Apollo 15 Rocks Unveiled After Moonwalks At Space Center
Apollo 15 rocks carried by astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden were examined at the Lunar Receiving Laboratory in Houston. The grab samples included brick sized and irregularly shaped rocks and fine material. Scientists described initial observations while crews undergo three weeks of debriefings and ongoing medical checks.
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Mountain Valley
David Scott
James Irwin
Space Agency
Scott
Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Florida vets earn over $1000 weekly in vaccine program
Florida officials report veterinarians earned more than a thousand dollars in a week vaccinating horses against Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. Florida vaccinated over 109,000 horses, with USDA paying $4 per shot and plans to supply up to 250,000 doses as Georgia begins its immunization drive.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
United States Department of Agriculture
C. L. Campbell
Campbell
U.S.D.A
US S.D.A
Georgia
Explosion Hits Crowded Section In Phnom Penh
An explosion in a sewing machine repair shop hidden plastic charge killed three children and a 20 year old woman in Phnom Penh's crowded Chinese quarter. A Cambodian colonel questioned whether terrorists were involved. anti Chinese tensions and prior violence noted.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Phnom ‘Penh
Coast Guard detains yacht hijackers at sea near Honolulu
Coast Guard officers boarded the 75 foot yacht Kamauu about 275 miles offshore Monday and arrested three men accused of hijacking the vessel at gunpoint in Honolulu and selling its crew adrift a day later. The suspects, not identified, were taken aboard the Cape Corwin without incident. The yacht, owned by Larry Doheny, was escorted back to Honolulu by the Cape Corwin, which along with its crew assisted. The U.S. attorney in Honolulu seeks kidnapping and robbery charges against the three men.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
Larry Doheny
Los Angeles
Cape Corwin
U.S. Attorney's Office
Debate over city donations to private nonprofits in Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach officials clash over municipal grants to the Boys Club and YMCA with a legal opinion backing the donations being challenged. Council pursues further discussion at tonight's 7:30 meeting as a public budget hearing follows.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fred B. Hendrick
Boys Club
YMCA
Walter J. Smith
Hendrick
Smith
Hedrick
Runway Core Samples Taken at Destin Airport
Core samples were taken from the runway and taxiway at Destin Airport by engineers believed to be from Connell and Associates of Miami. Connell has been retained as design engineers for proposed airport improvements approved by the Okaloosa County Commission.
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Destin
Destin Airport
Connell and Associates
Miami Airport
Connell
Okaloosa County
Phil Brand
Brand
Brandy Flying Service
Brand Service
Gloss Tirand
Modern Materials Create Fire Hazards in Skyscrapers
AP reports a looming skyscraper fire crisis as modern materials and design features create new hazards. Fire chiefs and insurers warn fires could kill many and wipe out millions despite fire resistive classifications. Key risks include elevator controls aiding flames, improperly applied insulation, vertical separation flaws, fixed windows, and central core stairways that funnel smoke. Authorities push stronger building codes nationwide.
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Ment
W. Robert Powers
New York Board of Fire Underwriters
Manhattan
Fired Teacher To Be Heard In Okaloosa Hearing
The Okaloosa County School Board resumes the continuation of the firing hearing for Pryor Junior High teacher David Pascoe. The board will convene at 1 p.m after a 9 a.m. Crestview meeting. Pascoe faces an incompetency charge and plans to testify in his defense during the third hearing.
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Okaloosa County
Pryor
David Pascoe
Pascoe
Crestview
Okaloosa Digest Notice Submissions In Writing Only
Organizations must deliver their notices in writico form to the Playground Daily News office. PGIDN staff will not accept items over the telephone. Representatives of each organization are required to submit in person.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
Writico
PGIDN
Stadium Show Cancelled at Eglin Foster Stadium
Special Services Division at Eglin AFB cancels the Joe Higgins show planned for tonight at Foster Stadium due to illness in the performer's family, delaying the event.
