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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1969
Page
1
Miami Palmetto High School suspended 75 Black students for five days after they refused to enter classes. The walkout aimed to press for the removal of principal Robert Moloney as teachers and students gathered on school grounds at the start of the day.
Crestview Spanish Trail Festival kicks off Sunday May 18 at 8 30 a m with a golf tournament. A carnival treasure hunt art show and parade follow through the week with fires works street dance a grand parade and a grand ball at night.
The Florida House approved a broad home rule bill granting municipalities wide powers to perform functions with limited restrictions. Supporters call it clarifying authority, while critics warn it could embolden local overreach into areas like liquor licensing.
In Tallahassee the Senate approved by 41-1 a sweeping wiretapping bill hailed as the No 1 weapon against crime. The measure allows court approved eavesdropping in murder extortion burglary robbery prostitution rape and criminal conspiracy cases. The House had already passed it and changes will send the bill back for House assent.
John G. Siebenaler 17 was fined 3150 and had his license suspended for one year after a DWI conviction in municipal court. Judge Estergren noted the breathalyzer reading of 2.5, far above the 1.0 threshold, and warned against dangerous driving. Broadhurst 21 received a 90 day suspended jail term after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
The 19th national convention of the American Communist Party opens in New York with a drafted 165 page program arguing discrimination is central to class struggle. Gus Hall outlines unity as the party presses for radical resource reallocation and electoral districts reshaping to aid Negro communities.
Paul Foster Kenner 37 of Freeport died shortly after midnight Wednesday when he lost control and struck the west end of the Destin East Pass Bridge. The vehicle, loaned to him for repairs, was traveling at high speed and was demolished. witnesses said his body had to be cut from the wreck. He was an assistant secretary treasurer of First American Farms and a certified public accountant. He is survived by his mother, two brothers, a sister, and a cousin. Services were set for Friday at Goff Mortuary Chapel in Midvale Utah.
The Florida House passed 97 to 45 a bill barring sale or loan of harmful materials to minors under 17, aiming to keep obscene publications away from youth. Sponsor James Reeves stressed court precedents, while Rep. Robert Graham questioned drawing the line between art and obscenity. A related sidewalk project in Fort Walton Beach moves toward completion by June, funded from Okaloosa Gas District excess profits, with work along Beal, Eglin Parkway, Hollywood Boulevard, Memorial Parkway, and nearby streets.
Congressmen Sikes Colmer Hebert Dickinson plan to reintroduce the Gulf Islands National Seashore Bill with local leaders agreeing on areas to be included. The measure remains permissive and will be defined in hearings and report, ensuring no property is added without broad local support.
Ed Davis heads a committee planning a dune buggy race during the Billy Bowlegs festival. The event may be a time elimination format on a course under five miles with about 10 check points. Officials aim to set the course soon for entrant practice.
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