Heavy fighting ends respite in Cambodia
U S and South Vietnamese forces clash near Sino Cambodia with about 400 North Vietnamese. Saigon claims 72 enemy killed and 1 dead with 6 wounded. Air strikes and U S helicopter gunships support as B52s pound the A Shau Valley and Man oi infiltration routes. Buddha birthday cease fires announced by Thieu and Viet Cong amid long casualty tolls.
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Cambodia
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Kandot Chrum
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de Viet
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Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
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Viet Cong
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Solons Debate Draft Extension Amid Indochina Withdrawal Push
Washington legislators opened debate on extending the draft as antiwar groups plan a major push to force a U.S. withdrawal from Indochina by 1971. Senate leaders and committee chairs discuss the McGovern Hatfield amendment and troop reductions amid looming hearings through May 27.
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Senate
U.S
Indochina
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Mike Mansfield
Southeast Asia
Mansfield
Europe
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
U.S. Destroyer and Soviet Tug Collide in Korea Strait
The Pentagon reported the U S Navy destroyer Hanson collided with the Soviet tug Diomid in the Korea Strait. Hanson sustained a six foot dent in its bow but no crewmen were injured while the tug sustained minor damage. Both vessels were in international waters during routine operations. The Navy is investigating the incident and would not identify which vessel crossed the other.
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Japan
Pentagon
Navy
Senate backs 12 hour classroom rule for professors
Florida Senate approved a bill requiring full time university instructors to teach at least 12 hours weekly. The measure, by Sen. Haverfield, faces a companion 145 hour rule for junior college teachers and faces opposition over potential harm to research. Supporters say it ensures faculty presence in classrooms while opponents warn of reduced research output and funding impacts.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Senate
Jerry Thomas
Robert Haverfield
Haverfield
Board of Regents
Florida State University
Robert Graham
D-Miami
Sen
John Broxson
D-Gulfbreeze
Lawmakers Denounce Colleagues Over Protests On Capitol Steps
On the House floor, antiwar protesters and lawmakers who backed them were denounced. Rep Bella Abzug defended the protest as a tradition while others accused supporters of inviting demonstrators and criticized police actions amid arrests. Edith Green supported police effort.
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Capitol Steps
House
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
Dan Kuykendall
Rtenn
Absug
Warren J. Mitchell Mil
Joe PD
Waggonner Jr
T-Law
John Tr. Hunt
R-Nw
Health warning urges avoid swordfish over mercury risk
Washington authorities advise Americans to stop eating swordfish due to mercury poisoning danger. The FDA, after a three month study, says the warning is especially important for children and women of child bearing age.
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IPT
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
FDA warns swordfish unsafe due to high mercury levels
FDA officials recommended the public avoid swordfish as mercury concentrations threaten fetuses and children. A survey of 853 samples found 188 with intolerable mercury amounts, averaging over twice the safety limit. The warning followed expert consultation, recalls, and seizures, with limited market impact.
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Charles C. Edwards
Hospital Admissions Report From Fort Walton Beach Areas May
May admissions listed for Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa Memorial and Niceville Valparaiso facilities include Victoria Stephens Bernice Yates Thomas Walker Linda Tenny SOM April Al ford Midred Johnson John Ogle Hack J Brown Eddy Isais Griffith Karen Fosenger Annette Roberts Helen Ward Wayne Smith Forest Northcut with May 6 noted for several names and facilities.
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Thomas Walker
Linda Tenny- Som
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Midred Johnson
John Ogle
Hack J. Brown
Eddy Isais Griffith
Karen Fosenger
Annette Roberts
Niceville-Valparaiso Hospital
Helen Ward
Wayne Smith
Forest Northcut
Agnew To Address Florida Legislature
Vice President Spiro Agnew will address a Florida Legislature joint session on revenue sharing with a plan to hold a Q and A after a 10 am talk. The event follows a Jan 27 memorial urging federal revenue sharing and features comments from lawmakers and aides on political implications.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
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Congress
Howard Walton
Senate
Jerry Thomas
D-Jupiter
Nixon
House
FBI Closes Fort Walton Beach Office Shifts Agents to Pensacola
The FBI closed the Fort Walton Beach resident office as a consolidation measure and moved agents Michael Dill and William Haggerty to Pensacola. Calls in the Fort Walton Beach area are now directed to Pensacola, with security reasons cited for the move.
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Pensacola
Fort Walton Beach
Federal Bureau of Investigation
W.M. Alexander
Jacksonville
Fort Walton
Michael Dill
William Haggerty
Roper Sentenced on Contempt of Court
Dicky Roper of Panama City was sentenced by Circuit Judge William Frye on four counts of contempt for failing to appear for trial. The original charge involved uttering a forged document on May 1, 1969. He received two 50 day terms to run consecutively and two 9 day terms to run concurrently.
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Crestview
Dicky Roper
Panama City
William Frye
Roper
Seashore Water Line Extension Study Completed
The Southwest Okaloosa County Civic Association board announced the completion of a study on extending water lines from Seashore Village to the county line and filed a loan request with the Farmers Home Administration. Sea shore Village Water System Inc conducted the survey and property owners may sign water User agreements at the system office.
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Okaloosa
Santa Rosa County
Farmers Home Administration
Board of Directers
Southwest
Okaloosa Digest Submissions Call In Person Only
Local notices for the Okaloosa Digest must be delivered in writing to the Playground Daily News office by representatives of the requesting organizations. Staff will not accept items over the phone.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
PGDN
Harold Baird
Reclaimed Bicycles Await Owners at Police Dept
The Fort Walton Police Department holds bicycles with unknown owners. Parents of children missing bikes should come to the department for positive identification and reclaim the bikes.
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Fort Walton
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