Farm County Democratic Committee Sets Feb 12 Meeting
The Farm County Democratic Executive Committee will meet Monday Feb 12 at 10 am in the district courtroom to decide one or two primaries assess election costs against filing candidates and set dates for precinct conventions May 5 and the county convention. After costs are assessed candidates have a Feb 19 deadline to pay.
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Farm County Democratic Executive Committee
Deets Dorough
Dorough
Starr County
Pary
GOP
John A. Pope III
Van Zandts Escape Ice to Rio Grande Valley
The C H Van Zandts fled ice and snow to the Rio Grande Valley but Mrs Van Zandt fell ill and spent time in a hospital. A service station attendant joked about a dime worth of gas as Mrs Claude Lowery bought a tiny amount in a can. Arlen's Chapel plans a chili supper Feb 16 to fund upgrades to the community center and grounds.
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C. H. van Zandts
Rio Grande Valley
Claude Lowery
Arlen’s Chapel
Allen's Chapel
Honey Grove
Lamasco
Carson
Marines Quizzed on Democracy In Muzzling Probe
Defense Department confirms review of a report that Marines were privately questioned about communism and democracy amid the Senate muzzling investigation. Sen. John C. Stennis requests. 33 Marines reportedly took a democracy and communism questionnaire. responses allegedly weak. no subcommittee staff questioning confirmed.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Senate
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
Marine Corps
David M. Shoup
Stennis
Subcommittee
Stromp Thurmond
D-S.c
Pentagon
Trelease
Robert §. McHamers
Gen. Shoup
Argentina to Break Diplomatic Ties With Castro Regime
Buenos Aires sources say Argentina will cut diplomatic relations with Fidel Castro's Cuba this weekend with announcements possibly Friday or Monday. Foreign Minister Carranco's report is ready and Ambassador Ampedo has been recalled as military leaders push Frondizi to act. The move follows a Saturday speech by Frondizi denouncing unnamed enemies of the nation.
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Buenos Aires
API
Foreign Office
Argentina
Fidel Castro
Miguel A. Carcano
Havana
Julio C. Ampedo
Castro
Arturo Frondizi
Frondizi
Mild, Cloudy Weather Forecast for Bonham Area
A five day outlook shows cloudy skies and warmer conditions through Thursday for the Bonham area with southerly winds. Temperatures are expected to average 2 to 5 degrees above normal and rain may affect the eastern North Central Texas region this weekend.
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Bonham
Texas
North Central
Atrocity Charged In Congo by Katanga Government
Katanga charged central Congo lese troops forced Rutuku villagers to dig graves and bury the population. A commitique cited New Year massacre at Kongolo where 22 European missionaries were killed and labeled victims mercenaries. Tshombe said UN and Katanga agree to expel mercenaries with two joint commissions to oversee removal.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
UPI
Rutuku
Albertville
Kongolo
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Tshombe
U. N. Congo
Stuve Linner
Sean Mc
Gas Explosion Traps Hundreds in Saar Mine
A methane air explosion at the Luisenthal coal mine in Voelklingen Germany injures 78 and leaves about 150 missing as rescue teams search three shafts. At least 56 are confirmed dead with hundreds of workers underground and U S Army medical aid assisting on site.
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Saarbrucken
Germany
UPI
Luisentahl
Voelklingen
U. S. Army
Saar
France
Saarland Mining Authority
Saarland
Landstuh
Texas 1962 Campaign Opens With High Stakes
In Austin UPI reports a record Republican slate as Don Yarborough prepares a televised speech for governor in the May 5 Democratic primary. GOP contests extend to 17 congressional seats and statewide posts as Starr County signals a broader two party push. The Democratic field includes Will Wilson and six others as a test of GOP strength.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Houston
Don Yarborough
Starr County
Rio Grande
Mexico
Price Daniel
Edwin A. Walker
Navy
John B. Connally
Texas Highway Commission
Marshall Formby
GOP
25th Anniversary Roses Become Funeral Flowers
In New York a Bronx couple’s 25th anniversary ends in tragedy as Berdie Mergler is found stabbed to death in the laundry room of their apartment. Her husband Milton, a traveling salesman, had sent 25 roses for the celebration but returned to a fatal scene. Police say she was battered but not robbed or sexually assaulted. the crime remains under investigation.
