Elmore Named to House and Legislative Council Committees
State Representative Henton D. Elmore of the Sixth District has been named to the Legislative Council committees on Judicial Reform Crime and Law Enforcement Police Relations Juvenile Offenders and Interim Committee to study the education problem. The appointment follows discussion of police training and law enforcement needs amid social changes in Florida.
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Daily News
Reau
Valparaiso
Henton D. Elmore
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa
Walon
Holmes
Washington Counties
Legislative Council
Elmore
George L. Hollahan, Jr
Coral Gables
Judicial Reform, Crime and Law Enforcement
Florida
New Zoning For Farm Areas
The 1967 Florida legislature enacts agricultural zoning to be managed by county boards starting Jan 1 1968. Landowners must apply by April 1 to have lands zoned agricultural for ad valorem taxes. The boards may reclassify lands to non agricultural if urban development encroaches or uses change.
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Florida
Florida Forestry Association
Board of
Agricultural Zoning Board
Valparaiso lawmen get new four door police cruiser
Valparaiso City Commission accepted a bid from Ed Brown Motors Fort Walton Beach for a 1968 four door police cruiser with a 1967 trade in. The firm was the low bidder among three proposals and the award awaits specifications verification.
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Valparaiso
Ed. Brown Motors
Fort Walton Beach
FWB
Prown
Pueblo Crisis Talks Continue Amid UN Session Postponement
The White House said diplomatic channels remain open to resolve the Pueblo crisis as the U N Security Council meeting was postponed. President Johnson submitted a record 186.1 billion dollar federal budget and urged higher taxes to fund the Vietnam war, proposing a 76.7 billion defense budget. The Supreme Court extended 5th Amendment protections in antigambling cases and struck down firearm registrations. A gunman held four hostages in Aurora, Colorado, for over seven hours before capture. Dr. Benjamin Spock and four codefendants pleaded innocent to draft counseling charges, bail set at 1000 dollars each for spring trial. Vietnam and Tet cease-fire tensions shift on the northern front.
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North Korea
White House
U.N. Security Council
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
Supreme Court
Denver
Aurora
Benjamin Spock
Outstanding Florida agent 1967 recognized by Coastal States Life
Nunes, an insurance agent for Coastal States Life Insurance Co, was named Outstanding Agent for 1967. He joined Coastal in 1965 and generated over $1 million in life insurance sales in Florida, ranking top in the region and second in the company.
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N. J. Nunes
Costal States Life Insurance Co
Nunes
Costal
Florida
Crew Safe After Minor Air Mishap
An F-111 aircraft undergoing tests at Eglin Air Proving Ground Center sustained minor damage after releasing an inert 500 pound general purpose bomb. The bomb scraped the right wing trailing edge and contacted the horizontal stabilizer leading edge. The crew safely returned to Eglin without further incident.
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EGLIN
Air Proving Ground Center
General Dynamics
Education Funds Proposal Draws Battle Lines in Florida
In Tallahassee Governor Kirk links an education funding plan to tax changes, drawing sharp opposition from Democrats who fear constitutional upheaval. Republicans push for an appointive education commissioner, while Cabinet members attend the speech and spar over funding and governance.
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Tallahassee
Claude Wirk
Kirk
Tom Slade
Jacksonville
Wilbur Boyd
D-Palmetto
Senate Public Schools and Junior Colleges Committee
Tom Spencer
D-Miami
Spencer
Ralph Poston
Miami
Earl Faircloth
Viet Cong Rockets Hit Da Nang and Nha Trang Bases
Viet Cong guerrillas fired rockets and sparked fires at Da Nang air base destroying multiple aircraft and damaging a depot. At Nha Trang clashes near a U S rest center left several civilians dead or wounded as Marines tighten control amid Tet unrest and a threatened northern invasion.
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UPS
U.S
da Nang
North Vietnam
Nha Trang
Goitg
U.S. Military Assistance Command
Ap Ba Jut
AP Fa
UPI
Dana Stone
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Gen Corbin appoints five staff changes at SAWC
Gen Corbin adds five personnel to the USAF Special Air Warfare Center staff at Eglin AFB. Col Harry C Aderholt becomes Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. Major John H Price Jr becomes Director of Information. 1st Lt Robert W Carlson now leads Material Director of Logistic Plans. Carlson previously served at Tuy Hoa Viet Nam and Osceola Iowa. Price comes from Tuy Hoa Viet Nam to Fort Walton Beach with his wife and three children. Aderholt and Price join SAWC after prior commands and assignments in Thailand and Viet Nam. Jessie Price and Jerry Price are named as wives accompanying the officers.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Carlson
Usaf Special Air Warfare
31St Tactical Fighter Center
SAWC
Com
Tuy Hoa
Republic of Mand
Thomas G.vietnam
Corbin
Harry C. Aderholt
Birmingham
Ala
Aderholt
56 Air Commands Wing
Thailand
Jessie
Eglin Main
John H. Price, Jr
Tarboro
N.C
Republic of Vietnam
31St Tactical Fighter Wing
Price
Fort Walton Beach
Jerry
Robert W. Carlson
Osceola
Iowa
Eglin Silent on Pueblo Crisis Movements
Base officials at Eglin Air Force Base refused to confirm rumors about personnel movements related to the USS Pueblo incident. A spokesman cited DoD policy that only announces movements after completion. Officials noted routine turnover at Eglin due to mission and training, keeping no definite word on affected personnel.
