South Viets Use Helicopters To Deepen Laos Penetration
South Vietnamese troops push 25 miles into Laos aboard American helicopters, expanding the Ho Chi Minh trail operation near Sepone. Four U.S. helicopters were shot down with 4 crewmen missing and 2 wounded. total helicopter losses reach 34 since Feb 8. Casualties rise with 69 U.S. soldiers killed that week and 898 South Vietnamese killed in the week.
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Laos
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
U.S
South Vietnam
Base
Aluol
Car sales rise 9 percent in February
DETROIT AP reports U S sales of foreign and domestic cars rose nearly nine percent in February versus the same month last year. Colombian protests turn deadly as authorities clash with students. four people killed including a 12 year old shoeshine boy and an 11 year old student in Popayan. In Medellin three killed in police demonstrations. Marine Corps to maintain strict standards, no relaxation planned. Virginia scientist airfoil to be tested by NASA this month.
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Detroit
U.S
Bogota
Colombia
Misael Pastrana
Popayan
Here
Medellin
Hampton
Virginia
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Okaloosa Digest Notices Must Be Handdelivered
Organizations must bring their Okaloosa Digest notices in written form to the Playground Daily News office. Staff cannot accept items over the phone. Representatives must deliver the notices in person for publication consideration.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Community events brighten Okaloosa County schedule
Today offers school menus of illets scalloped potatoes and cabbage along with red jello. Open house for Girl Scouts on March 7 in George Mitchell Building. Sonic Boom Coin Club meets at Fort Walton Beach Woman's Club tonight. Junior Woman's Club spring sale at Thirty Red Cat Shop today and Saturday. Legislative hearing at Niceville Valparaiso Chamber tonight. Fish fry jam session Sunday at Elks Lodge Island with free admission. Destin American Legion hosts game night tonight with limited seating for 50 players.
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Girl Scouts of
Niceville and
Valparaiso
George Mitchell
Hwy
Sonic Boom Coin Club
Fort Walton Beach
Woman’s Club
Animal Shelter
Lovejoy Rd
Elks Lodge
Destin American Legion Post 296
World Day of Prayer Observed by Destin Women
Women from Destin and nearby churches host the World Day of Prayer celebration at St Andrews by the Sea Episcopal Church in Destin. The program begins at 9 30 with registration and coffee as participants gather for the event.
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Women of
St. Andrews-by-the Sea Episcopal Church
Destin
Last Word Q&A About Edward Asner and Davis Day
The piece confirms Edward Asner, who plays Lou Grant, is married to Nancy and has seven year old twins Mathew and Liza and a three year old daughter Kate. It also notes Davis Day’s evolution from band singer and identifies her first big hit as Sentimental Journey with Les Brown.
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A. Yes
Lou Grant
Nancy
Mathew
Liza
Kate
Davis Day
AL Yes
Les Brown
Canal Work to Finish On Near Done Barge Canal Projects
Work resumes on three Cross Florida Barge Canal projects halted by Nixon, including the SR4 high level bridge, Inglis spillway, and canal bank protection. A fourth Dunnellon bridge project remains unfinished. Officials note costs may exceed original bids and interlude plans depend on ecological and safety reviews.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Nixon
U.S. Army Engineers
Silver Springs
Inglis
Gulf of Mexico
Dunnelfon
Army Engineers
U.S. Council On Environmental Quality
Department of the Army
Oklawaha
Labour Out Of Cash in Britain Postal Strike Standoff
Union leader Tom Jackson urged postmen to return home Monday ending Britain’s longest national work stoppage since World War II. He warned strike funds are exhausted as 200000 members vote Friday and Saturday on a UPI interim Post Office settlement. results released Sunday amid calls to delay mail.
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London
Tom Jackson
Britain
Jackson
Post Office
Niceville Trailer Damaged by Fire
A mobile home at Bay Trailer Court in Niceville was damaged by fire on Thursday. Fire Chief Tony Henderson estimated the damage at $50 and said the blaze likely started in a wall furnace. The Niceville Volunteer Fire Department arrived within 15 seconds to extinguish it.
