Sales Tax Proposal Approved By House In Florida
The Florida House passed a $70 million omnibus sales tax bill on a 60 49 vote, removing the proposed 4 percent gasoline tax. Supporters credit the services and advertising taxes with funding the state’s revenue needs while opponents call gas taxes burdensome. The plan kept an $8 million advertising tax and $39 million services tax but faced ongoing battles over how to balance the deficit and potential referendum outcomes.
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Tallahassee
Fla
House
Richard Pettigrew
D-Miami
Pettigrew
Taxation Committee
Ralph Turlington
Dainesville
Turlington
Conference Committee
Lai
Jack Shreve
Merritt Island
Shreve
Appropriations
Marshall Harris
Senate
Indians Receive Rebel East Pakistan Diplomats
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Indira Gandhi met a rebel delegation from East Pakistan for the first time. The visit signals a potential shift in diplomacy amid regional tensions and ongoing political strife.
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East Pakistan
New Delhi
UPI
Indira Gandhi
Chamber Dines Commissioners and talks on Destin airport
The Fort Walton Beach Chamber hosted county commissioners for a luncheon where FAA officials from Miami will visit in June to discuss the new Destin airport. The meeting also touched on regional politics with Bengali leaders and East Pakistanis in the spotlight.
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Fort Walton Beach
Neorejehan Murshid
Phani Majumdar
Moazzam Hossain
Awami League
Pakistan
East Pakistan
Swaran Singh
Destin Land Sold For $36,002.20 Against Expectation
Okaloosa County auctioned its Destin parcel after two failed bids and a third sale at $36,002.20 from Dr. A B Galloway. The prior bids were rejected for under the appraised value of $55,600. Boat slips at Old Pass Lagoon were approved with Crestview attorney Ben Nolley representing developers and Destin resident Rossi Marler urging approval.
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Okaloosa County
A. B. Galloway
Naight
Old Pass Lagoon
Destin
Mobile Home Park Hook-Up Fees Stir County Commission
Mobile home park operators pressed commissioners Tuesday over high water and sewer hook-up rates. Engineer LaVerte Rogers cited 125 dollars or more for water connections and 275 dollars plus 25 dollars per trailer for sewer hookups. Minimum monthly fees would be 3 dollars per water space and 4.50 dollars per sewer space. The request spurred talk of grandfather clauses and an advisory committee recommendation, with no action taken.
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Mobile Home Park
LaVerte Rogers
Niceville Incumbent Councilmen Qualify for Election
Three incumbent Niceville city councilmen including Bill E Edge Robert G McKinley and J C Phillips qualified for reelection to four year terms in the July 20 municipal election McKinley and Phillips seek Group three and Group five posts respectively with Edge seeking Group one The qualifying period ends noon July 5 terms run four years Edge completes his second term while McKinley and Phillips would have served one term each
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Niceville
Bill E. Edge
Robert G. McKinley
J.C. Phillips
Edge
McKinley
Phillips
Drug Arrest in Fort Walton Beach Linked to LSD
Paul Robert Hebert, 2%, 213 Staff Dr., Fort Walton Beach, was arrested early Monday evening and charged with possession of LSD and narcotics paraphernalia by Special Operations Officer Grover Ayers of the Fort Walton Beach Police Department. Ayers said the arrest closed an investigation into Hebert's activities.
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Paul Robert Hebert
Fort Walton Beach
Grover Ayers
Ayers
Hebert
Barrow Exemption Bill Clears Senate
The Senate approved a homestead exemption bill co introduced by Sen William D Barrow of Crestview. It increases the exemption for seniors 65 and older to ten thousand dollars with income and household conditions guiding eligibility.
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Senate
House
William D. Barrow
D.crestview
Commission Denies Halt of Third Avenue Traffic
County commissioners rejected a proposal to stop vehicle traffic on Third Avenue between Beachview Drive and the water. Dr. Paul Petrey and a neighbor offered about $5,000 for drainage ditch repairs and a sea wall if traffic is halted. The panel left the street open and asked the Road Department to perform needed repairs as an obligation.
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Third Avenue
Beachview Drive
Paul Petrey
Neghbor
County Road Department
Harrelson Avenue
Jere Tollon
LaVerte Rogers
Racetrack Road
Chicken Order Sparks Hassle at Local Barbecue
Fort Walton Beach police report an assault and battery charge against an Ethel's Bar-B-Q employee after a dispute over a quarter chicken. Oscar D. Scott of Fort Walton Beach was struck in the chest with a hatchet by Raymond Price of Eglin AFB when the order did not meet expectations.
