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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1982
Page
5
The community suggests targets for a growing Destin including a local hospital, police force, and 24 hour services. People call for youth amenities such as bowling, skating or cinema, plus better water sewer infrastructure and more public golf courses. A respondent from New London CN emphasizes friendly locals.
A humorous travel diary entry recounts a Destin resident’s misadventures in Nashville. From a stomach virus and a sprained wrist to missing checkouts and car rental delays, the narrator describes late-night arrivals, blue laws, and fascination with architecture and Waylon Jennings while chasing stars and map errors.
The narrator recalls visiting country bars and Grand Ole Opry sites in Nashville, noting crowded traffic, getting lost, losing a press pass, and nodding off during the Opry show. She enjoyed the Ryman Auditorium visit and tourist persona, though remarks on the high altitude and traffic as a self described hick.
U.S. Rep. Earl Hutto notes that American and Canadian insurers stopped selling life policies to asbestos workers in 1918, indicating long concern. He argues asbestos causes lung disease and cancer and questions who should pay medical expenses and lost wages.
As Manville Corp filed for bankruptcy to reorganize rather than dissolve critics say it shifts liability to the government. Lawmakers led by Rep Miller push for a privately financed fund to compensate asbestos victims, arguing industry should bear the costs. Congress shows caution, fearing broad precedents and costs to taxpayers.
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