Home Builder of Year predicts Florida housing crisis
James H. Shimberg of Tampa warns that housing affordability will force elderly, minority groups, and young families to push for affordable homes. He notes Florida averages near $40,000 for new homes and median family income below $10,000, widening the gap.
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Florida
James H. Shimberg
Tampa
Tallahas
Shimberg
Florida Home Builders Association
Court to rule on dual tax dispute among four municipalities
Venice, North Port, Sarasota, and Longboat Key filed suit after county rejected two proposals for an outside study. County Administrator Ed Maroney backs the Peat, Marwick & Mitchell report despite the cities’ plans to fund an update. He cautions litigation could cost up to 100000 and notes the cities accuse the county of taxing them for unprovided services. The suit was filed by Longboat Key Town Attorney I. W. Whitesell.
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Venice
North Port
Sarasota
Longboat Key
Ed Maroney
Marwick & Mitchell
Maroney
County Commission
Atty
I. W. Whitesell
Airman Propes Completes Basic Training At Lackland AFB
Airman Kenneth R. Propes II son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth R Propes of Nokomis graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He studied the Air Force mission organization customs and received instruction in human relations He remains at Lackland for training in security police Propes is a 1975 Venice High School graduate who attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Kenneth R. Propes II
Kenneth R. Propes
Lesia Drive
Nokomis
Lackland Afb
Tex
Air Force
Lackland
Propes
Venice High School
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Gold Key Fiberglass Pools Debuts in Laurel Sarasota Market
West Coast Precast's Gold Key Fiberglass Pools opens with its first install at 312 Roberts Rd Laurel. Pool owner Bill Dotson touts three day installation and 25 year guarantee while noting ease of maintenance and weather free construction. Also announced are two Dean Witter tax planning seminars in Venice and Sarasota on June 30 with free admission and limited seating.
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Gold Key Fiberglass Pools
Venice
West Coast Precast Products
J. A. Rezuta
Roberts Rd
Laurel
Bill Dotson
Sarasota County
Dotson
Florida
Dean Witter & CO
Venice Motor Inn
Venice By-Pass
Sarasota
Dean Witter
Crossroads
William R. Wallace
Wallace
Nancy Hart
United States
New York
Sarasota County to stagger license plate renewals this year
Sarasota County tax collector Rebecca Eger says July and August 1975 renewals will end long lines. The new staggered system uses birth month to schedule registrations and will shift mobile homes and corporate vehicles to different renewal periods, with 1977 changes planned.
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Sarasota County
Rebecca M. Eger
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Tallahassee
Be Our Moving Earth The Shifting Atlantic and Plate Tectonics
The text describes moving earth plates, the Atlantic Ocean’s relatively young formation, and the coastlines evolving as blocks slide. It notes a 2 to 3 centimeter yearly drift, earthquakes along block edges, and crust creation where plates diverge. For more details, contact Coastal and Oceanographic Engr Lab at University of Florida.
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Europe
American
Atlantic Ocean
North
South America
Weir Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville
Florida
First 30 Days Key To Viking Mars Mission
NASA Viking landers headed to Mars aim for a 90 day surface stay. The 30 day period after touchdown on July 4 and in early September will yield unprecedented data on Mars including images, weather, geology, and chemistry analysis from the landers instruments.
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Viking
Mars
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Martin Marietta Aerospace
Denver
Colo
Earth
Viking Instruments
Viking Biology
Health care cost controls needed now say researchers
Harriet Miller reports that a President's Council study finds health care costs rising faster than inflation. The 12 months to June 1975 show medical costs up 10.3 percent while living costs rose 7 percent. The piece notes institutional factors, third party payments, and the potential of price controls to curb inflation in health care.
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Council
Harriet Miller
Paul S. McAuliffe
Mr. McAuliffe
McAuliffe
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Denver Colp
Miss Miller
National Retired Teachers Association
American Association of Retired Persons
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