Governor pushes road funding options as lawmakers seek firm stance
In Tallahassee Gov. Claude Kirk proposes three ways to raise 1.2 billion for roads including bonds or gas tax boosts, but legislators demand a definite recommendation. Senate leader Poston criticizes vagueness while Republicans press for Kirk’s preferred approach. In Pensacola four chemical firms cited for pollution amid a fish kill in Escambia Bay. In Melbourne Australia surfer Keith Paull and companion acquitted over restricted-area surfing near Sebastian Inlet.
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Tallahassee
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Ralph Poston
Miami
Senate Roads Subcommittee
Poston
House
Don Reed
Boca Raton
Reed
Pensacola
State Board of Public Health
Escambia Bay
Air and Water Pollution Committee
Escambia River
Pensacola Bay
Harry Hirsh
Escambia Chemical
Hipsh
Lewis Zangas
State Board of Conservation
Hirsh
W. E. Tisdale
State Board of Health
American Cyanamid Co
Newport
Tenneco Chemicals
Ashkand Chemical Co
Escambia
Pensacola Bay-Escambia Bay
Melbourne
Australia
Keith Paull
Cape Kennedy
Paull
Kiwi White
Sydney
Robert McGregor
White
Florida
Sebastian Inlet
Fla
Patt
Apollo 10 rockets into 22 day orbit of moon
Apollo 10 astronauts entered a 24 day lunar orbit and viewed the moon as a field of strange lights and landmarks. They described colorful rims and rugged terrain while prep for July landing with two lunar modules flying within minutes of first contact.
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Apollo 10
Paul Recer
AP Aerospace
Space Center
Houston
Lunar
Navy
John W. Young
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Cernan
Apollo Trench
Oklahoma Hills
Stafford
Weatherford
Okla
Young
Earth
Barbara Cernan
Moon
Nixon taps Earl Warren Burger to Supreme Court
President Nixon selected Earl Warren Burger from the federal judiciary for the Supreme Court. The move signals a conservative tilt, aiming to fill the vacancy with a jurist who could shape high court rulings on key issues.
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Nixon
Judiciary
Earl Burger
Warren Earl Burger
United States
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Senate
Supreme Court
Burger
Earl Warren
Johnson
Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
Fiaze
Col Colonel Kenaston Dies at Home in Okaloosa
Col ret Hampton R. Kenaston USAF 66 died suddenly at his Mary Esther home after a long illness. An area figure since 1949 he served as Judge Advocate APGC and later executive secretary of the Okaloosa County Community Chest. Survived by widow Nancy and three children, burial set for Fort Barrancas. Donations urged to the Okaloosa County Community Chest.
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Hampton R. Kenaston
USAF
Mary Esther
Kenaston
APGC
Okaloosa County Community Chest
Bonesteel
South Dakota
University of South Dakota
Iowa
United States
Sioux City
Army
Pearl Harbor
Judge Advocate General’s School
Ann Arbor
Mich
8Th Bomber Command
England
9Th Air Force
Belgium
Holland
Maurine Bulow Kenaston
Maxwell Field
Ala
Pentagon
Board of Review No. 1
Eglin Afb
Fort Walton Beach
Kirk vows to wipe out dog fly problem in Destin area
Gov Claude Kirk addressed the Miracle Strip Council in Destin promising a state wide effort to eliminate the dog fly menace. He praised tourism, noted cuts to the development commission, and urged Panhandle leaders to influence the region’s senators for local success.
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Adrieane Young
Claude R. Kirk
Miracle Strip
Panama City
Adrienne Young
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Panhandle
Weather Outlook Warm Through Friday With High 84 to 90
Clear to partly cloudy and warm through Friday. Highs today in the mid 80s to near 90. Sunrise 3 48, sunset. Tides listed: high at 12 51 P M, low at 3 14 A M. River readings at Jim Woodruff Dam Blountstown and Pea.
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Jim Woodruff Dam
Blountstown
Pea
Sirhan Gets Death Penalty for Kennedy Slaying
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was sentenced to die in California's gas chamber for the murder of Senator Robert F. Kennedy after the Kennedy family plea for mercy. Superior Court Judge Herbert V. Walker denied a new trial, despite a letter from Senator Edward M. Kennedy asserting his brother would not want further deaths.
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Gene Handsaker
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
California
Edward M. Kennedy
Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Mal
Grimmiace
Serhan
Stop and frisk bill clears Florida House amid rights concerns
The Florida House approved a stop and frisk bill 66 to 37 despite strong opposition over rights. The measure allows police to detain and search individuals with reason to believe a crime is imminent or has occurred and moves to the Senate for a minor amendment approval.
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Tallahassee
Florida House
Senate
Elvin Martinez
Tampa
Florida
S.S
Nazi Germany
Carey Matthews
D-Miami
Richard Stone
Jerome Pratt
D-Palmetto
Willis climbs KOOK-TV tower in Washington nude
Bruce Willis a Howard University student perched atop KOOK-TV transmitting tower in Washington D C for several hours. A crowd gathered before a helicopter rescued him.
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Bruce Willis
Howard University
Kook-Tv
Washington, D.C
Berserk epileptic slays 2 in hospital
In Macclenny Florida a 25 year old epileptic patient named Willie James Rozier attacked with a table leg at the state hospital killing two fellow patients and injuring others before collapsing and dying. The incident prompted an autopsy and formal inquiry.
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Palatka
Benbow
Duncan
Willie James Rozier
Camp absurd question sparks nature official warning
Carol Beck, chief naturalist for Florida state parks, reports overhearing a youth camp child ask, Is this homemade milk, prompting a reflection on modern concerns about authenticity and safety in outdoor programs.
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Carol Beck
Florida
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