County Proves Decisive For Sen. Barron
Okaloosa County proved pivotal in the Senate race as Dempsey Barron of Panama City won by 592 votes in a nine county area. In the runoff Barron led 2324 to 2000 over Dexter Douglass, reversing the first primary margin.
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Okaloosa County
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
Barron
Dexter Douglas
Douglass
Tallahassee
Bay
Brooks Taylor
Crestview Criminal
Taylor
Coy Thomason
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa
Holmes
Walton
Washington
Thomason
Niceville Names Commander Police Chief
Niceville appoints Charles E. Commander as Police Chief after the death of James P. Howard and officer Robert Smith in a Rocky Bayou tragedy. City Manager Winton Sharp announced the decision at a City Council meeting. Commander, a four year Niceville officer, began duties Wednesday morning. He lives with his family on Nyalee Street.
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Niceville
Charles E
Winton
Everett Helms
Helms
Rocky Bayou
James P. Howard
Robert
Tink) Smith
Nathey Street
Lord Mountbatten to undergo minor surgery after Far East tour
Lord Mountbatten, 66, uncle of Prince Philip and former defense staff chief, will have minor surgery on his return from the Far East where a television crew films his life story. Forecast: partly cloudy and colder through Friday with a high in the 40s.
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London
UPS
Lord Mountbatten
Prince Philip
Defense Staff
Far East
Bunker Replaces Lodge In South Vietnam Post
President Johnson names Ellsworth Bunker 72 to succeed Henry Cabot Lodge as U S ambassador in Saigon. Eugene M Locke 49 to serve as deputy ambassador, replacing William J Porter. Locke is a Texas lawyer and former ambassador to Pakistan.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
South Vietnam
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Lodge
Yemen
Indonesia
Dominican Republic
Eugene M. Locke
Pakistan
Locke
William J. Porter
Vietnam
Texas
Tennessee
Indi
Farber Suit Disposition Scheduled
Dr. Carl Coppolino, accused in the murder of his first wife, is set to deposit in a $1,265,000 civil case against his former mistress Mrs. Marjorie Farber. He may appear before Warren Goodrich. Coppolino was reported in New York City and is not subpoenaed. The suit stems from a New Jersey murder trial in which Farber was acquitted of killing Mrs. Farber's husband.
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Sarasota
Fla
UPS
Carl Coppolino
Coppolino
Marjorie Farber
New Jersey
Milk Holding Action Called In Five States
The National Farmers Organization ordered a milk holding action across a 25 state area from New York to Idaho. President Oren Lee Staley said the action aims for a 10 cents per quart or $1 per hundredweight farm price increase, stressing a calm business approach and precautions to prevent violence.
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Corning
Iowa
UPI
National Farmers Organization
New York
Idaho
NFO National Board of Directors
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
Johnson moves to end most Reserve draft deferments
President Johnson’s plan to end most Reserve draft deferments will take effect in weeks, said Thomas D. Morris. Enlistment priority goes to 17 and 18% year olds. reserves not a haven from duty. Graduated student deferments may wait as draft changes unfold.
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Washington
Johnson
Defense Department
Thomas D. Morris
Morris
Air Conditioning Bid To Alabama Firm For Tyndall Quarters
A $59,652 bid was received by farmy engineers for air conditioning 10 one story frame officers quarters at Tyndall Air Force Base Panama City Florida. The apparent low bid came from Thoriley's of Dothan Alabama with $59,652 followed by Smith's Inc also of Dothan with $69,200. The government estimate was $72,701.
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Alabama
Mobile
Ala
Farmy Engineers
Tyndall Air Force Base
Panama City
Fla
Thoriley’s
Dothan
Smith’s Inc
Island Authority Arranges New Amusement Park Lease
Island Authority approves a ten year lease to Duggan and Osak for reopening the Island Park amusement park with 13 rides moved from Anderson SC. ANew golf course figures arrive April 1. Authority to receive 10 percent of gross above 206000 for park improvements.
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Island Authority
Oka- Joosa Island
Island Park
Anderson
South Carolina
J.G. Melvin
Belgium
Pensacola
Duggan
Osak
Messrs
Oix- Jeans
Choctaw Development Corp
Governor Demands GOP Legislature as He Attacks Pope
In Tallahassee Governor Claude Kirk named Senator Verle Pope as the man he would most like defeated in forthcoming elections. Pope, in Jacksonville, expressed regret at Kirk’s remarks and defended his record, saying he would not oppose the governor due to party ties and that he has served the people for 18 years.
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Sen. Pope
Tallahassee
Claude Kirk
Senate
Verle Pope
Kirk
Pope
Jacksonville
Associated Press
Campbell Crestview win in Democratic nomination race
Campbell Crestview District saw Brooks Taylor secure a decisive Democratic nomination for state representative with a better than two to one victory on Tuesday, advancing to the general election as the party's choice.
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Crestview
Brooks Taylor
Taylor and Campbell Vie for Florida House Seat
Facing Taylor in the March 28 election is Sam Campbell, incumbent Republican representative for the old Walton Washington and Holmes district. The seat covers Holmes Washington Walton Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties. Campbell, a tireless campaigner with three daughters helping, is a former Democrat now backing a one party system. Observers expect a close race as incumbents typically hold the edge.
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Taylor
Sam
Campbell
DeFuniak Springs
Walton
Washington
Holmes
Okaloosa
Santa Rosa
Florida
Reds Repulsed In Laos Battle
In Laos near Vientiane government troops repelled a major North Vietnamese assault on Nambac village. Four days of combat left about 50 communist soldiers dead while Laos forces reported two killed and twenty wounded. The attack aimed to retake the strategic stronghold seized by government forces last year.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Nambac
Oudone Saninikone
Oudone
Consul Pact Ratification Seen Assured
The Senate defeated three proposed reservations and an unrelated understanding that would tie the U S Soviet consular treaty to Vietnam peace. Final vote on ratification by two thirds was set after votes 1 to 28 on the Smith proposal and 71 to 20 on Curtis blocking language. The treaty aims to protect Americans in the Soviet Union and allows consulates in both nations.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Vietnam
Margaret Chase Smith
United States
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Congress
North Vietnam
Soviet Union
Heavy B52 Raids Hit Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos
U S Air Force planes conducted multiple B52 strikes against North Vietnamese supply routes in Laos over recent weeks. Reports say heavy damage occurred along the Ho Chi Minh trail, especially in Savannakhet Province near Quang Tri, with secondary explosions suggesting ammunition depots hit.
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Saigon
UPS
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Winh
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Savannekhet
Quang Tri
Tchepone
Niceville Paving Bond Petition Denied in Crestview
Judge Charles A. Wade denied the Niceville petition to validate $900,000 in revenue certificates for street paving after an all day Crestview hearing. The ruling cited new Florida Supreme Court rules needing more information, with five days given to amend. Local protests from the Niceville committee and years of prior work colored the case.
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Niceville
Emma Goggin
Wade Ir
Crestview
Niceville Committee
Niceville Early
Local officer hauls in motel patron amid odd order
Wayne B. Bell reports a Crestview incident where an officer towed a reluctant motel guest to the county jail. The innkeeper produced a duplicate key and the man, damp with sweat and barely sober, requested grapefruit juice. It proved to be vodka.
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Crestview
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