Realtor Elbert Davis Enters Mayors Race
Fort Walton Beach businessman and former mayor Elbert Davis qualified as a candidate for the coming city election. He is a former Fort Walton Beach mayor and veteran, with ties to local chambers of commerce and civic groups. Davis resides at 321 Yacht Club Drive with his wife and two children.
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Elbert Davis
Cty
Davis
Fort Walton Beach
Seventh Day Adventish Church
P Davis
Fort Watton Beach
Southern Missionary College
Collegedale, Tenn
Buddy
Cheetawhaechee High School
OWJC
Bay County
U.S. Navy
Sam Lindsey
Hijacked Colombian Airliner Flies to Cuba
An airliner carrying 71 passengers and four crew was hijacked Sunday after departing Bogota and forced to fly to Havana Cuba. Pilot Rafael Madero said the hijackers appeared to be Castro supporters, with no injuries reported and the plane to return to Colombia Monday.
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Colombian Foreign Ministry
Rafael Madero
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San Andres
Providencia
Caribbean
Nicaragua
Barranquilla
Castro
Braniff International Airways
Airways
Airman charged in Eglin girl molestation case
FBI announces the arrest of Airman A2C James Everett Cantrell, 21, on molesting charges connected to the February kidnapping of a five year old girl near Eglin AFB. Cantrell waived preliminary hearing, held on $10,000 bond, after being picked up following a police report of a man approaching a Fort Walton Beach child.
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Eglin
Ray Wilson
FBI
D. K. Brown
Jacksonville
James Everett Cantall
Cantrell
James Cofferove
Escambia County
Eglin Thomas Jennings
Sylvia Afb
Jennings
Fort Walton Beach
Lightning damages crucial Turkish rail link to Europe
Lightning struck a bridge over the River Meric between Turkey and Greece, cutting Turkey's key rail connection to Europe and stranding hundreds of passengers. Officials said at least three cars will be needed to repair the damage.
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Turkey
UPD
Europe
Lightn
Meric
Greece
Road Deaths Rise To Nine
The highway patrol reports at least nine killed in weekend crashes across the state. Among the dead are Josephine Langford and Joe Langford in Gilchrist County, Odessa Williams age 82 in Lakeland, and Daniel Green age 27 in a hit and run on State Road 8 in Hendry County.
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Miami
UPI
Highway Patrol
Josephine
Joe Langford
Newberry
Gilchrist
Odessa B. Williams
Lakeland
Daniel Green
Fort Myers
Hendry County
Youth Drowns Near Cinco Bayou Bridge
Eddie Ray Banks a 15 year old Fort Walton Beach boy accidentally drowned Thursday evening while attempting to recover a crab trap near the Cinco Bayou Bridge. He was recovered by Fort Walton Beach search and rescue and the Sheriff's Department after being reported missing by his mother Mrs Mary Ellis Payne.
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Fort Walton Beach
Cinco Bayou
Eddie Ray Banks
Carson Drive
Sheriff's Department
Loran E Bosarge
Mary Ellis Payne
Local Beauty Diane Gaertner Named Miss Phu Cat Air Base
Diane Gaertner of Fort Walton Beach was proclaimed Miss Phu Cat Air Base by the 421st Munition Maintenance Squadron in Vietnam. The squadron announced runners up Donna Williams and Shelly Knowles and sent pictures to the Playground Daily News.
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Phu Cat Air Base
Diane Gaertner
Fort Walton Beach
Steve Irwin
Flayground Daily News
Donna Wiliams
Shelly Knowles
Pensacola
Vietnam
421St Munitions Maintenance Squadron
Phu Cat
Playground Daily News
Dirksen Kennedy Call For Urban Aid In 1968 Election Fight
Senate leaders Dirksen and Kennedy warned riot conditions in American cities will shape 1968 politics unless improved. They touted urban aid plans and a Marshall Plan style program, with Kennedy proposing $2 to $4 billion initially and Dirksen urging targeted, funded measures. Kennedy urged rapid antipoverty and anti slum efforts while prioritizing domestic needs over Vietnam if necessary.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Dirksen
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Meet the Press
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Europe
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Marshall Phiner
Community Meetings and Club Events in Destin Area
Monday August 7 features a slate of meetings across five towns. American Legion Auxiliary No 269 and VFW Post Auxiliary meet at Post Homes, Miramar Motel hosts Lions clubs, and the Destin Miramar venue hosts several groups. Civil Air Patrol meets at Eglin AFB building 779.
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American Legion Auxiliary NO
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F.W. Post
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Sonic City Lions Club
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Civil Air Patrol
Eglin Afb
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Libary
Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa
Battle near U.S. camp as Saigon reports heavy ground fighting
In the Central Highlands near Dak Seang the fight intensified as more than 1,000 South Vietnamese infantry clashed with around 400 North Vietnamese regulars near a U.S. Special Forces camp. U.S. air forces logged near record jet missions against North Vietnam with heavy raids on the southern panhandle.
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UPC
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Germany
U.S
Gulf of Tonkin
Lommunique
Vanoi
Hung Yen Province
Highlands
UPI
Thomas Corpora
Destin Anglers Hoist Ten Billfish in One Day
At Port of Destin boaters landed ten billfish in a single day. The Marliner reported five sailfish and several white marlin. Reville caught two white marlin and one sailfish. Sailfisher claimed two, including one white marlin. Year to date tallies reach 70 sailfish including 25 white marlin and 14 blue marlin for a grand total of 110.
Tennis Named Editor of Playground Daily News
Bill Tennis was named Editor of the Playground Daily News by Publisher Frank Haugh after the resignation of Charles Sweetland. A longtime area resident, Tennis has over ten years in newspapers and a varied career in publishing and advertising, with a Navy service in the Korean War and education from the University of Virginia. He is married to Barbara McCrivick and has three children.
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5Ail Tennis
Playground Daily News
Frank Haugh
Charles Sweetland
Tennis
Eaper Iance
The
Daily Press
Hampton
Virginia
Washington
D.C
Finley
Knight Newspapers
Florida
Barbara McCrivick
Miami
Richard
Tiffany
Heather
Youth OK after waterskiing crash at Fort Wallon
Edwin H. Moore, a Birmingham boy, is in satisfactory condition at Fort Wallon Hospital with minor back injuries from a waterskiing accident Saturday. He complained of back pain and was admitted for examination.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fort Wallon
Edwin H. Moore
Meeting Set For Mary Esther Town Council Session
The Mary Esther Town Council will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 8. The session takes place at the Mary Esther Town Hall on U.S. 98.
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Mary Esther Town
Mary Esther Town Hall
U.S. 98
Armed Trio Captured After 125 MPH Chase on US 90
QUINCY AP three armed men from Mobile Alabama were captured after a high speed 125 mph chase on US 90. Police pursued the trio through the area ending in their arrest without further incident. Precise charges were not disclosed in the report.
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Mobile
Ala
Landreth Speaks At Kaffee Klatch Niceville
County Commissioner William Landreth will address the August Kaffee Klatch meeting of the Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce. He discusses proposed plans for Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge. The 8 am session at Hickory Restaurant is open to C of C members and visitors. Hosted by Dr Robert Elis.
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Niceville
Wiliam Landreth
Niceville- Valparaiso
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