Texas governor race fields large as filings end
Eleven Democrats and three Republicans filed for Texas governor as the May 4 primary nears. Filing closed at midnight with papers accepted if postmarked by then, and candidates have until midnight Thursday to pay the $1,000 filing fee. Johnnie Mae Hackworth, pastor of the Globe Church in Houston, sent her entry by mail.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas
Johnnie Mae Hackworthe
Globe Church
Houston
Margaret Kincaid tops fishing crew with 54 pound bass
Sunday outing down at Coffee Mill saw Margaret Kincaid bring in a 54 pound bass and a crappie while Johnny Ny Kincaid and Wes Wilburn failed to land any fish. Neighbors witnessed Margaret’s boast of the catch before cleaning for a fish supper. The report notes her prior political runs in 1964 and 1966 primaries. Nearby, Alfonso Deloz filed late for governor, joining a field that includes John Trice, Don Yarborough, and Jack Cox amid filing deadline chaos for state offices and legislative races.
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Margaret Kincaid
Johnny Kincaid
Johnny
Margaret
Wes Wilburn
Coffee Mill
Wes
Houston
Alfonso Deloz
John Connally
John Trice
Dallas
Don Yarborough
Jack Cox
Austin
Cox
Trice
Mullard K. Neptune
New Ulm
Jerry Sadler
Neptune
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
E. G. Schuhart II
Dalhart
John C. White
Schuhart
10Th District Farm Credit Board
Waco
Doug DeCluitt
Wallace Sisk
Preston Smith
Waggoner Carr
John L. Hill
Eugene Locke
Gordon McLendon
Pat O’daniel
Dolph Briscoe Jr
Edward L. Whittenburg
Leonard High School Dance Planned for Feb 23
The Leonard Student Council sponsors a dance in the Leonard High School cafetorium on February 23 with music provided by the Village Barbers of Bonham.
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Leonard
Leonard High School
Bonham
Fried chicken supper at Savoy cafetorium this Saturday
Community notice invites diners to a fried chicken supper at the Savoy cafetorium on Saturday night with serving to begin at a stated time. organizers plan 300 pounds of chickens for the meal as part of local event coverage.
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Savoy
Helicopter Speed Enforcement Tests On U S 75 Corridor
Highway Patrolmen Ridley and Jackson tested a new speed enforcement method using a helicopter on U S 75 between Sherman and Van Alstyne. Officers ticketed drivers exceeding 70 mph with timing data from the air. One motorist admitted to over 80 mph. a 93 mph violator received a ticket. Ridley tracked from the ground while Jackson observed from the helicopter.
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Bob Ridley
Jake Jackson
Highway Patrol
U. S. 75
Sherman and
van Alstyne
Ridley
Jackson
Jury Panel Called For Week In Sixth District Court
A petit jury panel has been called for the week of Feb 12 in Sixth District Court. District clerk J. E. Leatherwood announced that several civil cases set for jury hearing have been docketed for the week.
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Sixth District Court
J. E. Leatherwood
Leatherwood
Burglars Hit Honey Grove Hardware Store
Deputy Sheriff H R Van Zandt reports burglars broke a window pane at Shelton Hardware and stole 4 50 in change a 22 rifle and all 22 shells in stock. The burglary occurred overnight at the Honey Grove establishment.
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Honey Grove
H. R. van Zandt
Shelton
Man of Year Ansley Alexander Is Given Honors
Ansley Alexander, recently retired from the lumber business, is Honey Grove 1967 Man of the Year. He received the plaque at the Chamber of Commerce banquet as Bob Setzer praised his unremitting service to the chamber and local groups. Sam Morrison of Texas Power and Light spoke on freedom and global peril. New officers were Theo Avery president, Bob Millford first vice president, T A Johnson second vice president, James Dupree third vice president, and J W Hammack secretary treasurer. County Judge Choice Moore presided over installations.
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Honey Grove
Spl
Ansley Alexander
Honey Grove Chamber of Commerce
Civic Center
Bob Setzer
Chamber of Commerce
Alexander
Setzer
Roundup Club
Sam Morrison
Texas Power and Light Co
United States
Theo Avery
Bob Millford
T. A. Johnson
James Dupree
J. W. Hammack
Choice Moore
Author Osborne
Main Street Presbyterian Church
Robert Henson
First Baptist Church
John Hawkins
McKenzie Methodist Church
Frank Welch
Driver Blacks Out and Crashes Into Pole in Greenville
One person was hospitalized after blacking out at the southeast Greenville square and driving into a utility pole. Odis Harold Scoggins, 65, Cotton Mill night watchman, was driving south on Center Street when he blacked out crossing East Sam Rayburn. Police also reported two-car collisions at North Main and 8th streets with $400 in damage.
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Greenville
Sam Patton
Fred Clark
Saigq
Harold Scoggins
Center Street
Sam Rayburn
Jay Duckworth
Leon Harper
Elsie Benton Bunyan
Fannin County Seeks Shift to Paris Junior College Area
A Fannin county group plans to ask the Coordinating Board to place the county in the Paris Junior College area at the Austin meeting on April 7. They seek to remove the current fine and allow graduates to attend Grayson County or Paris JC, citing 75 graduates at Grayson and under 10 at Paris.
