Mortar Barrage Leveled On Crippled U.S. Base
The siege at Fire Base Mary Ann near Da Nang escalated as enemy mortars and a sapper assault killed at least 33 U.S. troops and wounded 76, with civilians also dying in a nearby resettlement village. The attack followed a previous sapper strike and involved shelling of Chu Lai and Da Nang air facilities.
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Saigon
U.S
Mary Ann
Pentagon
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Jerry W. Freidheim
da Nang
Americal
Chu Lai
Associated Press
J.T. Volkerstorfer
Quang Tri
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Nixon
Neuyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
University of West Florida professor sues over dismissal
In Pensacola Dr Alan Kirshner joined by two teachers groups filed in U S District Court Monday seeking 250000 damages claiming dismissal without due process due to his political views and advocacy for minority rights and peaceful anti war movements He alleges retaliation by the university NEA and Florida Education Association also joined in the suit.
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Pensacola, Fla
University of West Florida
U.S. District Court
Alan Kirshner
Kirshner
National Education Association
Florida Education Association
Playtown notices must be written in PGDN office
Organizations seeking publication in the Okaloosa Digest must submit written notices in person at the Playground Daily News office. PGDN staff will not accept or relay items by telephone or third party.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Okaloosa School Lunch Menu and Scout Leader Training
The Okaloosa County school lunch today features ham and beans, corn bread, green salad, and strawberry shortcake. Final sessions of cub scout leader training Den Leader Coach and Webelos Leader are tonight at 7 at the county health center. Den leader coach will need books.
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Okaloosa County
Webelos
County Health Center
Hurlburt Catholic Women Mass and breakfast April 2
The Hurlburt Confraternity of Catholic Women will attend Mass at 9 a.m. April 2 at Hurlburt Field Chapel with a breakfast at the Officers Club afterward. Free nursery will be available. transportation can be requested. Reservations to Mrs Wade or Mrs Levita.
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Hurlburt Confraternity of
Hurlburt Field
Wade
Levita
Farentino and Lee wed four years in 1968 with a 13 month old son
The Q and A confirm James Farentino and Michele Lee have been married since 1968, now four years, with son David Michael aged about 13 months. The reply notes Joe Campanella started as a radio sportscaster in Lewiston, Pa.
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James Farentino
The
Bold Ones
Michele Lee
David Michael
Joe Campanella
the Bold Ones
Mr. Herman. A
Prue Campanella
Lewiston, Pa
Bengali Leader Appears To Be Continuing Fight
New Delhi reports Sheik Mujibur Rahman, head of the outlawed Awami League, remains free and appears to maintain a campaign for East Pakistan independence as West Pakistan forces display strength. The Indian government cites official sources on Monday.
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New Delhi
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Sheik
Awami League
Vincial
Lahore
Pakistan
Ford recalls Pinto over potential gas fumes explosion
Ford Motor Co. recalls all Pintos built from production start last summer through March 13 after an engine defect could cause gasoline fumes to accumulate and explode under the hood. About 90 to 100 explosive backfires reported. no injuries.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Disorders Quelled in Jordan by The Associated Press
Jordanian troops clash with Palestinian guerrillas for the fourth day as King Hussein’s government says order is restored. In Fort Walton Beach, Sergeant John Vesey is named administrative assistant and records chief, while Jordan’s prime minister warns the army could wipe out guerrillas in hours. Egypt and Syria press diplomacy in Paris as Jarring’s peace talks stall.
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Hussein
Fort Walton Beach
John Vesey
James Matz
Vesey
Jordan
Wassi Tell
Egypt
Paris
Israel
Cairo
Damascus
Syria
Irbid
Amman
Maammer Kadafi
Anwar Sadat
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Mahmoud
New Trial Sought By Harrelson And Smith
Crestview reports new trial petitions filed in circuit court for Bobby Joe Harrelson and Donald Eugene Smith who were convicted last week of a July 1964 robbery of Charles Clary, Fort Walton Beach businessman. Each faces extended sentences. grounds include denial of separate trials and prejudicial pretrial press coverage. Attorneys say the move is procedural toward an appeal.
