https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/browse?tags=Nixon%2C+Richard+Milhous&%3Boutput=json&output=atom2024-03-29T05:53:05+00:00Omekahttps://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/3614Florida From the House...To Your Home newsletter mailed to citizens of the 9th Congressional District of Florida, represented by Representative Louis Frey, Jr. (1934-2019), who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1979. He was on several committees during his time in office, including the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control and the Science and Technology Committee. He was also the chairman of the Young Republicans of Florida.
The first article discusses federal spending at John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island, Florida. Rep. Frey states that workers at KSC and the Eastern Test Range were profiting from the upgrade of their wage schedules. According to the article, the Economic Adjustment Council, at Rep. Frey's urging, conducted an in-depth study of Brevard County and the adverse effects of federal spending cuts to the national space program.
The second article continues by discussing the Brevard Growth Council, which was spawned as a result of the Economic Adjustment Council's study. The growth council focused on "attracting new industry and [o]n moving Brevard from a space-oriented economy to a self-sustaining and diversified economy." The council's actions included a study of the tourist industry in Brevard, a continuing feasibility study of Port Canaveral, and the restoration of the name "Canaveral" to the Cape.
The establishment of a Veterans' Administration (VA) outpatient clinic in Orlando is the subject of the third article. Although Central Florida was the home of a large number of veterans, the region did not have a VA hospital and its other medical facilities were also largely outdated. Attempts to obtain approval to build a VA hospital in Central Florida were initially unsuccessful. Politicians like Rep. Frey attempted to pass legislation in order to establish such a hospital. An outpatient clinic was built in Orlando in the early 1970s as the issue of VA medical facilities became more prevalent due to these legislative efforts. The clinic both provided more sufficient medical care for the area's veterans and created new jobs for residents.
The final article, which begins on this page and is continued on another page, is about Rep. Frey's efforts to establish a White House Conference on the Handicapped.]]>2019-10-24T19:25:59+00:00
Dublin Core
Title
Florida From the House...To Your Home Newsletter, January 1974
Alternative Title
Florida From the House...To Your Home Newsletter
Subject
Brevard County (Fla.)
Port Canaveral (Fla.)
Orange County (Fla.)
Orlando (Fla.)
Hospitals--Florida
Veterans--Florida
Air Force
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (U.S.)
NASA
Description
One page from the Florida From the House...To Your Home newsletter mailed to citizens of the 9th Congressional District of Florida, represented by Representative Louis Frey, Jr. (1934-2019), who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1979. He was on several committees during his time in office, including the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control and the Science and Technology Committee. He was also the chairman of the Young Republicans of Florida.
The first article discusses federal spending at John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Merritt Island, Florida. Rep. Frey states that workers at KSC and the Eastern Test Range were profiting from the upgrade of their wage schedules. According to the article, the Economic Adjustment Council, at Rep. Frey's urging, conducted an in-depth study of Brevard County and the adverse effects of federal spending cuts to the national space program.
The second article continues by discussing the Brevard Growth Council, which was spawned as a result of the Economic Adjustment Council's study. The growth council focused on "attracting new industry and [o]n moving Brevard from a space-oriented economy to a self-sustaining and diversified economy." The council's actions included a study of the tourist industry in Brevard, a continuing feasibility study of Port Canaveral, and the restoration of the name "Canaveral" to the Cape.
The establishment of a Veterans' Administration (VA) outpatient clinic in Orlando is the subject of the third article. Although Central Florida was the home of a large number of veterans, the region did not have a VA hospital and its other medical facilities were also largely outdated. Attempts to obtain approval to build a VA hospital in Central Florida were initially unsuccessful. Politicians like Rep. Frey attempted to pass legislation in order to establish such a hospital. An outpatient clinic was built in Orlando in the early 1970s as the issue of VA medical facilities became more prevalent due to these legislative efforts. The clinic both provided more sufficient medical care for the area's veterans and created new jobs for residents.
The final article, which begins on this page and is continued on another page, is about Rep. Frey's efforts to establish a White House Conference on the Handicapped.
Source
Original newsletter: Florida From the House...To Your Home, December 1975: Lou Frey Papers, box 11, Lou Frey Institute of Politics & Government, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Publisher
Frey, Lou, Jr.
Date Created
ca. 1974-01
Date Copyrighted
1974-01
Date Issued
1974-01
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original newsletter: Florida From the House...To Your Home, December 1975.
