10 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1964
Page
1
Bonham's Boy Scouts from three troops will join a community cleanup of the Little League field in preparation for the summer season. The event aims to improve the field and foster teamwork among scouts and locals.
President Johnson launched emergency negotiations in a four year rail dispute seeking a solution before the 15 day strike moratorium expires. Mediators joined union and management leaders in the White House to press for a settlement while warning Congress remains an option if talks fail. The issue centers on crew reductions and wage demands amid a nationwide potential strike involving about 200,000 workers.
All 11 of Fannin county's community improvement clubs will be visited by district judges on Apr 20 to 23 after district extension staff reviewed their record books. Division I includes Ravenna Randoph Gober Bartley-Woods Allen's Chapel, Division II lists Allen's Point Selfs Telephone Nunnelee Lane ius and Mulberry. The top district winners may advance to state judging with three prizes at stake.
The Mulberry 4-H club hosts an 8 hamburger supper Friday April 17 at the Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m. The event promises top quality hamburgers and community help.
In Birmingham Alabama 330 attendees from across the nation gather for the 13th annual national session of the Congress of Freedom Inc Walker a former major general is billed as the speaker at the two day event
The U S Embassy reports a Moscow conscription style kangaroo court pressured two American air attaches in Tula on March 17 to sign a false trespass confession. Ohio natives Lt Col Edgar Smith and Capt Edmund Zvetina were detained briefly before release.
In My Tho region a large battle pitted 1,000 Viet Cong against Vietnamese government forces. One American pilot was killed when a T28 was shot down, another American died aboard an HU1B helicopter, and 24 government troops were listed as killed with 23 wounded and 13 missing. Authorities called it a government victory with heavy losses on both sides.
The United States plans to pull 7,560 troops from Germany beginning in May. Five thousand one hundred of the total will depart as three artillery battalions one armored battalion and one armored cavalry regiment. The rest two thousand four hundred were airlifted in January after participating in exercise Long Thrust IX.
Dallas judge orders a hearing for Monday possibly with convicted killer Jack Ruby present. Defense seeks extra time to file a second motion for a new trial and to obtain a record of testimony. If Ruby appears, it would be his first public sighting since his March 13 conviction and death sentence.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev leaves Budapest after a 10 day stay saying he is satisfied with the results as Moscow plans a new offensive against China. East European leaders including East Germany Czechoslovakia and Poland are said to head to Moscow to map next steps in the Sino Soviet dispute.
Railroads strive to resume normal service as unions delay return to work. Picket lines run at key depots in Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania and New York while New York Central cancels morning trains. Illinois Central says unions returned too late. Chicago commuters face disruptions with 45 000 seeking alternatives.
A forecast indicates thundershowers possible in the Bonham area Saturday. Temperatures rise with a low in the 50s Saturday morning and high in the upper 70s Saturday afternoon as spring returns to North Texas. The five day outlook shows above normal temps with little precipitation.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk departed for a ten day trip to the Far East with a stop in Formosa to meet Chiang Kai shek, a two hour Anchorage layover to view Alaska earthquake damage, and plans a Viet Nam on the spot inspection after SEATO ministers meet in Manila. The Manila meeting includes the eight nation group and centers on Southeast Asian security amid De Gaulle's neutralization proposals and shifting Pakistan ties.
Labour gains control of the 74 seat Greater London Council with 53 seats tabulated early. Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home faces Tory relief as he delays a national election until autumn, drawing business and financial support.
The article notes that since the mid 1800s the average length of life in the United States has risen by about 29 years, reflecting advances in medicine public health and living standards.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Don Yarborough will be in Bonham Saturday afternoon arriving at 4 p.m. for a brief talk on the courthouse square. He will also visit Sherman Whitesboro Van Reenen Howe Paris and Denia.
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