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Crestview
Circuit
Bobby Joe Harrelson
Donald Eugene Smith
Charles
Chuck'' Clary
Fort Walton Beach
Smith
Harrelson
Ron Shetley
Pensacola
Fort Walton Beach Declares Annual City Clean-Up Week
Mayor Maurice McLaughlin issues a proclamation urging residents to tidy homes this week. Choctawhatchee High students and firefighters assist downtown Brooks Street cleanup with a sign reading Clean Up Dont Burn Up.
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Maurice McLaughlin
Fort Walton Beach
City Hall
McLaughlin
Choctawhatchee High School
Brooks Street
Billy Lee
Art Schweizer seeks Ward 2 Fort Walton Beach council seat
Fort Walton Beach incumbent Art Schweizer announced his candidacy to finish the term he began July 6 1970 after Sterlyn Killingsworth resigned to run for county commission Schweizer promotes honest responsive government and a platform centered on school needs pollution control and attracting new industries He cites business experience as the basis for fiscal judgment and notes his youth and stamina along with local ties and community roles including Rotary Chamber of Commerce and church leadership He is married to Joan Vertalag with three children and resides at 20 Wheeler Drive
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Art Schweizer
Sterlyn Killingsworth
Killingsworth
Schweizer
Fort Walton Beach
Greater
Hovs Club
EMCA
U.S. Air Force
Elgie Afl
Joan Vertalag
Jen
Karaise Uy
Vodd
Fifth Tuesday Field Trip Set By Commission
Crestview county Commission schedules a fifth Tuesday field trip as half day tours of the area. An engineers report from I B Converse on the new outfall sewer line to the percolation area is expected on the agenda. Chairman Dan Merrill designated the half day field day earlier in the year with a plan for weekly Tuesday meetings. The board meets first Tuesday in Fort Walton Beach but cannot take official action outside Crestview courthouse by law.
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Crestview
County Commission
I.B. Converse
Dan Merrill
Fort Walton Beach
Specific Home Rule Legislation Favored
The House Community Affairs Committee approved three measures to empower local government. A bill would grant counties broad home rule powers in 21 areas, including housing and pollution control, without Legislature approval. A second bill would repeal about 2,200 local population acts from 1921 to 1970. A constitutional amendment would allow cities to run affairs without Legislature steps, enabling charter changes by city vote and commission action if ratified in 1972.
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Fila
House
Community Affairs Committee
Paul’ Danahy
Tampa
Ning
John Wesley White
White
Supreme Court to Hear Private Club Segregation
The Supreme Court will review a Moose Lodge in Harrisburg Pennsylvania that bars Negro members and guests after a federal district court ruled the policy unconstitutional. The case centers on whether clubs with state liquor licenses may exclude minorities and whether licensing states can permit racial discrimination by private clubs. If allowed, many social clubs could lose licenses or change policies.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Moose Lodge
Harrisburg
District Court
Pennsylvania
K. Leroy Irvins
Pennsylvania House
State Capitol
Irvins
Pittsburgh
Moose Lodges
Sells and Gray Circus Comes to Fort Walton Beach
Choctaw Boosters sponsor a one day circus stop in Fort Walton Beach on April 18 at Choctawhatchee High School grounds. The show features aerialists jugglers acrobats and tightrope walkers with over 100 performers, clowns and elephants. The 2 p.m. performance follows morning setup amid a traveling big top touring the U.S. and Canada.
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Fort Walton Beach
Choctawhatchee Boosters Club
Choctawhatchee High School
Sells and Gray Circus
Choctawhatchee High
Man posing as church rep cashes bad checks in Fort Walton Beach
Authorities seek a man who cashed two bad checks totaling 22.30 at local businesses last week, posing as a church representative named Ann Miller. The incidents occurred at Bresler Ice Cream Shop and Ellen's Beauty Salon, with fictitious addresses and no bank account under the Miller name.
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Fort Walton Beach
Oka-toosa
Ann Miller
Oregon St
Bresler
Fort Walton Square
Ellen
N. Eglin Parkway
The
Lady of Vistory Church
Panama City
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