Gulf Drownings Hit 5 JAPAN EARTHQUAKE Residents Cleaning up Aft Er Powerful Earthquake Hits Near Osaka, the Country’S Second-Largest City
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PANAMA CITY LOCAL & STATE | A3 NOT STAYING PINK Brick facade going up at new Panama City Hall Tuesday, June 19, 2018 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Trump reveals plans for ‘Space Force’ By Lolita C. Baldor, Ken creation of a sixth branch of General? Got it?” Thomas and Marcia Dunn the American armed forces. Dunford appeared to The Associated Press “When it comes to defend- acknowledge the order, ing America, it is not enough responding, “we got it.” But WASHINGTON — to merely have an American the directive seemed to take President Donald Trump presence in space. We must defense officials by surprise. announced Monday he is have American dominance Creating a new joint mili- directing the Pentagon to in space,” Trump said during tary command is largely the create a new “Space Force” as remarks at the White House. purview of Congress, which an independent military ser- “We are going to have the would have to provide the vice branch aimed at ensuring Air Force and we are going to authority and any funding or American supremacy in space have the Space Force, sepa- shifting of money to a new — though he may have limited rate but equal.” unit. power to develop a new mili- Turning to seek out Marine Pentagon spokeswoman tary command. Gen. Joseph Dunford, chair- Dana White said that the While Trump has previ- man of the Joint Chiefs of department understands the ously talked about his desire Staff, Trump said, “General president’s guidance, and is for a space unit, he seemed to Dunford, if you would carry working on the matter while President Donald Trump shows off a “Space Policy Directive” after take those musings one step that assignment out, I would taking into consideration the signing it during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East further, specifically order- be very greatly honored also Room of the White House on Monday in Washington. [EVAN VUCCI/THE ing the Pentagon to begin the ...Where’s General Dunford? See TRUMP, A4 ASSOCIATED PRESS] NATION & WORLD | A10 Gulf drownings hit 5 JAPAN EARTHQUAKE Residents cleaning up aft er powerful earthquake hits near Osaka, the country’s second-largest city Agencies probing misuse of Patronis’ DL records By John Henderson 522-5108 | @PCNHjohn [email protected] PANAMA CITY — Florida law enforcement agencies are investigating the poten- tial criminal misuse of state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis’ driver’s license A single red fl ag fl ies Monday at the M.B. Miller County Pier. information. “We are pleased to hear that the recent identity theft Only 3 swimmers including a five-year-old child, that tar- died off Panama City who died last month while geted driving Beach all of last year swimming, bringing the total records of CFO up to five, according to Panama Jimmy Patro- By Eryn Dion City Beach Police Chief Drew nis is being 747-5069 | @PCNHErynDion Whitman, noting that is two criminally [email protected] more deaths than all of last year. investigated,” Most of the drowning and Patronis’ Patronis PANAMA CITY BEACH — near drownings are happen- spokeswoman A 21-year-old Georgia man ing when red flags are flying at Anna Alexopoulos Farrar became the fifth Gulf-related least part of the day, warning said in a statement. “Our death in less than a month swimmers of potential danger. department is working with Sunday afternoon, and the In an interview last week, Bay all those who are investigat- second man from North Geor- County Beach Operations ing this matter to provide gia to die in as many days while supervisor Tabitha Kimball swimming at the beach. said the lifeguards — who only See PATRONIS, A4 Police said Tony Orlando cover part of the beaches — are Jackson of Cartersville, Geor- making from 13 to more than 30 gia, was swimming near rescues a week. Beach goers enjoy the water during a single-red fl ag day the M.B. Miller County Pier After Subtropical Storm Monday near the M.B. Miller County Pier. [PHOTOS BY PATTI when he was overtaken by a Alberto churned up the BLAKE/THE NEWS HERALD] SPORTS | B1 large wave. Just a day before, waters during Memorial Day 67-year-old Eugene Spann Weekend — which likely con- WORLD CUP of Atlanta was pulled from tributed to some of the earlier “The rip currents change daily sometimes hourly. the Gulf behind the Flamingo drownings — the lifeguards The ocean in general is very diff erent than a pool. You