Rains Recurring on First Day Month Theme Cited
In Whitewright a local saying about rain on the first day of the month predicting rain for 15 days is supported by Claud Garner. He recalls hiring a man at $1 daily who worked only half a day but was paid for full days while games like dominos and horseshoes kept him indoors. The ninth day of the current month has seen rain in some form each day.
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Glenn Doss
Whitewright Sun
Claud Garner
Claud
Glenn
Morris remarks as rain halts business addition foundation
L. B. Morris offered only that it would do this as rain began to fall while workers prepared to lay the foundation for an addition to his business, delaying construction plans.
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L. B. Morris
Reunions Forecast Clouded by Storms for Ex-Students
Ex students of Halsel Savoy college and Grayson college plan annual reunions at Savoy and Whitewright today but thunderstorm forecasts may keep some attendees away. Those present will likely enjoy recalling college days from over fifty years ago.
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Halsel
Savoy) College
Grayson College
Savoy and
Whitewright
National Farm Safety Week Observed July 22 28
National Farm Safety Week is observed from July 22 to July 28. During the week farmers are urged to clean up hazards around their farms to prevent injuries among farm residents.
Unclear object described on ice bucket lid
Fragmentary passage notes a tiny item on a styrofoam ice bucket lid. The text mentions a Mexican jumping dean and a back dot doing a good job of jumping when touched with a thumbnail but lacks coherent context or identifiable entities.
Dallis Grass Expands With Mild Weather
The drought friendly Dallis grass thrives as lack of rain and warm days spur growth. Local lawn care experts note rapid spreading across yards and parks, urging careful maintenance to prevent overgrowth and turf damage.
Oil Industry in Cuba Goes to Pot
Former Cuban petroleum official Edmundo Cintra says Fidel Castro's nationalized oil sector remains a wasteland: at least ten years behind the United States and not more productive than three years after confiscations.
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Houston
UPI
Fidel Castro
World Oil
Edmundo Cintra
Cuba
United States
Castro
Gamieg
Red China warns India clashes may come at any moment
The New China News Agency reports a June 2 protest note from Peiping accusing India of border provocations along the Kashmir frontier. China says India seeks to change the boundary by force and demands removal of Indian military strongpoints on Chinese soil. It rejects mutual withdrawals as unacceptable.
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China
India
Communist New China
Peiping
Kashmir
Reporter Charges Program Flounders
MEMPHIS UPI veteran Latin American reporter Frances L. McCarthy described the Alliance for Progress as probably the greatest single step forward in U S foreign policy yet said it was floundering after 15 months. He cited reluctance of alliance partners to pursue reforms and political instability across Latin America as the main drawbacks to the program's success.
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Memphis
UPI
Alliance For Progress
U. S
Francis L. McCarthy
United Press International
Tennessee Press Association
Latin America
McCarthy
Army PFC To Face Trial for Murder
Army PFC John R. McMahan is charged with murder with malice in the stabbing death of Army Lt Jimmy Dean Fielder near Pyote Texas last May 22. The indictment says McMahan stabbed Fielder in the back as the officer stopped to help with a flat tire. He is undergoing psychiatric examination in an Army hospital in El Paso.
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Monahans
Tex
UPI
Army
John R. McMahan
Jimmy Dean Fielder
103Rd District Court
Fielder
McMahan
Pyote
el Paso
Watson Warns Soviet Commandant Over Berlin Refugee Shootings
U S Major General Albert Watson delivered a stern protest to Maj. Gen. Andrei Solovyev condemning Soviet and East German guards for firing on refugees. He called such acts crimes and warned they threaten U S Soviet relations amid cross border clashes near Berlin.
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Berlin
UPS
U. S
Albert Watson
United States
Soviet Union
Friedrich Wolf
Spree
Watson
West Berlin
Moscow
Right Winger Says Reds Neutralists Blocking Coalition
In Vientiane Laos the right wing government accuses pro Communist and neutralist opponents of blocking a coalition by demanding more police and defense powers. Gen Phoumi Nosavan and Prince Boun Oum planned to hand defense and interior posts to Souvanna Phouma, but Souphanouvong and Souvanna pressed for extra deputy ministers from military chiefs of Pathet Lao and Souvanna Phouma forces. Talks at Khang Khay were adjourned to Monday with hopes for final agreement.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Phoumi Nosavan
Boun Oum
Souvanna Phouma
Lao Presse
Red
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Khang Khay
Plain of Jars
Souvanna
Robert Morris Resigns as University of Dallas President
Dr. Robert Morris resigns as president of the University of Dallas in a move to avoid speaking in his dual role. He cites desire to be free to fight without embarrassing the university and will be succeeded by Dr. Donald Cowan, head of the science division, described as a great scientist with broad humanities understanding.
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Morris
Gorman
U. S. Senate Internal Security Committee
United States
East Germans Attempt Border Crossover to Cut West German Brush
A 18 member East German border unit and 3 officers crossed into West Germany near Werleshausen in Hesse to hack underbrush that could aid escapes. They halted when Western guards and American troops arrived, then retreated back to East Germany.
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Bad Hersfeld
Germany
UPI
West Germany
Werleshausen
Hesse
East Germany
U. S. 14Th Armored Cavalry
McClellan Plans Public Hearings On B-Girls Union
Senate investigator John L McClellan will open hearings Tuesday into a faction-ridden union with thousands of self styled B girls among its dues paying members. Witnesses include Penny Singleton and director Jack Bright as hearings probe union practices and working conditions across Chicago New York Philadelphia Baltimore Miami Tampa Los Angeles New Orleans Cleveland and East St Louis.