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Uss Pueblo
North Korea
Department of Defense
Eglin Afb
YMCA Launches Fifth Year Member Drive in Okaloosa County
The Playground Area YMCA serving Niceville Valparaiso and Eglin marks five years of service. Founded in 1962 with 300 members it grew to 2000 by 1967. The drive runs through February 5 inviting renewals and new adult members.
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Playground Area Ymca
Okaloosa County
Niceville
Valparaiso
Eglin
Young Men’s Christian Association
YMCA
United States
Playground
Community Chest
Harold Baird
Clyde Meigs
Bonds Set At 100000 For Murphy And Two Companions
Miami Beach police arrested Jack Murphy known as Murph the Surf and two companions after a daylight robbery attempt on socialite Olive Wofford. Murphy and accomplices Robert Greenwood and Salvatore Grech faced 100000 dollar bonds, while a fourth suspect Paul Gagnon was denied bail. The robbery was triggered by Mrs Wofford signaling from inside her closet and police arrived promptly.
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Miami
Fla
Jack
Murph
Murphy
Miami Beach
Olive Wofford
Jack Nageley
Baker
Robert Lawrence Greenwood
Salvatore Grech
Paul Gagnon
Liberty
Wofsford
Tongue To Spe For O W Lawy Eglin Officers Elected
The Okaloosa Walton Bar Assn held its first meeting of the year on January 11 at the Eglin Officers Club. Robert W Tongue of Fort Walton Beach was elected president Ferrin C Campbell Crestview vice president Arthur M Wolff Fort Walton Beach treasurer Captain John A Finlay Judge Advocate of Eglin secretary and Colonel John W Bowen Staff Judge Advocate Hg Air Proving Ground Center Eglin elected governor.
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Tongue
Spe
O-W Lawy
Okaloosa-Walton
West Florida TB Group Dinner Meeting Planned
A dinner meeting of the West Florida TB and Respiratory Disease Association is set for Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the Coronado Motor Hotel with George H. McEwen of Niceville presiding. Reports will cover the 1967 Christmas Campaign, current activity, and plans for the area group's first annual meeting.
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Daily News Bureau
Niceville
West Florida
TB and Respiratory Disease Association
Coronado Motor Hotel
George H. McEwen
Association
Bay
Fescambia
Gulf
Holmes
Okaloosa
Walon
Washington Counties
Okaloosa County
Tl. R. Beamer
Katye Seaton
Fort Walton Beach
Alfons Brieskorn
Mary Esther
Marlin Chunn
Barker
A. L. Petrey
Valparaiso
Tornado Repair Permits Issued
Ed Hudson FWE Building Inspector announced Monday three more tornado damaged houses to be repaired.
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Ed Hudson
FWE
North Korea Infiltration of DMZ Rebuffed Amid Seoul Turmoil
Amid rising tensions after North Korea’s Pueblo seizure, South Korean and U S forces repelled a thwarted infiltration across the DMZ. Officials report five North Koreans believed dead or missing, while authorities pursue remaining members of the assassination team. Hanoi denounced the Pueblo incident as interference.
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Seoul
U.S
Sion
Song Sil
North Vietnam
Red
China
North Korea
Hanoi
Asia
Reds Compare Pueblo Crisis To U2 Spy Case
Moscow charged the United States with being caught red handed again in the Pueblo crisis, echoing the U2 spy plane affair and the Tonkin incident. Tevestia called the Pueblo another CIA project, noting Washington politicians lied to gain support for military action.
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Moscow
UPI
United States
Gulf of Tonkin
Tevestia
CIA
Soviet Union
Publo
Washington
Tonkin
North Vietnam
North
Heart Transplant in Slobovian Fails as Rejection Occurs
Doctors perform a heart transplant in Slobovia last week but the procedure ends in failure as the transplanted heart is rejected by the recipient’s body. The incident highlights challenges in early graft acceptance and provides no survivor details.
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