April 8 History Highlights Feature
On this date in history Ponce de Leon landed in present day St Augustine Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth In 1917 Austria and Hungary cut diplomatic ties with the United States two days before the US entered World War I In 1952 Truman ordered seizure of the steel industry to avert a general strike In 1974 Hank Aaron tied and then set the career home run record with his 715th birthday Mary Pickford born April 8, 1893 and a thought of the day on laughter.
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Mars
Venus
Aries
Mary Pickford
Ponce de Leon
Spain
St. Augustine
Fla
Austria
Hungary
United States
America
Germany
Harry Truman
Atlanta
Hank Aaron
Ladonia teen arrested in string of Ladonia burglaries
A 15 year old Ladonia boy was arrested in connection with several Ladonia area burglaries. Stolen items include stereo tapes guns and cash. No charges filed yet. Vandals shattered the Southside Grocery glass door with a soft drink bottle at 2 10 a m Thursday.
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Ladonia
Fannin County
Raymond Taylor
Mike Bankston
Southside Grocery
Bill North
Fort Worth
Tex
UPI
T. Cullen Davis
Tom Cave
Lois Kennedy
Davis
Andrea Wilborn
Priscilla
Stan Farr
Brownsville mechanic shot outside restaurant in Mexico
A Brownsville, Texas mechanic, Pedro Roberto Garza, 44, was killed in a gangland style shooting as he exited his car near Santa Fe Restaurant in Matamoros Mexico. Witnesses reported a late model pickup truck fired on him, fleeing the scene with cash reportedly taken.
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Matamoros
Mexico
UPI
Brownsville
Tex
el Jardis
Pedro Roberto Garza
Mariano Gonzalez Jasso
Santa Fe
Jasso
Bonham Weather Outlook Clear and warm into Easter
The forecast for Bonham calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through Saturday with a low tonight in the mid teens. Southerly winds from 10 to 39 mph. Easter Sunday expected to be partly cloudy and warm.
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Bonham
House OKs 45000 For Rayburn Site
The Friends of Sam Rayburn board heard that a 45000 line item appropriation for the Rayburn Home and Museum has cleared the Texas House and awaits Senate approval. The funds would supplement the operating budget for repairs and improvements and other plans.
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Sam Rayburn Board of Directors
John Jameson
Rayburn Home
Texas House of Representatives
Texas Senate
Jameson
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Fannin County
Sam Rayburn
Texas Highways Magazine
Rayburn
Dr. Jameson
Friends of Sam Rayburn
San Antonio
Pilgrims retrace crucifixion walk in Jerusalem Good Friday observances
Thousands of pilgrims and Franciscans walked the Via Dolorosa tracing the stations of the cross in East Jerusalem. Officials cite double Easter observances boosting visitors to Jerusalem with about 30 000 participants. The Latin Patriarch will celebrate Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre followed by a procession.
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Jerusalem
UPI
East Jerusalem
Via Dolorosa
Street of Sorrows
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Giacomo Beltritte
Women Plant A Victory Garden At Bonham Bank
A group of budget minded mothers from Bonham State Bank pool garden efforts to beat high grocery prices. Fifteen gardeners nurture onions lettuce broccoli and more on Island Bayou plot while planning canning and freezing to preserve the harvest.
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Jean Covert
Bonham State Bank
Phyllis Turnage
Peggy Spencer
Virginia Bowen
Cathy Jamieson
Paulette Andrew
Carol Turnage
Ricky Jamieson
Susan Bowen
Matt
Marsha Andrew
Freeser Paulette
Sidney
First gas lit traffic signal installed near Parliament
United Press International notes the first red and green traffic signal went up outside the British Houses of Parliament in 1868 to aid pedestrians, using red and green gas lamps at night.
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United Press International
Easter Holidays Begin at Honham Schools
Honham schools let out Friday for the Easter holidays. Classes will not resume until Monday, April 18, giving students a week of vacation.
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Honham
Princess Anne expecting baby in November announced
Buckingham Palace confirmed Princess Anne will welcome a baby in November. The 27 year old will maintain public duties through July but pause during the later months.
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London
UPI
Anne
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Mark Phillips
Brigstock Hore Northamptonshire
Prince Philp
Rabin Resigns Amid Israeli Political Scandal
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin announced his resignation as leader of the Labor party and will not seek re election amid a scandal over an illegal United States bank account tied to his wife Leah Rabin. He acknowledged responsibility and said he will resign as caretaker premier while Labor party leaders discuss a replacement.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Yitzhak Rabin
Labor Party
Middle East
Rabin
Shimon Peres
Haim Zadok
Peres
Aharon Barak
Leah Rabin
United States
Meir Zarmi
Israel
National Bank of Washington
Army
Indiana Senate approves CB talk law with jail time
Indiana residents may face up to 180 days in jail and a $1000 fine under a new Citizens Band law approved by both houses. The act bans false obscene or indecent messages on CB radio, defining obscenity by community standards and lack of serious artistic literary political or scientific value.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Senate
House
White House Staffers Get Pay Increase
Washington UPI reports Rosalynn Carter's staff receive pay rises. Mary Hoyt increases from 37800 to 46000 annually as press secretary. Madeline MacBeen and Gretchen Poston rise to 46000. Seven top aides gain 11000, boosting others to 30000s and 40000s as upgrades expand through the East Wing.
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Washington
UPI
Rosalynn Carter
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