Bonham Area Reunion Notes and Local Socials
A column notes the Bonham audience reuniting with former residents like W T May and Mrs Gladys May visiting from Bentonville Arkansas. The piece mentions a April 10 reunion, Allen's Point buffet April 16, and a Sunday dinner by the Sam Rayburn senior class. It also reports T C Woods visiting Ingleside California and others attending local events.
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Frederick
Heffner
Rogers, Ark
Bonham Area
Benton County Democrat
Bentonville
Ark
W. T. May
Gladys May
Ruth Barker
Mays
Bonham
Arkansas
Sam Rayburn
Saturday Night Favorite Announces School Race Results
The Daily Favorite will press Saturday afternoon and post Bonham school trustee results by phone. Call 583-2124 to hear who won after polls close at 7 PM, with lines open until about 9 PM. If busy, retry in a few minutes for the latest outcome.
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Bonham School
British Sailor Breaks Milk Drinking Record in Mild Coast Guard Challenge
Frank Fowler of Portsmouth England aboard the British frigate Puma won the milk chugging contest in Monterey beating American Coast Guardsman. He downed a quart in 6.0 seconds breaking George Busby’s 6.1 second mark. Fowler said he is not a milk drinker and prefers warm ale.
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Monterey
Calif
UPI
Hag
Frank Fowler
Portsmouth
England
George Busby
Fowler
Puma
Bonham Trustees Seek Three Seats In Saturday Election
Bonham Independent School District voters set a Saturday election to name three trustees two of whom will be new. Six candidates compete for Places 3 and 4 with one incumbent unopposed for Place 5 Joe Denton Jr is unopposed. Polls open 7 a m to 9 p m at the gymnasium of T W Evans School with judge Dan Litzier and several election officials.
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Bonham Independent School — District
Board of Trustees
Blanton Hanes
Lyndell Purdy
Carl (Smitty) Smith
David Cole
Clyde Crittenden
Joe Denton, Jr
W. Evans
Dan Litzier
Cecil Birdwell
Charles Ussery
Sig Anderson
Marion Gouge
Jim Danner
Betty Backerby
Bobby Blackerby
Roy Lochridge
Honey Grove
Lewis Donaghey
Trenton
Leonard
Billy Grimes
Billy H. Martin
Jack Donald Ross
Gene Riddle
Wayland Wilkins
Robert Moore
Dean Stogsdill
Andrew R. Cowan
Savoy
W. S
Bill) Steedman
Lamar Burris
Windom
Billy Joe Roberts
Leon Bowman
Dodd City
Johnny Mills
James Maxwell
Harold
Buck) Smith
Ector
Raymond Taylor
Tommy Keener
Grady Bush
Glenn Anderson
Sam Rayburn
Lloyqd Dillon
Melvin Smith
John Myrcle
Unemployment Rises to 6 Percent in March
Washington reports unemployment climbed to 6 percent in March after two months of decline. Job losses were concentrated among 16 to 24 year olds entering or re entering the labor force. Average hourly earnings rose slightly to 3.56 dollars with weekly pay up due to a longer work week.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labor Department
BLS
Emergency Work Measure Gains More Support
The Senate approved a public service jobs bill by 62-10 to place 150 000 unemployed people in health police fire recreation education welfare and related work. House action follows as Democrats push priority. Nixon may veto though the plan is shortened to a two year emergency program.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Labor and Education Committee
Carl Calbert
Dows
Nixon
Definition of horsepower as lifting 33,000 pounds per minute
A single horsepower is defined as the power needed to raise 33,000 pounds by one foot in one minute. This measures the rate of doing work and links force, distance, and time in mechanical power calculations.
Four Charged in Bank Robbery Plot in Chicago Area
Four people are charged with bank robbery and aiding and abetting in a $1.18 million extortion scheme. The wife of bank president Lawrence W. North was held at gunpoint in her suburban home. Suspects are Frederick W. Marschke Joyce Marschke Robert Maney and John Carmen Starble.
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Chicago
UPI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lawrence W. Northrup
Frederick W. Marschke
Homewood
Joyce
Robert Maney
John Carmen Starble
Berwyn
FBI
Burglars Loot Texaco Station in Trenton Break-in
Burglars broke a large glass door at the Texaco station on U. S. 69 and State 121 in Trenton Friday morning. They unlocked power, stole 29 gallons of gasoline and an adding machine, then shut off power and stopped a nearby clock at 2 40 a.m. Sheriff Dudley Jackson and Deputy H R Van Zandt reported the details.
