22 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson in Campobello urges that even U S power of unlimited destruction cannot guarantee peace. He calls for action against aggressors and hints at readiness for a broader dedication effort.
Fort Walton Beach residents Cher Arturo a prominent photographer and Dr Gerry Hollingsworth left local practice to aid Viet Nam efforts Arturo captured Hollingsworth treating patients at Da Nang hospital Arturo reported volunteers from Fort Walton Beach joined the California company building military installations in the region and contributing to hospital care locally.
U S officials report no American deaths or injuries and no damage to U S military property in the Turkish quake zone. Several hundred U S personnel are stationed at Diyarbakir and Erzurum as advisers or at a military base near the epicenter.
An earthquake near Limnos in the Aegean rimmed areas of northeastern Greece with no damage or casualties reported. The tremor's epicenter lay on the Turkish coast facing the Dardanelles, about 240 miles from the capital. Ten additional quakes along the Yugoslav coast also caused no harm or injuries.
A baby found crawling on Union Road in Spring Valley was picked up and held at a station until doctor Andrew Ketai and his wife arrived. They reported their two year old daughter Alisa was missing from bed but the family was later reunited.
Cir cuit Court ordered the Red Pony restaurant in Mary Estes her closed and placed under a receiver. Constable Hendrix posted a rope and a wreath on the door, joking a death in the family may explain the funeral setting. A night watchman was stationed as the building and grounds were sealed.
The Welfare Ministry reports 523 known sleeping sickness cases this summer in Tokyo, with 1001? of them fatal and noting illnesses across the city. The update highlights rising health concerns and urges medical attention for symptoms.
School Supt Max Bruner Jr says registration of Negro pupils is far behind whites in his county. He warns that last minute registering will cause absolute chaos on the first day of school and urges parents to register children for Brooks Niceville or Choctawhatchee High School now to avoid delays.
President Johnson departed from Dow Air Force Base on Sunday and accidentally took along Republican Governor John Reed's luggage. Reed remarked he hopes to recover it soon.
Visitors gathered at the pavilion during the Franklin D. Roosevelt international meeting in Pearson for Saint Anne's Anglican services.
U S B52 bombers conducted twin strikes near the demilitarized zone hitting fuel depots and ammunition stores. The mission tally nearly matched a previous peak, with secondary explosions indicating significant activity miles north of the DMZ and close to Marine positions.
A Fulton County Georgia education official, Starey Kruger, faces intense criticism from state officials and congressmen in three states. Kruger is accused of pressuring transfers of students and imposing strict guidelines, while denying such demands. The case also touches the federal department involved and a broader dispute over his role and authority.
Crestview county officials report more than 100 applications filed by Saturday noon for Board of Equalization hearings. County Clerk Cecil Anchors says hearings will group residents from similar areas and may require site visits to properties.
Debra Smith, seven, vanished Thursday afternoon while chasing a chipmunk after a family picnic at the Catskill Game Farm. Two-year volunteers and hundreds searched. she was found Saturday near a lodge on North Mountain four thousand feet high, five miles from the farm. She told her father she was all right, and doctors reported a cold and a few scratches.
A continuing education program is outlined at the UWF campus and partner junior colleges in Panama City Valparaiso and Pensacola. The State Department of Education has approved five twelve courses on the university campus in Pensacola.
White youths attacked Negroes as Dr. King led civil rights marchers into a South Side area. Police fought mobs in Marquette Park with flying wedges of officers. Klansmen and Nazi groups were present, raising flags as crowds chanted white power and free speech.
A tank truck loaded with acid overturned on a Tampa street during Sunday driving at 40 to 50 mph. The vehicle fell onto a car, killing two of three occupants. Victims were Samone Lauro, 48, of Tampa and Emil Edward Bender, 51, of Apollo Beach.
Eight contestants vied at the Officers Club for Miss Thunderbird at Eglin last week with the winner chosen by vote slips. Campaigning ended with a lively, humorous scene as friends celebrated the result amid good times.
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