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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1983
Page
4
The Destin Log appears every Wednesday and Saturday at 106 Marler Street Destin Florida 32541 serving residents of Destin and South Walton County. It is mailed to subscribers as Second Class Mail.
Gov Bob Graham and Florida Senate leader Dempsey Barron met Labor Day weekend at Destin to study growth management along the Destin-South Walton peninsula. Barron urged focus on their area while Graham signaled planned controls and environmental safeguards to shape future development.
The piece notes a quieting Destin South Walton after the busy tourist season. It discusses mixed reviews of summer, market competition, potential softening versus spreading demand, and the hope of recovery for charter boats in the upcoming rodeo. It calls for better sidewalks on Highway 98 and cleaner beaches while thanking visitors and locals and inviting returns.
A Navy USS Florida Trident submarine departs Port Canaveral aboard the USNS Range Sentinel for a test in the Atlantic. About 250 observers on the Sentinel witness the Trident I launch while a suspected Russian vessel shadows the operation. The Florida, commissioned in 1983, is a 560 foot vessel with a 157 crew awaiting the launch.
The Sentinel announced the sub’s submergence while keeping mast above water for visibility. Cameras, radar, and a helicopter observed as the missile launched, rose through three stages, reached space, then returned to land near South Africa 4,000 miles away with precise accuracy.
A Walton County board appoints a critic to a Northwest Florida planning panel sparking a debate over input and effectiveness. Destin rezoning faced contention as Eastwood residents and Oleander homeowners groups shaped public opinion, exposing missteps and grassroots strategy in municipal planning.
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