Memorial Day marks 100 years of honoring war dead
Americans observe the 100th Memorial Day with flag placements and flowers on graves. Gen. John A. Logan’s 1868 decree guides ceremonies nationwide including Los Angeles VA cemetery rites, Long Beach flag-bedecked sea tribute for submarines, and a Birmingham Homewood flag avenue with bells tolling at noon.
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John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
General Logan
Birmingham
Ala
Homewood
Jamaica Queen passenger jumps overboard near Jamaica voyage note
The Jamaica Queen reported an elderly Chicago man, David Childs, about 70, jumped from the ship 110 miles south of Miami after leaving a note thanking the captain and saying he enjoyed the trip. Coast Guard search was halted after the note was found.
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Miami
Jamica
Chicago
Cruise Line
David Childs
Jamaica
Childs
Coast Guard
Active
Navy Declares Scorpion Crew Missing Officially
The Navy declared the Scorpion crew missing to aid family financial support though the submarine’s overdue status remains. A huge search—over 50 ships and 30 planes—continues with no conclusive lead amid reports of an orange object and an oil slick several days earlier.
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Navy
Scorpion
Washington
Atlantic
John F. Davis
Davis
County Acts To Clean Stinky Pond In Tristan Village Lake
County commissioners moved to halt sewage drainage into Tristan Village Lake and begin drainage upgrades. The plan includes county ownership in exchange for installing a proper system, with public access to drainage plans and a proposed clearing house bank to equitably distribute funds.
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Tristan Village Lake
Warrington Home Builders
Bill Landreth
Okaloosa County
William Dean Barrow
Clearing House
Foster Reelected By 60 Vote Lead In Okaloosa County Races
Okaloosa County voters total 10,573 across three county commissioner races one school board contest and a small claims judge race. Jack Foster won the school board seat by 60 votes aided by 215 absentee ballots. Merrill defeated Reinke for county commissioner 5,535 to 4,299 with 111 and 87 absentees respectively. Greene and Williams kept their seats while Cook and Dye trailed. Williams led in the other race and small claims judge Vondle Williams led Edward Davis 6,293 to 3,531 with 111 and 83 absentee votes respectively.
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Jack Foster
RJ. Reinke
Dan T.merrill
Merrill
Reinke
Leon R. Greene
Olen
Willie” Williams
Greene
Ezra N. Cook
Cook
Williams
Earl Dye
Dye
Clyde Johnson
Foster
Johnson
Small Claims Court
Vondle Williams
Edward E. Davis
Davis
Okaloosa County
At- Lee Foster
Poppy Sale Benefits Fortegn Wars and Legion Veterans
Veterans of Fortegn Wars and the American Legion plan pop pies sales on Friday and Saturday. Proceeds aid disabled and needy veterans and their widows and orphans. VEW Post 7671 and Rogers Hinson American Legion Post 235 lead the drive with pies prepared by disabled veterans.
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Veterans of Fortegn Wars
American Legion
French Brown
William C. Irvine
VEW
Joseph F. Smith
Choctawhatchee Vfw
Rogers- Hinson American Legion
United States
VFW
Eglin Dedicates Memorial Lake In Vietnam War Tribute
Eglin AFB dedicates Memorial Lake honoring Southeast Asia casualties. Major General Kinney notes U S resistance to communist tyranny for national security and moral reasons. Silver Star awarded to Lt Col John Reddoch and Maj James Wratt for gallantry in Southeast Asia. Reddoch receives oak leaf cluster for actions as an F 105 pilot on Aug 12 1967.
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Eglin Afb
Vietnam
Memorial Lake
Andre J. Kinney
Air Proving Ground Center
United States
Thm
Air Force
John Reddoch
James Wratt
Kinney
Reddoch
Southeast Asia
Directorate of Tests
EGLIN
Collins Captures Demo Nod and Faces Gurney in November
In Miami Earl Faircloth conceded the Democratic U S Senate nomination to former Gov. Leroy Collins after official results and absentee ballots from most counties showed Collins leading by about 410 593 to 410 593 410 593. Faircloth vowed support for Collins while Collins prepared for a November showdown with Republican Edward Gurney.
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Miami
Allg
Earl Faircloth
U.S. Senate
Leroy Collins
Collins
Faircloth
Secretary of State
Edward Gurney
Tampa
Florida Election Service
Starting Teachers Get Salary Hike
Beginning teacher salaries rose from 5000 to 6000 dollars at a Wednesday night school board meeting. The board adopted a Geographical Zoning System and discussed an experimental elementary program and raises for non teaching staff. A Tuesday 2 26 meeting was set to review the Plew Elementary School construction bid in Valparaiso.
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Oakland Park Elementary
Dames E. Plew
Valparaiso
Three Indian squaws compare sons on hides proof
A riddle states three Indian squaws sunning their sons on hides of a hippopotamus, an elephant, and a buffalo. It concludes that the number of sons on the hippo hide equals the combined count on the other two hides.
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Associated Press
America
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Limu
Welyounlg
Ates Johnson
Long Beach
Calif
Lake City
Joseph L. Duckett
WDSR
Jane Meyer
Columbia County
Lloyd Crawford
FBI
Miami Tallahassee
Joseph Lang Kershaw
Dade County
Kershaw
Miami Beach
Stephen Butter
Jacksonville
Larry Luther Willingham
Safire
Florida Development Commission
Boyd
Tallahassee
Joe Boyd
Miami Springs
Dade County Commission
Richard Cooper
Orlando
Cooper
Marion
Hew
Ocala
Marion County School Board
Florida
Brehive
Newspapel
Norfolk
Pentagon
Hyades
Stinky Pond
Joe F. Smith
Dick Earle
Poppy
Gurney
Victone
Fairelott
Richard Lafferty
Sam Foot
GOP
Washington, DC
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