Vance Secures U S and S Korea Pact on North Korean Threats
United States and South Korea issue a joint communique agreeing to coordinate responses under their mutual defense treaty if North Korean aggression continues. Vance describes talks as cordial and says annual defense ministers meetings will be held. Park Chung Hee thanks Johnson for recommending an extra 100 million dollars in U S military aid.
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Seoul
UPI
United States
South Korea
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
Vance
Pueblo
Park Chung Hee
Cyprus
Washington
Weather woes postpone Lions Sweetheart Banquet
The Lions have cancelled tonight's Sweetheart Banquet at Lake Fannin due to poor weather. Harold May says the event may be rescheduled, weather permitting, with a later date likely. Groundhog Day lore passes amid wet conditions and forecasting worries. Safety Sunday proclaims in Texas adds to travel caution.
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Lions
Lake Fannin
Harold May
Texas
John Connally
Bondi Coaches Face All American All Redheads At Bonham Gym
County Agent Wayne Cranfill denies any goopher control plans that sparked bad weather. Band director Tommy Neugent promotes Friday night basketball between Bondi coaches and the All-American All Redheads, with proceeds aiding band uniform funds.
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Wayne Cranfill
Wayne
Tommy Neugent
Bonham High School
Neugent
Church Women Serve Chicken Dinners Saturday
Women of Bethlehem Baptist Church will be serving sit down dinners at the church cafeteria and offering delivery by calling 583 3308.
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Bethlehem Baptist Church
Damage totals set at 330 in two city collisions
Two accidents Wednesday on Star and West 9th streets and on North Center street caused about 330 in damage. No injuries were reported. City officers identified drivers as Clifford Lumpkins and Stella Tatum Brooks at Star and West 9th, and Lela Garrison and Jerry Wayne Reynolds on North Center Street.
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Jay Duckworth
Leon Harper
Star and
West 9Th Streets
Clifford Lumpkins
Stella Tatum Brooks
Harvey Trapp
Duckworth
North Center Street
Lela Garrison
Jerry Wayne Reynolds
Four hundred Americans killed last week in Vietnam
UPI reports 1,494 U.S. servicemen wounded in the week ending Saturday, 936 hospitalizations. Over two weeks to Feb 10, 816 killed and 4,251 wounded amid Tet offensives. total U.S. deaths in South Vietnam since 1960 reach 17,696 with 109,922 wounded and 1,169 missing or captured.
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Saigon
America
U.S
South Vietnam
Thant Carries Hanoi Peace Hopes From Paris Visit
In Paris Thant pressed Hanoi questions on timing of peace talks as North Vietnam signals little change in stance. He met Mai Van Bo and spoke with De Gaulle and Couve de Murville while awaiting replies from Hanoi. Rome reports North Vietnam approached Italy about talks and relayed details to the U.S. State Department.
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Paris
UPI
Thant
United Nations
New York
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Sir Patrick Reilly
France
Charles de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Vietnam
de Gaulle
Moscow
New Delhi
London
Nguyen Hao
Washington
Britain
Hoa
Rome
Italy
U.S. State Department
Ice and Sleet Melt as Warmth Returns
Bonham recorded 31 degrees overnight with a warming trend that pushed temperatures above freezing. Ice and sleet coated trees and lines faded rapidly as daytime warmth neared, with a forecast to drop back to freezing tonight and rise into the mid 50s Friday afternoon.
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Bonham
Kidnapping Deaths Grip Gaffney as Strangler Claims Fourth Victim
In Gaffney South Carolina a publicity seeking kidnapper may have killed four women including 15 year old Opel Dianne Buckson as he taunts editors with Dear Abby style confessions. FBI sent seven agents after the town’s fear grew and local business suffered. Bill Gibbons, editor of the Gaffney Ledger, waits by the phone fearing a call from the suspect.