"FREY, Louis, Jr., (1934 - )." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000381.
Outpatient Clinic
Our battle to obtain funding for a veterans hospital in the area also paid off to a certain extent in 1973 with the establishment of a Veterans Administration outpatient clinic in Orlando.
The clinic, due to open in June, will employ about 40 persons and operate on an annual budget of $1 million with 20,000 patient visits projected for the first year alone.
Our district, as well as the entire state, should also share in the benefits of our aquatic weed agreement signed during the fall of 1973.The agreement, an outgrowth of a meeting I called in late 1972, will allow local, state and federal governments to work together and coordinate efforts to combat weeds which choke our scenic rivers and lakes.
My federal noxious weed act, an outgrowth of our aquatic weed agreement in Florida, passed the House of Representatives in 1973 and is now pending before the Senate.
This bill bans the importation of weeds or plants which might prove harmful to man or his environment. Had this bill been law many years ago, we would not today be battling aquatic weeds in Florida and other states.
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]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2506 Episode 52 features an interview with Jim Clark about his book Presidents in Florida and his forthcoming book Pineapple Anthology of Florida Writers Volume 1. Dr. Clark discusses the various presidents who have traveled to Florida for campaigning and for vacationing, with the first president being Chester Alan Arthur, as well as William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Richard M. Nixon. He also discusses his anthology on writers in Florida, including Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, and others.]]>2020-12-10T17:27:48+00:00
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 52: An Interview with Jim Clark, Part 2
Alternative Title
Interview with Jim Clark Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Key West (Fla.)
Key Biscayne (Fla.)
Reedy Creek (Orange County-Polk County, Fla.)
Indian River (Fla. : River) Orlando (Fla.)
Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)
Presidents
Elections--Florida
Presidential elections--United States
Republican Party (Fla.)
Description
Episode 52, Part 2 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: An Interview with Jim Clark. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.
Episode 52 features an interview with Jim Clark about his book Presidents in Florida and his forthcoming book Pineapple Anthology of Florida Writers Volume 1. Dr. Clark discusses the various presidents who have traveled to Florida for campaigning and for vacationing, with the first president being Chester Alan Arthur, as well as William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Richard M. Nixon. He also discusses his anthology on writers in Florida, including Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, and others.
Abstract
This is a two-part interview with Dr. Jim Clark from the University of Central Florida. In this second part, we talked with Dr. Clark about his book Presidents in Florida and his forthcoming book Pineapple Anthology of Florida Writers Volume 1.
Creator
Cassanello, Robert
Source
Original 17-minute and 46-second podcast by Robert Cassanello, April 11, 2013: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 52: An Interview with Jim Clark, Part 2." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.
James C. Clark." James C. Clark. http://www.drjimclark.com/.
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1 audio podcast
Duration
17 minutes and 46 seconds
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192kbps
]]>https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2505 Episode 51 features an interview with James "Jim" C. Clark about his research and recent book examining the 1950 US Senate Primary election between Claude Pepper and George Smathers.]]>2020-12-10T17:16:54+00:00
RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 51: An Interview with Jim Clark, Part 1
Alternative Title
Interview with Jim Clark Podcast
Subject
Podcasts
Documentaries
Elections--Florida
Senators--United States
Pepper, Claude, 1900-1989
Smathers, George A. (George Armistead), 1913-2007
Anti-communist movements--United States
Communism--Florida
Description
Episode 51, Part 1 of RICHES Podcast Documentaries: An Interview with Jim Clark. RICHES Podcast Documentaries are short form narrative documentaries that explore Central Florida history and are locally produced. These podcasts can involve the participation or cooperation of local area partners.
Episode 51 features an interview with James "Jim" C. Clark about his research and recent book examining the 1950 US Senate Primary election between Claude Pepper and George Smathers.
Abstract
In this first interview I spoke with Dr. Clark about his research and recent book examining the 1950 US Senate Primary election between Claude Pepper and George Smathers. This was one of the most colorful and significant political campaigns in Florida. Professor Clark talks to me about his research and why we should remember these two political characters from Florida’s past.
Creator
Cassanello, Robert
Source
Original 18-minute and 58-second podcast by Robert Cassanello, April 11, 2013: "RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Episode 51: An Interview with Jim Clark, Part 1." RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.