Ed Bishop speaks on Florida tourism growth at Miracle Strip event
Wayne Segall reports Northwest Airlines VP and Florida Travel Council chair Ed Bishop addressed the Miracle Strip Council Fall Workshop at the Elks Club. He urged new promo ideas to sustain growth, citing 1968 arrivals above seven percent and projecting up to 20 million tourists in 1969 with Disneyworld and the Republican Convention boosting interest.
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Wayne Segall
Ed Bishop
Northwest Airlines
Florida Travel Council
Miracle Strip Council
Elks Club
Bishop
Florida
Disneyworld
United States
Europe
Miracle Strip
Center
Northeast Airlines
Poverty War Bill Passed By Senate
The Senate approved 1.98 billion dollars for the war on poverty in a 68 to 7 vote, sending the measure to a conference with the House which had approved 1.6 billion. Senator Pastore expected final totals near 1.78 billion, while Senator Williams urged cuts to the House level.
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Washington
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N
House
John C. Pastore
D-R.e
John J. Williams
R-Col
Pastore
Williams
Labor secretary seeks miners cancer compensation bill
Washington AP Wiriz proposes a bill to compensate uranium miners who contract cancer from radiation. He notes over 100 miners have died of lung cancer due to excessive radiation exposure and aims to ensure adequate compensation for miners and their families.
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Washington
W. Willard Wiriz
Congress
Wirtz
Hoffa Attorneys Seek New Trial Over Jury Bias
Attorneys for James R. Hoffa ask the Supreme Court for a new trial alleging bias by the trial judge and two jurors. They claim affidavits from two prostitutes state they had sexual relations with seven jurors, challenging the trial outcome.
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Washington (Ap
James R. Hoffa
Teamster
Supreme Court
Hoffa
Pearson to Step Down as Liberal Leader
Ottawa AP report says Lester B. Pearson resigns as Liberal party leader. He says the time is right to step down and the new leader will succeed him as prime minister, noting his great regret at the decision at age 70.
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Ottawa
Canada
Sprig
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal Party
Pearson
No Marks On Dead Woman's Body In Plano Case
An autopsy found no marks of violence on Evalyn McLean 25 who was once heir to the Hope Diamond. Justice of the Peace B B Carpenter said it would be two or three weeks before the cause of death could be determined. Her body was found Thursday in her rambling Plano home after neighbors reported no activity for days.
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Plano, Tex
Evalyn McLean
Justice of the Peace
B. B. Carpenter
Miss McLean
Dallas
Jets Stage Mass Raid Over Hanoi
American Thunderchiefs bombed the Paul Doumer Bridge near Hanoi amid a major raid described by North Vietnam as a mass air assault. U S pilots reported a brief dogfight with no losses on either side. Northern forces claimed five American jets shot down, three near the capital.
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Saigon
UPS
Hano
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Paul Doumer Bridge
Air Force
Haiphong
South
Brussels
SBA Disaster Loan Center Opens in Fort Walton Beach
SBA officials William F. Martin and John Ferguson say the Fort Walton Beach City Hall hosts the Disaster Loan Office serving Okaloosa Bay Calhoun and Walton counties. By Thursday 2 p.m. 43 inquiries were logged for three percent emergency loans with 17 forms issued and two applications submitted. Emergency loans run up to 30 years at three percent interest and vary by applicant need. The office operates 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and will close December 25 to 28 for Christmas.
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William F. Martin
John Ferguson
Federal Small Business Administration
Fort Walton Beach
SBA
Martin
Okaloosa
Bay
Calhoun
Walton
Fort Walton Beach Council Denies Telethon Center Use
The Fort Walton Beach City Council refused a radio telethon request to use the Community Center for a tornado relief event. Prior basketball and teen dance bookings blocked the center, though alternative venues such as churches and school auditoriums were suggested. The next council meeting is set for January.
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Fort Walton Beach
Holly Rogers
WNUE
Ready
Sconier
Killingsworth
Rigdon
Brown
Winston G. Walker
Charles Evans
Howard Holmes
Holmes
Tde
FWB reduces accident rate in past month
Fort Walton Beach Police investigated 41 accidents in November the lowest in two years. Police Chief Williams credited higher enforcement. Property damage totaled about 15 640 dollars with 35 people injured. Patrol logged 22 458 miles and 3 026 man hours, responding to 774 calls and 9 224 radio transmissions. Security Patrol found 27 businesses open.
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Fort Walton Beach
Williams
Gibsons Reopens In Tent With Warehouse Stocks
Gibson's Discount Store resumes business under a big top tent after a tornado. The sale features new merchandise including toys, Christmas decorations and hardware with a pharmacy and jewelry trailer. Underwriters Salvage will handle goods salvaged from the Fort Walton area and sold up to 200 miles away.
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Gibson's Discount
Everett Croslow
Gibson's
Fort Walton
Croslow
Gibson
Gibson’s
Underwriters Salvage
Navajo Medicine Man Tony Tsosie At Center Of Debate
A long profile of Tony Tsosie a 62 year old Navajo medicine man described as blind illiterate and revered while some see his practices as perpetuating poverty and outdated beliefs. The piece contrasts Navajo desire for modern life with traditional philosophies and notes the split among the younger generation and officials.
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Tony Tsosie
Navajo Country
Fort Defiance
Ariz
NEA
Tory
Tony
Peter MacDonald
MacDonald
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