06 Jan 1972
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1972
Page
1
Chief Justice BK Roberts says the Florida Supreme Court faces a gigantic project to certify how many circuit and county judges are needed if voters approve a two tier trial court system. Legislation sets a March 21 deadline to certify needs, with 93 potential circuit judgeships offset by automatic elevations.
James Pruitt 58 alias Santa Claus was bound over to the Fulton County grand jury on charges of soliciting funds without a permit and violating the anti mask law after a hearing in municipal court. He was arrested in a bar while in Santa attire and his case drew a crowd of supporters.
Washington lawmakers plan to probe leaks of secret White House transcripts to Jack Anderson. Rep. F Edward Jebert will head the inquiry with Rep. Lucien Nedzi as chair, hearings set after January 18. Anderson defends publishing as public interest, cites documents on India Pakistan and Bangladesh crises.
Florida Department of State hearing against Carl L. Arick Sr. on private pirol and investigative licenses ends for the night with a decision postponed to late February or early March. Judge Edwin L. Mason dismisses twelve original allegations, including four on information sharing, one assault case, two city ordinance violations, and five wage failures. Defense aims to prove discrimination, but Mason rejects claims of a conspiracy among officials and investigators.
Washington UPI reports the Pay Board rejected a proposed wage increase for aerospace workers, described by labor members as a tragic day for the American system of free collective bargaining. The decision impacts wage negotiations and the broader labor landscape.
A sniper killed a teen aged British soldier in a Belfast Catholic area during a patrol. A bomb exploded injuring four passersby, with two men shot in Markets area. a border clash followed as British troops faced gunfire. An IRA context is considered by authorities as possible.
Juliane Koepcke, 17, sole survivor of a Peruvian airliner crash near Pucallpa, endured 10 days wandering jungle and swimming floodwaters with a broken collarbone and injuries before reaching a jungle hospital in Yarinacocha. Authorities cited her knowledge of the Amazon and cited the wreckage found by a Peruvian air force DC-10.
United Nations and Indian officials report more than a million East Bengali refugees have returned to their homeland as of Wednesday. Special UN envoy Victoria Winspeare-Guccia rd arrived in Islamabad to pursue access to Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who remains under house arrest.
Tallahassee. Sen. Fred Karl endorses placing a consumer advocate under the governor to coordinate protections across agencies. He argues for a small, empowered office that forwards complaints to proper agencies, educates the public, and enlists public opinion at hearings rather than creating a large, enforcement-heavy bureau.
Senator Muskie pledged that as president he would set a withdrawal date for Indochina "as soon as possible" and would not aid a proxy war in Vietnam. He demanded safe return of troops and release of POWs before any exit, while criticizing President Nixon for not initiating talks. Early, Eugene McCarthy challenged Muskie to define war stance.
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