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Niceville
Bay Trailer Court
Tony Henderson
Henderson
No Injuries In Collision In Fort Walton Beach
Florida Highway Patrol identified drivers James M Hitt 22 and Patricia Marker 24 of Fort Walton Beach after a Beal Parkway collision. Marker was cited for failing to yield the right of way. one car totaled and damage estimated at 450 dollars.
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Florida Highway Patrol
J.M. Williams
James M . Hitt
Patricia Marker
Fort Walton Beach
Willams
Miss Marker
Beal Parkway
Hitt
Williams
Matz Pays Off March Losses In Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach officials and Fire Chief Billy Lee sponsored Joanne Guidry in the March of Dimes. Jim Matz and others pledged funds per mile, totaling 64 dollars plus side bets. Guidry walked 25 miles and earned 12 dollars from bets, with claims of large talk over walking.
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Fort Walton Beach
Jim Matz
Joanne Guidry
Matz
Billy Lee
Matt
Lee
Miss Guidry
Mata
Three Men Charged in Miami Marijuana Smuggling Plot
Federal agents arrest Peter John Milisci, Paul Westcott Kline, and Sammy Allen Rosenstrauch in Miami on conspiracy to import one and a half tons of marijuana from Jamaica. Three others sought. indictments reveal planned $30,000 investment and chartered boat shipment.
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Miami
Jamaica
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Peter John Milisci
West Miami
Paul Westcott Kline
Sammy Allen Rosenstrauch
Miami Beach
Askew vetoes casino gambling as Florida braces
Governor Reubin Askew rejects legalized casino gambling and opposes extending dates at pari mutuel houses. He cites irreparable damage and urges lawmakers to focus on crime, narcotics, and police protection with a 2.9 billion budget including nearly 7 million for police salaries. He pledges to veto any gambling extensions.
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Miami
Reubin Askew
Jalalal
Askew
Miami Beach
Florida
Foriday Department of Law Enforcement
Middlemas in Running To Replace Nat Reed
Nat Reed, head of the Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Board, is rumored to leave for a federal post. John Robert Middlemas, a former South Florida liberal favorite, is discussed as a potential replacement with Gov. Askew and local politics noting Rish’s upset victory over Middlemas. Reed could announce plans at a press conference, while resignations to the governor were described as courtesy.
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Tallahassee
Bay County
Nat Reed
Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Board
John Robert Middlemas
South Florida
Reed
William J. Rish
Politi
Cal Fledgling
Port St. Joe
Russell Train
Reubin Askew
John Robert Middieman
Panama City
Washington
State Air and Water Pollition Control Board
Kirk
Askew
Middleman
Rove
Middlemas
Rish
Vitro Press Offers POW MIAs Postcards for Aid
Vitro Press of Fort Walton Beach places color postcards themed on prisoners of war and missing in action in Southeast Asia. Front shows Frances, daughter of a pilot prisoner, with a plea to help, while the back provides space for address and message. The card urges telegrams to lawmakers and promises more information on request.
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Vitro Press
Industrial Park
Fort Walton Beach
Frances
Hanoi
Eoard
Vitro
Park Sidewalk to Ferry Park Center Soon
Fort Walton Beach Public Works Director Howard Holmes says a sidewalk from Ferry Road to the Ferry Park Community Center will be laid within a week. Asphalt paving for the center parking will finish in about two weeks with curbs and a clay base prepared and available parking on the clay base and Park side.
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Ferry Road
Ferry Park
Fort Walton Beach
Area Banks to Distribute POW MIA Postal Cards
Okaloosa County banks plan to mail 46 000 post cards this month urging citizens to press North Vietnam to release missing American POWs. The cards, with 13 cents postage, state captivity conditions in Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam and urge humane treatment in line with the Geneva Conventions.
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Okaloosa County
North Vietnam
Southeastern Telephone Company
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
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