22 Aug 1968
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
1
Laurel Akers 22 of Florida State University was fined 150 dollars after being found wearing only a men's shirt following a car crash near Alligator Point. The incident followed her divorce in Leon County and involved her boyfriend Michael W. Mikan.
In Destin a heated public meeting over the East Pass bridge saw Chamber president Ross Marler and road board member James Lee clash over a two lane plan plus future expansions. The State Road Department favors a north side two lane span with two more lanes added later, while locals push for a four lane Brooks Bridge type. Coleman Kelly opposed the proposed location citing private property interests.
Soviet invasion forces seized Communist party chief Alexander Dubecek and reformist leaders in Prague on Wednesday night and whisked them away to an unknown destination. Troops entered the parliament building as the 10 assembly met, while attempts to establish a political regime faltered.
Crestview reports 2462 registered voters with precinct tallies: Precinct T Eust Crestview 44 percent, Precinct HH West Crestview 693, Precinct T1 North Crestview 1222. Clerical purge in 1967 left 200 names. general registration mandated every four years. Absorption of surrounding forces noted amid Prague clashes. casualties reported among Soviet sailors. radio broadcasts and foreign interference cited.
The UN Security Council voted 13 to 0 to open formal debate on the Soviet led invasion of Czechoslovakia. U Thant condemned the move as a setback to world peace as Soviet and Hungarian delegates defended their actions while Ball challenged those claims.
Washington AP reports a new heart drug shows promise for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower though his condition remains critical. The synthetic lidocaine is under investigation for disturbing heart rhythms including ventricular fibrillation and has been used during his current heart attack. Doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital offered no timeline on its effects.
Global protests erupted after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia with left and right leaders condemning Moscow. Prime Minister Wilson called it a flagrant UN charter violation while Indira Gandhi urged quick withdrawal. Demonstrations and diplomatic talks followed across Europe and beyond.
In Vienna at 11 30 p m Cetek a the Czechoslovak news agency said it had been occupied by foreign troops its final dispatch noted the Prague Vienna wire went idle and further news would not be transmitted from Prague where Ceteka had previously reported freely and critically.
Rockets hit downtown Saigon in a fresh shelling episode early Thursday, striking the National Assembly and Lam Son Square area. Police said no injuries occurred as debris scattered around the Parliament complex and nearby hotels. The assaults follow a two month lull and fuel speculation about war de escalation before Paris talks.
A fifteen year old Jacky Ball of Jackson was mauled by a shark yesterday near the Islander Motel at Santa Rosa Island in Gulf waters. Peter Ball is in satisfactory condition at Walton Beach hospital after surgery for serious injuries to the left leg right ankle right eye and chest. Deputies arrived within two minutes and the boy was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. No witnesses to the attack, which occurred about 3 PM, were identified. The Islander Motel manager said the incident is the first he has heard of near the shore.
Today is Ragweed Day at Okaloo Island Park marking two weeks of a campaign against ragweed. Forty four children led a huge harvest, delivering over six hundred bags to be burned in a bonfire as prizes, rides, and a final gathering close the event.
Senator Ted Kennedy in Worcester called for an unconditional halt to bombing of North Vietnam and a troop withdrawal. He urged negotiations with Hanoi and framed the war as a national tragedy while acknowledging political pressure after his brother’s assassination.
Maybell Anderson has been appointed to the office of vice president at Crestview Bank. She previously served two years as cashier and assistant for position under Obmae Parker. Parker, from Okwloose County, has ties to local civic groups and lives with his parents in Milli state.
A reflective line questions pursuing victory at all costs and mocks fear of losing, arguing the value lies in fair play and effort rather than outcome. It contrasts motivation with needless scare tactics and underscores sportsmanship.
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