Zoning Study Splits Okaloosa County Commission
Okaloosa Walton Junior College zoning study approved after debate with White Sands Home Owners Association attorney John Harris. Bill Landreth opposed. James E. Stone leads planning commission efforts. Also notes a Valparaiso boathouse case ordered for removal for lack of permit and living quarters issue.
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Okaloosa County
Okaloosa Walton Junior College
John Harris
White Sands Homeowners Association
William D. Landreth
James E. Stone
Stone
Niceville-Okaloosa County
J. E. Barefield
Cecil Ancors
Harris
Landreth
Leon R. Greene
City County Joint Planning Commission
Property Owners Veto Bayshore Drive Improvements
Valparaiso city commissioners dropped plans to pave South Bayshore Drive from Sims Parkway to Rose Court after property owners opposed the project. Residents feared higher speeds and traffic, plus storm drain costs estimated at 7.05 dollars per linear foot. Notable opposers included Lt. Col. (ret.) Lewis Cartwright and Col. W B Wilmot who argued the street should remain unpaved and questioned ongoing upkeep costs.
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Valparaiso
South Bayshore Drive
Commission
Bayshore Drive
Grandview Avenue
O.D. Taylor
Bayshore
Lewis Cartwright
Cartwright
John B. Arnold
Cartwight
W.B. Wilmot
S. Bayshore Drive
Disney World complex near Orlando touted as world’s greatest vacation site
Disney World officials at the 33rd annual convention of the Forda Association of Broadcasters Inc. forecast the first phase opening in 1971 will draw 6.5 million visitors. The 43-square-mile site, twice the size of Manhattan, will include four themed hotels and a monorail linked park, with plans for the Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow after the initial build.
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Disney World
Redington Beach
Orlando
Walt Disney World Co
Fionda Association of Broadcasters Inc
W.E. .Potter
Potter
Manhattan Island
Bay Lake
City of Tomorrow
Walt Disney
Central Florida
Saigon Hit By Viet Cong Barrage On Tan Son Nhut
Viet Cong shells pounded Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon early Wednesday as part of a sustained bombardment. The strike damaged the base and killed civilians, with authorities assessing the broader impact on the capital and ongoing peace talks in Paris.
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Tan Son Nhut
Cong Barrage
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Joint General Staff Headquarters
Cholon
Fort Walton Beach Approves 15 Million Nursing Home Project
The Fort Walton Beach City Council voted unanimously to rezone a lot at Chicago Street Pine and Third Streets from R-2 to C-1 for a $15 million, 160 bed nursing home due for completion in 1969. Backers Fred Cooke and Bryan Beeler called it a community project and welcomed local investors. The council also discussed park bath room upgrades, a Shrine Club zoning change to A-2, a revolving equipment fund, and funding to open an alley to Fort Walton Square with a culvert provided by the State Road Department at a cost of 2 983.
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Fort Walton Beach
Chicago Street
Pine
Third
Fred Cooke
Sterlyn W Kllingsworth
Oakland
Shrine Club
Charlie Evans
Staff Cave
Fort Walton Square
State Road Department
Bowlegs Schedule Highlights Fort Walton Beach Events
Bowlegs schedule lists activities across venues in Fort Walton Beach including Billy Bowlegs Golf Tournament at the municipal course at 7:30 a.m. Surfing at Wayside Park at 1 p.m. Sand skiing at Matterhorn, Okaloosa Island, 5 p.m. Skateboard contest near the playground Tin at 8 p.m. Rock N Roll show at Okaloosa Island Amusement Park 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Arts and crafts at Mad Dollar Store 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Heritage Exhibit in Wilson Building.
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Billy Bowlegs
Fort Walton Beach Municipal Golf Course
Wayside Park
Matterhorn
Okaloosa Island
Mad Dollar Store
Wilson Bldng
Blaiberg Struck By Liver Ailment
World’s longest surviving heart transplant patient Dr. Philip Blaiberg, 59, faces hepatitis and liver infection after recent tests at Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town. Chief surgeon Dr Christian Barnard travels from London in alarm as hospital notes warn of continued concern. Blaiberg received a heart from Clive Haupt and had shown steady recovery until the setback.
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Cape Town
South Africa
London
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur
Blaiberg
Christan N. Barnard
Barnard
Blaitberg
Clive Haupt
Liberace
Shelly Berman
British Lions
Old Brooks School Sought For Mental Health Clinic
Okaloosa County School Board delayed Mrs Harold Berridge's request to use the abandoned Brooks Elementary School for a county mental health clinic. No action taken. decision set for July 9. Board also approved land purchase for an Educational Park and named Florosa Elementary with lease terms tied to a national emergency clause changes.
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Okaloosa County
Harold Berridge
Brooks
Berridge
Ola Skaloosa Walton Junior College
Pryor Junior High School
Silver Sands
Wayne McSheehy
McSheehy
Nancy Kenaston
Hurlburt
Florosa Elementary School
Air Force
Kirk Calls Legislators Into Special Session On New Constitution
In Tallahassee Governor Claude Kirk summons a 20 day special session to finish a new Florida constitution. The call includes revision work and a request to appropriate about 100000 dollars for the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind at St Augustine. Senate and house committees set to begin groundwork next week ahead of June 24 start.
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Tampa
John E Mathews
Jacksonville
Senate
Florida
Tallahassee
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Florida School For the Deaf and Blind
St. Augustine
Verle Pope
D-St. Augustine
John Mathews
Sched
Lieve
Treasure Hunt Clue No 3 From the briney bottom
A mysterious verse guides a treasure seeker to search from the bow. The clue hints a pointer, a dear searcher should move from this point toward the spot, claiming a holiday valued at fifty pears.
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