Victory at Quang Tri ends major battle for Saigon
South Vietnamese marines raised their flag atop the Quang Tri Citadel as government forces recaptured the fortress amid heavy rain and Typhoon Flossie. 27 prisoners were taken in the final sweep, and fighting appears to shift toward Dong Ha as weather limits operations.
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Saigon
VPS
South Vietnam
Quang Tri Citadel
Iwo Jima
U.S
Fuiday
Dong Ha
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Thach Han
UPI
Barney Seibert
Seibert
Nguyen van Thieu
Cao van Vien
Thieu
Israeli Raid Expands, Lebanese Fighting, Airport Closed
The force penetrated 12 miles flushing 15 villages and uncovering depots and bunkers as guerrillas fled to wadis. Israeli armor hit two Lebanese flanks. one struck an Israeli tank. Beir ut airport briefly closed then reopened. Lebanese Health Minister urged pharmacies to stay open for medicine and blood donations. By 12 hours in Israel held five South villages and four in the Southeast, with fighting continuing at Kafr Gona. Palme said hijackers paused after Malmo takeoff. 22 hour odyssey ended with ransom and prisoner outcomes.
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Kafr Gon
Beirut
Israel
Bint Jbeil
Ainata
Beit Yahoun
Bershit
Kafra
Majdal Silm
Habbariyeh
Qantara
Taibeh
Destin Chamber Straw Vote Reflects Beachfront Buying Ties
At a Destin Chamber meeting a straw poll showed 19 favored incorporation and beachfront purchase, nine supported status quo, six backed other measures, and a minority abstained. Voter questions covered taxes for parks, highway development, and local governance amid ongoing talks on U S 98 development and coastal improvements.
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Destin Chamber of Commerce
South Okaloosa County
Highway
National Parks report urges ban on trailers and road building
A Conservation Foundation study for the National Park Service recommends banning trailers and campers, phasing out automobile use, restricting camping to rustic areas, and restoring parks to a natural state. It urges broader outreach to minority and low income communities while opposing modern amenities and parkwide development.
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Washington
UPD
National Parks
Respected Conservation Foundation
National Park Service
National Parks Centennial Commission
Rogers C. B. Morton
Park Service
Secretary of the Interior
Local Cable Group Honors Florida TV Manager at Meeting
James H. Hall presented a plaque to FWB TV cable manager Bill Harris during the Florida Cable TV Association meeting at Ramada Inn. Attendees heard Washington attorneys discuss FCC rules while planners announced spring TV convention arrangements.
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James H. Hall
Florida Cable TV Association
Storer Cable T.V
Sarasota
FWB TV
Bill Harris
Association
Ramada Inn
Washington
FCC
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa Digest Notices Promoted for Playground Daily News
Local organizations must submit written items to PGDN office for publication not by phone. Okaloosa Hairdressers Association hosts 1 pm hair styling contest today at Ramada Inn with $1 admission. Okaloosa Republican Club hosts a Breakfast of Champions this Saturday at 1030 am Old Heidelberg Inn, $5, reservations via several phone numbers. cut off is Thursday September 21 1972. Public invited.
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Playground Daily News
PGDN
Okaloosa
Kissinger reports major progress in US Soviet trade talks
Henry Kissinger said after a week of European and Moscow talks that there is very major progress toward a new era in Soviet American trade. He rejected Viet Cong peace proposals and said Paris remains the focus for a political settlement. He noted no movement on Vietnam from Soviet leaders.
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Henry Kissinger
Nixon
Moscow
Kissinger
Paris
White House
PGDN
UPI
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Europe
Vietnam
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Gulf Power plans new center in Fort Walton Beach
Gulf Power Company announces a 17 000 square foot mixed use facility on West Hollywood Boulevard to house line service, communications, meter, appliance repair, radio dispatch and office space. Construction starts within ten days on a 14.6 acre site with 16 covered bays for trucks and expanded customer access.
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John L. McWhorter
Gulf Power Company
Central Division
McWhorter
West Hollywood Boulevard
Gulf Power Division
Tale of a Happy Junkman Sick Company
Harry D. Hirsch, 61, 30 percent owner of Leader International Industries, builds a niche by taking over sick firms and reviving them. He prefers salvage ops to avoid diluting holdings, using six to nine month option periods to exit with small profits. His start was Hall Lamp Company of Detroit, once losing money and employing 113 people.
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New York
Hirsch
Hall Lamp Company
Detroit
Hall
Doctor Turns Centralia Success into 700 Jobs and Profits
A Ontario doctor built a $16 million yearly business with profits and 695000 in peak years, employing about 700 people. He revived Mullins Manufacturing of Salem by freezing debts and obtaining creditor payouts, turning losses into profits. He then moved to Havelin Products and redeveloped a Cocoa Beach motel into a Ramada Inn, near Disney World, worth far more than its $2 million conversion cost.
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Centralia
Ont
Mullins Manufacturing Co
Salem, C
Youngstown
Hirsch
United Steel Workers Union
Mullins
Hall Lamp
Ohio
Havelin Products
Cocoa Beach
Cape Kennedy
Progam
Disney World
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Chamber
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Destin
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Department of Transportation
Raymond Marshall
Koa Camp Grounds
James Collins
Micro-Wave TV Corporation
Will Balkin
Theater Vision Inc
Joe Collins
Storer TV Cable
Orlando
Jerry Melvin
Okaloosa Digest
Gulf Power
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