U.S. Sets Forth To Chart Moon With Shot Today
The first Apollo Orbiter departs Cape Kennedy at 11:07 a.m. on a 240000 mile mission to map the moon. It will photograph 16 sites along a one mile wide equatorial strip, transmit data for 17 days, with live TV coverage.
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Cape Kennedy
Moon
Earth
America
Russia
Boring Co
Space Agency
And
Boring Spokeman
Mount Palomar
Seattle
Sr. Citizens Appeal For More Space
Fort Walton Beach Senior Citizens Club petitions the Finance Committee for a larger meeting space after being displaced by a teen club. The group cites crowding at the old civic center, a leaking roof, and limited meeting days. City officials say no alternative space is available locally.
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Fort Walron Beach
Senior Citizens Club
Bensie Struck
Old
Civic Center
Loig
Struck
Winston Walker
Panama City
Pensacola
Weather Outlook With Scattered Thunderstorms
Mostly cloudy conditions persist with scattered thundershowers through Wednesday. No notable temperature change expected. Low tonight 30 to 16, high Tuesday 1 to (incomplete data).
Tide Tables Troubled By Odd Characters At Fort Walton Beach
Tide tables from Fort Walton Beach show inconsistent times with garbled digits and stray letters. The fragment mentions multiple high and low tides with unclear hours and a courtesy from Bay Store and River Readings Woodruff, leaving readers with irregular data.
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Bay Store
Fort Walton Beach
Accused Killer Fails To Find Body Of Missing Teen
Fort Worth reports that Roy Green told District Attorney Grady Hight that Kenny McDuff killed three teens and Edna Sullivan, 16, was strangled. Green failed in two attempts to reveal her location as helicopters and 150 searchers scoured county roads. McDuff’s brother Lonnie was arrested in Marlin on related charges.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Pretty Edna Louise Sullivan
Robert H
Edna Louise Sullivan
Roy Green
Aust
Grady Hight
Kenny’*h McDuff
Robert H. Brand
Mark Dunnam
Brand
Green
Hight
McDuff
Edna Louise
McDouffs
Tarrant County
Lan Evans
Lonnie
Marlin
Camid Shah
Antiriot provision added to 1966 civil rights bill
The House approved a federal anti riot amendment making it a crime to cross state lines to lead or join riots. Nevada Gaming Commission to begin inquiry into underworld schemes diverting casino profits before taxes.
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Washington
House
Las Vegas
Nev
The
Nevada Gaming Commission
Underworld
Employment Rises as U S Jobs Hit Record 76.4 Million
The nation added 680000 jobs in July reaching a record 76400000 employed. The gains came despite auto industry model changes and an airlines strike affecting the economy.
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Washington
Texan Charged in Co-Ed Death at CU Boulder
Joseph Dyre Morse 37 known as Tex charged with the murder of Elaura Jeanne Jaquette at the University of Colorado. District Attorney Rex Scott says Morse killed with premeditated malice. Morse, a Grand Junction native, beaten in Macky Auditorium July 9. defense attorneys Rupert Ryan and Gerald Caplan appointed. Arraignment not yet set. Morse reportedly refused counsel.
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Boulder
Colo
Joseph Dyre Morse
Tex
University of Colorado
Elaura Jeanne Jaquette
Rex Scott
Morse
Macky
Dist
William E. Buck
Rupert Ryan
Gerald Caplan
Scott
Marshall
Longmont
Miles
Unusual catches mark Destin billfish run
Destin boats reported standout billfish catches yesterday with the Jet Star II returning to port with two white marlin and the Lynwood bringing in a white marlin and a sailfish. Jet Star II was captained by Howard Marler Sr. and Lynwood by Cecil Woodward.
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Walt Murphy
Howard Marler
Cecil Woodward
Lansing leaders urge parents to guard youths after West Side clash
Civic leaders and clergy appealed to central Michigan parents to monitor their children at home and warned out-of-town youths to stay away from Lansing after a dawn racial disturbance on the West Side. The meeting included city officials and members of religious social and racial groups to prevent a repeat incident.
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Lansing
Mich
Central Michigan
Wilson Eyes Rhodesia Talks Again But Holds Firm
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson announces a fresh effort to reach terms with Rhodesia while offering no concessions. The statement signals renewed diplomacy without yielding policy on the UDI crisis.
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London
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Navy to Resume 24 Hour Search for Lost Classified Documents
The Navy will extend its search by 24 hours for classified documents that fell from an aircraft last Wednesday between Norfolk Virginia and Baltimore Maryland. The effort focuses on recovering the items amid concerns over security and potential exposure.
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Washington
Hoffa's Man Disbarred in Tennessee
Attorney Harry Berke involved in Teamsters Union president James Hoffa jury tampering trial was disbarred for two years in Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Harry Berke
Teamsters International
James Hoffa
Florida weekend traffic claims twelve lives
Florida Highway Patrol reports at least 12 deaths and 895 injuries over a 72 hour weekend ending Monday at 4 PM. Among the fatalities are Jesse F. Bernham 29 of Sneads killed west of Chatta hoochee on State Road 10 Saturday and Osborne W. Hall Sr. 35 of Plant City in city crash Saturday. Bill Chandler 45 of Panama City and Benjamin A. Elliot 60 of Tampa die in a separate crash north of Hudson on State Road 55.
