Lbj Lies In State At U T Library In Austin
The body of Lyndon B. Johnson lies in state in a gray coffin at the LBJ Library on the UT campus. Family and friends, including Lady Bird Johnson and John Connally, pay their respects as a crowd of Americans gathered, while Luci Johnson Nugent thanks well-wishers for their support.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Texas
Lady Bird Johnson
I State
John Connally
Johnson
Connally
Washington
Capitol
Nixon
National City Christian Church
Blackjack
John F. Kennedy
John Barclay
Central Christian Church
2Nd Armored Division
Ft. Hood
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
University of Texas Longhorn Band
Swiss Bankers Desert Dollar Involves 1970s Currency Turmoil
The Swiss National Bank halted dollar purchases claiming a temporary move to steady the franc after a surge of dollars followed Italy’s lira float decision. The dollar fell against the franc and later rose on hopes for Vietnam peace, with European markets reacting but not signaling a crisis.
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London
Dolar
Vietnam
Bern
Switzerland
Haly
Italy
Geneva
Britain
Lloyds Bank
Frankfurt
Brussels
Paris
Nixon
Askew and Shevin Seek Gulf Power Tax Refunds
Florida Governor Reubin Askew and Attorney General Robert Shevin petitioned the Florida Supreme Court to order Gulf Power to repay 444720 in corporate profits taxes collected from West Florida customers. They argued the Public Service Commission abused discretion by not making the December reversal retroactive to June and urged full restitution from June onward.
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Gulf Power
State High Court
PSC
State Supreme Court
Shevin
Askew
Cost of Living Index Shows December Hike
UPI reports December 1972 CPI up 0.3 percent led by eggs vegetables cars rent taxes and home insurance for a 1972 cost of living rise of 3.4 percent. White House notes progress against inflation but warns cuts must continue as wholesale food prices rise about 6 percent while CPI food at retail shows mixed changes.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Herbert Stein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Senate confirms Clements as deputy defense secretary
The Senate on Tuesday approved William P. Clements Jr. as deputy defense secretary after he addressed a controversy over ties to LTV Aerospace. Clements will resign all directorships except the Boy Scouts of America executive board and will sell 3,420 bank shares worth about 170000 to remove conflicts. The Pentagon may favor the A7 Corsair II for close air support if chosen.
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Washington
Curlre
Senate
William P. Clements Jr
Texas
I I
Clements
LTV Aerospace Corp
Pentagon
John C. Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
First National Bank of Dallas
Stennis
Boy Ceouls of America
Lax Discipline Cited in Navy Riots on Carriers Kitty Hawk Constellation
A House subcommittee found a climate of permissiveness and weak discipline contributed to racial incidents aboard the Kitty Hawk and Constellation last year. It said no single proven racial discrimination case triggered the riots, noting unprovoked assaults by a few mainly new black sailors.
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Washington
UPD
Kitty Hawk
Constellation
Floyd V. Ricks
D-Wash
House
State Supreme Court Rules Against Campaigning by Public Workers
The Florida Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision upheld prohibiting government employees from campaigning, ruling the ban constitutional and within the legislature's authority. Swinney, an Escambia County deputy, was suspended for political work supporting George Wallace in the Florida primary.
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Tallahassee
UPI
Mate Supreme Court
James Russell Swinney
Escambia County
George c. Wallace
Florida
Royal J. Untreiner
Swinney
County Civil Service Board
Ordinary Guy Guns Down Five in Topeka Rampage
Police said Ronald G. Jordan, described as an ordinary kind of guy, killed five people with a 16 gauge shotgun in a waterfront Topeka neighborhood. Victims included a landlady, her daughter, an elderly neighbor, and two women watching TV. All victims were Black, and neighbors offered few details about Jordan’s background.
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Topeka
Kan
UPD
Ronald G. Jordan
Milton Johnson
Jordan
Nan
Dolinson
Dolason
Dovdan
Anyeh
Johnson
Nixon Proclaims Day of Mourning for Johnson
President Nixon proclaims Thursday a national day of mourning for Lyndon B. Johnson and orders federal agencies closed except security related offices. Florida Governor Askew also declares Thursday a day of mourning and closes state offices, with flags to fly at half staff for 30 days.
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UPI
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Florida
Reubin Askew
Askew
Harry Truman
United States
White House
Republic
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald L. Warren
Blair House
White
Playground Daily News Want Ads Contact Lines
The listing provides contact numbers for the Playground Daily News main office, want ads, and circulation in Niceville Crestview and surrounding areas. It notes telephone lines 243 4127 for main office, 243 1211 for want ads, and 678 1927 for Walp Niceville.
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Walp-Niceville
Crestview
HHR
Okaloosa Community Notices And Schedules
Okaloosa Digest items list school menus for Okaloosa County and St Marys, lectures by Walter Stoneman at Fort Walton Beach and Choctawhatchee High Schools, a Creative Stitchery class at Ferry Park, Retired Officers Wives Bridge at Hurlburt Club, Fort Walton Rotary Club lunch meeting with Harold Elliot guest, Camellia Society Show at Fort Walton Beach High School, and Okaloosa County Extension Homemakers council meeting with a citizenship program and covered dish lunch.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDWN
Okaloosa County
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s Catholic School
State Department
Walter Stoneman
U.S. Department of State
Agency of International Development
Fort Walton Beach High School
Choctawhatchee High School
Latin America
Ferry Park Recreation Center
Ferry Road
Officers’ Wives Bridge
Hurlburt Officers’ Club
ROWC
Paul O’haran
Willie Davis
FWB Rotary Club
Fort Walton
H.L. Berridge
Okaloosa County Extension Homemakers
Valparaiso
Seven Sentenced in Circuit Court in Crestview
Circuit Judge Hillis Powell handed sentences to several defendants. Terry K. Sielly, 26, Crestview, five years at Raiford for breaking and entering and three years on two counts of grand larceny, to run consecutively. Albert E. Williams, 42, Destin, five years at Raiford for aggravated assault with intent to kill. Charles W. Brackins, Walton Beach, three years probation for theft with restitution and costs. Wilbur Straugh, Canforment, three years for carrying a concealed weapon. Kelly, Destin, 37, business man, received three years' probation. Witt Dean Robinette, 20, Quest, NM, three years probation for possession of cocaine. Additional sentences and conditions noted for other defendants.
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Crestview
Hillis Powell
Terry K. Sielly
Raiford
Albert BE. Williams
Destin
Williams
Tale Contendre
Cone
Rernare Kelly
Charles W. Brackins
Pov
Walton Beach
CLL. Kelly
Brackins
Witt
Dean Robinette
Quest
Tay Cole Custis
Glenn M. Benton
Thornhill
Fort Walton Beach
Urey Sears
Witjuan
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Mooney Road
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San Calvert
Fort Wallon Beach
Warren
Your Freedom
Playground Daily News Division
Freedom Newspapers
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Egtin Parkway
Ft. Walton Beach
United Press International
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Robert Willams Dr
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Wilbur Straughe
Canfoment
Florida State Penitentiary
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