Schools Split Over Miniskirt Rules In Area
Area schools clash over dress codes as shoppers face Sept. 7 start. Choctawhatchee High bans miniskirts and pants dresses while Pryor allows shorter hems and only bans excessively short ones. Meigs Junior High and district offices enforce varied standards and note bias in enforcement.
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Choctawhatchee High School
Spaghett
Pryor Junior High
Choctawhatchee High
Meigs Junior High
Pryor
Susan Henderson
Loris Gilmore
Moana Henderson
Kathe Bogan
Chool
Choctawhat
TT Bruner
Choctaw
Glennon C. Peterson
Choctawhatchee Thigh School
Meigs
Fort Walton Beach Sets Mayoral Race Final Day to Qualify
Fort Walton Beach moves toward its first mayoral election with four candidates qualifying by 5 p m today. Realtors H French Brown Jr Albert Davis builder Jack King and restaurant owner WS Shahid lead the field as 4040 voters register. If needed a runoff will be held on September 26 with this election scheduled for September 12 at the Community Center near City Hall. Davis has prior mayoral service under the old council system.
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Fort Wallan Beach
City Hall
H. French Brown
D Jr
Aibert Davis
Jack King
WS. Shahid
Fort Walton Beach
Davis
Pre-Election Terrorist Raids Sweep Across South Vietnam
Florida teachers threaten mass resignations over governor Kirk's education plan. FEA leader Robert F. Davis says up to 35 000 of 30 000 teachers may quit if the new program is not satisfactory, with a stand by resignation form prepared. A 25 000-strong Orlando rally urged backing for state aid changes.
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Kathi Bogan
FEA
Robert F. Davis
Okaloosa County
Claude Kirk
Davis
Kirk
United States
Florida
Orlando
PTA
Choctaw Katchee
Shahid Qualifies In Fort Walton Beach Mayor Race
Fort Walton Beach businessman Shahid became the fourth candidate to qualify for the city’s first mayoral election. He owns Shag’s Bar-B-Q on Helm Parkway and has a history in sports, military service, and local residence with his wife Lola and two children. The election is set for Tuesday December 12.
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Fort Walton Beach
Shag
Shahid
Helm Parkway
Charleston
Citadel
Loouisiana
Pacific
Florida lawmakers press to finish constitution draft this week
Legislators return for a fifth week of drafting in Tallahassee as a near deadline looms for a completed constitution. Senate leader Gen John Mathews says a extension may be needed. Gov Kirk would call another session if the houses fail to agree by Friday.
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Pla
Florida
John Mathews
Jacksonville
Senate
Claude Kirk
House
Senae
Pulangi
Skydiving Group Blown Into Lake Near Cleveland
A large skydiving group from northern Ohio leaped from a B25 type plane near Hopkins Airport and was blown into Lake Erie by a brisk south wind. One diver died, 15 were missing, two landed on land, three saved by boaters. Coast Guard searched with four boats, three helicopters, and private craft. all lacked lifebelts. Officials believe they may have drifted eight miles from shore.
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Harom
Ohio
UPI
Coast Guard
Birmingham
Offierals
Floodwaters Force Residents To Flee In Louisiana And Midwest
Nine inches of rain in two days drenched Louisiana homes as Lafayette reports 8.88 inches in 48 hours and a 14 foot crest threat. Heavy storms further drenched the Midwest and East while a funnel cloud was seen near Washington.
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Ala
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Tenn
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Vvansville
Ind
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Washingston
Germantown
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New York
Kennedy International Airport
City Clean Up Drive Extended By Rain Delays
Mayor Ed Brown Tri day announces a one week extension to the city clean up campaign originally set for August 2026. HANDS Council chair ILD Reed notes ragweed elimination progress and downtown stands removed. further trash pickup planned and cooperation with the jetty to finish mid summer cleanup.
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Ild Reed
Hands Council
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Brown
Combs School Registration Opens for Students
Registration for Combs School students begins today with sign ups from 8 am to 3 pm at the school. Enrollment closes on a date in September as announced by school officials.
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Combs School
Da Nang Hit By Fierce Red Rocket Barrage
Viet Cong coordinated attacks from Hue to Can Tho injuring and killing civilians and soldiers. Five Americans reported fatally wounded and 12 wounded as Viet Cong overran Trei An and hit a Marine base near Da Nang. Air and ground clashes followed with multiple U S targets struck in a five pronged assault.
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da Nang
Saigon
UPN
Cty
Hue
Cantha
Mekong
Trei An
Loi An
Vu Huyi Minh
Senate Eyes Limits on Presidential Foreign Powers
The National Committee for an Effective Congress reports growing Senate unease with the president's foreign policy power. It says the Senate is becoming a counter force to Lyndon Johnson, driven by dissent over who makes fateful national decisions, with Vietnam as the underlying worry. The eight month survey notes a clash between the Senate and the presidency.
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Washington
National Committee For
Congress
Senate
Johnson
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Committee
OWJC Enrollment Reaches New Peak for OWJC Fall
Walton Junior College begins fall classes with the largest enrollment since its 1964 opening. President Dr. J. E. McCracken says 5,488 students are expected this year, up from 5,226 in the prior year across credit and non credit courses.
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Walton Junior College
J. E. McCracken
OWIC
Unus
Fort Walton Beach baby grows to 55 pounds stride as Little League star
Keith Douglas Bonner, born Feb 23 1957 at Bay Hospital, weighed 38 ounces at birth with a tiny head fit for a tea cup. He now plays third base for Dayion Ohio’s Little League All Stars, noted for his rapid growth and hustle.
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Fort Walton Beach
Keith Douglas Bonner
Dayion
Ohio
the Bay Hospital
Charter Boat Burns In Gulf Rescue At Sea
A fire in the engine room of the 32 foot charter boat Terry ignited early Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico. Five aboard were forced into the water and rescued within 45 minutes by the charter boat August Moon. Skipper Billy Joe Putnam, mate Ted Sorensen, and three passengers were brought aboard Moon after Pennington spotted smoke.
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Frank Pericola
Panama City
Terry
Gulf of Mexico
Billy Joe Putnam
Ted Sorensen
August Moon
Joe Pennington
Okalonsa Walton College Extends Registration
Daly News Bureau reports Okalonsa Walton Junior College has extended registration for college credit courses through Wednesday for day students and until 8 p m Aug St for evening and part time students. Non credit course registration begins at 8 am today. The Registrar's Office on campus opens from 8 am to 5 pm with a noon break. business office hours run until 1 pm daily to collect fees. For details contact the Registrar at 678-1, Sorg.
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Daly News Bureau
Valparaiso
Okalonsa-Walton Junior College
Pam. Daly
Sorg
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