Weight loss plan with dentures and other Bonham items
A Bonham man tries losing weight by removing his false teeth during a spell but gains pounds after getting plates back. Reports mention Dub Hodge as a reputed checker player. John Meade picks up harbingers of spring at the post office as Bonham golfers receive new clubs. A local sparrow problem leads one man to bag his martin house until martins arrive. He plans to remove bags later to even the birds.
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Bonham Man
John Meade
Bonham
Martin House
Marttin
DPS Urges Early Vehicle Inspections Before April Deadline
Department of Public Safety urges motorists to complete Texas motor inspection by April 15 to avoid long lines in peak season. Officials advise scheduling now for cars and trucks to stay compliant with the law.
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Department of Public Safety
DPS
Nash Brothers Swap Dominoes for Checkers
Son Thomas and Edgar Nash have moved away from dominoes and taken up checkers with no reason given.
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Thomas
Edgar Nash
Stevenson Quits as TLC Administrator. Humphreys Named Acting
The Texas Liquor Control Board accepted Coke Stevenson Jr. resignation and announced O N Newt Humphreys as acting administrator until a permanent appointee is chosen. Board also issued directives to tighten liquor law enforcement. Stevenson had indicated plans to retire after 20 years with the agency.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas Liquor Control Board
Coke Stevenson Jr
Stevenson
O. N. Newt Humphreys
Fire at Shrewsbury Mental Hospital Kills 21 Women
Flames and smoke ripped through two floors of the Shelton Mental Hospital wing in Shrewsbury England killing 21 women over 60 and wounding 14. Officials could not determine the cause and described the scene as chaotic. About 100 to 120 patients were evacuated to safe wings from the 800-patient facility.
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Shrewsbury
England
Shelton
London
Rajiv Gandhi Marries Sunita Maina in Cambridge
Rajiv Gandhi aged 24 son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi married Sunita Maina 21 of Italy in a ceremony linked to their Cambridge student days. The couple met while studying at the British University.
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New Delhi
UPI
Rajiv Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Sunita Maina
Italy
Cambridge
Shozan Maru Refloated After Panama Canal Sinking
Japanese Shozan Maru, carrying 51 806 tons iron ore, sank after striking the east bank in Gaillard Cut blocking traffic. Workers pumped air to raise the bow and refloat, moving the vessel to Gamboa for repairs as divers assess a 75 foot hull breach. Board of inquiry to determine responsibility.
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Balboa
C.A
UPI
Panama Canal Company
Gamboa
Panama Canal
U.S
Panama Canal Co
Pacific
France
Peru
U.S. Navy
Loco Hoax Watts’s Mars tale ends with polygraph fail
Carroll Watts 29 who claimed Martians visited Loco Texas failed a lie detector test Sunday. The polygraph operator said Watts appeared not to be lying but Watts said threats forced him to fail. Neighbors police and witnesses report UFO sightings in Wellington and Loco while Watts weighs congressional action.
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Loco, Tex
UPI
West Texas
Carroll Watts
Watts
Hershal Mayhugh
Mars
Carthmen
Wynn
J. Allen Hynek
Northwestern University
Evanston
Hynek
Don Nunnelly
Wellington
Tex
Loco
Watt
Reds Conference At Budapest Pledges Criticism Of United States
Delegates from over 65 Communist parties met in Budapest under Kremlin backing to denounce U S policy in Vietnam rather than Beijing's China clash. Ho Chi Minh and Kim Il Sung sent messages staying away to avoid offending either Moscow or Peking while Moscow sought to marginalize Red China.
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Budapest
UPI
Moscow
China
U.S
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Peking
Kim Il Sung
North Korea
Kremlin
Guilert
Senghor poised for landslide victory in Senegal election
President Leopold Senghor and his ruling party are certain to win when results are announced Tuesday in Dakar. Opposition parties are absent from the race, ensuring a one sided outcome.
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Dakar
Senegal
UPI
Leopold Senghor
Shriver, Rockefeller Aimed at Party Banners in Primaries
United Press International reports that R Sargent Shriver faces a Springfield meeting to decide the Democratic Senate candidate against Everett Dirksen as Adlai Stevenson III hints at running for governor. Separately Nelson Rockefeller contemplates a presidential draft amid Nixon Romney talk and Javits remarks.
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United Press International
R. Sargent Shriver
Illinois
Senate
Everett Dirksen
GOP
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Shriver
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson III
Dirksen
Rockefeller
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Jacob K. Javits
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Javits
Michigan
George W. Romney
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nixon
Romney
Long Newspaper Strike Ends in San Francisco
San Francisco ends its 52 day newspaper strike as 15 unions approve a three year pact with publishers. The agreement runs March 1 to March 1, 1971, includes $10 weekly raises in years one and two and $12 in year three, sets a common contract expiration, and bars strikes and aggressive management actions on economic issues during the term.
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San Francisco
UPS
Senate Cloture Vote Nears in Civil Rights Battle
In Washington the Senate weighs a second cloture bid on civil rights bills amid a tight election year debate. Leaders diverge over delaying action as discussions for a compromise continue after a 55-38 initial cloture result.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen, Jr
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Mont
U S to Step Up Bombing of North Vietnam Over Two Months
U S military sources say heavier raids will target new sites and already struck targets as monsoon clouds lift. They note Hanoi Haiphong are avoided near Tet. Haiphong port may remain off limits due to neutral ships.
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Saigon
API
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Johnson
Haipnong Harbor
Panhandle
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs
Washington
Vietnam
North
Hue
Miltary
UPI
Nat Gibson
Tan Son Nhut
William C. Westmoreland
Pentagon East
Military tightens limits on attack detail disclosures
MACV announces policy to withhold casualty figures damage estimates and enemy rounds in attacks when tactical situation dictates. Brig. Gen. Winant Sidle cites security needs while Rep. Samuel Stratton urges front line censorship. No rationale beyond safety given for withholding by withhold decisions.
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U.S
Vietnam
Sidle
Texas Weather Cool and Mild
A high pressure ridge over Texas from the northwest kept skies clear and cool today. Morning readings were mostly in the upper 30s statewide, with coastal plains and Rio Grande valley pockets in the 50s.
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United Press International
Texas
Lone Star
Rio Grande Valley
The Sulk Anniversary: A 12th Wedding Milestone
The 12th wedding anniversary is traditionally termed the sulk anniversary, marking a year of shared patience and quiet endurance in couples as they navigate midlife marital life.
Tracker Dogs Fight Viet Cong at Saigon Air Base
Allied forces used tracker dogs to find Viet Cong bunkers at Tan Son Nhut near Saigon, tanks and air strikes pursuing fleeing guerrillas. First battlefield reports tallied about 52 killed from an estimated 400 attackers, with helicopter gunships and napalm units involved in the chase.
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Saigon
UPI
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Army
9Th Infantry Division
Cape
Mekong Delta
Gis
Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Kne Sanh
Enterprise
Hiphong
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TLC
Ghandi
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