Bonham Lions Heart Month Banquet and Tournaments
Lake Fannin area notes report a community Heart Month event with a Lions Sweetheart banquet featuring fried chicken by Tom Allison. The Henry Fund appeal and civic clubs meet at 7th and Main church, with an Ernie's Greenville catering option. Local real estate ads and Valentine themes fill the rest of the piece, highlighting community activities and school gym tournaments for PTA and American Legion posts.
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Lake Fannin
Shem Martin
Tom Allison
Heart
Henry Fund
Bonham's
Ernies of
Greenville
Mary Catherine Grunert
County Heart
Flying Horsemen clash with North Vietnamese near Saigon
UPI report describes 1st Cavalry Division actions 285 miles northeast of Saigon during Operation Eagle's Claw. American forces say 65 Communists killed, North Vietnamese company about 100 men. U.S. helicopters engaged Viet Cong with at least 15 killed. Air and missile strikes across North and South Vietnam tallied dozens of enemy dead as the large operation nears three weeks.
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Saigon
UPI
1St Cavalry
Bong Son
Viet Nam
U.S
North
Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Guam
Quang Nam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Bung Sun
Armed buildup tops two hundred thousand in Vietnam effort
Pentagon figures show the armed services already added more than 200,000 troops as the Vietnam war buildup continues. With the draft at 30,000 to 40,000 a month, about 150,000 more are expected by July 1 to reach a projected strength of 3,093,000. As of Jan 1, 2,847,310 were under arms across Army 1,075,196 Navy 720,815 Marine 234,504 Air Force 813,759.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Monks Threaten Mass Self Immolation Over Sacred Cows
New Delhi AP report says ten thousand Hindu monks threaten suicide if the government allows cow slaughter. Kanpur correspondent cites Swann Gavanand Hari of the Cow Protection Association promising a date and place for the mass immolation at a Brindaban conference south of New Delhi.
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New Delhi
APJ
Kanpur
The
Indian Express
Swann Gavanand Hari
Cow Protection Association
Brinduband
New Dein
Texas Legislators Face Voter Registration And Redistricting Clash
A Texas special session opens with debate over a new voter registration law to replace the poll tax system already ruled unconstitutional. Leaders split on ease of voting versus safeguards, with Preston Smith and John Connally signaling fast action and broader session plans.
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Les Franklin Spears
San Antony
Registralian
Preston Smith
John Connally
Smith
Connally
Fire truck and firehouse destroyed in England blaze
In Dunnlaving England a fire truck burst into flames and was destroyed before aid from two neighboring brigades arrived. The fire also gutted most of the local firehouse causing extensive damage to the Courthyusy area.
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Dunnlavin
England
UPI
Bigades
Corps to study Bois d Arc creek flood scope immediate
Congressman Ray Roberts says the Army Corps of Engineers will begin an immediate study of Bois d Arc creek to assess the scope of need for flood relief in its basin. The effort may use existing laws and might not require new legislation, with decisions on control work to follow study results.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Ray Roberts
Bois d' Arc Creek
Roberts
Corps of Engineers
Union Seeks Tax Shifts From Workers To Management
The AFL-CIO urges that any wartime or inflation taxes come from management rather than workers. It asks President Johnson to skip higher withholdings for 60 million wage earners if new measures are needed beyond those already proposed. The administration has proposed higher excise taxes on cars and phones plus income and corporate tax changes to raise about six billion dollars in 18 months.
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Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
Viet Nam
Johnson
Congress Requiesty
Humphrey honors VietNam heroes on field trip
Vice President Hubert Humphrey met U S Army troops near Saigon and awarded Silver Star medals to nine soldiers for battlefield bravery. He urged resolve in two fronts the war against aggressors and tyranny and the fight against poverty and disease. The visit included stops at division headquarters hospital tents and a dusty jeep tour past a defense perimeter under sniper fire.
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U.S Army
1St Infantry Divion
Saipan
Humphrey
Viet Nam
Esco
Dr An
Robert H. Dunn
Maywood
N.J
Thom E Hattle
Colorado Springs
Cal
David Snagely
Oaklawn Hi
Gerald Eb, Raney
N. M
Robert Rosas
Seaside
Calif
Tilman C Walker
Hope, Ark
Donald M. Docle Teak
St. Paul
Minn
LeRoy W. Riggs
Wescok
Mune
Pfe Albert
D. Schumacher
Jennings, Pa
End of Assignment Turns Tragic for Viet Nam Patrol
Honolulu Advertiser correspondent recounts a Cu Chi engagement in which Army Sgt. Robert S. Andrade dies after aiding his squad. The piece, originally meant as a profile, ends with the brutal reality of combat and the photographer’s injuries and trauma.
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Bob Jones
Viet Nam
Honolulu
Cu Chi
United Press International
UPI
2Nd Brigade
Beig
Boyd Andrade
Sonny Andrade
Kailuaure
Robert S. Andrade
Andrade
Fouad
Russia and Cuba Seal 1966 Trade Pact
Tass reported a completed 1966 trade agreement raising bilateral trade by about 20 percent. The USSR will exchange ferrous and non ferrous metals, fertilizers, instruments, foodstuffs, medicines, and other goods for Cuba’s unrefined sugar and tobacco products.
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Moscow
UPI
Tass
Russia
Cuba
Med& Cos
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Loflin-Priddy American Legion Post
Lenon Hall
PTA
Cathy Danner
Gene Danner
Bob Cantrell
Voter Registration Top Business
Austin
UPS
Texas
F.om
Senate
House
Galloway Calhoun Jr
Calhoun
Red River
Bois d’ Arc
Union
Hubert Humphrey
UPI Radiophoto
Dian
Hubert H Humphrey
Taro Village
Ft. Shafter
Hope Andrade
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