Sadat and Assad Prep For Arab Summit Meeting
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Syrian President Hafez Assad flew to Libya to arrange a summit aimed at halting Jordan's war with Palestinian guerrillas. Libyan leader Muammar Kadafi hosts talks in Tripoli as other Arab leaders show reluctance to attend.
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Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Hafez Assad
Syria
Libya
Jordan
Middle East News Agency
Sadat
Muammar Kadafi
Tripoli
Qadhu Abdul Rahman Iryani
Yemen
Salem Robaya
South Yemen
Suleiman Franjich
Lebanon
Lybia
Jaafar Namatr
Sudan
Tripali
Tussein
Amman
Guerrilas
Algiers
Abou Avad
Houar! Boumedienne
Algeria
Okaloosa Digest Notices Require Written Submissions
The Okaloosa Digest must be brought to the We Playground Daily News office in written form by representatives of the organizations seeking to place notices. POEM staff cannot accept items over the telephone.
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We Playground Daily News
POEM
Community notices round up across Fort Walton Beach area
Various community events listed include a Cooties fish fry at VFW Post 7674 on Carol Ave with $1.25 adults and 75 cents for children. officers to be installed by Fort Walton Beach Life Underwriters Association. Elks Club steak and dance night on Highway 98. Hurlburt Swim Club dual meet with Kilearn Country Club at 10 am Saturday. Friendship Club fish fry at Destin Community Center from 11 am to 7 pm Saturday. Knights of Columbus game night at 205 Carol Ave. Northwest chapter AFCEA annual picnic at Jaycee Park with contacts. PCIO Musical Extravaganza at Fort Walton Elementary School. car wash by Fraternal Order of Police Ladies Auxiliary for charity. Malparaiso Cub Scout Pack 52 dedication at Brooks Park Lincoln Ave with Jack Kinney speaker. Bayou Sailing Club third Summer Series race at Hin Town Park Valparaiso with NAVRU rules and Commodore Zovin contact.
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Fraternal Order of Police Ladies Auxiliary
McDaniels Standard
Town Crest
Alt 10
North Eglin Pkwy
Fraternal Order of Police
Eddie Carmichael
Malparaiso
Cub Scout Pack 52
Brooks Park
Lincoln Avenue
Valparaiso
Jack Kinney
Order of the Arrow Indian Dancers
Varlous Boy Scout
Girl Scout
Bayou Sailing Club
Hintotn Park
Portsmouth
Zovin
Negotiators summoned as rail strike talks resume in Washington
The Nixon administration summoned rail negotiators for another effort to settle a nationwide labor dispute crippling four major railroads and threatening six more with walkouts. Industry partners warn of huge costs to agriculture and auto manufacturing as talks restart amid calls for wage gains and job protections.
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Washington
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Oakley M. Ray
American Feed Manufacturers Association
Nixon
Ford Motor Co
United States
Luna
Union
Southern Railway
Deep South
Union Pacific
Midwest
California
Boyd Defends Bicameral Legislature in Panama City Speech
Florida State Sen. Wilbur Boyd warned against a unicameral system, urging Panama City Kiwanis Club to keep two houses for checks and balances. He questioned media and legislative push for one house while hinting at a 1974 U.S. Senate run. The Palmetto Democrat chairs the Senate Reapportionment Committee and praised both chambers.
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Panama City
Fla
Wilbur Boyd
D-Palmetto
Panhandie
Florida
Fberal
Kiwanis Club
Boyd
U.S. Senate
Ed Gurney
Winter Park
Senate
Crestview gas station robbery injures attendant
Crestview police report a robber knocked down Ben F. Morton Sr. at Kaye Station on South Main Street early Thursday. The unidentified man fled on foot carrying a milk jug. money in the register was untouched though $39 remained in Morton’s billfold.
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Crestview
Ben F. Morton Sr
Kaye
South Main Street
Red Tide Pollution Causes Massive Fish Kills in Tampa Bay
In Tampa Bay the red tide and pollution killed thousands of fish along the coast from MacDill Air Force Base to Escambia Bay. Biologists blame pollution and low oxygen, with 1,600 tons removed and cleanup costs rising daily. Authorities vow penalties for polluters and mobilize convicts and crews for cleanup.
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Tampa Bay
Escambia Bay
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
MacDill
Harmon Shields
State Marine Resources Division
Shields
St. Petersburg
Safety Harbor
Florida Marine Patrol
Ray
Bay
Ceightfold
Courtney Campbell
Florida
David Levin
Elgin White
Natural Resources Department
Niceville City Council Calls 7:20 Meeting After Election
Mayor Walker V Spence issued a special meeting for organizational purposes at 7 20 tonight. Re elected councilmen Edge McKinley and Philips sought to affirm or terminate city posts under council jurisdiction. Western Union telegraph and money order services are restored in Fort Walton Beach after a strike. House Crime Committee hired five investigators including four ex FBI agents for its inquiry into organized crime infiltration of financial and banking sectors.
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Niceville
Walker V. Spence
Bill E. Edge
Robert G. McKinley
J.C. Phillips
Charles B
Chuck" Johnson
Bertram L. Sellers
Western Union
Fort Walton Beach
Douglas Jones
Western Union Telegraph Co
Washington
House Committee On Crime
FBI
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Senate Permanent Investigations
Pepper
House
Committee
Paul L. Perito
U.S
Robert M. Morgenthau
New York City
Court Refuses To Reconsider Mafia Ruling
Florida Supreme Court declines to revisit its June 30 decision that a 1969 anti Mafia law drafted by Atty. Gen. Shevin is unconstitutional. Deputy AG Schwartz says Shevin will seek narrower bills in 1972 to target Mafia funded businesses using other statutes.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Supreme Court
Atty
Robert Shevin
Herbert Schwartz
Shevin
Schwartz
Earl Faircloth
South Florida
Miami Beach
Supreme Court
Maddox Links Gap in Honesty to national creed crisis
Washington AP Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox of Georgia argued that America faces a truth and honesty gap, not a generation gap, stretching coast to coast. He urged journalists to expose falsehoods and bias, and pushed for reporting on pollution and integration, while praising the Pentagon papers release as progress for press freedom.
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UFI
Ellsberg
Pentagon
Daniel Ellsberg
Jeff
Ite
Don Edwards
Washington
Lester Maddox
Georgia
America
Maddox
National Press Club
New York Times
The
Times
Tims
Bruce accused in peace talks and forest impact warned
Hanoi spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le accused Bruce of real irresponsibility for misunderstanding the Communist seven point peace plan submitted on July 1. Bruce sought clarification during talks but received no reply. He criticized a North Vietnamese buildup in the DMZ, warning it violated a 1968 bombing halt. He warned a large timber depletion would devastate forest and housing materials. Hall spoke on planning needs for a federal land management bill, sponsored by Rep. Aspinall, requiring congressional approval for land withdrawals over 5 000 acres.
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Bruce
Nixon
Hanoi
Nguyen Thanh le
Viet Cong
Duong Dinh Thao
Demilitarized Zone
United States
North Vietnam
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