Froemke Seeks Senate District 3 Seat in Florida
Robert L. Froemke of Tallahassee announced his candidacy for the Florida Senate District 3 on Monday as a Republican facing Democratic nominee William Dean Barrow. Froemke pledges a vigorous campaign, support for governor Kirk, and aims to help with no new taxes while partnering on education initiatives. He holds degrees from Colorado School of Mines, Georgia Tech, UF Law, and Columbia, served in WWII, and has a varied career in academia, business, and computing.
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Robert L. Froemke
Tallahassee
Froemke
Wiliam Dean Barrow
Crestview
Kirk
Florida
Polk County
Colorafoe School of Mines
Georgia Tech
University of
City to Hold Public Hearing on Sand Pit Location
The FWB City Council will hold an informal public hearing at City Hall next Tuesday March 14 at 8 pm to decide how to dispose of an old sand pit. City Manager Winston Walker said residents bounded by Moriarity Avenue Bayou Woods Drive Beal Street and Gardenia Court should attend to share preferences such as park or fish pond.
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FWB
Winston Walker
Moriarity Avenue
Bayou Woods Drive
Beal Street
Gardenia Court
City Hall
Walker
Plane Crash Fatal To Five In San Francisco Bay
Five people died when a single engine plane crashed into San Francisco Bay during approach to International Airport. FAA tower reported no radio contact with the aircraft before 1:33 p.m. The crash occurred as the plane neared the bay.
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San Francis
Election to fill Powell seat set for April 11
Gov Rockefeller schedules a special election for April 11 to fill the Harlem district seat vacated by Adam Clayton Powell. Powell may enter, seeking to regain the seat. no primary is planned and independent candidates need 3000 signatures. Powell remains a Harlem figure, amid pending civil and contempt court issues.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Harlem
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Rockefeller
John McCormack
D-Mass
Warlem
Court of Appeals
New York
Nelson Eddy Dies on Stage at 65 in Miami Beach
Nelson Eddy, famed baritone and film idol with Jeanette MacDonald, died Monday from a stroke suffered on stage at the Sans Souci Hotel in Miami Beach. He collapsed Sunday night before 400 patrons and died early Monday at a hospital. Eddy, born June 29, 1901 in Providence, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 1924 and later starred in Naughty Marietta and Rose Marie. His signature tune remained Short'nin' Bread, popular since 1928.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette MacDonald
Sans Souci
Eddy
Miss MacDonald
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Rose Marie
Ann Denitz Franklin
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Providence
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Tonio
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Report Rapped By Yarborough Report Rapped By Yarborough
In Tallahassee Florida Sheriff Bureau Director Ed Yarborough disputed a state law enforcement committee report noting a “virtual absences” of statewide aid. He stressed the bureau’s active nationwide crime fighting role offering cooperation to sheriffs city police constables and state agencies with a fingerprint vault and a $500000 crime laboratory ready for use.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPD
Florida
Sheriff’s Bureau
Ed Yarborough
Law Enforcement Committee
Yarborough
Atty
Earl Faircloth
State Committee On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Thunderbirds Fly Over Fort Walton Beach in Morning Visit
The US Air Force Thunderbirds will fly over Fort Walton Beach at about 9 55 a.m. trailing smoke this morning. They will not perform a demonstration here and will stay overnight at Eglin AFB before a later show in Key West.
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Thunderbirds
Fort Walton Beach
Eglin Afb
Key West
FAIR Draft Plan Explained by President Johnson
President Johnson outlines a Fair and Impartial Random draft system. At 18, men undergo physical and mental screening and those turning 19 before a date enter a selection pool. Inductions would occur at 19, with ranking by the FATA system. Deferments keep men liable to 35, and the 1969 task force must finalize how selection occurs.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Department of Defense
Col Roby Reported Missing in Action Over Viet Nam
Lt. Col. Charles D. Roby, formerly of Eglin AFB, was reported missing in action over North Vietnam after about two weeks in Southeast Asia. He led the Fighter Branch of Test Operations and was part of the USAF Air Show Central team. his family resides at 31 Silva Drive, Fort Walton Beach.
