Mauldin brothers named finalists in National Merit scholar tests
Nunnelee residents celebrate Don and Larry Mauldin named finalists. Don attends Rice University. Larry plans to enroll at Rice or Houston area school. Don is a Bondi graduate. Larry finishes high school this spring. Community events include church chicken dinner and fundraisers at Bonhi gym and Windom cafeteria with planned suppers and entertainment.
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Nunnelee
Mauldin
Don
Larry
R. W. Mauldin
Rice University
Houston
Bondi
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Bonham Domino Tournament Postponed By Class
Residents described the day as bad yet melting with sun hoped for. Dr. Leon Poliakoff wondered if sunshine would return as the Ec tor senior class postponed its domino tournament to a later date.
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Leon Poliakoff
Ector
Special Session Date Not Set
Gov. Connally said the legislature will be called into a special session before September 1 to pass budget and tax bills. He dismissed reports of a March session and noted March April June and July are possible months, with May blocked by primaries and August near the deadline.
Fire destroys Burk home in Bailey
The Burk residence of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Burk was completely destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin Friday morning. The family of seven was not home. Mrs. Burk was at the wash. Sheriff Dudley Jackson urged donations of clothing and household goods for the children.
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Clifford Burk
Bailey
Sheriff's Office
Suspects Held In Burglaries In Honey Grove
Three suspects have been arrested in a series of burglaries at Honey Grove. Sheriff Dudley Jackson said one suspect would be taken to Dallas for a polygraph test Friday morning.
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Honey Grove
Dudley Jackson
Dallas
Jackson
Three U S Fliers Released by North Vietnam
North Vietnam freed three captured American airmen andreports say they are en route to Vientiane Laos aboard an International Control Commission plane. The fliers are Capt Jon David Black Maj Norris Miller Overly and Navy Ensign David Paul Matheny. Confirmation awaited on board status and transport details. Christian peace advocates Rev Daniel Berrigan and Prof Howard Zinn aided in the release efforts.
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Washington
UPI
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
International Control Commission
Hanoi
Hanoi Radio
Jon David Black
Tennessee and Laredo
Tex
Maj
Norris Miller Overly
West Virginia
Navy
David Paul
Matheny
Indiana
ICC
Hano
Daniel Berrigan
Howard Zinn
Protests Rage in Durham as 2500 Negro Students Rally
In Durham and eight other southern cities, more than 2,500 Negro youths protested last week deaths of three youths at Orangeburg. The Durham rally turned violent injuring four including police officers. Howard Fuller was arrested on assault charges.
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Durham
N.C
UPI
Orangeburg
S.C
Tobacco City
Howard Fuller
South Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina State College
Chapel Hil
United Press International
Black Student Movement
Baptists Urge Tighter Liquor Laws in Texas
Dallas based Baptist leaders urged state legislators to strengthen and clarify liquor laws focusing on manufacture sale and use rather than abolishment. James M Dunn of the Baptist General Convention of Texas said enforcement requires stricter rules despite past rejection of liquor-by-the-drink proposals and called for ongoing scrutiny of the Texas Liquor Control Board.
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Dallas
UPI
Baptists
James M. Dunn
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Jounn
Texas Liquor Control Board
Four Attending U S 82 Hearing in Wichita Falls
Bonham and Fannin county officials attended a hearing on U S Highway 82 in Wichita Falls Friday morning. Representing the Chamber of Commerce were Bryce McIntyre and C B Bryant, with County Commissioners John Avery and Ross Fitzwater also present. Congressman Graham Purcell was to speak on the prospect of designating U S 82 as an interstate highway. The meeting started at 11 a.m. and aimed to finish by 3 p.m.
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Bonham
Fannin County
Wichita Falls
Bryce McIintyre
C. B. Bryant
Chamber of Commerce
John Avery
Ross Fitzwater
Graham Purcell
Mexican authorities seize 1330 pounds of marijuana near Tijuana
Federal agents confiscated 1 330 pounds of marijuana from a warehouse in Tijuana on the California border. The warehouse manager Jesus Ramos said the drugs were stored there by a prominent Baja California politician, who did not reveal identity. Officials cite ongoing nationwide crackdown, including 25 000 poppy plants and 15 000 marijuana plants destroyed in Sonora Durango and Chihuahua, with 46 000 plus pounds of stored marijuana and 17 arrests this year.
