30 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1966
Page
1
A single engine Skyraider crashed in a wooded area about six miles north of Bristol. The pilot, Walton Beach, survived with a broken arm multiple injuries and possible chest injuries. The crash occurred near a state road in Lierry County, sheriff reports say.
Congressman Bot Sikes addresses Okaloosa Walton Junior College dedication north of Niceville with officials from Okaloosa Walton counties and state agencies. He praises staff efforts and local cooperation for the college’s progress and emphasizes "Quality Education" amid challenging odds.
Ottawa bill seeks wage increases for CN and CPR workers and halts national telegraph and air express service while curtailing ferries to force rail talks. It proposes retroactive raises of up to percent and creates a Canadian transport commission with full regulatory powers.
President Johnson rejected former President Truman’s view that the country risks a recession from high interest rates. He said he will push a Tuesday bill to cap bank interest at four percent, seeking to curb borrowing costs and spur economic activity.
The House Armed Services Committee approved by 4 321 vote a bill giving the President power to call up about 190000 Reserve and National Guard troops. The measure sets Reserve makeup, includes a 962000 selected reserve, and aims to curb notions of a Reserve draft haven. It specifies active duty limits and training periods, with temporary authority until July 1 1968.
Considerable cloudiness continues with scattered thundershowers through midweek. Temperatures today near 82 degrees with river readings in Woodruff and Blountstown showing dim readings.
Tide tables list highs and lows for Destin East Pass from August 20 to September 4 with varying times and levels. Data includes high tides at 4 mm and 10:3 am on certain days and lows around 10:20 pm and 12:32 pm, courtesy of The Bay Store Fort Walton Beach.
Land og Folk, Denmark’s leading Communist newspaper, urged readers to help cover mounting bills as circulation dwindled to about 17,000. The appeal highlighted financial struggles amid declining readership and urged continued support from supporters and subscribers.
Rep George H Mahon chairman of the House Appropriations Committee warned of a possible tax increase if Viet Nam fighting continues He noted an emergency funding measure for federal agencies for the current fiscal year has just passed in the House and Senate and awaits the President's signature The comment came as Congress considers as much as 10 billion more in supplemental appropriations with potential total tax impact up to 25 billion if the war escalates
Dr A B Galloway county chairman for Claude Kirk republican gubernatorial candidate announces a meeting on December 7 to organize local support. All interested in any capacity are invited and literature and bumper stickers will be available.
Dr Carl Coppolino, charged with murder in two states, moved from hospital to county jail after six days. His attorney requested a preliminary hearing, but Judge Lynn Silvertooth will set the trial date. A fugitive warrant and related actions were noted.
U S Navy jets attacked four North Vietnamese patrol boats in the Tonkin Gulf with carrier air cover from Constellation. Flare lit dawn battle as two boats were sunk and others escaped or damaged amid heavy anti boat fire and helicopter support.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged that President Johnson and French President Charles de Gaulle meet on French soil to seek a peace path in Vietnam. He noted de Gaulle's Phnom Penh talks with Prince Norodom Sihanouk and argued France and Cambodia could help push negotiations, while Fulbright warned on possible weak bargaining terms.
Draft board officials said about 0 college students were reclassified to 1-A due to college oversights when student status forms were not filed by July 15. Students with good averages are deferred. until forms are submitted, they remain 1-A and subject to the draft.
The Tass news agency reports Soviet citizen Vaily Dolin was executed Monday in Leningrad for war crimes committed during the Nazi occupation of Russian territory in World War II.
Sheriff deputies and neighbors intensified the search in a swampy area near a Miami suburb for two missing six year old boys, Johnny Alves and Gregory Vanner. A Coast Guard helicopter joined the effort as authorities traced them to a park across from their homes with last sightings on Sunday afternoon.
In Saigon candidates for the Sept 11 elections held a rally despite terrorist bombing and Viet Cong threats. A cadet exploded a bomb at Cao Ky’s hotel area injuring no one. a hand grenade, timing device found, and police casualties reported. The plot seeks to sway turnout for the 5.9 million eligible voters.
Residents reported a humorous boating mishap as Houston Harrison and Lt. Mike Burke fell from a sailing outing near Cinco Bayou. Harrison shed his golf shirt during a dip, tipping the boat and causing him and Mrs Burke to be dunked. Both items vanished, with a hair piece and the shirt later linked to a suspect named Isome Gale.
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