20 Aug 1976
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1976
Page
1
Shalimar proposes reviving a long-dormant rezoning motion to change Richbourg Drive from R-3 multi family to single family. The review centers on zoning implications, neighborhood impact, and potential compliance with city plans.
Florida unemployment fell to 9.1 percent in July from 9.6 in June and 10.9 in May, as construction jobs rose to 140,500 and local government and non durable manufacturing saw declines. Broward led counties with 12.2 percent unemployment, while Tallahassee posted 4.7 percent. Officials caution against overinterpreting monthly gains amid seasonal trends.
The CAP board, with racial tensions surfacing over past minutes, decides to seek Atlanta legal guidance on two lawsuits filed by agency employees. A committee will review the audit as the board plans a 7:30 p.m. Thursday meeting at the Neighborhood Center on Robinwood Drive in Fort Walton Beach.
Florida delegation initially pressed to draft Ronald Reagan for vice president and cast 30 votes for Senator Robert Dole on the first ballot. Reagan declined the effort, with Florida leaders shifting support to Dole as a strong campaigner against Jimmy Carter.
A Columbia University led team announced the discovery of charmed baryons at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. The researchers say charm explains inconsistencies in behavior of neutrons protons and electrons and could rival electricity in future impact.
Tropical storm Dottie formed from a tropical low off south Florida and moved into the Atlantic near Vero Beach. It prompted a hurricane watch from Savannah to Cape Hatteras and gale warnings from Jacksonville to Virginia Beach as it could strengthen to a hurricane by Friday.
The winter and Thursday grand juries debate recommendations for county offices including a computerized financial system internal auditor and nepotism controls. They note progress on several items and urge further reviews and voter information on polling locations and rights.
The Justice Department asked a federal judge to dismiss three private suits against Rep. Wayne Hays and Elizabeth Ray seeking recovery of federal funds paid to her for a job alleged to be a mistress position. The action preserves a future civil suit possibility while a criminal inquiry continues. Hays lost committee chairmanship after Ray claimed she was given a $14,000 yearly clerical post on the federal payroll to serve as his mistress.
Dowd says a new fire district on the island could be funded by borrowing against future revenues even if the referendum passes. Funds would not be available until October or November 1977 due to current year tax bills. Dowd deems the move constructive for island protection.
Media supervisor Betty Moon says 30 of 33 county schools subscribe to National Geographic while three use National Geographic World for younger readers. She notes a binding contract to create permanent reference volumes from six issues and asserts no censorship in selections.
Tidwell faces charges of misapplying about 269 000 in bank funds and issuing letters of credit totaling more than 824 000 for entities including Miller Henslce Developers Inc. and Holiday Surf and Racquet Club. The indictment covers actions from July 1973 to January 1975 and cites false bank records and misstatements to examiners.
Luna 24 spent less than a day on the Moon, drilled into the core, gathered rock samples, then launched back to Earth aboard a return rocket. The mission marked the USSR's first successful lunar landing in four years, with the craft expected to land in Soviet territory Sunday.
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