Haynes tops Kiwanis pancake contest with Brandy assist
In Decatur Hank Haynes the 220 pound radio announcer won his eighth straight pancake eating title by finishing 16 pancakes in a row along with 14 sausages and gallons of orange juice Brandy the St Bernard managed 10 pancakes and a dozen sausages while declining the orange juice. In London prices for building lots have doubled since 1963 with an average London price of 75600 per acre, five times the national level. In Moscow Tass reports a new computer center was built in Khabarovsk to coordinate light industry in the Soviet far east.
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Decatur, Ill
Hank Haynes
Brandy
Haynes
London
England
Department of the Environment
Moscow
Siberian
Khabarovsk
Far East
Tass
Niceville Valparaiso Senior Citizens Plan March Meeting
The Niceville Valparaiso Senior Citizens group will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Valparaiso Community Building on Glenview Avenue. The program features singing led by Robert Park and a talk on Happiness by Duke Wilson with a March birthday social.
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Twin Cities
Heart Fund Fashion Benefit Models Coast Local Celebrities
Local celebrities will model men and women and children fashions at a Heart Fund Fashion Benefit on March 26 at the Holiday Inn. Tickets cost 2 dollars and are sold at 15 area stores participating to raise money for the West Florida Heart Fund.
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Holiday Inn
West Florida
Okaloosa County Board Sets March Niceville Meeting
Niceville trustees plan a March meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Niceville Valparaiso Hospital dining room. Crestview veterans group and local clubs announce 7:30 p.m. sessions with officer elections and community business on the agenda.
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Niceville
Okaloosa County Hospital System
Niceville-Valparaiso Hospital
Kiwanis Club to Meet at Sheraton Miramar
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Walton Beach will meet at noon in the Sheraton Miramar Motor Inn meeting room. Jim Parrish of Southeast Telephone Company will talk on direct dial telephone installation arrangements for the area.
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Kiwanis Club
Ofort
Walton Beach
Sheraton
Weak-Enders Campout Announces Meeting and Weekend Trip
The Weak-Enders Camping Club of N C H A will meet today at the Eley Lodge Girl Scout Bldg on Eglin AFB. A film Come Camping in Alaska will be shown. The next Campout is March 20 to 22 at the Holiday Travel Park east of Destin. For info call 678 5973 after 1600.
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N.C.H.A
Eley Lodge
Eglin Afb
Alaska
Sunny Sands
Destin
Eglin Yacht Club Saint Patrick’s Day Party
The Eglin Yacht Club hosts a Saint Patrick’s Day Party at the club house Saturday at 7:00 pm. An Irish Stew dinner is served for $1.25 per person. Reserve by calling 885-6638 or 242-9986. deadline is Thursday, March 18.
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Eglin Yacht Club
Shalimar PTA to Host Talk on Drug Abuse Tonight
The Shalimar PTAGeneral meeting occurs at 7 30 p m today in Shalimar School with Deputy Sheriff Bob Burke presenting a talk on drug abuse. Parents and citizens are invited. refreshments will be served.
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Crestview
Crestview City Hall
Nurses Association
Niceville
Florida Nurses Association
Niceville-Valparaiso Hospital
Shalimar Pla
Shalimar School
Bob Burke
Okaloosa County Sheriff Department
Cub Leaders Training Session 3B and 4B Tonight
Cub Scout leaders are invited to a 7 p.m. training session at the County Health Center. Session 3B focuses on Pack Management and 4B on The Pack Meeting. The event is men only. For more information call 242-5146 or 242-2016.
Lawrence Welk Show Heads Into 16th ABC Season
The program goes into its 16th season on ABC TV with the musicmakers and champagne bubbles still intact. The exchange confirms the show’s long run and continued popularity.
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Lawrence Welk
TA. A
Righi
Abc-Tv
Fourth SALT Session Begins in Vienna Arena
U.S. and Soviet envoys open the fourth round of SALT talks in Vienna in a ceremonial setting at the Austrian president's office. President Jonas stresses global impact while Nixon in Florida expresses cautious optimism about a constructive phase.
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Austria
U.S
Franz Jonas
Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Soviet Union
Jonas
Imperial Palace
Three More Helicopters Lost in Laos Campaign
U S helicopters shot down near Sepone Laotian campaign tally rises to 52. one crewman killed. In Cambodia, fierce fighting 13 miles northeast of Phnom Penh as govern ment troops clash with enemy forces. Ground and air actions include tanks and AC130 gunships. lines and fire support base Lolo hit.
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Saigon
Sepone
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Khe Sanh
U.S
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Les
Associated Press
George Esper
Ham Nehl
Lolo
Esper
No Fault Auto Insurance Ties Premium Savings in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner C Eugene Farnam told a House Insurance Committee that no fault auto insurance cuts bodily injury premiums by about 30 percent per driver and saves motorists roughly 76 million dollars this year. He noted claims fell 50 percent in the first two months and signaled potential further rate cuts if the trend holds.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Massachusetts
House
C. Eugene Farnam
House Insurance Committee
Farnam
Florida
Tam
Crestview Council Maintains Quality for New City Complex
Crestview city council acting as a planning board refused to cut quality in the first phase of the new city government complex. Low bid for police and fire stations came from King and Lerner of Fort Walton Beach at 148 880 dollars, exceeding the 136 thousand budget. The board discussed budget shifts and extra funds while Architect Henry Nichols praised the bid as good and said quality would be preserved.
