There Were Heroes by the Dozen in Vietnam Clash
Amer ican paratroopers held a 40 hour perimeter against heavy enemy fire near Tau Morong in South Vietnam. Johnny Cruz of Guam and Lt. Col Henry Emerson led a resilient defense while fellow soldiers Sabalanski Robbins Snowden and Moss praised teamwork and artillery support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Daniel
United Press International
Tau Morong
South Viet Nam
UPI
Johnny Cruz
Guam
Cruz
Henry Emerson
M Iford
Hue Leaders Arrested as Monks protest in Hue area
Riot police and army arrested about 100 rebel leaders around Hue while Buddhist monks led thousands in an antigovernment march. In Saigon more than 100 monks and nuns joined the protest, intensifying the nationwide unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
Hue
Mystery Check Lands in R M Horner's Yard
A 1918 check dated December 3 1918 drawn on First National Bank of Honey Grove for 4 05 payable to Mel Davis and signed by Bob Hembree appears in ENDS R M Horner's yard prompting questions about how it arrived there. A separate letter notes armadillo control by a pair of Border Collies near Honey Grove and a comic anecdote about their method. The text shifts to report on Buddhist protests in Saigon against Ky regime, noting a national council formation and a hunger strike linked to Thich Tri Quang.
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R. M. Horner
East Boyd Loop
First National Bank of
Honey Grove
Mel Davis
Bob Hembree
Horner
Don
Nell) Blacketer
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon
Vie Hoa Dao
Council of Protection of Nation
Thich
Pham Minh
Thich Tam Chau
Minh
Thich Tri Quang
Hue
Johnson
Quang Duc
Dinh Diem
Tornadic Thunderstorm Strikes Lubbock Texas Damage Estimated
The storm caused about 1 million in property damage with farm losses described as staggering. A barn near Abernathy was hit by a confirmed tornado injuring Jimmy Waits 17 and his uncle Stanley Waits 41. Hail up to golf ball size and 86 mph winds delivered widespread destruction.
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Lubbock
APS
Texas Plains
Cra
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ludlock
Texas Tech
Heat Wave Kills At Least 100 In Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi reports the worst heat wave in 50 years with at least 100 deaths in Uttar Pradesh over three days. Temperatures reached as high as 120 degrees.
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New Delhi
UPI
Uttar Pradesh
Indian Express
Youth crawls three miles after self inflicted gun wound
Jerry Neal, 15, crawled roughly three to six miles with a bullet in his stomach after accidentally shooting himself while hunting rats. He was found by his father near their Wichita Falls farm and underwent a three hour operation at Wichita General Hospital in satisfactory condition. Neighbors searched the area overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
UPI
K. R. Neal
Jerry
Wichita General Hospital
Neal
Sam Patton Joins Bonham Police Force
Sam Patton began duties as a member of the Bonham police force on a Saturday night. Chief Thurman Renfro announced Patton was added to replace Floyd Watson, who retired. Patton has been a Bonham resident since 1957 and previously worked in Sherman for a contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Patton
Bonham
Thurman Renfro
Patton
Floyd Watson
Sherman
Mobile X-Ray Unit Visits Bonham and Honey Grove
The Dallas Area Tuberculosis Association mobile x-ray unit comes to Fannin county June 23 25 offering free chest x rays to residents over 15. In Bonham June 23 24 the unit operates 30 a m to 1 p m and 2 to 5 p m on June 23 and 10 a m to 1 p m and 2 to 7 p m on June 24. In Honey Grove June 25 the unit starts at 9 a m and runs until 5 p m. X rays are read by technicians with follow up reports and medical guidance as needed.
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Fannin County
Dallas
Fan Nin County
Bonham
Honey Grove
Dub Hodge
Dallas Arga Association
Warm Bonham Forecast Through Sunday With Scattered Thunderstorms
Bonham area expected to stay warm through Sunday with clear to partly cloudy skies. Highs in the low 90s, overnight lows around 71, little change expected, and southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Slight chance of isolated thundershowers Sunday, while West Texas faces tornadoes and hail with damage in Lubbock and Plainview.
