Teens Plan Week Of Activities To Honor First Birthday
The Fort Walton Beach Teen Center marks its first anniversary with a week of events. Moonlight cruises on the Choctaw Queen for senior teens, a pool party at Eglin Officers Club, a gala dance, a car rally with a $5 prize, a back to school fashion show, and a bowling party at Sky Strike Lanes with door prizes. Tickets range up to $1.50 and nonmembers pay $2 for the rally. transportation is not provided for events.
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Fort Walton Beach
Gary Trim
Jo White
Peggy Hails
al Bushwood
Teen Center
Eglin Officer’s Club
Center
Mercments
Sky Strike
New Humane Shelter Planned At 36 000 Cost
Playground Humane Society plans a new shelter in the Industrial Park with kennels for dogs and a cat cage area plus an admin and vet examining room. Architect Henry Nichols of Fort Walton Beach leads design. Donations and loans are sought to cover about 31 000 after a 5 000 gift offer from Mrs. John Coffeen.
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Humane Society
Henry Nichols
Fort Walton Beach
John Coffeen
Four Mile Village
Mes
FES& Lucas
Laccas
Playground Society
Wodneedt
Today Weather Detail Brief
Partly cloudy and warm through Wednesday with widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon. Highs near 88 to 92, lows around 72 to 78.
Tide Tables Show Daily Highs And Lows For Week
Coastal tide schedules list daily high and low waters from Tuesday to Sunday with times in a Fort Walton Beach region update. Courtesy credit goes to Bay Store, Jim Woodruff, Blountstown, and local outlets.
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Bay Store
Fort Walton Beach
Lion Escapes at Krefeld Zoo Trapped in Restroom
A lion escaped from its cage at Krefeld Zoo and hid in a ladies restroom for about an hour. Zookeepers used water hoses to drive the animal out and recaptured it without a struggle.
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Krefeld Germany
Krefeld Zoo
Carrier Jets Hit North Viet Oil Depot in Haiphong Action
US Navy planes struck an oil storage depot near Haiphong, reporting a dark smoke plume and a 1,500 foot fireball. One North Vietnamese pilot was listed as missing after bailing out, with other losses noted amid ground fighting near Ia Drang and Lai Khe as U.S. forces pursue what could be a climactic engagement.
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South Viet Nam
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North Viet Nam
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Vinh
U.S
Ia Drang
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Lai Khe
Nha Be
Hhatf
Hospital Names Gregory Crook as Assistant Administrator
Gregory M. Crook of Panama City is named assistant administrator of the Okaloosa County Hospital System by Director Richard Edmondson. Crook, 70, will start next week and reports to Edmondson. He has served as assistant administrator at Memorial Hospital in Panama City and holds multiple professional and community roles.
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Panama City
Okaloosa County
Richard Edmondson
Crook
Edmondson
Woodlawn High School
Birmingham
Ala
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American Association of Hospital Accountants
Northwest Florida Hospital Council
The
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Methodist Church
Maj Elliott Heads Viet Nam Attack Lead Air Force Crews
First to hit the area were Air Force units led by Maj James H Elliott from Ft Walton Beach. They were followed by crews led by 1st Lt Harold C Coemd from Ft Lauderdale.
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James H. Elliott
Walton Beech Ue
Harold Coem
Ft. Lauderdale
Airline Strike Trials Push for Contract Approval
Negotiators urge backing of a labor deal ending a nationwide airline strike. Machinists vote planned after two days of intensive talks with Labor Department aid. Settlement reportedly around $9 million in waste and fringe benefits and may include a cost of living wage escalator clause.
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Monnday
Labor Department
Court orders halt to Viet Nam hearings by Un-American Activities Committee
U S District Court judge enjoined the House Un-American Activities Committee from proceeding with hearings on anti Viet Nam protests and related legislation. Rep Joe Pool announced he would ignore the order and seek appeals. The suit, brought by the ACLU for witnesses tied to Berkeley demonstrators, seeks a three judge court to rule on the committee's constitutionality.
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U.S
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Berkeley
Calif
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Corcoran
Un-American Activities Committee
Hannon
He Eoon
Walter JD. Teaguy Thi
New York
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Viet Nam
Allen M. Krebs
The
Free University of New York
Pemberton
House
Arthur Keney
ACLU
Committee On UN- American Activities
Supreme Court
Wiliam M. Kunstler
Washington, D.C
Pool
ACLA
Teague
Marines Remove Demonstrators From Port Chicago Police Route
Marines cleared antiwar demonstrators near Port Chicago California who tried to block an ammunitions truck bound for a naval depot. More than 30 protesters have been arrested since the protest began.
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Port Chicago
Calif
Naval
Bee
Drunk Payphones Trick Sparks Overtime Scam
Wayne B Bell reports a Crestview operator used a threat to collect overtime from drunk patrons. Mrs Jerry Gladden warned a gullible man she would press a bell and lock him in a phone booth. The man paid after a pause, a tactic she says she has used several times.
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Crestview
Jerry Gladden
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