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Newspaper

Playground Daily News

Location

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1972

Page

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Wallace Undergoes Operation to Remove Bullet

Governor George C. Wallace will undergo a roughly one hour operation Sunday in Silver Spring to remove a bullet lodged in his spine since May 15. Doctors expect no immediate improvement in paralysis, with plans to discuss prognosis after surgery. If recovery goes well, he may attend the July Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach.

Silver Spring UPI George C. Wallace Alabama Wallace Cornelia Billy Joe Camp Miami Beach Ealing Camp Montgomery Ala

Okaloosa Summer Recreation and Community Classes

The Okaloosa area offers a Summer Recreation Program at Ferry Park Recreation Center for ages 4-12 with tennis archery tumbling crafts and group games. Sessions run with sets for ages 4-5 9am to 12pm starting late June into July. ages 6-9 Tue and Fri 9am to 12pm. ages 10-12 Mon and Wed 9am to 12pm. For details call 243 8911. Baton classes for all levels meet Mondays 3-4pm and 4-5pm. ceramics course at the Community Center runs six two hour sessions starting June 27 with Tue Thu 9:30-11:30am. call 243-3119 for information. A Federal Employees Meeting discusses Executive Order 11491 Labor-Management Relations in the Federal Service with guest speakers at Mitchell Building Valparaiso next to the bowling alley on Monday at 7:30 pm. refreshments provided. For details call 678-4036.

Ferry Park Recreation Center Childrens Ceramic Mitchell Bldg Valparaiso Federal Service

Water drawdown sought to save trees at Cross Florida canal

U S Circuit Judge Harvey M Johnson weighed a government bid to lower Rodman Reservoir water by five feet to 13 feet to save about 25 000 trees. Lt Col John R McDonald urged against summer drawdown due to rough cost of clearing undersgrowth up to 500 dollars per acre. An Engineer report opposing the drawdown was entered into evidence though not in a task force report.

Jacksonville UPI U.S Harvey M. Johnson Rodman Reservoir Cross Florida Barge Canal John R. McDonald U.S. Army Corps of Engineers McDonald Johnson District Corps of Engineers Jacksonville, Fla U. S Cross Florida

Belfast bombs injure dozens at pubs in sectarian blasts

In Belfast a Protestant bar was destroyed by a bomb injuring 18 people. Eight hours later a Roman Catholic pub suffered a similar blast injuring seven. Police investigated the deadly attacks as sectarian violence escalated.

Belfast UPI Irish Republican Army IRA Britain Northern Ireland Wiliam Whitelaw Woodvale Shankill Road Arthur Butler Catholic Whiterock

Boat Fire Reported In Santa Rosa Sound

A small boat drifted away from a gas dock in Santa Rosa Sound Friday evening after refueling. Loy Anderson and a passenger jumped to the dock, Anderson with minor burns. Fire crews, led by Capt. Richard Oblak, extinguished the blaze after securing a water line from a nearby small boat. Damage was about 150 dollars.

Santa Rosa Sound Fort Walton Beach Loy Anderson Ray Crawford Anderson Oblak Fire Department Fort Walton Harry Waldron Eglin Hospital

Transplant Doctor Faces $4.5 Million Suit

In Houston a $4.5 million suit accuses Dr. Denton A. Cooley and Dr. Domingo Liotta of gross negligence in the world first artificial heart transplant. The case, filed by the recipient's widow Haskell Earp, heads to trial in U. S. District Court.

Houston UPD Denton A. Cooley U. S. District Court Haskell Earp Cooley Domingo Liotta

Skokie patient’s artificial heart era ends with fatal transplant

A Skokie man received an artificial heart on April 4, 1969 and logged 1165 hours before a second transplant replaced it with a human heart. He died April 8, 36 hours after the second transplant. The operation drew scrutiny from Baylor College of Medicine and the House Government Operations subcommittee. Cooley resigned Baylor faculty but continues heart research at Texas Heart Institute.

Baylor College of Medicine Cooley House Baylor Texas Heart Institute

Doctors Explore Acupuncture At Stanford Seminar

About 1 500 American physicians paid 35 dollars to attend a day long acupunc ture seminar at Stanford University as part of the AMA gathering in San Francisco. Dr Felix Mann demonstrated needle treatment on a patient and explained how nerves link to disease areas.

Stanford Calif UPI Nixon China Stanford University Memorial Auditorium American Medical Association San Francisco Here Felix Mann London James L. Rhee California Society of Anesthesiologists Mann Ronald S. Lupinski

To Sink Or Swim

The article notes a shift in attitude toward swimming from ancient times to modern, explaining that early Greeks and Romans valued swimming, its decline due to medieval epidemics, and a revival in the 19th century with Britain leading to swimming’s international status by the 1896 Athens Olympics.

Chicago Encyclopaedia Britannica Greece Rome Great Britain Athens

Satos Retirement to Open Path for China Ties

Tokyo reports Prime Minister Misako Sato will retire, paving the way for a successor to pursue normal Japan China relations. Front runners Foreign Minister Takeo Fukuda and International Trade and Industry Minister Kakeui Tanaka favor improved ties while China criticizes Fukuda as Taiwan’s ally.

Tokyo UPI Misako Sato China Sato Liberal Democratic Party LDP Takeo Fukuda Kakeui Tanaka Takeo Miki Masayoshi Ohira Japan United States Fukuda Tanaka Henry Kissinger Nixon Taiwan South Korea

Rear End Collision Injures Three on Santa Rosa Island

Florida Highway Patrol reported a late Thursday night rear end collision on Santa Rosa Island causing minor injuries to three and $3,700 in property damage. Driver Warner White Elrod, 46, of Santa Rosa Beach, allegedly drove while intoxicated after striking Jeffry Lee Hyder, 19, of Fort Walton Beach, on U S Route 98 1.3 miles east of Fort Walton Beach. Hyder's 1970 Opel and Elrod's Gremlin sustained damages of $1,800 and $1,900 respectively.

Florida Highway Patrol Santa Rosa Island A.L. Peacock Warner White Elrod Santa Rosa Beach Jeffry Lee Hyder Fort Walton Beach U.S Elrod Hyder Jureta Jean Whitfield

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