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Eglin Afb
Joe Higgins
Eglin
Foster Stadium
Cake Decorating Classes Begin At Community Center
New cake decorating classes for beginners and advanced students start Sept 13 at the Community Center. Beginners meet Mondays 10 am to noon with eight lessons plus one candy making session. advanced meet Wednesdays 10 am to noon for eight lessons. Call 243 9119 to register. Armchair Travelers meet tonight at 8 at the municipal auditorium for a trip to Las Vegas San Francisco and Los Angeles with Jim Piuler of National Airlines. Reserve at 243 6123.
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Municipal Auditorium
United States
Las Vegas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Jim Piiler
National Airlines
Okaloosa United Fund Meeting and Local Notices
The Okaloosa United Fund holds its regular meeting at the Eglin Officers Club at 7 30 p m with a dutch treat dinner and plans for the 1972 drive announced. YMCA Cara van campers orientation at St Simon s on the Sound tonight 7 30 to 8 30 with gear and trading post money welcome. CLEAN next meeting 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Moose Lodge Fort Walton Beach with Col Bud West speaker on sewage disposal and county advisory work. Okaloosa School Board meets today at 9 a m at the county courthouse with new business on teachers sheltered annuity and a Pascoe hearing at 1 p m.
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Okaloosa United Fund
Eglin Officers’ Club
United Fund
R. H. Merts
YMCA
St. Simon’s On the Sound
Clean's
Choctaw League For Environmental Awareness
Moose Lodge
First Peoples Bank
Fort Walton Beach
Col
Bud West
Okaloosa County
School Board of
David Pascoe
Cheerleader Registration and Upcoming Fish Fry Events
Cheerleading registrations are open at the Community Center for girls aged eight to 13. Football league hopefuls should register promptly. A cheerleading clinic will be led by volunteers. call Mrs. Furmage at 243-3119. The Fort Walton Beach High School Band Parents' Association hosts a fish fry this Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the school, with adults $1 and children 50 cents. The Fort Walton Beach Kiwanis Club meets today at noon in the Sheraton MiraMar Motor Inn meeting room, featuring humorist C. M. Duke Wilson who will share his "Happy Frezone Juice" formula. Visiting Kiwanians are welcome.
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Fort Walton Beach High School
Fort Walton Beach
Kiwanis Club
Sheraton
Scouts invited to Cancer Race at Niceville-Valparaiso Regatta
All Boy Scout troops and Explorer posts in Choctawhatchee District are invited to join a cancer race during the Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce Regatta on August 21 and 22. Contact Leonard DiRago at 243.3615 by August 12 to join.
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Valparaiso
Boy Scout
Choctawhatchee
Niceville-Valparaiso
Legislator proposes tax bill to reconvey foreclosed property
Tallahassee Florida AP report states Rep. Guy Spiccola of Tampa filed a bill to let counties reconvey foreclosed property to the true owner upon simple payment of overdue taxes. The measure, to be considered in the 1972 session, would change current practice which he says does not allow reconveyance.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Guy Spiccola
Tampa
Israeli strike on two bases sparks cross border fighting
Two bases were targeted as guerrillas and Israeli forces exchanged fire with antitank guns rockets and machine guns. One guerrilla killed and four wounded per Al Fatah while Israel cites one soldier wounded. Israel calls raid part of ongoing guerrilla outpost attacks amid moves from Syria toward Lebanon as Abba Eban plans London visit in November.
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al Fatah
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Hussein
Abba Eban
London
Middle East
U.S. pledges aid for India East Pakistan refugees
Indian refugee crisis tops talks as Rogers reports United States backed by the UN humanitarian effort. He notes over seven million displaced since West Pakistani army crackdown. Rogers hopes the Soviet India 20 year treaty will influence positive outcomes and affirms U.S. continued support.
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India
East Pakistan
Rogers
Thant
U.N
United States
Soviet Union
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