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Mexico City
API
Tijuana
California
Baja
Jesus Ramos
Ramos
Sonora
Durango
Chihuahua
Foreign Aid Faces Further Cuts Amid Abuse Claims
Washington reports say administration officials fear new disclosures of foreign aid abuses and misused funds may trigger additional budget reductions for the program. Senate and agency officials cite incidents in the Dominican Republic and Rio de Janeiro as evidence.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
J. Wiliam Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dominican Republic
Rio de Janeiro
Fulbright
Inspector General's Office
John G. Bradley
Bradley
Civil Service
AID
Herbert J. Waters
Justice Department
Troopers Clear Protesters at Social Circle School Bus Run
State troopers escorted buses to an all Negro elementary school via a back route as about 50 demonstrators including seven University of Georgia students protested outside Social Circle Training School. The scene marked the third straight day of demonstrations against alleged conditions inside the school.
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Social Circle, Ga
UPI
University of Georgia
Social Circle
Marines Break Through Hue Citadel Walls in Fierce Assault
UPI reports Leatherneck tanks and Marine artillery crushed guerrilla defenses along Hue’s citadel as waves of jets napalm and rockets blasted the southern walls. Allied forces, including South Vietnamese marines, pressed a high‑stakes penetration to end the urban combat near the Perfume River.
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Hue
Saigon
UPI
Imperial
Snell
South Vietnam
Richard V. Oliver
Perfume River
U.S
Oliver
Here
Maries
North Vietnam
Huaiphong
Cam Tho
Binh Thuy
Mekong Delta
Nha Trang
Vietnam
Cease-Fire Takes Effect on Israeli Jordanian Front
A cease-fire began along the Jordan River after heavy air and artillery actions. Israeli and Jordanian casualties were reported, with Jordan citing 16 civilians and seven soldiers killed and 32 civilians and 27 soldiers wounded. Israel warned of harsher responses if the truce failed.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Two Nations
Jordan River
Israel
Amman
Haim Barlew
Jordan
Israel Air Force
Bersin
Bailey
Banquet Speaker Dr Earl Williams Named by Bonham Chamber
DC Dr Earl Williams of Dallas was chosen as speaker for the Bonham Chamber of Commerce membership banquet on Thursday night March 28. The announcement came from Dan Mize, with committee members W L Barnett and Roby Windham. John Armstrong said plans would be pushed, Hib Travis and Joe Denton named co chairmen for ticket sales, and nominations opened for Bonham's outstanding man and woman 1967. The board approved a junior college area adjustment for Fannin County and agreed to fund one third of Travel Trail signs costs.
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Phillip Earl Williams
Dallas
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Williams
Dan Mize
Board of Directors
W. L. Barnett
Roby Windham
John Armstrong
Chamber of Commerce
Williams
Texas Committee On Higher Education
Fannin County
Paris Junior College
PJC
Grayson County
Bonham
King Calls For Volunteers to Make Marches
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham urged white and black Americans to march with him to Washington to press Congress on erasing poverty. He warned economic inequality could endanger America and called for a massive movement on the economic question. He said integration costs nothing, but economic justice will cost millions, and promised constructive action rather than destruction.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPID
Martin Luther King Jr
Cheerfug
Washington
America
King
Alabama
Congress
Four Hub Caps Returned to City Police
Four hub caps were turned in to city police Friday morning. Officers said the man who brought them in claimed he bought the caps from another party and feared they might be stolen after hearing of a theft report.
Five Russian bombers intercepted over Greenland report
UPI correspondent Jim Lucas said NORAD interceptors from Iceland halted five Bear bombers that penetrated near Newfoundland. Two aircraft were spotted as three more entered radar, with NORAD confirming no panic and continued alert.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
UPI
Jim Lucas
Scripps-Howard
Greenland
Lucas
North American Air Defense Command
NOAAS
Newfoundlang
Don Middleton
NORAD
United Press International
Washington
Pentagon
U.S. Air Force
Reykjavik
Iceland
Newfoundland
U.S
Lso
Bonham Weather Forecast for Saturday and Beyond
Partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures are forecast for the Bonham area through Saturday. Expect a minimum near freezing Saturday morning and a Saturday high in the upper 50s. Light rain may return by Sunday with past precipitation noted as .7% inch midweek.
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Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rehabilitation library at National Easter Seal Society
The rehabilitation library of the National Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults is the only specialized library of its kind.
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The
National Easter Seal Society For
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Bonhi Band
Bonhi Gymnasium
Windom
Windom Riding Club
Dial Community Club
CYF
First Christian Church
Burk
U. S
Chhild
G.E. Lee
Fuller
U. S. 82
Earl Williams
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