Pakistan Claims Control of East Pakistan as Fighting Rages
Reports from India and Pakistan clash over control of East Pakistan amid civil war. Pakistan says army has full control and arrests Mujibur Rahman, while Indian monitors report continued heavy fighting and a broadcast from Mujib denying arrest. Forces bomb Dacca as clashes spread across the province.
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New Delhi
India
the Frontier
Pakistan
Pakistan Radio Network
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Awami League
Sheth Mujib
Chittagong
Sheikajib
East Pakistan
Seek to Lay Out Liaison With Askew on North State
High ranking members of Governor Reubin Askew's staff met with county governor's committee members from across North Florida at Fort Walton Beach to launch a statewide effort to align administration policies. The Okaloosa County committee hosted, with Bill Owens and Fred Wamble pushing tighter communications between committees and the governor.
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Reubin Askew
Florida
Fort Walton Beach
Fred Wamble
Cochairman
Wamble
Bill Owens
Okaloosa County
Mittees
Governor's Office
Sheraton
Miramar
Owens, Wamble
Harvey Cotten
Democratic Party
Bill Kirschenbaum
Mansfield vows oppose Railpax funds over Montana cuts
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana pledged to oppose Railpax funding unless service cuts are revised. He criticized the plan as a disservice to the nation and said the needs of the people have been forgotten.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Mansfield
Practice Notice Submission Policy for Okaloosa Digest
Organizations must deliver written notices in person to the Playground Daily News office for Okaloosa Digest items. PGDN staff will not accept telephone submissions.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Week's Okaloosa County School Lunch Menu
The weekly menu lists meals for each weekday. Monday serves sloppy joe with fries lettuce salad buns and snickerdoodles. Tuesday offers ham and beans corn bread greer salad and strawberry shortcake. Wednesday features pizza bread carrot cabbage salad and pudding whip. Thursday provides corn dogs baked beans loaf bread green salad and fruit jello. Friday includes fish square cheese grits corn meal muffin confetti cole slaw and pink applesauce.
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Okaloosa County
Mary Esther Seeks Concession Stand Manager
Mary Esther Recreation Department seeks a manager for the concession stand and to oversee helpers this year. Interested persons should contact the department at 243-1886 or 243-2795.
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Mary Esther Recreation Department
Victory Film to Screen At Niceville High School
The Okaloosa TRAIN Committee sponsors No Substitute For Victory narrated by John Wayne showing Monday at 7 30 p m at Niceville High School. Tickets cost 2 for adults and 1 for students. Second session of Boy Scout adult leadership training at Camp Robbins Monday night at 7. Information line 243 0646.
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Okaloosa
Camp Robbins
Joan Crawford Danced Early Career Roots Revealed
True. Actress Joan Crawford won her first dancing contest at the Jack o Lantern cafe in Kansas City and rose to ingenue roles before taking on melodrama character parts. Cameron Mitchell of The High Chaparral hails from Dallas Town Pennsylvania.
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Joan Crawford
IP. A
Miss Crawford
Kansas City
Jury Allows Rehearing as Calley Case Deliberations Extend
The Calley My Lai murder trial jury gained permission to rehear more testimony delaying any verdict beyond Monday. On day 11, three of eight requested witnesses testified again, including Lt. Hugh Thompson who described doubts about the assault, crew chief Calvin Hode noting finding bodies, and Dale Amnott who saw victims before troops reached My Lai. The panel also reviewed color slides in private, with no direct ties to Calley’s charges noted.
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FT. Benning
Calley
My Lai
Hugh Thompson
Calvin Hode
Dale Amnott
My Lal
Disabled Veteran Opens SST Salvation Fund Account
A Fort Walton Beach retiree, wishing anonymity, started an SST Salvation Account with a modest initial deposit at Eglin National Bank. The fund aims to finance completion of the American Supersonic Transport program if authorized funds remain scarce and to preserve jobs and national aviation leadership.
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Fort Walton Beach
America
Eglin National Bank
Classified Rates for Daily and Sunday Editions
The notice lists subscription options with prices for daily and Sunday editions, including yearly and monthly terms. Rates shown include various durations such as 1 month 2.25 and 1 year 27.00, with separate figures for Sunday only and combined daily editions. It notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Carter
Mad
Deadline Nears For City Vote Registration
Fort Walton Beach residents face a noon April 9 deadline to register or correct registration for the city election. Voters can register at City Hall on weekdays and at the Island Authority Building on Mondays and Wednesdays, with address changes also required by the supervisor of elections.
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Crestview
Elsie Garrett
Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach Plans Study for Transit Standards
Fort Walton Beach Planning Department joins Florida DOT in a regional effort to submit public transportation plans by May 15 1980 1990.DOT planning director Ray L Amoreaux says the plans will shape transportation standards and goals across participating agencies and groups.
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Fort Walton Beach
Florida Department of Transportation
DOT
Ray L'Amoreaux
Orlando Woman Injured in SR 85 A Crash
An Orlando woman, Katharina Kroll Clancy 24, suffered cuts and bruises in a two car collision on SR 85 A near SR 85 west of Valparaiso. She was treated at Eglin AFB Hospital and released. Driver Emmett Smelly 27 Berwick Cr Shalimar charged with DWI and causing an accident. Other DWI arrest made at 2:30 a.m. Saturday of Robert William Leary on Eglin AFB.
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Valparaiso
Orlando
Dewey Chavis
Katharina Kroll Clancy
Eglin Afb Hospital
Chavis
Charles Thomas Clancy
Clancy
Emmett Foster Smelly
Berwick Cr
Shalimar
Smelly
Fort Walton Beach
Gene Neugin
Neugin
Robert William Leary
Eglin Afb
Sikes Wage Reform Bill Affects Local Civil Servants
Congressman Sikes introduces HR 5270 to reform pay scales for wage board and nonappropriated fund workers. In Eglin AFB and Hurlburt Field about 2000 employees would be affected, with 10 pay steps proposed. Local 1897 and Local 1847 back the bill, noting parity with WB and NAF workers and new second and third shift differentials.
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Sikes
Bob Sikes
Eglin Afb
Hurlburt Field
House
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
American Federation of Government Employees
I T
Civil Service
GSO
NAF
Lillian Harkenrider
Eglin
Hurlburt
Uino
Marjean A. Berkley
American Federation of Government Employees Local 1897
Drug Abuse Seminar Flags Monthly Drug Alcohol Deaths
State's Attorney Curtis Golden of Milton told a Fort Walton Beach audience that drug and alcohol combinations cause at least one death monthly in Northwest Florida's first judicial district. The discussion covered prescription access, marijuana penalties, and calls for enforcing the pusher over the user.
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Bill Raczor
Florida
First Judicial District
Curtis Golden
Milton
Golden
Fort Walton Beach
Family
Hollingsworth
Sion
Grover Ayers
University of Southern Florida
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