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Washington
UPI
John L. McClellan
McClellan
Billie Sol Estes
American Guild of Variety Artists
Aflcio
Penny Singleton
Jack Bright
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Miami
Tampa
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Cleveland
East St. Louis
Kennedy poised for federal race after endorsement win
Ted Kennedy declared his next stop Washington after a stunning Democratic senatorial endorsement victory in Massachusetts. The scene shifted as McCormack conceded defeat and withdrew, signaling Kennedy’s path toward a November clash with Republicans.
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Springfield
Mass
UPI
Ted Kennedy
Washington
Eric Trennesat
Two Charged With Poll Tax Fraud In Angelina County
Lufkin Texas residents Otis Shelton Henry Lynch and constable Jesse Ray were indicted by Angelina County grand jurors on charges related to paying poll taxes for others. Shelton faces seven felony indictments with bonds totaling seven thousand dollars. Lynch and Ray face lesser charges and bonds. Clyde A Wilson conducted the probe leading to resignations of five city officials.
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Lufkin
Tex
UPI
Jesse Ray
Ray
Otis Shelton
Henry Lynch
Shelton
Lynch
Angelina County Grand Jury
Houston
Clyde A. Wilson
Wilson
Mass contractor offers 2 acre land for Negro homesteads
Dominick Fungaroli of Northampton offers a 2 acre Pelham, Massachusetts tract to any Negro families seeking to homestead. He describes the property as free of liens and valuable for migration from the South, recalling prior Pelham opposition to a proposed dog racing track.
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Northampton
Mass
UPI
Massachusetts
Dominick Fungaroli
New Orleans
Pelham
Fungaroli
Cultural Center Damaged by OAS Plastic Bombs
In Algiers the Secret Army Organization attacked the U S Cultural Center injuring no one but destroying 6000 books and 39 film projects with $50 000 in damages. The center, run by the U S Information Service, houses American books and films and is downtown near the harbor.
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Algiers
API
Secret Army Organization
OAS
U. S
State Department
Algeria
American Cultural Center
U. S. Information Service
United States
U. S. I. S. Center
Guyotville
Alpiers
Doukhobors Burn Homes in Canada
In Trail British Columbia members of the Sons of Freedom Doukhbors set fire to more homes despite RCMP patrols. The group said God told them to act as fires destroyed plywood shacks and tarpaper homes in the Kootenay region. Some residents stripped and hurled rocks at police and reporters as belongings were removed before flames.
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Trail
B.C
Bonham City Commission Sets Zoning Hearings
The Bonham city commission will hold public hearings Monday night on requests to change zoning for two tracts on North Center street. Each proposal seeks to amend the ordinance from R-1 one family residential to allow small business clinics or multiple dwellings. Dr. James E. Fite and Dr. Jack
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Bonham City
City to re classify land for higher density housing
R Vinson asks re zoning of a 200 by 150 foot tract facing north Dene ter from Ad to Ae 1 to permit multiple dwellings clinics and other facilities. Ralph Snodgrass seeks R 1 to LAB change on property between tie and Russel Avenue Church of Christ with North street frontage. City commission passed first reading May TM and hearings set for June 11 with final action later. Opposed residents may speak at hearings.
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R. Vinson
Deneter
Lone Star Gag Co
Mnege
Ralph Snodgrass
Tie
Russel Avenue
Church of Christ
Aleo
Mts
City Commission
Art School to Honor Victims of Paris Air Crash
The Atlanta Art Association plans a 1.5 million dollar art school memorial for 121 members killed in a Paris air crash. Board chairman James V. Carmichael said funds will build the school and hire a faculty of leading artists. Among the 1066 Atlanta passengers were prominent cultural figures.
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Atlanta
UPI
Atlanta Art Association
Association
Paris
James V. Carmichael
Air France
Orly Field
Agri-Business to Hear Stockman
Members of the Agri-Business committee will meet Tuesday at 7 pm in the Texas Power and Light assembly room to hear Tim Mason, agriculture development specialist in livestock, discuss livestock production and its potential for Fannin County. A covered dish supper precedes the program.
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Agri-Business Committee
Texas Power and Light Company
Tim Mason
Mason
Fannin County
J. D. Butler
Agri - Business
Agriae Committee
Dust to mud showers drench Fannin County crops
Two weeks of heavy rain leave Bonham fields waterlogged with 7.20 inches of rain in the past two weeks and 5.46 inches in the first nine days of June. Farmers fear crop damage as more thunderstorms loom and muddy rural roads hinder field work. Weather worsens as forecasts call for more rain and warm temperatures Sunday.
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Fannin County
Bonham
Shepard May End Career in 1965 News
In Derry New Hampshire Alan B Shepard Jr the first astronaut held a news conference welcoming home thousands of New England residents He indicated no definite plans for future space flights saying his era might be over and noting a possible return to high performance work after that.
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Derry
N.H
UPS
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
SCLC Leader J At Shreveport
The Rev. J was arrested in Shreveport Louisiana on charges related to mental health and union affairs with a brief official statement from the SCLC executive director.
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SCLC
Shreveport
Christian Lead
Jaces
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Robert Manuel
House Committee
NEA
Tokyo
Flounders
Red Prince
Robert Morris
B-Girls Union
Ted
John McCormack
Kennedy
McCormack
Seeiges
Canada
Michael Pay
Hardin, Jrr
Nettie Crawford
Agri
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