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Texaco
U. S. 69
State 121
Trenton
Dudley Jackson
H. R. van Zandt
Three Men Taken To Huntsville For Sentences
Three defendants who received prison terms were transported to Huntsville Friday by Deputy Sheriff Leonard Collingsworth and City Officer Sam Patton. The prisoners were Willie Ray Smith for burglary, Haskell Preston for burglary and auto theft, and Eddie Glenn Bell for burglary and auto theft.
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Texas
Huntsville
Leonard Collingsworth
Sam Patton
Willie Ray Smith
Haskell Preston
Eddie Glenn Bell
Allied Base Overrun VC Capture Five Americans
VC overran a South Vietnamese base near the Laos Cambodia border and claimed five American advisers were captured. The base was retaken by South Vietnamese forces the next night as U S B 52s dropped 100 tons of bombs around Fire Support Base No 6. One American crewman died and another was wounded in a downed helicopter evacuation attempt.
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Saigon
UPS
Laos- Cambodia
U.S
No. 6
Laos-Cambodia
Radio Hano
Liberation Radio
Next of Kin
Bondi Band Wins No 1 At Ennis Band Festival
The Bondi band earns First Division rating as best in class at Ennis Band Festival. Berkner of Richardson is the other AAA band to receive First Division. Plano Azle Burleson Waxahachie earn Division II. Judges include Mel Montgomery James Matthews and Dr Gary Garner.
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Ennis
Cass
Tommy Neugent
Missing Woman Found Tangled in Fence Near Home
Victoria Kapchinskie, 74, left her East Central Texas home for a walk Wednesday. Deputies found her Thursday morning tangled in barbed wire four miles from home after a nightlong ordeal guarded by seven dogs.
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Roans Prairie Tex
UPI
Victoria Kapchinskie
Texas
Druggists Urged to End Tobacco Sales
The American Pharmaceutical Association urged U S drugstores to stop selling tobacco products. Delegates at the annual convention approved a resolution calling pharmacists to cease selling cigarettes and other tobacco products citing pharmacies as public health facilities. The association represents about 53 000 pharmacists nationwide.
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San Francisco
UPI
American Pharmaceutical Association
Committee On Professional Affairs
Saturday Warmth Forecast for Bonham Area
The Bonham area expects fair and cooler tonight with clear skies and a rise to warmer conditions Saturday. Overnight readings dipped to 33 Friday morning with a Saturday low near 40 and a Saturday afternoon high in the mid 70s. Clear skies cover Texas as winds stay gusty along the coast and Gulf clouds build. a distant front may reach Texas by Sunday.
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Bonham
Penham
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
North Texas
Calley Freed From Stockade to house arrest at Fort Benning
Lt William L. Calley Jr released from the stockade under presidential order and placed under light guard and confined to Fort Benning. He may roam base, meet with lawyers, and receive visitors but cannot grant interviews as he appeals his My Lai massacre conviction. Cheers greeted his return as neighbors and spouses gathered outside the housing area.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
Willam L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Nixon
White House
Calley
Orwin C. Talbott
Fr. Benning
Kenneth A. Raby
Nuge
Atlanta
Mitchell voices concern over Calley verdict impact
Attorney General John Mitchell said the Calley murder conviction could affect other officers and the Army chain of command. He warned against applying military justice to individuals inappropriately and called for an end to war to prevent future massacres. He also admitted failing to accommodate the press has hurt the Justice Department's communication.
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New York
UPI
John N. Mitchell
William L. Calley Jr
Mitchell
Justice Department
David Frost
Calley
My Lai
My Lai Incident Colonel Plans to Plead Innocent
The civilian lawyer for Col. Oran K. Henderson says he will plead innocent to dereliction of duty and false statements in his court martial over My Lai related crimes. Attorney Henry Rothblatt notes Calley’s case will influence Henderson’s trial at the Army base between Washington and Baltimore. Public protest grew after Calley’s life sentence at Ft. Benning.
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Ft, Meade, Md
UPI
Oran K. Henderson
Henry A. Rothblatt
New York
Henderson
William L. Calley, Jr
Washington
Baltimore
Rothblatt
Army
Col. Henderson
Calley
Tral
Ft. Benning
UAW Cancels Strike Threat With AMC Talks Ongoing
UPI reports the United Auto Workers canceled a 6:45 a.m. strike deadline against American Motors and agreed to work without a contract while negotiations continue. The union rejected AMC proposals twice, and AMC rejected a union council offer. Talks recessed after 1 am EST, with recall possible.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
American Motors
AMC
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James Griffitt
Bondi
Buster Cole
Extreme Right
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Joe Campbell
Benham
Nolan Ashmore
Benham High School
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U.S. Attorney’s Office
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