Bonham News Briefs Include Track Star SMU Freshman Relays
Former Bonham athlete Mickey Wade, SMU freshman, will compete for SMU in the mile medley and two mile relay at the Texas Relays. A letter from Charles R Parker in Chattanooga seeks Yeager family relatives connected to a Bonham hotel known as The Yeager House. Bonham Lions to sell light bulbs for playground equipment. Ediube club explains how Bentonville and Hail received their names from local history.
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Beir Cantreli
Mickey Wade
SMU
C. C. Wade
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles R. Parker
Yeager
Bonham
Parker
Connell Street
Chattanooga St
Bonham Lions Club
Babcocks C. A
Tosch
Bonham Parks
Tommy Johnson
Ediube
Extra Job for Man In Army Banned
The Navy Times reports a tentative presidential order bans outside employment by service members though not yet signed. It may be general or area based on unemployment. Moonlighting is common but counts of workers are not estimated. An old statute already limits civilian business that interferes with local employment.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Navy Times
the Times
House Sets Showdown On Sales Tax
The Texas House scheduled a showdown on the 2 percent sales tax bill for next Monday. Rep. John Allen of Longview urged Speaker James A. Turman to act, saying the Senate boasts of waiting for a tax bill and that Texans should know where the legislature stands.
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Austin
UPS
Texas House
John Allen
Longview
James A. Turman
Turman
Senate
Allen
Texas
House
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
vAllen
Government columns push rebels in three fronts in Laos
In Laos two government columns entered rebel held areas near Vang Vieng and Ban Pek. Government forces, including paratroopers, sought to cut off Pathet Lao units north and south of Vang Vieng with artillery and wedge operations. A third front launched artillery against Communist troops near Sala Phou Khoun.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Royal Army
Vang Vieng
Washington
State Department
Here
Highway 13
Mekong
Ban Pek
Muong Kassy
Pathet Lao
Sala Phou Khoun
Law panel faults Wilson Stevenson's lax Jefferson County ties
The House General Investigating Committee assails Atty. Gen. Will Wilson and Liquor Control Board Administrator Coke Stevenson Jr. for not acting on vice in Jefferson County. It urges a study of the attorney general’s office and reorganization of the board to empower the administrator, expand undercover work, and fund enforcement.
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Jefferson County
Wilson
Galveston
Menton Murray
Tom James
Lloyd C Martin
John Allen
Charles Ballman
Stevenson
Linary
ElRoy Mauldin Jr
Mauldin
Beaumont-Port Arthur
Liquor Control Board
Soviet Sub Tender Seeks Political Asylum in Sweden
A Soviet submarine tender with 1 crewman aboard anchored near Gotland Sweden and the captain sought political asylum. The vessel drew rockets and flares, a submarine was reported nearby, and Swedish forces chased the submarine while the asylum request was handled. The tender then moved north under escort.
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Wemse
Sweden
UPI
Gotland
Swedish Supreme Command
Naer
New Struggle for Young Democrats Control in Texas
In Galveston, April 14 16 the Young Democrats of Texas rally for their state convention. Liberals have led since 1964 but two conservative figures John Tower and William Blakley winning Senate runoff spots raise the chance of a conservative surge. Liberal Sen Henry Gonzalez is invited to keynote to rally liberal leadership.
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Galveston
UPI
Young Democrats of
Texas
U.S. Senate
Young Democrats
John Tower
William Blakley
Henry B. Gonzalez
Union Show Opens at Detroit’s Cobo Hall
The APL CIO Union Industries Show with a $32 million exhibit opens at Cobo Hall Detroit. Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg and AFL CIO President George Meany are to participate in the opening ceremony. The event features 350 displays showcasing union crafts and skills across the trade union Movement.
