Nuclear Testing Ban Urged by UN Ecology Conference
The United Nations Conference on the Environment in Stockholm urged a ban on further nuclear weapons tests backed by France and China. The United States faced Chinese charges of ecological warfare in Vietnam as talks toward a human environment declaration showed growing pessimism among the 114 participating nations. France said it would not be part of the key document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UN Ecology Conference
Stockholm
UPI
United Nations Conference On the Environment
France
China
United States
Vietnam
Peru
New Zealand
South Pacific
Robert Poujade
Soviet Union
Supreme Court Extends Free Legal Aid to Indigent Defendants
The Supreme Court ruled that all indigent defendants must receive free trial lawyers for any minor offense with jail threat, extending prior protections from major crimes. In a separate decision, the court split 6 to 3 on another private matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Nixon appoints Kleindienst amid ITT probe turmoil
President Nixon swore in Kleindienst as attorney general amid Senate scrutiny of ITT ties and antitrust matters. Nixon called the nominee strong in adversity as the ITT controversy spurs a broader look at administration-business links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
Nixon
Kleindienst
George P. Shultz
Treasury
Caspar W. Weinberger
Office of Management and Budget
Internattional Telephone and Telegraph Corp
ITT
Senate Judiciary Committee
Phoenix
Barry M. Goldwater
Senate
John N. Mitchell
Lavelle Admits Ordered Bombings in North Vietnam
Maj. Gen. John D. Lavelle testified before a House subcommittee that he ordered strikes against unauthorized targets in North Vietnam and would do so again under the same conditions. He said he stretched bombing rules to hit high priority military targets amid a claimed air defense buildup and troop infiltration across the DMZ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John CD. Lavelle
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Washington
UPI
John D. Lavelle
U. S
Southeast Asia
House
Armed Services
North
Lavelle
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
United States
Demilitarized Zone
Rep
Otis Tike
D-Ny
Gun battles unfold as refugees flee Belfast clashes
In North Belfast the worst sectarian gun battles in 10 months prompted hundreds to flee. British PM lawmaker William Whitelaw sent 800 more troops to reinforce 14,500 soldiers. A Catholic grocer was shot dead, a British soldier died, and explosions damaged Londonderry town hall Lisburn dance hall and a Belfast car injuring 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw
Britain
Whitelaw
London
Londonderry
Lisburn
Hirohito Invited To Visit America
UPI reports Kissinger concluded a three day mission in Tokyo with Nixon inviting Emperor Hirohito to the United States. The move aims to restore rapport after tensions over China and U.S. policy. Kissinger met 85 leaders including Prime Minister Sato and the five presidential hopefuls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
America
Nixon
Hirohito
United States
Japan
Kissinger
China
U.S
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Vietnam
McGovern Seeks Narrow Path to First Ballot Win
George McGovern campaigns through New York and Harlem with Coretta King as he nears the Democratic nominating threshold. He asserts the last votes must come in small blocs while Hubert Humphrey targets Texas and a strong 1992-member delegation. McGovern’s Virginia win builds momentum as Humphrey vows to keep the race alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Martin Luther King
George
McGovern
New York
Harlem
Hubert H. Humphrey
Texas
Miami
Humphrey
San Antonio
UPI
Coretta King
South Dakota
Harlem Hospital
Nixon
Vietnam
Ambassador Porter says Vietnam talks may resume soon in Paris
Ambassador William J. Porter, lead U.S. negotiator, returned from a four week U.S. trip and said talks could resume. He urged Hanoi to approach meetings constructively and stressed a serious conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
William J. Porter
United States
Orly
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Porter
Cuba Sets Down Conditions For Renewing U.S. Ties
Granma editorial in Havana calls for the U.S. to end its blockade withdraw Guantanamo Bay base pull out of Vietnam and stop intervention abroad. It condemns Nixon as war criminal and states no talks while U.S. policy remains unchanged. The piece follows OAS tensions and Cuba's broader stance during Castro's tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
Ronnie Thompson
Macon
William Calley
Ft. Benning
Thompson
Jimmy Hoffa
Angela Davis
Calley
Nixon
Granma
Cuban Communist Party
Havana
Miami
United States
Cuba
U.S
Guantanamo Bay
Vietnam
OAS
U.s.-Cuba
Fidel Castro
Africa
Europe
Soviet Union
Castro
Community notices from Okaloosa groups in playground style
Valparaiso Garden Club meets 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Valparaiso Community Center for an ice cream social and a program by Mrs. Robert Skidmore and Mrs. Howard Heinecke. Other items include Senior Citizens meetings, Kiwanis plans, USC summer program, legal secretaries meeting, Kappa Sigma Alumni, TOPS class, school board gathering, library story hour, and guitar lessons registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso Garden Club
Valparaiso
Glenview Ave
Robert Skidmore
Howard Heinecke
FWB
Hollywood
National van Lines
Kiwanis
Fort Walton Beach
Kiwanis Club
Holiday Inn
Okaloosa Island
Bill Harris
USC
Okaloosa
Howard Gill
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma Alumni Club
Northwest Florida
Ramada Inn
Pensacola
Bill Lee
P.O. Box
Florida Tops Chapter
Catholic Church
Niceville
Series of Thefts Reported in Area
A rash of burglaries and thefts prompted Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies to investigate Sunday evening and Monday morning. The Holiday Inn saw two thefts: Donnie Caraway and companions reported 329 dollars plus cards and licenses missing from adjoining rooms. Robert Jevis reported 137 dollars missing from a wife’s billfold. Deputies Borin and Borio led investigations. other cases included a stolen rape deck and tapes from a car and a 900 dollar 1967 BSA motorcycle theft by Royce Haney, with Deputy Blackburn assigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okatoosa County
Jules Borin
Holiday Inn
Robert H. Jevis
Decatur
Ala
Jevis
Billfold
Borio
Donald Wayne Maycroft
Magnolia Ave
Club Continental
Sheriffs Department
John Blackburn
Blackburn
Royce Haney
South Central Dr
Mort Walton Beach
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoffa
Davis
Florida
William QO. Douglas
Warren E. Burger
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Sonene EG
Omaha
Nebraska
British Army
Playground Daily News
Your Freedom
The
Playground Dal Divalon of
Floride
Y News
Haride
Wohes Beach
Ets
Wana
Unidad Press
Ely
Virginia
Rafearing
Palm Plaza
SR 20
C. Walter Muckel
Ruckel Properties, Inc
A.L., Johnson
Childs Drug Store
Plenn Phelps
Phelps Construction Company
Niceville-Valparaiso Hospital
Richard Nixon
Organization of American States
Okaloosa Digest
PDN
Okaloosa County
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!