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Playground Daily News in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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Newspaper

Playground Daily News

Location

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1968

Page

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Hurricane Brenda advisory leads to shifting mid Atlantic forecast

The Weather Bureau Miami advisory reports Hurricane Brenda moving northeast at 15 to 20 mph toward the Mid Atlantic. The center lies about 260 miles north-northwest of Bermuda with 75 mph winds and gales extending up to 150 miles southeast. No change in size or intensity expected in the next 24 hours.

Brenda Miami U. S. Weather Bureau Mid Atlantic Bermuda

Wallace to call national convention after Southeastern tour

Presidential candidate George Wallace closed an 11 day Southeast fund drive with a. Pensacola rally at Tiger Stadium. More than 700 attendees paid 18 000 for dinner. Wallace announced plans for a summer national convention to choose a running mate after major parties nominate their candidates.

Pensacola George C. Wallace Tiger Stadium Martine Abama London England Wallace

Ambush Kills South Vietnamese Troops Near Salgor

An enemy ambush 60 miles northeast of Salgor along Highway 20 killed 44 South Vietnamese soldiers and wounded 71 as a battalion moved between bases. U S helicopters airlifted reinforcements. 41 enemy dead reported. Shelling of Ben Tre and nearby airfields continued.

Saigon Salgor Ben Tre Kien Hoa

County hospital push seeks 745000 capital outlay

Okaloosa County commissioners are asked by hospital trustees to approve a 745000 capital outlay to fund 25 bed wing additions at Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa Memorial Hospitals. Trustees urge immediate action noting crowding and stressed beds as doctors clash for space.

Niceville Okaloosa County Okaloosa County Hospital Hos Pital System Fort Wallon Beach Okaloosa Memorial James Kinsaul Fort Walton Beach Hospital

Two Die In Baker Crash

A head-on collision Saturday afternoon south of Baker left Annie Pearl Phillips 98 of Lockhart Alabama and Ezell Purifoy Jr. 30 of Andalusia Alabama dead. Phillips husband and two Phillips children were seriously injured and treated in Pensacola and Pensacola Baptist Hospital. The Purifoy car carried three others injured momentarily and all four occupants were from Andalusia Alabama.

Baker Okaloosa County Annie Pearl Phillips Lockhart Ala Ezell Purifoy Jr Andalusia Purifoy Ella May Purifoy Alfonso Evans Julia May Evans Annie Phillips Edward Phillips Phillips Gregory Kenny Baptist Hospital Pensacola

Hidden Charms Fade as Girls’ Secrets Come to Light

A reflective column notes changing attitudes toward privacy and modesty with modern fashion and social behavior. It contrasts past norms with present openness, highlighting how cultural standards evolve and public perception shifts.

County Residents Demand Zoning for White Sands Community

The Okaloosa County Commission will consider zoning White Sands between SR 285 B and Rocky Bayou east of Niceville. The White Sands Home Owners Association, with 31 property owners, requests R-1A single residential zoning and 1200 square foot minimum homes, via attorney John Harris.

Niceville White Sands Rocky Bayou Board of Okaloosa County Commissioners Crestview Niceville-Okaloosa County Niceville City Hall Okaloosa County

Heat Sends 13 Bowlers To Hospital

Thirteen people were taken to Fort Walton Beach Hospital after heat prostration at Lucky Strike Lanes during the Third Annual Florida State Junior Bowling Association State Championship Tournament. Ten of the affected were children competing in the event.

Fort Walton Beach Lee Patel

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