Venice weighs fate of ambulance service amid talks
Venice city officials met at City Hall led by City Administrator Dale Rieth to address a deteriorating ambulance system. Allen Winebrenner, owner of Venice Ambulance Service, urged either city or county purchase of his equipment as he plans to end emergency service due to funds. Rieth pressed county involvement while Rhodes weighed tax districts or contracted services. Rieth warned countywide funding is needed and stressed the true victim is the injured person.
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Dale Rieth
Venice
City Hall
Rieth
Harry Case
County Adminis
Trator Ed Maroney
Larry Rhodes
Allen Winebrenner
Winebrenner
Rhodes
Case
Venice City Council
Washington raps for rail rip off
Walter Diem of the Florida Association of Railroad Passengers accuses the Federal Administration of trying to destroy Amtrak by withholding Congress approved funds. He cites a $440 million allotment with $62 million withheld by President Ford and urges action to restore full funding, with Senator Taft promising testimony and possible Senate amendments.
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Amtrack
Walter Diem
Florida Association of Railroad Passengers
Diem
Congress
Association
Gerald Ford
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Senate
Promised land a city problem in Venice
Venice officials voiced a small problem regarding a tract offered for use as a park. Mayor Harry Case and City Engineer Ted Yeatts questioned whether the land truly exists and whether George Gibbs, the Venice proposer, is the rightful owner.
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Venice
Harry Case
Ted Yeatts
West Coast Inland Navigation District
WCIND
Yeatts
Case
George Gibbs
Growth yardstick cited by Venice association in 1970s
The South County Condominium and Apartment Association of Venice claims a formula for population growth over four years, with a growth rate peaking in March and easing to about 6 percent. They report 16 140 residents on December 31 and ongoing rise in early 1976, with 45 members and 2 815 occupants among others.
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South County Condominium and Apartment Association of
Venice
Judy Morrison Keeps Front Yard Eucalyptus Tree
Ecology minded wife wins hometown battle to keep a front yard eucalyptus despite her physician husband's objections. A friend formed The Committee to Save Judy's Tree and readers were invited to celebrate the tree’s preservation with a poem reading.
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Judy Morrison
Venice
Richard Morrison
Morrisons
Laguna Drive
Mrs. Morrison
Judy
Venice High students spearhead school beautification effort
George Dudek, head custodian at Venice High School, leads a student driven landscape upgrade begun in 1975. Volunteers raised thousands with donated plants and materials, transforming sand and worn areas into a garden patio with benches, concrete paths, and plans for a roof and trees as funds allow.
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George Dudek
Dudek
Venice High School
Venice High Chorus Wins Big At District Festival
Venice High School Chorus and Bel Canto Singers directed by Robert W. Bates earned 13 straight superior recommendations from 13 judges to attend the State Choral Festival at Florida Southern College in Lakeland May 6 to 8. The group also prepared for a Lakeland festival trip with costs around $2000 and a local donor offering to match funds.
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Venice High School
Robert W. Bates
Florida Southern College
Lakeland
Venice
Palmetto High School
Palmetto
Brett Brooks
Rhonda Rushing
Donna Pullen
Marilyn Whitehead
Cathy Langler
Venice High
Bates
Venice High Chorus
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