ROUNDUP Motel and later pronounced made 29 primary rescues, know how much chlorine is in a pool. You know there dead at a hospital. Both bodies 15 secondary rescues and 88 are no rip currents in a pool. It doesn’t change. Out England turns back have been turned over to the water assists, according to here, it is a daily change. The fl oor is changing. The Tunisia, Sweden blanks Medical Examiner’s Office for county records. weather is changing. … The currents are changing.” South Korea, and further investigation. Belgium routs Panama They join three others, See DROWNING, A4 Tabitha Kimball, Bay County Beach Operations supervisor Panama City News Herald Business ........................ A9 Obituaries ......................A5 TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Want to subscribe? Diversions ......................B6 Sports.........................B1-4 Mostly cloudy Partly sunny A t-storm Call 850-747-5050 Local & State .............. A3-7 Viewpoints .................... A8 90° / 77° 89° / 77° 87° / 76° * ** A2 Tuesday, June 19, 2018 | The News Herald READER FEEDBACK CELEBRATE COMMUNITY TODAY IN HISTORY A 21-year-old Georgia man The Associated Press drowned in the Gulf of PICTURE PERFECT Mexico Sunday, according Today is Tuesday, June 19, the to authorities, marking the We want your photos: Post your photos to the News Herald Facebook page with your name, city of 170th day of 2018. There are second death Gulf related residence and information about the photo. You can email photos to [email protected]. 195 days left in the year. death in two days. Tony Today's Highlight in History: Orlando Jackson of Cart- On June 19, 1953, Julius Rosen- ersville, Georgia was found berg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, about a half-mile east of convicted of conspiring to pass M.B. Miller Pier Sunday U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet afternoon. Union, were executed at Sing Bonnie Bieganowski Bloom: Sing Prison in Ossining, New York. "Boy, I have no idea what On this date: else can be done to keep In 1775, George Washington people safe in the gulf. I was commissioned by the know there can be differ- Continental Congress as ent circumstances for each commander in chief of the drowning, but the fl ags Continental Army. are there for a reason and In 1865, Union troops arrived people are ignoring them. in Galveston, Texas, with news Now the message boards that the Civil War was over, have been put up to warn of and that all remaining slaves rip tides. We can only hope in Texas were free — an event that will help. Perhaps more celebrated to this day as lifeguards are needed?" "Juneteenth." Ryan Crawford: "How about In 1867, Maximilian I, emperor there are risks in life and of Mexico, was executed by you can't prevent the nega- fi ring squad a month after tive consequences of every being taken prisoner by the risk?" forces of President Benito Tommy Ducharme: "I was Juarez. The inaugural running there with my family and of the Belmont Stakes took watched the whole incident. place; the winner was a fi lly It was yellow fl ags most named Ruthless. the day. When we left, we Jim Spence, of St. Joe Beach, emailed this Picture Perfect photo and said, “Another dolphin In 1868, "Tales from the Vienna noticed the fl ags changed trying to get a bluefi sh my dog Beau had just reeled in.” [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO] Woods," a waltz by Johann to red. Didn’t notice the fl ag Strauss "the Younger," was change, because we were all fi rst publicly performed by facing the beach. Yes, I’m a Strauss' orchestra. local." In 1917, during World War I, Trisha Lynn: "We were King George V ordered the there yesterday in the GO AND DO British royal family to dis- morning and the fl ags were pense with German titles and yellow but I even said the 'GAZING THROUGH Details, 850-769-7481 or Orchestra of St. Andrews, surnames; the family took the water looked ferocious 1 WINDOWS, STARING AT email unitypcfl @gmail.com food trucks and family name "Windsor." and thought they probably CLOSED DOORS': Exhibit on fun. Free admission. In 1938, four dozen people were should have been red. display through August 11. LETTERPRESS IN Bring coolers and lawn killed when a railroad bridge I’m not a local, as I just The Light Room, 306 Har- 3 ACTION: 1:30 to 4 p.m. chairs to watch the sun in Montana collapsed, sending moved here in November. rison Avenue, Downtown Tuesday at the Panama City sink. a train known as the Olympian Common sense goes a Panama City. 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