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Charles D. Roby
North Viet Nam
Col. Roby
Southeast Asia
Eglin Afb
Silva Drive
Fort Walton Beach
Tanks Back Up Paratroops In Zone C Drop
About 2,500 U.S. paratroopers supported by tanks staged a helicopter assault into Zone C northwest of Saigon, seizing large areas. The day saw at least 73 Communist troops killed in clashes across three guerrilla sanctaries, while some U.S. tanks were disabled by mines. In Saigon, officials confirmed two jets that bombed a friendly village last week were U.S. Air Force F4C Phantoms.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Lang Vieg I
Lawmakers Question Johnson Lottery Draft Plan In Congress
Washington lawmakers gave a cool reception to President Johnson’s draft reform. Key critics opposed a lottery for selecting draftees while defense officials and senators urged scrutiny and potential changes to deferments, boards, and executive actions. Kennedy backed the plan, calling it courageous and hearings were set next week.
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LBJ
Washington
UPD
Johnson
Congress
Rep. L. Mendel Rivers
D|.c
House Armed Services Committee
Rivers
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Kennedy
House
Airliner Disaster Probe Under Way in Ohio
In Kenton and nearby Marseilles Ohio investigators search a snowbound soybean field for clues to Lake Central Airlines first fatal crash. A Convair 580 exploded Sunday night killing 38 aboard including crew and passengers. Snow and mud hamper efforts as officials seal the site and comb a near mile square area.
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Kenton
Ohio
Marseilles
Lake Central Airlines
Washington
Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Coast Airlines
Portland
Ore
Tornadoes Sweep North Alabama Killing Two
Severe twisters ripped through at least 10 North Alabama communities on Monday, killing two people and injuring dozens as a squall line caused widespread damage. Roads blocked by downed trees, communications lines down, and searches hampered by darkness. Local areas hit include Rocky Hollow and Empire near Birmingham, with casualties and extensive destruction reported.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Red Cross
Lurleen Wallace
National Guard
Mississippi
Walker County
Rocky Hollow
Demme Wright
Empire
Marie Phillips
U.S. 78
Asheville
Pell City
Gadsden
Tennessee
Grenada
Miss
Nita Hendricks
Philadelphia
Florida
Weather Bureau
Peace Chance Ruined By U S Kosygin States
Soviet Premier Kosygin said the United States ruined a real chance for Vietnam peace by resuming bombing after a lunar new year pause. He linked U S policy to China and warned Sino Soviet tension may grow into military confrontation as talks in Moscow to halt the arms race loom.
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Moscow
UPC
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Kosygin
Bolshoi Theater
Supreme Soviet
Peking
Viethen
China
Soviet Union
Kosy
Babson Dies at 92 in Florida Babson Park
Roger W. Babson, famed investor and economist who predicted the 1929 stock market crash, died Sunday at age 92. Born in Glocester, Massachusetts, he graduated from MIT and built a career as a leading financial commentator. Babson Park, a Lake Wales suburb, bears his name where he and his wife founded Webber College.
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Lake Wales
UPI
Roger W. Babson
Glocester
Mass
Babson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Plorada
Babson Park
Webber College
Subpoenas Target Shaw Associate in Garrison Probe
Dist Atty Jim Garrison questioned J B Dauenhauer former assistant to Clay L Shaw at the Old International Trade Mart for over an hour as part of a probe into a supposed conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. Dauenhauer cooperated and denies any link to a conspiracy. Shaw previously headed the Trade Mart.
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New Orleans
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
J.B. Dauenhauer
Clay L. Shaw
Old International Trade Mart
Garrison
Shaw
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Old Trade Mart
Dauenhauer
France
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Cuba
Oswald
Church photo request clashes with election night claim
A caller asked a photographer to shoot new church officers last Tuesday night. The reporter said election night would keep them busy, but the caller insisted it wasn’t. The confusion arose as the clerk affirmed it was election night, while the caller claimed otherwise.
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New York City
Cape Kennedy
University of Georgia
FSU
Robert Froemke
Jim Woodrutt
Blountstown
Charles Vernon
Pedro
Bryson
Marble
N.C
Lett
Rusty
Tove Call
Edward Hebert
D- Ia
Henry M. Jackson
D Wash
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Hatfield
Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
McNamara
Capitol Hill
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Lake Central
John Morn
Depty
UPI Telephoto
Roger Babson
Clay Shaw
Mr. Dauenhauer
Dymond
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