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Crestview
King and Lerner
Fort Walton Beach
Henry Nichols
Lions Hear Speedway To Promote Tourism
Jerey Armstrong, vice president of Florida International Major Speedway Destin, told a Lions club luncheon the combined facility will draw 400000 spectators in year one and generate millions in impact. He cited 100000 ad valorem taxes benefiting Okaloosa County and noted exhibitions by top racers Mario Andreas and Bobby Youngster.
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Delores Weles
Lion's den
Jerry Armstrong
Florida International Motor Speedway
Hardis Brock
New Orleans
Florida
Jerey Armstrong
Raceway
The
Lion’s Luuncheon
Armstrong
Okaloosa County
Mario Andreas
Bobby Youngster
Social Security Numbers Stir Broad Public Protest
Washington AP Many Americans protest government and business snooping via Social Security numbers. Senator Sam Ervin cites pensioners complaining of intrusive questionnaires by the Census Bureau and calls use of numbers for identification misleading. He notes examples from a vet clinic, a grave plot, and jail hearings showing privacy concerns.
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Washington
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Sam
Census Bureau
Ervin
Texas
Reusable Rocket Plane Planned For Defense Use
An Air Force Colonel says the Defense Department plans to use a reusable rocket plane for all military space missions in the 1980s with NASA handling funding and presentation to Congress. Charles J. Donlan of NASA cited unmanned tests in 1976 and manned tests in 1977, aiming for a 1979 fully operable vehicle. Col. John G. Albert said the shuttle will handle military satellite launches and in orbit tasks, with no other rocket development planned beyond Titan 4. The plan includes placing satellites in orbit and recovering or repairing those in space.
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Ariz
Air Force
Defense Department
Congress
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles J. Donlan
NASA
Office of Manned Space Flight
John G. Albert
Albert
Deputies Capture Juveniles After Crestview Motorcycle Chase
Deputies Marvin Canova and Martel McCullum chased two juveniles who stole a motorcycle from Joe Wheeler on Lake Silver Road in Crestview Sunday night. The riders abandoned the bike in woods and were tracked for over an hour before capture and redirection to juvenile authorities.
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Crestview
Marvin Canova
Martel McCullum
Sheriff's Department
Joe Wheeler
Lake Silver Road
County Commission To Open Truck Bids
Crestview agenda notes bids opening for road department trucks and a county engineer vehicle. Also on the docket is the reading of the final draft of the county anti herb ordinance.
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County Commission
Crestview
Trea
Tne
House Appropriations Panel Advances SST Financing
The House Appropriations Committee approved the full Nixon administration request to fund the supersonic transport project at 289.9 million dollars for the current fiscal year. Critics remain wary of environmental sonic boom concerns as the Senate may resist further funding despite committee support.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Govern
Ment
House
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Moon buggy arrives at Cape for Apollo 15 mission
A Lunar Roving Vehicle, the moon buggy, arrives at Cape Kennedy ahead of the Apollo 15 flight. Built by Boeing for 30 million, it will be driven by David Scott and James Irwin in the Hadley Apennines with Alfred Worden in orbit. The 12 day mission starts July 26 with three flight models and support vehicles.
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Fla
Kennedy Space Center
David Scott
James Irwin
Hadley - Apennines
Moon
Alfred Worden
Kent
Wash
Boeing Co
Pat Paulsen to launch serious 1972 presidential bid
Television comic Pat Paulsen announced at Belknap College in CENTER HARBOR NH that he will run in the New Hampshire presidential primary as a liberal Republican. He aims for about 10,000 votes, citing Vietnam and domestic issues as motivators to protest the political climate. He predicts drawing young voters and says the campaign is not a joke this time.
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Center Harbor
N.H
Pat Paulsen
Belknap College
New Hampshire
Vietnam
Hedrick files for District One city council seat
Fred B Hedrick 125 Third Ave retired civil service worker announced his candidacy. A 1954 Florida resident active in civic affairs he led heart associations and YMCA involvement. He served on state housing and drug committees, was an Army veteran with Bronze Star, and plans an open minded council tenure with no campaign contributions. He asks residents to vote and discuss the race.
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Third Ave
Cvil
Hedrick
Okaloosa Heart Association
West Florida Heart Association
Fort Walton Beach Filks Lodge
YMCA
Haydon Burns
Northwest Florida Housing Authority
Earl Faircroth
West Virgings
Alderson Ofunier College
Concord College
West Virginia
State Employment Service
Hercules Powder Company
Virginia
Herecules Powder Company
82Nd Infanty Division
98Th Infantry Division
Pacific
Elise Vaughn Thompson
Bill Thompson
Marion
Trinity Methraist Church
Fort Walton Beach
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