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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1968
Page
4
Front page fragment from the June 7 1963 Playground Daily News, dated Friday morning. Reads like a generic community newspaper page with brief items and notices typical of a mid century small town paper.
The article lauds Helen Keller's life and achievements in overcoming blindness and deafness with writing, speaking, and reading. It credits her as privileged rather than handicapped, highlights Annie Sullivan's essential role, and frames their partnership as a classic testament to resilience and inner strength.
John S. Owen, director of Tanzania National Parks, tours the United States to raise funds for the African Wildlife Fund. He notes the Serengeti supports 1.5 million animals and warns hunters and poachers threaten extinction. Owen emphasizes the need for more protected land and suggests a global fundraising effort, even a UN appeal, to secure funding.
The rise of riding mowers and lawn tractors drives a $234 million 1968 market from a $62 million base five years prior. Models boast three speed transmissions, electric starters, and up to 12 horsepower, with 50 attachments from mowers to spreaders. City and suburb homeowners alike buy these farmish luxuries, proving horsepower rides into urban yards.
Washington column notes August 2 adjournment pressure from Republican and Democratic conventions, and the Poor People march. It details an insurance industry sit-down behind a $5 billion housing bill rider that would reinsure insurers against riot losses with no federal rate regulation, backed by lobbyists and officials, while Patman fights for restraint.
Bill Vaughan imitates Sei Shonagon by compiling lists on household life and everyday objects. He notes the Japanese author’s Pillow Book and jests about feminine list making while offering his own playful categories and observations on modern living.
On June 7 marks Midway victory in 1942 and Boone’s Kentucky trek in 1769. Also noted: Lee’s Virginia resolutions in 1776, Lincoln renominated in 1864, a 1933 pact among four powers, Norway resistance end in 1940, Eisenhower at Columbia University in 1948, a 10 year India disaster, Laos threats in 1955, and Israeli action near the Suez in 1956.
New York AP reports on Vickers Petroleum, a Wichita based family business thriving in a field of giants. Started by Jack Vickers Sr with a $5,000 lease in 1918, the firm now runs 800 service stations and refines petrochemicals in six Midwest and Southwest states. Jack Vickers Jr, board chairman, leads with his mother Helen and seven siblings among seven directors. The family emphasizes unity and control, arguing that private ownership helps avoid outside pressure and preserve its legacy.
The column argues that Richard Nixon outmaneuvered moderates who opposed him, citing Oregon victory and his hawkish yet restrained Vietnam stance. It contrasts Nixon with Rockefeller, claims Nixon acted as a true moderate domestically by supporting black capitalism and engaging with CORE, while moderates misplayed opportunities after the Goldwater tide.
Frank Costello plots revenge on Phil Kastell by touting horse tips that lead Kastell to bet heavily, then reaches New York to discover the tips paid off. The piece also notes microfilming’s rise from 1928, birth records to tax forms, and honors sportsman R Morris Williams, a Titanic survivor who conquered tennis after challenging amputation.
A milestone note celebrating Microfilm as a 40 year old technique for copying documents and records on special media, honoring its enduring role in archival preservation and access.
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