Landslide Hits Canadian Village Killing Two
A major landslide in Ocean Falls British Columbia destroys duplex homes and traps residents. Two bodies recovered while five others are missing and several injured as crews fear more slides due to heavy rain and above freezing temperatures. The isolated town's Crown Zellerbach mill governs local life and communications are down.
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Ocean Falls
B.C
UPI
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Po
Hope - Princeton
Vancouver
Crown Zellerbach Only
Hamactio
Pacific Ocean
Cattle Baron John Chisum Lived Near Bonham Young
Fort Worth Press story notes John Chisum born in Tennessee and moving to Texas in 1867 with C C Chisum family. They settled at Fort Inglish then Paris where Chisum served as county clerk before entering the cattle business.
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John Chisum
Texas
Bonham
Fort Worth
Chisum
Tennessee
C. C. Chisum
Fort Inglish
Denton
Concho Country
Bosque Grande
John Morris Hosts Breakfast at Lake Texoma Cabin
John Morris invites friends to an early Monday breakfast at his Lake Texoma cabin hoping to recruit company for a day’s ware. He is off work and seeks companions for the planned activity.
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John Morris
Lake Texoma
John
Weather excerpt from Honolulu Star-Bulletin records showers
Mrs M B Lovelace brings Thursday April 22 1954 Honolulu Star-Bulletin copy. The reading reached a high of 79 and a low of 68. Forecast called for light to moderate showers with heavy rain expected the next day.
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M. B. Lovelace
Bonham, Rt. 1
Honolulu Star- Bullets
Purple Warriors Flaunt 1964 Football Jackets
The Purple Warriors displayed new 1964 football jackets on a Wednesday with a Texas map shoulder patch marking quarterfinalists and players wearing numbers on the opposite shoulder.
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Purple Warriors
Texas
$100 Fine Levied For Carrying Pistol
Pleading guilty to a complaint alleging illegally carrying a pistol resulted in a $100 fine for a defendant in county court Wednesday. County Judge Choice Moore assessed the fine against Henry Smith, who had been arrested by sheriff's department and Liquor Board agents.
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Choice Moore
Henry Smith
Sheriff's Department
Liquor Board
Rabies Quarantine Expands in Fort Worth Stray Roundup
Fort Worth health officials launched a wide sweep to trap stray animals during a city rabies quarantine. Dr. W. B. Bradshaw warned the situation could worsen and sought seven trucks operating 13 hours daily to handle the caseload.
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Fort Worth
UPI
W. B. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Thurmond Would Get Two Posts
Senate Republican leaders recommended Thurmond seats on the Armed Services and Banking committees. The party kept his Armed Services seniority but did not grant him the Commerce Committee post he previously held.
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Washington
UPJ
Senate
Armed Services and Banking
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Jydiecrat
Armed Services Committee
Commerce Committee
Ministers Attend Silent Nesainesesy Christian Meeting
Three ministers attended the Nesainesesy night meeting of the Christian Men's Fellowship at the First Christian Church. None spoke much as attendees were busy eating deer tamales provided by Hel Horton, the host and president, and no collection was taken.
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Ripley
Christian Men's
First Christian
Hel Horton
Progress in White Shed water system gains $52000 FHA loan
The White Shed Water Supply Corp. advances a 48 family rural water project funded by a $52,000 Farmers Home Administration loan. President Bob Barrow and officers Arnold George Ray Johnson James Whitworth I. Daniels and E. E. Nash lead a system including a well pump ground storage reservoir hydropneumatic pressure lines valves and meters. The 20090 gallon storage tank and 38120 feet of distribution line will be repaid over 40 years as rural water loans aid county development and living standards. Residents previously relied on wells cisterns or surface tanks.
