Salvager Claims Coast Guard Violated Rules in Tow Dispute
Destin businessman George Eller vows to sue the Coast Guard for damages, alleging violations of federal law and his civil rights. His attorney Dana C. Matthews sends a letter to Rear Admiral W H Stewart citing the service policy to avoid interfering with private salvage unless needed to protect life or property, and a 1983 Gracey directive urging private firms be contacted in non emergency cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen MacGrogan
U.S. Coast Guard
Destin
George Eller
Eller
Dana C. Matthews
W.H. Stewart
Coast Guard
Eighth District
New Orleans
Matthews
J.S. Gracey
Destin Marine Towing and Salvage Co
Admiral Gracey
Glenn Francis
Destin Station
Francis
Manhunt Seeks Due Clerk Flees Abductors In Walton
Elizabeth Ann Irwin, a Fort Walton Beach convenience store clerk, escaped an abduction after a Tuesday 4 a.m. beer heist on Hollywood Boulevard. Police tracked suspects in Mack Bayou South Walton, found the abandoned car, and continued searches as Irwin suffered minor injuries and authorities pursued two armed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Chitwood
Fort Walton Beach
Sandest
Okaloosa
Walton
Mack Bayou
South Walton
Chuck Keeler
Bill Chapman
Walton County
Keeler
Destin
Sandestin
Elizabeth Ann Irwin
Irwin
Humana Hospital
Highway 98
West Hewitt Road
Mack Bayou Road
DWU Faces State Review Over Permit
Destin Water Users' sewage treatment plant permit is out of date and the state seeks more information before renewal. DWU submitted June 4. agency said incomplete June 25. Ground water levels and percolation ponds near Destin Country Store on Highway 98 are linked to high water in Quail Lake area. Residents allege effluent concerns as DWU ceases operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Gould
Jesse Borthwick
Department of Environmentation
DWU
DEA
Baskerville and Donovan
Borthwick
Quail Lake
Mike Milenski
Joe’s Bayou
Destin Country
Highway 98
Terry Watkins
Firemen Fault Missing Coupling at Destin Condominiums
Destin firefighters say a $20 brass adaptor between the standpipe valve and the hose would have let them connect to the SunDestin condo standpipe during a July 26 blaze, avoiding hand carriage of extinguishers up 18 floors. Project officials say the missing piece left the system inoperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
SunDestin
Hank Berry
Destin Fire Department
Don Johnson
Tuttle Construction Co
Adler To Plead Not Guilty In Wife’s Murder Case
Destin resident Mary Anne Adler, indicted on second degree murder in her husband Walter Joel Adler's June 4 shooting death, will plead not guilty. Defense cites accident theory. bond set at 10000, trial date to be set after plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingrid Kreis
Destin
Mary Anne Adler
Okaloosa County
Harrison
Mrs. Adler
Shalimar
Adler
Jere Tolton
Woodrow Melvin
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U.S. Army
Station Destin
Toler
Barrier Isle
Vic
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Rug
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