Island To Get Million Dollar Quality Court
Fort Walton Beach set to gain a Quality Courts Motel on Okaloosa Island. Dick Bennett and James Tomlinson say site prep is underway west of the Guille Vue Apartments. The project includes two pools, a 200 seat restaurant, carpeted rooms, year round heated pools, and Qualimax instant reservations linking to 500 Quality Courts nationwide.
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Steve Craig
Slo Muillion
Quality Courts
Okaloosa Island
Dick R. Bennett
James R. Tomlinson
Guué Vue
William R. Bean
Pensacola
Tomlinson
Ronald Walters Associates
Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton
T.V
Gulf Swimming
Quaality Courts
Qualimax
Bennett
Virginia
Forts Walton Beach
Jabi Bennett
Keltee Flora
Aiken Industries
Tac
Berlin Wall anniversary marked by both sides
Berlin observers marked the sixth anniversary of the wall with East German leaders praising its success as a barrier while West Berlin commemorations included wreaths at the border. West Berlin authorities report 63 border deaths since August 13, 1961, as Mayor Heinrich Albert unveiled a 35 foot memorial for reunification.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Heinrich Albert
Albert
Neues Deutschland
Horejsi Charged With Shooting Wife In Back
Frank Horejsi 16 53 Powell Dr was arrested Saturday and charged with the shooting death of his 8 year old wife Dorothy at the family residence Saturday morning at 7 25 Accosting to Okaloosa County Sheriff Ray Wilson two bullet wounds in the back from a 38 caliber pistol brought about the death An autopsy is being performed in Pensacola Horejsi has been released on a 15 000 bond Funeral arrangements for Mrs Horisi are being made at McNeil Funeral home in Pensacola
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Wayne Segal
Frank Horejsi
Powell
Ray Wilson
Chiek
Don Simpson
Sher- Wff
Marvin Canova
Martel McCallum
Jor Townsend
Florida Sheriffs Bureau
Pensacola
Seized Captain and Crew Freed From Chinese Captivity
Moscow reports the captain and three crew members of the Soviet merchant ship Svirsk released from Chinese captivity. The vessel departed Dairen with its hull and equipment marked by anti-Soviet inscriptions and is now heading toward Vladivostok. Documents were seized and whereabouts of the crew remain unknown.
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Moscow
Dairen
Soviet Union
Yellow Sea Park
Vladivostok
Soeviet
Kirk Aide Announces Florida Ready With Riot Control Plan
Florida authorities ready a prearranged riot control plan for potential racial violence in one or more cities. Governor Kirk’s spokesman said the plan was developed with municipal, county and state officials and the National Guard after the June Tampa riots. Ledden stressed no details would be released to avoid provoking sparked incidents. The plan coordinates city police, the Florida Sheriffs Association, the Highway Patrol and the National Guard to counter trouble if needed.
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Ledden
Florida Sheriff's Association
The
Highway Patrol
Couple Charged With Service Station Heist
An airman from Eglin Air Force Base and a Defuniak Springs woman were charged with grand larceny of about 100 dollars from a Pure Oil station at Five Points on a Saturday evening. Lannie Stanley Jr and Barbara Ann Knight were arrested east of Defuniak Springs after a station attendant’s alert. They were held in Okaloosa County Jail.
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Daily News
Feglis Air Force Base
Defuniak Springs
Lannie Stanley, Jr
Barbara Ann
Knight
Okaloosa County
Nigerian Air Force hit by sudden incident near Enugu
Rebels in the Eastern Region claim major offensive as federal troops move into the Middle Western Region. Report says planes suffered a sudden incident causing damage with few details provided. Enugu and Onitsha are named as towns affected in the secessionist crisis.
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Lagos
APD
Enugu
Republic of
Biafra
Yakubu Gowon
Middle Western
Nigeria
Onistsha
Niger River
Johnson authorizes expanded North Viet targets list
President Johnson authorized expanded bombing targets in North Vietnam that had been off limits, with two raids near the Chinese border and a 25 mile frontier zone previously immune to strikes. Officials declined to call it a policy or tactical change, while advisers saw no rise in Chinese intervention as long as air space is not violated.
