Florida leaders to air busing amendment debate on TV
Reubin Askew and U S Senator Ed Gurney will present opposing views in a half hour statewide TV program Sunday night on the March 14 straw ballot asking if the constitution should ban busing for racial balance in schools. Askew favors We vote yes. Gurney opposes.
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Jacksonville
UPI
Reubin Askew
U.S
Ed Gurney
Askew
Gurney
Richard Deeb
Mosby
Miami
Washington
Deeb
Seaplane Hijacked To Cuba
Two armed men hijacked a Chalks Flying Service seaplane in Miami, wounded the pilot James Cothron and a mechanic Douglass Mackenzie, forced the co pilot to fly to Cuba with five passengers, and fled to Havana as police and Coast Guard jets pursued.
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Miami
UPI
Cuba
Amphiion
James M. Cothron
Cothron
Douglass Mackenzie
Coast Guard
Air Force
Havana
Bomb found on TWA jetliner in New York
A live bomb was detected in the cockpit of TWA Flight 7 shortly before its scheduled explosion time at JFK Airport. A German shepherd bomb dog alerted authorities to the device as extortionists demanded a $2 million ransom.
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New York
UPI
TWA
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Former Governor Recalls Mitchell Lobbyist Meeting at Derby Event
Former Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a confrontation at the Governor's Mansion after the Kentucky Derby. He described a lobbyist, Dita Beas ITT's Washington representative, arguing with then Attorney General John N. Mitchell over ITT antitrust settlement talks.
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Washington
UPT
Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Nunn
Dita Beas
ITT
Governor’s Mansion
Louisville
Britain Freezes IRA Suspects and Belfast Firebolt
In Belfast a massive department store suffered a cratered floor after a bomb blasted through. The Northern Ireland government released 45 men interned as IRA suspects. A Ulster Defense Regiment member halted a gun attack with a shotgun. In Londonderry, gun battles near Bogside left a soldier with a hand wound and two gunmen dead or hit.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ulster Defense Regiment
Londonderry
Women Voters Hear Judicial Reform Talk at Fort Walton
The League of Women Voters hosts a 9:30 a.m. meeting at the Fort Walton Yacht Club with Circuit Judge Gillis Powell speaking on consolidation and uniformity in local justice and the abolition of municipal courts. County Judge John W. Bowen will discuss judge qualification and selection, and Walter C. Anderson will cover the financial benefits of state funding. The public may attend and ask questions.
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League of Women Voters
Fort Walton Yacht Club
Gailen MecHaney
Gillis E. Powell
Justice of the Peace
John W. Bowen
ITI
Walter C. Anderson
Crestview
Okaloosa
Rogers Warns Reds of Foreign Exploits
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the Soviet Union that harmonious ties with the United States are impossible while Moscow exploits explosive situations and interferes in other socialist nations. He also praised improving U.S. Chinese relations and noted Nixon’s upcoming Moscow visit to discuss tensions.
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Washington
UPI
William P. Rogers
Soviet Union
United States
Kremlin
Rogers
Congress
Nixon
China
Chou En-lai
Peking
Moscow
Hospital Expenses Trend Downward
County Commissioners acting as the Hospital Board received a four month financial report for the period ending Jan 31 with manager Dee Parkton noting a downward trend in operating expenses. Seaforth Enterprises won a contract to maintain fire extinguisher equipment across the three hospitals and the board approved adopting a fire marshal report for changes and improvements. Negotiations with Eglin AFB surgeons at 18 dollars per hour and 90 percent of patient bills were tabled while Navy physicians offering lower base pay of 15 dollars per hour were to be pursued.
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Commission
Dee Parkton
Seaforth Enterprises
Eglin Afb
Navy
Third Hearing On Highway 98 Loudly Opposed
About 200 citizens packed the city auditorium for the third of four hearings on moving Highway 98 inland. County Commissioner chairman Dee Parkton kept order as Roger Clary of the Chamber of Commerce argued for the route change citing $1.5 million in potential tax revenue. A dissenter was applauded for offering to pay their share to keep the land as is. The final hearing is set for Thursday at 7 pm in Crestview Courthouse.
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City Auditorium
Dee Parkton
Parkton
Roger Clary
Chamber of Commerce
Clary
Playground Daily News circulation and rates
Waupniceville daily and Sunday editions listed with subscription prices by mail and newsstand. Rates shown for daily and Sunday issues, monthly and yearly options, and differing delivery plans.
