Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Playground Daily News in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

We have 3,555,437 pages in Florida

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Playground Daily News

Location

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1968

Page

2

Renault workers vote to return to work amid renewed French riots

Renault 65,000 workers and shipyard staffs in three cities voted to resume work after a 12 percent wage concession, signaling a drop in the broader strike wave. Yet clashes erupted in Paris with police using clubs and tear gas as students clashed with authorities in the Latin Quarter, while dockworkers and news vendors also struck in Paris and at Mediterranean ports.

Paris Renault Polie France St. Nazaire Bordeaux la Seyne Country Mediterranean General Confederation of Labor Latin French National Students Union UNEF Paris Provinces Sorbonne Institute of Art and Archaeology

Riley Wright Funeral Held In California

Funeral services for Riley Q. Wright age 57 of Pasadena California were held last Thursday at Sunset Methodist Church. Burial followed at Grandview Memorial Cemetery. Wright died Tuesday in a Pasadena hospital. He worked as an electrician for Ethyl Corporation and was a Methodist. Survivors include his wife Theda Renee Wright a daughter Corbin Wright a son and five grandchildren. Arrangements were by Colonial Funeral Home of Pasadena.

Riley Q. Wright Pasadena Calif Playground Sunset Methodist Church Grandview Memorial Cemetery Wright Methodist Church Ethyl Corporation Wilma Wright Theda Renee Wright Corbin Wright Deer Park E. V. Wright Irma Earley Fort Walton Beach Bonnie McCullough Pensacola Alma Ryan San Francisco E. P. Wright J. T. Wright Colonial Funeral Home of

Wallace's Southern Power slogan sparks national push

Presidential candidate George C. Wallace unveiled a new slogan Southern Power during a Richmond speech and urged supporters to spread it nationwide as a movement born in the South. He highlighted strong fundraising momentum and planned another tour likely to hit Texas and Florida, with July trips possible.

Richmond, Va George Co. Wallace Wallace Texas South Florida Miami

Preschool Dependents Require Physicals

EGLIN military dependents entering kindergarten or first grade in September must have preschool physicals. They will be given at Eglin Main Hospital and Hurlburt Dispensary for records at Hurlburt. Last names K to Z report to the hospital at 3 p.m. Wednesday. A to J were last week. No appointments. questions to 885-3242. Bring a school form with current smallpox vaccination.

Eglin Eglin Main Hospital Hurlburt Dispensary Hurlburt Information Desk

Eisenhower Responding Favorably After Major Heart Attack

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower shows favorable response to treatment at Walter Reed after a major heart attack. Doctors report he is alert and in good spirits, yet not out of the woods, with stable vital signs and no recurrent pain. Mamie Eisenhower is at his side as monitoring continues.

Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower Walter Reed Army Hospital Eisenhower California Associated Press Mamie Eisenhower Iisenhower Gettysburg Jimne Gen Jack

College Student Struck as Sisters Hurt in Tahlequah Incident

Harold James Pope, 20, a Northeastern State College student, died after being struck and stuffed into the trunk of his family's car during a lakeside fishing trip near Tahlequah Oklahoma. His two Tulsa sisters, who heard groans from the trunk, were treated for shock. Two suspects, Chester Dale McDonald and Delbert Hopper, were charged with burglary and other counts after authorities found Pope's body in a car and linked the motive to a tow incident. Preliminary hearings set for June 25.

Barron Creek Tahlequah Oklahoma Harold James Pope Northeastern State College Ponce Pope Chester Dale McDonald Baxter Springs Kan Delbert Hopper Route 1 Barnsdall Buckhorn

Treasure Clue Maps Hidden Between Trees for Reward

A fragment describes a treasure hunt directions halfway between an old L and a leafless umbrella shaped tree. It instructs 16 paces northeast then 25 east, turn south for three paces to claim $500. The phrase 500 dollars stands as the offered prize.

Court to Hear Challenges to Residency Rules and Open Housing Law

The court schedules hearings on state residency requirements for welfare, a New York flag burning ban, and the reach of open housing laws. It also delays nine death-row executions as cases move through state courts. Dissenting Justices White and Harlan critique the private action scope of the 1968 Open Housing Act in a high court decision arising from a mixed race couple’s effort to buy near St. Louis.

John William Butenko Orange Igor Ivanov Soviet Union New York Johnson John M.harlan Stewart Byron R. White Harlan Paddock Woods St. Louis Justice Department Joseph Let Jones Barbara Jo Congress

Aircraft actions and ground fighting near Hue and coast

Vietnamese sources report three single rotor MI-4 Hound helicopters shot down along the coast by allied artillery. U S jets claim nine more downed Sunday night, six into the South China Sea. Weather enabled 142 strike missions over the North, two MIG17s encountered. In ground fighting, the 101st Airborne killed 27 enemy and five U S soldiers died in a clash 12 miles southwest of Hue. Vietnamese special forces destroyed remnants of two enemy battalions three miles from the capital. Soldiers conducted a night grenade assault, at least 30 enemy killed and 15 captured.

Demilitarized Zone South China Sea U.S 101St Airborne Division Hue

Violence art and auto inspection move headline Florida

In Tallahassee AP reports state comptroller Fred Dickinson backs suspending headlight aiming tests in the new inspection program citing confusion and poor prep. He supports broader patrol discretion until procedures are better coordinated as Broward Williams proposed.

Tallahassee Fred Dickinson Dickinson Broward Williams Highway Patrol

Also Mentioned on This Page

Boulevard St. Germain Odeon Riley Wright Alabama Florida Tennessee Georgia North Carolina Tulsa BAY Plaza Sunshine Center Gibsons & New A&p Free Hoover Agrilan Monsanto Eglin Parkway Hollywood Sarchive Ft. Walton Beach, Fla Sorbonne University Pgdnupi Paget North Vietnam Foic Towncrest Shopping Dixie Mart Fort Walton Square Taundry Hanson Atlanta Attania Southern Airways DELTA Inig First National 2A
Search Courier

Search the Playground Daily News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Playground Daily News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication