09 Mar 1972
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1972
Page
1
With 91 percent of precincts in, Muskie held 15 of New Hampshire's 20 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention, while McGovern had five. A late surge in counting added five more Muskie delegates, with final totals to be determined after remaining precincts tabulate.
In Tallahassee the Florida Senate debated abortion law for seven hours with two dozen amendments. Senator Myers pushed near unrestricted access then backed a life threat carve out amid a 29 18 vote against a broad first amendment. The bill stalled with adjournment without final passage as the 60 day court deadline loomed.
Readable items include lunch menus for Okaloosa County and St Marys Catholic School, yacht club races, civic league and Jaycee Auxiliary meetings, Camellia Society elections and demonstrations, Destin Little League registration, Choctawhatchee Highs Bolts and Nuts play, Meet Me In St Louis drama, Fort Walton Beach Game Night, Chamber of Commerce luncheon, various organizational meetings, and community center notices.
Pentagon officials said a disabled Soviet submarine, adrift for nearly two weeks, partially regained maneuverability. Coast Guard cutter Boutwell observed the sub at about 3.5 mph on Tuesday, with erratic steering as it moved in regular intervals 980 miles northeast of Newfoundland.
Florida judge and Sens. Gurney and Chiles join 10 residents in urging the Senate Interior Committee to restore Cape Kennedy to Cape Canaveral. Judge Knott says Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis proposed the rename after JFK’s assassination in 1963. The mix of emotion and quick decision is cited as the source of the error.
United Press International reports New Hampshire results hint at a wide open Democratic presidential contest. Muskie appears set to win in his home state while McGovern posts a surprisingly strong showing. Humprhey and others react as the field expands.
Florida moves to designate the praying mantis as the state insect with a unanimous Senate vote seen as quick action. Polk County students lobbied for the designation as Senate President Jerry Thomas praised communication with the public.
After two weeks of challenges, a 1Q man two woman all white jury was empaneled in Marianna for the Wilbert Slingshot Lea and reddie Lee Pitts trial over the 1963 Port St. Joe gas station murders. Opening statements are set for Thursday morning with sequestered observers and a possible judge briefing before proceedings.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the Nixon administration can break three decades of U S involvement in wars by replacing confrontation with negotiation. He cited gradual Middle East containment and a withdrawal from China as steady, while urging a peace-building strategy and hopes for a nuclear arms limit pact with Soviet leaders in Moscow in May.
Florida Governor Reubin Askew urged college students on a Morida State University campus to oppose the anti busing amendment on the March 14 primary ballot. He warned that busing is a limited desegregation tool and urged alternatives. About 100 students attended in light drizzle and Askew promised no tuition hike. he stressed the difference between opinions and decisions.
Solicitor General Erwin Griswold defended the out of court settlement of the ITT case as a better bargain for the government than Supreme Court options. He testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee amid questions about political ties to a 1972 Republican convention underwriter and timing around Attorney General resignation.
Kenneth Whiaker said George Warner Garland, 30, of Alexandria, Virginia, was picked up at a local residence where he stayed under an assumed name. Investigators allege Garland assisted in the Arlington Trust Co. holdup and later fled in a stolen car spotted by the bank owner in a nearby parking lot. He reportedly ran into the woods to escape a confrontation.
The Senate narrowly approves legislation to raise the national debt limit to 450 billion dollars through June 30 to fund government operations. The measure faces a Joint Conference Committee as debates consider spending ceilings and exemptions amid ongoing deficits and administration push.
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