Islanders Fight Property Taxes After Okaloosa Island Case
Circuit judge ruled taxes levied on Okaloosa Island leaseholds must be resolved with state action. Leaseholders, led by attorney George Dean, say they were promised no ad valorem taxes when purchasing or leasing land and may seek relief via legislature or court. Witnesses testified they risk bankruptcy and loss of homes due to unexpected levies.
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Okaloosa
Sheila Braxton Eyas
George Dean
Dean
Arnan
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Apa
Last Island
John Dowd Uhal
Arnow
Okaloosa Island
Fred B. McFalls
Willk
Weather Turns Sour For Second Refugee Flight Arrival
A Northwest Orient 747 carrying about 374 Vietnamese refugees landed at Eglin Field Wednesday evening. Most passengers were women and children. a prior flight brought 374 people to Eglin Sunday. Refu gees were processed under a new shelter setup in the rain with Red Cross volunteers serving refreshments. A third flight is planned for Friday.
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Northwest Orient
Tain
Eglin
Guam
Nickant Field
Hawaii
Egliy
Lenteily
Catle
Field 2
Red Cross
Tanto
Florida
Vietnam- American Relief Association
Orlando
Harry Frye
Frye
Agency For International Development
Saigon
Uong
W Nguyel Dan
USS
Hancock
Ile
Cambodia
Refugee Funding Approved by House Subcommittee
A House Judiciary subcommittee unanimously approved a Ford request to fund Indochina refugee resettlement, authorizing sums as necessary for refugees from South Vietnam and Cambodia. The vote cleared the way for a full committee decision, despite mixed public opinion and an amendment to cap funding.
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Washington
House
Judiciary
Ford
Indochina
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Fram Committee
Peter W. Todina
Dnal
Judiciary Committee
Elizabeth Holzman
D-Ny
Vietnamese priest among 37 refugees arriving at Eglin
Father Joseph Nguyen Quai Hoi, a Saigon-based priest and former Viet Cong prisoner, was among 37 refugees arriving at Eglin Wednesday. He described a 30 minute choice to escape or face execution and recounted harsh captivity, bribery at Saigon airports, and mass executions he witnessed.
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Eglin
Joseph Nguyen Quai Hoi
Saigon
Hoi
Hai
Ho Chi Minh
Retafe
Tanh Linh
Moi
Chuareh
Fglin
Dk. Grojshan
New York City
Pontifical College
University of Saigon
Vietnam
Ifoi
Wartime GI Bill Benefits End Blocked by Ford
President Ford canceled most wartime benefits and urged Congress to end the GI Bill education program for future service members while preserving death and disability benefits for those already served. Burial allowances and death pensions were also affected as lawmakers face a new funding fight with veterans groups lobbying for protection of benefits.
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Washington
UPL
Ford
Congress
Ord
Ron Nesser
White House
Bodies Of U S Marines Left In Saigon Hospital
The Pentagon said the last two Marines killed in Vietnam were not brought home and may remain at the Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in Saigon. Marines Cpl Charles McMahon Jr and Lance Cpl Darwin Judge died April 28 at Tan Son Nhut Airport during the final evacuation.
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Washington
UPL
Vietnam
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Saigon
Pentagon
State Department
Charles McMahon Jr
Woburn
Mass
Lance
Darwin 1
Marshaltown
Iowa
Tan Son Nhut
McMahon
Charles McMahon Sr
Marine Corps
Joseph Lattin
Crestview Okaloosa Officials Take Up Zoning Change Request
Okaloosa County commissioners in Crestview consider a Wright area zoning change from RGD C residential General Development to BG for a 1 acre area including parts of Anderson Brooks and Racetrack Head Subdivisions. The Woodwards petitioned, arguing residential to commercial shift. P and Z Board denied.
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Okaloosa
Crestview
Wright
County Planning and Zoning Board
Anderson Brooks
Racetrack Head
John
Judy Woodward
Denton Boulevard
Woodward
Lennon
RGD
Tallahassee
Provida County Commissioners Association
Jacksonville
Ward 1 Race in Fort Walton Beach Draws Controversy
Fort Walton Beach Ward 1 contest pits Henry Whittaker and incumbent Jim Baughman against Buck Gassman who seeks to oust city manager Winston Walker and reshape city hall. Debates center on recreation growth, a potential convention center, and a changed cable franchise. Gassman favors cutting city salaries and opposes a center while Whittaker and Baughman back feasibility studies and expanded amenities.
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Doug Haste
Fort Wallon Beach
Fort Walton Beach
Henry Whittaker
Jim Baughman
Relph Q
Buck) Gassman
Winston Walker
Joseph Hudson
Gassman
Hudson
Buck Gassman
Ward
Baughman
Whittaker
League of Women Voters
Anser Okaloosa Island
Raughman
Warner Cable Co
Warner Co
Warner
Air Force
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He Sai
Fasher
Joseph Nguyen Quel For
Abby
Foe
Horne Wa
Freedom Flight JI
U.S
Commission Airs
al Qualls
Sheriff's Department
Robert Miller
Marty Quillen
Gary Cadenhead
Baker
Division of Youth Services
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