Lions club seeks handicap child for Kerrville camp
The Bonham Lions Club invites a handicapped young person to spend two weeks at the Lions camp in Kerrville this summer. Contact Harold Mary or M. G. Claxton to participate. The club covers transport and funds from light bulb sales help defray camp costs. Western Days events in Ladonia include rodeos June 15-17 in Windom and Wolfe City. dress code fines apply. Harold Mary also supplied the prize for the largest bass at Lake Crockett meet. Ben Summerville notes fishing has improved after rains.
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Cantrell
Bonham Lions Club
Kerrville
Harold Mary
M. G. Claxton
Bois d’ Arc
Lake Crockett
Mary
Ben Summerville
Bonham and Leonard Swimmers Set for Dallas AAU Meet
Dr James Davis Leonard coach of Bonham and Leonard swimmers says most swimmers from both towns will compete in an AAU meeting at the Lamp Lighters Club in Dallas this weekend.
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James Davis
Leonard
Bonham and Leonard
Bonham and
Lamplighters’ Club
Dallas
Stanley Stevens Finds Post Office Mailbox Empty
Stanley Stevens makes an early morning visit to the post office and discovers the mailbox empty, prompting questions about mail handling.
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Stanley Stevens
Dallas Fort Worth airport bid fails at polls
Voters reject a bi county North Central Texas airport authority with Fort Worth already tied to four million dollars in land as officials in both cities react with surprise and confusion after the defeat 26385 to 24125 in Dallas County.
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Dallas
UPI
Fort Worth
Dallas County
Texas
Israel Attacks Achieve Two War Objectives In Sinai
Israel announced it captured Sharm el Sheikh and broke the Gulf of Aqaba blockade while advancing toward the Suez Canal. Israeli forces moved through Sinai about 150 miles in under three days and seized parts of Jerusalem, with gains declared in Jordan and Gaza as Moshe Dayan entered Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall. The United Nations urged a cease fire as Jordan and Egypt reported mixed responses and Western powers denied involvement.
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Walter Logan
United Press International
Israel
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Jerusalem
Sinai Peninsula
Snarm el Sheikh
Sinai Desert
Jordan
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Moshe Dashan
Dayan
Soviet Union
Security Council
United Arab
High Command
Sinai
Rumana
Mediterranean
London
United Arab Republic
Sharm el- Sheikh
Amman
United Nations Security Council
Egypt
United States
Britain
U.S
San Jumi
U.N
Thant
United Arab Front
Hussein
Old
God
Americans Leave Cairo as Anti American Fervor Rises
UPI reports amid Cairo demonstrations that about 500 Americans and foreigners boarded a train to Alexandria while mobs jeered calling them blood suckers. The UAR government urged departure blaming U.S. and British jets for Israel's aggression as Al Ahram claimed heroic Egyptian stands.
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Cairo
UPI
United Arab Republic
U.S
Israel
al Ahram
Suez Canal
County hospital district plan advances after need survey
A detailed survey by Page South erland and Page urges Fannin County to form a county wide hospital district. It calls for a 60 bed acute care and 25 bed extended care facility with bonds of 1.15 million dollars and a matching 1.15 million dollar Hill Burton grant to total 3.3 million dollars. The site should be 10 to 25 acres with future expansion, and a hospital district bill will be drafted for a possible early next year session. In 1965 many residents sought care outside the county with 1,309 such cases and 3,488 total hospital admissions in Fannin.
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Fannin County
Page, Southerland and Page
Couny
Bonham Development Council
Jack Powell
Bonham VA _ Center
Development Council
Roby Windham
Louis Southerland
Austin
Whit Phillips
Sherman Community
Wilson N. Jones
Sherman
Paris
Plans Proposed to Nip Oil Shortage
Washington officials convene an emergency planning session with a 20 company foreign petroleum supply committee to guard against a potential oil shortage if Arab crude is disrupted by the Middle East war. The Pentagon says ample alternate sources exist for Vietnam. Kuwait Algeria and Iraq announce oil shipments to U.S. and Britain will halt per Arab demands amid growing disruption.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Middle East
Foreign Petroleum Supply Committee
America
Pentagon
Kuwait
Algeria
Iraq
Egypt
United States
Britain
Farm to Market Road Project Approved in Ladonia Area
Fannin county commissioners approved a new 2 mile farm to market road in Ladonia extending from State Highway 34 to the North Sulphur River along a county road. A state approved bridge site lies ahead after the previous bridge was washed out by past high waters.