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UPD
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
Phil G. Goulding
Defense
Manwell D. Taylor
Clark Clifford
China
Senate
House
Gerald R. Ford
Governor Cabinet Power Struggle In Constitution Showdown
Tallahassee Florida legislators return for the final week of a constitutional revision session amid a fight between Governor Claude Kirk and the cabinet over the structure of Florida government. The debates focus on executive article four and plans for gubernatorial succession. Several proposals seek a new lieutenant governor, new line of succession, or term limits for cabinet members, with hints of a possible second 20 day session. Senator John Fisher of Jacksonville has filed an amendment.
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Florida
United States
House
Senate
Kirk
Govenor
Secretary of State
Atttorney
Agriculture
Education
John Fisher
Jacksonville
Garbage Fee Waiver For Widows And Older Women
McVille city council waives garbage charges for widows and single women over 62 whose annual income is under 3,000 dollars. Eligible individuals must register in August to avoid fees for twelve months and must reapply each August. The city manager may verify income tax data to confirm eligibility.
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Paily News Bureau
McLville
Bomb threat hoax clears Fort Walton Beach area
The third bomb threat in the Fort Walton Beach area proved a hoax as Eglin officials cleared the Base Finance office and Fort Walton Beach Police roped off the Jimney Jungle at Towncrest Shopping Center. Earlier threats targeted Continental Club on Eglin Parkway and Jimney Jungle. Police, fire crews, and a Hurlburt Field demolition team searched each site and kept areas clear past midnight.
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Egtin
Base Finance Office
Fort Walton Beach
Towncrest
Continental Club
Eglin Parkway
Maj
H. D. Holland
Finance Office
Johnson Warned South Vietnam on Rigged Election
President Johnson warned South Vietnam that a rigged presidential vote would cost U S support. Clifford and Gen Taylor delivered the warning to Gen Nguyen Van Thieu and Premier Nguyen Cao Ky as allies consider stepping up troop contributions. Ky later urged fair polling, while Kennedys charges sparked Senate debate over the junta’s integrity.
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Clifford
Vietnam
Washington
Johnson
South Vietnam
Clark Ditford
Maxwell Taylor
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Taylor
North Vietnam
Ing
Thieu
Congress
Robert FF. Kennedy
D-N.y
Chiford
CBS
Kennedy
Oil Well Blast in L A Injures Eight Persons
An oil well explosion in central Los Angeles injures six drillers and two firemen as firefighters were leaving after quelling a blaze from a natural gas pocket. A nearby radio engineer recalls the shock and brilliant flash felt four blocks away.
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Los Angeles
Tom Lewis
Lang Son Border Strikes Edge Near China in New Raids
UPI reports U S Air Force and Navy jets pressed strikes near the Chinese frontier, hitting Lang Son bridge and two rail yards 19 and 26 miles from the border. President Johnson approved new targets amid congressional pressure as pilots reported heavy anti aircraft fire and two planes listed missing after Saturday missions.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Lang Son
Hania
Washington
Johnson
Lang Son Bridge
Hanoi
Red China
Lang Giai
Lang Dang
Cao Nung
Ulysses S. Grant Sharp
Sharp
U.S
Pacific
North Vietnam
Air Force
Tax Increase Plan Opposition Spreads
Washington reports reflect growing Congressional opposition to the Johnson administration tax hike plan. Treasury Secretary Fowler defended the 10 percent surcharge while Rep. Mills called the effort a tough fight as hearings approach. Fowler urged action by Oct. 1 to offset the deficit and inflation risks.
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UPI
Johnson
House
Ways & Means
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Congress
Wilbur Mills
Issues and Answers Abc
Hicks Sentenced To 10 Years in Prison
Turtis Ticks, 40, Lloyd St, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Circuit Judge Charles Wade Friday. Hicks, on probation for the armed robbery of the Florida Drive In Theater in Shalimar in May 1961, was arrested for breaking and entering the Barker House Bar on West US 98.
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Turtis
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