McGovern Opposes Shuttle and Backs School Busing
Sen George McGovern told Florida voters he opposes the space shuttle as wasteful and backs busing to end school segregation. He urged full disclosure of campaign contributions and finances at his Tallahassee HQ during a Florida swing.
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Veteran Florida lawman Don McLeod obituary noted at 69
In Tallahassee UPI reports veteran lawman Don McLeod died at 69. He headed the old Florida Sheriff's Bureau from 1955 until health retirement in 1966, after serving as Marion County sheriff. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Sheriff's Bureau
Consumer Advocate Sought in AG Office to Fight Rates
Florida Attorney General Robert L. Shevin urged creation of a statewide consumer advocate to curb rate hikes and fraud. He proposed placing the role in the attorney general’s office or governor’s, with authority to enforce orders, and called for PSC reforms including qualifications and possible expansion. He noted current court battles with Florida Power Corp and Florida Power & Light Co. and criticized PSC as sole representative for consumers.
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Florida welfare fraud probe finds few cases
A rapid interview program of welfare cases in Florida reports only a small amount of fraud so far. Senate subcommittee members were told by Douglas Endsley, director of the Family... that a final report is expected later this month.
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Publication of Howard Hughes Autobiography Delayed
Hughes Printing and Life Magazine delay the Hughes autobiography until they confirm who received the money for publication rights. A Swiss bank account linked to two checks is under scrutiny as the case remains in litigation in State Supreme Court.
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Wife of Oklahoma City Scout leader sentenced in Jacksonville
Janice Ellen O'Hara, 31, wife of a former Oklahoma City Boy Scout leader, was convicted of prostitution and sentenced to 60 days in jail. Her husband William O’Hara remains in prison for attempting to sell Teresa Cox and Butch Cox to a Jacksonville couple for 7000 dollars and a used car. The two children were placed in a foster home.
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Ex Illinois Governor Kerner and others plead innocent in racetrack dealings
Former Illinois Gov Otto Kerner and four state officials pleaded innocent to charges they conspired to profit about 300000 in secret racetrack stock deals. Defense teams, led by F Lee Bailey and Edward Bennett Williams, clashed with Judge Austin over pretrial motion dates as trial dates were set for Knoxville with Kerner relieved from his judicial duties.
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Race tensions flare as NAACP protests in Tallahassee
In Tallahassee Education Commissioner Floyd T Christian faces a march of about 200 Black youths led by NAACP officials demanding reinstatement for Jackson and Madison county students suspended after fights with whites. The group vows to camp on Gov. Askew's lawn if needed. Christian cannot be removed by the governor. In Memphis, nine officers plead innocent in Elton Hayes death as four motions set for trial with charges from murder to neglect of duty.
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Labor Troop Irresponsible
SAN FRANCISCO UPt Carloads of wheat on Seattle docks and the Los Angeles Harbor Commission began laying off workers Thursday amid the West Coast dock strike. President Nixon condemned the strike as an irresponsible labor tieup and urged Congress to pass his transportation labor dispute plan. The layoff marked the first shore job loss since the renewed walkout resumed Monday after a 100 day record last year.
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Connally lashes industry on inflation at price center seminar
Secretary Connally urged 1,200 corporate leaders to curb inflation, warning tougher controls may follow if current measures fail. He questioned the profit system while defending administration efforts with the price commission and an investment tax bill.
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Two-Car Crash Injures Three at Fort Walton Intersection
Three people were injured and two cars damaged in a two vehicle crash at Fort Walton Square Eglin Parkway Thursday morning. Roy Ellingsworth of Columbus Ohio 29 faces DWI charges after his 1969 sedan collided with Wayne Locke 28 of Niceville whose 1971 sedan carried Deborah Licks 10 a passenger. Damages were about 800 dollars for Ellingsworth car and 1500 dollars for Lockes.
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Reds Still Avoid Paris POW Issue
At the Paris peace talks the United States urged access to information on 34 American pilots missing and believed alive in North Vietnam. A Viet Cong delegate accused the U S delegation of using the POW question to dodge serious negotiation while a separate note criticized a forthcoming leftist conference in Versailles as undermining the talks.
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FDA backs shrimp safety despite arsenic warning
FDA official Dr. Albert C. Kolbye says there is no evidence of harm from shrimp and urges calm over Consumer Union’s arsenic concerns. He notes pentavalent arsenic in shrimp is less hazardous and says the agency will begin tests to assess arsenic levels, while Consumer Union cites potential dangers and EPA scientists call for intake limits.
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