Bonham Lions Offer Kerrville Camp Placements for Disabled Child
Bonham Lions club invites teachers to nominate a handicapped child aged 7 to 16 for a two week stay as a guest of the club at Kerrville summer camp. M B Nelson chairs the committee to select a child, with both boys and girls eligible. The club has sent a child to the camp in past summers and will provide travel to Kerrville and back. A 50 star U S flag will soon fly on the courthouse lawn, presented by C R Baker for the Woodmen of the World, County Judge Choice Moore says, as WOW distributes the new national flag to schools and groups statewide.
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Fannin County
Lions Club
Kerrville
Bonham Lions Club
M. B. Nelson
Nelson
Bonham Lions
United States
C. R. Baker
Ector
Woodmen of the World
Moore
Rhee and Lee Refuse to Quit as Korea Faces New Riots
In Inchon and Kunsan protests surge after March 15 elections sparks violence and calls for new presidential elections. Rhee and vice president elect Lee Ki Poong reportedly rejected resignations while police ease tensions and schools demand reopening.
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Rhee
Poong
Korea
Seoul
Kunsan
Liberal Party
Lee Ki Poong
Johnson Hints At Possible Democratic Nomination
Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson hedges on accepting the Democratic nomination at the Los Angeles convention. He notes his duties as Senate leader and plans to focus on that role. Johnson discusses a May national convention, Rayburn’s push, and a satellite project Echo to revolutionize global communication. He also meets about 400 Texas party leaders amid party splits.
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Houston
UPI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Senate
Texas
Los Angeles
Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Eisenhower
Man with 765 pennies leans over to reach bank
Chester B. Jones of the Edhube community tilts sharply while carrying a glass bottle packed with 765 pennies. He plans to visit the bank to empty the bottle and start anew, saying no more pennies will fit inside.
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Chester B. Jones
Edhube
Bulletin boards spread by Miss Sellers increase office workload
Bulletin boards placed by Miss Margie Sellers home demonstration agent in laundries and other spots where women gather prompt more work for the office. Thursday morning over 100 bulletins were mailed to women who requested them, with supplies of some bulletins exhausted before orders could be filled.
Better Deal Planned for South African Negroes
A wind of change moves through South Africa as Verwoerd nears return from illness amid talk of a better deal for blacks. Officials deny any end to apartheid while parties agree racial separation remains the solution, yet acknowledge mutual economic dependence highlighted by strikes after Sharpeville.
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Johannesburg
UPI
South Africa
Hendrik Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Teenager Admits Stabbing Girl
In Houston a 16 year old boy admitted stabbing Linda Ruble a 13 year old girl walking home from a grocery store. He said he intended to rape her before the attack and wounded one of four boys who found the scene.
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Houston
APS
Linda Ruble
Howard Houldin
Michael Lumcoe
Mouldin
Presidents Eisenhower Welcomes De Gaulle As Friend
UPI reports President Eisenhower welcomed Charles de Gaulle to the United States praising him as a great friend to those who value human dignity. In Houston, Judge Ben Woodall granted a divorce to oilman W Howard Lee from actress Hedy Lamarr after he testified she spent much of his fortune, nearly wrecking him mentally and physically.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Houston, Tex
Ben Woodall
Hedy Lamarr
W. Howard Lee
First Woman NLRB Trial Examiner Named
Washington UPI reports Fannie M. Boyls 54 becomes the first woman trial examiner in the 25 year history of the National Labor Relations Board. She has served in government roles since NLRB was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1937.
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Washington
UPI
Texas
National Labor Relations Board
Fannie M. Boyls
NLRB
Supreme Court
Powell tax case jury resumes deliberations after lockup
A deadlocked jury weighing tax fraud charges against Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. resumes deliberations after a night locked in at a hotel.
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New York
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr
Hedy Lamarr Settles Divorce, Drops Cross-Action Suit
Actress Hedy Lamarr reached a property settlement estimated at about 500000 and dropped her cross-action suit for divorce against oilman W Howard Lee. The deal clears the way for Lee to obtain an uncontested divorce as Judge Ben Woodall presided. Attorney Seymour Lieberman announced the agreement after two hours of closed-door talks.
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Houston
UPS
Hedy Lamarr
W. Howard Lee
Lee
Seymour Lieberman
Miss Lamarr
Ben Woodall
Lieberman
Willam Stem
Texas Bar Moves To Oust Stevens
The Texas Bar Association opened disbarment proceedings against Randall County Judge Roy Joe Stevens and his Amarillo law partner Joe B. Brock. The grievance committee filed 12 counts of malpractice fraud and dishonorable conduct against Stevens and five counts against Brock related to a guardianship case after hearings in Amarillo. Stevens resigned as Randall County judge amid the investigations.