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Tallahassee
Florida
Highway Patrol
Jesse F. Bernham
Sneads
Chattahoochee
Osborne W. Hall Sr
Plant City
Hudson
William H
Bill) Chandler
Panama City
Benjamin A. Elliot
Tampa
King Calls Halt on Chicago Civil Rights Marches
Chicago civil rights group led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr halted marches into violence torn neighborhoods to give forces of good will a chance to take hold.
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Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King
Suit Settled In Boy's Death
Crestview civil case on the accidental death of a Fort Walton Beach boy settled out of court before trial. A six year old boy’s death prompted the suit. terms were reached with the defendants, ending the court action.
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Boy
Crestview
Fort Walton Beach
Heart Installed in One-Year-Old in Houston
A team implanted an artificial heart device in a one-year-old girl in Houston. Medical staff report the procedure went smoothly and the child remains closely monitored at the hospital.
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Houston
UPL
School Board Studies Raise In Millane
Crestview reports that County School Superintendent Max Bruner Jr asked the School Board at a special meeting to set the 1966 67 fiscal year millage at 7.0 mills after a prior approval of 6.5 mills. A half mill addition was discussed but not decided, with further consideration at the regular meeting. The re evaluation raised the local tax support by about 00,000 due to the mill value increasing from 138 000 to 240 000, and Bruner said the extra funds would hire five additional teachers.
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Crestview
Max Bruner, Jr
Carter
Okaloosa
Bruner
State Officials' Salary Study Recommended
Tallahassee. State Budget Director Wal Henderson backed a classification and pay plan for over 30 000 state employees proposing a top salary of 27500 for officials and agency heads and up to seven thousand dollars more for hospital and university system leaders. The plan, prepared by the same private firm, will be reviewed by the cabinet Tuesday along with a 12500 fee for the additional work.
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Tallahassee
Wal Henderson
Ex- Steele
Henderson
U.S. Troops Hit By Three-Sided Attack In Vietnam
In the Ta Drang Valley central South Vietnam a company of the 1st Cavalry Airmobile division suffered heavy casualties after a two hour engagement with about 500 North Vietnamese regulars attacking from three sides. The pilot of an Air Force Thunderchief was rescued after the aircraft was shot down.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
U.S
North Viet Nam
Ta Drang
Elliots Point school completion faces delay
Crestview notes delay in exterior and interior work on the new Elliots Point school may push opening beyond September 6. Contractor K Chavis of Pensacola pledges to finish on time, citing subcontractor delays and equipment shortages as the main causes. The board enforces a 500 per day penalty clause and approves last $100,000 payment for Mary Esther and Ocean City schools. Milk bids set at 6.25 cents per half pint raise annual costs by 35,000.
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Chavis
K. Chavis
Mary Esther
Ocean City
Borden
State Law Lets Gambie Set Real Estate Prices at Auction
Crestview reports a new state law allows landowners to set their own price for property facing re assessment. Owners may enter a public auction at the courthouse after facing the Board of Equalization and posting a 10 percent bond. If bids meet or exceed the owner’s value, sale proceeds. if not, the Board may lower the assessed value. All owners may opt in when the Board meets later this month.
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Crestview
Circuit
Cecil Anchors
Board of Equalization
Tax Assessor
Cate
Doomed Braniff jet likely disintegrated in storm
Investigators theorize the BAC-111 may have broken apart in a line squall over a farm field killing 42 aboard. Authorities see no current evidence of foul play though sabotage is not fully ruled out. CAB and FAA probe continues for possible flight recorder clues.
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Falls City
Neb
UPD
Braniff Airways
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tax Drop Not For Dentists
Fort Walton Beach dentists asked the Finance Committee to cut license fees but the panel recommended keeping the fee at $100. Chairman Charles Riedon noted no one is in the poverty line, contrasting the state fee of $20 and other cities at about $35.
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Fort Walton Beach
Finance Committee
Charles Riedon
Dental Licenses Announced by Florida Board
Jacksonville AP reports dental licenses issued after the July 1966 exam by the Florida State Board of Dental Examiners include William Preston Jr of Fort Walton Beach and Dow Bryan of Milton.
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Jacksonville
Florida State Board of Dental
William Preston, Jr
Fort Walton Beach
Dow Bryan
Milton
Crestview School Board Adopts 7.7 Million Budget
Crestview The County School Board approves a 1966 67 budget near 7.7 million dollars, about 126000 more than the prior figure. The board balked at the higher total and awaits final approval from the State Department of Education.
Budding jet pilot finally solos and dreams take flight
Wayne B Bell recounts a young flyer who, after long hours of work and study, soloed in a jet. He calmly lands home, helmet on the back ledge, amid a boy’s awed questions and the pilot’s modest pride about his achievement
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