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Gaffney
S.C
UPI
Bill Gibbons
Abby
Opel
Dianne Buckson
FBI
Gibbons
Alfred Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Gaffney Ledger
Strangler
Pat Warren Seeks City Alderman Ballot Spot
A petition filed with city secretary Ruth Jones asks that C. L. Pat Warren be placed on the April 2 city election ballot as a candidate for alderman from Ward one. Incumbent Barney Walker holds the ward seat.
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C. L
Pat) Warren
Hue siege battle rages as allied forces assault Citadel stronghold
Allied dive bombers and U S ships bombarded Hue fortress as Marines and South Vietnamese units entered to wipe out 300 to 500 Viet Cong. The fighting spread to Saigon approaches with heavy casualties reported, including 409 U S deaths and 1 494 wounded in the prior week.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Hue
South Vietnam
Black Panther
UPI
Alvin B. Webb Jr
Weather to Improve in Texas Areas
A winter storm eased its grip on Texas moving into Arkansas Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee. Temperatures rose with snow melt forecast in cities like Wichita Falls and Lubbock while eight traffic deaths were linked to the storm. Clearing begins from the west with warmer conditions and no immediate new storms expected.
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Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Wichita Falls
Childress
Darhart
Lubbock
Alpine
McAllen
Cotulla
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Gulf Coast
Merit Finalist Larry Mauldin Named in National Merit List
Larry Mauldin of Bonham High School has been named a National Merit Scholarship finalist joining his brother Don Mauldin a Rice University student and former finalist. Mauldin, a Bonham trainer and student leader, also earned a Rice University scholarship earlier this year. Mauldin is among about 14 000 high school seniors still listed and will be notified of results in late March with larger scholars informed in May.
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Larry Mauldin
Moo Row
Mauldis
Nunnelee
Don Mauldin
Rice University
Mauldin
Bonham High
Rice
Bondi
National Merit Scholarship Foundation
United States
Texas Interscholastic League
National Science Foundation
S.M.U
Los Conquistadores
B Association
Bondi Staff
Inflation fears prompt plea for fiscal restraint in Congress
Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler warns the U S economy faces grave danger from inflation. He says failure to pass Johnson’s tax bill could trigger a boom and bust. urging decisive fiscal restraint to cool inflation and avoid recession. The administration estimates a 10 percent surtax would raise $12 billion in federal revenue, reducing consumer spending. The House Ways and Means Committee has not acted.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate Economic Committee
Towler
Fower
Ways and Means Committee
Celeste Youth Dies in Car Train Crash
Celeste teen Creed 19 died after his 1963 convertible was struck by a Missouri-Kansas and Texas freight engine at Marsalis street intersection. He died at Greenville hospital after car was dragged 115 feet. Funeral at Celeste Baptist Church with Wise Funeral Home directing. Survived by parents and eight siblings.
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Celeste
Roy Culton Creed
Robert Creed
Marsalis Street
Creed
Greenvile Hospital
Ceeste Baptist Church
Arledge Ridge Cemetery
Bonham
Wise
Don Anderson
Texas
Cooper
J. T. Ceed
Calforina
Albert Earl Ceed
Missour
Jimmy Ray Creed
WU S. Army
Japan
Barbara Cole
Jayse Walcox
Sue Sei
Jemma Sue C.ced
Cleste
Israeli Planes Go Into Action On Jordan Border
Israeli fighter planes entered action against Jordanian positions along the River Jordan after Jordanian artillery and tank fire targeted two Israeli settlements in the Beisan Valley. A spokesman said jets were ordered to silence east bank positions as shelling resumed, marking the third day of cross border clashes this week.
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U.S. Army
25Th Infantry Division
7Th Division
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
North Vietnam
Gia Lam
Hanoi
Jerusalem
API
Jordan
Israel
Beisin
Burglars Fail to Enter Lone Star Gas Office
Burglars failed in an overnight attempt to break into the Office of the Lone Star Gas Co. on West 5th Street. Officers said they tried to pry open the back door with a screwdriver.
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Lone Star Gas Co
West 5Th Street
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