Bonham Opens 1913 Texas and Oklahoma League Season
A big Bonham celebration on April 15 1913 marked the Texas and Oklahoma league opening with Ardmore as the opener. The crowd gathered on the square for a revolving camera portrait showing many locals including Charlie Watson Claude Inglish and Earl Gross identified in sections beneath the image. City paving on West Seventh and cemetery fence projects are noted as improvements while Bailey Inglish enrollment registration is announced for Don Manhart’s visit to the Stephenson kindergarten PTA meeting.
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Bonham
West Side
Texas and Oklahoma
T&qo
Ardmore
Sherman
Denison
McAlester
Charlie Watson
Claude Inglish
Carl Robinson
Dwight Hackley
John Scrivner
Reid Spivy
Lizzie Gross
A. B. Scarborough
Bonham Team
Daillas
Bonham Club
F. C. Alen
Charles Hessell
Charles Watson
J B. Russell
Scarborough C. A. Leslie
Earl Gross
Arl
Herbert Christian
R D Owens
Earl
Bailey Inglish
Don Manhart
Stephenson Kindergarten Pta
Hanoi Presses Hard Line in Vietnam Peace Talks
North Vietnam reiterated a three point plan demanding US troop withdrawal, toppling the Saigon regime, and halting air raids. Ambassador Bruce rejected the terms as propaganda and no progress was made on prisoner of war issues.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
China
United States
Vietnam
Washington
U. S
David K. E. Bruce
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
Moscow
Bemg
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Bruce
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
Thuy
Brice
Ten-Year Term Upheld In Dallas Merchandise Case
The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed 10-year sentences for Matthew Johnson and Marion McMillian, two Dallas men linked to a 1968 supermarket merchandise theft. They argued insufficient evidence to convict.
Explosion damages Soviet trade mission in Amsterdam
An early morning blast damaged the Soviet trade mission and broke windows in nearby buildings including the U S consulate. Four people, including a child, were slightly injured as about 20 people were in the building at 2 a m police said. An explosive seemed placed at a doorway.
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Amsterdam
UPI
U.S
T $O
Piet van Dijk
Unfounded Charges Against FBI Dismissed as Political
White House spokesman says charges that the FBI spied on Earth Day rallies are unfounded and politically motivated. Senator Muskie asserts agents observed protesters with no crime or threat, while Senator Griffin calls for a civilian intelligence review board.
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Washington
Iegler
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Senate
FBI
Griffin
Muskie
Court Affirms Life Sentence for Dallas Murder
The court upholds a life term for Blane Donald Johnson in the torture murder of Erle C. Patrick of Dallas who was stripped bound and left to die in an isolated field. Johnson and Arthur Santiago Castro were arrested in Roseville Michigan after attempting to use the victim's credit cards.
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Austin
UPS
Court of Criminal Appeals
Blane Donald Johnson
Erle C. Patrick
Dallas
Johnson
Arthur Santiago Castro
Roseville
Mich
Frazier Invited by Nixon to White House Service
Heavyweight champion Joe Frazier received an invitation from President Nixon to attend White House worship services on Sunday. The article notes the White House invite and Frazier's status as a prominent sports figure.
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Washington
UPI
Joe Frazier
Nixon
White House
Chicken Thieves Arrested In City Court Sweep
City police arrested two teenagers linked to chicken thefts. Officers Kenneth Rice and Bruce Caylor led the arrests. Two women fined $25 for shoplifting were taken into custody Tuesday by Officers Rice and Caylor. A soldier was also picked up on AWOL charges and held for military authorities.
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Kenneth Rice
Bruce Caylor
Rice and Caylor
Rafferty Is Guilty In Ladonia Burglary Case
A jury in Sixth District Court on Wednesday afternoon found Gerald Rafferty of Dallas guilty of burglary. Rafferty received a two year sentence to the Texas State penitentiary after pleading guilty to the charge linked to the weekend home of Dr. E F R Cox at Ladonia.
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Sixth District Court
Gerald Raferty
Dallas
Rafferty
Texas State Penitentiary
EF. RP. Cox
Ladonia
Philippine C47 crash near Manila kills dozens
A Philippine air force C47 transport with about 30 aboard caught fire after takeoff and crashed 45 miles north of Manila. Officials said 27 died immediately, four survived to be treated, and two died on arrival at a military hospital.
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Manila
UPI
Philippine Air Force
Defense Department
Central Highlands Drive Aims to Break Communist Siege
South Vietnamese forces with U.S. air and artillery opened a new drive in the central highlands to counter the North Vietnamese offensive. Fire Base 6 near Dak To and Ben Het faced continued pressure as the siege continued, with 166 enemy killed around Base 6 in the latest reports. The U.S. tally for the last week reached 47 Americans killed and 318 wounded, the lowest weekly casualties since the Laotian operation began.
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Saigon
Dzu
Central Highlands
Pase
Ben Het
Tan Canh
Dak To
U.S
Phu Nhon
Lonely Bee
Stray Dog Pickup Faces Early Delays In City
Stray dog removal hit a snag as the city ran out of dog tags and receipts. Lewis W. McGuire started as dog control officer and will limit pickups to calls until all dogs are vaccinated and tagged. City Manager Dan Mize and Police Chief Thurman Renfro termed the delay temporary and said enforcement would resume once tags and receipts are ready.
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Lewis W. McGuire
McGuire
Dan Mize
Thurman Renfro
Texas Governor Seeks 87 More Counties Declared Disaster
Gov Preston Smith demanded a federal disaster declaration for 87 additional Texas counties amid the worst drought since the mid 1950s. President Nixon ordered surplus hay and grain to dry areas while Smith urged swift relief, stressing aid over politics.
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Austin
UPI
Preston. Smith
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Nixon
Texas
Gox. Smith
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OFP
Tower
Smith
Rain Forecast Spreads Across Southwest Texas Panhandle
A Pacific cold front brings the first rain in months to the Southwest with showers expected from the Panhandle to Del Rio through Friday. El Paso reports 0.34 inch, with the area likely seeing scattered thundershowers this evening and into Friday morning before diminishing.
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United Press International
Pacific Ocean
West Texas
Panhandle
del Rio
National Weather Service
el Paso
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Midland-Odessa
High Plains
Henry Jones
Nws
Lubbock
No Injuries in Two Vehicle Collision at Center and Fifth
Officers identified drivers as Mrs Kay Wilson Benton and Novel Cotton Witcher of Windom Rt 1 after a crash at the North Center and Fifth streets intersection. Witcher stopped for a light when Benton’s brakes failed, rear ending Witcher’s car.
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North Center
Fifth Streets
Bruce Caylor
Kay Wilson Benton
Novel Cotton Witcher
Windom
Rt. 1
Caylor
Witcher
Tax-Day Omen at Waterford Park Big Perfecta
The big perfecto paid 8734 dollars and 20 cents at Waterford Park race track on Wednesday night UPI reports. The result came about 24 hours before the 1970 income tax filing deadline.
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Chester W.va
UPI
Waterford Park
Bonham Forecast Calls For Showers Tonight And Friday
The National Weather Service predicts showers and thunderstorms for Bonham tonight and Friday. Skies will be mostly cloudy as a cool front moves through, with overnight lows near 51 rising to upper 50s and afternoon highs around the mid 70s.
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Bonham
National Weather Service
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