Former Harrison School Alumni Search and Flower Notes
Mrs. Ernest Spivey seeks names and addresses of Harrison school alumni no longer in operation. Contact 33059 or send a note. Thelma Van Zandt recalls catching lightning bugs in hollow onion stems as a child. Sadie Van Lear Cox reports a yard filled with old time flowers of many colors with abundant blooms and seeds for next spring.
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Ernest
Frances Littrell
Spivey
West 7Th
Harrison School
Thelma van Zandt
Sadie van Lear Cox
Chestnut
Sam Rayburn
Bubble gum added as fish bait praised by J J Coonrod
J J Coonrod vouches for bubble gum as an effective fish bait based on personal use and reports from others. He recalls learning of gum as bait in Blossom where a neighbor successfully used it as an emergency substitute after worms ran out.
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J. J. Coonrod
Blossom
Courthouse Worker Skeptical After Gift Dip
Kenneth Oliver, a courthouse caretaker, recalls receiving a box of dip that he deemed past redemption after it had sat around three or four days, prompting his wary reaction to the gift.
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Kenneth Oliver
Savoy College Exes Reunion Set At Savoy School
The annual Savoy college exes reunion is planned for Sunday at the Savoy school. Most attendees will be descendants of former students as the number of living alumni dwindles near zero. Dinner is scheduled for noon.
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Savoy College Exes
Savoy School
Windom Rodeo Opens After Rainout Tonight
The Windom rodeo resumes with a 6 p.m. parade to open a three day event. Performances follow at 8 p.m. tonight and again Friday and Saturday.
Warm Weather to Persist in Bonham Through Friday
The Bonham area will stay warm with clear to partly cloudy skies through Friday. Temperatures rise slightly from Wednesday and today with no precipitation expected. This morning’s low was 71 degrees after a Wednesday afternoon high of 99.
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Bonham
Israel moves to annex Jerusalem amid Mideast crisis
Israel begins steps to annex the old city of Jerusalem without a peace deal, seeking direct talks with the Arabs and a Knesset bill to fold the former Jordanian sector into Israel. France rejects new frontiers without wide international backing as the U.N. weighs action.
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Walter Logan
United Press International
Israel
Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
Knesset
Parliament
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Assembly
Oil Emergency Declares Need for Quick Texas Oil Increase
Four major buyers led by Humble Oil urged the Texas Railroad Commission to raise the current oil allotment amid a Middle East crisis. Humble seeks 705 000 barrels for the last half of June and up to 4 500 000 barrels in July, with others requesting 500 000 additional barrels in June.
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Austin
UPI
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
John Yeager
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Commission
Yeager
Humble
Mideast
Texaco
Mobil Oil
Sinclair Oil
Hoyt Ivey Hurt in Wreck on FM 1753
Honey Grove Chief of Police Hoyt Ivey suffered severe cuts to his back and head in a one vehicle wreck on FM 1753 west of Ravenna. His truck left the pavement and overturned. he rested well Thursday at M&S hospital Bunham. This marked his second crash after a prior sheriff seeking a suspect overturned north of Savoy.
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Hoyt Ivey
Honey Grove
Ravenna
Ivey
M&s
Bunham
Savoy
NATO seeks balanced arms reductions in Europe
The NATO spring ministerial session in Luxembourg called for equal reductions of allied and Soviet forces in Europe. The final communique welcomed a Soviet contribution toward disarmament and noted divisions among Allies over the Middle East, with France resisting broader NATO involvement.
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Luxembourg
UPIJ
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
New Draft Law Nears Approval Under Senate House Deal
Congress nears passage of a compromise draft bill extending the Selective Service Act for four years. The Senate approved 72 to 23 and the House prepared to act, aligning with the administration on reforms including a potential draft lottery and removal of student deferments.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
House
Verson
Senate
Waitten
Smoky Mountains National Park Celebrates 33rd Birthday
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park marked its 33rd anniversary as the nation’s most visited park drawing 6.5 million visitors last year. It far surpassed second place Gran Ticton in Wyoming with a significantly lower attendance.
