19 May 1969
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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1969
Page
1
The Go Go Girl burned to the waterline at Tarpon Springs while on a church outing. Captain John Billirls and crew fought the blaze as 80 Mormon youngsters were rescued. Smoke poured from the port engine hatch and a fire extinguisher failed before a third exploded.
A memoir recounts a University of Berlin student volunteering to aid Kennedy for President in 1960. He narrates meeting a fellow student, recruiting a loyal assistant, distributing posters, and lobbying in bars while Berliners opposed Kennedy. The piece ends with a rally at the Berlin Hilton and cross‑dialogue with a Tass correspondent.
Fort Walton Beach officer Sgt. John Campbell was hurt when his motorcycle skidded on a rain slicked street in Phoenix City Alabama. He was taken to Medical Center Hospital Columbus Georgia in fair condition with a broken right hand scalp lacerations a concussion and body abrasions after hitting washed dirt around 8 p.m.
Apollo 10 mission teams led by Air Force Col. Thomas Stafford and Cmdrs. John Young and Eugene Cernan delivered flawless color television from space as Earth appeared blue and brown, then documented docking with the lunar lander. The crew shared unplanned live shots of Earth from 23,000 to 35,000 miles, praising the view.
Orlando observer calls the Apollo 10 lift real nice as tens of thousands crowd Cape Kennedy. Traffic jams form along A1A yet observers foresee larger crowds for Apollo 11 while crews orbit the earth twice before heading toward the moon.
Fort Walton Beach Mayor H French Brown Jr defends city amid election eve charges by Citizens for Better Government Committee. He cites nebulous accusations about contractor favoritism and city aid to private property, calling the statement a political smear and noting audits show no misconduct. Rogers of WNUE says he merely reported the releases.
Florida House and Senate conferees held a first shirt sleeves session on state government reorganization but could not decide a path forward. The 16-member drafting group reviewed the House bill for three hours, then adjourned to Tuesday for staff analysis of differences between the strong governor House plan and the Cabinet oriented Senate proposal. Committee chair Richard Pettigrew said it will take at least a week to finish. Rep. Jerome Pratt noted differing inclusion of functions in departments, while Rep. Talbot D Alemberto urged aligning functions before headship.
About 80 national business executives visited Eglin Air Force Base as guests of the Secretary of Defense for the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference. They toured space track radar AN FPS 85, saw night firepower demonstrations, and received briefings at Armament Development and Test Center and Tactical Air Warfare Center before touring multiple bases and NORAD facilities.
A tornado five miles north of Crestview destroyed the Morgan family home at Dorcas with roof loss and shattered windows. No injuries reported as severe storms spurred tornados near Shirk's Point Destin and Niceville, plus damage to a Pensacola mobile home and drive-in restaurant. High winds caused flooding and power outages across the Panhandle.
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