Remembering Bonham's old courthouse and changeful streets
Stella Snead Vaughn recalls Bonham in the era before the present courthouse with sandy streets and hitching racks. She describes wooden sidewalks Wells and water wagons, wagon-sprinkled roads, and fond memories of 19th century Bonham life. Bonham firemen plan their annual department dance at Sam Rayburn Memorial Armory on Dec 19.
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Kaunda lays wreath at Kennedy grave in Arlington
President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia laid a wreath on John F. Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery. He then sang the hymn Rock of Ages in Bemba as his cabinet officers and aides joined in.
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Arlington Natinal Cemetery
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Congo Rebels Surround Stanleyville Area
Rebels tighten ring around Stanleyville area as military actions intensify. reports indicate surrounding forces advancing in the southern sector near key routes.
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Stanleyville Area
Cold Wave Grips Dixie as Frigid Air Goes On
A severe cold wave settles across the Deep South and Midwest. High winds and ice threaten travel in Pennsylvania and New York while temperatures dip to near record lows in New Orleans and other Gulf Coast locales. The Weather Bureau forecasts colder conditions for the next 10 days with rough seas off the Atlantic coast and ongoing disruptions across eastern states.
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United Press International
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Atlantic Coast
Middle West
Gulf Coast
Ypres
Tadies
Bonham Area Weather Outlook For Wednesday
North Central Texas forecast shows fair and warmer conditions tonight with Wednesday turning clear to partly cloudy. Highs in the 60s are expected, after a cool start with a low near 28 degrees this morning and a similar near freezing low on Wednesday morning.
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Bonham
Texas
Exams Planned For All Drivers
Sen Clem McSpadden of Chessa says no support for legislation to require reexamination of all Oklahoma drivers. He will introduce a bill to change the financial responsibility law so violators pay costs on reinstatement.
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Chessa
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UN Opens 1964 Session Faces Russia Vote Showdown
The United Nations General Assembly in New York begins its delayed 1964 session with a potential 24 hour recess to pursue talks over Russia’s right to vote. Secretary General Thant and U S Secretary of State Rusk gauge chances for a quick accord as Ghana’s Alex Quaison-Lackey prepares for an unopposed presidency.
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Russia Launches Shot at Mars Amid Space Race
Soviet officials disclosed a Mars probe race with the United States as Zond-2 launched toward Mars while Mariner-4, from Cape Kennedy, aims to broadcast planet images in July. Tass reported a 50 percent power shortfall on Zond-2 and did not confirm imaging plans, sparking Western skepticism about mission viability.
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King Plans Talk With FBI Chief
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said he would seek a conference with FBI Director J Edgar Hoover to resolve their differences. He urged ending public debate and focusing on civil rights and law enforcement in the South.
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Johnson Reviews Viet Nam War Strategy With Advisors
President Johnson chaired a White House session with aides including Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara to assess the South Vietnamese war effort. Officials said the review will stocktake U.S. policy, with no dramatic announcements anticipated and focus on political unrest, improving war operations, and potential limited expansions beyond South Vietnam.
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Banquet Tickets For Annual Football Banquet On Sale
Pete Holman announces tickets for the annual football banquet on December 7 are on sale at Currin's Men's Wear Bonham Jewelry Leatherwood Men's Wear and Leatherwood Hardware. Tickets are two dollars per person and a limited number are available for public sale.
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American Fliers Shot Down in Viet War Incident
A Skyraider bomber and a turbojet helicopter were shot down by Communist ground fire during a training mission near Binh Duong Province. Four U S Army men aboard escaped injury while the pilot Roedema parachuted and was later rescued after hiding in jungle. One American pilot is listed as missing in action.
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Baker Probe Debates Inquiries On German Beauty Figure
Senate Rules Committee weighs whether to broaden hearings into alleged Baker kickback links to a government stadium contract. The panel plans a private session to set testimony rules and whether to call witnesses amid questions about a German woman, identified as Elen Rometsch, and FBI and Justice Department record access. Republicans push for further disclosures.
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Baker
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West Germany
Lennox P. McLendon
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Justice Department
Department
McLendon
Carl T. Curtis
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Washington
It Sounds Like War Black Birds Invading County's Peanut Fields
Nunnelee area farmers guard peanut fields as thousands of black birds swoop in before digging period. Farmers and friends use shotguns to drive off the taunting flocks, with fields sounding like a battlefield.
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Nunnelee
Grayson Man's Execution Delayed by Pardons Board Stay
Convicted murderer Eugene Welch 28 was kept from execution by an eight week stay until Jan 30 1965. The stay followed a federal court order and was signed by Gov. Connally on counsel from the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Welch was condemned for the 1962 Grayson County farm shooting during a night of violence.
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Grayson County
John Connally
Possible Negro Appointment Rumor Ties ADA Leader
Washington reports that ADA national vice chairman Joseph D. Rauh predicts a dramatic move by the federal government in coming months possibly naming a Negro to the Supreme Court or creating a cabinet level post for a Negro. Rauh also heads the DC Central Democratic Committee.
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UPI
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Americans For Democratic Action
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District of Columbia Central Democratic Committee
Supreme Court
Defendant Receives Six Month Jail Term in Aggravated Assault Case
A plea of guilty to a complaint alleging aggravated assault resulted in a six month jail sentence for Mon Luther Byrd in county court. Judge Choice Moore ordered sentencing costs and start of the term as of July. In district court Doyle William Easley, charged with driving while intoxicated, was released on a $750 bond after arrest by Highway Patrolman Jake Jackson.
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Choice Moore
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Doyle William Easley
Lasley
Jake Jackson
Neary Investigating Officers Probe Street Collision
Police identify three residents linked to a Tuesday morning car crash on Line Street. City officers report damage and begin an investigation into possible involvement by Betty Miler Waetean and Kybanks Mendes.
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