Beach signal flags and rip currents spark safety talk
In Bern and Atlanta residents discuss flag meanings and rip currents at beaches. Cited as a tourist learns about flags, while another observer urges constant lifeguard presence.
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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1984
Page
5
In Bern and Atlanta residents discuss flag meanings and rip currents at beaches. Cited as a tourist learns about flags, while another observer urges constant lifeguard presence.
A travel vignette traces a two lane Florala to Atlanta drive along U.S. 331 and past fields and woodlands where wildflowers bloom. The narrator recalls poetry from Lowell and Dickinson while switching to four lane Highway 85 North and finally Interstate travel before dark. A rest stop pause features soda and peanut butter cookies.
The narrator travels from Atlanta to Destin then back six days later, crossing into Florida and facing a fierce storm near Crestview High School. Lightning, hail, and heavy rain strike as the road winds past Blueberry Curve, leaving the hope of rain unfulfilled after crossing the Destin bridge.
Al Goldman argues that market panic tests traders' emotions and rational thinking. He notes last Friday's panic in stock and bond markets, reaffirms a view of a 1075 to 1225 trading range, and advises selective buying on weakness while selling into rallies.
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