Governor Pushes 2.8 Cent Gas Tax to Fund I-75
Florida Governor Reubin Askew proposes a 2.8 cent per gallon gas tax on top of the existing 8 cent levy to speed completion of I-75, warning of potential $122 million federal funding losses if new revenue is not raised. The plan would raise about $50 million annually and affect all regions, with mixed public opinion from residents and officials.
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Florida
Reubin Askew
Askew
Lower
West
Maurice Aldrich
Venice Fire Department
L. J. Robinson
Chris Sherman
Venice High
Ted Yeatts
Alice Sleasman
Venice High School
Joe Hilgeman
John Fields
Cathy Brown
Karen Kennedy
James Dunlap
Venice Students to Meet President on Bicentennial Trip
Venice High School senior Dennis Christofferson and Venice Junior High eighth grader Kelly Cecil earned all expense trips to Washington, D C, to present wreaths at Mount Vernon and Arlington. Mayor Harry Case sent introductions, and the pair may meet President Ford if available. They return the following evening with chaperone Ellen Kansman.
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Venice High School
Dennis Christofferson
Venice Junior
Kelly Cecil
Washington, D. C
Kelly
Dennis
Terry Ewing
Venice Area
Ewing
Lou Frey
Skip Bafalis
Betty
Harry Case
Venice
Case
Florida
Mount Vernon
Arlington National Cemetery
Dennis and
Chaparone
Ellen Kansman
Venice High students decorate city hydrants for bicentennial
Venice city crews now show off hydrants painted by about 40 Venice High School students under Mrs. Alice Sleasman. The youth designed roughly 20 hydrants with themes from abstract Bicentennial colors to a dalmatian in a hard hat. curbside reaction and potential dog confusion noted.
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Venice
City of
Venice High
Alice Sleasman
Sarasota plans to sell unsaleable tax properties for outdoor labs
Tax Collector Rebecca Eger proposes laws to allow the county to acquire burdened parcels, many tiny or inaccessible, and transfer them to schools for use as outdoor laboratories. Schools endorse using the odd lots to study biology, easing taxpayer burden while clearing delinquent properties.
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Sarasota
Rebecca M. Eger
Eger
World Vision aid funds for Guatemala quake relief
The Rev Harry Bryant plans to return to Guatemala with 40000 to aid quake relief. World Vision Pasadena manages funds raised in Australia New Zealand Canada and the US to support CEPA CAM and broader rebuilding efforts including pastors salaries tents Bibles schools and homes. The plan includes 6 000 for pastors 25 000 for town rehabilitation 7 000 tents 13 500 pastor sustenance 7 000 Bibles 15 000 church rebuilds 15 000 salaries and trucks 40000 relief 15000 schools 30000 home rebuilds. The article notes tax issues over land certificates and calls for reform.
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Harry Bryant
Guatemala
Bryant
World Vision
Pasadena
California
Australia
New Zealand
Venice
Rev
CEPA
CAM
World Vision Organization
Canada
United States
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Miriam Andrews
Bernadette Tritschlar
Susan Stockham
Glenn Findley
Jenne Penridge
Venice Hospital
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rReevoni
Presiden
Gerald Ford
General Washington
George Washington
Beth Levine
Ellen Heiden
Gene Pillot
Jack Woolever
Pine
Bill Madden
Bud Geske
Goodwill Industries
The
Mrs. Eger
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