Allied air strikes level red villages in Cambodia
Allied aircraft hit two Cambodian villages in eastern Cambodia driving back North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces blocking a South Vietnamese advance. Napalm and rockets hit thatched homes and a Buddhist pagoda, a school, and several structures burned. Two South Vietnamese soldiers were killed and eight wounded as the operation, part of a larger sweep, aims to curb infiltration ahead of elections and destroy staging areas. In South Vietnam, only minor clashes and shellings were reported.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Sewsmen
South Vetnamese
Beak
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Huynh Cong Ut
Nixon seeks funds to declassify World War II documents
President Nixon asked Congress for a supplemental 636000 to begin an immediate and systematic effort to declassify World War II and World War I materials. He estimates five years to complete and ten times the funds for reviewing 160 million pages of materials with more than 18 500 rolls of microfilm at the National Archives. The plan calls for wage and cost coverage through the General Services Administration and ongoing yearly appropriations, stressing protection of highly sensitive pages while declassifying up to 95 percent of 1940 45 records.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Pentagon
House
Carl Albert
D-Oklu
General Services Administration
Warren
National Archives
Communists Ousted From Sudan Cabinet Reshuffle
Cairo reports President Jaafar Numati dismissed five ministers in a purge aimed at communists after a failed coup. Targets included Labor Minister Moawiya Ibrahim and foreign affairs aide Sarouk Abu Issa, both linked to the pro-communist faction, plus Transport and Communications Minister Ahmed Bidak, Interior Minister Murtada Finadabrahim, and Animal Wealth Minister Maamoum Yahya Mathwar.
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Egypt
Middle East
Kirloum
Moawiya Ibrahim
Sarouk Abu Issa
Ahmed Bidak
Transport
Nck Commiunications
Urigetion Murtada Finadabrahim
Sale
aWiainet Ist
Maamoum Yahya Mathwar
Animal Wealth
Planes Collide Killing Four Near Oregon Farmhouse
In Oregon near the Hasterm community two night crop dusting planes collided over a farmhouse killing both pilots and a woman inside. The woman's husband and four children escaped as the house burned. Neighbors assisting led to another woman and a man suffering heart attacks. both died or were hospitalized. Mrs Ray Schulthles, 44, slept in the living room during a 45 degree night when the crash happened at 11 p.m.
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Nyassa
Ore
Oregon
Snl
Ray Schulthles
Stolen Construction Supplies Recovered in Okaloosa County
About $1,000 in goods stolen from the Rocky Bayou Bridge site were recovered Tuesday. One arrest was made Saturday, Jimmy Scott Bunn, 27, charged with grand larceny and trespassing. Authorities say more arrests may follow as the investigation continues. Batteries, labor supplies, and building tools were among stolen items.
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Rocky Bayou
Okaloosa County
Sherif
Jimmy Scott Bunn
Addies
AU Sherif
Buhl Weles
Sertes
State Eagles Protected By Ranchers Attitudes
Florida bald eagles remain protected with rancher support and limited incidents. Florida Audubon officials report few attacks, contrasting Wyoming killings, as local ranchers promote sanctuary signs and conservation efforts amid broad enthusiasm from residents including George Statz of Winter Haven.
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George Fetatzbuin
Winter Haven
Florida
Northrup
Kissimmee River
Everglades National Park
Jury Selection Starts For Henderson Trial
Jury selection begins Wednesday for Oran K. Henderson, a decorated Army colonel charged with failing to investigate the My Lai massacre and to report war crimes. Five jurors are required for the court martial at Fort Meade, with testimony to start after pre trial motions are resolved. Henderson commanded the 11th Brigade in the American Division during March 1968.
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FT. Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
My Lal
Ernest L. Medina
William L. Calley Jr
Carroll E. Tichenor
Peter S. Wondolowski
Henderson
Indianapolis
Pentagon
Poverty Meet Set in Posh Miami Hotel
Florida Community Affairs Director Athalle Range urged a boycott of the Southeastern directors of the Community Action Programs convention at the Playboy Plaza Hotel in Miami Beach August 11 to 14. She called the site incongruous with the war on poverty and said she would seek relocation. Playboy Plaza Hotel reservations showed about 100 attendees with special rate quotes of 16 dollars per day for doubles and 12 dollars for singles, which Range termed exorbitant.
