Barron Charges Bill Coddling Criminals
The Senate voted 25-10 to require parole interviews for inmates and to publish results, sparking opposition from Sen. Dempsey Barron who called it coddling criminals. The measure targets inmates within six months of commitment for those under five years and within a year for longer terms.
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Tallahassee
Senate
Ken Myers
D-Miami
Dempsey Barron
Panama City
Barron
U.S. Supreme Court
Lunches Barter Unveiled in Nebraska Free Lunch Case
A letter from Lyman Nebraska public schools offered free lunches to two Ballesteros children only if father Juan Ballesteros sold school land for $300. Senator McGovern called the move a civil rights violation and may refer it to the Justice Department. Nebraska lunch administrator Allen A Elliott promised to investigate upon return home.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Nebraska
George S. McGovern
Ds.d
Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
Justice Department
Allen A. Elliott
Darrel E. Schilz
Lyman, Neb
Juan Ballesteros
Lyman
Viola
Leo
Ballesteros
Elliott
Lawrence King
Omaha Presbyterial Task Force
Ballesteras
Dune Buggy Ban Moves Forward In County
County commissioners agreed to draft an ordinance restricting dune buggy and similar vehicle use on public lands. Backed by Rep Rob Sikes and Hylin AFB officials, the measure aims to protect sand dunes and beaches while exempting privately owned land. A public hearing will be set as the draft progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob Sikes
Hylin Air Force Base
Dan Merrill
Commission
Proposals to Clarify County Hospital Control Position
Commissioner Dee Parkmon outlined proposals to ease confusion over the county owned hospital system. He urged an advisory board with one member from each district and restraint on negotiating leases that would burden taxpayers or hinder patient care for Okaloosa County residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Parkmon
County Commission
County rejects bids on Destin land again
County commissioners refused all five bids for the county owned Destin site led by Commissioner Dee Parkton and ordered the property re advertised with a minimum bid of 35000 plus use restrictions restricting the land to housing units. Sam Blossman of Covington and Throw Sebrea of Deslin offered about 30500 and 30190 respectively but were rejected as too low.
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Destin
Dee Parkton
Sam Blossman
Covington
Throw Sebrea
Deslin
Destin Chamber Hosts County Commissioners Meeting
Destin Chamber of Commerce president Ross Marler urged officials and citizens to press a market for educated talent in Okaloosa County. Fort Walton Beach commissioners attended as guests, with talks on open meetings and future funding for Miracle Strip Council campaigns. About 30 people joined a noon luncheon at Silver Sands Restaurant.
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Ross Marler
Destin
Destin Chamber
Fort Walton Beach
Marler
Chamber of Commerce
Miracle Strip Council
Chambers of Commerce
Florida
Upper Gulf Coast
Dick McFlarg
Chamber
Council
Silver Sands
U.S. Highway OR
Heinrich Rites Scheduled Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie K. Heinrich 60 of Crestview are set for 2 p.m. at West Side Baptist Church with Rev. D. R. Treker officiating. Burial follows at Old Crestview Cemetery. She died Sunday from injuries in an automobile crash near Opp, Alabama. Survived by husband Duane C. Heinrich four sisters and a niece.
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Fannie K. Weinrich
Fourth St
Westside Baptist Church
D. R. Treker
Crestview Cemetery
Heinrich
Opp
Ala
Duane C. Heinrich
Gene Adams
Minnie Davis
Crestview
Alice Stroud
Dothan
Lena Farris
Elba
Jewel Clark
Hospital Admissions List May 3 4 1960
May 3 admissions include Novella Waddell Rita Cortese Wanda Ann Mack Janet Cross at Okaloosa Memorial Hospital. May 4 adds Baby Boy Cross Anne Dowd Margaret Young Baby Girl Cortese Richard Gros Josephine Aycock Gary Schulthers Edith Emery. Okaloosa Memorial: Joel Wilson Rex Roberts. Niceville-Valparaiso: Margaret Calhoun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novella Waddell
Rita Cortese
Wanda Ann Mack
Janet Cross
Baby Boy Cross
Anne Dowd
Margaret Young
Baby Girl Cortese
Richard Gros
Josephine Aycock
Gary Schulthers
Edith Emery
Elmore-Backed Bomb Penalty Bills Seen For Quick Action
State Rep. H D Elmore says two bills to curb false bomb and fire reports face swift action. One offers a 5000 dollar reward for tips leading to arrests and convictions. the second imposes up to 15 years imprisonment and a 10000 dollar fine or both.
