06 Apr 1969
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1969
Page
1
The piece recalls quirky tags like PO BOY and NO BODY amid humor about six letter limits and extra costs. It weaves in nostalgia with Clarice Harris and a stove wood ad from the June 25, 1915 Whitewright Sun, then shifts to a history of home fuel from wood to coal to kerosene and natural gas.
U S military officials say President Nixon's order to curb B52 raids was a political move meant to spur de escalation by North Vietnam and speed Paris peace talks. Laird cites saving 52 million while Abrams notes the missions' wartime value. Bombing from Guam Okinawa and Thailand continued to hit troop concentrations and routes.
Washington sources say the Nixon administration will open discussions with the Soviet Union by June or early summer. Gerard C. Smith is named chief negotiator at projected talks aiming to limit offensive and defensive missile systems. Moscow is urged as a site by Russians, but the U S leans against it for propaganda reasons.
President Nixon creates a high level advisory council to reform the executive branch. Roy L. Ash will chair the group, with other members including George Baker and former Texas Governor John B. Connally, to imitate the Hoover commission in scope and effort.
In Rawalpindi the 11 day old government of Gen Agha Yahya Khan announced five special military courts for East Pakistan. The move follows Yahya's suspension of basic constitutional guarantees and aims to tighten martial law control as Radio Pakistan scheduled his first formal news conference in Rawalpindi.
Memphis attorney Richard J. Ryan is named James Earl Ray's defense counsel by Criminal Court Judge Arthur Faquin. Faquin ordered prison officials to allow Ryan to visit Ray, as the judge starts his role in the Ray case following the death of Judge W. Preston Battle.
Voters in the Bonham independent school district chose two trustees from six candidates. For Place 6 the field was Lyndell Purdy Jack Caudle and Bill Estes. For Place 7 the candidates were Mrs C B Bryant Bull Lucas and Robert Hodge with Hodge seeking re election.
The article recalls Christ is Risen and explains Easter as the real meaning of faith. It notes the chosen race awaited Messiah and immortality, while Jesus promises resurrection to believers. Bonham pastors will deliver special messages and hymn selections at Sunday worship.
Easter services unfold across congregations with sermons from Rev. Henry L. Green Rev. Tommy Marshall Rev. Jim Goodwin and others. Special music, choir performances, baptisms, and a 6 p.m. silent Communion mark the day, along with a dedication service for a new stone church building on West 14th and Slo Road.
A W pacifying clash northwest of Saigon saw about 640 Communist troops attack 270 U S 5th Division infantry at an artillery base. U S forces repelled the assault with heavy artillery and air strikes, leaving 81 Communist dead and 7 U S personnel dead or wounded.
After two years and a $13 million study, Army engineers say dumping polluted matter into a lake is presumably harmful though the ultimate effect remains not accurately known. The report notes potential harm but offers no definitive outcome.
In San Francisco a middle aged city leadership faced a generation gap as plans to sell and demolish the Kong Chow Temple arose. Five protestors led by 97 year old Mrs. Charlotte Chang picketed to save the historic building.
Police tracked Ramon Caamano by the marks his car left on the road after a gas station robbery. The car was missing a tire on one wheel, guiding officers from the scene to Caamano’s apartment house in New York.
In London, Tom Spencer, 96, told a court that an auto crash three years ago forced him to give up golf and jogging and left him short of breath.
The U S Weather Bureau projects clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures in the Bonham region through Sunday with a low in the 70s and a high in the 90s. Minimal rainfall expected locally, while heavier storms occurred elsewhere in East and Central Texas. Blowing dust reduced visibility in Amarillo and Delhart as winds reached 40 mph.
A navy sailor leaped from a rail car to pull Julie Coslett to safety as a train halted briefly in Poole England. He carried her to safety beneath the wheels then reboarded with a grease smeared grin. Passengers, including Julie’s aunt, praised the unknown hero who refused to identify himself.
A Hong Kong newspaper said over 30 Chinese intellectuals were executed or given life terms in the Canton area. The Hong Kong Times cited travelers from Canton as the source of the report.
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