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Tallahassee
Fire Sweeps Frame House In Windhaven
A midnight fire at 400 E Pine St Windhaven Beach damaged Foster Timmons unoccupied frame house by about $3 000. Neighbors heard an explosion and a later blast blew out all windows. Cause under investigation. Mary Esther Fire Department aided Seashore Village volunteers.
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Windhaven Beach
Horace Shepherd
Seashore Village
E. Pine St
Foster Timmons
Shepherd
Timmons
Mary Esther
Gis Boost Plan For POW Raids
Three U.S. Special Forces veterans who spent years in Viet Cong prison camps urged Congress to back frequent prisoner rescue raids. They argued raids would raise morale even if missions failed and cited seven U.S. prisoners who died in captivity.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
James G. Fulton
R-Pa
Ala House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Fulton
Issac Camacho
el Paso
Tex
James E. Jackson
Talcott
W.va
Jackson
Daniel L. Pitzer
Spring Lake
N.C
U.S. Son Tay
Two Seminole Youths Arrested After Motorcycle Theft Suspicion
In Niceville Rosemont, Deputy Welch spotted two Seminole youths wheeling a motorcycle. Greg West, 18, and a 12-year-old were arrested. the cycle, a 1971 model owned by Larry Strickler, 27th Street, was reported stolen. West is in county jail with $5,000 bond. the juvenile is in Juvenile custody.
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Rosemont
Niceville
Greg West
BM Welch
Larry Strickler
27Th Street
West
Tax Auditors Curious About Mail Cigarettes
Florida tax auditors investigate mail order cigarette suppliers and enforcement gaps. Ken Ball of the Department of Business Regulation says 160 firms are known, with 60 to 65 operating in Florida, but only three registered. Frank Mathey notes mail buyers save up to 1.50 a carton. penalties target both buyer and seller. Florida’s cigarette tax rose 20 cents per carton this year, fueling growth in mail-order activity since 1968.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Frank Mathey
Florida Department of Business Regulation
Florida
North Carolina
Ken Ball
Ball
Mathey
Okaloosa Digest Notices Must Be Hand Delivered
Organizations seeking to place items in the Okaloosa Digest must submit written notices in person at the Playground Daily News office. Representatives must deliver the items. staff cannot accept notices over the phone.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Fort Walton Yacht Club Fleet Captain Cruise and events
Fort Walton Yacht Club schedules a Fleet Captain Cruise for Saturday and Sunday with a 2 p.m. departure and 3 p.m. rendezvous on the East side of Rocky Bayou. A shipwreck cruise, a Friday game night at 8 p.m., and further details are noted, including a 2 p.m. refreshment and prize event in Destin on Saturday. Rotary and Corvette club activities are listed along with housing project remarks.
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Fort Walton Yacht Club
Rocky Bayou
Fort Walton Beach
Rotary Club
Sheraton
Miramar
William A. Porter
Housing Authority
Shallmar -Shell
Destin
Steelmakers raise prices to offset new contract costs
Pittsburgh reports 8 percent average price hikes by Wheeling-Pittsburgh Inland Lukens Steel after U S Steel and others. In Washington, Herman Werner paid over 15000 dollars to have airborne gunners shoot down protected eagles on his ranches, with pilot James Q O Wogan testifying to a Senate subcommittee about hundreds more eagles and coyotes killed.
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Vogan
Agalin
Voxiin
Doyle Viagha
Buffalo
Wyo
America
Northrup
Florda
Vanehers
Mtorida
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel
Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Inland
Lukens Steel Co
Coatesville
Washington
Wyoming
Herman Werner
James QO. Wogan
Senate
Werner
Apollo 15 crew faces suit and a lunar scare
Report from page one describes a pressure leak during Apollo 15 operations and notes changes in flight rules ensuring astronauts wore independent oxygen supplies during separation from the lunar lander. The piece also covers a statewide quarantine order for unvaccinated horses with clinics set in Fort Walton Beach and Niceville Valparaiso as officials aim to vaccinate up to 10,000 horses midweek.
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U.S
Mission Control
Fort Wallon Beach
JN Stables
Beal Parkway
Niceville- Valparaiso
Pam
Twin Cities
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Martin Northrup
Florida Audubon Seelely
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Senate Enironmental Appropriations Subcommittee
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Poverty Meet
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Windhaven
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Walton Bach
United Press
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