Diana and Dora amid Florida coastal hurricane memories
In Jacksonville's hotel bar a hurricane graphic stirs memories of Diana offshore and Dora of 1936. The narrator recalls past storms from Apalachee Bay to Destin, noting forecasts, evacuations, and the uncertain course of fate as Diana lurks south of the coast.
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St. John’s
Jacksonville
Florida
Apalachee Bay
Perdido Bay
Pensacola
Panama City
Palin Afb
South Atlantic
Caribbean
Diana
Trinidad
Yucatan
Choctawhatchee Bay
Jacksonville Beach
Cape Verde
Africa
Bahamas
Miami
Walton
Marilyn
Jersey
Sunday Morning
Dora
Gulf
Tampa
Fort Walton Beach
Gulf of Mexico
Naples
New Orleans
East Pass
Destin
Highway 98
Editorial on Grayton Dunes sale and state bidding limits
The 11th Circuit rulings support Florida in blocking an FDIC backdoor auction of Grayton Dunes in South Walton County. The piece argues for preservation over profit, urges fiscal restraint, and calls for an equitable settlement with the FDIC rather than a costly bidding war.
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Grayton Dunes
Walton County
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Florida
White House cricket chase ends with pesticide spray
The White House insect disturbance kept Nancy Reagan awake for two nights as a cricket chirped in the presidential bedroom. President Carter suggested spraying vents with pesticide and the problem quieted, though a third night of vigilance confirmed no chirping. The NCAMP criticized spray first, health later, as environmentists target President Reagan.
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White House
Nancy Reagan
National Coalition
NCAMP
Reagan
Destin Log invites letters to editor policy
The Destin Log calls for reader opinions and letters to the Editor. Submissions must be legible and include a signature and address. Mail to Editor Destin LOG P O Box 957 1225 Airport Road Destin FL 32541. length may be edited.
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Destin
Airport Road
Florida
South Walton County
Destin Log
P.O
Caring community aid praised after sudden accident
A Destin couple expresses gratitude to Turner Moving Company, Destin Volunteer Fire Department, and individuals Dave Turner, Danny Walker, Terry Watkins, Tommy Hunter, Dennis Lawson, Tony Carroll, Lynn Odell, and Fred Welty for rapid fire department assistance after a wife struck her head on Mountain Drive. The writer also cites a workshop at Okaloosa-Walton Junior College and objects to a coastal designation by the Department of Community Affairs that would include the peninsula.
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Vivian
Tommy Hunter
Turner Moving Company
Mountain Drive
Destin Fire Department
Fire Department
Dave Turner
Danny Walker
Turner House Moving Company
Terry Watkins
Dennis Lawson
Tony Carroll
Lynn Odell
Fred Welty
The
Destin Volunteer Fire Department
Jim Marley
State Resource Planning
Okaloosa-Walton Junior College
Niceville
Department of Community Affairs
Choctawhatchee Peninsula
Seagrove Beach
Point Washington
Destin
DCA
Gulf of Mexico
Presidential Race Eases Unemployment Roll For Someone
Dale McFeathers argues presidents were effectively unemployed when elected, noting Nixon Reagan and Mondale and Baker and others spent years running for office. He contends campaign demands create a de facto full-time job, suggesting future candidates may delay runs to pursue law firm partnerships.
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Dale McFeathers
Scripps
Howard News Service
Walter Mondale
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Richard Nixon
Mondale
Nixon
Supreme Court
Reagan
California
Citizens For the Republic
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Peggy Bailer
B.J. Dier
Lenah
Elliott Dot Jones
Mike Mitchell
Tinkie True
Margaret Watson
Arlene Webster
Helen Wren
Carol Becklund
Melanie Robinson
Mary Crosby
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Lona Williams
Mark Lent
Sally Poff
Judy Potter
Wanda Remedy
Gene Sinsko
Joyce Perkins
Laura Smith
Faye Nettles
Ed Poole
Okaloosa
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