Police urge public help to ID sewer line vandals
Fort Walton Beach police boost patrols along Lake Drive near Meaorial Parkway after minhole covers are removed and debris dumped into the sewer, wedging the line. The sewer department struggles to clear the blockage with rodding and high pressure. investigators suspect local youths may be behind brush fires nearby and will pursue leads.
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Fort Walton Beach
Lake Drive
Meaorial Parkway
18 Year Old Adulthood Bill Moves Toward Floor Vote
Florida Senate committee revived a bill lowering the age of legal adulthood to 18, allowing drinking gambling and signing contracts. The measure faces a floor vote with allies pushing for a public referendum and opponents wary of reduced rights for 18 year olds.
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Senate
Tallahassee
UPI
Gerald A. Lewis
Miami
House
Judiciary-Civil (A
Jacksonville
Lynwood Arnold
C. William Beaufort
Arnold
Beaufort
Charles H. Weber
Fort Lauderdale
Weber
Lewis
John Fr. Bell
Bell
Okaloosa Digest Local notices collection summary
Okaloosa Digest items for Playground Daily News must be typewritten by the requesting organizations. The page lists school lunch menus for Okaloosa and St Marys, plus meetings and events: Eglin NCO Wives Game Day, Mary Esther Little League tryouts, Knights of Columbus meeting, St Simon Women supper and prayer, DAR Heirloom display in Valparaiso, Hurlburt NCO Wives cards and games, Choctaw League environmental meeting with meteorology talk, Island Garden Club program on shells, Valparaiso Niceville hospital auxiliary meeting, Fort Walton Beach Life Underwriters noon meeting with Jim Fogarty as guest, Port Walton Beach Rotary noon meeting, AHOY installation at Hurlburt Officers Club.
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Playground Daily News
PGDN
Mary
Mary Esther Little League
Bryn Mawr
Knights of Columbus
K of C Hall
Carol Ave
St. Simon
Women of
St. Simon's on-the-Sound
Choctawhatchee Bay
The
DAR
Historical Society Museum
Westview Ave
Valparaiso
Hurlburt Nco
NCO
Clean Clean
Choctaw League For Environmental Awareness
Moose Lodge
First Peoples Bank
Fort Walton Beach
R.C. Broomfield
Island Garden Club
Art Bogan
Dolphin
Connie Dudeck
Twin City Hospital Auxilary
Niceville-Valparaiso — Hospital
Glenview Avenue
Life Underwriters
Ahoy
Hurlburt Officers’ Club
Gulf Islands National Seashore Park Seen as Regional Economic Boost
Niceville based DP Dee Parkton told the Niceville Valparaiso Chamber that the Gulf Islands National Seashore Park will generate about 13 million annual visitors and spur land acquisition and hiring this year. The plan covers roughly 125000 acres including Ship Island Santa Rosa Island Fort Pickens and Pensacola area lands, with a focus on conservation and recreation.
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Niceville
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Florida
County Commission
Dee Parkton
Parkton
Valparaiso
Bao Sikes
Gulf Islands National Seashore Park
Gulf Coast
Commission
Fort San Cartos
Fort Redoubt
Fort Barrancas
Fort Pick
Santa Rosa
Fort Pickens State Park
Escambia County
Tin Air Force Base
Santa Rosa Seashore
The
Park Service
National Seashore Park
Naval Live
Santa Eost Island de Destin
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Britain
Your Freedom
Freedom Newspaper
Inc
Eglin Parkway
Ft. Walton Beach
Paul Ofice
Associated Press
United Press International
Waup-Niceville
Corres
Advanta
Daly
Seis Memberelihe Audit Bursay of
Cireytrri
Andalusia
Here
Pam
Ali
Betty J. Puey
Antioch Road
Florida Highway Patrol
Miss Woug
Okaloosa Memorial Hospital
Fort Walton Beach Hospital
Fla. Potts
Emma Goggin
Seashore Park
Thesday Morning
Niceville-Valparaiso
Okaloosa Digest
Okaloosa County
St. Mary’s
St. Mary's Catholic
Eglin Nco
Eglin Nco Wives
NCO Club
Gulf Islands Park
By Emma Goggin
Mississippi
Gulf Coast Island
Ship Island
Horn Island
Petit Bois Island
Davis Bayou
Magnolia State Park
Perdido Key
Santa Rosa Island
Pensacola, Navarre and
Authority Beaches
Mhorica
Parken
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