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Playground Daily News in Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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Newspaper

Playground Daily News

Location

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1968

Page

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New York Docker Tieup Ends as 22 000 Longshoremen Return

A one day waterfront tieup ends in New York and New Jersey as 22 000 AFL CIO International Longshoremen's Association members return to work. 156 ships idle and 500 000 tons of cargo stranded led to a nationwide embargo on New York bound freight.

New York Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association New Jersey New York- New Jersey Waterfront Commission Newark N.J ILA New York Shipping Association

Community Events and Club Meetings Map

A schedule of local gatherings includes the Motorcycle Club meet at 7 30 pm at Swede's Shop Valparaiso and the Belles Beaux Square Dance at 8 pm at SE Simon Church as well as museum hours at Temple Mound and a Unitarian Fellowship session at Shalimar School on the listed weekend dates and times.

Ramblers Motorcycle Club Valparaiso

Air Force Dogs Receive Stainless Steel Dental Cap

An Air Force sentry dog named Paco received a stainless steel dental cap after a rugger training injury. At Lackland and later Eglin Hospital, Captain Roth and Captain Alexander oversaw the procedure with anesthesia and dental impressions to create the cap.

Eglin Afb Donald M. Alexander Paen Eglin Alexander USAF Air Force Paco Lackland Afb Tex Wilfrendo Brito-Rodriguez Brito-Rodriquez Franklin J. Roth Sistant Roth Dental Services Usaf Hospital

FWB Civic League To Meet Tonight

The Fort Walton Beach Civic League will meet at seven tonight at the Pruitt Community Center. Mrs Josephine Potter a policewoman will speak on narcotics and drug addiction. All members are urged to attend.

Fort Walton Beach

Vietnam Warplane Overdue F111A Reported Missing

News digest notes a supersonic F111A missing on a Southeast Asia mission amid ongoing Vietnam war coverage. Other items cover Westmoreland era casualty totals, Memphis King protest fallout, NY harbor labor talks, and campaign moves by Kennedy McCarthy Nixon and Johnson.

Vietnam U. S Southeast Asia Westmoreland

Homemade Bomb Blasts Inmate at Walpole Prison

A homemade bomb hidden under a pillow exploded as an inmate switched on his cell light at Walpole State Prison in Walpole Massachusetts. The blast caused scalp lacerations but no hospitalization. Two such incidents occurred in two days, with similar devices made from matchheads lighter fluid and sealed in metal tubes.

Walpole Mass Walpole State Prison

Riot erupts in Beale Street violence during Memphis march

A 3,000 strong protest led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. devolved into clashes in Memphis with 105 arrests, 4,000 National Guard troops, and a 7 pm curfew. Police used tear gas and force as looting and arson followed the disrupted march. Larry Payne, 16, died after a store confrontation. chaos spread to pawn shops, stores, and a church rally was canceled.

Memphis Matin Luther King New York King Clayborn Temple Ame Henry Loeb Hernando and Beale Streets Larry Payne

Humphrey Predicts Johnson Renomination Loyal to Great Society

UPI reports Vice President Humphrey addressing a labor crowd in Washington arguing Johnson will win renomination in August. Nixon criticized the Johnson administration as a bitter society while campaigning in Wisconsin against McCarthy and Stassen.

Bobby Kennedy Eugene McCarthy Indiana Florida California Democratic National United Press International Richard M. Nixon Johnson Nixon Wisconsin Harold Stassen Ronald Reagan America Tagere J. McCarthy McCarthy Hebert H.humphrey Washington

Senate votes to exempt public works from proposed cuts

The Senate approved exempting public works from a $6 billion spending cut amid a broader tax and expenditure package. The move aimed to preserve pork barrel projects while tying a tax hike to government spending limits, with a 42 to 37 vote and ongoing House-Senate negotiations.

Washington UPI Senate Johnson John J. Williams George Smathers D-Fla Wiliams Soj Wayne Morse Gre Public Works Smathers Williams Vate Charles Swick Treasury Zwick Smathers- Williams

Chamber Plans Fund Study for County Hospital Funds

A chamber committee led by attorney Erwin Fleet will study how funds are distributed in the county hospital system. The noon meeting focused on following up a report suggesting Fort Walton Beach Hospital may not receive funds based on weeks.

Fort Walton

Funds For FINE Warplane Knocked Out By Committee

Senate Armed Services panel killed the FB project and stripped $460 million for Navy F111B research and production from the defense budget. The group, 11 to 2, cited insufficient data to pick a new design while investigating an Air Force variant missing on a Southeast Asia mission. The action follows Pentagon plans to cut production and coincides with a shift in defense leadership and cost estimates for comparable jets.

Congress Williams Smathers Senate House Wasitington Senate Armed Services Committee Navy Pentagon Air Force Southeast Asia FIA North Vietnam Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius Chief of Naval Operations Adm Thomas H. Moorer Ignatius and Moorer Itr Ignatius-Moorer Defense Robert S. McNamara Clark M. Clifford McNamara Vietnam

Harris seeks Small Claims Court judge post

Niceville resident and attorney Jane V. Harris qualifying as a candidate for Judge of the Small Claims Court. She holds a JD from the University of Florida, a BS from the University of Miami, and is a partner in Harris & Harris Valparaiso. Harris advocates competent, efficient rulings and timely decisions.

Jane V. Harris Small Claims Court Daily News Bureau Niceville Jane R. Harris Harris & Harris Valparaiso Harris Oklahoma-Walston Junior College University of Florida College of Law University of Miami Florida John F. Harris Kimberly Julla Avenue American Bar Association Florida Association of Women Lawyers Okaloosa- Walton Counties Panhellenic University of Florida Alumnae Association Okaloosa County

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