Community notices and local chatter from the area
The Lions meet at noon Thursday at the Sam Rayburn Armory with John McKinzy as first vice president in Harold's absence. Nunnelee Community Club hosts a chili supper Friday at the Community Center. Ector senior class offers a stew chili supper in the School cafeteria. Leeman Sewell noted as a steady west side coffee drinker. Neighbors report Friday sun and a skunk moved on after moth balls. Simpsons-Frieda and Paula plan shrimp salad and potatoes for Supper Friday. Superintendent Joe Campbell may send Salt water taffy from Atlantic City for a national schoolmen convention. Hank Burnine and Tom Francis helped after car trouble near Lake Fannin. Cleo Morris vows to fight deer damage around his cabin.
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Lions
Sam Rayburn’ Armory
John McKin Zicy
Harold
Ross Fitzwater
Nunnelee
Ector
Cars Collide On Red River Bridge Injuring Three
A head-on collision on the Red River bridge north of Bonham injured at least three people Sunday night. Drivers Elijah Palmer and Joyce Simpson, both of Bonham, were involved. Mrs. Simpson’s husband Harold and mother Louise Kirkpatrick suffered injuries. Mrs Kirkpatrick was hospitalized in Sherman. Palmer and Mrs Simpson were taken to Durant by ambulance. A third car driven by an Oklahoma man clipped the Simpson car. All occupants were described as Negro.
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Red River
Bonham
Jake Jackson
Oklahoma
Elijah Palmer
Joyce Simpson
Kirkpatrick
Sherman
Simpson
Durant
Jackson Saida
Palmer
Prince Andrew Turns Eight Amid Scout Pack Prospects
Prince Andrew, eighth birthday marked in London, has reached the minimum age for Scout Pack membership. He is expected to enroll in the First St. Marylebone Cup Scout Pack, which he has attended for the past month.
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London
Bonham Fire Crews Put Out Dryer Fire at Washateria
Bonham Fire Department responded to a weekend blaze at a washateria on West Third Street where a dryer caught fire. Damage was reported high and crews contained the incident.
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Bonham
Johnson bids Vietnam bound troops godspeed on cross country trip
President Johnson completes a coast to coast tour to say farewell to troops en route to Vietnam. He praises the 82nd Airborne and 5th Marine divisions, notes shifts in Communist tactics, and meets with Eisenhower at Palm Desert. The voyage includes a golf session with the former president and a briefing on the war’s progress.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Air Force One
Andrews Air Force Base
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
5Th Marine Division
Vietnam
Ft. Bragg
N.C
el Toro Marine Air Station
Calif
Constellation
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Harold K. Johnson
Lewis W. Walt
Marine Corps
Walt W. Rostow
Walt
Rostow
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Europe
Miami Beach Tornado Strikes Beachfront Area
A tornado ripped through a 25 block mixed business and residential area in Miami Beach before dawn injuring at least a dozen people. Hospitals reported no serious injuries. most victims suffered cuts from flying glass and debris.
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North
Miami Beach
Fla
Tearful Reunion Frees Flier From Vietnam Capt. Jon Black Returns Home
Air Force Captain Jon Black arrives at Kelly Air Force Base with tears and a family reunion after being released by North Vietnam for the lunar new year. He had been held since last October and arrived with Lt. Col. Norris Overly and Navy Lt. David Matheny. A hospital spokesman noted no apparent harm, with Black listed as undetermined condition, and his stay at Wilford Hall Hospital to be determined.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Air Force
Jon Black
Wilford Hall Hospital
Black
North Vietnam
Ca Ol
Kelly Air Force Base
Kelly
Mark
David
Jon Timothy
Norris Overly
Navy
David Matheny
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Matheny
Bethseda
Naval Hospital
Special Air Force
Overly
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Onin
Airy Force
Black and family evacuation after clash with Air Force doctor
Mrs Black and two sons traveled from Laredo to San Antonio and were admitted to Kelly Field after an incident with an Air Force doctor. The family spent the night there and were awakened before Neptine Black’s evacuation flight.
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Ing
Black
Air Force
San Antonio
Laredo
Tex
Kelly
Pentagon East under twin Saigon rocket assault on Tan Son Nhut base
Guerrillas hit Tan Son Nhut with heavy rockets as ground fighting erupts near Tan Thoi and a Saigon River bridge. Westmoreland’s HQ spared, while Viet Cong targets include Bien Hoa rail line and Hue fortress amid Tet offensive claims and mounting casualties.
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Saigon
UPS
Tan Son Nhut
William CC. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Hanoi Radio
Vietnam
Bien Hoa
U.S
Hanoi
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Westmoreland
Tan Son Naut
Tan Thoi
Army Hospital
National Police
Hue
UPI
Richard V. Oliver
Oliver
Man’s Land
50 000 Homeless Refugees Wander Hue Streets After Fall
UPI reports about 50 000 refugees roam Hue streets after the Viet Cong assault on June 31. Robert Kelly, U S adviser, cites government collapse and mass displacement totaling 300 000 refugees nationwide. Food aid limited. civil servants urged to return to work amid security concerns at camps near Hue and Phu Bai.
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Hue
Vietnam
UPI
Robert Kelly
U.S
Thua Thien
Phu Bai
Kelly
Quang Tri
U.S. Maps Accidental North Korean Airspace Violation
U S planes briefly entered North Korean airspace during a navigational fault and disoriented flight, prompting apologies at Panmunjom. UNC officials said the pilots acted to depart and pledged measures to prevent recurrence amid ongoing tensions and prior incidents.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Korean Peninsula
Smith
UNC
Pak
U.S
Adm. Smith
Park Chung Hee
South Korea
Pueblo
Michigan Sociologist Hijacks Plane To Havana Seeks Asylum
Thomas Boynton of Kalamazoo a 31 year old sociologist and former sociology teacher forced pilot Donald Dean to fly a twin engine plane from Marathon Florida to Havana Cuba. Havana Radio reported his asylum request is under study by authorities and the pilot will return to the United States once procedures are completed.
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Miami
UPI
Havana
Michigan
Cuba
Thomas Boynton
Kalamazoo
Havana Radio
Donald Dean
Marathon
Florida Keys
United States
Boynton
Western Michigan University
Neo
Vos
Dancer
Florida teachers walkout shuts many schools state wide
Florida's 50,000 miltant teachers attended mass meetings and planned days while some districts operated normally. Leaders say the statewide strike appears major as planning days obscure student attendance in several counties.
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Tallahassee
Fla
UPI
Florida
Karl
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Leeman Sewell
Tommy Turner
Simpsons
Frieda
Paula
Board of Trustees
Joe Campbell
Atlantic City
Hank Burnine
Tom Francis
Lake Fannin
Hank
Cleo Morris
Red River Bridge
Onc
Sam
Cu Chi
Edgar Jenkins
5Th Infantry
U.S. Army
With
North Carolina
82Nd
el Toro Marine Station
Pentagon
Imperial
Mekong Delta
Phan Thiet
Reds
Richard Schildman
Springfield
Ill
United Press International
Schildman
da Nang
Richard Schildman II
North Korea
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