Apollo 11 rehearses moon landing and biosatellite tests
Apollo 11 crew simulate descent and liftoff in a trainer LEM while Michael Collins pilots the command ship. At Cape Kennedy crews load fuel on the Saturn V upper stages as mission date July 16 remains targeted. In Houston families visit while Biosatellite 3 tests with five pigtail monkeys seek weightlessness data.
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Cape Kennedy
Moon
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Armstrong
Aldrin
Collins
Lem
Appello II
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Georgia
Spaceport
Biosatellite 3
Plane crashes in Miami street kill 11 passengers
A DC4 cargo plane attempting to return to Miami International Airport with an engine on fire crashed into a busy, building-lined street. At least 11 people were killed, including four crew members and seven on the ground, with about a dozen more injured. casualty details include two teen boys and several bystanders and motorists. Connie Hays, 17, of Hurlburt, enters 1969 Miss Northwest Florida pageant. her plans to be a flight attendant.
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Miami
Miami International Airport
Connie Hays
Dominicana
Carrie
16Th Street
Charles Knapp
Edward Burmester
Clyde
Clifford
36Th Street
Bird Ave
Miami Beach Airport
Air Line
Red guns pound Ben Het camp in South Vietnam overnight
Overnight shelling and a ground attack targeted the Ben Het Special Forces camp in the central highlands near the Laos border. US spokesmen report heavy fire as 14 enemy fighters were killed at the camp edge, with one American dead and six wounded. Helicopter gunships aided the defense, while civilian casualties were light.
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Robert D. Ohman
Associated Press
Saigon
Ben Het
South
Thes Sud
City Halts Drainage Pipe Work Over Flood Threat
Fort Walton Beach officials paused drainage pipe installation in an open ditch south of Fort Walton Square after a flood risk warning. Square owner JD Godwin had offered to share costs and provide pipe, but the council rejected the deal, citing policy. Soon after, Ghanna County Commissioners voted to supply the pipe for Godwin.
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Marilyn Passell
Fort Walton Square
Fort Walton Beach
JD Godwin
Godwin
Godwins
Ghanna County
State Road Department
Winston Walker Godwin
Olver J Semmes Jr
Howard Holmes
Public Works
Semmes
Sears
Shrine Circus at Fort Walton Beach lights up two shows today
The Clyde Brothers Shrine Circus performs two shows at 2:30 and 8:00 pm at Fort Walton Beach Memorial Stadium Choctawhatchee High School. Elephants Ruth Mars and Sue and aerial acts including Hungary's Halassers highlight the program. Capt Barradas Cage of Furs brings 19 years of ring experience. Free tickets for the afternoon show were distributed through the school system for underprivileged children.
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Fort Walton Beach Memorial Stadium
Choctawhatchee High School
Clyde Brothers Shrine Circus
Mars Ruth
Sue
Osa Barradas
Hons
Materials available for new fish havens
Chamber of Commerce report notes barge loads of materials ready once permission is received from the Army Corps of Engineers by July 3. Four havens planned south of Eglin and north of Destin, using old debris and rubble to form protective sites that attract mollusks and sport fish.
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Sh Haven
Chamber of Commerce
Army Corps of Engineers
James K Bud Glennon
Glennon
Chamber
Sics
Eglin Apb
Thonton Peck
Radcliff Materials Inc
Shalimar Holds Elections Today For Five Commissioners
Shalimar voters go to polls today to elect five commissioners. Polls open 8 a.m to 2 p.m at Tinney Trail and Shalimar Homes. Incumbents seeking reelection include Johnnie T. Sirmans Windon Sullivan and Donald W. Evans. Challenger candidates are L E Lee Sauders Thomas H. Maulden Mrs R P Ward and Mrs Pete Ballas. The mayor will be chosen from the commissioners four year terms.
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Shalimar
Tinney Trail
Shalimar Homes
Jim Tras
Johnnie T. Sirmans
Windon Sullivan
Donald W. Evans
Fras
Roger Clary
L.E. Lee Sauders
Thomas H. Maulden
R. P. Ward
Pete Ballas
Shalimar housewife uncovers treasure chest in yard
Shalimar housewife Mrs Carn found a buried wooden chest at 7 pm near two burnt trees west of the Basin Site. She dug with a stick and pulled up a box containing a bundle of currency and a single clue telling where the treasure stood.
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Mrs Alto Cain
Marily
Tvle
Teenage cosmetics use age illusion kinks makeups
Teens use cosmetics to appear older while mothers apply them to look younger, reflecting social pressures and evolving beauty standards. The issue highlights guidance on safe, age-appropriate use and concerns about cosmetic marketing to youth.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Florida University System
Robert Mautz
Mautz
Fort Lauderdale
Britain
Gregory MacIntosh
Port Everglades
Cunard Steamship Lines
Cunard
London
Philadelphia
ST John’s
Jacksonville
St Johns River
Hans Tanzler
Tanzler
Jennings Randolph
DW Va
St Johns
Subcommittee On
Randolph
United States
Tanzier
Cresse
Cay
Miami Street
Gaddy Rawls
Rawls
Red Guns
Anduta
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Dak
Vietnam
Circus
Barrada
LaNorma
Hungary
Halassers
Lou Reagan
Rex Royal Beneal Tigers
Clyde Brothers Shrine
Hassan
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