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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
1
Captain Bill Carpenter famous lonesome end of 1959 Cadets calls napalm on his position to wipe out a North Vietnamese unit overrunning his company. He survives with a handful from his unit in the Screaming Eagles fighting 300 miles north of Saigon as 6,000 to 7,000 Communist troops strike.
ENDS reports 410 enemy killed in three days of fighting in Operation Hawthorne as paratroopers clash in hand to hand combat. Captain Carpenter, leading a company from the forward position, radioed for napalm while under heavy fire and urged maintaining the perimeter as dusk fell. High tension air support and radio exchanges reflect a brutal, outlined defense against a superior Communist force with significant casualties.
Cantrell Boys riding motor bikes and scooters were urged to park their machines during National and Texas league games at the Little League field. Kenneth Dale and Dew ey McKelva Jr emphasized driving carefully when leaving the park to avoid endangering players and fans. Parents were asked to remind their boys of the request.
An adult typing class with basic knowledge can join at 7 30 pm at the high school. Cotton Ford stays active this summer working out at DeRose Industries.
Rapid progress at Bonham Manufacturing with a new addition at Jones Field. Footings laid for the cafeteria of the new school building while bricks are being laid to close windows in the older section.
Joe Britton returns from a deep sea trip aboard a sponsored outing and lands the largest red snapper among 30 aboard. Morris checks mail at the Out of Town box in front of the post office, highlighting small town daily routines.
Cooler weather is forecast for the Bonham area through Friday with clear to partly cloudy skies and possible scattered thunderstorms. The morning brought a noticeable drop in temperatures as winds shifted north, with fog reported in East Texas and a fatal accident blamed on the fog. Dalhart posted a low of 46 degrees while Presidio logged the highest national reading at 16 above. both noted in today’s regional weather roundup.
District Clerk Robert Dorough reports a petit jury panel will report Monday for civil and criminal cases in the 6th District Court. One criminal case, George Crossland on cattle theft, and a civil case Wanda Jo Lockaby vs. Martin Gray Lockaby for divorce, are set for hearing Monday morning after resets.
George Washington penned his Farewell Address to Revolutionary War soldiers at the Barrien House in Rocky Hill New Jersey, reflecting on the republic and the young nation.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Bonn to brief West German officials on NATO ministerial decisions in Brussels. He called the alliance united and vital, reaffirming that NATO serves both defense and world peace roles. After talks with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard, Rusk heads to London for talks with Prime Minister Harold Wilson and then to Washington.
Billy Eugene Blain 21 of Garland formerly of Fannin county died in a one vehicle Dallas crash at 11 20 p m Wednesday June 8 1966 Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Wise Funeral chapel with two Methodist ministers officiating Interment in Gober cemetery Survivors include Floyd Blain father Mary Burns Griffin mother Mary Lynn Blain widow five brothers and grandparents Blain was a machinist at Siatuma Tool company in Garland
The Felmet Texaco station in Trenton was burglarized late Wednesday night. Sheriff Dudley Jackson said deputies responded at 12:30 a.m. to a broken window reported by night watchman B. R. Montgomery. The thieves stole from a cigarette vending machine and took an unspecified amount of cash.
Washington health secretary John W. Gardner said hospitals that refuse desegregation by July 1 when Medicare begins for seniors will lose all federal funding. He noted 72 percent of hospitals already comply, with most not yet in compliance eligible for Medicare funds but incomplete paperwork.
The eye of Hurricane Alma slammed Apalachicola and moved ashore near noon EDT dropping 75 to 90 mph winds. Officials warned of 5 to 10 foot tides from Apalachee Bay to Sarasota and continued danger as the storm lashed the central and south Florida Gulf Coast with high rainfall and damage. The storm caused multiple deaths in Cuba and Florida and altered forecasted paths away from Tampa Bay.
A series of tornadoes and strong winds struck Chicago area suburbs injuring at least 12 and killing a child in Wheeling. Homes trailer parks and the Arlington Park track suffered damage while most patients were treated and released. Racing continued as officials cleared debris.
The Court of Criminal Appeals ordered Percy Morgan released from the state prison and sent back to Collin County to face a rape charge. He had been imprisoned for life after a June 13, 19 an trial where he pleaded no contest. A sanity hearing found him sane at the time of the offense but insane at the time of the hearing, a finding invalid because no medical or psychiatric testimony supported commitment.
Industrial uses of natural gas reach about 28 000 programs from routine manufacturing to space exploration tests. Cars account for more than eight out of ten vehicles registered, per the Automobile Association.
A tornado ripped through Topeka Kansas killing at least 12 and injuring more than 426 as it crossed a half mile wide path through neighborhoods and the business district. Rescue efforts moved to debris filled streets with hospitals treating hundreds and power lines down.
The Sam Rayburn Library allocates limited bronze replicas of the Rayburn Gold Medal for $3 each. Library Director Hf. G. Dulaney said the Treasury Department supplied the copies and they are for Rayburn’s friends as souvenirs. The bronze replicas accompany the recently presented Guild Medal memorializing the late Speaker.
The government moved to close nearly a third of West Germany's nationalized rail network, brushing aside protests from affected communities. The bill awaits final approval by the upper house as a step to shed red ink from the system.
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