Turkish Terrorists Called Leftists
The Turkish People's Liberation Army a small leftist group linked to radical Palestinian guerrillas has carried out urban terror acts in Turkey. It claims responsibility for the Ephraim Elrom kidnapping murder and a wave of robberies and kidnappings over the past two years. It is described as university student led with ties to Syria and has provoked clashes with police and U.S. personnel in Ankara and at bases near the capital.
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Istanbul
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Ephraim Elrom
TPLA
Turkey
Syria
U.S
Ankara
Moscow Flexes Muscles From Behind A Smile
Moscow shows a smiling front as it seeks European security talks and a conference while pursuing strategic arms goals. The piece argues Soviet policy blends past aims with current superweapon leverage, warning that conventional clashes could escalate to nuclear war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Moscow
Kremlin
Stalin
Okaloosa Digest Notices Process Guidelines
Officials must deliver items in person at the Playground Daily News office in Whitten Farm. Representatives of organizations requesting appearance must present notices. staff cannot accept notices by phone.
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Okaloosa Digest
Playground Daily News
Whitten Farm
PGDN
Fort Walton Beach Lions Club Meets at Sheraton Miramar
The Fort Walton Beach Lions Club will hold a noon meeting today at the Sheraton Miramar. Visiting Lions are invited to attend.
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Fort Walton Beach
Sheraton-Miramar
Extension Homemakers Picnic at Shalimar This Tuesday
The Fort Walton Beach Extension Homemakers Chih hosts its annual picnic at 7 Longwood Drive Shalimar. It is a covered dish event with a white elephant auction to raise funds for 4 H scholarships. Members are urged to bring white elephants.
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Fort Walton Beach
Chih
Hunter Anderson
Longwood Drive
Shalimar
Police Ladies Auxiliary to Speak on Narcotics
Grover Ayers will address narcotics topics before the Fraternal Order of Police Ladies Auxiliary at 7 30 p m tonight by the Fort Walton Beach Courthouse. All members are invited to attend.
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Grover Ayers
Fraternal
Order of Police Ladies Auxiliary
Fort Walton Beach
Elks Lodge BPOE 1795 Meeting Tonight
The Elks Lodge BPOE 1795 invites all members to a lodge meeting at 8 p.m. today at the Elks Lodge. Visiting Elks are welcome and urged to attend.
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Elks Lodge
Elks
Israeli Consul General Elrom Killed in Istanbul
In Istanbul, Turkish leftist militants kidnapped Israeli Consul General Ehraim Elrom a week ago. His body was found with three bullet holes in a luxury apartment near the consulate as a national manhunt continued and Turkey pledged swift new anti-terror laws.
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Ephraim Elrom
Israel
Turkey
Istanbul
Elrom
Nihatrim
Turkish Peoples Liberation Army
Ehraim Elrom
Elram
Elorom
Okaloosa County Sees Rising Over-65 Population
Okaloosa County reports 3,039 residents aged 65 plus, about 3.4 percent of the population. The elderly segment grows faster than many groups, influencing local economy and politics as self sufficiency rises and they become key shoppers and voters.
Elderly Women Outlive Men In Census Figures
The census shows 139 women over 65 for every 100 men. In Okaloosa County there are 1,752 women and 1,287 men in that age group. Elderly residents face higher living costs but benefits like social security and medicare boost purchasing power to about 45 billion dollars annually.
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Okaloosa County
United States
South Atlantic States
Nixon enjoys quiet Bayfront Sunday amid LBJ Library dedication
President Nixon spent a relaxed Sunday at his Florida villa, with daughter Julie and Ensign David Eisenhower, as the LBJ Library in Austin opened. He planned a busy week visiting Alabama for the Tennessee Tombigbee project launch and a Birmingham briefing on domestic programs and revenue sharing.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Bayside
David Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Julie
David
LBJ
Austin
Tex
Washington
Alabama
Mobile
Birmingham
Violence Flares in Chattanooga After Curfew Violations
In Chattanooga Tennessee sporadic violence continued for a third night despite a city curfew. Fire bombs caused fires at two locations and police reported five fire bombings with window smashing. Sniper fire met firefighters but no injuries were reported. Three officers were treated after smoke inhalation from a fire bombed supermarket. Police conducted many curfew arrests as state officials said the National Guard would not be deployed.
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Elrom
Erim
Turkey
Chattanooga
Tenn
Container Corp. of America
Rain Drenches Parts of US Across Weekend
Rain drenched drought stricken Florida while the central plains faced storms. A tornado warning issued near Shenandoah Iowa and a watch across Nebraska Iowa Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma accompanied hail and heavy rain. Florida officials hailed the downpour with cloud seeding credit while water restrictions remained on Florida’s Gold Coast.
