Weekend Telethon surpasses goal for tornado relief
WNUE surpassed a 5000 goal in a 24 hour telethon on Beal Street raising 5442.67 in cash and about 2000 in toys for Fort Walton tornado victims. About 10000 people donated while pledges remain. Funds will be distributed by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Disaster Relief Fund directors.
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WNUE
Beal Street
Holley Rogers
Rogers
Fort Walton
Johnny Rivers
The
Ideal Toy Company
County Leaders Favor Nixon In Gallup Poll
Princeton New Jersey AP report shows GOP county chairmen still name Nixon as their top 1968 presidential nominee with Rockefeller gaining in the East and Reagan rising to second among party leaders.
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Gallup
Princeton
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
George Gallup
American Institute of Public Opinion
Rockefeller
Romney
Reagan
Southwest Blizzard Death Toll Climbs Across 20 States
A multi state winter storm rages from Arizona to Michigan, leaving widespread snow and ice. The death toll rises to 32 with 18 fatalities in Texas as highways close from northern Arizona to Montana. Flagstaff reports 54 inches on the ground and many areas face blizzard conditions and stranded Navajo near Chinle.
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Southwest
Rockies
Plateau
Plains
Arizona
Michigan
Texas
Flagstaff
Ariz
Chinle
Grand Canyon
New Mexico
Las Vegas
N.M
Farmington
Montana
Heart Transplant Patient Beats Pneumonia Struggle
Louis Washkansky the first heart transplant patient shows improvement after two weeks battling double pneumonia. Doctors report better condition though both lungs affected with the left more involved. Strict precautions keep family away as he rests and anti infection drugs are given.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Louis Washkansky
Groote Schuur Hospital
Simday
Washkansky
C.P. Venter
Christian Barnard
American jets strike two North Vietnam air bases in major raid
American jets pound Phuc Yen the main MIG base and Kep while North Vietnam reports nine American planes shot down. U.S. commanders say 132 missions Saturday 119 Friday 95 Thursday as air war actions continue with raids near Hanoi Yen Vien rail yards and DMZ artillery clashes.
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U.S
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Saigon
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Navy
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Gulf Power Tax Bill Rises to 214860 in 1967
Gulf Power Company paid 214860 in total taxes to Okaloosa County and seven municipalities in 1967 up from 190575 in 1966. Central Division Manager John Oerting Jr states 121973 was paid to the county with 150 in occupational licenses, while 92887 went to seven municipalities including Cinco Bayou Crestview and Niceville.
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Niceville
Okaloosa County
Gulf Power Company
John Oerting
Cinco Bayou
Crestview
Fort Walton Beach
Laurel Hill
Mary Esther
Valparaiso
Oerting
Unusual Cold Grips West As New Pacific Storm Heads East
Rising California and Nevada faced persistently cold conditions while a new Pacific storm threatened to move eastward. Four inches of snow fell over glaze ice in western South Dakota and five inches in Nebraska where power outages and minor crashes were reported. Wisconsin urged residents to avoid travel as children skated on icy streets. ice coated roads extended to northern Illinois near Chicago.
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Nevada
Pacific
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Illinois
Chicago
Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Claus Reprint
A reprint of the 1897 New York Sun column by Frank P. Church reaffirms the famous answer to Virginia O’Hanlon’s letter. The essay defends belief in Santa Claus, emphasizing faith, imagination, love, and the enduring joy Santa brings to childhood and adulthood alike.
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Frank P. Church
New York Sun
Santa Claus
Papa
Virginia
Two more bodies recovered in Ohio River bridge collapse
The Ohio River bridge disaster near Point Pleasant and Kanauga raises known dead to 12 with 26 missing. Floating derricks pulled four cars from the river bottom Sunday. another car contained three bodies. Identified victims include Victor Turner of Point Pleasant Darlene Mayes of Gallipolis and Nora Nibert of Hogsett.
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W. Va
Ohio River
Kanauga
Ohio
Victor William Turner
Darlene Mayes
Gallipolis
Nora Tsabelle Nibert
Hogsett
Milk Strike Shuts New York Area Deliveries
In New York City and Long Island areas a three locals milk strike halted most deliveries to about 10.5 million customers after contract talks failed. Picketing spread from 26 processing plants with 2,000 inside workers and 3,000 drivers staying off overnight.
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UPI
New York Metropolitan
Teamsters
New York City
Nassau
Suffolk
Long Island
Westchester County
Bruce Simon
Simon
Ban on Sacred Songs at Yale Event Sparks School Debate
In Duluth Minnesota Garry De Young a father of nine challenges school officials over a planned Christmas program at Munger Elementary He argues the district violates the First Amendment by presenting religious content in a public school setting Principal Donald Olson and the superintendent ensure a secular program with the switch provoking objections from some parents including Barbara Sodergren who supports singing. The issue echoes broader disputes over religion in public schools and secularization of holiday events.
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U.S
DeYoung
Donald Olson
Barbara Sodergren
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