Senate Faces Prospect Of Pro Filibuster Rule Clash
Washington AP report notes the 92nd Congress may open with a fight over the two thirds rule to end filibusters. Leaders Mansfield and Scott plan to seek a three fifths majority to terminate debate, reviving a decades long procedural battle.
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Senate
Frank Church
Idaho
Agnew
Humphrey
Church
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Vuting
Congress
House
POW Letter Drive Collects 25 Million Signatures
A signature and letter campaign by Prisoners of War Inc. gathered 26 million signatures urging humane treatment for American POWs in North Vietnam. The drive ended at the U N mission in New York, with aims to press Hanoi to identify POWs, allow neutral inspections, permit mail, and secure medical care and releases.
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North Vietnam
U.S
United Nations
Concern For Prisoners of War, Inc
Robert Frishman
U,sons
International Longshoremen's Association
Hanoi
Paris
Frishman
Last of Green Beret Bases Turned Over
The last two Special Forces camps in Vietnam were handed to South Vietnamese control as part of Vietnamization. Green Berets once ran 80 camps near Laos and Cambodia with Montagnard irregulars. U S troop strength dropped to 335,800 as Laird prepared to visit Saigon and speed withdrawal. B52s bombed North Vietnamese positions in the northwest for the first time in a month.
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Green Berets
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Border Ranger Command
U.S. Com
Mand
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Washington
Laird
U.S
Nixon
South Vietnam
Explosion Levels Shops Killing Woman in Miami Beach
A gas leak caused a powerful blast at a Miami Beach shopping area injuring more than 40 and killing an elderly woman found beneath debris near Circle Blueprint Co. Firefighters contained the blaze in 90 minutes as victims were rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Miami
Miami Beach
Circle Blueprint Co
Mount Sinai Hospital
Ozzie Kruidenier
Meridian Avenue
Lincoln Lane
Miami Beach Convention Hall
North County school parcels eyed for disposal by board
Okaloosa County School Board members consider a northern trip to inspect surplus properties including the Escambia Farms site of about 15.22 acres and a 28 acre tract. Proposals include using the sites for a summer program or band camp with possible federal funding, amid high insurance costs and run down conditions.
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School Board
North County Properties
Okaloosa County
Crestview
North County
Escambia Farms
Escambia Farms Project
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Security Administration
Scambia Farms
Max Bruner Jr
Anne Mitchell
Bruner
Charles Ferdon
DOT Finalizes Plans to Set Bids on Rocky Bayou Bridge
The Florida Department of Transportation plans to let bids this month for the $1.2 million Rocky Bayou bridge, a federal state project delayed until federal clearance. Chamber director changes announced as Ed Slown reports Webb’s promotion and resignations at Texas Instruments affect local leadership. three candidates were named for two upcoming director seats. The board also discussed pursuing a causeway across Choctawhatchee Bay linking White Point Seminole to Piney Point Destin, in light of the nearby Florida International Motor Speedway site.
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DOT
Rocky Bayou Bridge
Emma Goggin
Valparaiso
Florida Department of Transportation
Rocky Bayou
Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Ed Slown
Chamber
Slown
Tom Webbb
Webb
John Applegate
Texas Instruments Inc
Dallas
Neil Braswell
Valparaso
Choctawhatchee Bay
Seminole
Piney Point
Destin
Milton Florida International Motor Speedway
Fulbright Reveals Hidden Military Aid Spending
Sen. J W Fulbright told a Senate subcommittee that the United States spends billions annually on military assistance to foreign governments beyond the official aid, hiding the total sum from public and even the Defense Department. He estimated about 7 billion dollars this year under various disguises.
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United States
Defense Department
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Svetlana Peters backs foreign observers for Angela Davis trial
Svetlana Peters supports letting Soviet citizens observe the Angela Davis trial to safeguard her life, a comment at a Marin Civic Center news conference. Peters, Joseph Stalin's daughter, notes U S students have more freedom, while she and husband William Wesley Peters attend sister S J Hayakawa at San Francisco State College.
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Calif
Svetlana Peters
Joseph Stalin
Angela Davis
Peters
Marin Civic Center
Miss Davis
UCLA
California
Arizona
William Wesley Peters
State Department
United States
Russia
Maria Cline Center
S.J. Hayakawa
Hayakawa
San Francisco State College
Social Security Increase Delayed by Congress Fallout
Congress failure to pass a Social Security boost delays higher benefits for 26 million Americans. Nixon and leaders favor retroactive relief, but the 1970 session died amid blame games over House and Senate disputes including riders on trade and welfare reform.
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Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Rogers and Thant meet as Mideast talks resume
U S Secretary of State William P. Rogers held a private meeting with UN Secretary-General U Thant ahead of resumed Arab-Israeli peace talks led by Gunnar V. Jarring. Anwar Sadat warned Cairo of possible all out war if talks fail, while Israel prepared a 1971-72 budget with heavy defense spending.
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U.S
William P. Rogers
U Thant
Rogers
Gunnar V. Jarring
Thant
Middle East
United States
Jarring
U.N
Egypt
Israel
Jordan
New York
Cairo
Jerusalem
Anwar Sadat
Nile Delta
Tanta
Pinhas Sapir
Digest Submissions Open Through Official Office Dropoff
Organizations must deliver their items in writing to the Playground Daily News office for publication in the Okaloosa Digest. Staff cannot accept submissions over the phone or via telephone calls. Representatives of each organization must appear in person to present their native items.
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Playground Daily News
PGDN
County Lunch Menu and After School Club Practices
Okaloosa County school lunch offers lasagna zucchini tossed salad with Italian dressing honey cookies break sticks butter and milk. YMCA clubs Y-Girls and Y-Gals begin sports practice after school at their schools. Town of Cinco Bayou to swear in new officials at 7 30 p m in Town Hall. West Florida Stamp Club meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Health Building. Progressive Community Improvement Organization meets 7 30 p m at Pruitt Community Center. Eglin Waiting Wives Club coffee gathering Tuesday 10 a m at Family Services Center. Fort Walton Beach Kiwanis meets at noon today at Sheraton Miramar Motor Hotel to outline club aims.
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Okaloosa County
West Florida
Okaloosa County Health
Mel Kessler
Don Lear
Eglin Waiting Wives Club
Family Services Center
Dottie Lantz
Fort Walton Beach
Kiwanis Club
Sheraton
Florida Chapter Installations Set At Eglin Club
The Florida Chapter of the American Ordnance Association hosts its annual officer installation and January dinner at the Eglin Officers Beach Club on Monday. Ladies Night invites wives and guests. refreshments start 6:30 p.m. Dinner at 7:30 p.m. Brig. Gen. Leroy S. Manor will speak on the Son Tay raid and related operations. Reservations to call 882 4455 or 651 0410.
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American Ordnance Association
Eglin Officers Beach Club
Leroy S. Manor
Eglin
Son Tay
North Vietnam
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