Venice Blood Bank drives fall short of donor goal
Last week Venice areas mobilized 34 volunteers to recruit donors for the Venice Hospital Blood Bank, signing up 78 people, with 45 in Venice Nokomis and 33 in Englewood. evening appointments were offered amid renewed reflection on the shortage. Announcement also notes Venice High School seniors will stage A Midsummer Night's Dream in the gym with George Mahar directing, following last year's Macbeth in a modern Caribbean setting.
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Venice Hospital
Venice-Nokomis
Englewood
Venice High School
George Mahar
Athens
Venice News Briefs and Local Happenings
News notes from Venice include an anticipated CATV project moving from late summer to a January start. Local courtesy and book borrowing quirks are discussed. Queen Nancy Bradley of University of Florida is among 46 coeds vying for Homecoming Sweetheart with results at Gator Growl. Visitors from Florence, Italy, the Peruzzi family, tour Venice with Ralph Maier and Mrs. Maier. they arrived from Newton, Mass., but were under the weather and saw a doctor.
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CATV
Community Antenna Television
Nancy
Venice
Nancy Bradley
University of Florida
Clifton
Bradley
Delta Tau Delta
Gator Growl
Alpha Chi Omega
Venice High
Manatee Junior College
Ralph Maier
Bay Shore Circle
Mrs. Maier
Gustavo
Marina Peruzzi
Florence
Italy
Peruzzi
Newton
Mass
Maier
Fred Smith
City Dredge Seeks Water Solution Over Venice Bridge
Venice faces a water supply crisis as the city and the Army Corps of Engineers clash over a temporary halt to dredging near the East Venice Avenue bridge. A 12 inch main under Turin Street is out of service and a temporary line must be tested after chlorination. Local officials warn dual outages could be catastrophic.
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Venice
Venice Avenue Bridge
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Norfolk Dredging Co
Charleston
Turin Street
Venice Avenue
State Health Dept
West Coast Inland Navigation District
Vann
Sarasota Sailors Hold Off Venice Indians 26 to 6
Sarasota High defeats Venice 26 to 6 in a non conference rivalry. Injuries sidelined four Venice starters, including Dalton Gurcia Palmer and Willis, with Willis suffering a broken nose from a cleat incident. Hammond and Teale contributed key runs and a turnover return to secure the win.
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Ward Curry
Venice
Indians
Sarasota
Brent Colston
Curry
Steve Dalton
Pete Garcia
Skip Connolly
Bill Douglas
Pete Gurcia
Mike Palmer
Randy Willis
Dalton
Gurcia
Palmer
Naples
Willis
Ray Johnson
John Snyder
Ike Smith
Sailors
Gleason
Curtis Teale
Miami Luxury Cruiser Wrecked on Venice Jetty
A 31 foot luxury cruiser named Mi ami was smashed to pieces on the Venice Inlet south jetty after heavy seas. Diver G. H. Williamson considers a salvage claim with his attorney noting salvage as compensation for services. Two injured aboard, jewelry reported but unconfirmed.
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Venice
Miami
Venice Inlet
G. H
Sarg) Williamson
Sarg
Venice Avenue
Williamson
William FE. Morris
Sarasota
B. E. Strickland
Morrises
Gem
William E. Morrises
Sarasota County Adds Driveway Crossings for Builders
Beginning today Sarasota County requires property owners to install driveway crossings at home entrances when building to protect roads and drainage ditches from delivery trucks. The county commission issued the order after a request from South Venice Road and other officials.
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Sarasota County
South Venice Road
Two VHS Seniors Named Merit Semi finalists
Venice High School stars James D. Park and Charlotte Gordon Carter are among seven Sarasota County semifinalists in the 1966 67 Merit Scholarship competition. VHS winners Morton P. Chiles Homer D. Wade and Kathryn M. Weare also receive Letters of Commendation.
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Venice
Sarasota County
VHS
James D. Park
Charlotte Gordon Carter
Morton P. Chiles
Homer D. Wade
Kathryn M. Weare
Gerald D. Strickland
Hedrick
Ford
Carnegie Foundation
Two War Veteran Confident Will Defeat Viet Cong
North Port Charlotte a man with battle scars older than many he helps to save in Viet Nam returns home from another war. Maj Edwin J Walker, an Army Nurse Corps anesthetist, speaks of winners and the Viet Cong as strong, warning the war may take years and noting the hard-core Viet Cong are sharp soldiers.
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Edwin J. Walker
Viet Nam
Mildred
London
North Port Charlotte
Fort Rucker
Ala
Army Nurse Corps
G. Nixog
Maj. Walker
Charlie
Allan McPartlin
Maturo Court
Army Hospital
Southeast Asia
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Venice Area
Bill Dodge
Paul Youngberg
Norfolk
Jim Vann
Lemon Bay
Roberts Bay
City Council
Ralph Anderson
Youngberg
Jacksonville
A. L. McKnight
Corps of Engineers
McKnight
Corps
Venice Indians
Art Higley
Ernest Dubose
Smith
McDonald
J. R. Divine
Venice Fire Department
John Shockey
Coast Guard
Shockey
Dillea
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