business intersection north of Venice. Local groups also urge SRD and Sarasota County to address 21 accidents and five deaths noted since the bypass opened.
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Warren S. Henderson
U. S. 41
Venice
P. W. Ekey
Henderson
State Road Depot
SRD
South
State Road Department
Road Department
Sen. Henderson
Venice couple’s yawl mishap ends safely on Intracoastal
Adam and Lila Marshall of 1712 Banyan Dr Venice Gardens were reported missing after their 26 foot Ptarmigan yawl, with a broken engine bracket, drifted overnight in a thunderstorm. They anchored a mile north of Blackburn Point and were towed to Casey Key by John Holmes of Casey Key, returning home Tuesday forenoon.
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Adam Marshall
Banyan Dr
Venice Gardens
Blackburn Point
Marshall
John Holmes
Casey Key
Marshalls
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Laurel Boat Works
Alaska
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Baptist Group Plans New VG Church Site
The Ardella Baptist Church of Lakeland a division of the American Baptist Association announced buying land on Center Road Venice Gardens for a church to hold 400 parishioners. Construction starts early 1968 funded by seven percent First Mortgage Church Bonds.
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The
Ardella Baptist Church of
Lakeland
American Baptist Association
Venice Gardens
O. W. de Loach
Center Road
U. S. Highway 41
de Loach
United Church of Christ
Shamrock Boulevard
Calvary Reformed Church
Banyan Drive
New Rebel AF Group Organized
A newly organized Confederate States Air Force squadron plans a sunday dutch breakfast flight. The 8 a.m. Venice Airport departure will fly to Sun City landing strip for breakfast at a local restaurant. Area pilots are invited to join and bring passengers.
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Confederate States Air Force
Venice
Sun City
Nokomis Chaplain Escapes Injury In Forrestal Tragedy
Lt. Cmdr. Geoffrey Gaughan of Nokomis survived the Forrestal fire and explosion that killed 71 aboard the carrier off Vietnam. His aunt Mrs. Fahry reported no word from him until seeing an AP photo of him conducting a memorial Mass on the ship. Gaughan, a Catholic chaplain, left the Venice area in June to serve on the Forrestal, which has been located off Vietnam.
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Geoffrey Gaughan
Nokomis
Forrestal
Joseph C. Fahry
Gaughan
Associated Press
Vietnam
Venice
Venice Catholic Church
Venice Trims Licenses as Police Visit Applicants
City workers assign three policewomen Nettie Adrian Bonnie Goode and Bessie George to canvas Venice businesses and individuals for occupational license applications. They will collect on the spot forms verify addresses and unit counts. Licenses billed in September with payment due October 1 after a Council fee increase.
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Venice
Nettie Adrian
Bonnie Goode
Bessie George
Hager
Sarasota County Votes on 10.98 Million School Bond Plan
Sarasota County Public Instruction mailed 33 000 letters outlining a 10 975 000 bond to fund new construction remodeling and air conditioning across 24 schools over 3 7 years. The plan requires more than half of eligible voters and more than 50 percent yes votes, with re registration closing Aug 26.
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Sarasota County
New Look at Cam Ranh Bay Grocery Yard Crew
MAURER REPORT from Cam Ranh Bay outlines the front and back office reshuffle at the largest grocery store in Vietnam. SP4 George Bintner leads the new team, joined by SP4 John Hunter SP4 Clifford Maul and PFC Paul Constrado, with SP4 Stan Fornal heading the back office.
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Cam Ranh Bay
RVN
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
SP4
William
Carney
Saigon
George Bintner
Union
Calif
Army
California State College
PFC
Clifford Maul
Brooklyn
N. Y
Maul
New York
California
Binter
Paul Constrado
Contrado
Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Stan Fornal
Fornal
Indian Point
Stony Point
RCA Institutes
Farleigh - Dickinson University
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Niet
Police Posse
Jerrice Sue Johnson
North Fort Myers
Venice Police Posse
Posse
Dick Taylor
Sue Parker
Fort Myers
Sandy Britt
Mary Ellen Smith
Cheryl Smith
Miss Johnson
Photos By
Bruce Dillon
Baptist
New Rebel AF
Harry Hager
School Board
Istrative
South County
Citizens Committee
Nokomis Elementary
Richard Kern
Wade Ballard Jr
Armon Beckom
Wrede. Blackburn
William K. Boatner
James W. Burris
Maurice Dalton
Thomas Edmondson
George Egglefield
John L. Jones
Franklin Olson
Norman Shainberg
Emory Shaw
Richard Steiner
Venice Junior High
Venice High
Citizen Committee
Ward Miller
George Boyd
Charles Combs
James Costi
Larry Rhodes
Elihu Roberts
Gerald Shell
Charles Staples
Frederick Strammer
Arthur Swanson
Dorsey Tischler
Frank Walther
John West
Harry White
Omar Wilson
Ralph Wolfer
Paul Youngberg
Englewood
Frank McCook
Richard Bliss
Joe Czerwinski
Robert Davis
William Duncan
Ted Ewing
Clifford Hill
John Keaser
Arlo Leinback
Louise Lyman
Dan McLeroy
William Moore
A. A. Peterson
Floyd Potter
Joseph Scott
Wilma Thompson
Robert Wulfing
Maurer Report
Pete Maurer
U.S. Army - Vietnm
Bintner
John Hunter
Hunter
Charlotte
N. C
Summerville
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