South Korea demands control over UN forces in Korea
In Seoul President Park Chung Hee pressed U.S. envoy Cyrus Vance for tighter Korean oversight of UN forces, seeking a deputy Korean commander and tougher countermeasures after the Pueblo seizure and North Korean infiltrations. Talks also touched on U.S. leadership and future alliance strains.
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Seoul
UPS
Cyrus R. Vance
United States
United Nations
Vance
Johnson
Washington
Park Chung Hee
U.S
Pueblo
South Korea
Park
North Korea
Demilitarized Zone
North
Charles H. Bonesteel III
Bonesteel
Korea
U.N
Lonnie Henegar Groans Over Onions Then Domino Tournament
Lonnie Henegar strained Friday and Saturday while setting out onions with his father Vernon helping until one row finished him. The Ector senior class sponsors a domino tournament in the high school gym Friday at 7 p.m. Prizes, pie and coffee will be available.
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Lonnie Henegar
Vernon
Ector
Cold Spell Forces Trenton Post Office to Barricade Heat
In a cold snap last week the Trenton post office suffered a heater failure for three days. Post master Billy Dockery and Clerk Obie Stewman wore heavy clothing while temporarily rigging a heating stove until the regular heater could be repaired.
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Tom McColmes
Trenton Tribune
Trenton
Billy Dockery
Obie Stewman
Farmers plan 4,800,000 onion slips for soon
In the 40 Years Ago column the Trenton Tribune notes farmers in the Trenton community arranging to plant 4,800,000 onion slips within the next two to three months.
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The
Trenton Tribune
Trenton
Woman Driver Repairs Car After Collision
After a collision a woman driver crawled from the other car, lifted the hood and tapped the engine. She returned to the vehicle, started it, and the car runs fine again.
Windom Recall Highlights Night at Moore Home
Choice Moore remembered tricks played on Kathi Bowden and Nan Bryant during a night spent with Choice and Ruby at the Moores’ Windom residence.
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Choice Moore
Kathi Bowden
Nan Bryant
Choice
Ruby
Moores
Windom
Wild Toy Kit Priced At 15 Dollars Appeals To Kids
A sensational kit advertised to amuse youths includes four sticks of dynamite a surplus A-bomb without firing pin a 50 calibre pellet gun and an acetylene torch with goggles priced at 15 dollars or two for 25 dollars the offer targets unruly children.
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Googles
River Jordan clash rages as Israeli Jordanian troops trade fire
Amman radio reported 30 minutes of gunfire between Israeli and Jordanian forces along the River Jordan marking the third straight day of violence. An Israeli machine gun burst hit a Jordanian observation post near Al Mahamed Bridge as Jordanian troops returned fire. No casualties were reported. Both sides blamed the other for provoking the clash amid heavy artillery and machine gun fire along about 60 miles of the river over the weekend.
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United Press International
Amman
al Mahamed Bridge
Israel
Flaxman Named to Head Civil Rights Program
Carl Flaxman of Dallas was selected by HEW to head the civil rights program in Texas and four other states. He will review programs of schools hospitals and nursing homes in Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and New Mexico for compliance with the 1964 Civil Rights Act nondiscrimination requirements.
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Dallas
UPI
Carl Flaxman
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Texas
Flaxman
Louisiana
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
U S Highway 82 Future Meeting Set in Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls hosts a Friday meeting on U.S. 82 plans with chambers of commerce and county commissioners from along the route. The event at Trade Winds Motor Hotel runs 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with lunch and a discussion led by Congressman Graham Purcell on intrastate highway implications and a new proposed route across Fannin County.
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Chambers of Commerce
Commissioners’ Courts
Trade Winds Motor Hotel
Graham Purcell
State Highway Department
Fannin County
Savoy
Ector
Bonham
Ddld City
Windom
Honey Grove
Still Winter Temperature Drops to 24 Degrees Here
Bonham residents faced cold weekend with a low of 23 degrees on Sunday morning and 24 degrees Sunday night. Forecasts call for near 30 Tuesday morning and a chilly pattern through Tuesday night with light rain or drizzle possible Tuesday afternoon. A hard freeze is expected Wednesday morning as cloudiness increases. Outdoor activity was muted but some enjoyed lakes under clear Sunday skies.
