Allies and Communists clash in A Shau Valley engagement
UPI reports six hours of fighting between South Vietnamese troops and U.S. aircraft against Communist units in the A Shau Valley. Heavily armed actions included artillery and air assaults. initial claims cite 14 Communists killed and four South Vietnamese Marines wounded as B52s and helicopter gunships support the operation.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
A Shau
Stewart Kellerman
Kellerman
Nguyen Bui Quang
Vientiane
Laon
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Corsair
Ho ‘Tinh
Air Force
Dong Hoi
City council forgives school district sewage assessment
Fort Walton Beach City Council canceled an $38 013.12 charge against the Okaloosa County School Board for sewage work and street paving near Oakland School. The board was not required to pay, and did not elect to do so. The session also scheduled a public hearing on a drainage assessment for a Mary Esther Cutoff apartment project and approved multiple utility relocations for DOT improvements. Amendments to drainage rules were adopted, and a hitchhiking ban was advanced on first reading. The Bayou Woods alley was closed to permit a greenhouse with a utilities easement retained. Church of God setback reduced for new building. A sailboat rental in Okaloosa Island park was denied due to the Army Corps lease.
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Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County
Carol Avenue
Oakland School
Mary Esther
Beal Parkway
Jonquil Avenue
Hughes Street
Walter Marlin
State Department of Transportation
Bayou Woods
Bayou Subdivisions
Church of God
Alder Avenue
Fourth Street
Okaloosa Island
Army Corps of Engineers
Hospital Admissions Report From Niceville-Valparaiso Unit
May 18 to May 19 admissions list includes Betty Schramm Baby Boy Jackson Vera Anthony Betty Carnar Sarizh Kilpatrick Judeth Beckton Patricia Dunn Baby Boy Dunn Sylvia Sorstom Dorothy Harris Baby Boy Harris Gloria Wheat Baby Boy Wheat Thomas Jones Lester Aycock Donna Padgett Sarah Helmes Kathrine Handerson Earnest Thomason John Johnson Essie Clary Clifton Locke Donna Dew Herbert Ferguson Marvie Pettis Pace Allen Jessie Steete and at Niceville Valparaiso Hospital Baby Boy Hall among the May 19 entries.
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Betty Schramm
Baby Boy Jackson
Vera Anthony
Betty Carnar
Sarizh Kilpatrick
Judeth Beckton
Girl Beckton
Patricia Dunn
Baby Boy Dunn
Sylvia Sorstom
Dorothy Harris
Baby Boy Harris
Gloria Wheat
Baby Boy Wheat
Thomas Jones
Lester Aycock
Donna Padgett
Sarah Helmes
Kathrine Handerson
Earnest Thomason
John Johnson
Essie Clary
Clifton Locke
Donna Dew
Herbert Ferguson
Marvie Pettis
Pace Allen
Jessie Steete
Israel Rejects US Demand for Detailed Border Map
Prime Minister Golda Meir told the Knesset that Israel has refused to supply an exact map of future borders as demanded by the United States in pursuit of a peace settlement. She stated no cabinet discussion or recommendation has been made on border determinations and affirmed Israel will not relinquish all occupied Arab territory or revert to prewar borders.
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Israel
United States
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
U.S
State Department
Meir
City Police Announce Radar Patrol Targets
Fort Walton Beach police chief warns motorists of planned radar operations at multiple city points over several days. Patrols run 3 to 6 p.m. at listed locations including North Beal Parkway Holmes Boulevard Memorial Parkway Southeast and more on various days through May 28.
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James Matz
Fort Walton Beach
Phil Trish
Matz
North Beal Parkway
Holmes Boulevard
Memorial Parkway
West Hollywood
Army Demotes My Lai General
Maj. Gen. Samuel W. Koster was demoted one star and stripped of the Distinguished Service Medal for not conducting a more searching inquiry into the My Lai massacre. Brig. Gen. George H. Young Jr. was censured with DSM withdrawal. both officers may retire or remain in the Army.
