Supreme Court swings right as Burger and Blackmun lead term
The Supreme Court ends the term with a rightward tilt under Chief Justice Burger aided by Justice Blackmun. The Minnesota Twins nickname reflects their near identical voting. Swing justices shaped key decisions on voting rights press freedom and desegregation enforcement.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
St. Paul
Minnesota Twins
Erice
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Blackmun
Douglas
Brennan
Marshall
Hugo L
Black
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron’ R
Black Varlan and Stewart
Burger and
Okaloosa Digest Notices Transport Request
Okaloosa Digest asks organizations to deliver notices to the Phaygen and Daily News office in Watten Town via representatives. PODN staff cannot take these items by telephone due to capacity limits.
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Okaloosa
Phaygen
Daily News
Watten Tawn
PODN
Mit
FWB HS Student Council Meeting Set for Wednesday
The Mort Walton Beach High School student council will meet at the school on Wednesday at 80. Attendance of officers and representatives is mandatory.
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Mort Walton Beach High School
Destin American Legion Post 246 Hosts Fish Fry Tonight
Destin American Legion Post 246 hosts a fish fry starting at 7 p.m. today. Admission is 1 for adults and 40 cents for children. The public is invited, activities are planned, with prizes to the winners.
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Destin American Legion Post
L P.m
Moose Lodge Fish Fry at 3 PM Today
Moose Lodge 2793 hosts a fish fry at 3 PM at the clubhouse 234 Troy St Cinco Bayou back to First People's Bank. Public is invited.
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Moose Lodge
Pam
Troy St
First People’s Bank
Cinco Bayou
Red Cross Swim Classes Registration at Hurlburt Field
Red Cross announces swimming class registration at Ram on July 12 for Hurlburt Field pool. Courses include beginner, advanced, intermediate, and lifesaving. Enrollment limited to PCS TDY personnel and attached dependents of retired or overseas sponsors.
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Red Cross
Ram
Hurlburt
Former Santa Rosa sheriff killed in ditch crash
Marshall Hayes 66 year old former sheriff of Santa Rosa County was killed when his pickup veered off a road into a deep ditch. The wreck was found several hours after the 6 a.m. incident. Carmen Martinez 72 died at her Miami home after a court ruling on end of life dignity while refusing transfusions. Punta Gorda boat owners traveled to Kingston Jamaica seeking release of a 76 foot trawler seized by Jamaican Coast Guard.
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Milton, Ila
Marshall Hayes
Sherif
Santa Rosa County
Hayes
Punta Gorda
Fla
MIAMT
Carmen Martinez
United States weighs Vietnamese prisoner offer amid Cold War tensions
The administration preliminarily reviews a seven point peace proposal from Madame Ngyuyen Thi Binh leading the Viet Cong. Washington questions Hanoi's motive, fearing a manipulation of concern for captives as a conditions for peace talks. Reports note the plan requires a signed statement by the foreign minister and could leave many questions unresolved. A hijacking in progress involves Argentina and Algeria offering asylum and ransom details surface.
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Cond
Seyler Arms
Moscow
Washhington
Noty
Carls
Mme
Neu Yoru TA Binh
Wie
Hanoi
Branitf
Algeria
Mohammed Kelleu
Argentina
Mexico
Aljacrers
Monterey
Kissinger Arrives as Vietnam Talks Shift to Peace Plan
In Saigon Kissinger begins high level talks on the Viet Cong peace proposal and possible faster U S troop withdrawal. Thieu and Ky say no obstacles to home by Christmas, while Viet Cong call for full withdrawal and prisoner releases by year end.
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Kissinger
South Vietnam
Ment
Nguyen Var Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thien
Thieu
Viet Cong
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Orly
Saigon
Indochina
Nixon
Insurance Firms Reluctant to Fight No Fault Law
Florida insurers hesitate to sue over the no fault auto law. Industry executive Steve Martin says opposition risks press scrutiny and hurts competitive standing. The law, effective July 1 with a 15 percent rate cut by Jan 1, faces a cautious, divided industry as regulators review new rates.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Steve Martin
Florida Association of Insurance Companies
Martin
Tom O'Malley
Health Insurance Delay Pushes 1972 House Action
Chairman Wilbur Mills says a national health insurance bill is unlikely for House consideration before 1972 with hearings starting in September. He opposes full government absorption of costs and favors shared funding among government employers and workers including the self employed. He notes possible separate financing from Social Security funds and coverage for catastrophic illnesses.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
American Medical News
American Medical Association
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Johnson rejects full mobilization in 1968 Vietnam war
The Times reports secret Pentagon papers show President Johnson declined a national mobilization and full-scale reserve buildup after the 1968 Tet offensive. The decision came before his March 31 1968 bombing reduction and non reelection announcement.