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Bonham
West Texas
Lubbock
Plainview
Berkman Leads ACLU Fight In Sheppard New Trial
Bernard A. Berkman, a young Cleveland attorney, won praise for his ACLU assisted role in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering a new trial for Dr Sam Sheppard. Berkman donated time and services and helped prepare the court brief while arguing before the justices with Sheppard's counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Sam Sheppard
Bernard A. Berkman
Cleveland Attorrney
High Tribunal
Sheppard
American Ciil Liberties Union
ACLU
Jis
Berkman
Lee Batley
U.S. Officials Cite Vietnam Political Tension and Military Progress
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara briefed reporters after a White House session with President Johnson. They said political disorders in South Vietnam persist but military operations are advancing, with allied forces near early-year activity levels and possible rainy-season plans. GOP leaders Gail Dirksen Ford Hickenlooper Bow Arends Bates attended the briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
White House
Rusk
United States
Geneva
Europe
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
McNamara
South Viet Nam
Dirksen
House
GOP
Gerald R. Ford
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Rep
Frank Bow
House Appropriations Committee
Leslie Arends
William Bates
House Armed Services Committee
Differences in reports from soldiers and Saigon officials during Hawthorne
In Vietnam's Hawthorne action 300 miles north of Saigon Capt Walter Wesley described fierce fighting and surviving by the skin of their teeth. MAC in Saigon reported sporadic contact and denial of being surrounded.
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Saigon
APS
USS
Walter Wesley
United Press International
U.S. Military Assistance Command
1St Airborne Division
NVA
Hawthorne
Lawrence Marcum
Somerset
Bill Carpenter
UPI
Henry Emerson
Carpenter
MAC
Negro Boys Held In Thefts At Little League Field
Two young Negro boys faced juvenile court on Tuesday over thefts at a Little League field Friday night. Police say money left in shoes during the game was stolen. some billiards and funds were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman Renfro
Louisiana tastes drive rice use to high per person
Taste for Creole and Cajun dishes makes yearly rice consumption in Louisiana 30 pounds per person five times the national average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Swedish student Lars Landemar joins NCR in Sweden
Lars Landemar formerly at Bonham high school writes to Mr and Mrs Arledge that he is now employed by the American firm National Cash Register in Sweden. He says the NCR head office is in Dayton Ohio and notes English study helped him. He also regrets missing the Arledges' son Charles wedding in California.
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Lars Landemar
Bonham High School
John Arledge
Lars
Arlidge
National Cash Register Company
Sweden
NCR
Ower
Nor
Bank
Bonham
Dayton
Landemar
California
Arledge
Charles
Fannin County Granted Emergency Farm Loan Eligibility
Fannin county is among three Texas counties approved for Farmers Home Administration emergency loans due to April rains that damaged crops. Eligibility extends through 1967 and includes Elis and Fort Bend. Farmers may contact the county FHA office in Bonham for details.
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Fannin County
Texas
Farmers Home Administration
Elis
Fort Bend
FHA
Bonham
Youth Bitten On Back and Arm by Dog
Patrick Warren 14 was bitten on the back and arm by a dog while playing in his aunt's yard at 602 East Idth. The dog, leashed, approached after the boy petted it. He received first aid at a hospital and was sent home. the dog is penned for observation.
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Patrick Warren
Pat Warren
East Id4th
Warren
Uunt
East Idth
Patrick
Young Warren
Fuse
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Sabalanski
Bryan Robbins
Columbia, Masss
Charlie Company
Subalanski
Robbins
Everbody
William C. Hookham
Pomona
Calif
Snowden
Ronald Garnau
Lowell
Mass
Donald Moss
Springfield
Jerry Hanus
Houston
Brown
Lke
Puy
Pfc
Richard Lowell
Newark
N.J
Gen. Westmoreland
Quang
Rhea McKay
Alpena, Mich
Miss McKay
India
Russell
U.S
Chinery
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