War on Crime Funds Sought in Florida Plan
Governor Claude Kirk asked the Florida Legislature for 1.5 million dollars to create a broad Department of Criminal Justice. The plan envisions a state police force, a statewide investigative unit, and a crime communications network, with Wackenhut to be phased out and a governor appointed commissioner. Senate and House sponsors were named, and a parallel bill for a Florida Commission of Inquiry was floated. Kirk urged bipartisan support and anticipated federal aid. he cited Safe Streets and Juvenile Delinquency acts for funding.
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Claude Kirk
Department of Criminal Justice
Wackenhut Corp
George Wackenhut
Carey Matthews
Miami
Kirk
Sen
Robert Shevin
Senate
Shevin
Governmor
Florida Commission of Inquiry
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Hell Town Contest Seeks Vietnam War Solution
Hell, Michigan, a town calling itself a place on the way up, announces a worldwide essay contest to propose a solution to the Vietnam War. First prize is a 103 bond. submissions must be 106 words or fewer and mailed by June 10 to War is Hell contest Bell Michigan 48150. The Hell Chamber of Commerce hopes faith and goodwill can curb hate and bigotry.
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Hell
Mich
Tits Way
Vietnam
Bell, Mich
Hell Chamber of Commerce
GOP Backing Of Vietnam Policy Fails To Silence Senate Debate
Washington UPI report notes top Republican leaders Ford and Dirksen voiced solid backing for Johnson's Vietnam policy yet could not stop renewed Senate debate. Fulbright praised the GOP staff report, Stennis cautioned against making war political, Javits urged constructive Republican support, Mundt defended the report as nonpartisan.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
Johnson
House
Gerald Ford
Everett M. Dirksen
Republican Policy Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jet Crash Victim Search Under Way
A Navy F4B phantom jet crashed 32 miles west of Key West Florida. The pilot ejected and was rescued, Lt. Joseph Corcoran 24 of Wilmington Delaware was treated at NAS Key West in good condition. The second crewman remained missing as search continued by helicopter.
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Key West, Fla
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Here
Navy
Naval Air Station
Joseph Corcoran
Wilmington
Del
Disney World Bills Secure Senate Backing In Florida
The Florida Senate approved three House local bills backing the Disney World project near Orlando including two new cities Bay Lakes and Reedy Creek and the Reedy Creek Improvement District. General bills on trademark protection cleared with no dissent. A bingo measure failed after hours of debate and amendments.
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Fla
UPID
Orlando
Senate
Walt Disney
House
Robert Elrod
Florida
Disney People
Orange
Osceola
Bay Lakes
Reedy Creek
Police Week Exhibit To Feature Law Enforcement Gear
Police Week observance in South Oka County runs May 14–20 with an exhibit of police equipment including firearms identification gear tear gas restraining devices and patrol cars on display. Photographers will capture a group photo of representatives from all units headed by Trooper Frank Mills and district leaders.
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South Oka
Soosa County
National Police
Tike
Sears and Roebuck
Polhas
State Highway Patrol
Fraternal Order of Pat Sheriff
George Vilardi
Johanization
Cammpbell
Ruben
Offi- Hendrix
Jules Bemiewee
Taxi Drivers Reprimanded by Taiwan Minister
Taipei taxi drivers drew sharp criticism from Communications Minister Shen Yi at a traffic safety meeting. He called them escaped convicts running wild with cabs and urged traffic police to stop the kamikaze drivers from killing pedestrians.
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Taipei
UPI
Shen Yi
Shen
Marines seize Hill 881 North in eight day clash
In Saigon on Wednesday American Marines captured Hill 881 North after eight days of brutal fighting that left 119 Marines dead and 69 wounded. The battle, part of a wider push around Khe Sanh, saw North Vietnamese losses estimated at 1,000 with heavy air bombardment and fierce hand to hand combat. President Johnson signaled a Pentagon request for more U.S. troops in Vietnam, saying no immediate decision would be made and that withdrawal from Germany would not affect Vietnam policy.
