30 Jul 1966
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1966
Page
1
Local merchants question Okaloosa County Small Claims Court efficiency citing slow timelines and delays between filing and trial. Judge Voniele Williams defends careful, fair decisions, but critics note calendars hide long waits and advisement extends case durations, harming small businesses seeking quick debt recovery.
The Small Claims system burdens the first woman judge with delays and calendar conflicts. Attorneys say late notice and dual duties slow trials while the $5 filing fee funds court costs, regardless of outcome. Judge Williams reports 1361 cases in 19 months, highlighting a strained pay system.
A Fort Walton Beach area story reports two weekend Florida fatalities. Sergeant Maxwell F. Jernigan, 34, died in a Beal Street two car crash when LaVern Perlinger crossed the center line at high speed, pinning Jernigan's compact car. Perlinger escaped with minor injuries.
Former President Harry S. Truman, 82, is in Research Hospital for a routine physical after a two week plan to admit him for a checkup. Doctors describe the stomach disturbance as non serious and say he rested comfortably after a light breakfast.
In Saigon UPI reports a twin engine C47 Skytrain on a classified mission over North Viet Nam vanished with eight crew members missing in action. Observers speculate the craft may have been dropping or supplying anti-Communist forces. U.S. officials withheld details.
Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon. High today 88. Tide tables list daily high and low times for Monday through Sunday, with readings for Fort Walton Beach and river data for Blountstown and Woodruff.
Moscow official press confirms sending military advisers to North Vietnam. Col. Vladimir Naumov and Col. Nikita Karatzupa trained guards in jungles near the border as part of Soviet aid. The disclosure appeared amid Navy Day festivities and regional parades.
Eugene M. Zuckert former Secretary of the Air Force was elected to the Vitro Corporation of America board of directors. Announcement by Charles B Payson notes Zuckert’s roles in government and prior service, with Yale education and naval service in World War I.
A midnight drag race on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami ended when two cars collided at Fruth street, killing James Green, 93, of West Hollywood, and injuring two other spectators among about 30 onlookers. Police described the chaotic scene as cars plunged into the gathering.
Washington, UPI report the rebellious machinists overwhelmingly rejected a new contract, keeping planes grounded and prompting immediate congressional action. IAM President Roy Siemiller said the strike remains on despite Johnson's intervention and cited a 3 to 1 rejection based on two-thirds of 45,400 members.
A man tells a doctor he feels the world is against him, describing a persecutory mindset during a town visit.
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