Chiles Proposes Vietnam War Funding Cut Amendment
Sen Lawton Chiles announced an amendment aimed at halting U S expenditures in Indochina after months of concern over the war and POWs. The move surprised cosponsors Sen George McGovern and Sen Mark Hatfield who had urged a broader deadline for cutting funds by year end 1971.
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Lawton Chiles
Hinds
U.S
Indochina
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George McGovern
D-S.d
Mark C. Hatfield
R-Ore
Okaloosa Digest Submissions Can Be Handed in at PGDN
Organizations seeking to place items in the Okaloosa Digest must deliver notices in writing to The Playground Daily News office. Staff will not accept submissions over the phone.
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Playground Daily News
PGDN
Moose Lodge and Knights of Columbus Host Sunday Fish Frys
The Fort Walton Beach Moose Lodge will sponsor a fish fry behind First People’s Bank with all items for 1 and children 50 cents. Proceeds go to Mooseheart and Moosehaven. The Knights of Columbus offer an all you can eat fish fry from noon to 6 p.m. at 205 Caro Ave, adults 1.25 and children 75 cents, with proceeds to Boy Scout Troop 506.
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First People’s Bank
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Moosehaven
Knights of Columbus
Council Hall
Caro Ave
Boy Scout Troop
Community club events line up in Okaloosa County
A string of local meets and activities includes Homebuilders fish fry at 4 p m at Fraternal Order of Police Club Lovejoy Road end, Sonic Boom Coin Club social at 7 30 p m at Elks Lodge Highway 98, Niceville HS cheerleaders car wash 10 a m Saturday at Bullard's Gulf Station 209 John Sims Pkwy, and more community gatherings across Destin Port Walton Beach Shalimar and Eglin air base venues for July events, youth programs, and civic meetings. Pirates.
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Order of Police Club
Lovejoy Road
Sonic Boom Coin Club
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Highway 98
Niceville High School
Bullard’s
Gulf Station
John Sims
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Vacuma
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Little League
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4Th Streets
Chiles amends stance on POW funding deadline
Senator Chiles revised his amendment to call for a June 1 1972 cutoff if U S prisoners are freed within 60 days, but the amendment failed 52 44. He says the McGovern Hatfield plan limited presidential flexibility and explains his hawk turned toward ending the war. Chiles has long sought more information on POWs and visited Paris to discuss releases. He also attended the British American Parliamentary Conference and leads the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Exports.
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North Vietnam
McGovern-Hatfield
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London
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Morrison Attacks Billboard Alley Ahead of Disney World Opening
Florida conservationist Kenneth Morrison criticizes the rise of roadside billboards along Interstate 4 as Disney World nears October opening. He calls for compliance with the Highway Beautification Act and warns Florida could lose 10 percent of federal funds if billboards remain.
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Kenneth D. Morrison
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U.S
John Volpe
House
Richard Pettigrew
Miami
Transportation Committee
Roy Hess
D-Pensacola
Hess
Interstate Highway 4
Economy moves too slowly says Nixon advisor
President Nixon's chief economic adviser Dr Paul W McCracken says the economy is expanding but not fast enough to cut unemployment. He notes July or August decision on policy and possible tax cuts and outlines expected second-quarter data and the impact of stimulus measures.
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Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Associated Press
McCracken
Federal Reserve
Young Democrats defend platform amid conservative backlash
Fort Lauderdale AP reports Eddie Kay president of the Young Democrats says the platform, adopted at St. Petersburg, does not advocate homosexuality fornication or marijuana but seeks to remove legal restrictions. He notes critics misread the text insisting the group wants reform including abortion laws and campus funding controls while opposing the death penalty.
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Fila
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Childers
Kay
Y.D
Hospital Admissions List for Fort Walton Beach and Nearby Areas
Fort Walton Beach and Niceville Valparaiso report recent admissions on June 16 and 17 respectively. Names include Clemmie Lamblin Christine Fell Sherry Calhoun Baby Girl Oglesby Ramona Shaw Barbara Newson Baby Boy Newson Jane Eberly Regina Tedder Mary Andrews Arlene Maxey Roger Jenkins Margie Greene Iris Dunn Johnny Simpler Shirley Rogers Ola Knaub Amanda Johnson Velma Eldridge Georgta Davis Archie Wiley Kenneth Fennell Allen Joiner Eva Luke Bertha Booth Veronica McQueen Diane Farmer Nettle Cole Ann Hunt James Cox.
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Margie Greene
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Niceville-Valparaiso Hospital
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Shirley Rogers
Ola Knaub
Amanda Johnson
Velma Eldridge
Okaloosa Memorial Hospital
Georgta Davis
Archie Wiley
Kenneth Fennell
Allen Joiner
Eva Luke
Bertha Booth
Veronica McQueen
Diane Farmer
Nettle Cole
Ann Hunt
James Cox
Ocean City-Wright Crews Battle Fire
Ocean City Wright Volunteer Fire Department tanker crew fought a small woods fire Thursday amid earlier rain. Chief Maurice Lanson said the blaze started on private property off Mooney Road near a homemade fort where children had played. Chief Sawson noted no matches or combustibles were used and the rain helped dampen the woods preventing spread.
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Ocean City-Wright Volunteer Fire Department
Maurice Lanson
Fire Department
Mooney Road
Sawson
South Vietnamese Repel North Attack at Sarge Outpost
South Vietnamese marines aided by American air power beat back a dawn NVA assault on Fire Base Sarge below the DMZ. About 400 enemy troops attacked 200 marines. 63 NVA killed, 10 SV Marines dead, 7 wounded.
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Demilitarized Zone
Sarge
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Vietnam
Dmz
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Fuller
Huynh Cong Ut
U.S. Command
Jurisdiction Decision Set Today in Boy Rapew Case
A 15 year old Fort Walton Beach boy held in county jail faces a rape charge. Judge John W. Bowen will decide today on jurisdiction over the juvenile case. The incident involved an alleged abduction and rape of a 14 year old girl near a school. Names and addresses are withheld.
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Crestview
Fort Walton Beach
John W. Bowen
Sherriff's Department
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