18 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1966
Page
1
Gemini 10 astronauts Young and Collins prepare for a Monday afternoon launch in a dual ascent at 4 40 p m EDT with a backup 35 second cushion. The mission aims for first rendezvous with the Agena satellite and later with a second target.
The Destin Chamber of Commerce asked the state for possible signs to the left of the east approach warning motorists about the bridge. The request aims to improve safety and guide drivers through the area.
Chimbote's Culture House audits local entertainment venues. Juan Valle Pereda leads the city’s entertainment inspection and oversees supervisory activity at the facility.
Technical Sergeant Laddie A. Carda of the HMSth School Squadron, Air Ground Operations School, here, ranked in the top ten percent of his class at graduation. He was among TACs NCOs selected to attend the academy, highlighting the CO Corps vital role.
An Air Force C123 transport crash near Cape Lisburne Alaska kills seven military personnel and two civilians. Bad weather with overcast and 28 knot winds hamper search and rescue. investigators begin to determine cause.
Niceville native Charles R Hencely has been appointed head librarian of the Okal County public library system. The system includes Crestview Niceville and Wright libraries plus the County Library Bookmobile. He trained at Brigham Young University and the University of Southern He and his wife Majorie Tipton of Springville Utah live at Bay Trailer Court in Niceville.
Secretary Rusk warned about Communist interference and the threat to try American captives as war criminals. He noted uncertainty over Hanoi accepting Warsaw Pact volunteers and said added intrusion could reduce U.S. operations while affirming commitment to South Vietnam.
Prime Minister Wilson and Soviet Premier Kosygin met privately in Moscow during Wilson’s first full day there. They toured British stands at a trade fair as heat hit Moscow, with no fixed agenda on Viet Nam though talks could touch it at Monday's business session. Kosygin showed interest in chemicals plastics electronics and automation as Wilson recalled Khrushchev’s impulse buy in 1961.
Chicago area quieted after two days of violence with National Guardsmen patrolling West Side streets. Two people died as riots spanned three days before stabilization.
Fire destroyed a frame house on Palm Boulevard in the Pinecrest Subdivision, unoccupied at the time. Nellie Chebthan and her two children were staying elsewhere. Firefighters from Niceville Valparaiso and Eglin AFB battled the blaze, which left the home a total loss. A separate Saturday morning fire in Choctaw Beach burned a utility shed on George Westfall property, causing $500 damage to a nearby residence. Tankers from Freeport and Eglin AFB assisted the response.
An Eglin airman died while skin diving. two companions could not save him and say it was his first time using an air tank. The incident occurred about 15 minutes in the water. rescuers found his body as officials investigated. County authorities warned skin divers about the dangerous currents in the Destin Pass area.
About 1 100 TWA workers at Cape Kennedy vote 3 to 2 to return to work after a nationwide strike against five airlines The agreement keeps them on old contract terms until new negotiations conclude Officials say the move serves national defense and brings back labor to launch support duties on Merritt Island close to NASA facilities
Chicago police recaptured Richard F. Speck in a skid row flop house after he attempted suicide with a broken bottle. A hospital doctor cleaned his wound at Cook County Hospital and noted the tattoo Born to raise hell as authorities prepared a face to face with the accused mass slayer.
More than 300 anti American demonstrators linked to the Dutch group Action Viet Nam tried to march on the U S Embassy in Amsterdam Sunday night but police halted the protest, carting them away in army trucks and dumping them on the city outskirts. A jail sentence of three months and a 300 guilder fine were imposed in the related case.
The opening session of the circuit court includes murder trial of Shaw and McKinnon wounded by a stray bullet in the ensuing gunfight. Upcoming docket lists State vs Charles F. Fillingame grand larceny case from Gulf Electric Construction break in Valparaiso last October 5. State vs Howard Campbell involves $150 pawned equipment from Hayden DuBois Engineering Firm. State vs James Barton centers on fondling an 111 year old girl case from October 1963 with defense claiming nerve medicine blackout period. Additional suits include Earl B. Collinsworth vs Donald L. Seymore over 2.85 acres, Blanch Kennedy vs Gene Booker, and other bank escrow and accident matters with total asked of $23,658.00.
Wayne B. Bell notes that the SRI has not acted to correct signs referencing the field name. President H. French Brown proposes changing the name to match the signs to resolve the confusion.
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