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United Press International
Florida
Iowa
Shenandoah
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Sioux City
O'Neill
Neb
Rockies
Miami
Coral Gables
William Woodley
South Florida
Gil Clark
Gold Coast
Fishing Tackle Theft Reported in Fort Walton Beach
About $400 in rods reels and gear vanished from the W G Martin residence 245 Beachview Dr Fort Walton Beach early Sunday morning. The tackle was stolen from a boat beached behind the home. A similar earlier theft from R C Blizzard at 213 Beachview Dr involved a citizen’s radio microphone and speaker. Patrolman Eddie Rodgers investigates both cases.
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W.G. Martin
Beachview Dr
Fort Walton Beach
Martin
R.C. Blizzard
Eddie Rodgers
Hospital Admissions Report Fort Walton Beach May 20 23
Hospital report lists admissions across multiple dates. Names include Della Blaine Thelma Romeo Arnold Burchett Virginia Paschall Betty Willingham and others with several newborns and patient entries across May 20 to May 23 at Fort Walton Beach and Neuville-Valparaiso facilities.
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Fort Walton Beach Hospital
Della Blaine
Thelma Romeo
Arnold Burchett
Virginia Paschall
Betty Willingham
Robert Gravelop
Eddie Johnson
Brenda Goles
Charles Stewart
Carmetta Ready
Harold Baker
Ruth Enders
Buford Rigby
May MacDonald
Mattie Parker
Lindsey Hunnicutt
Girl Hunnicutt
Joe Fawk
Virginia Davy
Doris Todd
Aurelia Bridges
Brenda Mitchell
Mary Krachmer
Nixon Names Ormandy to Represent Festival Honors
President Nixon named Eugene Ormandy conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra as his personal representative to the Inter-American Music Festival in Washington and Philadelphia May 18 to 29. Ormandy attends a Mozart opera preview in Washington as the festival honors the inter American system's 61st anniversary. The festival is sponsored by the Organization of American States and the Inter-American Music Council with honorary chairs the Nixons.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Upi
Nixon
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Washington
Philadelphia
Organization of American States
Inter-American Music Council
OAS
Canada
Ormandy
Lisner Auditorium
Pedro Real
Raul Quijano
Juan Emilio Martini
Argentina
Galo Plaza
Americas
Eagles Die Of Poison In Wyoming Carcass Toll Rises
A federal investigator said 22 golden and bald eagles in Casper died from a single thallium dose, not buildup. Chief investigator Charles Lawrence noted lethal kidneys and empty stomachs, while 15 more deaths in Worland were linked to electrocution, bringing total for the month to 40.
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Casper, Wyo
UPT
Charles Lawrence
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Worland
Wyo
Yugoslav Jet Crashes at Rijeka Airport
A TU 124 twin engine jet liner of Yugoslav Aviogenex carrying 76 passengers crashed and burned at Rijeka. Officials fear it is Yugoslavia’s worst aviation mishap with only a small number of survivors. Passengers’ nationalities were not immediately known.
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Rijeka
Yugoslavia
Aviogenex Air Charter Company
North Adriatic
London
Sali
Miss USA Michele McDonald From Butler Pa Wins
Michele McDonald of Butler Pennsylvania wins Miss USA, credited by judges for her smile. The 18 year old high school senior says she was chosen over many prettier contestants and will return home for graduation and interviews in New York.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Pennsylvania
Michele McDonald
Michele
Butler
McDonald
New York
Miss McDonald
Enoch High School
Pat
Phil
Phil Kennedy
Enoch Knights
USSR Emigration Increases Confirmed By Kosygin
Prime Minister Kosygin acknowledged to Canadian PM Trudeau in Moscow that Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union has risen sharply in recent months. Trudeau, while in Tashkent during a 10,000 mile Soviet tour, noted figures suggesting over 2,500 Jews left for Israel from January to April, a yearly high.
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Tashkent
U.S.S.R
UPI
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Alexei N. Kosygin
Soviet Union
Kosygin
Trudeau
Moscow
Uzbekistan
Isosygin
Trudgau
Israel
Mariner Mars Satellite Launch Nears Lift Off
Cape Kennedy engineers finish repairs on the Atlas Centaur rocket and prepare for the Mariner Mars television satellite launch possible as soon as next Saturday. officials review status of the 77 million mission as a November Mars mapping flight is planned. A prior Mariner orbiter failed May 8 due to an autopilot circuit fault.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Space Agency
Mariner
Mars
Irish Trouble Flares Anew
A detective was shot in the leg and an empty police car was booby trapped and exploded near a Belfast police station in Mount Cotlinger District. Authorities said the detective was taken to Belfast City Hospital for treatment and no injuries were reported from the blast. Details were not immediately known.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Belfast City Hospital
Mount Cotlinger
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