Tringas Plans Civic Tours To Show Communism’s Impact
James J. Tringas proposes civic club led tours for college students to Eastern Europe to contrast life under Communism with Western freedoms. He details a Goodwill Tour with Florida officials, noting experiences from Belgium to Moscow and Berlin.
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Jim Tringas
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France
Denmark
Sweden
West Germany
Pickets Storm Atlanta Base Over Black Power Slogan
Demonstrators linked to a militant civil rights group clashed with police outside the 12th Army Corps headquarters in Atlanta, with ten arrested including a SNCC worker. Officers reported torn clothing and a police captain struck as the protestors shouted black power and tried to enter the induction center.
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Viet Nam
Roberts
U N Childrens Fund Launches Bg Strong Card Campaign
The United Nations Children’s Fund this week began its Bg Strong card campaign with aims to sell 58 million cards and calendars to raise funds.
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United Nations. N.Y
U.N. Childrens’ Fund
Tide Tables Jim Woodruff
Tide tables listing maritime times and locations include Jim Woodruff and Blountstown along the US coast, providing navigation data for mariners and local waterway use.
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Jim Woodruff
Blountstown
King Plans New March in Chicago Freedom Movement
Chicago reports indicate leaders of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. plan another march through a neighborhood after protests halted local activities since late last month. The Chicago Real Estate Board discussed open occupancy policy with King, while he warned the movement would not stop and likened their push to exposing a cancer in housing discrimination.
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UPT
Martin Luther King
Illinois
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Gannon Park to be converted from military to state park
Beautiful Gannon Park on Rocky Bayou near Twin Cities will shift from a military park to a State Park. The Air Force camp with 67 campsites and a fresh water lake will be leased to the state for five years at $1 yearly, with a plan to turn it over around Sept. 1. Governor Burns agreed to seek funds to operate until the Legislature acts.
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Rocky Bayou
Twin Cities
Maurice McLaughlin
Air Force
Bayou
Turkey Creek
Highway 20
Fred M. Gannon
Felin Reservation
McLaughlin
House approves $270 million highway program
The House passed a 270 million dollar plan to improve highways and roads on Thursday amid debate about funding and impact. A companion measure awaits action in the Senate as lawmakers push for faster construction and better transportation infrastructure.
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Washington
UPI
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Meigs Elected Board Chairman at Okaloosa Hospital
Bill Meigs of Niceville was chosen chair of the Okaloosa County Hospital System Board of Trustees. James Tras of Shalimar was named vice chair, with Dr. James Kin of Crestview and others on the Finance Committee. The board planned a request to the County Commissioners for electronic equipment to establish an intensive care unit at Fort Walton Beach Hospital and for equipment for oral surgery and ENT procedures.
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Okaloosa Hospital
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Niceville
Okaloosa County Hospital
Niceville Valparaiso Hospital
James Tras
Shalimar
James Kin
Billy Tee
Crestview
Tras
George Mitchell
Valparaiso
A. BR. Moore
Baker
W. W. Thompson
Kinsaul
Board of County Commissioners
Bernard Russell
Gillis Powell
Sacred Heart
Pensa
Three Injured In Two Car Wreck At Defuniak Springs
Three people were injured when two cars collided at the US Highway 331 and State Road S2A intersection near DeFuniak Springs on Thursday afternoon. Glenda Pope faced a charge of traveling too fast for conditions. Damages totaled 2300 dollars to her car and 1800 to the other.
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Funice Kirkland Cartney
Laurhill
Glenda Diane Pope
Glenn A. Pope Jr. Defuniak
W. C. Griffity
Darnley
Pope
Glenda Pope
Dedication Set for Choctaw High School September 10
Choctaw High School plans a 2 pm fish fry and 7:33 pm dedication for its $1.5 million campus makeover. About 5,000 to 7,000 guests expected. fund drive targets 1800 to 2000 dollars for landscaping. Fort Walton Beach officials and local leaders coordinate tours, plant gifts, and publicity.
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Northwest
Max Bruner
George Neion
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Wilbur Powell
WFTW
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Reds Down American Jets In Aerial War
A U S Air Force F15 fighter with a MIG downed on Wednesday while a second MIG fled. Guerrilla units stormed two villages. 120 homes were burned as villagers fled. Officials say the actions aim to disrupt elections for a constitutional assembly on September. Navy Skyhawk strikes followed in North Viet Nam air raids.
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Viet Nam
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Air Strike Vote Set For Today
Air strike vote set for Friday by machinists union members in the United States. AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists president predicts high turnout and near unanimous support to end the nation’s lengthy airline walkout affecting five major carriers.
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PL. Siemiller
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World
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Siemiller
Johnson asks youth views on draft law in speech
President Johnson urged 14,000 student interns to help shape the draft law. He said a federal commission would study recommendations from those directly affected, including students and younger citizens, to fix the so called crazy quilt system.
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UPI
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Smmer
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HUAC Extends Subpoena Limit For Witnesses
Washington AP reports a calmer session as HUAC ends questioning of aggressive Vietnam War witnesses. Two lawyers walked out, including Arthur Kinoy after defying an order, while two witnesses failed to appear and a third chose to testify unrepresented.
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HUAC
Washington
Seee
Arthur A. Kinoy
Kinoy
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Bowen Names Teaching Staff at Point Elementary
Benny A. Bowen announced the teaching staff for Thott Point Elementary School including Mrs. Margaret J. Allen and Mrs. Elizabeth J. Clark among many others. Special area teachers listed include Miss Barbara E. Grooms in Spanish and Medial Reading by Pamela Minor with Mary B. Pope in physical education and Mr. Clarence W. in physical education.
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Nanette O'Neal
Allee Puls
Frances Register
Mary Sandusky
Marguerite A. Scott
Billie T. Shahid
Valeria W. Smith
Marianne R. Sullivan
Beatrice M. Tindal
Gretchen K. Wager
Patricia A. Bell
Frances H. Hughes
Sybil Fikes
Waldine
Barbara E. Grooms
Melva Littlefield
Pamela Minor
Mary B. Pope
Clarence Ww
Cambodia Rejects U.S. Apologies and Bans Newsmen
Cambodia rejected U.S. apologies for air raids on its territory and retaliated by barring all American newsmen from covering French President Charles de Gaulle's forthcoming visit next month.
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UPI
Cambodia
Pursday
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Gift Horse Fix: Editors Pay It Forward at Local Shop
Editorial staffers Bill Tennis and Gerry Sweda found a camera repair in a shoe shop. A cobbler fixed a leather strap, a welder repaired a metal brace, and the welder offered to fix it free. Tennis and Sweda decided to pay anyway, acknowledging the gesture.
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Gerry Sweda
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