City Council weighs playgrounds bikes and ballfields
The Venice council discussed using 34 more acres at Wellfield Park for Babe Ruth baseball fields and a county tax issue must be resolved first. A safety committee urged bike paths near Venice Elementary, while No Vel American Legion Post 159 offered a blank check for Mundy Park playground equipment totaling about 2200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Holcomb
Wellfield Park
Holcomb
Arthur Allyn
Sarasota
Bahama Street
Recreation Center
Milan Street
Nokomis Avenue
Venice
No Vel American Legion Post 159
Harry Case
Mundy Park
City weighs inviting FAA official for visit over airport notes
Miami based James E. Sheppard, FAA district chief, to be invited after Council disputed an FAA auditor remarks about Venice Airport. Sheppard said apologies not offered for Astor's comments while outlining obligations under quitclaim deeds and federal acts still in effect for city and FAA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Sheppard
FAA
Benjamin Astor
Council
Astor
Venice
Sheppard
City
Walker
Dale Rieth
County debate eyed Venice Ambulance subvention plan
The county discusses temporary emergency response by Venice Ambulance Service to shorten response times for the Osprey station. Critics warn of costs and setting a precedent while considering extending a south county station or ordinance changes. the commission votes to adopt the ordinance with Maroney to determine implementation details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Parrett
Commission
William Muirhead
Larry Rhodes
Venice Ambulance Service
Maroney
South County
North County
Commission funds new Veterans Park project in Venice Beach
The Bicentennial Commission of Florida allocates 2,500 dollars for the Veterans Memorial to be built along Venice Avenue near the public beach. The panel’s final major grants total more than 290,000 dollars across 58 local projects in 30 counties and 11 statewide efforts. Lt. Gov. J. H. Williams says the matching grants spur meaningful statewide initiatives.
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Venice Avenue
Bicentennial Commission of Florida
Florida
J. H. Williams
Sarasota County
Luke
Wood House
Sarasota
Commission
Hemisphere Congress For Women, Inc
Brevard Community College
University Presses of
Florida State University
Asolo State
Lions Club
Florida A&m University
State Division of Archives, History and Records Management
Educational GI benefits end for some veterans
Many veterans who served between January 31 1955 and May 31 1966 face educational delimiting dates on May 31 1976. After that date VA aid ends, so they should seek HEW Office of Education grants and loans or CETA or state local programs. Contact a financial aid officer for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Office of Education
Department of Health, Educaton and Welfare
HEW
Department of Labor
Gondolier sets record page count and ad total
Today's paper celebrates a new 30 page edition breaking the prior 28 page record from winter 1974. It also marks a new high for combined display and classified advertising despite increased local ad competition. The note thanks advertisers for their support.
Church seeks aid for burned-out Sulaty family
A donation center is set up at Venice Assembly of God to help the Sulaty family whose Jackson Road ranch house burned Tuesday night. Eight family members were left homeless with their belongings destroyed. donations of clothes linens dishes shoes and household items are welcome at the church on the U S 41 Bypass and Myrtle Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sulaty
Kenneth Luff
Venice Assembly of God
U.S. 41
Myrtle Avenue
Sulaty
Jackson Road
Venice
Combine Subscribed Readership with Plus Distribution
A reader service note shows a plan to merge subscribed readership with a plus distribution option. Contact Gondolier at 488-2246 for details on implementation and coverage.
Memorial Day toll forecast by Florida Highway Patrol
The Florida Highway Patrol predicts 29 fatalities in Florida traffic crashes during the Memorial Day holiday from 6 p.m. Friday May 28 to midnight Monday May 31. Colonel Eldrige Beach cites past years and urges public cooperation to reduce deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida
Eldrige Beach
Colonel Beach
Englewood Isles seeks water sewer rate hike
A Sarasota County public hearing at the South County Courthouse continued to June 29 on Kroh Brothers Development proposed 100 percent rate increases for Englewood Isles water and sewer. Residents argue the plan is unreasonable while Kroh cites operating costs and underused capacity. The developer seeks to separate utilities as an independent, self supporting entity. Citizens fear higher bills with limited usage as only 170 of 1,000 lots sold. The continuation votes and testimony plan for June 29 at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South County
Sarasota County
Kroh
D. Grady Hough
Kroh Brothers
Sam Duffy
Englewood Isles
Duffy
Greyhound
Freon tragedy ends Debra Lacy life in Miami
Debra Sue Lacy 18, acquitted last June of murder in Sarasota, died May 23 in Miami from an accidental freon inhalation at a south Dade party. She had been found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1975 after claiming rape by Emmett Armstrong as her mother neared death.
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Debra Sue Lacy
Miami
South
Dade County
Emmett Armstrong
Sarasota Women's Groups
Miss Lacy
Miami-Dade Community College
Toni Armstrong
Armstrong
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PTA Safety Committee
Veterans Park
Gulf Gate Drive
Crofts
Camere
Gulf Gate Mall
Chester Croft
Ewing Funeral Home
Ewing Funeral
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Karl L. Blizzard, L.F.D
Owned and Operated
Venice Area
Gulf Pines
John Mohan
Freon
Debra Lacy
Lemon Bay
South Tamiami Trail
Englewood Chapel
Dearborn St
Old Englewood Rd
Steven Annecone
Robert Brady
Raymond Williams
Farley
Funeral Homes
North Port
Biscayne Drive
Peace of Mit
Tate Society
15Th St. W. Sarasota
Venice’s
Center Road
Social Security Law Report
Medicare
Rawles Funeral Home
Miami Avenue
Englewood
West Dearborn
David Pendleton
L.F
Rawles
Venice, Florida
Veteran's Law
Will & Inheritance Laws
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