Playground Daily News (Newspaper) - October 8, 1968, Fort Walton Beach, Florida INDEX Amusements 7 Crossword 6 Dear 10 22nd Year No 172 10 Pages Fort Walton Beach Fla Tuesday Morning Oct 8 1968 Single Copy 10 cents Following War Halt Nixon Would Help Viets Rebuild THIRD PARTY PUFFER George Wallace puffs a cigar and blows a smoke ring as he waits to address the United Press al Editors and Publishers Conference at the Statler Hilton Hotel in Washington Monday The third party presidential candidate said he would not consider using nuclear weapons in Vietnam But he said he would seek a military victory if his strongest efforts to negotiate were unsuccessful Hutchison Seeks 9th Re-Election By WAYNE SEGALL Paul Hutchison will seek his 10th two-year term as city councilman today when the zens of Cinco Bayou go to the polls Hutchison who is running unopposed has served as cilman for the past 18 years and is expected to be re- elected Two other councilmen will also be elected today The are incumbents Pop Sonnenberg and William Dean Taylor Also running for re-election are Mayor Ronald Gibson Clerk Irene Balsley and City Marshall L P Disharoon Mayor Gibson urges the people to come out and vote The polls at Cinco Bayou Town Hall will be open from 7 to 7 p.m CHOLERA EPIDEMIC GROWS TALLAHASSEE AP Thirty-six herds of hogs involving some animals with an appraised value of have been slaughtered because of the hog cholera epidemic the State Agriculture ment said Monday This total includes two new herds from Palm Beach County of 106 animals it was reported The epidemic broke out Sept 16 The department said that eight more herds with a preliminary total of 647 animals were to be tered Monday BABY BEATEN TO DEATH GREEN COVE SPRINGS AP A baby boy dead on arrival at an Orange Park Hospital Friday night apparently was the victim of a brutal beating Sheriff Jennings said Monday He said the mother of the child Mrs Patricia Ann Quinn 21 and David Lee Rockwell 19 a Navy enlisted man were charged with adultery after they took the child to the They pleaded guilty and were bound over to Circuit Court on bonds Deputy W R Harvey said an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of the baby's death MCCARTHY TALLAHASSEE AP No problem is anticipated by selection by Florida's New Party of Sen Eugene McCarthy as a write-in candidate for president a state elections official said Monday However Floridians wishing to vote for McCarthy and running mate Paul Newman must write in the names of 14 electors not the candidates said Mrs Dot Glisson Mrs Glisson head of the elections division under the secretary of state said that there will be room on Florida's Nov 5 ballot for persons to write in the names of these electors It's too late however to get any more candidate names on the ballots she said The New Party chose McCarthy and Newman at a meeting Saturday in Orlando The organization 14 selectors to represent the party set up the basis for a state structure and named a executive committee FLORIDA TECH DEDICATED ORLANDO AP Florida's sixth state university was dedicated here Monday with a call to accent excellence Florida Technological University opened with students on a campus 12 miles east of Orlando Chester Ferguson chairman of the State Board oi Regents told persons at the ny This university will have two tenents first an accent on the individual and second an accent on excellence RURAL SLUMS WASHINGTON AP Rep Bob Sikes said Monday too little is being heard from presidential candidates about the importance of improving living and earning conditions on farms in rural communities and small towns in a letter to constituents he said This is one of the best possible answers to the problem of slums in the big cities Rural poverty has contributed to the growth of the city slums and this situation will continue until living conditions are improved in the rural areas He said a national advisory commission reported poverty twice as acute in rural America as in cities Sikes recommended that more jobs be created in rural areas by assisting small industries which use the products of the area These could include working food canning processing plants he said There is also an opportunity to stimulate tional development for Sikes said APOLLO FLIGHT PHYSICALS CAPE KENNEDY AP America's three Apollo 7 astronauts Monday were pronounced ready to fly by a team of medical specialists as work on their spaceship proceeded smoothly toward a Friday liftoff for the nation's first manned space trip in 23 months A three-man team headed by Dr Alan Harter chief medical officer for Kennedy Space Center here declared Apollo 7 astronauts Walter M Schirra Jr Donn F Eisele and Walter Cunningham physically sound after a thorough examination RIOT CONTROL TALLAHASSEE AP The new Law Enforcement Planning Council Monday held up proval of in federal funds for local police departments for riot control The group decided instead to appoint a committee headed by Gov Claude Kirk to evaluate as quickly as possible which police the money immediately Kirk was given power to approve the committee's report and apply for funds from federal authorities The decision was made over objections from com- missioner William Rood head of the Florida Bureau of Law Enforcement who argued that the cash should be distributed immediately on the basis of population to tho 23 cities and counties that requested it WASHINGTON AP ard M Nixon said Monday that Secretary of State Dean Rusk has advised him the tion still hopes for progress in the Vietnam peace talks before the Nov 5 presidential election The Republican nominee for the if those fail and he becomes president he will seek a ment of both honor and ity offering even to help Com- munist North Vietnam rebuild her economy if interference in the South is ed Nixon said the American ple will have to decide who they want at the conference table er Jan 