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Associated Press
Lyndon B. Johnson
New York Times
Pentagon
Times
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Boston Sunday Globe
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Henry Kissinger
Red Leaders Aware of Indochina Moves
Cyrus S. Eaton says Communist leaders in Hanoi Peking Moscow had complete information on Pentagon papers within hours. In an interview with Irving Leibowitz of the Lorain Journal Eaton claims secrets were kept from allies and the American people. Eaton, 87, spoke from his Nova Scotia farm and has long visited Soviet leaders.
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Lorain
Ohio
United States
Indochina
Cyrus S. Eaton
Cleveland
Irving Leibowitz
Eaton
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Pentagon
Journal
Nova Scotia
Canada
Soviet Union
Alexei N Kosyen
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Reubin O Donavan Askew Recalled By Pensacola Classmates
Pensacola high school class of 1946 remembers Reubin O Donavan Askew known as Rube and Stehy. He wore florid bow ties and saddle shoes and worked at Sidney Sham's Grocery. He jitterbugged at Carl's Bakery and ate a dozen doughnuts with chocolate milk after dances. He sang tenor with the glee club and never held office.
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Pensacola, Fla
Rube
Carl's Bakery
Stehy
Sidney Sham's
Reubin O'Donovan Askew
Florida
Pensacola
Scenic Terrace
Glee Club
Report Author Criticizes FHP Staffing Focus
In Tallahassee a college junior criticizes the Florida Highway Patrol staffing as biased toward small counties. Joanne Harris, government major at Florida State, says troopers are kept in sparsely populated areas to protect officials. The FHP responds saying mileage on interstates and backroad routes requires redistribution.
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Tallahasser
Fla
The
Highway Patrol
Otter
Joanne Harris
Florida State
House Appropriations Committee
Hut Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Ralph Davis
Cabinet
Teamsters clash over seating rebel Nashville leader at convention
The Teamsters may bar Nashville Local 327 president Don Vestal from the Chicago convention as a federal trustee ship keeps Fitzsimmons in control and Hoffa’s prison sentence looms over the race for a new five year term. Vestal claims Hoffa influence and aims to block Fitzsimmons. The Nashville local has no delegates under law and elections were halted by the trusteeship.
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Miami Beach
Teamsters Union
Tennessee
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Don Vestat
Nashville
Vestal
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Cincinnati
Possible Arson Under Investigation At Fort Watton Beach
State Fire Marshal and Fire Chief Bil Lee are reviewing a possible arson at the Daniel Stroup residence 10 Wright Pkwy Fort Watton Beach. A fire damaged a carport workbench and wall causing about 125 dollars in damage. Mrs. Stroup extinguished the blaze and alerted authorities.
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Larry Gilbert
Bil Lee
Fort Watton Beach
Aire
Daniel Stroup
Wright Pkwy
Fromen
Mrs Gribbs Targeted In Detroit Garbage Strike Incident
Detroit garbage strike leads to a confrontation as Ernest Christon carries a sign accusing Mrs. Roman S. Gribbs, wife of the mayor, of wearing mink. Mrs. Gribbs denies owning fur, discusses the dispute with strikers, who seek 53 cents more than $3.72 hourly.
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Detroit
Ernest Christon
Christon
Ford
Roosevelt Dunwoody
Freeport Man Charged With Malicious Mischief
Winfred Billy Godwin 23 of Freeport is jailed on a $1,000 bond after arrest on a malicious mischief charge. State attorney general investigators probe an incident involving a seven year old girl reported near East Gate Trailer Park. An eye witness says a man attempted to abduct the child and fled as she screamed. The girl reportedly was not injured.
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Winfred
Billy Godwin
Freeport
Ray Wilson
Wilson
Godwin
Rocky Bayou
BH Welch
Cers
East Gate
Fourth of July weekend crashes on Fort Walton Beach area
Florida Highway Patrol reports four minor accidents Saturday along the Fort Walton Beach area during the Independence Day weekend. Vehicles driven by Larry Wood and Sarat McQuaby collided at Cinco Bayou Bridge with about $525 total damage. A separate Highway 98 collision in Destin caused roughly $660 in damages between Kimmie Davis, Tom Gibsony, and others. No serious injuries reported.
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Fort Wallon Beach
Florida Highway Patrol
Larry W Wood
Hasford
Sarat B. McQuaby
Pompano Beach
Cinco Bayou Bridge
Wood
McQuaby
Ocean City
Kimmie Davis
Fort Walton
Destin
Jeffrey B. Gilbert
Elkhart
Ind
Gilbert
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