Fighter jet lands at small airport after fuel scare
Private plane piloted by Dugger lands on a 5000 foot runway with an AIM-9P missile aboard. Fuel 800 pounds leaving 143 gallons as officials note a 11500 pound capacity without external tanks. Eglin base crews investigate dwindling fuel supply while ground crew guides the jet to safety. Capt. Ben Soileau nursed the aircraft onto the tarmac and signaled the ground crew.
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Tion
Koch
Duggar
Dugger
Ainsley
Eglin
Destin
Ben Soileau
60Th Tactical
Soileau
Sidewalk project tweaks widen lanes in Okaloosa
Okaloosa DOT plans narrower inside driving lanes of 12 feet and wider outside lanes of 13 feet on a project awarded to Okaloosa Asphalt in August for 759,272 dollars. Work to be completed in 200 calendar days, likely by April or May 1985, with Destin phase finished earlier. Bids timing remains uncertain due to funding constraints.
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Fierro
DOT
Okaloosa Asphalt
Destin crime clears at low rate. theft and burglary top offenses
Nationally the average clearance rate is about 19 to 20 percent. In January 1984 twelve of twenty two complaints were cleared by arrest or victim satisfaction, and fourteen of thirty eight in June. February 1983 saw eight of twenty four cleared, and May had twenty three of fifty six cleared. Larceny and burglary are the most prevalent crimes in Destin, as elsewhere.
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Destin
Brunson Walks Okaloosa for Bridge and Roads
Sam Brunson, candidate for district three county commissioner, walked over 50 miles in four days across Okaloosa County from Laurel Hill to Destin to inspect the Choctawhatchee Bay bridge site. He cited traffic and evacuation needs, noted remaining dirt roads, and said he would devote full time if elected. He faces incumbent Hugh Adams in the October runoff and would meet Al Grant in November if victorious.
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Karen MacGrogan
Sam Brunson
Destin
Okaloosa County
Brunson
Capt
Andy Anderson
White Point
Seminole
Piney Point
Choctawhatchee Bay
Board of County Commissioners
Hugh Adams
al Grant
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