North Ireland Unionists reject peace moves during violent flare up
In Belfast the Unionist Party committee rejects nearly all British peace proposals including a United Ireland as bombs explode and three are killed ending a three day truce. In Washington Nixon plans a April Ottawa visit to mend US Canada ties amid tensions over trade and security.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Britain
Ulster
Ireland
Unionist
Irish Republican Army
CRA
Washington
Nixon
Ottawa
White House
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Soviet Union
Trudeau
United States
U.S
Canada
Hughes Leaves Nicaragua for Unknown U.S. Destination
Billionaire recluse Howard Hughes left Managua as Nicaraguan president said. A Hughes Tool Co spokesman confirmed departure and said Hughes arrived somewhere in the United States but declined to identify a final destination. Irwin’s fraud case wrapped in New York, easing potential subpoena risk.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
Howard Hughes
Anastasio Somoza
Hughes Tool Co
Richard Hannah
Hughes
United States
Hannah
New York
Clifford Irving
Irving
Hussein to form United Arab Kingdom plan in Amman
United Press International reports King Hussein of Jordan will unveil a federal state called the United Arab Kingdom. The plan would include the West Bank and Gaza Strip, currently under Israeli control since 1967, with Israel needing to agree for the proposal to move forward.
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United Press International
Hussein
Jordan
United Arab Kingdom
Dom
West Bank
Jordan River
Israel
Middle East
Washington
Egypt
Baghdad Radio
Amman
U.S
Gaza Strip
Sinai
Beirut
Popular Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PDPLP
al Patah
Okaloosa Island Authority Approves Amusement Park Lease
The Okaloosa Island Authority unanimously approves a lease with the Jerry Thompson family via Dubundy Corp to operate the park with a $350,000 roller coaster. Construction can start immediately and facilities open to weekend visitors, with daily traffic by June. The deal includes a 10 year renewal option and tiered gross receipts shares.
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Okaloosa Island
Thompson
Kross
Gerald Hollingsworth
Robinson Family
Andrey Osak
WB. Duggin
Wall Nob
Commissioners Review Oil Mineral Rights Rates For County Lands
County commissioners asked their attorney to investigate the going rate for oil and mineral rights leases on county land after existing terms were deemed too restrictive. They noted possible state takeover laws and sought to protect Okaloosa County rights.
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Hub Barnhill
Baker
Commission
Dee Parkton
Tallahassee
Okaloosa County
Conquist supply convoy hit as Saigon battles 320th Division
South Vietnamese paratroopers of the 2nd Airborne Brigade and two 320th Division units clash in the Central Highlands. Reports say 65 enemy soldiers killed while the Saigon force suffers eight wounded after hours of intense fighting. US air support includes B52s and F4s blowing targets in eastern Cambodia to clear the way for 50,000 South Vietnamese troops. Three Soviet tanks and eight trucks were destroyed in the convoy strike.
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Saigon
UPD
Highlands
North Vietnam
320Th
Cambodia
U.S
2Nd Airborne Brigade
Dien Bien Phu
White Jury Set For Trial In Davis Case
In San Jose California Angela Davis accepted an all white jury of eight women and four men for her murder kidnap trial ending lengthy jury selection. The judge and prosecutor agreed to proceed with testimony within ten days as Davis said she cannot receive a fair trial in the nearly all white Bay Area community.
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San Jose
Calif
Cupid
Angela Davis
San Francisco Bay Area
Pitts and Lee Stand Trial Deny Murder Confessions
Freddie Lee Pitts and Wilbert Lee testified in their murder retrial in Marianna denying killings of two Port St. Joe attendants in 1963. They claimed police tortured them into confessing while justice officials disputed the defense motions and set closing arguments for the next day.
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Marianna
UPI
Freddie Lee Pitts
Wilbert Lee
Port St. Joe
Pitts
Lee
Raiford State
Jesse Burkett
Grover Floyd
Irwin Block
D.R. Smith
Pitts and Lee
Army
Bruce Potts
Potts
Gulf County
Wayne White
Richard Skipper
Skipper
Leo C. Jones
Thad
Okaloosa Digests Local Notices Advise In Person Submissions
Community items include school lunch menus for Okaloosa and St Marys, PTA bake sale at Florosa, Rotary Club lunch and court talk, a cancer dressing workshop at Knights of Columbus, Humane Society March meeting, Knights of Columbus gathering, Shalimar Extension Homemakers program on how to complain and get results, and a Friday night dance called The Party at the Elks Club with unescorted girls admitted free.
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PTA
Florosa Pta
Hurlburt
WWE Rotary Club
Fort Walton Beach
Holiday Inn
Okaloosa Island
John S. Bowen III
Knights of Columbus
Carol Avenue
Mark Wilson
Humane Society the
Humane Society of Fort Walton Beach Board of Directors
Jack Prince
Towncrest
Carol Ave
Fourth Degree Knights
Shalimar Extension
Cluly
Shalimar Presbyterian Church
Quiet Reign
Elks Club
State cites three Tallahassee area sewer systems for pollution
The State Pollution Control Department cited sewerage systems at Greenwood Trailer Park in Tallahassee, the Century community and its hospitals, and Ecological Utilities Inc of Lanark Village for discharging inadequately treated wastewater. They must provide secondary treatment by Jan 1. Dismissals followed Armstrong Cork, Ashland Oil, and Toomieo Chemicals in Pensacola for connecting to the city plant.
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Tallanassee
UPD
State
Greenwood
Frailer Park
Tallahassee
Community of
Century
Tnc
Lanark Village
Armstrong Cork
Ashland Oil
Toemieeo Chemicals
Pensacola
City of Pensacola
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Faulkner
Manard Teath
Montreal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Bening
Siates
TRA
Florida’s Miracle
Florida
Texas
Houston
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Miracle Strip
Juliette Busby
Panama City
Sam
Glenda Tyson
U.S.A
Breval
France
Paris-Caen
Cherbourgh
French National Railroad
Breval Station
Island Authority
Niceville
George Key
Lavette Rogers
Key
Rogers
Chester Williams
Crestview
Comover Wille Williams
Walp-Bhiceville
Daily News
Panda 'Ea Dam
Egha Parkway
Ft. Wallon Beach
Fort Watton Byork
Horde
United P
Corte
Daly
Weldon K. Ward
Missile Aid Ordnance Division
Crp Eipend Krewp
Texas Systerments Tnc
Fort Walton
Dallas
Watten Koueh
Tany
Wed-nesday
USAF
Hurlburt Field
1St Special Operations Wing
Okaloosa Digest
Okaloosa
Playground Daily News
PGDN
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Catholic School
Tallavassen
Tow Webb Jy
Transportation Department
Tursday
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