State Audit Reveals Office Furniture Missing Since Kirk Era
A state audit found more than $5,000 in furniture and other items missing from the governor’s general offices after Claude Kirk left in January. The audit notes unvouchered car rentals and travel tickets, plus questioned charges tied to former officials including Earl Faircloth and Tom Adams.
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Kirk
Tallahassine
Fla
Claude Kirk
Ernest Ellison
Robert FE. Lee
Reubin Askew
Filison
Adv
Earl Faireloth
Tom Adams
Bulkirk
Emson
Washington
Department of Transportation
Officer Blames Bucher for Pueblo Seizure in 1968
Lt. Edward R. Murphy Jr says the USS Pueblo capture should not have happened and faulted Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher in his memoir Second in Command. Murphy portrays Bucher as erratic, moody, and a poor leader.
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New York
Pueblo
Cmdr
Lloyd M. Bucher
Edward R. Murphy Jr
Navy
Hall, Rinehart and Winston
Murphy
Bucher
Okaloosa Digest Advocates Notices for Playground Office
Readers are urged to submit notices to the Playground Duly News office via representatives from local organizations. PGAIN staff cannot collect items by telephone and must receive notices in person or by written submission.
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PGAIN
Party The Party meeting at Okaloosa Island Elks Club
The Party an organization of bachelors will meet at 9 tonight at the Elks Club on Highway 98 Okaloosa Island. The public is invited to festivities with music by Classique Roy Wil.
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Elks Club
Highway 98
Okaloosa Island
Publc
Classique
Roy Wil
Okiloosa Mobile Home Park Owners' Association Meeting
The Okiloosa Mobile Home Park Owners' Association meets at 7 40 tonight at 67 Waynett Cheeta. For information call 242-5820.
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Okiloosa
Mobile Home Park Owners’ Association
Sonic Boom Coin Club Meeting At Elks Club
The Sonic Boom Coin Club holds its regular meeting at 7 30 p m at the Elks Club in Okaloosa Island. The board of directors will meet at 6 40 p m.
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Sonic Boom Coin Club
Elks Club
Okaloosa Island
Miracle Strip Distributors Rally Set at Fort Walton Beach Civic Center
The Miracle Strip Distributors Association will hold a rally at 8 p m Saturday at the Fort Walton Beach Civic Center Auditorium. Quinton and Lucille Parker of Mobile Alabama will be guest speakers.
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Miracle Strip Distributors Association
Fort Walton Beach Civic Center
Quinton
Lucille Parker
Mobile, Ala
Benjamins Hideaway Puppet Show at Fort Walton Beach
A puppet show titled Benjamins Hideaway features Pepper and WKRG-TV stars performing in Fort Walton Beach at the auditorium. Shows are at 10 am and 2 pm with door sales at 50 cents for children and 1 dollar for adults. Proceeds benefit the Cerebral Palsy unit.
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Benjamins
Awitt Pickle Pepper
Wkrg-Tv
Fort Walton Beach
Sabuday
Playground Aero Club Plans Hel Bonanza at Destin Airport
The Playground Aero Club will hold its regular business meeting at 8 tonight at the Destin Airport to plan the new Hel Bonanza. Prospective members should call 242-5926 for details.
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The
Playground Aero Club
Destin
Prospectve
Cub Scout Pack 555 Plans Turkey Creek Outing
NICEVILLE Cub Scout Pack 555 schedules a Saturday outdoor meeting at the Turkey Creek site near the Shoal River Bridge south of Crestview. The event, themed The old Swimming Hole, runs 10 a.m. to late afternoon with swimsuits, hot dogs, watermelon and cake.
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Niceville
Turkey Creek
Cub Scout
Siie
Shoal River Bridge
Crestview
Friday Boat Pam Game Night at Night of Columbus
Public is invited to weekly Friday game night hosted by Boat Pam at the Night of Columbus hall located at 205 Caral Ave. Hamburgers snacks and beverages are available for attendees.
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Pam
Columbus Tall
Caral Ave
Beal
Mary Esther Culoff
Tons of Fish Cleaned From Tampa Areas
The Red Tide has killed an estimated 15,000 tons of fish along Florida’s Gulf coast with 2,847 tons cleaned up from Tampa Bay shores. Eglin White says 791 tons were collected on the Hillsborough side and 1,050 tons on the Pinellas side during six weeks. He notes conditions are easing but remain under watch.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Tampa
State Department of Natural Resources
Eglin White
Department
Hillsborough
Bay
Pinellas
Florida
Gulf Coast
White
U S Battlefield Deaths Decline In Six-Year Low
Saigon reports week of battlefield losses with 14 American deaths, six in combat, and 71 wounded. Nonhostile deaths rose by four to 15. South Vietnamese and allied totals show further enemy casualties as air and ground actions remain limited.
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Saigon
USS. Command
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S. Command
Acton
Numbers Picked In Draft Lottery Third National Draw
The 1972 draft lottery assigns Nos. 1 through 366 to birthdates for about two million men turning 19, after two hours of capsule drawing in Washington. The process, officials say, will influence next year’s induction calls, with Congress poised to extend the draft authority.
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Washington
Congress
Curtis W. Tarr
Selective Service
Valerie van Buren
D.C
J. Brewster Bede
Morton
Mary
GM Raises Price Tags On 1972 Automobiles
General Motors announces tentative average price increases of about 150 dollars or 4.1 percent for 1972 models, with a total rise around 176 dollars once standard equipment and options are included. Ford and Chrysler report similar shifts, driven by higher labor and material costs. GM cites competitive reasons for releasing the list ahead of late September dealer showrooms.
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Detroit
General Motors
The
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Two Fort Walton Beach Men Arrested In Theft Ring Breakup
Two Fort Walton Beach men, Terry Koe pig and Charles Vosburgh, were arrested in Okaloosa County on two counts of breaking and entering and two counts of grand larceny, plus three counts of petty larceny. Police say 30 to 35 thefts were cleared. more charges possible.
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Fort Walton Beach
Terry Lee Koenig
Echols Rd
Charles W. Vosburgh
Fort Walton. Beach
Okaloosa County
John Seay
Police Department
Terry Lee Koepig
Charles W.vosburgh
Ed St
Sheriff's Department
Koenig
Vosburgh
Howard Gill
Ruben Hendrix
Hendrix
Okaloosa
Jules Borio
Seay
Phil Irish
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Miracle Strip Distributors Rally
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Playground Daily News
Your Freedom
Playground Daily News Division
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Eglin Parkway
Sefl
Walton Beach, Florida
Mattara
Walton Baosh
Moria
Associated Press
United Press
Walp-Miceville
Mma Ceagda
Sands
James Richardson
Kathy Cameron
FWB
Podn-Gti
Harlingen
Tex
Confederate Air Force Rebel Field
CAF
van Skiies
Martin B. Goodman
Los Angeles
Eugene P. Clark
Seattle
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