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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
8
A devotional note urges prayer as action not mere words and cites James 5 13 16 and James 2 15 16 urging deeds of care for the needy in Nebraska. The piece frames true prayer as compassionate response in daily life.
A cautious removal of a buzzing box at Modesto airport revealed toilet article contents including a battery operated fingernail buffer. The box prompted airport security and a cautious inspection by authorities amid fears of a bomb or alarm.
Congress hones interior department money bill while noting a likely close vote on Commerce Secretary Lewis L. Strauss. Senators may speak on the record before any decision, with absences possibly tipping the outcome. Eisenhower seeks higher bond rates and a raised debt limit, amid a broad political backdrop.
G B Bailey elected president of the Ladonia Lions for 1959 60. Other officers include Moss Farmer Bob Joyner and Bo Fry as vice presidents Earl Smith James Edwards and Al Bartley as senior officers Jam er Beal Smith and Bill Burns named directors Installation set for Tuesday by Bonham Lions club.
Moscow observers note a gulf between hardline Geneva posture and Soviet public mood toward peace. In the capital, citizens emphasize seven year plan gains, urban life, and limited fear of war, while Khrushchev’s threats and East German pressure loom in diplomatic circles.
The United States Britain and Russia launch a fresh bid to outlaw nuclear weapons tests in Geneva. U S Ambassador James Wadsworth and British minister David Ormsby-Gore meet Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin for the first formal session of the conference in four weeks. Federation of American Scientists urges a test ban treaty and notes no inspection system is perfect but could deter major violations.
Meadville Pennsylvania reports White House Press Secretary James C Lagerty predicts an instantaneous global telecast within two years. He says it could unlock barriers to free exchange of ideas among peoples of the world. In FAST ORANGE New Jersey Ciro Bravata plans to divorce his wife and marry the woman who bore his quadruplets. He says his intentions were honorable but notes the quadruplets came when twins would have sufficed.
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson urges adaptability in U S foreign relations saying the nation cannot rely on a single policy as its future foundation and must avoid an unstable one legged approach.
Gas Mayor George Callihan says there is no state of emergency after the derailing of two tank cars releasing deadly chlorine gas. He notes residents remain vigilant and uneasy as the toxic release is addressed.
An unofficial technical study from fallout hearings warns that long term nuclear testing could raise global radiation exposure near three times the maximum recommended by ICRP for the general population. The report notes higher doses in northern hemisphere populations and emphasizes advisory rather than binding limits.
Three burglary suspects escaped from Rockwall county jail after overpowering guard Jeff Riggs at breakfast. The men bound Riggs and a fellow inmate with mattress strips, robbed Riggs of over 100 dollars and a .45 pistol, then fled in a 1946 Ford toward Dallas. Sheriff W. J. Price named Freddie Warwick Jimmy Speight and Sam Mena as the escapees.
Hodie E. Scroggins, 50, of San Benito, died Sunday when his pickup plunged off a levee into an irrigation canal seven miles south of San Benito. Authorities believe he drowned.
White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty said a worldwide instantaneous telecast using earth satellites could happen before the end of President Eisenhower’s term, with a 40 percent chance of achieving this during his presidency. He spoke at Allegheny College as his son Bruce graduates.
In Managua gunfire near the presidential palace rimmed the early Sunday hours. Gen Anastasio Somoza said rebels were illusive and not attacking, while guards hunted small groups of invaders. He described the incident as police action and said only a few locals joined the attackers.
Thomas Alonzo Shearer, 62, was struck and killed while crossing a street in northeast Dallas. Police said a 16 year old girl drove the car. no charges were filed.
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