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H. D. Elmore
Crestview
Conservation forces call to silence Lt. Gov Adams in Florida clash
Ocala reports Conservation groups urged Gov. Askew to silence Lt. Gov. Adams amid a battle over the Cross Florida Barge Canal and environmental reports. Adams, a National Water Resources Congress official, accused Nixon aides of siding with "phony ecologists" as dredging plans resume in the Oklawaha River Valley.
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Ocala (Ap) — Conservation Forces
Tom Adams
Florida
Reubin Askew
Br Rare Peru
Coen
Askew
Oklawaha
Cross-Florida
Lyman C. Rogers
Conservation
Adams
Nixon
Ocala
Rogers
National Water Resources Congress
Palatka
Critics urge Pentagon to scrap the Blohm bomber program
A bipartisan coalition led by Members of Congress for Peace Through Law urged cancelling the supersonic bomber development. The report says the B1 program could cost up to 75 billion without added security and suggests a subsonic missile-launching platform as a cheaper substitute.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Congress For Peace Through Law
Pentagon
Long Sought Man Arrested in Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach patrolman George Osborne arrested 29 year old Herman Dalton Kent on a neighboring county warrant. Kent is charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony while working as a carpenter at the Rehinvont construction project.
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Fort Walton Beach
Patalman
George Osborne
Santa Rosa County
Osborne
Herman Dalton Kent
Kent
Rehinvont
Okaloosa Digest Submissions Require Written Notices
Organizations must send written notices to the Playground Daily News office to have items published. Staff will not accept notices by telephone and require representation by an official t representative of the organization.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Local Club Meetings and Evening Events
The Eglin NCO Wives Club holds a 9 a.m. business meeting Thursday at the NCO Club ballrasim and invites all NCO wives. The Corvette Club meets tonight at 6 20 at Preston Hood Chevrolet Fort Walton Beach for enthusiasts. A Spanish show with skits poems songs and dances plays tonight at 7 30 in W C Pryor Junior High auditorium hosted by Glennan C Peterson and Augusto J Morillo.
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Valparaiso
Eglin Nco Wives Club
NCO Club Ballrasim
NCO
Corvette Club
Preston Hood Chevrolet
Fort Walton Beach
Corvette
W. C
ARRTC Officer's Wives Luncheon Scheduled at Officers' Club
The ARRTC monthly Officer's Wives Luncheon will be held Thursday at 11 15 a.m. at the Mplin Officers' Club. ARRTC Student's Wives are cordially invited to attend.
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ARRTC
Mplin
Hurlburt Catholic Women Plan First Friday Mass and Meeting
The Hurlburt Confraternity of Catholic Women will attend Mass at 9 a.m. on First Friday at the base chapel. A breakfast at the Officers' Club follows with guest speaker Willingham of the Playground Humane Society. Officers will be elected. nursery and transportation offered. contact Mrs. Taylor or Mrs. Levido for details.
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Hurlbert Confraternity of
Hurburt Officers’ Club
Willingham
Playground Humane Society
Taylor
Levito
Rotary Hosts Rap House at Sheraton Fort Walton Beach
The Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club meets at noon today at the Sheraton Miramar for an informative program with Dr. Edward Parsons and youths from the Rap House. The League of Women Voters of Okaloosa County moves its meeting to Thursday 9 30 a.m. at the Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club.
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Fort Walton Beach
League of Women Voters
Okaloosa County
Fort Walton Beach Yacht Club
League
Jean Johnson
Congress
Carol Koch
Pakistan aid adviser to visit Washington on debt talks
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan's economic adviser M M Ahmed will travel to Washington on Friday to discuss Pakistan debt moratorium and finances, then visit London and Paris on return, government says. In San Francisco a chase ended with two sacks containing five tons of marijuana seized by treasury agents ten miles outside the Golden Gate.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
M.M. Ahmed
Washington
Ahmed
Planning Commission
London
Paris
United States
San Francisco
UPD
Golden Gate
Treasury
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