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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1971
Page
1
Washington officials report crucial congressional decisions this week on emergency jobs and the draft. Burial rites will begin for President Nixon's revenue sharing proposal to distribute funds to the states.
Officials seek written notices from organizations for publication in the Okaloosa Digest, with staff not taking items by phone. The text discusses a national political budget and draft extension debates, noting House, Senate actions and Mills opposition to Nixon plans.
Free mobile chest X rays operate in Crestview at Alabama Textile Products Corp from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 to 5 pm and in Fort Walton Beach at Gibson Discount Center from 12 to 3 pm and 4 to 7 pm. Hurlburt Field registers children for Red Cross swimming classes at 10 am Friday at the Hurlburt pool for first graders and above with PCS TDY personnel and dependents restricted. Civic Association meets at 7 pm at Seashore Village Community Center with a prize give away. Kiwanis dinner and round table at 7 pm at the Sheraton Miramar. Ferry Park Recreation Building opens for women’s volleyball starting June 1 between 9 am and noon every Friday, free of charge. Miracle Strip Saddle Club meets at 7:30 pm at Pryor Junior High for horse enthusiasts. Okaloosa County Commission meets at 1 pm today at Fort Walton Beach Civic Center. Pryor Junior High chorus groups perform a pop concert at 7:20 pm in the Choctawhatchee Auditorium, admission $1 for adults and student events.
Okaloosa Memorial and Niceville-Valparaiso hospitals list multiple admissions on May 21 30 and 31. Names include Thabell Foxworth Neada Strickland Clint Davis Kate Alman Lois Stanley James Greathouse Gracite Bustice Jeaneite Brawn among others.
A search mission for the Aerocommander crash near Roanoke is impeded by heavy forest cover that prevents helicopter landings. The wreckage from the Murphy plane lies in burned terrain after the plane was spotted by a search plane that overflew Martinsville during a thunderstorm. The incident follows last contact with Atlanta after overflights near the Blue Ridge Airport. In New York, veterans and antiwar demonstrators clashed in rain along a Riverside Drive route, with elderly veterans leading the march.
Saigon forces retreat from Sauol in Cambodia after heavy fighting with North Vietnamese regulars. Up to 2,000 South Vietnamese reportedly flee toward the border with many wounded. Artillery and tank losses mount as supply lines along Highways 7 and 13 fall under enemy control.
A 17 year old Fort Walton Beach youth was arrested Sunday night on sale and possession of LSD and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. Fire at 204 Florida Blanca Place caused about 70 percent damage to the wood frame house. Adrian Thompson, renter, lost everything but clothes. investigators say cause undetermined but aerosol cans contributed. Narcotics officers also arrested Lee Connor Paschall after undercover work. 36 LSD wafers seized valued about 100 dollars, plus a needle and cooker. Arraignment set for today.
Fire Chief Amon Adams labeled the Crestview house fire on South Bay Street as definite arson. The unoccupied home owned by Tom Wilson of Opp Alabama burned around 2 a.m. Sunday with extensive incendiary devices found. $1,000 damage reported. Investigations continue with leads noted and no arrests made.
The United Steelworkers reach a three year contract with Alcoa as wage gains spark a six percent price rise on most fabricated products. The settlement comes days before expirations affecting 43,900 workers across five major aluminum firms. Deputy sheriff reports a drowning incident of Johnny Dale Wilson in Shalimar.
Jordan accuses Palestinian guerrillas of planning to overthrow King Hussein and establish a Palestinian state. Amid clashes and mine blasts, Jerash base remains the primary guerrilla stronghold. Al Fatah says Hussein’s forces fabricate charges as crackdown widens in Amman and northern Jordan.
The United States urges NATO allies to present a united front as foreign ministers meet to discuss potential talks with the Soviet Union on mutual force reductions in Europe. Washington aims to quiet criticism from Norway and Denmark over Portugal and Greece, while signaling seriousness ahead of Lisbon talks on June 3-4.
In Saigon 660 sick and wounded North Vietnamese POWs were screened by the Red Cross on June 4. only 13 wished repatriation. The remaining 647 stayed in the South, a setback to the planned large-scale return during the Indochina War. The DMZ ceremony hinge on Hanoi's acceptance of the reduced number.
Federal mediators pressed for a last minute compromise to avert a midnight strike by the United Telegraph Workers against Western Union. Prospects of a settlement were dim with wage and job security terms in dispute. If timed out, Western Union would close public offices and halt telegrams and gift orders while keeping leased wire, government and business services running and continuing repair work. Telex TVX and Mailgram would be maintained.
Funeral services for John David Barbaree aged 3 of 113 Shell St Fort Walton Beach will be at 2 pm today at the Evangelistic Center with Rev J D Stevens officiating. Burial will be Sunset Cemetery in Valparaiso. He died Sunday evening in a local hospital. Survived by wife Onie Bass Barbaree four daughters Marie Robinson Pensacola Charlene Street Birmingham Ala Patricia Deese and Betty Jackson Fort Walton Beach one brother Charlie Barbaree Deno one sister Addie M Thomas Midland City Ala. He was an employee of the City of Fort Walton Beach. Melanghhin Mortuary of Fort Walton Beach is in charge of arrangements.
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