Tampa lynching ad stirs uproar and publisher backs down
An advertisement in the New York Times claimed a “Tampa lynch mob” seeks black author Julius Lester for his book Revolutionary Notes, prompting Tampa police to find no local record of Lester’s visit. The sponsor said the phrase came from the author or ad firm and the ad was withdrawn.
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Tampa
New York Times
Julius Lester
New York
Richard W. Baron
Tampa Tribune
Locks of FWB remain unraped campaign to cut long hair
Fort Walton Beach leaders launch a hair cutting drive urging long haired youths in the Playground area to trim. Okaloosa Island Park organizer Andy Osak partners with Fort Walton Beach Barber Shop owner Herbert Whittaker offering free dance tickets to boys who shorten their hair by July 2. The Playground Daily News will publish before and after photos of the first 15 participants.
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Fort Walton Beach
Andy Osak
Okaloosa Island
Osak
Herbert M. Whittaker
Island Park
Playground Daily News
Coronado
Marilyn Passell
Peel, i
Clifford urges U.S. pullout from Vietnam by 1970
Former Defense Secretary Clark M. Clifford calls for a reduction of fighting in South Vietnam and a complete ground troop withdrawal by the end of 1970. He criticizes Saigon leaders for benefiting from prolonged war and signals that Nixon has already set possible timelines.
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William L. Ryan
New York
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
United States
South Vietnam
Clifford
Saigon
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Israelis Hit Iraqi Jordanian Artillery In Five Hour Raid
Israeli jet fighters bombed and strafed Iraqi and Jordanian artillery units for five hours along a 30 mile front north of the Dead Sea. Israel said no planes were shot down and no Arab air power was encountered. Jordanian sources spoke of heavy antiaircraft fire as witnesses saw none. A separate report notes a Dead Sea shore restaurant attack earlier that killed an American tourist and wounded another.
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Associated Press
Israel
Jordan
Jordan River
Prince Abdullah and
Damiya
Dead Sea
Amost Dauy
le Tranissan
Iik
Girl survives bear attack at Yellowstone. five year old in hospital
Five year old Daphne Jax, visiting Yellowstone, was mauled by a 400 pound aging grizzly. She was knocked down and bitten on the side as she fled toward a scrub pine. Park officials say the bear, harassed earlier by children, was killed by a ranger half an hour later. Daphne is recovering in a St. Paul hospital and slated for possible release next week.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Daphne Jax
Yellowstone National Park
Daphne
St. Paul
Yellowstone
Eugene Jax
Jax
Air Force
Newsmen barred from SDS convention in Chicago
SDS interorganization secretary Bernardine Dohrn announced the convention would not admit capitalist press. A large majority approved. An AP reporter was denied entry to the Coliseum. The event set a restrictive tone amid protest and controversy.
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SDS
F. Richard Uitucone
Associated Press
Chicago
Agents For A Democratic Soc
Bernardine Dohrn
SDS Interorganization
Chicago Coliseum
Mississippi oil slick barge righted but still leaking
An oil barge on the upper Mississippi was righted and partly sunk after a large leak of diesel fuel estimated at 64,000 gallons. The spill spread 15 miles downstream toward Minnesota, threatening wildlife and closing Alma beaches as officials installed a floating dam and prepared mop up operations. The barge, towed upriver with 567,000 gallons aboard, partially leaked after hitting a submerged dam. owner is Paducah Kentucky based Houghland Towing Co.
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Alma
Wis
Mississippi River
Wisconsin Natural Resources Department
Minnesota- Wisconsin
Chester Forkum
Paducah
Forkum
Wisconsin
James Everson
Mississippi
Army Corps of Engineers
St. Paul
Minn
Richard J. Hesse
St. Paul District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Houghland Towing Co
Paducah Ky
Bulkhead line study eyed by Niceville council hearing
Niceville officials schedule public hearing August 5 on Wallace and Walter Spence application to expand a bulkhead line across Bogey Bayou head. State policy requires lines follow high water or be in public interest with surveys, biology and hydrographic studies as needed.
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Emma Goggin
Daily News
Niceville
Bogey Bayou
Wallace
Walter Spence
Internal Improvement Fund Board of Trusters
Randolph Hodges
Hodges
State Board of Conservation
Niceville City Hall
Miss Ana Hartzman in 1969 Miss Northwest Florida
Ana Hartzman, 17, of Fort Walton Beach, stands 5 5 and weighs 125 pounds with 35 23 37 measurements. Choctawhatchee senior served as FHA officer, chorus member, GAA member and fitness winner, plans a biology and physical education double major, and is sponsored by Leo's Men and Boys Store. Applications to enter the contest are available from Kiwanis Club members Billy Roberts and Ballard Daniels.
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BU Tennis
Maria Martzy
Florida
Maria Martzyv
Istvan Martzs
Arizona Drive
Fort Walton Beach
Maria
Ondico
Artista Club
Art's TV
Kiwanis Club
Billy Roberts
Ballard Daniels
Ana Hartzman
Leo’s Men and Boys Store
Rockefeller Visits Brazil Faces Tight Security in Sao Paulo
President Rockefeller arrives in Sao Paulo amid unprecedented security as he begins a Latin American fact finding tour. Meanwhile violence erupts in Montevideo where students lob gasoline bombs at the Foreign Ministry and clash with police. Paraguay seeks US loans for roads railways a ground station and health improvements. Weather shows clear to partly cloudy and warm through Friday with highs near 90. River readings noted at Jim Woodruff Dam Blountstown Chippewa.
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Robert Berreliez
Associated Press
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Uruguay
Rockefeller
Foreign Ministry
Montevideo
Paraguay
New York
Alfredo Stroessner
United States
Rio de Janeiro
U.S. Air Force
Rocky
Women's battle with Father Time frames a tough bargain
An opinion line notes that aging is inevitable yet women push hard against it, framing old age as a contest where determination and style challenge time itself. The remark blends humor with a praise of resilience and youthful spirit.
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Tallahassee
API
Claude Kirk
Miami
State Motor Pool
ST. Petersburg
St. Petersborg
Jiming
Mack Vines
Order of Police
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Vines
Turlington
Ralph Turlington
Gainesville
Florida Development Commission
Commission
Clifford Blisters
S. Viets
Pentagon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Foreign Affairs
Council On Foreign Relations
Girl
Yellowstone Grizzly
Crestview
Robert M. Anderson
Okaloosa Memorial Hospital
Anderson
James Tras
Okaloosa County Hospital System
Tras
Board of
Arkansas
Joint Commission On Accredition of
Bill Teans
Jim Woodruff
Blountstown
Chippewa
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