Bonham Voters Set To Elect Aldermen And Senate
Bonham residents will name three city commissioners for two year terms and vote in a statewide Senate race. Polling places include city hall for city results and three sites for the Senate race. City and state poll taxes apply to voters under 60. those over 60 are exempt. City officials expect city returns shortly after 7 pm. County offices will prepare to handle Senate returns at 7 pm.
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Bonhamites
U. S. Senate
Senate
Texas
M. D. Anderson
John Vankirk
Martin Hassell
J. C. Magouirk
Billy C. Cox
C. J. Newingham
City Commission
Fast Bonham
South Bonham
West Bonham
Grady Fisher
Moore
Bonham Lions light bulb sale postponed due to flood
Iowa flood delays the Bonham Lions Club annual light bulb sale. Chairman C A Tosch said the sale is postponed to Monday and Tuesday, April 10 and 11, because bulbs failed to arrive. The sale previously started tonight with packages of eight bulbs for pickup after 5:30 p m at Babcocks. Proceeds fund playground equipment for city parks.
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Iowa
Bonham Lions Club
C. A. Tosch
Tosch
Bonhamites
Patrolman Bob Walker Returns From Tyler Refresher
Highway patrolman Bob Walker comes back from a week at Tyler training course. He says he is tired of long days in straight chairs and looks forward to fieldwork and practical duties.
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Bob Walker
Tyler
Bonham ballots show six city candidates and 71 for Senate
Bonham voters decide in two elections this Tuesday with six names on the city ballot and 71 candidates listed for the U. S. Senate race. Citizens are urged to vote for the candidate they feel best qualified for the office.
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Bonhamites
U. S. Senate
Senate
1960 License Tags Seen in Morning Traffic
Drivers were observed with 1960 license tags as the deadline to secure 1961 tags loomed, with the cutoff set for Saturday. The scene underscored the rush of motorists to comply before the deadline.
Rabies Clinic Vaccinates 135 Dogs at Telephone Call
Report says 135 dogs were vaccinated against rabies during a community wide clinic at Telephone on Saturday. The event aimed to curb rabies spread and promote public health in the area.
Nazis Open Drive In Latin America
In Mexico City UPI reports a new Nazi drive to counteract Eichmann trial effects in Latin America with antisemitic books by writers once printed in Argentina. Informants say the latest hate series accuses Argentina’s government of complicity in the Eichmann capture.
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Mexico City
UPI
Latin America
Adolf Eichmann
Argentina
Eichmann
Nehru backs Western Laos cease fire plan
Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru endorsed the Western bid for a Laos cease fire as a first step toward peace. He questioned how far Khrushchev could push for an immediate halt and noted supply stoppages could influence the timing, though a cease fire might take longer than 24 or 36 hours. He urged a sequence: cease fire, ICC reconvening, then an international conference.
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Washington
UPI
Jawaharlal Nehru
US News & World Report
Nehru
Nikita Khrushchev
International Control Commission
Ewha Graduates Favor Marriages Arranged by Matchmakers
A poll of Ewha Women’s University graduates finds 73.4 percent prefer matchmakers to select their husbands over choosing themselves.
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Seoul
UPI
Ewha Women's University
Ban the Bomb Demonstrators Jam London Streets
Tens of thousands of ban the bomb protesters filled Trafalgar Square London as two 54 mile marches from Aldermaston and Wethersfield arrived. Organizers projected about 100000 people and planned a one hour Polaris protest outside the U S Embassy after the rally.
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London
UPI
Trafalgar Square
Britain
Aldermaston
Wethersfield
U.S
Polaris
Campaign For
Holy Loch
Scotland
United States
Japan
Elderly couple kept apart since 1953 wedding
Joe Jordan and Alice, both in their seventies, continue sleeping in separate homes after marrying in 1953. They still visit daily, but refuse to cohabitate, arguing they are happier apart. The tale of their unlikely union was shared at a village reception.
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Kinner
England
Joe Jordan
Alice
Joe
UN Deploys Gurkha Force in Katanga as Tshombe Threatens War
In Leopoldville the United Nations concentrates 800 Gurkha troops at Kamina base in North Katanga to deter Katanga President Tshombe after his threats of war. Kamitatu visits Gizenga in Stanleyville seeking talks toward a federated Congo. Kosavubu named first president of a proposed confederation.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
UPI
United Nations
Kamina
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
U.N
Tshombe
Manono
Congo
Stanleyville
Gold Heist Strikes Major Ring Maker in Grand Rapids
Police chase daring gold thieves who used tear gas on Easter Sunday to rob H R Thornberry Co of about 200000 dollars in gold and diamonds. Eight safes were forced, with inventory to determine the exact loss. Co owner C R Armstrong said the total steal may take weeks to fully assess. About 300 gold sheets reported missing along with unknown silver sheets.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
UPI
H R. Thornberry Co
C. R. Armstrong
Zoo Staff Walkout Shuts Bronx Zoo and Coney Island Aquarium
Bronx Zoo and Coney Island Aquarium shut down Sunday as workers strike for union recognition. Under a pre strike agreement, 50 union members remained on duty to feed and care for animals.
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New York
UPI
Bronx Zoo
Coney Island Aquarium
Texans to vote in U S Senate special election runoff
Texans head to the polls Tuesday for a special U S Senate election to fill the Johnson vacancy. A record 64 candidates persisted after withdrawals, with six major contenders including Blakley Wright Maverick Wilson Tower and Gonzalez. The Texas Election Bureau will tally results in Dallas as other city races draw voters.
