Confusion and Fire After US Plane Attack on Cutter Point Welcome
Tim Page, a 22 year old freelance photographer, was wounded as a U S Coast Guard cutter Point Welcome was attacked off the Vietnamese coast by American planes. The crew fought fires and suffered two dead and five wounded among 13 aboard.
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Cutter
Page
Kent
England
Chatage
Mark N Houston Davidson
Atlanta
U.S
Viet Nam
U.S. Coast Guard
Point Welcome
South Viet Nam
da Nang
UPI
Former County Clerk’s Office Employee Charged In Embezzlement
Crestview Oklahoma County Circuit Clerk’s office employee was arrested on charges of embezzling about $1,500 to $2,022.72 while working as a clerk. Sheriff Cecil Anchors said missing funds were discovered after dismissal, with alleged schemes including government stamp purchases. Investigations continue as civil suit seeks repayment.
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Crestview
Okaloxa County
Cecil Anchors
Dreading
Hearings On Equalization Planned Here
The county plans hearings on equalization to record testimony in Crestview and finalize decisions to comply with the law. County officials follow guidance from the chamber to hold the meeting for the convenience of property owners.
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Fleet
Crestview
County Coun
Weather brief skips clouds and showers expected
Partly cloudy through Saturday with scattered thunder showers. No significant temperature changes. High around 92 and low near 72.
Tide Tables Show Weekend Highs and Lows at Fort Walton
Friday through Sunday tide readings list high and low times and heights. Data from the Bay Store in Fort Walton Beach cites river readings for Woodruff and Blountstown with numeric values.
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Bay Store
Fort Walton Beach
Lunar Orbiter Slows Near Moon After Burst of Power
In Pasadena California AP reports the Lunar Orbiter received a brief power burst from Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists. The maneuver slowed the craft about 130000 miles from Earth as officials described.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Fred Carter Re-Elected To Lead Local Festival
Fred Carter was re elected at a Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce meeting where the Krewe and Festival Committee discussed plans for the annual event. Dr Carter proposed a study on giving the Festival Committee office space in the Chamber building and offsetting costs with professional management. The board referred the request to the House Committee to consider providing space if feasible without harming Chamber operations.
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Scher Case
Billy Bowlegs
Greater
Fort Walton Beach
Festival Committee
Chamber
Crotver
House Committee
Heart Patient Walks After Receiving Revolutionary Pump
Mrs Vasquez a 37 year old Mexico City beauty operator became the first patient to walk after receiving a new heart assist pump Doctors said her heart may heal enough to remove the device later family watched from her bedside IV feeding noted hospital officials could not estimate when the pump might be discontinued.
Three Killed In Hurlburt Copter Crash
An UH1 F helicopter from Hurlburt Field crashed on the Eglin Reservation shortly after 6 p.m. and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Eglin Air Force Base Hospital. Searchers found the wreck three miles northwest of Niceville as officials appointed a board to investigate the cause.
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Hurlburt Field
Eglin
Eglin Air Force Base Hospital
Eglin Range
N Ne
Sr Wussanon
Communists Claim Losses as U S Air Assets Face Attacks
U S commands report multiple aircraft losses and Viet Cong resistance in Vietnam. Marines clash near the mouth of the Cua Viet River as air and ground operations continue in North Viet Nam including Phu Tho Yen Bai and the Red River delta. South Vietnamese forces claim hundreds of Viet Cong killed and dozens captured in Quang Tin Province during a weekend search and destroy mission.
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Cua Viet River
Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Truon Thanh
Phu Tho
Yen Bai
Red River Delta
Quang Tin Province
Saigon
Malaysia and Indonesia Sign Peace Treaty to End Conflict
Indonesia and Malaysia signed a peace pact ending a three year undeclared war between the Southeast Asian neighbors. Both nations hailed the accord as a model for Asian peace including Viet Nam.
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Jakarta
UPD
Indonesia
Malaysia
Asia
Viet Nam
New Members Named To Chamber Board
Daily News Bureau reports new chamber board members are Robert DeBruhl and Carlton Peters of Niceville and Richard L. Kreitinger of Vi. Holdover members include George.
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Robert DeBruhl
Carlton Peters
Niceville
Richard L. Kreitinger
George
Col Joseph Davis Jr Named Vice Commander At Eglin AFB
Col Joseph Davis Jr a three time Legion of Merit recipient and Silver Star holder has been named Vice Commander of the Air Proving Ground Center at Eglin AFB by APGC Commander Major General Andrew J Kinney. Davis will assume the post tomorrow after serving as Deputy for Test Operations since 195. He directed APGCs test mission and led pilots on all test flights.
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Carey L. O'Bryan, Jr
Joseph Davis
O'Bryan
Air Proving Ground Center
Davis
Andrew J. Kinney
Col
Joseph Davis, Jr
Eglin Afb
APGC
Carey L. O'R
Tion
BSS
Hustler
Wright- Patterson Afb
Ohio
Legion of Merit
United States
Wright-Patterson
Eglin
Air Proving Ground Command
Choctaw Causeway Study Cost Set At Twenty Five Thousand
Okaloosa County faces a $25 900 cost for a feasibility survey of a Choctawhatchee Bay causeway linking Destin with an northern shoreline site. Federal funds may cover two thirds, with the remainder by the county under the 701 Community Facilities Planning Program. Negotiations with ge o state and Rage are in progress and survey work may begin soon.
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Choctawhatchee Bay
Destin
Okaloosa
Okaloosa County
Florida Development Commission
Geo State
Visitor attends dedication events at Valparaiso bank and Okaloosa-Walton JC
The visitor plans to attend the dedication of Valparaiso State Bank's new Eglin facilities on Eglin AFB August 26 at 3 p.m. and the airing ceremony for permanent buildings at Okaloosa Walton Junior College on August 23 at 10 a.m.
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Eveles
Valparaiso State Bank
Eglin
Eglin Afb
Okaloosa-Walton Junior College
Staff Fill‑In Roles Amid Editor Shortage
Wayne B. Bell reports on newsroom staff filling unusual duties as several editors are temporarily absent. A gas station stop prompts a casual interaction with a mechanic who answers in colloquial fashion.
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Hue
Son Ran
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Sage Bhareh
Woodruff
Blountstown
Moon
Fred Carter
T. Wheat
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Air Force
Panhandle
Daily News Bureau
Oo Sneans
United States Air Forces T Europe
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