Heart Sunday volunteers to visit homes in Bonham
Volunteers plan house to house visits in Bonham at 2 p m to spread Heart Month progress in prevention and treatment of heart disease and to raise funds. Honey Grove joins county wide canvass as Heart Fund leaders distribute material and invite gifts. Six points guide parents in forming healthy habits for children focusing on facts weight diet exercise and regular medical checkups.
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Bonham
Heart
Dick Grunert
Fannin County
Honey Grove
Heart Fund
America
Gober Community Improvement Club Barbecue Slated in March
The Gober community group plans its annual barbecue this Saturday March 2 inviting all barbecue lovers to attend. March is Beautify Texas Month proclaimed by Gov John Connally to honor Texas garden clubs 40th anniversary. The Trenton High School junior class hosts a womanless wedding tonight at the high school auditorium with many Trenton men in roles.
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Gober Community Improvement Club
Texas
John Connally
Trenton
Local kids share funny lines about growing up
The article recalls eight year old Lyle Van Hewitt asking his mother for money for an ID bracelet after revealing he is going steady and wonders where they are headed. It also notes three year old Jeff Patton taking advice from five year old Harold Kuhn Jr about not telling stories to avoid George Washington noting a hatchet.
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Lyle van Hewitt
Hurst
Jeff Patton
Harold Kuhn, Jr
George Washington
Nominations Open for Bonham’s 1967 Outstanding Man or Woman
Citizens may nominate a local man or woman who has aided Bonham’s progress by returning the coupon in today’s Favorite. Provide the reasons why your nominee deserves the honor and mail to the Chamber of Commerce.
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Bonham
Chamber of Commerce
Morton Will Not Seek Re-Election
Sen. Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky said he will not seek re election this year for personal reasons. The 60 year old GOP moderate, viewed as a likely winner in November, said he is plain track sore and will finish his present term. He declined to elaborate and will announce future plans next January. He made the decision a week ago and told reporters the filing deadline for the May primary would not alter his stance.
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Louisville
UPI
Thruston B. Morton
Morton
GOP
Kentucky
Joint Chiefs Propose Reservist Mobilization Up to 50 000
Washington report says the Joint Chiefs of Staff proposed mobilizing as many as 50 000 Army Marine Navy and Air reservists with more than 100 000 on alert for possible later mobilization. White House undecided. Gen Wheeler in Saigon to assess needs as Westmoreland plans for Vietnam. President Johnson signaled possible troop increases beyond 525 000. Earlier mobilizations included 14 600 reservists and 10 500 troops to Vietnam. US lawmakers forecast further mobilization or draft increases to support forces.
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Washington
UPS
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Administration
White House
Joint Chiefs
Earle G. Wheeler
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Johnson
Vietnam
North Korea
Westmoreland
Marine Corps
United States
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate panel weighs Tonkin incident claims and spy ship tag
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee cites a classified Navy cable suggesting the destroyers Maddox and Turner Joy may have acted to lure Communist boats away during a South Vietnamese bombardment. Sen Wayne Morse calls Maddox a spy ship, challenging McNamara's view of a routine patrol. The panel probes how the Aug. 4, 1964 attack prompted Johnson’s escalation.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Tonkin Gulf
Maddox
Gulf
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Defense
Robert §. McNamara
J. William Fulbright
Tonkin
Johnson
Plane Hijacker Is Identified
The FBI named Lawrence Mahlon Rhodes Jr 28 as the hijacker who forced a Delta DC8 flight Tampa to Miami to Cuba after a December Lundale West Virginia coal company payroll robbery used hostages. He faces hijacking charges with air piracy punishable by death.
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Miami
Tampa
Fla
April Draft Call Sets 48000 Men for Military Service
Pentagon announced an April draft of 48000 men the highest in a year and a half. The Marines will take 4000 draftees to bolster Vietnam outposts near the Demilitarized Zone. The Joint Chiefs urged mobilizing about 50000 reserves plus stepped up draft calls if Johnson approves a new Vietnam buildup.
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Washington
UPS
Pentagon
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Kae Sanh
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Joint Chiefs of Star
Johnson
Pacific
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs
Army
Marine
Navy
Air
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson Works On Programs For Congress
President Johnson, back in Texas after his Korea crisis trip, works on additional legislative packages to present soon. He had urged approval of a multi billion dollar public housing program amid cold wind at his ranch house.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Texas
Blizzard Rips Texas Snowstorm Hits State Panhandle To North
A United Press International report describes a snowstorm reaching blizzard levels in the Panhandle and dropping up to eight inches in North Texas. The storm’s edge lingered on Southeast Texas with ice and snow as dawn arrived, causing glazed streets and widespread traffic disruption. Schools closed across many towns and the University noted closures.
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United Press International
Panhandle
North
Texas
University
Texas Plains
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Bonham Weather Snow Brief Grips North Texas
A brief snow storm blanket Bonham with half an inch of snow early Friday then melt by day. Roads iced over and traffic slowed to 10 15 mph on hills. Dallas reported 300 wrecks in six hours while two deaths were linked to the weather.
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Bonham
North Texas
Bonham Aregg
Texas Panhandle
of Texas
Arlington
East Texas State
Commerce
Dallas
Fort Worth
Son of Local Couple Killed in Vietnam
The death of Gene Weaver 26 at Marine Corps action in Vietnam on February 16 saddened Bonham area newcomers Mr. and Mrs. David Weaver. The family, new to the Red River Textile Mills community, were relocating from McKinney with North Carolina roots. Funeral plans were set for Jacksonville Tennessee. The Weavers reportedly had a wife and two children. Gene was a career Marine stationed in Vietnam.
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Joe Trevino
Friona
Palmer County Hospital
Trevino
Maria Elana
Margarita
Martha
Vietnam
Bonham
David Weaver
Red River
Teegram
Weaver
McKanney
North Carolina
West Sixth Stree
L. L. Woodruff
Jacksonville
Marine Medical Corps
Marines Halt Hue Offensive Awaiting Saigon Decision
U S Marines suspend their assault on Hue's Imperial Palace to await Saigon's political decision on using artillery and air strikes. Fighting continues as Viet Cong holdouts in the Citadel area face heavy casualties among players in the palace defenses and surrounding streets.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Imperial Palace
Hue
UPC
Robert Ibrahim
5Th Regiment
Ne Palace
Ibrahim
Tne
Ella's Popularity Stuns Budapest Fans For Fitzgerald Concert
More than 1,000 people queued for hours Thursday to buy tickets for an Ella Fitzgerald concert on February 2 in Budapest. UPI reports the event drew long lines and strong demand for the jazz legend's show.
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Budapest
UPI
Oe Fitzgerald
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