Hendrix Barbecue Attracts Florida Politicians And Officials
Constable Rubin Hendrix hosted a Saturday barbecue drawing about 900 guests including Florida Young Democrats leaders Ed Kay Andy Biro Dave Long and Rick Sisser. County officials sheriff and school leaders attended as Hendrix touted a streamlined serving area and his famed barbecue.
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Dalores Wells
Robin Hendrix
Edward Kay
Florida Young Democrats
Olivia Simmons
Okaloosa County
Rubin Hendrix
Florida
Young Democrats
Edward M. Kay
Fort Lauderdale
Andy Biro
State Democratic Executive Committee
Dave Long
Young Democrat
Rick Sisser
Playground Daily News
University of Florida
Young Democrats Association
Constable Hendrix
Justice of the Peace and Constable’s Association of the
State of Florida
Hendrix
Singer Interrupts Nixon at White House Medal Dinner
Carol Feraci, a Toronto born singer, interrupted President Nixon at a White House Medal of Freedom dinner by unfurling a sign and denouncing bombing in Vietnam. Guests including Martha Mitchell and Bob Hope booed the act while Ray Conniff and his singers performed. Nixon calmed the crowd and praised the Marines as the program ended.
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UPL
Nixon
White House
Martha Mitchell
Bob Hope
Billy Graham
Ray Conniff
Carol Feraci
Toronto
Canada
Conniff
Feraci
Herbert G. Klein
Miss Ferac
Los Angeles
Mansfield for Askew as V P Nomination
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield argued new faces will keep the South Democratic this year. He endorsed Gov. Reubin Askew of Florida as Democratic vice presidential candidate and named other rising Southern figures like Dale Bumpers and Lawton Chiles as likely national contenders. Jackson campaigned in Florida against busing to balance racial mix.
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United Press International
Senate
Mike Mansfield
South
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Reubin Askew
Florida
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
John C. West
South Carolina
Ad Sons
Ernest F. Hollings
Lawton Chiles
Capitol Hill
Washington
Times
Henry M
Jackson
Jaycees
Daytona Beach
Pay Hikes Ok'd by Council in Wage Policy Move
Washington reports the Cost of Living Council allowed employers to raise wages for about 12 million Americans earning under $1.90 per hour, affecting roughly 15 percent of workers. Rep. Ryan denounced the decision as inadequate and harmful to those in near poverty. The AFL CIO blamed CSC for pay-delay impact on federal workers. Bertha M Bradley was arrested in Fort Walton Beach on three moonshine related charges with $5,000 bond.
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UPI
Cost of Living Council
William F.ryan
D-N.y
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ryan
Afl-Cio American Federation of Government
Civil Service Commission
CSC
Bertha May Bradley
Gibson SL
Fort Walton Beach
Klan Rally Sparks Tense Protest in Monroe North Carolina
In Monroe a Ku Klux Klan march drew about 400 spectators as black youths countered with pamphlets supporting Robert Williams. Police ended the parade after six downtown laps amid traffic concerns. Grand Dragon Virgil Griffen led the march advocating Williams extradition from Michigan.
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UPI
Superman
Robert Williams
Klan
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North Carolina
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Blue Gulf Restaurant Burns in Walton County Fire
The Blue Gulf Restaurant in Walton County was destroyed by a January 17 fire likely started by an electrical short after a water pipe burst during a freeze. Fort Walton Beach and Freeport firefighters fought the blaze, but the building was consumed within 30 minutes. Rebuilding is planned for a larger complex aimed at the summer season.
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Blue Gulf
Walton County
Joe Hudgins
Hudgins
Fort Walton Beach
Freeport
Three women elected to Destin Community Center board
Betty Marler Connie MacPike Josie Wright and James M Buddy Bronson join a 10 member board for three year two year and one year terms respectively. Remaining hold over directors include Charles Booras C V Walton Royce Gray Zack Bronson Robert Taylor and W T Ming. Attendance at the meeting was high as reports from the library Homemakers Club and Girl Scouts were presented. The group discussed relocating Highway 98 noting center support and potential economic impact from new motels. The new board meets February 10 and a community supper follows February 11 with a Four Seasons theme and a contest for edible decorative dishes.
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Betty Marler
O.C. Douglas
Billy H. Jones
James M
Buddy) Bronson
Connie MacPike
Josie Wright
Charles Booras
C.V. Walton
Royce Gray
Zack Bronson
Robert Taylor
W.T. Ming
Charlie Hughes
Library
Homemakers Club
Girl Scouts
Hughes
Sewage Authority Adopts Plan to Bay Effluent Disposal
The Okaloosa County Sewage Effluent Disposal Authority votes to follow in principle the Converse Plan removing effluent from Chactawhatchee Bay and the Santa Rosa Sound and disposing it on land. Cecil L. Anders Sr. elected secretary to the board.
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Okaloosa City
Florida
Chactawhatchee Bay
Santa Rosa Sound
Oralgosa County
Tom Ryn
Inemberg
Fefo
le, Philips
Jack Nichfis
Maurice McLaughtin
Tom P Pryor
Multiple World News Bits From Across The Globe
A three wheeled diesel filled rickshaw collided with a bus in Taiwan killing thirty. Nixon aide says press delegation to China will enjoy freedom from censorship and movement. Partin faces trial on conspiracy and extortion charges in Georgia. Longshoremen refuse to work without favorable vote amid arbitration dispute. Marina Whitman named to Economic Advisers Council if confirmed. Hayden praised at Carl Hayden funeral in Arizona. Eight indicted in a nationwide fraud scheme over half a million dollars. Fire kills thirteen miners in South Africa mine with missing workers and gas poisoning. U S customs seize heroin worth eight million with suspects wrapped in tubing. Rebecca Ryan dies at Palm Beach home amid Kennedy family death probe.
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Lousiana
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UPI
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Council of Economic Advisers
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Young Demos Set Convention Plans
Florida Young Democrats held their executive committee meeting in Fort Walton Beach led by Okaloosa County president Wayne Ansley. About 25 members discussed the July National Democratic Convention and Edward Kay pledged 400 aides from Young Democrats for VIP delegates while Rick Sisser highlighted voter registration drives and mobile units in schools and workplaces.
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Florida Young Democrats
Fort Walton Beach
Wayne Ansley
Okaloosa County
Young Democrats
Rick Sisser
Florida
Edward Kay
Ansley
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