Kueckelhan Ranch Rodeo Dates Noted in Texas Calendar
Calendar of Events from the Texas Highway Department lists the Kueckelhan Ranch Rodeo in July. The agency distributes the calendar via information offices and Austin, with a Spanish edition for Mexico. A separate fire alarm in Trenton followed a stove incident that smoked a home and cost a chicken.
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Texas Highway Department
Kueckelhan Ranch
Austin
Mexico
Trenton
John Newman
Five Pups Orphaned After Poisoning of Mother Dog
Mrs. Bonnie Horton reports a mother dog poisoned near home leaving five puppies orphaned. She suspects a neighbor or passerby. the family feeds the pups by hand and reports they are growing fatter each day.
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Bonnie Horton
Hortons
Afternoon Sun Sets Softball Schedule Shift
It is still cool for night games so teams move to afternoon play under the sun when temperatures rise. The change aims to better suit conditions and crowd comfort for spectators and players alike.
Beautification effort plants blue bonnets along North Texas highways
The Highway Department has planted blue bonnets along North Texas highways as a beautification measure. Enjoy the display but avoid moving the plants home as they will not survive outside their planted area. After blooming, collect seeds or buy seeds to start your own garden of the same flower.
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North
Texas
Highway Department
New Bridge Planned Across San Francisco Bay Route Chosen
The California Toll Bridge Authority selected a southern route for a new bridge from an industrial area in the city to Alameda. If plans proceed, construction could finish in 1974, adding to the Golden Gate and other Bay area spans.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sanrancisco Bay
State Toll Bridge Authority
San Francisco- Oakland Bay
Alameda
Bay
Golden Gate
San Francisco-Oukland
San Mateo
Dumbarton
San Rafael- Richmond
New Flag Presented for Court House in Fourth District
Congressman Ray Roberts presents a flag to Fannin County Judge Choice Moore and the county commissioners to fly atop the courthouse pole when offices return to the building. The flag, funded by Roberts, once flew over the U S Capitol. Present on the front steps are Robert Bellows John Kent John Avery and Ross Fitzwater with others in the second row.
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Ray Roberts
Moore
Fannin County
National Capitol
Washington, D. C
New Court House
Robert Bellows
John Kent
John Avery
Ross Fitzwater
U S Bombers Hit Rail Lines Near Hanoi in Retaliation
American warplanes struck major North Viet Nam rail links near Hanoi and Phu Tho and its yards, halting a central supply route from China. The Monday raid followed orders linked to Lodge and Westmoreland. In Saigon, Premier Ky traveled to Da Nang as Buddhist and loyalist forces faced unrest, while anti-government protests and police clashes raged.
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Saigon
UPI
Hanoi
Viet Nam
China
Washington
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
William C. Westmoreland
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Souurces
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Thi
Hue
Phan Xuan Nhuan
Spring Surprise Snowstorm Hits West Texas Area
A sudden snowstorm swept into West Texas from New Mexico covering up to four inches at Bovina. Lesser amounts were reported at Olton Dimmitt Plainview and Tulia. The snow extended about 10 miles east of Clovis to 35 miles east of Plainview. Temperatures hovered near freezing with Amatillo 29 Lubbock 43 Clovis 30. The Amarillo forecasters expected the event to end soon and did not deem it a record for the time of year. Presidio reached 80 while Dalhart rose to 50.
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United Press International
West Texas
New Mexico
Bovina
Olten
Dimmitt
Plainview
Tula
Clovis
Paphandle
Amantllo
Lubbock
Amarillo
Woman given 20 years for Texas baby slaying
Martha Crowder of Longview Texas is convicted of murder in the 1964 death of her 22 month old son Richie Dak and is sentenced to 20 years in prison after a three hour jury deliberation. Her earlier radio plea for the boy’s return gave way to police finding the child’s body.
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Quitman
Tex
UPI
Aury
Martha Crowder
Longview
Richie Dak
Mrs Crowder
Air Force
Rickie Dale
Mitch and Bryansen wed in Las Vegas ceremony
Singer Guy Mitch, 39, and Kathryn Ann Bryansen, 19, of Granada Hills California, honeymoon at a Las Vegas resort hotel after marrying Sunday in a wedding chapel with Rev. Robert Tuursdel officiating. It was Mitch's third marriage and Bryansen's first.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Guy Mitch
Kathryn Ann Bryansen
Granada Hills
Calif
Robert Tuursdel
Mitchell
Miss
Vansen
United States Streamlines Apollo Pilot Training and Flights
The United States adds 19 new astronauts and speeds Saturn 18 firings as NASA aims for early Earth orbit flights this year. Veterans Gus Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee prep for lunar aspirations with Apollo missions while Soviet efforts to beat the US to the moon loom.
