Rabin resigns Israeli leadership sets early election
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin announced his resignation in Jerusalem triggering an interim government and a general election within five to six months. He ousted three National Religious Party ministers after a no confidence vote and said his government would stay intact in foreign policy while allowing new scope for talks with Arab states.
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State Prisons Deck the Bars Christmas Efforts in Florida Prisons
Florida prison officials implement holiday programs to lift inmate morale. Psychologist Glenda Williamson notes mood spikes around Thanksgiving, with gatherings, decorating, music, contests, holiday meals, and gifts. Inmate groups repair toys for needy children and Christmas Day visits are allowed.
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Tucker Rejects Session over Florida House Rule Changes
Florida House Speaker Jon Tucker refuses a special session urged by dissident Democrats to curb his power by changing rules. He notes no need for extra spending and says the regular 60 day session next spring will address the rule changes.
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Valparaiso Extends Eglin Cable Service Bid Process
Valparaiso City Commission votes 3 to 1 to extend city cable access to Eglin Air Force Base within corporate limits. The plan covers a 10 mile feeder system serving 900 plus subscribers near Post Point with an estimated rebuild cost of 96 165 dollars while bids on the existing franchise held by Warner Cable are due. Local resident Jack Manning criticizes government entry into private enterprise and questions federal land jurisdiction.
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Jack Manning
Jetty East Petitions Review of Condo Assessments
Jetty East asks for a hearing on condominium tax assessments amid a dispute over value and listing practices. LaChapelle notes data will be provided for review while comparing to Shoreline Towers and Island Echoes adjustments. The case cites an $8.3 million assessment for Jelly East and argues many Holiday Isle units were not complete by Jan 1 1976.
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Holiday Isle
Tho Pleads To Robbery
RC Pittman and Peaden stopped the car and arrested three men as suspects in a series of hold ups. A small caliber pistol was recovered from the vehicle. The trio awaits pre sentence investigations and sentencing in Okaloosa County Jail Crestview as officials review robbery sexual battery and kidnapping charges.
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Watton County
Carter names Kreps Bell Bergland to Cabinet in historic picks
President Carter announced three cabinet appointments including Duke official Juanita Kreps as commerce secretary Griffin Bell as attorney general and Robert Bergland as agriculture secretary Bell hailed civil rights ties while critics urged caution NAACP Common Cause and others questioned the picks. Kreps 45 a Duke vice president and labor economist serves on corporate boards including J C Penney Eastman Kodak Bergland 48 runs a 600 acre Minnesota farm and advised Mondale Fortunes and policy.
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Walter Mondale
Ford Seeks Snow Aid as Ute Snow Dance Fails
President Ford, on Christmas vacation at Vail, braved sunny slopes amid poor snow. A group of seven Ute Cloud Clan dancers performed twice to plead for moisture, hoping for relief after a string of dry spells. Betty Ford and the couple’s children joined as Steve planned to arrive later in the week.
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Massacre of Rhodesian workers shocks eastern highlands
Police described the Sunday assault on a tea estate near the Mozambique border as a vicious massacre. Guerrillas forced about 40 workers and 35 family members to a shed and opened fire with automatic weapons and bayonets. Eleven workers were wounded, two leapt to their deaths, and a survivor recounted narrowly escaping the volley.
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UPI
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Thomas
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Fire chief hire debate unsettles Fort Walton Beach council
Mayor Pryor acknowledged unofficial discussions with Red Sconners about naming a new fire department chief while council members raised questions on legality and qualifications. Fire spokesman Bill Cook urged review of credentials before any hire and warned against a walk-out by volunteers. MAS CANDLE
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Fort Walton Beach
Pryor
Red Sconners
Cook
Florida Teams Probe Ten Paralysis Cases
In Florida, health investigators and HRS teams in Jacksonville Tallahassee and Miami contacted 62 certified neurologists to determine if ten paralytic Guillain Barré cases are linked to swine flu shots as part of a national post immunization review.
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Tallahassee
Miami
Florida
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