IRA Militants Propose North Irish Cease-Fire
The Provisional IRA offered a bilateral cease-fire in Northern Ireland if the British army declares a halt to operations. British Secretary of State Whitelaw signaled the army would reciprocate, prompting hopes for meaningful talks amid decades of sectarian violence.
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IRA
Dublin
UPI
Wish Republican Army
Ireland
William Whitelaw
House of Commons
London
Republican Movement
Whitelaw
Provisionals
Northern Ireland
Diplomats See Hope For Talks On Vietnam Settlement
US and Chinese Soviet observers in Hong Kong say both Moscow and Beijing want negotiations but rivalry limits pressure on Hanoi. They note any settlement hinges on Hanoi Saigon relations and North Vietnam’s battlefield losses and external pressure.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Soviet Union
China
Vietnam
Moscow
Peking
Asia
Hanoi
Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Russia
Runners up seek share of California delegation
In Sacramento a four-candidate challenge seeks proportional split of California delegates from the June 6 winner take all primary. If successful McGovern would win about 120 votes, Humphrey about 106, Wallace around 16, totaling 271 delegates.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
UPS
George S. McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Henry Jackson
Shirley Chisholm
Alabama
George C. Wallace
U.S. District Court
Phillip C. Wilkins
McGovern
Humphrey
Wallace
Eglin Old-Timers Reception Planned
Okaloosa Walton Historical Society to honor pre World War II Eglin personnel with a June 25 reception at Valparaiso Museum. Notables invited include ranking officers and local officials. Attendees may view an exhibit on early Eglin runways and buildings from 1933 to World War II.
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Valparaiso
Eglin
the Historical Society of
Okaloosa
Walton
Jewell C. Maxwell
William R. Morton
Joseph Pospisil
Okaloosa County
Dee Parkton
LaRoche
A.A. Hilton
Historical Commission
Bertram Selters
Community notices in Okaloosa Digest summarize local events
Niceville Cub Scout Pack 503 hosts a family membership drive on church grounds from 10 am to 2 pm with age eligible third graders eight to ten. NCOA social at Club Continental features 6:30 pm cocktails and 7:30 pm dinner, tickets $3. Destin Legion installs 1972 73 officers Monday at 8 pm. Space Derby at Annette P. Edwins Elementary Sunday 1 pm with 1:15 registration. Hometown Dance at Playground USO from 9 pm to midnight with local DJs.
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Niceville
First Baptist Church of
NCOA
Noncommissioned Officers Association
Destin American Legion Destin Past
Thrifty Red Cat Shop
The
Humane Society Thrifty Red Cat Shop
American Legion
Destin
American Legion Post 296
Annette P. Edwins
USC
Playground
USO
Miracle Strip Parkway
Hortensee Braunsweiger
Coolessbee Hughpockett
Women’s Society
Trinity United Methodist Church
Racetrack Road
Four Charged With Possession Of LSD Damages
Four youths were charged with possession of LSD and arrested after causing at least 2500 in damages aboard the Destin fishing boat Florida Girl. Suspects John Donovan 17 Fort Walton Beach Robert L Thompson 17 Hurlburt Field Roger Gale Womack 19 Moore Okla and Gigio Pattavina 22 San Antonio Texas face under 10000 bond.
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Florida
Okaloosa County
San Antonio
Tex
Jules Borio
Ruben Hendrix
Fort Walton Beach
Bob Neuendorf
Grover C. Ayers Jr
Lewis Seeks Seat on State PSC Board
Miami Senator Gerald Lewis announces run for Florida Public Service Commission seat citing weak consumer protection and lobbying ties to big industries. He notes past efforts to create a public counsel office and highlights his legislative work on no fault insurance and divorce law.
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Florida
Public Service Commission
Gerald Lewis
Miami
Commission
Fort Wallon ‘Beach
Sen. Lewis
PSC
Office of
Public Counsel
Hous
Fortune Addresses League of Cities on Local Governance
Rep. Ed Fortune of Pace urged Okaloosa County cities to push for Revenue Sharing Act provisions that keep money local. He said Laurel Hill will get 4000 dollars and Fort Walton Beach 291000 dollars, stressing home rule and local problem solving over state dictates.
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Ed Fortune
D-Pace
Okaloosa
Fort Walton Beach
Florida
Tallahassee
Fortune
Nixon Urges Senate Action on SALT Accord
President Nixon warned that Congress must ratify the new offensive weapons limit or risk collapsing a broader nuclear arms treaty with the Soviet Union. He said without approval by Congress, the Soviet lead in offensive weapons could widen by the late 1970s, inviting instability and aggression. He stressed the limit is a first step toward a comprehensive arms agreement and defended ongoing weapons development.
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UPI
Nixon
Congress
United States
Middle East
Tam
Mutiny Descendant Flees Pitcairn Over French Nuclear Test
Thomas Christian, descendant of Fletcher Christian, fled Pitcairn Island fearing fallout from France's Mururoa atoll nuclear test 800 miles southeast of Tahiti. The move follows protests by New Zealand and Australia leaders and Greenpeace protest at-sea action near the test zone.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
Pitcairn Island
South Pacific
Thomas Christian
Fletcher Christian
William Bligh
Bounty
Pitcairn
Christian
Papeete
Tahiti
Mururoa
New
Border tensions rise on Israel Lebanon border flare
Israeli gunners fired into southern Lebanon early Friday in retaliation for rocket fire hitting two Israeli villages. A day earlier Israeli forces swept across the border in a preventive action and captured five Syrian officers. No casualties were reported.
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United Press International
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Kiriat Shmona
Kfar Giladi
Meat Quota Limit List Considered
President Nixon weighs temporarily lifting meat import quotas to ease rising prices while considering controls on raw farm products. Farm groups warn such moves could trigger food shortages as the Cost of Living Council reviews a Price Commission proposal to regulate agricultural goods. Nixon notes a short supply behind meat price spikes and directs staff to study quota loosening to boost supply.
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Washington
UPT
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Me T
The
Price Commission
Security guard turns mass murderer in Cherry Hill office
Edwin C. Grace, 32, a Brooklyn man living in Williamstown New Jersey, opened fire in the Heritage office building on Kings Highway killing six and wounding six before taking his own life. Police plan to charge him with murder and atrocious assault and battery. Detectives recover a Bible, religious tracts, and a poem fragment in Grace's room as investigators pursue a motive.
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Cherry Hill
UPD
Edwin C. Grace
Brooklyn
Williamstown
N.J
Pinkerton
Cherry Hill Medical Center
Camden County
A. Donald Bigley
Grace
Kings Highway
Beverage Dept Reaffirms License For Fort Wallon Motel Operator
Tallahassee state beverage director says no perjury charge will be pursued against Alec Shatz, noting he met all license requirements and the license issued last February stands. An agent had filed a perjury affidavit after Shatz answered no to prior arrest or charge. later reports of past incidents were vacated. The case drew comment from Attorney General Shevin on oath requirements for license applicants.
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Tallahassee
Winston Wynne
Fort Wallon Beach
Alec Shatz
Wynne
Shatz
Larry Stevens
Pensacola
Stevens
Chicago
Okaloosa County
S.F. Stewart
Dave Schutt
Robert Shevin
Beverage Agency
Shevin
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Choctaw League For Environmental Awareness Now
Ocean City
Howard’s
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Retired Officers Club
Hurlburt Officers Club
Jim Bradshaw
John Erdmann
Your Freedom
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Egfin
St Ft. Walton Beach
Welea Beach
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Seon Depette
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Lewis
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Family Law
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FTC
Consumer Protection Agency
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Melvin R. Laird
Paul Kidder
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