Nixon Pledges To End War If Elected President
Nixon promised to end the Vietnam War if elected, a pledge echoed as Goldwater dismissed Rockefeller as a GOP candidate. McCarthy and several Senate Republicans voiced reservations amid Massachusetts indicating McCarthy would gain 72 convention votes on the first ballot. Nixon spoke in Hampton New Hampshire outlining a plan to mobilize leadership to achieve peace in the Pacific.
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Nixon
Barry Goldwater
Nelson Rockefeler
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Johnson
Massachusetts
McCarthy
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Albany
Phoenix
Ariz
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Vietnam
Pacific
Hampton
N.H
Witil
Richard Nixon
New Hampshire
Eugene McCarthy
Eglin Hosts VIP Tour by DOCA Delegation
About 20 DOCA members arrive at Eglin AFB with Air Force Systems Command escorts. The visit includes SAWC demonstrations at Hurlburt Field and Range 52, tours of the Air Proving Ground Center, Climatic Laboratory, and the General Dynamics F-111 flight line. Leaders from AFSC and Defense Public Affairs guide the program with local hosts at Brooks Camp and the Officers’ Open Mess.
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Eglin Afb
Defense Orientation Conference Association
DOCA
Air Force Systems Command
United States Air Force
Special Air Warfare Center
Hurlburt Field
Eglin
Air Proving Ground Center
Fort Walton Beach
Brooks Camp
Cinco Bayou
James A. Street
Paul L. Maret
Kenneth Puttkamer
Headquarters
Daniel P. Riley
Secretary of Defense
College Night At Choctaw Highlights College Representatives
Choctawhatchee high school's guidance department presents College Night for juniors and parents tonight. Representatives from thirty five institutions will speak on programs offered, including Auburn Florida State University University of Alabama and University of Florida. The program runs 6:00 to 9:00 with a 8:00 concert by the University of Southern Mississippi band. Admission is free for visitors. band concert tickets cost 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for students.
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Clyde Wiley JR
Choctawhatchee High School
Panhandle
Auburn
Florida State University
University of Alabama
Louisianna State University
University of Florida
United States
University of West Florida of Pensacola
University of Southern Missisisippi
David Schell
Fort Watton Beach
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
USM
Crestview High School
Choctawhatchee High
Vietnam War Fights Rattle South Vietnam Capital
Viet troops seized the southern provincial capital, occupied a civilian hospital, and battled government troops in daylong fighting. By night, South Vietnamese forces claimed control and pursued Viet Cong remnants. officials put Viet Cong deaths at 195.
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
Niceville Chamber lauds substitute teachers and staff
The Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce adopted a unanimous resolution thanking substitute teachers, administrators, and others who kept Okaloosa County schools open during a time of crisis. C Walter Ruckel introduced the motion at a Kaffee Klatch meeting at Ol Hickory Restaurant.
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Niceville
Niceville. Valparaiso
Chamber of Comment
C of C Kaffee Klatch
C. Walter Ruckel
Chamber
Okaloosa County
Niceville-Valparaiso
Kirk Urges Compassion For Striking Teachers
Gov. Claude Kirk urged Florida school boards to be lenient in reintegrating striking teachers while signaling the education package may become law without his signature. He proposed a grace period before penalties, noting 856 teachers had returned and 40,714 on duty across 1,800 schools. The plan would inject about 158 million into K-12 education.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Claude Kirk
Florida School Board Association
Orlando
State Department of Education
Hillsborough County
Lee
Escambia
Manatee
St. Lucie
Sumter
Florida Education Association
Kirk
Miami
Pensacola
Palm Beach
St. Petersburg
Jacksonville
Schoors
Sikes blasts anti riot report as expensive trash
Rep. Robert L. F. Sikes of Florida denounces the President's Commission on Civil Disorders report as worthless, a million dollars wasted, and harmful. He dismisses its ideas on income for lawbreakers and criticizes its stance on white racism while noting recommendations for job creation and school funding.
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Sikes
Washington
Florida
President
Commission On Civil Disorders
Robert L. F. Sikes
Crestview
United States
Treasury
Maret Stresses Role of Research and Development
Colonel Paul Maret, Director of Personnel at Eglin Air Force Base, warned Niceville merchants that the United States is entering an era of specialists as the Air Force Systems Command expands research and development. He cited $8.4 billion spent on R&D, noted advances from vacuum tubes to transistors, and described a computer translating 300,000 Russian words daily with potential to reach two million words. He urged continual knowledge growth and emphasized the practical impact of tech on daily life.
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Daily News
Niceville
Paul Maret
Eglin Afb
Niceville- Valparaiso
Col
March
Air Force Systems Command
Maret
Air Force
Systems Command
Parascho P. Ballas
Ed Slown
Valparaiso Realtor
Motel Construction Expands Miracle Strip Housing
Jerry Melvin of the Okaloosa Island Authority says new Quality Courts Motel and related projects on Okaloosa Island will boost housing and tourist accommodations by 87 percent over 1967. The plan adds 240 units beyond December 1967 totals and includes two miles of sewer lines to be finished by June 1, amid broader public improvements and economic growth.
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Charles Blaum
Okaloosa Island
Jerry Melvin
Melvin
Island Authority
Quality Courts
Miracle Strip
Niceville Chamber Sees Ten New Members In Campaign
The Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce reports twelve new members added to its roster, including Fort Walton Beach and Twin City area businesses such as Smith's Town Shop Coronado Motor Hotel and Vandergriff Jewelers. President Walter Ruckel announced at the Kaffee Klatch that total membership reaches 160 with a campaign deadline approaching.
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W. T. Grant Department Store
Vandergriff Jewelers
Atomic Exterminators Inc
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa-Walton
Owell’s Beauty Salon
Homestead Trailer Park
W. A. Goodwin
Gilbert Edwards
Niceville- Valparaiso
Ruckel
Congress, GAO To Investigate Report of Federal Reserve Leak
Treasury says a Federal Reserve employee leaked advance notice of a 2.5 billion note sale to brokers, provoking a call for a full probe by Congress, the Justice Department, and the GAO. The Fed and Treasury kept terms confidential until the sale, while New York Fed reported market moves suggesting leaks.
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Congress
GAO
Federal Reserve
Washington
UPI
Treasury Department
U.S
Justice Department
General Accounting Office
Treasury
Treasury Notes
Wright Patman
Dtexas
The
House
Banking and Currency Committee
Patman
New York
Injured Airman On Critical List After Motorcycle Crash
An Eglin airman, Clayton L. Morrison, 21, is listed in critical condition at Baptist Hospital Pensacola after a motorcycle crash on Miracle Strip Parkway. He belonged to the 4420 Transportation Squadron. The other rider, Harry S. Snover, 21, of Hurlburt Field, was killed in the collision east of Howard Johnson Motel.
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Eglin
The
Baptist Hospital
Pensacola
Clayton L. Morrison
4420
Jis
Miracle Strip Parkway
Howard Johnson Motel
Harry S. Snover
Hurlburt Field
Air France Jet Crashes Over Guadeloupe Island
A Air France jetliner carrying 50 passengers crashed Tuesday night on Guadeloupe a spokesman at Maiquetia International Airport in Caracas said There were no immediate details on deaths or injuries The plane was on a regular Caracas to Point au Pierre Guadeloupe flight
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UPI
Air France
Guadeloupe
Maiquetia
Point-au-Pierre
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Pittsburgh
Oklahoma
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Daily News Bureau
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Hall
Twin Cities
Frank Haugh
Howarth P. Lewis Jr
Cecil B. Kelley Jr
Perry Publications, Inc
West Palm Beach
News
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