Federal Judge Delays Gulf Federal Proxy Fight
A Tallahassee federal judge postponed Gulf Federal Savings and Loan proxy battle set for 19 a.m. today. Judge Harold Carswell ordered the directors not to meet until after the hearing before Judge Winston Arnow in Pensacola on Jan. 25, amid a split five member board and a bid for control worth about 11 million dollars.
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Gulf Federal
Tallahassee
Harold Carswell
Gulf Federal Savings and Loan Association
U.S
Winston E Arnew
Pensacola
Crestview
Carswell
Federal
Arnow
Crestview High School seeks city services over sewer and water
Okaloosa County School Board at a Crestview meeting urged the city to extend boundaries to include the new 1.6 million Crestview High School site for sewer and water services. City boundary extension estimated at 85 000 with 66 000 HUD financing. Monthly city revenue from the school projected at 3271, with Choctawhatchee School cited as a cost reference. Board asked for a decision by February 13. Grice Electronics won 12110 for a county schools mobile closed circuit TV system. Principal Hill granted a one year leave to work at Eglin AFB. A resolution honored the late W C Pryor for educational contributions to Okaloosa County.
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Charles Sweetland
Crestview
Crestview High School
Okaloosa County
Bill Rice
Department of Housing and Ur
Amoun
Choctawhatcaeeigh School
Grice Electronics
Pensacola
Hill
Charlies Hill
Combs Junior High School
Eglin Afb
Land Pryor
W. C. Pryor
Vietnam fighting rises as 5081 Communists killed
Two weeks of heavy combat push Communist death toll to 5081 per South Vietnamese tally. Article hints at ambush tactics and possible factory-like operations behind enemy lines amid ongoing battles.
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Vietnam
Mrs Brand Leads Area Heart Fund Campaign
Mrs Emmett Brand will chair the 1968 Heart Fund Campaign in Port Walton Beach for February. The four day peak in Fort Walton Beach features Heart Sunday volunteers door to door collecting donations and distributing literature.
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Mrs. Brand
Emmett Brand
Heart Fund
Port Walton Beach
Clyde Bynum
Okaloosa
Fort Walton Beach
Heart Sunday
Illiterate farmer wins big from child helper in Caracas
CARACAS Venezuela AP An illiterate farmer used a 12 year old boy to fill a 92 cent horse race form and won 105 000 dollars. Penifacio Duerr 23 plans to reward Elio Gonzalez with 16000 dollars a car and a house. Duerr won the weekly betting by correctly naming the six winners at the Caracas track.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Penifacio Duerr
Elio Gonzalez
Duerr
Bey
Okaloosa County Rises to 16th in Florida by Population
Okaloosa County now accounts for 1.57 percent of Florida’s 6,081,500 residents, ranking 16th among 67 counties. As of July 1, 1907, its population reached 11,900, up 33.8 percent since April 1, 1960, with only Brevard and Broward showing larger gains. The top counties include Dade, Duval, Broward, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Palm Beach, and others. Lee and Seminole rise to new positions, while Bay drops to 19th.
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Florida
University of Florida
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
Ckaloosa County
Thy
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Dade
Duval
Broward
Hillsborough
Pinellas
Palm Beach
Oik
Grethia
Volusia
Sarasota
Alachua
Leon
Manatee
Okaboosa
Noted Architect Sam Kruse to Speak at FW Beach Meeting
The Florida Northwest Chapter of the American Institute of Architects begins 1968 with a meeting at the Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club at 6:30 p.m. featuring Sam Kruse of Miami, F.A.IA, on a systems approach to architectural design.
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Okaloosa County
Florida Northwest
The
American Instiute of Architects
Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club
Sam Kruse
F.A
Four Americans shot in Guatemala City ambush
Unidentified gunmen sprayed submachine gun bullets at a car carrying four American military men in Guatemala City, killing Col John D. Webber Jr. and Lt. Cmdr. Ernest A. Munro while wounding two others. Navy Chief Radioman Harry Greene was seriously wounded but expected to live, and Army Sgt. Maj. John T. Forrester was lightly hurt. Police recovered the Chevrolet sedan’s license number as President Mendez Montenegro called an emergency cabinet session to discuss a possible state of emergency.
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Guatemala City
United States
Eader
U S
State Department
Washington
Navy
Harry Greene
Omaha
Neb
John D. Webber Jr
Houston
Tes
Ernest A. Munro
Rockland
Maine
Army
John T. Forrester
Salem
Ore
U.S
Americas Avenue
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro
Tim
Commissioners Postpone Action On County Planning Authority
Okaloosa County Commissioners delayed a decision on activating a county planning commission after meeting with 11 members named in permissive legislation. A Feb 6 meeting is set to decide, with public hearings possible and 15 days notice for hearings. The panel would draft a county comprehensive plan and zoning for unincorporated areas, subject to final county approval.
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Mary O'Connell
Crestview
County Planning Commission
Okaloosa
Destin Chamber Hails Membership Growth
The Destin Chamber of Commerce reports steady member growth after a January 1968 board meeting at the Destin Holiday Inn. President L Bonarr Kelly led discussions on boosting membership and promoting tourism, noting 140 members as of November 1967 and 119 in December 1967, with a goal of 150 now surpassed by 18. Fort Walton Beach businessmen are urged to affiliate, as Destin continues regional development.
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Coleman Kelly
Destin
Winston Walker
Howard McGee
Fort Walton Beach
J. D. Wingard
Crestview
John Campbell
McGee
Walker
Hugh Yarber
Daily News Bureau
Destin Chamber of Commerce
Destin Holiday Inn
Chamber
L. Bonarr Kelly
Zoyak Najarian
Wb Chamber
Dade Bass
Destin Chamber
Fort Wallon Beach
Bestin
Mothers March of Dimes Campaign Begins in Valparaiso
Valparaiso launches its Mothers March for the March of Dimes with a door to door solicitation led by Arse Waller Ruckel and twelve captains. Co chairs Joe Glenn and the local ac a dem will oversee the two day drive with Mrs Roger Wright covering the business district. Local volunteers include Mrs Paul Fastman Mrs Charles Purcell and many others as collections go to the Okaloosa County Chapter of the National Foundation.
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Paul Fastman
Charles K. Purcell
W. G. Cunningham
Homer Moses
Johnnie Duke
Finley Duncan
Dan Morrison
Guy Skinner
Amos Fowler
Plena Phelps
Randall PL Roberts
Norman Dupre
Robert McKelvey
Olan Garner
Fred Nixon
Charles Pulley
John B. Arnold
Richard Adelman
Philip Early
Charles Rychick
James Swanzy
William C. Smith
Wilbur May
Joe Sadier
Okaloosa County
National Foundation
The Phantom Warns of Russian Plan to Orbit Cows
The Phantom claims intelligence warns Russia plans to orbit 27 Guernsey cows this June. If successful it would mark the first herd shot round the world.
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Guernsey
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