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Fannin County
Coordinating Board
The
Texas College and University System
Austin
Paris Junior College
Grayson County Junior College
Cruce Stark
Grayson County JC
M. L. Brent
Fannin’ County
PJC
Stark
Congress Asked To Take Look at Auto Insurance
President Johnson urged Congress to authorize a federal probe into the auto insurance system, calling it overburdened and unsatisfactory. He linked rising premiums arbitrary coverage and cancellations to unfair accident compensation and clogged courts, proposing an eight point consumer program. Both actions aim to secure fair exchanges for Americans' dollars.
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Washington
API
Johnson
Congress
First CogRail Opened 1809 Still Operates Mt Washington
The world’s first cog railroad began service in 1809 and continues to operate on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, famed for its 6 288-foot peak and rugged terrain.
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New Hampshire
Mt, Washington
Saigon Guerrillas Hit City as Hue Flag Is Raised
Communist guerrillas surged through Saigon and Chinatown while U S Marines tore down a Red flag and raised the Stars and Stripes over Hue city center. About 900 Viet Cong were in Saigon as a ninth day of attacks continued with Allied air and ground strikes.
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Saigon
UPI
Chinatown
Touay
U.S
Hue
South Vietnam
Alvin B. Webb Jr
Ron Christmas
H Company
Christmas
Thuan Thien
E Bingmee
Walter Kaczmiaret
Port Reading
N.J
Allen McDonald
Jacksonville
Fla
Frank Thomas
Camden
da Nang
Phan Dinh Phung
U.S. Army
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
One candidate files for Democratic primary
Only one man filed for a place on the ballot in the May 4 Democratic primary, Constable Jack Leonard in Precinct 1. Other races see multiple filings for commissioner and constable across precincts, with county party officials to meet Monday to assess primary costs.
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Roy Doyle
Jack Leonard
Turner Whitehead
Donald McLain
Piez Young
Jimmy Buforg
Precinct 1
Johnny Avery
Lloyd Skinner
Honey Grove
R. A. Adams
Fred Clark
Wade Morris
D. F. Bandy
W. O. (Olen) Leonard
Walter R. Eddins
Alfred W. Blair
H. H
Matt) Milford
Ray Roberts
Congress
James Cole
A. M. Harrison
A. M. Aiken
Democratic Committee
One Car Crash Kills Doyle Cain. Dwight Cain Injured
Doyle Wayne Cain 36 of Bonham died after a one vehicle crash on State Highway 78 north of Bonham at 12 15 a m Tuesday. His brother Dwight 34 of Honey Grove was seriously injured with a broken hip. Dwight Cain was hospitalized and to be moved to a VA facility. Doyle Cain a Bonham Livestock Commission employee, was survived by his mother Grace Cain and two daughters Mitzi and Robin along with a brother Dwight and sister Hoyt Ivey. Funeral services are set for Wise Chapel with interment in Mulberry Cemetery.
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Doyle Wayne Cain
Victory Street
Bonham
Dwight
Pecan Street
Honey Grove
Doyle Cain
Cain
Fannin County
Dwayne Cox
Cox
Elmer Cain
Lake Tawakoni
Dwight Cain
Allen Memorial Hospital
Bonham Livestock Commission Co
Grace Cain
Victory
Mulberry
Wise Chapel
Jialmy Martin
Ector
Germany
Mitzi Cain
Robin Cain
LaGrange
Hoyt Ivey
Grady Cain
George Leatherwood
G. G. Pope
Ronnie Fitzwater
George Farr
Bobby Dobbins
Little Change In Weather For Bonham Area Through Wednesday
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts little change in Bonham weather through Wednesday with clear to partly cloudy skies. Afternoon temperatures may be slightly cooler, mornings around 36 degrees with Wednesday likely about 2 degrees lower, and highs in the upper 50s. No precipitation expected.
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Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
NAACP demands federal probe into Texas prison deaths
NAACP regional director Richard L. Dockery and Texas Rep. Curtis M. Graves urged a Justice Department inquiry into alleged brutality at Huntsville unit. Corrections chief Dr. George Beto defended investigations and said no guard- caused deaths occurred, while promising action if brutality is proven. Governor Connally was asked to review the matter with no reply reported.
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Dallas
API
Texas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Huntsville
Richard L. Dockery
NAACP
U.S
George Beto
Department of Corrections
FBI
Department
Ellis
Board of Corrections
Beto
O- Guard
Graves
Dockery
John Connally
Talks Continue on Pueblo Fate in U.S.-North Korea Talks
Washington officials say direct talks with North Korea over the captured USS Pueblo are ongoing with three meetings held by late Monday night. Officials cautious about progress expect another meeting at Panmunjom, while Pyongyang pushes for U.S. admission of trespass and a formal apology.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Pueblo
Panmunjom
Thompson Talks With Kosygin
In Moscow the U S ambassador Llewellyn Thompson met Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin for about 50 minutes on a range of subjects. The talks followed Thompson delivering a Johnson message on Jan 22, with a Kremlin meeting seen as possibly regarding arms control.
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Moscow
UPI
Alexei Kosygin
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Johnson
Kosygin
Thompson
Vietnam
Tass
Kremlin
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