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Bonham
Wilson Calls Nuclear Use in Vietnam Lunacy
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson warns on CBS Face the Nation that U S tactical nuclear weapons in Vietnam would be sheer lunacy and escalate the war dangerously. He says such an move would end Britain’s support and threaten world stability. White House denies any nuclear weapons request. Senator Clark warns the United States may resort to tactical nukes if Communists gain in Khe Sann.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
U.S
Vietnam
Wilson
CBS
Face the Nation
America
Britain
U.S. Vietnam
White House
Johnson
George Christian
Joseph S. Clark
Dpa
United States
Kue Sunn
Marines Cross Hue Perfume River In Surprise Assault
About 500 U.S. Marines under heavy fire surged across Hue's Perfume River in a surprise mission to retake the Citadel from Communist forces. Maj. Robert Thompson's Leathernecks hit the north bank with a patrol flotilla and landing craft, racing toward the 12-foot walls as civilians fled and Communists redirected fire.
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UPI
Hue
Perfume River
Forbidden
Robert Thompson
Leathernecks
UPE
Richard V. Oliver
Venice
Orient
Thompson
Here
Missouri
New City
Oliver
Perfume
Maj
Charlottesville
U.S
U.S. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
Oliver Repu Ted
Primaries Cost Assessments Set for Fannin County Democrats
Fannin County Democrats set an eight percent ballot fee of annual salaries to place names on the May 4 and June ballots. Fees vary by office from 48 to 720 dollars, with a 6,000 dollar election cost and 6,900 projected revenue. A committee will draw ballot positions next Monday.
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Democratic Committee
6Th District
Justice of Peace
Sixth Judicial District
Congress
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James Carmichael
Marshall Womack
Lester Owenby
Clarence Elkins
Harry Dial
Robert Hodge
Roy Doyle
Navy Jet Crashes Into Bay Bridge. Two Feared Dead
A Navy 133 jet trainer with two pilots crashed into the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Sunday, 15 feet above the upper deck, then fell into the water. Debris and oil sprayed cars, a truck tanker carrying 8050 gallons of jet fuel was struck. No motorists injured. Both pilots from Los Angeles presumed dead. divers and Coast Guard to resume search. Traffic halted on the Oakland to San Francisco span for over two hours.
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UPI
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San Francisco-Oaklands Bay
Sseveru
Ronald Terry
Kl Sobrante
Calif
Los Angeles
Quakland
Nimitz
Noth
North Carolina studies the tobacco production season
A North Carolina agricultural report analyzes the waning tobacco season, examining yields, farming practices, market effects, and regional impacts on growers. Officials urge adaptation to evolving demand and weather patterns shaping next year’s crop.
Bonham Native Wounded in Vietnam Mortar Attack
Bonham native First Sergeant Chester C. Ball was wounded in Vietnam on January 7 with multiple chest fragment wounds at a forward fire support base. He remains in a Vietnam Army hospital in critical condition. Ball, 19 years in service, spent time in Korea and Germany and is married to June Rose of Tulsa.
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Chester C. Ball
Vietnam
J. &. Brice
North Ricketts, Sherman
Ball
Sgt. Ball
C. M. Ball
West Miller
South 5Th
Korea
Germany
States
Paris
National Guard
Cold Front Brings Showers Across West Texas
A cold front moved over the northern half of Texas today, drawing clouds and bringing showers to far West Texas as temperatures cooled. The system marks the season’s switch with wet weather and lower readings across the region.
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United Press International
Texas
Victim of LSD Reported Better in Hurst
A 15-year-old girl at Arlington Memorial Hospital improved after being given candy possibly laced with LSD. Doctors could not confirm LSD with certainty but noted the pattern of reactions. Nurses described steady improvement with bouts of fright and fear of bright colors, while police pursued leads on the candy supplier.
Texas Weather Then and Now Mixed Snow and Cold Front
A cold front dropped temperatures across Texas with readings from the teens in the Panhandle to the 50s on the coast. El Paso received 0.16 inches of rain in 24 hours, with heavier precipitation continuing. Areas from the Panhandle to southern Texas faced rain thru Tuesday, with snow possible in the northern Panhandle and freezing drizzle late tonight into Tuesday.
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Colorado
New Mexico
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Lufkin
Mineral Wells
Waco
West Texas
Brownsville
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Palacios
Victoria
Galveston
Alice
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Houston
Austin
College Station
Upper Panhandle
Texas
Panhandle
4-H Crafts Fair Planned for June in Fannin County
Plans discussed at the February Fannin County 4-H Council meeting for a June crafts fair. Members will display handiwork from 4-H clubs including Dodd City and Honey Grove. Wayne Cranfill showed a film, and Ginger Sturdivant led activities while Kathleen Carney started as secretary.
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Fannin County 4-H Council
4-H
Wayne Cranfill
Alton Sturdivant
Gail Roberts
Windom Club
Dodd City
Honey Grove
Ginger Sturdivant
Kathleen Carney
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