20 He said that Vice President Hubert H Humphrey would have President Johnson's war policy like an albatross around his neck if he wins the election Nixon told a meeting of ed Press International editors that Rusk had briefed him for an hour Monday in New York The secretary of state told me that there was no significant change insofar as those tions are Nixon said He indicated that it was still however the hope of the that they might be able to make some progress before the election Once again Nixon said that for him to discuss what he School Board Meets Today The Okaloosa County School Board will meet today at for their regular meeting at the courthouse Items on the agenda include a burglar alarm system in the state motor pool and UNICEF collections through the schools would do as president would de- stroy the chance of success for progress in the Paris tions On that basis he restated his personal moratorium on talk of policy But he eased it a bit stating for example that he would not as president increase the rent level of bombing of North Vietnam In a question and answer sion that lasted nearly an hour Nixon talked primarily of the war and said that had the rent administration heeded his past criticism of military and diplomatic policy the conflict would be over by now He went from that session to Walter Reed Army Hospital to call on former President Dwight D Eisenhower who is ating from a heart attack Nixon then moved on to lo for a rally and issued a See NIXON Page 2 DESTIN RODEO BOX SCORE GRAND PRIZE DIVISION KING MACKEREL Leader Freddie Kornegay Centerville Ala 29 Ibs Dally Reta Hopkins saw Ga 14 Ibs 6 oz RED SNAPPER Leader Dan Kostomay 36 Ibs 8 oz Daily Robert List Sr An- Ala 26 Ibs 8 oz LADIES DIVISION Leader Rachel Starnes FWB Red Snapper 21 Ibs 8 oz DIVISION Leader Paul Sexton FWB Warsaw 243 Ibs SPECIAL AWARDS DIVISION Dolphin Leader Tom See RODEO Page 2 Huge Sweep Near Khe Sanh Turns Up 33 Enemy Bodies SAIGON AP A combined force of U.S Marines and South Vietnamese swept around the Leatherneck base of Khe Sanh on Monday but they found only the heat to fight The rines turned up 33 North dead The apparent time and cause of death have not yet been re- ported a U.S spokesman said Contact was termed light by the American command Associated Press ent John Wheeler reported that the allies only casualties were felled by heat exhaustion as they hacked their way through dense jungle In one company alone 10 men dropped he said Elements of the 3rd Marine Division established Forward Fire Base Nanking on the site of their old Khe Sanh battleground where 250 Leathernecks died and were wounded in the siege that was lifted in April The base was abandoned in June in favor of what the U.S command refers to as a more mobile Marine striking force in the northern provinces Meanwhile American sweeping the northwest approaches to Saigon Monday and Tuesday killed 105 enemy in an outburst of fighting over a familiar battleground U.S headquarters reported The action centered northeast of Trang Bang and about 30 miles northwest of the South Vietnamese capital an area of periodic fighting throughout the war U.S casualties were eight men killed and 13 wounded The engagement northwest of Saigon was the heaviest ed by the allied commands Tuesday U.S spokesmen said Nanking was a temporary fire base set up only to secure the Khe Sanh Valley They stressed the rines do not intend to stay there Khe Sanh is an emotional thing with the said one officer We want the my to know that this Is our ley and we want to show that we can come in here any time we want to Purpose of the sweep is to City Council Forms Research Committee By MARILYN PASSELL A fact-finding committee to study a combined municipal county government was mended by the Fort Walton Beach City Council sitting as a committee Monday afternoon Councilman Joe Guldry who proposed the committee was named chairman Other bers are Killingsworth and H H than City manager Winston Walker Tom Ryan and a member of the municipal ning board will work with the committee Guldry recommended that the committee meet with sacola officials who are oping this new type government now in County FOOD COMMODITIES The committee recommended that the city provide storage space for food If the county approves the food commodities program being sought by the Civic League Dry storage would be in the Chester Community Center cold age In a locker costing the city less than a year CITY PLAYGROUND A children's playground will be established In lot 8 block A of Gibson Addition if the council approves the t e e s recommendation at night's regular council meeting INDUSTRIAL PARK The committee approved a site for a Corp house In the Industrial Park No price was set on the land pending a report from a ber of Commerce committee studying the park Dealing in beer distribution the corporation would construct a steel type building used as a warehouse for beer tion in Okaloosa and Walton counties The company is operating out of Pensacola CHANGE A zoning change to allow for the construction of multiple unit low rent housing In an area north of Third Avenue was proved after de- bate over whether the tion would Interfere with Urban Renewal plans designated for the surrounding area cate North Vietnamese supply caches that might be used in a big enemy offensive possibly after the northern monsoon son begins in a few weeks U.S intelligence Indicates up to five North Vietnamese divisions with as many as troops en South Vietnam's five provinces below the 17th Parallel Spokesmen said some enemy bunkers and munitions caches were found but there was no in- dication the bunkers have been used recently The allies have not been subjected to mortar and artillery fire although North Vietnamese units are known to be in the Co Roc mountain area six miles away across the Laotian border In another Marine sweep still farther north in