Signs and Politics Stir Small Town Humor in Week
An amusing collection of roadside signs and local political pranks highlights a light news day. A desk sign proclaims fear of no one, while a highway sign in Alabama jokes about catching hell. Milton Washington voters learn Boston Curtis was a male-owned gag by the mayor. City workers reset meters after lane width changes to fix feeding the meters. The warm front and March winds add to the mood as Fort Worth rodeo clowns are tossed by a bull, with John Routh among the performers.
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Milton
Wash
Boston Curtis
Convict Tells Of Being Paid To Kill Man
Miami (UPI) A balding convict testified that Melvin Lane Powers was paid to kill Jacques Mussler. Frank Mulvey, jailed in Texas, said Candace Mussler offered $7,000 in cash to kill her husband. Mulvey testified as the 24th state witness in Powers and Candy Mussler’s first degree murder trial.
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Miami
UPI
Melvin Lane Powers
Hain
Houston
Jacques Messier
Frank Mulvey
Texas
Mussler
Candace
Mulvey
Candy
Powers
Candy ‘Lauihs
Harts County
Holuuston
Powers Wa
Messler
Maessler
Jacques Imussler
Johnson to return to Washington after Viet Nam talks in Honolulu
President Johnson and South Vietnam leaders wrap up peace talks in Honolulu as UPI reports Johnson will depart for Washington at 1 pm HST after a joint communique with Thieu and Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky. Vice President Humphrey to fly to Saigon with South Vietnamese leaders.
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Honolulu
UPI
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Hubert
Humphrey
Saigon
South Viet Nam
White House
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Viet Nam
Premie Nguyen Cao
Bill
Moyett
Lugan
Mit
Thieu
Oceanside Club
Royal Hawaiian Hotel
United States
Maryers
Moyers
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lyndon Johnson
5 County Candidates Unopposed
Five county offices had no opposition in the May 7 Democratic primary with several incumbents seeking re election. Roy Doyle reported that only a few districts drew candidates, while others remained unchallenged as filing closed.
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Roy Doyle
Cung
kKy Roberts
W McKinney
L Lindley Beckworth
Gladewater
Justice of Peace
Doyle
U.S. Agents Arrest Five In El Paso Arms Ring Breakup
U.S. customs agents arrested five men in El Paso as part of a federal crackdown on a national ring shipping submarines tanks and guns to Latin American revolutionaries. The suspects named Tom Rogers Eugene Michals Peyton Dean Larry Grubb and Johnny Acua were arraigned Monday night.
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el. Paso
UPI
U. S
el Paso
Tom Rogers
Eugene Michals
Peyton Dean
Larry Grubb
Johnny Acua
Grubb and
Acuna
Texas Western College i
Dallas
Oklahoma City
California
Latin Ameria
Fidel Castro
Florida
Michals
Gaslite
Rio Grande
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Mexiu
Senate Fails To Kill 14-B Filibuster
Washington US officials report the Senate again failed to invoke cloture on Johnson's 14-B repeal bill, edging the measure toward another year’s end. Leader Mike Mansfield led the push, but Dirksen’s forces won a two-thirds vote deficit, signaling continued opposition to nullifying right to work laws in 19 states. The vote kept the bill alive for a Thursday test as administration backers press the issue amid labor law conflicts.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everette M. Dirksen
Minnsfield
Montana
Hand to Hand Fighting by Paratroopers North of Saigon
UPI reports two battles Monday north of Saigon as the 101st Airborne Division hit entrenched Viet Cong positions 2350 miles northeast of Saigon. US casualties described as moderate to light at Tuy Hoa area. One Navy Skyhawk shot down in air war over North Vietnam. pilot parachuted.
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Johnson-Thieu
Saigon
UPI
101St Airborne Division
Tuy Hoa
Navy
North
Viet Nam
An Luo
South Vietnam
U.S
Air Force
Ho Chi Minh Urges India to Push Viet Nam Peace Efforts
Informed sources report Ho Chi Minh asked India to act as neutral chair for peace moves in Viet Nam, urging urgent efforts while no official confirmation was made. The letter to President Radhakrishnan is under consideration by Prime Minister Gandhi and Foreign Minister Singh.
