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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1966
Page
1
Kiwanis Club President Ken neth Dale reminds members of a fish fry at Bonham State Park scheduled for 7 30 p m Tuesday. He notes no noon meeting that day.
Experts say a deserted fawn is hidden by its mother and she will return to reclaim it. Handling does not prevent scent from guiding the mother back. Removing a fawn is illegal and risks turning the family into a menace if raised by humans.
The Federal Trade Commission will establish a special laboratory in Washington to regularly test tar and nicotine levels in U.S. cigarettes. FTC Chairman Paul Rand Dixon said the lab will begin operations within 60 days after a conference with Sen Warren Magnuson and other officials.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey addressed the United States Conference of Mayors in Dallas urging action against poverty described as slumism. He cited 30 million Americans in degrading poverty, federal aid programs, and the housing and urban development act of 1965 while stressing city needs and shared responsibility.
Jack Ruby faces a sanity hearing today over objections by his lawyers who seek a postponement claiming readiness issues. If found insane he would be committed to Rusk State Hospital until sanity returns and his appeal continues.
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey told Sen. Edward Kennedy that returning to a national lottery for the draft would be unsatisfactory. He argued the World War II lottery failed then and would fail now, opposing Kennedy’s push to end inequalities in the current classification system.
United Press International reports severe storms raked Texas with tornadoes hail and 80 mph winds from Waco to the Red River Sunday night. Damaging gusts unsealed homes at Possum Kingdom and Grapevine while Dallas Fort Worth streets flooded and underpasses filled.
The Bonham area is seen with clear to partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers through Tuesday. Overnight reading was 67 degrees with a light shower Sunday night measuring about .20 inch at the measuring station and thunderstorms possible during the rain. The five day outlook shows temperatures up to four degrees below normal across Texas with rainfall averaging from a half to one inch beginning Thursday or Friday and lingering through the weekend. North Texas reported heavy rain Sunday night with Fort Worth at 3.11 inches and Dallas at 2.23 inches. Creson logged 4.10 inches and more in other areas.
Investigating officers named drivers Charles H Thompson Alphard F Walker and Bobby G McMillon after a Saturday three-vehicle crash with damage estimated at $260 to $280. Walker and MecMillon stopped for a traffic signal when Thompson rear ended Walker pushing Walker into McMillon.
Helicopters and U S paratroopers struck the North Vietnamese regiment in jungle highlands about 300 miles north of Saigon after B52s dumped hundreds of tons of bombs in a major raid. Commanders said 762 enemy dead with 365 confirmed, as air crews claimed MIG kills and soldiers closed in on the encircled holdout.
Robert C. Weaver of the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs urged the U S mayors to support the five year 2.3 billion Demonstration Cities Act to rehabilitate entire residential sections of American cities. He cited President Johnson's backing and warned against short changing cities in the name of patriotism.
Ranchers in northern Mexico report motorists are firing at cattle from passing cars, prompting officials from the Federal Public Works Department and the Department of Transportation to blame frustrated drivers who dodge roaming bulls and burros on highways.
Beverly Hills actor Edward G. Robinson 72 remains hospitalized after surgery for injuries from a automobile accident. Doctors say he will spend another 10 to 14 days at ML. Smai Hospital after being moved from intensive care to a private room on Sunday.
About 500 Buddhist monks and nuns marching on the Saigon central market were stopped as police fired tear gas. Earlier, over 1,000 youths held a larger anti government demonstration, with rioting and clashes following injuries to clerics. Demonstrators opposed U S support for Ky and Thieu, sending letters to President Johnson.
Two Bonham hospitals S. B Allen Memorial and Risser were approved for Medicare participation by HEW regional director J. H. Bond. They join 424 Texas facilities slated for Medicare, with potential additions before the July 1 start. Nondiscrimination assurances and follow up checks underpin eligibility. Wolfe Creek Hospital also approved. a vocational nursing school is planned starting August 16 for a one year program.
Four French alpinists climbed Mount Alenoe near Chambery France when rope broke sending three to their deaths and one survivor who reached a nearby telephone after walking four hours to summon help. The accident occurred Sunday on the 7 440 foot summit.
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