the southern half of the demilitarized zone elements of the 9th Regiment also found weapons caches in- one containing 200 rounds of artillery munition It was the first time tion for the guns the biggest In the enemy's nal has been found south oi the 17th Parallel indicating that the North Vietnamese might try to move them into the South The guns can fire over 10 miles South Vietnamese military headquarters reported another weapons cache discovery 10 See SWEEP Page 2 WEATHER Partly cloudy and no tant temperature changes through Wednesday A few showers Wednesday Low today 64 to 70 High today 78 to 81 Low Tide Sunrise sunset p.m HEADINGS Jim Woodruff 42.5 BIGGER THINGS Directors of the First People's Bank discarded the traditional shovel and broke ground for the new bank building with a dragline Left to right are Gary Lee Joe Etheridge Gen James Roberts Andy Erickson Brentwood Bryan Paul Roberts Roger Taylor and Erwin Fleet Marilyn Passell Jazz Anthem Causes World Series Grumble Niceville Chamber For Bridge Construction DETROIT AP Jose ciano a blind singer said his controversial rendition of the National Anthem before Monday's fifth game of the World Series reflects the way I feel a Puerto RIcan now living in Newport Beach Calif ignited storms of protests when he sang the anthem before the game between the St Louis dinals and the Detroit Tigers Although the singer declined to label his version it appeared to resemble most closely what Is termed soul music I just do my I said seated be- hind first base with his seeing eye dog Trudy and his wife Hilda I guess people call it soul but I don't call it nothing myself I was a little scared when I was asked to sing the anthem I was afraid people would construe it and say I'm making fun of it But I'm not It's the way I feel The words were the same ex- cept at the very end where FW Motel Owners Granted Charter Purchasers of the Fort ton Motel sold recently by W C and Winston Walker have been granted a state charter for Fort Walton Vincent Inc The motel sale was the est deal ever completed on Main Street The 65 unit motel which sold for Is ued on county tax rolls at 480 Fort Walton Vincent Inc 185 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE was authorized 60 shares of no par value stock The application fo the charter was filed Sept 25 bv attorney Walt 1 Smith Incorporators of the new company are Barnard berg Robert K Jan K all of N J and Max of Clifton N J The announcement of the sale was made by Winston Walker He said the sale was completed Oct 1 by a group of Investors headed by Max Seigel and nard Feinberg The motel Is to be managed by Continental Inns of America under the di- rection of Ray Lolloman ert K representing Max Corp was the real estate broker In the tion ciano added what might be ten as Year yea ah The dy of standard version was re- in the manner jazz cians improvise around a known tune such as My ite Things Feliciano provided his own guitar accompaniment which with a definite though subtle Latin flavor His voice might be described as a low or and he inserted In several places voice runs which were similar to those which might be created by an opera singer with rock n roll tendencies Feliciano who's been singing for six years was Invited to sing the anthem by Ernie well the Tigers play-by-play announcer who also writes sic I picked him because he's one of the outstanding singers In America Harwell ex- There was much criticism People who heard the anthem on television telephoned papers and radio and television stations protesting the rendition A spokesman for NBC said Its offices In New York had re- 400 calls Many people In Tiger Stadium did not like the rendition I'm young enough to under- stand It but I think It said Joe Oyler of Marion Ind th brother of one of the Tigers It was ic See ANTHEM 2 DAILY NEWS BUREAU new Board of Directors of Valparaiso Chamber of Com- merce In their first meeting of the year Monday unanimously agreed to support the construction of a bridge across Bay Directors made plans to send a delegation to a meeting of the Okaloosa County on Tuesday Oct 15 at 9 on the bridge project The Chamber board Is ing the County Board of Com- missioners of unanimously en- dorsing the bridge construction from Shirk's Bayou from a point off SR across Bay to Point or vicinity In as first choice for routing of the bridge Proposed as second choice for the bridge From White Point In the Seminole region across Bayou to Point Directors discussed plans with Lt Col Lawrence Keefe for posting of road signs Ing the way to AFB the largest Base In the world be posted along all highways Ing to the re- gion He noted that new personnel enroute to have a hard time If driving at night In Ing the way to the Installation His suggestion of blue signs with white lettering directing the way received the ment of the chamber board and will be referred to the county commissioners Directors also agreed to the local support re- quested by the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Com- merce of the location of a Ing reef In Bay Their agreement lated the Chamber of Commerce will operate providing the fishing reef project would not endanger boating and shrimping See CHAMBER Poire 2 The Cuban government In the new Jumbo Jeta dered by U 8 They complain they're too for the Havana CONFIDENT OF PARK Pete Alcott left spoke at the Okaloosa Island Leaseholders Association's meeting Monday night and expressed confidence that the by Congressman Bob Sikes to build a Gulf Sea Shores National Park which would extend from Destin to Pensacola Beach will be passed Alcott who is a member of the Pensacola Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission stated that the establishment of the national park would show a substantial increase In the number of tourists each year To Alcott's right is Pete Alcott association vice president Wayne Segall iWSPAFER?