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Germany
Fort Walton Beach
George Osborne
Oscar D. Scott
Raymond Price
Eglin Afb
Scott
Osborne
Fort Walton Beach M Hospital Admissions and June 1 list
A public hospital admissions page lists patients admitted at Fort Walton Beach M on May 31 and June 1 including Marion Fortune, Elease Acree, Cheryl Henson, Baby Girl Henson, Maybelle Myers, Onzie Owens, Mary Goree, Linda Lutz, Diane Slagle, Karen Knight, Baby Boy Slagle, Idris James, Mayson Bettis, Norma Stewart, Rita Garrett, Susan Sheets, Carol Johnson, Ester Ashby, Adda Rogers, Robert Wenker, and additional names such as Sylvia Kelly and Richmond Helms at Okaloosa Memorial Hospital.
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Fort Walton Beach M Hospital
Marion Fortune
Elease Acree
Cheryl Henson
Baby Girl Henson
Maybelle Myers
Onzie Owens
Mary Goree
Linda Lutz
Diane Slagle
Karen Knight
Baby Boy Slagle
Idris James
Mayson Bettis
Norma Stewart
Rita Garrett
Susan Sheets
Carol Johnson
Ester Ashby
Adda Rogers
Robert Wenker
Okaloosa
Memorial Hospital
Edldie Day
Sylvia Kelly
Havel Gainey
Robert Pouncey
Richmond Helms
Ida Mason
Mary M. Kelly
Soviet Mars Probes May Land With Robotic Soil Analysis
Soviet science writers suggest Mars 2 and Mars 3 will soft land and test Martian soil for life using robotic scoops and culture mediums. They cite Lunokhod soil analysis tech and note the rockets’ heavy weight requires strong communications, comparing to Venus 7. Destin Chamber of Commerce announces new officers led by Davage Runnels Jr with installation set for June 10.
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Moscow
UPI
Red Planet
Mars
Notice Submissions Open for Okaloosa Digest
Organizations must deliver written items to the Playground Daily News office for publication. Staff will not accept notices by telephone and representatives must present the notices in person.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Free Chest X Rays Schedule Across Three Towns
Free chest X rays offered today at three locations with times across Fort Walton Beach Holt and Milligan. In Niceville the quarterly family night program starts at 6 30 p m at First United Methodist Church with a covered dish supper and a presentation by Dr. Fanny Fern Davis. The Playgroand Corvette Club meets at 2530 on Hollywood Blvd for members and other Corvette enthusiasts.
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Niceville
First United Methodist Church
Playgroand
Corvette Club
Preston Hood Chevrolet
Hollywood Blvd
Community notices from Northwest Florida clubs and arts show
Regular meeting of the Northwest Florida Chapter of the Armed Forces Communication and Electronic Association at 7 p.m. Thursday in the VIP room of Hurlburt Officers' Club with Igloo White discussion by James Naylor. Arts and Design Society accepts Billy Rowlegs Art Show entries today 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday noon to 9 p.m. Fees 2 for one entry 3 for two, framed and wired. Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club met today at Sheraton Miramar with Maj Gen Jewell Maxwell as speaker. Ruckel Junior High Outstanding Student Assembly today at Niceville High School auditorium for seventh graders at 9 a.m. eighth at 10 a.m. ninth at 11 a.m.
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Northwest Florida
Armed Forces Communication and Electronic Association
Hurlburt Officers’ Club
Igloo White
James Naylor
Fort Walton Beach
John Shortall
Ina Kreher
Pensacola
Stanley Jones
The
Arts and Design Society
Billy Rowlegs
Perry Ave
Niceville
Ruckel Junior High
Niceville High School
Walton Lions Carnival at Bay Grove School
The South Walton County Lions host the sixth annual Spring Carnival at Point Washington Bay Grove School. Games start at 5 p.m. with a country fried steak dinner, game night, and door prizes to benefit community projects. Admission is $2 adults $1 children. The Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club hosts a regular game night today at 8 p.m.
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South Walton County
Bay Grove
Point Washington
Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club
Audie Murphy to be buried at Arlington
War hero actor Audie Murphy will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. His widow announced the burial plans after his death in a fiery plane crash in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Roanoke
UPI
Audie Murphy
Blue Ridge Mountains
Arlington National Cemetery
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