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Texas Bar Association
Stevens
Joe B. Brock
Randall County
House
Amarillo
Religion Remains an Issue in 1960 Campaign Ahead
Washington (UPI) The religious question likely to influence the 1960 campaign persists as Kennedy and Humphrey press their positions on a candidate’s faith. Both deny religion should decide the vote while editors are urged to curb religious prejudice. West Virginia and Wisconsin returns shape campaign focus as Kennedy eyes Oregon and Maine events unfold. Symington begins Iowa tour outlining farm policy.
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Washington
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Kennedy
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Humphrey
West Virginia
West
Wisconsin
Oregon
Maine
New Jersey
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Iowa
Meade to join regional school boards panel at Commerce
John E. Meade secretary of the Bonham school board will be on a panel in a regional workshop of the Texas Association of School Boards at Commerce on April 29. Dr. J. W. Edgar state education commissioner will speak on The Role of the Local Board in Texas Public Education. Other officials include James Kelley Ray D. Brown Paul Matthews Dr. Frank Young and Dr. James Gee.
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John E. Meade
Bonham
Texas Association of School Boards
Commerce
J. W. Edgar
Texas Commissioner of Education
Texas Public Education
Edgar
James G. Gee
FTSC
Paul Matthews
Greenville
State Board of Education
Frank Young
ETSC
Weather Update for North Central Texas
Partly cloudy and warm conditions persist into the weekend with windy trends. Scattered thunderstorms expected tonight and Saturday, lows in the 60s and highs reaching 85 to 95.
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Texas
Unemployed Areas Aid Bill Stalled in House Rules
Washington report that backers of a 250 million dollar loan program to create jobs in distressed regions faced a 6-6 tie in the House Rules Committee. A conservative coalition of four Republicans and two southern Democrats blocked movement, with Rep. Cleveland Bailey of West Virginia saying supporters would press to force floor action.
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Washington
UPS
House Rules Committee
Chainman
Howard Smits
D-Va
Cleveland M. Bailey
D.w.va
Cancer Crusade House to House Drive Tuesday Night
Cancer Society cancer crusade kicks off with a 7 to 9 p m house to house collection in Fannin county led by chairman Mrs E C Williams. H Dean Smith heads the advance gifts committee and co chairmen include Mrs Paul Campbell and Mrs Winnie Money. Funds support research education and early detection efforts.
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The
Cancer Society
E. C. Willams
Fannin County
Advance Gifts
H. Dean Smith
Williams
Paul Campbell
Winnie Money
De Gaulle Arrives To Talk with Ike On Summit Plans
Charles de Gaulle arrives in Washington for talks with President Eisenhower on the Paris summit with Nikita Khrushchev. Eisenhower greets the French leader warmly at a ceremony marked by military honors and a trumpet fanfare as Herter and other officials look on. The president and Mme de Gaulle will spend a week in the United States to discuss plans ahead of the May Paris summit.
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Washington
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
United States
U.S. Army
de Gaulle
Toronto
Canada
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Nazi Germany
Christian Herter
Mme. de Gaulle
Slim chance seen for disarmament pact at Geneva talks
UPI reports United States officials say there is little chance of a disarmament agreement while the Soviet bloc seeks to preserve secrecy. Fredrick M Eaton warns that Soviet insistence on secrecy, even guarding telephone books, undermines any chance for effective controls during the 27th session of the 10 nation conference. Western diplomats say the East West summit could agree to initial troop reductions, then task the ten nations with planning execution and follow up.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
Soviet Bloc
Chef U
Fredrick M Eaton
Soviet Union
Eaton
S.S.R
Westin Dpl
East German police cross line into West Berlin raid
East German police entered West Berlin seeking refugees fleeing to the West. West Berlin officers overpowered and arrested them after a three man patrol crossed the border. Two East German officers were later detained. The flight of more than 6,000 refugees in a week follows new Communist asset seizures including farms and private businesses.
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East Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Data Capsule Returns From Titan Flight Test
A data capsule in the Titan intercontinental missile nose cone was sped back to Cape Canaveral after a long-range launch from Ascension Island. The Air Force reported the Titan achieved most test objectives. The 9:95 pm liftoff placed the capsule in a target area off Africa with aircraft spotting the recovery.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
UPI
Air Force
Titan
Atlanta
Ascension Island
Africa
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