Naming Day In Eden and Texas Towns Distances
A George Fuermann column item lists humorous distance comparisons between Texas towns and notes Lt Governor Preston Smith praising hospitality during the TP and L Valley Steam Generating Plant dedication near Savoy. It mentions several town pairs and the Kennedys Nixon distance remark.
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George Fuermann
Houston Post
Eden
Raphael R. Haley
Texas
Society For
Pointblank
Price
Pleasant Valley
Paradise
Elbow
Ropesville
Hungerford
Needville
Kennedy
Nixon
Preston Smith
Bonham
Tp&L’s Valley
Savoy
Texas Power and Light Co
Vatican to signal papal election with lights system
The Vatican will install two lights at Vatican Radio connected to the Sistine Chapel to signal a Pope’s election, replacing smoke signals to avoid past confusion. Cardinals will vote in secrecy with limited outside contact starting June 20, with 82 cardinals and about 260 rooms prepared.
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Vatican City
VPI
Vatican
Vatican Radio
Sistine Chapel
College of Cardinals
Angelo Giuseppe Cardinal Roncalli
John XXIII
Ralph Hall to Address Bonham Lions Club Meeting
Senator Ralph Hall of Rockwall will speak at the Bonham Lions Club noon meeting Thursday. Henry Joe Fletcher, program chairman, says Hall accepted and will discuss the Texas Legislature's last session and its work.
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Rockwall
Bonham Lions Club
Henry Joe Fletcher
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Texas
Army and Wallace Brace for Alabama Desegregation Showdown
In Tuscaloosa, Gov. Wallace expands a heavy armed stake on the University of Alabama campus as the Army positions itself for a desegregation registration showdown. By Tuesday 750 troops and forestry officers are expected. at Dobbins Air Force Base helicopters arrived from North Carolina for routine movement while Vivian Malone and James Hood prepare to attempt registration.
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Ala
UPI
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
Wallace
South
Dobbins Air Force Base
Atlanta
North Carolina
Foster Hall
Vivian Malone
James A. Hood
Four crashes kill 21 across three regions
A weekend spree of highway crashes left 21 people dead in Illinois California and Canada. The Pontiac Illinois crash killed a father and six of his seven children. Milpitas California saw five killed in a four car pileup. Ontario Canada recorded five fatalities in two separate accidents.
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Illinois
California
Canada
Wekend
Pontiac
Iil
Milpitas
Calif
Ontario
Charles J. Kozumplik
Rolling Meadows
III
U.S. 66
Kozumplik
Randolph
Lauri Jean
Debbie
Lana
Kimberley
Three Lamar men jailed after mistaken tire fix call
Deputies arrested three Lamar County men Saturday for being drunk in a public place after one man asked a store to send a repair person and then called the sheriff to fix a flat. The trio complained they could have avoided jail by staying with their car.
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Lamar County
Ivanhoe
Hoyt Ivey
Charles Leslie
Leslie
Troy McNear
H. R. van Zandt
Obscure Tax Quote About Kennedy Haircuts Surfaces
The Whitewright Sun columnist Glenn Doss notes that income taxes partly fund President Kennedy’s personal barber costing about 173.25 dollars per haircut every five days. The remark adds a satirical take on government spending and a comment about a designer horse.
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Glenn Doss
The
Whitewright Sun
Kennedy
Prosecution seeks death for 36 in Ankara revolt trial
The prosecution demanded the death penalty for 36 of 103 defendants in the May 21 revolt case. The mass trial opened Friday at the Mamak military communications school in Ankara.
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Ankara
Turkey
UPI
Mamak Military Communications School
North Koreans say two pilots got a proper blow from own forces
In Panmunjom talks the North Koreans refused UNC requests to allow mail to two American pilots captured last month and would not confirm if they are alive or dead. They claimed the pilots were on a hostile mission under U S 8th Army orders and told families to contact their commander instead.
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Korea
UPI
United Nations Military Armistic Commission
United Nations Command
UNC
Han Ju Kyong
U.S. 8Th Army
Goodsell
Han
Han River
Seoul
Communit
United Nations
Osteopath Ward Arrested In Prostitution Earnings Case
London police charged 42 year old osteopath Dr Stephen Ward with living wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution. He was to appear at Marlborough Street Magistrates Court and denies involvement in a call girl racket as part of a widening scandal affecting the British government.