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New York
UPI
Berdie Mergler
Milton
Mergler
Bronx
Windom student Miss Betty Cummins wins DAR Good Citizen pin
Miss Betty Cummins senior at Windom High School daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Cummins was named winner of the George Blakey chapter DAR Good Citizen pin. She earned Athlete of the Year honors in softball and basketball, led class activities, co edited the yearbook and held church youth leadership roles.
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Betty Cummins
Windom High School
Clifford Cummins
George Blakey
Daughters of the American Revolution
Windom
Bill Roberts
Miss Cummins
Powers Must Serve Full 10 Years in Soviet Sentence
Mrs. Barbara Powers said U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers must serve the complete 10 year term for espionage after a Soviet official rejected clemency. Powers has already served three years in a Soviet prison and seven more in a prison camp.
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Milledgeville, Ga
UPI
Francis Gary Powers
Russia
Barbara Powers
Powers
Military Council of the
Soviet Union
Air Force finds no flying saucers from space
The Air Force reports no evidence of extraterrestrial flying saucers. Its Project Blue Book task force says 488 investigations were started last year and 483 completed, with 55 satellites identified. Total investigations since 1947 reach 7,369, leaving 10 unidentified and 99 with insufficient data.
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Washington
Aps
Air Force
Outer Space
Cuba Fails to Rally UN Backing for U S Interference Charge
In New York, Cuba found scant support among Afro- Asian powers for a UN General Assembly resolution urging the United States to end interference in Cuba. Ambassador Mario Garcia-Inchaustegui circulated the text to Afro-Asian members. Guinea Mali and Ghana were hoped to sponsor, but reaction was largely tepid.
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United Nations, N.Y
UPI
Cuba
United States
Fidel Castro
General Assembly
U. S
Mario Garcia-Inchaustegui
Bomb TOSSED AT FRENCH CULTURE MINISTER MALRAUX HOME
A bomb struck the ground floor of Minister of Culture Andre Malraux's Boulogne-Billancourt home near Paris. Malraux was away. initial injuries included a girl and an elderly woman. The attack is linked to the outlawed OAS in the ongoing Algerian conflict. Police report high casualties in Algiers amid renewed violence and a national cabinet meeting on Algeria.
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Paris
UPI
Andre Malraux
France
Malraux
Charles de Gaulle
Secret Army Organization
OAS
Boulogne-Billancourt
G.raat
Algeria
Algiers
Ville de Bordeaux
Bone
Marseilles
Jean Oudinot
de Gaulle
Kennedy Proposes Private Corporate Plan for Communications Satellite System
President Kennedy urged Congress to create a government created private corporation to finance a global communications satellite network. He proposed a public stock offering of at least 1 billion dollars and a special investor category for communications firms.
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Washington
UPI
Presi
Kennedy
Congress
House
Senate Space Committees
District of Columbia
Billy
Federal Communications Commission
Ing T
Parliament Debates Public Catnap in House of Commons
In London the Commons faced a row over John Rankin and a public catnap. Gerald Nabarro questioned if Rankin asleep during question time, Rankin denied being ignored and later claimed he was awake. Rankin wrote to the speaker seeking a statement in Commons.
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London
UPI
Britain
John Rankin
Sacre
House of Commons
Gerald Nabarro
Harry Hylton Foster
Rankin
Enen
Nabarro
Daily Express
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Yuzo Tachiya
NEA
Congo
Will Wilson
Gober Methodist Youth Fellowship
Texas Myf Conference Council
JFK
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