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Newspaper

Playground Daily News

Location

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1968

Page

4

View on Warren tenure and Johnson appointment risk

Our View argues Warren’s resignation would place successor selection with President Johnson. It condemns the Warren Court for judicial legislating, warns of a Johnson appointment extending Warren’s philosophy, and questions the undermining of constitutional principles under the guise of social change.

Earl Warren United States Supreme Court Lyndon Baines Johnson Warren Court Johnson Warren United States Supreme Court U.S Republic

The Brute Trades Sword for a Pen in Civil Life

Victor Krulak, once the Marine Corps youngest brigadier general and a three war veteran, retires to become a newspaper executive with Copley Newspapers. He jokes about height, recalls daring parachute missions, and embraces a new duty to serve his country through journalism.

Annapolis Victor Krulak Marine Corps Copley Newspapers Naval Academy Krulak Fourth Estate

Playground Daily News masthead and contact details

Publisher Frank H. Haugh Jr and John H. Perry lead the Playground Daily News based in Fort Walton Beach Florida. Advertising director is William Tennis with Don Hilton and James Pulliam as circulation and general staff. Subscription rates by carrier and mail are listed along with a post office drawer address in Florida.

Frank H. Haugh, Jr John H. Perry William Tennis Dutor Don Hilton James Pulliam Playground Caly News The Playground News Fort Walton Beach Florida Playground Daily News P.O Walton Beach

Resurrection City tensions and hosea williams outlined

Washington segment details Hosea Williams leading Resurrection City demonstrators and urging confrontations with police. FBI links Williams to auto theft, leading to DOJ intervention and grand jury outcomes. Pipeline safety debate references a pending House showdown on a national inspection bill with linked explosions and a fatal Doniphan incident.

Washington Resurrection City Pslam Hosea Willams Agriculture Department Williams FBI Justice Department Atlanta Southern Christian Leadership Conference Martin Luther King Hosea Williams Harold Andrews Morris Finley Andrew Washington National Airport Newark N.J Daytona Beach Fla Andrews SCLC Williams and Finney Finley Wil Allen Chancey Goodson Chancey USA House of Representatives John Moss Calif John Dingell Mich Brock Adams Wash Joseph Vigorito Richard Ottinger N.Y Doniphan United States Congress House

Ripon Forum's schizophrenia on Reagan Nixon and reform

John Chamberlain critiques the June Ripon Forum for praising voluntary action in urban reform while attacking Reagan with distrust of government. He notes the magazine favors Nixon linked black capitalism and two radio addresses, yet refuses to praise Nixon himself and blasts liberal programs from the 1930s.

Ripon Society Ripon Forum Riponites Ronald Reagan California Reagan Ripon Ripon Boys John McClaughry McClaughry CORE Richard Nixon Nixon Nelson Rockefeller Hugh Scott Baltimore Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin Supreme Court

On This Date in History June 26 Through the Years

Highlights include 1945 UN charter signed in San Francisco by 50 nations. Other events noted: 1541 Pizarro slain in Lima, 1844 Tyler and Gardiner secret New York wedding, 1900 Reed and doctors combat yellow fever, 1917 US Expeditionary Force reaches France, 1941 Finland at war with USSR, 1962 money to ransom Cuban rebels, 1960s Berlin welcome for Kennedy, later revolts in Indonesia.

San Francisco United Nations Francisco Pizarro Lima Peru John Tyler Julia Gardiner New York Walter Reed France Finland Soviet Union Bay of Pigs Celebes Island John F. Kennedy West Berlin Berlin Wall

Bowed facts mix light humor and surprising stats

A roundup of quirky notes covers commuting by car versus walking, air conditioning benefits for animals, dental advances, divorce timing by month, travel jokes, and medical glimpses. It cites a beer study, a laundry bag dissolving at 140 degrees, safety concerns for women, light bulb efficiency versus fireflies, and diabetes demographics.

New York U.S Mozambique Robert Graves Australia The Ladies’ Home Journal Arnold Glasow

F-111 Grounding Reversed After In-Flight Pump Fault Found

Washington reports the F-111 fighter bomber back in action in South Vietnam after grounding due to in flight hydraulic pump failures. Investigators traced the defect to a pump that failed under flight stresses in early models, leading to crashes and a later replacement. The article notes McNamara favored a joint service design, the plane’s advances, and future plans for a lighter, faster successor by 1975 with 42,000 pounds of thrust.

Air Force McNamara

New York primary shows low war issue turnout in Viet Nam era

Voters in New York gave a subdued verdict on Viet Nam as the war dominated one issue races. Paul O'Dwyer won a small share of Democratic votes, signaling limited support for antiwar positions amid declining attention to Vietnam as Paris talks proceed.

Washington Viet Nam Paris U. S North Viet Nam New York Robert Kennedy Senate Eugene McCarthy Paul O'Dwyer Johnson O'Dwycer Humphrey Oregon Sen Wayne Morse Robert Duncan Duncan Sen. Morse Morse

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