F4 Fighter-Bombers Hit Hanoi Fuel Complex During Raid
American F4 fighter-bombers struck a large North Vietnamese petroleum complex near Hanoi, destroying about 5.5 million gallons of fuel and darkening the city with smoke. The attack occurred Thursday, part of the heaviest raids since Nixon ordered renewed bombing of the north. About 686 aircraft participated over Thursday and Friday in the North Vietnam campaign.
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Vietnam
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West Berliners Rush To East For Holidays
West Berliners flocked to East Berlin for Pentecost weekend, buying three miles of road and long queues at border crossings. Border guards expected such holiday travel to become normal after Berlin border opening under the Big Four agreement.
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Berlin
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Fort Walton Jaycees award winners and new officers named
The Fort Walton Beach Jaycee Auxiliary Wives named Mrs. Bob Stewart Jayceette of the Year with first runner up Mrs. Don Frederick and Mrs. Marlon Henne. New officers installed include Mrs. Don Fredrick president and Mrs. Cecil Lewis first vice president. Okaloosa County Commissioners created an Emergency Medical Services Council and named members from Fort Walton Beach Crestview Niceville Valparaiso and Crestview officials.
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Jim Cross
Ray Donnelly
Harry Davis
Daycees
Ron Giordano
Basil Bethea
Don Fredrick
George Dorris
Larry Nelson
Keith Antiel
Fred Pryor
Cecil Lewis
Saunders Tyre
Bob Thompson
Bob Bell
Dean Covey
Bill McCullen
Dean Fredrick
Jim Crass
Don Frederick
Spark Plug
Bill Cass
Rooster
Okaloosa County
Emergency Medical Services Council
Lorraine Hays
Fort Wallon Beach
R. P. Farrior
Florida Highway Patrol
Crestview
D. F. White
Arnon Adams
William Powell
Niceville
Joseph Harper
Billie K. Hilgenberg
Valparaiso
Wayne Vaught
Billy Lee
M. F. Cox
Okaloosa
R. E. Billis
Maxwell G. Carroll
Aubrey Williamson
Jim Graddy
James Matz
George Maddox
Washington
South Vietnam
Russia
Sikes
Miracle Strip Council
Ross Marler
Pat Potter
Wallon County
al Tovey
Panama City
Gladys Workman
Pensacola
Carolyn Bach
Bernard Kelly
Destin
Jim Sheffer
Miracle Strip Council meeting highlights praise and plans
Congressman Bob Sikes told Miracle Strip attendees the area is now an on the way place and urged faster four lane highway work to reach beaches. Officers were installed. 0,729 condo and motel units are projected as Destin grows.
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Tallahassee
Sikes
Newport Harbor mine scare prompts explosive search
A Newport RI alert after a dissident group warned the Navy base in Newport Harbor was mined. The Coast Guard searched for explosives but found none while a two man Navy demolition team investigated. Balloons with bricks were released. a coincidental barge fire occurred nearby.
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Armed Forces
Sniper Kills Volunteer Policeman in Tyrone and Other Dublin Area Attacks
In County Tyrone a sniper killed a volunteer policeman and four gunmen wounded a Roman Catholic barber in County Antrim. IRA says teen Manus Deery 15 was shot by a British army bullet in Bogside. Bombs hit two Belfast shops with no casualties. Lance Corporal Henry Gillespie 32 UDR was killed near Castlecaulfield Tyrone. A gunman was seen fallen in Belfast but body not found.
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Manus Deery
Bogside
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Ulster Defense Regiment
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Castlecaulfield
Couly Tyrone
NFIB Names Sikes Florida Man of the Year
U S Rep Robert L F Sikes named Man of the Year by NFIB for Florida in recognition of his 32 years in the House and support for small independent business. NFIB notes Sikes backs tax relief and economy, listing Florida NFIB members and their impact. Also details Choctawhatchee VFW Post 7674 officers installation and upcoming Poppy Drive.
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U. S
Robert L. F. Sikes
National Federation of Independent Business
James A. Gavin
NFIB
John J. Motely
Rep
Sikes
Washington
U.S
United States
Greo
Community notices from Okaloosa Digest for Playgroud Daily News
Local groups seek space for notices in the Okaloosa Digest. Events include 3210 Supply Squadron social at 8 p.m. Monday at the NCO Club Eglin AFB, a wig demonstration, Rap House facilities in Valparaiso, Jaycee Auxiliary swimming lessons, Salvation Army hospitality hour at Playground USO, Weight Watchers open house in Niceville, and various Alcoholics Anonymous meeting times and locations around Fort Walton Beach, Destin, and Niceville.
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Eglin Afb
Eastview Ave
Valparaiso
Jaycee Auxiliary
Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach Square
Playground Uso
Salavation Army of
Miracle Strip Parkway
Niceville
Niceville High School
Alcoholics Anonymous
Eglin Fellowship Group
Federal Prison Camp
Eglin Hospital
Destin Group
Destin Presbyterian Church
Ocean City
Six gunmen ambush Air Force buses in Córdoba plaza
Six carloads of ex tremists attacked two Air Force passenger buses in Córdoba at 6:30 a.m. They fired rifles and machineguns, took weapons from guards, and used Molotov cocktails. The assailants, claiming to be Revolutionary Armed Forces, forced passengers against a wall and fled after the raid.
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Argentina
UPT
Air Force
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