Armed Robbery Suspects To Face Circuit Court Trial
Three Mobile men charged in Wednesday daylight armed robbery of a Fort Walton Beach Western Union office appeared with no counsel or counsel present in Crestview Thursday for a pretrial arraignment. Richardson and Hill bound over to circuit court with $25,000 bonds each. Andrews asked for a county court pretrial hearing. Authorities recovered money, negotiable bills and two handguns from the suspects’ car after the hold up.
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Mobile
Ala
Fort Walton Beach
Western Union
Howard Gill
Crestview
Gerri LeRoy Richardson
Jesse Andrews
John Wesley Hill
Mort Walton Beach
Douglas Jones
Kathryn Williams
Mill
R Richardson
Gill
Andrews
Hugh Handley
Port Watton Beach
Okaloosa County
Bobby Burke
John Seay
Foreign Policy Talks Planned for Northwest Florida
State Department officials schedule a week of public foreign policy meetings in Northwest Florida starting January 14. Four foreign service officers will visit area high schools and Okaloosa Walton Junior College for brief talks and Q and A sessions. The AAUW sponsors events in Fort Walton Beach with attendance expected from community members and area groups.
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United States
Fort Walton Beach
Department of State
Mary Ann Parsons
Bureau of Public Affairs
State Department
Howard A Johnson
Miss Parsons
Okaloosa Walton Junior College
Porida
U.S
East Asia
Vietnam
Indo-China
South Vietnam
Asia
Bomb Threat Triggers Cape Kennedy Security Lockdown
A caller warned the FBI of a moonport bombing attempt at Cape Kennedy. Deputies arrested a man after he sought directions near the spaceport while two others were sought. NASA and FBI tightened gates and conducted car searches as threats spread to Daytona Beach and Cocoa.
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Cocoa
Nfatabp
Space Co Hey
Cape Kennedy Spice Center
FBI
Moonport
Shevif
Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Brevard County
Leigh Wilson
NASA
Cape Kennedy Air Force Station
Wilson
Daytona Beach
School Board Raises Ceiling On Certificate Indebtedness
Okaloosa County School System Board increases the certificate debt ceiling by 735000 to fund bonds repaid from racetrack receipts. William 2 Hough Co offered 7.3231 percent on the bonds, contingent on attorney approval. The board also refused a local travel agency lease for buses to transport 500 visitors next May, deeming it too commercial.
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Vyhen
Okaloosa County
Erwin Fleet
Witliam 2. Hough Co
St. Petersburg
Kiwanis Plans Return Trip for POW Wives
Panama City Kiwanis Club sponsors a two way trip for eight wives of missing soldiers amid Laos Vietnam chaos. Half of 4500 dollars raised to finance transportation. Return mission targets Pathet Lao pressure for information while Bay National Bank handles donations. Local POW advocate and TV program host to discuss new letters from a prisoner of war.
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Mort Walton Beach
Assa Maty
Lagos
St Andrews
Kiwanis Club
Panama City
Laos
Pathet Lao
Bay National Bank
Dona Gons
Fort Walton Beach
Vanama City
Helen Sehuhs
Dave Andersen
John Canty
End of School Bomb Threat Suspect Freed
A juvenile suspect connected to a Wednesday bomb threat at a Florida school was released to parental custody pending a juvenile court hearing. Deputies credited investigators for the swift probe that led to the arrest early Thursday.
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Younge
Oklousa County
Okaloosa County
Pledger Sullivan
Sullivan
Sheritf Ray Wilson
George Valardi
Jules Boric
Trustees Postpone Hospital Room Increase Decision
Okaloosa County Hospital Trustees split on a proposed room rate hike at a Thursday meeting, voting to defer until January. Dr. Saxer urged raising rates to avoid losses, while others objected and urged seeking funds from county commissioners. Some questioned D Amore’s figures citing Pensacola Baptist Hospital rates, and critics warned patients would leave if rates rise again.
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Okaloosa County Hospital
Board of
Robert Saxer
Adaito D’amore
Pensacola Baptist Hospital
Ruby Crews
D’amore
Hugh Norton
Maxwell Carroll
Pensacola
Fort Walton Beach mother murder case deepens with suspect questioned
Port Walton Beach police say Jim Pearsons is being interrogated as a possible key to the murder of Virginia Fitzpatrick, a Fort Walton Beach mother of four. The body was found on the Eglin reservation after she was last seen at the Wine Cellar on Hollywood Boulevard. Autopsy results were pending, with city police Base Security and MBI continuing the joint investigation.
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Fort Walton Beach
Port Walton Beach
Jim Pearsons
Virginia Fitzpatrick
Eglin
Hallywood Boule’vard
Jim Matz
Air Force
Eglin Hospital
MBI
Matz
Two Crashes Involve Air Force Pilot At Hurlburt Field
An Air Force pilot with minor injuries survived two Thursday night crashes. His Skyraider aircraft crashed on takeoff at Hurlburt Field and an ambulance en route to Eglin AFB Hospital collided with a station wagon on Eglin Parkway causing minor injuries to both drivers. Airman Leslie Knopf faces charges for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
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Air Force
Hurlburt Field
Eglin Afb
Fort Walton Beach
Edward R. Jayne
Hurlburt
Eglin Parkway
Fort Wallon Square
Dave Gordon
Leslie Knopf
Fglin
Gordon
Gary C. Cudworth
Dennis Sesson
Knopf
Choctawhatchee River De-Snags Backers Push to Resume
A public hearing in Holmes County drew more than 40 residents to support restarting the Choctawhatchee River de snagging project led by Congressman Bob Sikes. The plan faces strong opposition from the Game and Freshwater Fish Commission which warns of impacts to fish, frogs, and alligators. local officials largely back the project, with Geneva Alabama and surrounding communities endorsing it. final action awaits further consideration and funding.
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Golly Middlefon Bontray
Holmes County
Bob Sikes
Paul Roberts
Fort Walton Beach
Game and Freshwater Fish Commission
Joe Blanchard
Wallon County
Herring
Geneva County
Ala
Sikes
Florida
Alabama
Panhandle
Congress
Brey Ryt
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Melbourne
Cape Kennedy
Sheriff's Office
Space Agency
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Tiar
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