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Washington
Samuel W. Koster
West Point
My Lai
Stanley R. Resor
Koster
House Armed Services Committee
William E. Calley Jr
Stratton
Calley
Resor
Florida Senate approves severance tax on minerals
The Florida Senate backed a 3 percent severance tax on minerals including phosphate with a 5 percent cap, estimating 2 million in the first year. A 20 percent reclamation credit is added, while ad valorem credits drop to 20 percent. The chamber also raised alcoholic beverage license fees to 2 125 each, expected to yield 6.6 million.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Senate
House
Hospital Finance Board Passes Up Radio Bids
The Ok lousa County Hospital System finance committee postponed opening bids for a three-hospital radio system and set a new date for the full board meeting. Bids from two national manufacturers were reportedly received. monthly costs are estimated at 500 to 600 dollars with a five year minimum contract.
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Hospital Finance Board
Lousa County Hospital System
Authority and leaseholders settle Okaloosa Island dispute
The Okaloosa Island leaseholders and the island authority reportedly resolved their dispute after a conference. The authority’s finance committees voted to refrain from additional utility taxes, with a formal resolution to follow. Leaseholders had opposed a 10 percent increase in excise taxes to fund a fishing pier and convention center.
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Okaloosa Island
Okaloosa
Dowd
Gerald Hollingsworth
Authority
Earier
Newspaper subscription rates and terms list
The fragment lists various newspaper subscription options and prices for daily and Sunday editions, including monthly and multi-month terms. It mentions advance payment, carrier service, and seasonal or regional rate variations, with several broken figures and abbreviations in a jumbled form.
Queen Elizabeth asks Parliament for royal pay raise
Queen Elizabeth II seeks higher grants for herself and the royal family with no specific amount, proposing to surrender the personal expense allowance. Court sources say she would need about 1.92 million dollars, as Parliament plans an all party committee to report by July before the summer recess.
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London
Elizabeth II
House of Commons
House
William Whitelaw
George TI
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
Princess Anne
Princess Margaret
Duke of Gloucester
Prince Charles
Duchy of Cornwall
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Okaloosa Digest Items Collected In Writing
Organizations must submit Okaloosa Digest items in writing at the Playground Daily News office. PGRN staff will not accept items by telephone. Representatives of the organizations must bring their natives to be printed.
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Playground Daily News
PGRN
Townsel
community notices from okaloosa county organizations
Various local groups announce meetings and events including Ocean City Elementary PTA 7:30 pm in the school cafeteria with officer installation by Helen Mims and guest Max Bruner Jr. Also Eglin Yacht Club happy hour 4:30 pm and progressive dinner June 12, Shalimar Extension Homemaker's Club 9:30 am at Shalimar Presbyterian, and a clean-up day for C.W Ruckel Junior High students.
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Ocean City
PTA
Helen Mims
Okaloosa
Eglin Yacht Club
Shalimar Extension
Niceville
C.W Ruckel Junior High School
John C. Sims
Niceville Senior High School
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Marilyn Passell
Nancy Bannon
Carlotta Peterson
Dollie Gull
Manville Volporaiso
Fea
Melton Beach
Fort Walton Beach Hospital
Niceville-Valparaiso Hospital
Baby Boy Hall
United Press International
Abdel Sader Eaten
Sadat
Egypt
Aiso
Jet Drive
Nebraska Drive
Hughes Avenue
Eglin Parkway
West Hollywood Boulevard
East Hollywood Boulevard
Ferry Road
King and Liffner Inc
James R. Stokes
James Moore
Your Freedom
the Playground Daily News
Ft, Walton Beach, Florida
Associated Press
United Press
Crestview
Coast Guard
Duane
New England
Robert Fische
Queen's Place
Okaloosa Digest
Shalimar Homemakers
Ruckel
Music Club
Crestview Music Study Club
Crestview Senior High School
Cadenhead-Wilson
George Scott
Keitha Kolanowski
Philli Hasty
Johnny Parker
Lucinda Leary
Sharon Keith
Crestview High Band
Richbrough
Otis Ferdon
Board of Trustees
Gerald Caplan
Harvard University
T P.m
Hurlburt Officer's Club
Young Democrats
Elks Club
Okaloosa Téland
Buddy Runnels
Blanche Horn
Vic Deal
Don Pope
Ruddy Brackin
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