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Gatlinburg, Tenn
Ground Action Erupts Across Fronts in Vietnam War
U.S. infantry clashed with Viet Cong in a previously unchallenged Communist sanctuary north of Saigon while South Vietnamese forces killed 211 Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta. Officials report 271 Communist deaths in the two battles and discuss broader troop strength and regional barriers with Laos and Cambodia.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Mekong
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Vietam
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
D Haven
Mekong Delta
Two Teen Girls Die in Fire Over Forced Marriage in South Africa
In East London two African teenagers, Elsie Yawa aged 19 and Miriam Skade aged 13, died from self immolation after their fathers refused marriage permission. Police said they poured kerosene on themselves and ignited the flames.
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East London
South Africa
UPI
Elsie Yawa
Miriam Skade
Shipping Tied Up By Sea Walkout
Deck officers of U S flagships caused a tie up of perhaps two dozen vessels between New Orleans and Brownsville Texas in a strike by the National Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots The union seeks parity with other maritime unions while negotiations continue in New York Essential goods for Vietnam are exempt Six to eight ships from Lake Charles to Brownsville were tied up as MEBA reported a $2 an hour boost to its members and MM P local president R L Jones criticized the raise The article notes no picket lines were reported at Gulf Coast ports and mentions broader effects on cargo transportation.
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Houston
UPJ
U.S
New Orleans
Brownsville
Tex
National Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Mm&p
New York
Vietnam
Seafarers International
Dss Ut
Wwergu
Cincinnati Riots Defy Guard in Night of Violence
United Press reports Cincinnati rioters clashed with National Guardsmen as white and Negro youths faced off across the city. A white teen bystander was wounded, a Black youth shot, and a doctor injured in a brick attack. Authorities say 200 planned arrests and over 1 million in damage marked the unrest.
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United Press International
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dayton
Alabama
Montgomery
Lurleen Wallace
Tampa
Fla
James Snirk
Ollie Ingram
West End
Chig
James A. Rhodes
Rap Brown
Student Non- Coordinating Committee
Speaker Warns Of Red Dangers At Bonham Lions Meeting
Northside Church of Christ minister Jack Sawyer told Bonham Lions members that America faces a grave Communist danger. He urged a steadfast, faith filled stand and said the nation can meet the challenge with God's help, criticizing middle of the roaders for avoiding responsibility.
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Jack Sawyer
Northside
Drive Launched To Free Prisoner
HARLINGEN Texas UPI A campaign to free Dykes A Simmons Jr a Fort Worth man who has served nearly eight years in a Mexican jail is shaping up in South Texas Simmons who was vacationing in Mexico in October 1959 was convicted of the murder of three children in a stalled car while their older brother sought help One child survived for several days and gave a description not matching Simmons or the car involved
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Harlingen, Tex
UPI
Dykes A. Simmons Jr
Fort Worth
Texas
Simmons
Mexico
Kintner Resigns From White House Post
Robert Kintner former National Broadcasting Co president resigns from the White House staff to undergo eye surgery. President Johnson accepts the resignation with deep regret and thanks Kintner for his contributions as special assistant over the past year.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Kintner
National Broadcasting Co
White House
Johnson
Kintner
Civil Rights Groups Unite to Target Cleveland Discrimination
Major civil rights organizations pledge resources for a focused drive against housing education and employment discrimination in Cleveland. A spokesman called the effort a potential model for broader urban action after a Suffern summit where Kenneth B. Clark outlined a coordinated program by nine groups to fight persistent bias and tension.
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New York
UPN
Cleveland
Unio
Suffern
New York City
Kenneth B. Clark
Metropolitan Applied Search Center
Sig Statement
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Seybold Co
UPI Telephoto
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