Bombers Renew Viet Attacks as U S Opens Heaviest Raids
U S warplanes struck North Vietnam with intensified bombing on the ninth day of raids since December 18. Hanoi reports said tens of thousands fled Hanoi Haiphong while U S command logged 852 aircraft lost in Thailand and 12 B 52s down since December 18.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Thailand
Pentagon
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Navy
U.S. Marine Corps
Tass
Israeli Warplanes Hit Syria In First Strike In Five Weeks
Israeli warplanes struck two front line army bases and an Arab guerrilla camp in Syria 25 miles behind, drawing Syrian claims of village bombings and three civilian deaths. Israel reported good hits and said all planes returned safely. Prime Minister Meir held emergency cabinet talks.
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United Press International
Syria
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Dael
Saida
Israel
Middle East
Golda Meir
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Armed Forces
David Elazar
Open Horse Show At Douglas Road Arena
An open horse show sponsored by James Blenburg will be held at Douglas Road Arena Hiland Park Panama City at 11 a m Saturday. There are 14 timed events including a girls jackpot clover leaf barrels. Entry fees are 2 dollars with all proceeds to the jackpot. Trophies awarded for first through fifth.
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James Blenburg
Douglas Road Arena
Hiland Park
Panama City
Blood drive urged for Managua quake victims in Miami
The Nicaraguan consul in Miami calls for more than 20 thousand pints of whole blood to aid Managua quake victims. Red Cross, hospitals, and the South Florida Hospital Association assist in urgent donor appeals led by Consul Louis De Bayle.
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Miami
Managua
Louis de Bayle
de Bayle
Red Cross
Mount Sinai Hospital
John Elliott Blood Bank
South Florida Hospital Association
Tallahassee
Askew
State Department of Pollution Control
Vincent Patton
Patton
Key West
Fort Pierce
St. Lucie County
Bobby Joe Smith
Jack Edward Stancell
Richard Thomas Jones
Smith
Stancell
Jones
Tall
Truman’s Public Farewell and Legacy in Independence
The article recalls Harry S. Truman’s funeral rites in Independence with remarks from mourners and dignitaries. It notes his Masonic mementos, preferred attire, and barber, and features memories from Eric Sevareid and Warren Magnuson. It also recounts the Nixon-Truman feud and Nixon’s piano tribute at the end.
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Truman
George Miller
Miller
Nixon
Independence
White House
Tubbs profiles shield bill to protect news sources
Florida lawmaker Rep. F Eugene Tubbs outlines a shield bill granting reporters Absolute immunity from prosecuting news sources. The proposal, linked to recent journalist prosecutions, would cover administrative inquiries legislative committees grand juries and courts though not federal grand juries. Also notes two grand larceny cases in Fort Walton Beach including jewelry theft and a trolling motor incident with items valued at about $469.
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Tubbs
Ifis
Fort Walton Beach
Lee Norton
Cowie Dr
Eugene Rogers
Wilburn Mims
Elems
RW. Neuendorf
Hughes Sought Refuge in Britain After Managua Quake
Eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes fled Nicaragua by air and landed in Britain amid a deadly earthquake that hit Managua the previous Saturday. Reports say Hughes survived the disaster with no injuries while his hotel suffered severe damage and thousands reportedly died.
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London
Howard Hughes
Britain
Managua
Nicaragua
Hughes
Managua Earthquake Looting Threats and Rescue Efforts
Gen Somoza warned Managua residents to stop looting with orders to shoot if needed as authorities purge the wrecked city. The U.S. Army 518th Engineering Battalion aided debris clearance while Red Cross workers burned corpses to prevent disease. Refuges queued for food at 19 Red Cross stations amid thousands killed and a downtown collapse to be leveled.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
U.S. Army
518Th
Canal Zone
Red Cross
National Guard
Somoza
Anastasio Somoza
Pgdn-Upi Telephoto
Nixon Tops Gallup Most Admired List for 4th Straight Year
Princeton based Gallup poll shows President Nixon as America's most admired man for the fourth year running, ahead of Billy Graham and Harry S Truman. The survey of 1,008 adults across 300 localities was conducted December 8 to 11. Truman, who died Tuesday, remains a top figure in this longstanding annual list. Newcomers include Dr. Henry Kissinger in fourth, George McGovern ninth, and Willy Brandt tenth.
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Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Truman
Senate
Larry Truman
Princeton
N.J
UPD
Richard M. Nixon
Billy Graham
Harry S Truman
Gallup
Nixon
Graham
Henry Kissinger
Palr
George McGovern
Willy Brandt
Playground Daily News Classified Lines
A compact listing from the Playground Daily News featuring assorted small advertisements and notices with contact numbers 243-3127 243-1211 678-1927 and 243-6252.
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Playground Daily News
Jenkins Heads County ARC Okaloosa Chapter 1973
R L Jenkins of Ocean City was unanimously elected chairman of the Okaloosa County Red Cross for 1973 at the December board meeting. Officers named include Ruth Baily, Sidney A Elliott Jr, Joe Gillespie, John House and Chaplain Charles Glaize. The year featured mobile blood collections visiting multiple sites and a 24 hour on call staff to aid hospitals with blood needs.
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R.L. Jenkins
Ocean City
Richard Hafer
Okaloosa County
American Red Cross
Ruth Baily
Fort Walton Beach
Sidney A. Elliott Jr
Niceville Valparaiso
Joe G. Gillespie
Shalimar
John House
Crestview
Charles Glaize
Eglin Afb
Red Cross
He County
Fort Wallon Beach
Fairchild-Willer
Belin Afb
Hurlburt, Field
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Hanoi- Haiphong
Gia Lam
Alabama
George Wallace
Cials
Anthony Barriga
Wallace
Golan Heights
Okaloosa Digest
PGDN
Yeene
McCune
Ocean City Baptist Church
FWB Recreation Department
Gay Garneau
Dance Masters of America
Community Center
Florida
Glisson
R-Eustis
Governor's Highway Safety Commission
Ron Brown
Commission
Federal Department of Transportation
Brown
Thomas Melton
First Presbyterian Church
Bess
Eric Sevareid
Harry Truman
Sevareid
Rep
F. Eugene Tubbs
Rmerritt Island
WHAM
Henry Stanley Burtas
Spencer Dr
Franklin Metz Arnold
P.O. Box
Hollywood Blvd
Eglin Parkway
Fort Wailon
Wayne Vaught
Burtas
Arnold
James M
Terry
Army
Your Freedom
Freedom Newspapers Inc
Wigtin Parkway
SEFA
Walton Beach
Niceville
Oally
Bally
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Jenkins
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