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Edward G. Givens Jr
US Space Agency
Virgil
Gus) Grissom
Edward H White Jr
Roger Chaffee
Earth
Aspelican
United States
Russia
Rajang
Wednesday Forecast Promises Warmer Temperatures
The Bonham area is expected to see slightly warmer weather on Wednesday under clear to partly cloudy skies. Morning low around 36 and a high near 50 are forecast with a warming trend midweek and a cool-down by the weekend including possible scattered light showers.
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Bonham
Ilo
East
US Weather Bureau
Deeds Signed on New Farm Road for Right of Way
Commissioner Robert Bellows of Province 1 gathers deeds and easements to acquire right of way for a new farm road from Ravenna to FM 898 near Nunnelee. Judge Choice Moore notes property rights still unobtained in Windum and Dodd City for widening US 82 through those towns.
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Guy Progices
Ravenna
Nunnelee
Robert Bellows
Provinct 1
Judge Choice Moore
Windum
Dodd City
Crisis Deepens as Hue Mutiny and Da Nang Clash Roil Vietnam
In Da Nang Premier Ky backs down after a military stand with anti government forces. Hue’s generals rebel as Marines redeploy and Saigon suffers Buddhist protests and police clashes. Chaos prompts flight suspensions and calls for calm while authorities seek to restore order.
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DA Nang
UPI
Remier Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Hue
Fannin Council Names Knowles New Chairman
Dan Knowles was elected chairman of the Fannin County Community Club council at a bi monthly meeting in the Fannin County Electric Cooperative assembly room. Woodrow Mauldin was named vice chairman, with a secretary to be announced later.
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Dan Knowles
Ablen's Point
Woodrow Mauldin
Nunnelee
Fannin County Community Club Council
Allen's Point
Bonham Voters Poll Four City Commission Seats
At 1 30 p m Bonham voters cast 217 votes as they choose three members from five candidates for the city commission. Polls close at 7 p m. Ward 2 has Crockett and Walker listed, Ward 3 includes Barney and Finley, Ward 4 lists McAnally and Carpenter.
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Bonham
City Commission
John, Crockett
Barney
Q. Walker
E. C Finley
Henry McAnally
William J. Carpenter
Forest Fires Rage Across Southeastern Oklahoma
Governor Henry Bellman ordered National Guardsmen to relieve volunteers fighting 30 wildfires that have blackened over 25 000 acres in three counties. Investigators consider arson possible as the Dieths Lumber Co and surrounding timberland suffer extensive damage across eastern Oklahoma.
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Broken Bow
Okla
UPI
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
State Crime Bureau
Th Dieths Lumber
Tribe
Oklaloma
Strikers Shot By Forces Raise Tensions In Iraqi Town
In Sulaimanhed, government troops opened fire on striking shopkeepers at a public safety checkpoint. Dozens were wounded as the clash unfolded amid ongoing unrest linked to broader regional protests. Authorities reported 30 injured with local fear of further moves.
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Pkt Ran
Dran
T PI
Iraq
Sulaimanhed Nea
Bartle
Munday
Sherman Receives Federal Aid for Waterworks Project
The Community Facilities Administration approved federal participation in a 1.3 million waterworks improvement program for Sherman Texas. The agency notified Senator Ralph Yarborough that 604,500 dollars would be the federal share, funded under the Community Facilities Act as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Washington
UPL
Community Fartues Administration
Ralph Yarborough
DTI
Sherman
Tex
Yarborough
Fedtsa
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban
Connally Urges Broad Leadership for Texas Growth
Dallas AP Connally says top leadership must come from business labor agriculture and government to keep Texas abreast of rapid social and economic change. He notes rising population and shifts in cotton farming from handpicking to mechanized methods and stresses education and modernization.
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Dallas
John Connally
Texas
Tvases Cotton Ginners Association
Mexican Seeks To Vote Free in Texas
A Mexican national Fernando Ortiz Martinez age 26 was registered to vote in Texas elections police said Martinez also faced assault with a prohibited weapon and illegal entry charges He was found to be registered as a ruler in Bexar County and had lived there 13 years Texas officials said it may be possible to determine how many more fraudulent voter slips exist in the county.
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San Antonio
UPI
Texas
Fernando Ortiz Martinez
United States
Bexar County
Ilegal
Martinez
Bexcar County
Charles Davis
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Hanui
North Viet Nam
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Dalhart
New Farm
Nguyen van Chuan
Huan
Sidts
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Fannin Council Names
Knowles
Perry
Quack
Mable London
Wunty
Camt
Wayne Crancit
Connally
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