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U. S. Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Big Sin
U. S
Iam A. Blakley
Dallas
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Will Wilson
John Tower
Wichita Falls
Henry B Gonzalez
Senate
Ted Bislund
Bisland
Tower
Blakley
Austin
Houston
Wilson
Wright
Maverick
Texas Election Bureau
TEB
Dallas Morning News
Hunting Safari Postponed by FBI in Fraud Case
Texas fitness club owner Bill E. Scott 32 from Odessa was arrested by the FBI on forgery and interstate transport charges. He allegedly forged 2700 shares of W P Fuller Co and 150 Ford shares to fund a hunting safari in Africa, with stock missing from an Odessa hotel room. The trek was postponed pending arraignment.
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New York
UPI
Africa
Bill E. Scott
Walnut St
Odessa
Tex
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Europe
el Paso
Scott
W P. Fuller Co
Wells Fargo Bank
San Francisco
FBI
Ford Motor Co
James C. Wood
Suspects Held in Houston Robbery
Eight Houstonians were captured near Marksville Louisiana after a March 25 armed robbery of a Houston supermarket. Police report narcotics charges and concealed marijuana in clothing. A crime lab identified a fingerprint print from dried model airplane cement linking one suspect to local relatives.
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Marksville
UPI
Houston
Here
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Monroe and DiMaggio arrive in New York together
Actress Marilyn Monroe and her former husband Joe DiMaggio arrived in New York from Florida after a two week sun filled reunion. They declined to reveal how long they would stay in the city.
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New York
UPI
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Florida
Miss Monroe
DiMaggio
FDIC Insures 96 Percent of U S Banks
FDIC Chairman Erle Cocke reported Sunday that 24 391 banking offices were insured as of Dec 31 a net gain of 560 since last June The insured banks total represents 96 percent of all US banks and financial offices according to FDIC data.
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Washington
U S Helicopters Aid Laos Frontline Supply Effort
Five American supplied helicopter crews assembled by U S Marines in Thailand made their first Laos supply runs to Tha Thom in Xieng Khouang Province. Government forces, pressed by rebel troops with Soviet airlifted support, held Tha Thom and pressed on near Muang Kassy on the Vientiane Luang Prabang highway as Phoumi Nosavan vowed to study Soviet replies to British peace proposals.
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Vientiane, Laos
UPI
U.S
Thailand
Laos
United States
Tha Thom
Xieng Khouang
Uduron
Plain of Jars
Phoumi Nosavan
Vientiane-Luang Prabang
Muong Kassy
Muang Kassy
Luang Prabang
Phoumi
Cuban Army Seizes Naval Bases Amid Mutiny Concerns
Cuban army units took control of most naval installations to curb uprisings by anti govern ment factions. A defected Guanabo Beach detachment fled aboard a coast guard craft, while 60 sailors and officers fled to Haiti. Bombings near Havana printing plants continued as Easter services drew large congregations.
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Cuba
UPI
Guanabo Beach
Haiti
el Cano
Arroyo Arena
Bonham area forecast shows clear skies through Tuesday
The U S Weather Bureau predicts Bonham area will stay clear through Tuesday with a low in the low 40s and a high in the mid 70s. The five day outlook hints temperatures 2 to 7 degrees below normal and about three quarters of an inch of precipitation with showers possible on Wednesday.
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Bonham
U. S
North Central Texas Fair Through Tuesday
A North Central Texas fair continues through Tuesday with cooler conditions expected in the northern portion tonight. The forecast calls for lower temperatures and overall mild weather across the region.
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Texas
Last Day Approaches for 1961 Car Inspection in Fannin
Residents of Fannin County face a April 15 deadline to display the new 1961 inspection sticker. DPS Patrolman H K Caldwell warns enforcement begins after that date with fines up to two hundred dollars plus costs. Only about 65 percent of vehicles are inspected and bad weather may shorten inspection days, causing last minute traffic jams at stations.
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Fannin County
H. K. Caldwell
Motor Vehicle Inspection Service
Texas Department of Public Safety
Caudwell
DPS
Jury to Ponder Sentence for Finch
A jury reconvenes in Los Angeles to consider the death penalty for Dr. R. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff, found guilty last week of murdering Finch's wife on July 18, 1959, with the state seeking capital punishment for both.
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Los Angeles
UPI
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Finch
Kennedy plans three day Paris visit with De Gaulle
President Kennedy and First Lady will visit Paris from May 31 to June 2 for a modified state visit at the invitation of President De Gaulle. Discussions will cover Laos Congo and other policy issues as French and U.S. ties are reviewed.
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Moe Ee Oe Fla
UPI
Kennedy
France
Charles de Gaulle
White House
de Gaulle
Paris
U. S
Laos
Congo
Europe
Palm Beach
Washington
Harold Macmillan
Pierre Salinger
London
Bonn
Rome
Joseph P. Kennedy
Macmillan
Great Britain
Key West
Fla
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Adenauer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Eisenhowers Attend Easter Services in Palm Desert
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower attended Easter services at Palm Desert Community Church in Palm Springs California. They arrived February 8 for an extended vacation at Eldorado Country Club nearby.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Eisenhower
Mamie
Palm Desert Community Church
Eldorada Country Club
ANB Outlines Ballot Marking Methods for Tuesday’s Senate Vote
The article describes three ballot marking options for the upcoming U S Senate special election. Attorney General Wil Wilton issued an opinion endorsing these methods as valid ways to cast a ballot, detailing procedural steps and potential implications for voters.
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U. S. Senate
Wil Wilton
Voter Precautions Highlight Ballot Privacy
A fragmented note warns voters to be careful when marking ballots to avoid revealing choices and to securely save the poll mark. The text emphasizes proper handling of names and the marked candidate to protect secrecy.
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