All-White Grand Jury Probes Pitts and Lee Murder Case
In Marianna a Jackson County grand jury began hearings into murder charges against Freddie Pitts and Wilbert Lee after a judge rejected a motion to dismiss citing alleged past racial exclusion. Assistant State Attorney Leo Jones said proceedings, moved from Port St. Joe, could wrap up by midweek with possible new indictments and a Feb. 21 trial date.
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Marianna
UPD
Jackson County
Gran Jury
Freddie Pitts
Wilbert Lee
Leo Jones
Panama City
Smider
Jones
Circuit Court
D. R. Smith
Ocala
Grand Jury
Port St. Joe
Pitts
Lee
Grover Floyd
Jesse Burkett
Wallace Stand Sought On Presidential Race
Local notices urge submission by 4 p.m. for public service announcements in the Okaloosa Digest. Various community classes and meetings are listed, including boat safety, tumbling, PTA, improvements groups, bridge tournament, Kiwanis program, and Boy Scouts district meeting. A Tallahassee brief reports Secretary Stone plans talks with Governor Wallace to gauge his stance on entering the March 1 Democratic presidential primary.
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Okaloosa
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Tallahassee
UPT
Richard
Dick) Stone
George Wallace
Stone
Three Fort Walton Beach men arrested in two breakins
John A. Cunningham 24 and Wayne P. LaFlamme 26 face charges for breaking into a Fort Walton Beach food store on December 22 with $700 in goods stolen and receiving or concealing stolen property. Daniel John Baugh 19, stationed at Eglin AFB, charged for the December 29 residence break in with about $360 stolen. All suspects listed addresses and were held for arraignment or released on bonds. investigations led by Deputy Cecil Donaldson and colleagues.
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Fort Walton Beach
Sheriff's Department
John A. Cunningham
Wayne P. LaFlamme
Eglin Pkwy
Bend
Daniel John Baugh
Bayou Dr
Eglin Afb
Baugh
Cecil Donaldson
John Blackburn
George French
Joe Johnson
Jackson Chides Demo Opponents
Sen Henry Jackson accuses unnamed Democratic contenders of voting to cripple national defense and duck the issue. He launches a two city Florida tour ahead of the March 14 primary saying the contest can be the making of the next President. He cites opposition votes to cut 89 billion from the federal defense appropriation.
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Jacksonville
UPI
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
National Defense
Florida
Jackson
United States
Jackson Caravan In Fort Walton Beach
Senator Weary Jackson of Oregon Washington will visit Fort Walton Beach at noon Wednesday meeting residents and giving a short speech in the Sheraton Miramar Motel parking lot. A motorcade will escort him from the west county line. free lunch will be served. He criticized defense cuts and Vietnam policy while urging Floridians to vote in the primary.
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FWE Kiwanis
Fort Walton Beach
Weary
Scoop' Jackson
Sheraton Miramar Motel
CBS
ABC
NBC
Sheraton
West County
Sheraton—water Side
Florida
Jackson
United States
America
Washington
Law, Order and Justice
North Vietnam
Commission Reorganization Tops County Agenda This Year
The county commission opens its year with reorganization as the No 1 item. Dee Parkton is seen as a leading candidate for chairman to succeed Dan Merrill. No major staff shifts are expected, with Jere Tolton as attorney LaVerette Rogers as engineer and Wallace Bullock as administrative assistant. Tollon weathered a low key period.
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Dee Parkton
Missioners
Parkton
Dan Merrill
Jere Tolton
LaVerette Rogers
Wallace Bullock
Tollon
Rif
Willie Williams
Askew- Adams
Rogers
North Okaloosa County
Merrill
Bullock
Electrical and Mechanical Board
Air and Water Pollution Advisory Commission
Airlines Report Radioactive Leak From New York to Houston
Delta Air Lines disclosed a New Year’s Eve shipment of molybdenum 99 in a shielded container leaked aboard a Convair 880 on a New York to Houston flight. Government radiological health officials decontaminated the baggage area. no significant passenger or ground exposure was found. Biolabs Inc. reported the leak after late Sunday notification. the plane has since flown several legs.
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Atlanta
Apt
Delta Airlines
New York
Houston
Georgia Health Department
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Delta
Consignee
Biolabs Inc
Convair
South
Midwest
Viet War Veteran Charged in Stabbing
Robert Andre Widgren a 26 year old Vietnam veteran was charged with first degree murder and kidnapping in the stabbing death of a teenage girl on New Year’s Day. He stood mute at arraignment and was held without bail awaiting a pretrial exam.
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Dearborn Heights
Mich
UPI
Robert Andre Widgren
Widgren
George F. Wicklund
Wayne County
Girl Injured In Bicycle Car Collision
A seven year old Fort Walton Beach girl was hospitalized after a bicycle car crash at South Avenue and Thornhill Road. Kimberly Take, 109 Cell Rd, was listed in satisfactory condition. The car was driven by Ruby J Vanderryl, 31, 46 Circle Dr. No damages to the Vanderryl vehicle and no charges were filed.
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Fort Walton Beach
Florida Highway Patrol
Fort Walton Beach Hospital
Kimberly Take
South Avenue
Thornhill Road
Ruby J. Vanderryl
Circle Dr
Vanderryl
J.M. Williams
Supreme Court Asked To Hear FCC Ad Ruling
The UPI report says the Administration seeks Supreme Court review of a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that requires radio and TV stations to accept paid advertisements on public issues. The FCC and Solicitor General argue the ruling lets the court decide who may speak and who may not.
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Supreme Court
FCC
Washington
Appeals
Nixon Name Is Entered In N H Race
President Nixon's name was added to New Hampshire's March 7 presidential primary ballot after Lane Dwinell filed over 2,000 nominating signatures. Nixon refused to state if he will seek re election, saying he would decide by then in a national TV interview.
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Concord
Nuh Cupid
Nixon
New Hamp Shire
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
Dwinell
CHI
Dan
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Richard Nixon
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Okaloosa Digest
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Florosa Puta
Florosa Cafetoria
PCIO
Progressive Community Improvement Organization
Chester Pruitt
McGriff Street
Okaloosa Bridge Association
Miracle Strip
Ramada Inn
Henderson
Choctawhatchee District
Boy Scouts of America
Carson Drive
FWB
John Sexton Jr
Warren, Mich
Sexton
Denver
Israel
Mediterranean
Cape Kennedy
Clenny
Lake City
Jasper
Live Oak
Madison
Monticello
Alabama
U.S
Flenry Jackson
Helen
Marie
Peter
Edmund Muskie
D-Me
Kendebunk Beach
the United States
Richard H. Fetz
Widgreen
Detroit
Debbie Hennessy
Livonia
Margaret Balanger
Widgrens
Playgrot Daily Ne
Your Freedom News
Playground DA
Oirivan of
Floyide Tontamh Heeipopaee
TY Eglin Parkwo
Walton Baoch
Flori Eniated
Terend Gausmatarat
Walton
Associated Unitad Prass
Paain Office
Crestview
Riceville
APER
Sday
Mantes Byzartne
Singh Topy
Frail Feyable
Mies
Manih
Membyretihe Audit Suryay al Cirewsarlan
Democratic National Committee
Business Executives Move For Peace
BEM
WTOP
Griswold
High Court
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