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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1973
Page
1
report of post cease fire fighting with 12 civilians and multiple soldiers killed. US warplanes hit targets in Laos while one American was reported killed and four wounded. Clashes rise in Central Highlands and Saigon area.
An Iberian Airlines 747 with 24 aboard diverted from Mexico City to Montreal after a bomb threat. A second warning prompted a long search by ES T agents and demolition experts, but no explosive device was found. Passengers exited in eight minutes. no injuries reported. plane to return to Mexico City.
Local groups publish menus, classes, meetings and club events for Wednesday. St Marys School lunch Fish sticks and cake. Okaloosa County menu turkey with dressing and ambrosia. Creative Stitchery class at Ferry Park 7 9 p m six weeks info 243 8911. AHOY annual meeting 7 30 p m at Mrs Mulkeys. FWBS Hospital Auxiliary 9 30 a m Recreation Hall USC. Fort Walton Beach Rotary noon meeting with Edwin Watts program. NW Florida Kart Club meeting 7 30 p m Boy Scout Hall at Hurlburt. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 14 7 p m Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club. Safe boating notice.
UPI reports counties will receive state checks Tuesday to cover tax losses from the 5,000 extra homestead exemption for residents over 65. Total disbursement is 10.8 million with individual allotments from 645 in Liberty County to 1.9 million in Dade County. Some counties get larger shares.
Washington reports show a record 1388 dollar annual food cost for the typical family in December. Beef cattle prices climbed to 37.10 per hundredweight in the 30 day period ending January 15, with overall farm prices up 5 percent and 21 percent above a year ago. Retail food costs rose 8 dollars month to month, eggs and lettuce led December gains, and beef and pork reached new highs as margins narrowed to offset farm-level price pressures.
Clark Air Base in the Philippines readies four C-9 Nightingale planes to evacuate 555 American POWs from North Vietnam once the four nation Joint Military Commission in Saigon resolves release details. The commission meeting in Saigon addresses routes and areas for POW handover amid ongoing fighting and diplomacy.
The Escambia County School Board voted to hire Mississippi counsel to back a federal hearing on banning Confederate symbols at Escambia High School. A temporary injunction stopping use of the Rebels nickname and Confederate flag is in place, with a mid February writ to determine a permanent injunction.
Local listing shows multiple telephone contacts for the Playground Daily News including numbers 243-3127 243-1211 678-1927 682-5968 and 249-6232. No additional context or events provided.
A violent earthquake struck central and western Mexico damaging homes in Colima and rattling cities. Reports say several killed in Guzman City while a radio operator in Guzman City cites at least three dead and 26 injured, conflicting with Colima officials.
The Nixon administration plans non legislative Medicare reforms to save about 342 million by July 1 and 849 million in fiscal 1974 overall, shifting costs to beneficiaries. Hospital patients would pay the first day’s room charge and 10 percent of all hospital services thereafter, raising costs for many. Doctor bills under Part B would start with an 85 dollar deductible and 25 percent of the rest, increasing patient outlays for typical 500 dollar bills.
In Los Angeles UPI report Judge Matt Byrne rules for the defense on key issue and orders testimony from Charles Hinkle about suppression of files on Pentagon Papers. The defense seeks exculpatory impact on national security. A second brief from Washington notes Red Dye No 2 under fire for potential reproductive harm.
Okaloosa County commissioners and hospital trustees faced a renewed challenge to pharmacist Charles Shoff’s position amid a conflict of interest dispute. Jerry Urquhart of Roberts No. 2 Drug Store urged scrutiny of Shoff’s outside pharmacy interests and alleged sales-crew pressure tactics, while Trustee Leon R. Buck Greene demanded solid proof of any dishonesty before revising the prior stance.
Space agency announces 1975 Earth orbital rendezvous mission with Thomas Stafford as commander, Vance Brand as command module pilot, and Donald Slayton as docking module pilot. Backup crew includes Alan Bean Ronald Evans and Jack Lousma. Mission docks with Soviet Soyuz for up to two days.
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