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Detroit
UPI
Aplcio Union Industries
Cobo Hall
Arthur J. Goldberg
AFL + CIQ
George Meany
Polaris Missile Dominates Senate Defense Hearing
The Senate Armed Services Committee evaluated the Polaris missile as part of Kennedy's defense plan. Three top Navy witnesses testified on the closed briefing day as Kennedy pushes 1.3 billion in four year spending for Polaris subs and carriers. Army Chief Gen George H Decker stated the Army will add 8 400 overseas troops in the coming year.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kennedy
Navy
George H. Decker
Lawmaker Seeks Removal Of Blakley Campaign Stickers
Rep. Koliba of Columbus said he will move to remove Blakley for Senator stickers from the Texas House desks. Sticks for interim U. S. Sen. William A. Blakley appeared on several desks, including Rep. Wesley Roberts where two signs read Get your Blakley stickers here. Roberts had been a candidate but withdrew to back Blakley in the runoff against John Tower.
Boy's fire death blamed on matches in New York apartment
A 6 year old boy admitted playing with matches while babysitting his younger siblings Ronald 3 and Annette 2 as their parents visited friends near Thursday. The blaze killed the two younger children and the incident is being investigated by police. Theodore Gist acknowledged the matches were involved.
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New York
UPI
Theodore Gist
Ronald
Annette
McCann Released by Chinese Reds After Ten Years In Prison
Robert E. McCann is released after a decade in prison in Communist China and is shown on a Red Cross stretcher headed for medical treatment. The episode marks a rare postwar release of a foreign detainee by the Chinese authorities.
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Robert E. McCann
Red Cross
China Bor
Judges Study Victory In Bonham Area Improvement Contest
Three judges review evidence from eight Fannin county communities entered in the 1960 Community Improvement Contest. They examined on site improvements after previously reviewing record books and visited Thursday with local coordinators from the Agri-Business committee and Texas A&M Extension Service.
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Fannin County
Agri-Business Committee
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Texas A&m Extension Service
Texas
Texas Power and Light Co
Zelma Moore
Grayson County
C. O. Spence
Texas A&m Extension Service Agronamist
L. D. Willsford
Gunter
Grayson County Home Demonstration Club
Arledge
CBS Reports Unmistakable Signs Of Cuban Invasion Plans
CBS reported signs of an imminent invasion against Fidel Castro with mobilization orders issued to anti Castro forces. Exile bases in Florida and Louisiana, plus Guatemala, were cited as staging points. Anti Castro doctors and nurses were mobilized in Miami for hospital ships and blood supplies were bought. PT boats moved in recent days for transport to Central America. A planned 4000 to 5000 strong first wave would be amphibious with ship and air support for cover.
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New York
UPI
Columbia Broadcasting System
Fidel Castro
CBS
Stuart Nevins
Florida
Louisiana
Guatemala
Nevins
U.S
Caribbean
Miami
South Florida
Central America
Cuba
Temperatures to Stay Cool Then Warm Slightly in Bonham
The Bonham area is forecast for cooler conditions then a modest warming by Saturday with cloudy tonight and partly cloudy skies on Saturday. Minimums near 36 degrees today and a predicted Saturday morning around 48. A 5 day outlook shows temperatures 2 to 7 degrees below average, weekend mild, and a chance of thunderstorms after the weekend.
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Bonham
Texas
Eagle Review Boards Scout Ranks For May Court
Five Scouts including Larry Frairne Bruce Southeriend Steve Southeriend and Mike Clutter were reviewed by the Board of Review on Thursday in the TPGL auditorium. Members present included Robert Harris district advancement committee C Smothey and district Scout executive Mayo. The court of honor will be held in May.
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Board of Review
Larry Frairne
Bruce
Steve Southeriend
Mike Clutter
TPGL
Robert Harris
C. Smothey
Distict
Eee Mayo
US Stands Firm on Laos Cease Fire Before Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States will demand a full cease fire in Laos prior to any international conference. He warned a conference cannot occur while fighting continues and noted US support for South Vietnam as it fights Communist guerrillas. Kennedy and Macmillan agreed on closer Western cooperation to counter Communist threats while plans for coalition government in Laos proceed.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
United States
Laos
Rusk
South Viet Nam
State Department
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Rusk Aleo
Macmillan
Ottawa
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Honey Fitz
Potomac River
Berlin
Germany
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