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Fannin County Commissioners
Ladonia
Texas Highway Commission
Fannin County Commissioners’ Court
Ellender Questions Garrison JFK Probe
Sen. Allen Ellender of Louisiana cast doubt on District Attorney Jim Garrison’s Kennedy assassination probe. He said there is little new to be found and contrasted his view with fellow Senator Russell Long, a longtime Garrison backer.
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New Orleans
UPI
Allen Ellender
D-La
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Ellender
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Garrison
FBI
CIA
U.S. Forces Hit Communists Across Vietnam in May Actions
U S forces battered North and South Vietnam by air sea and land. The 7th Fleet destroyed 25 sampans at the Ben Hai River DMZ. U S pilots damaged raid facilities in 88 raids while a Navy Crusader was shot down. Major ground action by the 1st Infantry in the Iron Triangle War Zone D uncovered nine base camps in Operation Bluefield.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
North
South Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Boston
Ben Hai River
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Thomas R. Hall Jr
Smithfield
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Iron Triangle
Big Red One
1D TOF 2 FT Communist Uyups at the Ba TT
In a fragmented OCR read, a local brief appears to refer to a group termed Communist Uyups at a venue labeled Ba TT. The text is incomplete, with unclear names, places, or dates.
Showers Possible In Bonham Area Through Thursday
Forecast indicates showers in the Bonham area through Thursday as a light Pacific front approaches. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy with near normal temperatures and a cooling trend by weekend. Rains up to an inch may affect northern Central Texas later in the week. farmers in Fannin County work fields in dry weather.
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Bonham
Texas
Fannin County
Texas Panhandle
Reduce Inventory Aims for Quality Over Quantity
Washington reports that the United States will cut warplane numbers to improve performance. A House subcommittee says the Air Force will hold about 14 230 aircraft of all types on June 30 and drop to around 14 012 by June 30, 1968 in active and reserve units.
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Washington
UPI
United States
House’ Subcommittee
Air Force
Soviets Push Emergency UN Session on Middle East Cease-Fire
United Nations reports Russia calling for an emergency Security Council session as the Middle East war persists despite a cease-fire order. Denmark said the session would be convened within hours. Iraq and the United Arab Republic reject the cease-fire. Jordan’s stance remains unclear. Israel has not committed, and its forces keep advancing.
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United Nations
UPS
Russia
Security Council
Middle East
Council
Denmark
Hans R. Tabor
United Arab Republic
Iraq
Jordan
Radio
Amman
Hussein
Israel
Eight Cleared of Attack Charges in Grenada Desegregation Case
A federal court jury in Oxford Mississippi acquitted eight white men including a Grenada justice of the peace of charges of attacking Negro students at desegregated schools last fall. The all white panel deliberated about three hours and 12 minutes before delivering the verdict at 10 05 p m CDT Archie Larry Campbell 19 danced a jig outside the courthouse as cheers erupted
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Oxford
Miss
UPI
Grenada
Archie Larry Campbell
Nasser Faces Downfall Amid Mideast Cease-Fire Tension
UPI reports Israel's advance south and west pressures Egypt to accept a cease-fire or risk losing the Suez Canal. Jordan shows defeat as King Hussein shifts to halt fighting. Washington notes Russia backs a cease-fire with no Arab demands, signaling Egypt’s weak position. Johnson and Kosygin discuss the crisis with McNamara and Rusk at the White House.
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Washington
UPI
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Hussein
Jordan River
Mideast
United States
Gulf of Aqaba
Saudi Arabia
Johnson
Security Council
Middle East
Defense
Robert §. McNamara
Dean Rusk
White House
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U.S.S
England
Dane
Nasser
Canal
Alexei Kosygin
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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