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New Delhi
India
UPI
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
S.reepall
Radhakrishnan
International Control Commission
Indira Gandhi
Swaran Sinzh
Viet Nan
Snow forecast and tornado watch across Texas and Oklahoma
Bonham area expects occasional showers and mild temperatures as the U S Weather Bureau issues a tornado watch for extreme eastern South Plains of West Texas and parts of North Central Texas. Severe storms with damaging winds hail possible. 1 30 p m to 7 30 p m window. In Vietnam the Allies push near Saigon with limited contact and a Navy plane lost.
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South Plainy
West Texas
Texas
Oklahoma
Abilene
Oklahoma City
Bonham
Malaysian Prime Minister Celebrates 100th Birthday
Kuala Lumpur reports Malaysian Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman marked his 100th birthday with a news conference declaring he is fully living and enjoying the beauty of ladies and golf. Rahman, who became Malaysia’s first prime minister at independence in 1957, underscored a long life of public service.
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Kuala Lumapur
Malaysia
Tengku Abdul Rahman
Rahman
Judge Moore Declines to Call School Repeal Vote
County Judge Moore announced he would not call an election to abolish the Sam Rayburn school district. He cited Attorney General Wayooner Carr’s ruling and denied the petition seeking an election.
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Moore
Wayooner Carr
Sam Rayburn
Gener
Sam Rayburn Begins Collection of Taxes
Property owners in the Sam Rayburn school district may begin paying 1965 taxes after tax schedule and valuations were affirmed by Judge David Brown and the roll delivered to Henry Joe Sletcher, county tax collector. The county tax office will collect for the district, with notices mailed by school officials. A prior suit had enjoined collection on previous valuations. A petition signed by 125 residents sought an election to abolish the district formed by consolidating the Northan pin and Telephone districts. Judge Moore noted his action followed the law as outlined in an attorney general ruling allowing three years after consolidation before an election to abolish the district.
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Sam Rayburn
David Brown
Henry Joe Sletcher
Al’s Department
Fanny County
Moore
Northan
Kiwanis Told of School Plans in Bonham Meeting
Bonham Kiwanis heard Superintendent M B Nelson outline a master plan to meet immediate and long range needs for the district. He cited a proposed 2,200,000 bond issue to be presented to voters in March, funding a new seventh and eighth grade building, removal of gymnasium shops, a new football field, and a new high school wing with classrooms.
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Bonham
Bonham Kiwanis Club
Nelson
Supt
Marth
Gymnnasium Widow Cational
Saal
Plea of Guilty Leads to 150 Dollar Fine
A defendant in county court pled guilty and was fined 150 dollars plus costs by Judge Chaice Moore. The charge cited possession of alcoholic beverages for sale in a dry territory, filed by Tiquor Contul Bund Agent Bill Parsons.
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Chaice Moore Agst
QuenNar Will J Crosby
Tiquor Contul Bund
Bill Parsons
Community Progress Plans Highlighted At Honey Grove Banquet
Honey Grove chamber banquet features speaker C litt Smith urging civic effort and planning beyond immediate needs. He emphasizes citizen commitment, big plans, and shared progress while naming local officials and guests from nearby towns.
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Honey Grove
Clitt Smith
Wyhe Bankus
Honey Grove Chamber of Commerce
Smith
RK. von
Wae Cvantaby
Deb
Unemployment Rate Drops to Four Percent in January
The nation saw the unemployment rate fall to four percent in January, a nine year low, with Labor Secretary Wirtz predicting a drop below 3.5 percent by year end 1966. The Labor Department noted a one-tenth of a percent decline from December, meeting the interim goal set by the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, despite some reporting quirks that adjusted the official figure to about 3.95 percent before rounding to four.
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Washington
UPI
W. Willard Wirtz
Labor Department
Todas
Council of Economy Adv
Tabu
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