Sarasota County hires Cocoa Beach manager as administrator
John Gray, Cocoa Beach city manager, was chosen as Sarasota County's administrator after a 75-application field. He will start March 18 at a salary of 17 500, the highest county pay, and will oversee about 300 employees while policy remains with the commission.
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Sarasota
John Gray
Cocoa Beach
County Commission
Gray
Commission
William Cunningham
Florida
Leslie C. Miller
William Carey
Robert M. Wright
Bruce Crissy
Cunningham
Sarasota County
Greensboro
N.C
Syracuse University
University of North Carolina Institute of Government
Florida Atlantic University
Dallas
Tex
Farmers Branch
University of Texas Institute of Public Affairs
Asheboro
C. O
Chuck) Morgan
Venice Youth Back In U S For Treatment
SP/4 Robert Dandridge of Venice has returned to the United States for further therapy after injuries from an ambush by the Viet Cong in South Vietnam in January. His parents report he is confined to a wheelchair and will undergo rehabilitation before walking. He wrote from a hospital in South Vietnam detailing leg gashes a left arm hole neck wounds broken eardrums and partial loss of sight.
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Robert Dandridge
Venice
United States
South Vietnam
Theo E. Dandridge
Nokomis Ave
San Diego
Calif
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Dandridge
Venice Woman Named Heart Fund Chair for Nokomis Venice Area
Patricia E. Rickey of 101 Aurora St is named South County Heart Fund chairman for the Nokomis Venice Englewood region. A residential canvass will occur next Sunday as Heart Fund volunteers distribute literature and collect contributions. 60 percent of Sarasota County gifts stay local for research and education.
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Heart Fund
South County
Patricia E. Rickey
Paula Jo
Heart
Venice
Aurora
Frank Evans Sr
Sarasota
Heart Fund General
Three Vehicle Crash Blooms Accidents in South County
Florida Troopers report multiple crashes on U S 41 near Laurel and Holiday Harbor. A three car collision north of Laurel injured no one but caused about 2125 in damage and led to charges for Frank Brownell Allen Edger ton and James Johns Jr. A separate car truck crash at Holiday Harbor involved Thomas Connolly with charges pending.
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Florida Highway Patrol
South County
U.S. 41
Laurel
Palm Avenue
Frank Brownell
Englewood
Allen R. Edgerton
James Johns Jr
Ray Brown
Edgerton Auto
Brownell
Edgerton
Johns
Holiday Harbor
Sarasota
W. P. Dixon
Thomas E. Connolly
Two Charged In Collisions In Venice And Englewood
Florida Highway Patrol investigated two two car crashes Wednesday afternoon. John Nichols 22 of Venice was charged with failure to control after colliding with Pat Hill 22 of Nokomis. Nichols skidded 160 feet then 42 feet after impact ending in a ditch. Hill’s car ended on the road shoulder after 200 feet of travel. Each car sustained about 300 dollars in damage. In the second crash Hilda Clare 77 of Englewood was charged with improper change of lane after changing from right to left and hitting Annetta Moore 75 of Wapakoneta Ohio. Moore’s car suffered about 200 dollars damage and Clare’s about 150.
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Venice
Englewood
Florida Highway Patrol
John Nichols
Pat Hill
Nokomis
R. W. Downey
Nichols
Hill
Downey
U.S. 41
Hilda Clare
Brook-to- Bay
Annetta I. Moore
Wapahoneta
Ohio
W. P. Dixon
Clare
Moore
Swift Becomes Chairman of Sarasota County GOP
Earle L. Swift of Venice was elected chairman of the Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee at the February meeting. He succeeds E. S. Bill Raymond, who resigned from the position last month.
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Earle L. Swift
Venice
Sarasota County
Republican Executive Committee
E. S
Bill) Raymond
Sarasota Schools Keep Open Amid Statewide Walkout
Sarasota County will keep schools open Monday despite the Florida Education Association walkout over the special session package. The School Board reaffirmed plans to staff classrooms with qualified substitutes and remaining staff, with about 500 teachers expected absent. A Monday meeting at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and an Orlando/Tallahassee crisis backdrop frame the region as Gov. Kirk considers vetoes and possible new session.
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Sarasota County
Florida Education Association
Rodney Davis
Brookside Junior High
FEA
Florida
Tampa
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Sarasota
Claude Kirk
Tallahassee
Venice Chamber Eases Winter Housing Strain
The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce reports a marked drop in the winter housing crisis after calling on South County residents to offer rooms motels and other lodging. The Emergency Housing Service opened in Sarasota to help travelers without bookings by Easter and prevent cars from camping outdoors.
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Venice Area
Ray Fuller
Sarasota
Chamber of Commerce
William Walsh
Pagoda
Cha
North Port to hold mayor and commissioner election April 23
North Port commissioners vote to move a mayor and a commissioner election from May 7 to April 23 after a conference with county elections chief Mary Orr. Voting eligibility requires Florida residency of one year and county-city residency of six months. Registration closes March 22 at the Sarasota County Courthouse South County annex.
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North Port
Claude E. Kean
Mary Orr
Orr
Harry E. Brown
Carl Meyer
Brown
Meyer
Kean
Roscoe Kirk
Kirk
McCrork
Lottie Miller
Albert G
West Coast Toll Road Step Closer
The Florida Turnpike Authority awarded the engineering contract for the Bradenton-Sarasota to Venice segment for 220000 dollars to J. E. Greiner Co of Tampa. A separate 240000 dollar contract covers a report on extending the Turnpike from Miami to Homestead. A Bradenton councilman opposed routing the road through city limits and sought an interchange on State Road 64.
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Florida Turnpike Authority
Bradenton - Sarasota
Venice
J. E. Greiner Co
Tampa
Miami
Homestead
Bradenton
Palmetto
Oneco
Venice Avenue
Sarasota
Dr Quizmee Quiz Contest Offers Free Volumes
Readers may submit questions to Dr Quizmee for a chance to win a 25 volume encyclopedia if their query is used. The nationally syndicated Dr Duizmee column runs in this paper and competition is wide. Return address should be clearly marked.
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Dr. Quizmee
Dr. Duizmee
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