Call for Selective, Qualified Vice Presidential Picks
The Haley Report argues parties should adopt a rule to nominate the most qualified person for president and the second most qualified for vice president. It notes past afterthought vice presidential picks and calls for official reforms before the conventions. It cites history of succession and urges voters and candidates to value experience and leadership for all elected offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Public hearing urged on ill conceived I-75 route
A Tallahassee hearing on the Venice Nokomis I-75 corridor drew calls for local attendance and criticism of the planned path. Letter writer Beverly Clay praised a commissioner opposing the route and urged moving the highway away from East Venice to avoid farm land loss trees and heavy traffic.
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Tallahassee
Venice-Nokomis
Beverly Clay
Venice
DOT
Myakka
Burial allowances available for veterans
The Veterans Administration urges veterans and families to learn about burial payments. Eligible veterans may receive up to 250 toward burial costs plus 150 for plot if not in a National Cemetery. Service-connected deaths may receive up to 800 in place of standard allowances.
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Veterans Administration
National Cemetery
United States
Arlington
Florida
Fort Barrancas
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Arlington National Cemetery
Veterans Administration Office
Sleeping Confession Admissibility in Homicide Law
The article notes that sleeping confessions or exclamations are generally inadmissible as evidence. Courts require voluntary statements and conscious action for guilt to be proven, even if the statements may be truthful. It cites cases where sleeping acts, like a hunter shooting while drowsy, led to a not guilty verdict due to lack of conscious responsibility.
Public plea to PSC over GenTel profits and raises
An open letter urges the Public Service Commission in Tallahassee to curb GenTel by halting raises and consolidating or replacing the monopoly. The writer argues GenTel should tighten costs, avoid advertising windfalls, and possibly be broken into two firms while criticizing five year review cycles and tax funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
GenTel
General Telephone
Tallahassee
Planning board facing zoning changes and nonconformities
The proposed zoning rules raise minimum lot widths and increase front setbacks to 30 feet, risking nonconformities for 963 of 1395 residential lots and many OPI District sites. Most existing streets would fail, devaluing vacant lots and existing structures, while expert Bartley warned the commission to study impacts before adoption.
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Opi
Planning Commission
Bartley
Picture Story and Biography of Tom Paine at Venice Library
Young readers in Venice can access Grace Neff Brett’s The Picture Story and Biography of Tom Paine at the Venice Area Public Library. The library promotes this title for its engaging biography and accessible storytelling suitable for youth readers.
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Tom Paine
Grace Neff Brett
Venice Area Public Library
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Tony Briggs
Jim Beans
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Sarasota County
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Miami Ave
Florida Press Service
Fla
American Newspaper Representatives
New York
N.Y
Atlanta
Haley
U. S. Rep
James A. Haley
Congress
Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Will Bernard
Soma Ei
Plan Board
Library Column
S By
Klarz Newton
Friends of the Library
Philadelphia
Thomas Paine
Pers
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Venice Ave
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