First American Killed as Vietnam Cease-Fire Opened
An American was killed in the early days of the Vietnam cease-fire as ground battles and shelling persisted. Saigon reported major clashes across three of four military zones with 167 Communists and 18 government troops dead in eight actions. Government spokesmen said 742 incidents occurred since the cease-fire began.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Soul Vietnamese Command
U.S. Air
Héraudes
Sagaport
Tan Son Nakut
Ellsworth Bunker
Independence Palace
Nguyen van Thieu
Bunker
U.S
Anthony Dal Pozzo
Santa Barbara
Calif
Mekong Delta
Canada
Hungary
Indonesia
Poland
United States
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Tan Son Nhuto
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Mitchell Sharp
eSre
Pgdn-Upi
Western allies begin MBFR talks in Vienna amid NATO Warsaw Pact split
NATO formalized exploratory talks with 12 nations to address Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions in Central Europe. Talks will open in the Hofburg with NATO members and Warsaw Pact states, while Romania and Bulgaria may join as observers. If successful, full MBFR negotiations could begin in autumn and span years.
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Brussels
UPI
Vienna
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Geneva
Moscow
NATO
Andiits
Hofburg
United States
Britain
West Germany
Canada
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Russia
Poland
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Cost-of-Living Survey Estimates County 19th
A state cost-of-living survey shows prices vary up to 20 percent between counties. Dade Miami is highest, Franklin Apalachicola is lowest. Okaloosa ranks around ninth. 12 counties were tested with 67 total counties clustered into six groups. The study informs potential pay and funding differentials for state programs.
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Tallahassee
Dade County
Miami
Florida
Franklin County
Apalachicola
Ken Yreland
Okaloosa
Brevard
Escambia
State University System
Dade
Palm Beach
Orange
Lean
Duval
Pinellas
Alachua
Polk
Desoto
Gadsden
Ireland
Prosecution Rests in Watergate 7 Trial
In closing arguments, prosecutors claim G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord diverted thousands from campaign funds for personal use. Judge Sirica recessed the case for Tuesday. the defense will present its closing, with the jury expected to be advised Tuesday afternoon.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Earl J. Silbert
John J. Sirica
Silbert
CIA
FBI
Cole
Liddy
Maryland
McCord
Hugh W. Sloan Jr
Nixon Campaign Committee
Sloan
Senators Approve Brennan as labor secretary nominee
The Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee unanimously approved Peter J. Brennan for labor secretary on a voice vote. Brennan leads the New York City and New York State Construction Union Councils and has had policy differences with Nixon on minimum wage and housing subsidies.
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Washington
Nixon
Pentagon Papers Witness Describes National Security Analyses
John Martin testified in Los Angeles that more than 20 analyses were prepared by Defense and State on how the Pentagon Papers release could affect national defense and security. The studies, dated between December 1971 and May 1972, were turned over to prosecutor David Nissen.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Justice Department
John Martin
Washington
Daniel Ellsberg
Departments of Defense
State
Martin
U.S
Matt Byrne
Ellsberg
Anthony J. Russo
Byrne
J. Fred Buzhardt
Defense Department
Eulsberg
Nissen
T Hey
Taft weighs partial amnesty for war objectors and exiles
Senator Robert Taft considers reintroducing a bill to grant at least partial amnesty to those imprisoned for war objector status or living abroad. The issue remains central as Vietnam War aftermath tests policy, with antiwar groups pressing for relief and Nixon's campaign stance cited.
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Washington
APD
Robert Taft
Wf Taft
Nixon
Ohio
Vietnam
Playground Daily News Wants and Circulation Info
The notice lists the Fort Walton Beach newspaper as entered as second class matter on February 7 1946. It provides main office contact details for want ads and circulation numbers for WALP Niceville Crestview, with several phone lines.
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Fort Walton Beach
Florida
WALP
Niceville
Crestview
Ten Die In Nursing Home Fire In Pleasantville
A wooden nursing home fire in Pleasantville New York killed ten people including a 06 year old woman on the second floor. Six others were injured as the building was destroyed and residents found in beds or nearby. Fire Chief Dix blamed lack of sprinkler and alarm systems and noted the hydrant was about three quarters of a mile away hampering efforts.
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Pleasantville
UPD
Elwood Dix
Dix
Canadian destroyer sails for peace observers in Vietnam
Defense Minister James Richardson said HMCS Terra Nova sailed from Esquimault for the South Pacific to stand by within a few hundred miles of Vietnam for a possible evacuation of about 170 Canadian observers. He noted a training mission and potential calls at Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Ottawa
UPS
South Pacific
Vietnam
James Richardson
House of Commons
Terra Nova
Esquimault
B.C
Richardson
Hong Kong
Singapore
Nominees Push UN Role in Southeast Asia Reconstruction
Two Nixon nominees urged international participation in postwar Southeast Asia reconstruction. Kenneth Bush backed Japan as a strong contributor, while John Seals sought a significant UN role, noting informal North Vietnamese openness. Senate panel reserved decision after a three hour hearing.
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Washington
UPD
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Kenneth Bush
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
John Seals
United Nations
U.N
North Vietnam
Charles C. Diggs Jr
D-Mich
Rush
Rhodesia
Okaloosa Digest Notices Guidelines
Community notices must be delivered to Playground Daily News in typed form with double spacing in caps and lowers. Representatives of organizations may submit items but PGDN staff will not accept items by phone. Notices print once on space available basis and no carbons are allowed.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Okaloosa County School and Community Meeting Notices
Tuesday brings school menus at Okaloosa and St Marys with Spaghetti and corn dogs. A county commissioners meeting is at 10 a.m. at the courthouse. Pack 44 meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Wright Elementary Cafetorium. Evangelism workshop 7 to 9 p.m. at Parkway Baptist. Choctawhatchee High presents a 7:30 p.m. variety show. Fort Walton Beach Day Care opens February 1 under Title IV-A limits. Kiwanis Club meets at noon with prior presidents honored and a Tourism panel discussion.
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Okaloosa County
St. Mary’s
St. Mary's Catholic School
Wright Elementary School
Parkway Baptist Church
Seminole Subdivision
James Ponder
Choctawhatchee
Choctawhatchee Auditorium
Fort Walton Beach
Mary Esther United Methodist Church
FWBS
Kiwanis Club
Holiday Inn
Okaloosa Island
Union slashes Boyle pension and staff salaries
The United Mine Workers executive board cut former president W A Boyle’s pension from 50 000 to 16 000 a year and reduced eight top staff salaries by about 40 percent. The move ends a 2 million agency fund that would have supplemented Boyle’s pay, leaving only Boyle and John Owens with the separate benefit.
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Washington
UPI
United Mine Workers Union
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
John Owens
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Georgia League of Pow-Mias
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Taft
Your Freedom
Playground Daily News Division
Freedom Newspapers Inc
Eglin Parkway
Ft. Walton Beach
United Press International
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Peace Team
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Chromie
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Ronald Reagan
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