Base Tax Exemptions Protested by House
Florida House tax committee backed a protest to Congress over sales of tax free cigarettes and beer on military bases. Rep. Ralph Turlington said exemptions cost Florida 15 million dollars yearly. Memorial to Congress was dropped after opposition from committee members and a retired general citing harm to Florida’s bases.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
U.S. Congress
Ralph Turlington
Dgaleaville
Turlington
Congress
Donald K
Yost
Retired Officers Association
William Gibson
Orlando
Air Force
Jane Robinson
Cocoa
Robinson
Armed Forces Committee
Notices to appear in Okaloosa Digest
Organizations must submit written notices to the Playground Daily News office. PGDN staff will not take items by telephone.
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Okaloosa
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Okaloosa County community notices and events
Red Cross swim classes start Monday for senior lifesaving and adult beginners with eligibility for all county residents. Destin Boy Scouts collect 55 gallon drums for beach trash receptacles drop off at Shel Service Station. Okaloosa Hospital System Finance Committee meets today at 1 p.m. in Fort Walton Beach Hospital dining room. Shalimar Extension Homemakers Club meets Thursday 9 30 a.m. at Shalimar Presbyterian Church Choctawmar Road program Food Go Power presented by Mrs. Carol Setzke with nursery and babysitting. Playground Corvette Club meets 6 30 p.m. today at Preston Hood Chevrolet Hollywood Blvd. Corvette owners and enthusiasts invited.
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Red Cross
Okaloosa County
Destin
Shel
Okaloosa County Hospital System
Fort Walton Beach Hospital
Shalimar Extension
Corvette Club
Preston Hood Chevrolet
Hollywood Blvd
Fort Walton Beach Life Underwriters Meet At Noon
The Fort Walton Beach Life Underwriters Association schedules its regular monthly meeting at Bull of the Beach Restaurant with no guest speaker. Officers and directors for the coming year will be elected and Life Underwriter of the Year balloting will be conducted. The Board of Directors will meet prior to the general meeting. The NCO Wives Club hosts a games party at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Eglin NCO Club inviting MENCO wives to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Walton Beach Life Underwriters Association
Bull of the Beach
Life
NCO
Valparaiso
NCO Wives Club
Eglin Nco Club
MENCO
Fort Walton Beach Rotary Meets at Noon
The Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the Sheraton Miramar. Eight new Rotarians will present the program and visiting Rotarians are invited. Also tonight the Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club hosts a regular game night at 8 p.m. at the Berry Road clubhouse.
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Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club
Sheraton-Miramar
Fort Walton Beach
Yacht Clu
Berry Road
Immunization clinic aids San Antonio amid diphtheria fears
San Antonio bases shuttle poor residents to a free immunization clinic as a second suspected diphtheria case emerges after last year’s outbreak. A small boy died last week, underscoring the continuing health threat and city efforts to prevent further cases.
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San Antonio, Tex
San Antonio Air Force Bases
Okaloosa Young Democrats chartered at state meet
Okaloosa's Young Democrats Club won charter approval at the Florida Young Democrats Convention in St Petersburg. Six delegates from Okaloosa County attended, including Mr and Mrs Davage Runnels Jr and Mrs Blanche Horne of Fort Walton Beach plus Newman C Brackin Jr and Mr and Mrs Wayne Ansley of Crestview. Ed Kay, new state president from Fort Lauderdale, plans visits to Northwest Florida clubs. The club received six votes for statewide officers, a count shared by only about six Florida clubs.
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Okaloosa
Young Democrats Club
Florida Young Democrats
St. Petersburg
Okaloosa Club
Florida
Ed Kay
Fort Lauderdale
Young Democrat
Okaloosa County
Davage Runnels
Phase Out of U. S. Advisors in Vietnam Nears
The U S command says battalion advisory teams will be phased out within two weeks marking another Vietnamization step. Two American combat brigades, the 1st Brigade 5th Mechanized and the 11th Brigade of the American Division, will also withdraw, narrowing U S involvement as South Vietnamese forces defend the DMZ.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Vietnams
da Nang
Sth
Dmz
South China Sea
Annamite Mountains
Associated Press
J.T. Volkerstorfer
Young GOP Lashes Out At Demos
Florida Young Democrats condemned liberal resolutions at their annual meeting and were urged to switch to the Young Republicans Club. Bay County Young Republicans president David Middlebrooks criticized the Democrats for repealing restrictive laws on sexuality abortion marijuana divorce and cohabitation. State Sen. W D Childers called Junior Democrats who backed the measures hoodlums on the Senate floor.