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Ups)—Society
Stephen Ward
John Profumo
Scotland Yard
Watford
Marrybone
Ward
Wimpole Mews
W. I
Marlborough St
Harold Macmillan
Winston Churchill
Elizabeth Taylor
Paul Getty
Warm weather to hold on in area through Sunday
Bonham area forecasts show little change with clear to mostly clear skies. Temperatures stay in the 90s as a warm spell continues through the weekend in north central Texas with continued warm, dry conditions.
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Bonham
Texasclear
Brothers Killed In Plane Crash Near Bells Texas
Two brothers from Denison died in a light airplane crash four miles southwest of Bells in Grayson County. Thomas Lynn Watkins 26 and M C Watkins 24 were killed when the plane stalled during an attempted landing. Shirley Washburn, who witnessed the crash, said one man died instantly and he used an axe to reach the other before help could arrive.
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Bells, Tex
UPI
Denison
Bells
Grayson County
Thomas Lynn Watkins
M. C. Watkins
Shirley Washburn
Washburn
Kennedy seeks new tools from Congress in year end push
President Kennedy urged Congress to provide "new tools" to offset a potential economic slowdown next year. He delivered a forceful address in Beverly Hills highlighting legislative measures needed to sustain growth and employment.
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Calif
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Hoffa to be Arraigned on Jury Tampering Charges Monday
Hoffa Teamsters union leader faces arraignment in Nashville on jury tampering counts with potential 25 year prison term and 25 000 fine. Ten others indicted with him are to enter pleas before Federal Judge Frank Gray Jr. Prosecutors say bribes totaling at least 75000 were offered to jurors and attempts made to influence multiple jurors.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Frank Gray Jr
Chicago
Highway Patrol
Michigan
International Longshoreman’s Association
Space program under congressional scrutiny Monday
The Senate Space Committee begins hearings Monday to assess aims activities and costs of the United States multi billion dollar space program. Chairman Clinton P Anderson leads testimony from ten scientists with the man to the moon project central to the inquiry amid political overtones.
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Washington
Queen Elizabeth II Joins Birthday Parade in London
Queen Elizabeth II rode side saddle in scarlet and blue for the official birthday parade along the Mall. The Queen was escorted by the Household Cavalry, with the Duke of Gloucester unable to ride due to a foot injury. Princess Anne and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother rode in an open carriage.
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London
UPI
Elizabeth II
Mall
Buckingham Palace
Prince Prilip
Welsh Guards
Household Cavalry
Duke of Gloucester
Elizabeth
Queen Mother
Princess Anne
School Board to Act on Transfers in Fannin County
The Fannin county school board meets Monday at 2 pm in the County Superintendent M. L. Brent's office to consider student transfers from the home district to neighboring districts. Protesters and transfer seekers will be heard at the meeting.
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Fannin County
Thei Ome
M. L. Brent
Burglaries Solved in Grayson County Case
Three Grayson County men face charges after two March 16 burglaries in Savoy. Offenders hit Southside Grocery and the Carter Price Service Station, stealing cigarettes and 22 rifle shells. Suspects held in Grayson jail to be moved to Fannin County. shells recovered with hope of cigarette recovery.
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Hoyt Ivey
D R. McKissack
Carter Price
Savoy
Grayson County
Southside
Joey
McKissack
Dallas
Fannin County
Hall Named To Interim Senate Investigation Committee
State Senator Ralph Hall was named a member of the interim Senate General Investigating Committee. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith announced the appointment in Austin. Senator Galloway Calhoun of Tyler was named chairman. other members include Dorsey Hardeman of San Angelo Bruce Reagan of Corpus Christi and David Ratliff of Stamford. The committee may probe delays to the criminal code revision bill after passage and before sending it to Governor Joey Connally.
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Senate
Sen. Hall
Austin
Preston Smith
Galloway Calhoun
Tyler
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Bruce Reagan
Corpus Christi
David Ratliff
Stamford
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