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White Shed
White Shed Water Supply Corporation
Farmers Home Administration
Bob Barrow
Arnold George
Ray Johnson
James Whitworth
I.d Daniels
E. E. Nash
Soil and Water Association
FHA
Sukarno rejects Communist plan to arm Indonesian workers
President Sukarno dismisses a proposal by Communist leader DN Aidit to arm 19 million workers and peasants in response to British buildup in Malaysia. He also denies cabinet reshuffle or firing ministers over banned parties. Aidit implied arms for peasants, while Jakarta officials deem Britain reinforcing Malaysia a threat to Indonesia.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Sukarno
DN Aidit
Murba
Luxannoist
Aidit
Malaysia
Antara
Malayia
Britain
United Nations
Southeast Asia
Ahmad Yani
England
Grand Jury Report Friday on Civil Rights Slayings
A federal grand jury in Jackson Mississippi is to report Friday after completing a two day probe into the 1964 Philadelphia killings of three civil rights workers. The panel examined new evidence including an alleged confession by Ku Klux Klan member James Edward Jordan and witness accounts from Jordan and Horace Barnette, though Barnette may be reluctant to cooperate.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Philadelphia
Miss
Speeding Costs Lead Teen to Fine and Costs
A sector teenager learned it is expensive to speed and drive without a muffler after arrest by highway patrol. In Justice of Peace Clark Benton's court he paid a fine and costs totaling six dollars following complaints from Ector residents and sheriff's department requests for patrol aid.
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Justice of Peace
Clark Benton
Ector
Sheriff's Department
Highway Patrol
Schweitzer’s 70th Birthday At Jungle Hospital
Guests from around the world gather at Albert Schweitzer’s jungle hospital in Gabon to honor the Nobel laureate on his 70th birthday. Attendees include Mayor J Ferranbach of Kayserberg and about 33 Americans, 64 Finns, plus various Europeans and Asians. Schweitzer appears lucid and engaged as a three day celebration proceeds.
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Lambarene
Gabon
UPI
Albert Schweitzer
Schweitzer
J. Ferranbach
Kayserberg
Vile Lype
Johnson asks Congress for 3.38 billion in foreign aid
President Johnson asks Congress for 3.380 billion for fiscal 1956 the lowest aid budget in 18 years. The request allocates 1.17 billion for military aid and 2.2 billion for economic aid, with a standby authorization for Vietnam aid while stressing economies. The plan avoids a separate split of military and economic packages and signals restraint on future commitments.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Indonesia
U.S
Egypt
United States
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Lans
Viet Nam
John
Congres
Senate House
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Datk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Thomas E. Morgan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
World Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
Connally To Head Delegation For Inaugural Week
President and Mrs Johnson host 22 White House guests including Gov John Connally and wife among relatives and Linda and Luci Johnson’s friends. Guests range from elderly aunts to teenage cousins with housing across town and casual access to inaugural events. Warne Lynn Smith of San Antonio and Rodney White of Austin noted among attendees.
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Washington
Warne Lynn Smith
San Antonio
Linda
White House
University of Texas
Gober Water Supply to Extend Lines for 16 New Customers
Gober Water Supply Corporation plans to extend distribution lines to 16 additional customers after Farmers Home Administration approved a supplemental loan of 16700 dollars. The company will contribute 740 dollars toward construction.
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Gober (Sp
Gober Water Supply Corporation
J. T. Smith
Warmer Weather Forecast For Bonham Area
A weak Canadian front swept through Bonham on Wednesday bringing a frost and cooler start. Temperatures ranged with Bonham at 30 degrees, Amarillo 22, and Brownsville 64 as the warmest minimum. clearing skies are expected to lift highs Friday in North Central Texas.
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Bonham Wednesda Ha
Bonham
Amarillo
Dalhart
Brownsville
Texas
Farr
Sewing Workshop Four Sessions Planned in Bonham
Beginnings sewing program led by Mrs Mable London aims to teach pattern selection fabric choice and tools in a four session workshop week of January 25. Pre planning January 18 invites interested women to hear discussions and learn pattern fitting alterations and garment construction.
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Bonham
Mable London
County Home
Mexico nixes canal project across Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Oaxaca state officials rejected rumors of building an Isthmus canal to replace the Panama Canal. They cited lack of military means and funds to defend or finance such a project and referenced President Diaz Ordaz saying Mexico has no basis to build a canal.
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Ciudad Ixtepec
Mexico
UPI
Oaxaca
Tehuuntepec
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
United States
Panama Canal
Lions See Film On Research
Bonham Lions Club viewed a film titled Reaching for the Stars about the scientific hunt for fusion power. Aubrey McAlister presented the program after a 50-strong Texas press group toured General Dynamics in San Diego last year, with funding from the Texas Atomic Research Foundation formed by Texas utility companies including Texas Power and Light.
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Bonham Lions
Aubrey McAlister
Texas
General Dynamics
San Diego
Texas Atomic Research Foundation
Texas Electric Utility Companies
Ime
Texas Power and Light
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U. S
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