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Panama City
Fla
Florida
Young Democrats
Young Republicans Club
David Middlebrooks
Bay County
Young Republicans
St. Petersburg
W. D. Childers
Pensacola
Senate
Spoil Island Lease Renewal Deferred in Destin East Pass
The State Internal Improvement Fund Trustees deferred action on a five year renewal for Spoil Island in Destin East Pass for two weeks. Rhett Cadenhead said he had not received ample notice of the hearing. Director Joel Kuperberg recommended denial to the cabinet. The lease held by Cadenhead M P Cox and W F Davis pays 300 dollars annually and was first granted in 1966 with proposed boat marina and camping grounds opposed by local groups.
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Spoil Island
Destin
East Pass
State
Internal Improvement Fund
Tallahassee
Rhett Cadenhead
Joel Kuperberg
The
Internal Improvement Trust Fund
Cadenhead
Kuperberg
M.P. Cox
Crestview
Ww. F. Davis
White Sand Beach
League of Women Voters
Game and Fish Protective Association
Cabinet Votes to Drain Canal-Linked Reservoir
The Florida Cabinet backed lowering Rodman Reservoir as a first step to dismantling the Cross Florida Barge Canal. The 3 2 vote aimed to save 700 acres of hardwoods. Secretary Stone delay could nullify the move. Environmentalists warned of ecological harm and officials debated timing and impact.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Rodman
Richard Stone
Stone
Robert Shevin
A. S. Bullerton
Army Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville
Duke University
Florida Canal Authority
John Lawrence
Auburn
Canal Authority
Motorcycle Rider Hospitalized After Wright Collision
An accident Tuesday afternoon in Wright left a motorcycle rider hospitalized and charged with lack of vehicle control. Carlos Suvel, 16, of Fort Walton Beach, was taken to Fort Walton Beach Hospital after his bike collided with a car driven by Sealer Lawson, 61, of Pensacola. Trooper J. M. Williams investigated the crash.
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Wright
Florida Highway Patrol
Carlos Suvel
Fort Walton Beach
Sealer Lawson
Pensacola
J. M. Williams
Western Union Service Strike Strands Fort Walton Beach Residents
Western Union service remains halted in the Fort Walton Beach area as the nationwide strike that began May 21 continues. Supervisor William Quarles from Miami was sent to Eglin AFB to maintain service, but he reports no progress news. Jimmie's Newsstand also lists service stoppages, though it operates separately from Western Union and links to Pensacola for Western Union services, per employee Barbara Workman.
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Fort Walton Beach
Western Union
William Quarles
Miami
Eglin Afb
Quarles
Jimmie’s
Pensacola
Barbara Workman
Jimmie
County-Wide Redistricting Adopted by Commission
The County Commission adopted a county wide redistricting plan after seven months of work. It aims to balance district populations and realigns areas including Longwood Shalimar Lake Lorraine to Dan Merrill in District One and unincorporated south county areas. District Two gains Fort Walton Beach under Bob Echols, District Five adds base areas for Willie Williams, and District Three moves Mary Esther and Destin with Buck Greene as representative.
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Crestview
Dan Merrill
Longwood
Shalimar
Lake Lorraine
Dee Parkton
Bob Echols
Fort Walton Beach
Willie Williams
Buck Greene
Mary Esther
Destin
Crestview County votes to pause Eglin terminal work
County commissioners halted further Eglin Air Terminal work until a complete design cost and revenue estimate are prepared. They signed with Connell and Associates of Miami for airport engineering and ordered a full feasibility study, while discussing a $1000000 bond for Destin and other county actions.
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Crestview
Eglin Air Terminal
Connell and Associates
Miami
Destin Airport
Cecil Andors
Eglin
Humble Oil Company
Governor to Sign Transfer of Hospital System to County
The three county hospital system is expected to be transferred to the county commissioners after House and Senate approval. Governor Reubin Askew was reported to sign the bill, with turnover set for August 1. Commissioners urged a state audit of hospital books amid disclosures and financial concerns.
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Okaloosa
Reubin Askew
Tallahassee
House
Senate
Crestview
Dee Parkon
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