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UPS
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Laos
Hill 81
Lewis W. Walt
Walt
North Bennemiese
Hill 881 North
Washington
UPT
Johnson
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U.S
Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Adm
U. S. G. Sharp
U.S. Naval
Pacific
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Germany
U S Probing Peking Bomb Drop Charges
The United States investigates China’s charge that four American planes bombed Ning Ming near the North Vietnam border. Officials say no evidence supports the claim, and U S pilots are instructed to avoid Chinese air space. Secretary Rusk backs the view that U S bombs did not fall on China.
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APY
United States
China
North Vietnam
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Defense Department
Ning Ming
McCloskey
U.S
Dean Rusk
Capitol Hill
Rusk
Johnson
Vietnam
Wilson Minger Sells Mand Drugs Inc to W W Ransom
Wilson Minger announced the sale of Mand Drugs Inc at 699 John C. Sims Parkway Niceville to W W Ransom, former Super X Drugs and St Andrew Drug Store affiliate. Minger will devote full time to his Niceville real estate business after twenty one years in local drug stores.
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Valparaiso
Fort Wallon Beach
Westview Avenue
Court Holds State Industrial Commission Illegally Constituted
The three member State Industrial Commission is invalid due to Gov. Kirk appointing Thomas Johnson as chairman, giving the panel two employer representatives. Judge Guyte McCord ordered the commission barred from hearing a workers compensation appeal from Willie Carter against Rhodes Furniture Co. The law requires one business, one labor, and one public member. Kirk had named Johnston to head the commission, citing qualifications.
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Guyte McCord
Fromaber
Walter Lightsey
Frank Nelson Jr
West Florida Gas Company
Panama City
Kirk
Johnston
Little Cabinet
Turlington Denies Rift With Rowell
House Speaker Ralph Turlington of Gainesville rejected claims of dissension with Rules Chairman F E C Rowell of Wakldwond. He said Rowell aids in drawing a special order calendar if needed and noted the House may return to a special order calendar next week for the appropriations bill.
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Tallahassee
Ralph Turlington
Dgainesville
Rules Committee
F E. C. Rowell
Rowell
Turlington
Claude Nick
Seni Kelly
Ins
House
FE. C. Rowell
Reubin Askew
T-Pensacola
Senate Appropriations Committees
Senate
JCS Accuse McNamara of Risking Nuclear War
In testimony before the House defense panel Gen. Earle G. Wheeler and other chiefs claimed Secretary McNamara risks national security by delaying ABM deployment. They urged Nike-X deployment to counter Soviet moves, while McNamara favors restraint and cautions against a costly missile defense race.
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White House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
McNamara
Wheeler
Army
United States
Soviet Union
Jant
Moscow
Marine Expert Outlines Walton Bay Impact Talk
Dr. Norman Vick of Panama City’s Eastern Gulf Marine Laboratory told about 50 Lions Club members that shutting down shell dredging and shrimping in Choctawhatchee Bay is not an immediate fix for marine life concerns. He urged controlled operations and extensive research to assess effects before recommendations. Dredging is currently limited west of the causeway and north of the inland waterway channel. Royalties fund marine research and seafood promotion.
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Shell
Choctawhatchee Bay
Norman Vick
Astern Gulf Marine Laboratory
Panama City
South Walton County Lions Club
Vick
Gulf of Mexico
Lions Club
Causeway
State Board of Conservation
Florida
Guilt Marine Laboratory
Panama Cty
Tions Club
Clayton's
Fort Walton Beach
Draft Rulings Changed By LBJ
President Johnson extended the appeal window for draft registrants from 10 to 10 days, signing an executive order defended at a meeting with state directors of the Selective Service system. The move alters how quickly individuals can contest their classification during the Vietnam era draft process.
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Washington
Johnson
Selective Service System
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