Tornado Safety Rules From Commerce Department
The document outlines practical tornado safety guidance for cities towns offices factories homes schools and open country. It advises seeking interior shelter away from windows and using basements storm cellars reinforced buildings and interior hallways while avoiding auditoriums and gyms with weak roofs. It also covers rapid movement to protected areas and fleeing at a right angle when in the open.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Saigon Battles Mark Fourth Day of Buddhist Unrest
In Saigon, government paratroopers and riot police moved to quell protests by 3,000 Buddhist youths. Ten senior monks were arrested as authorities cleared altars blocking traffic. Curfew imposed. two university professors and a wife questioned for alleged pro Communist activity.
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Saigon
UPI
Hine
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
Tri Hai
Thich
Tri Quang
Quang
U.S
Neuyen Ngoc Loan
Ector Man Killed in Oklahoma
Joe W. Ellis of Ector was fatally shot outside a Cartwright Oklahoma tavern. A 24 year old Denison man was arrested and held as a suspect with three broken ribs and a broken nose. Richard Lee Smith of Ector is held as a witness. The shooting reportedly arose from a money dispute and a .22 caliber pistol was seized.
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Joe W. Ellis
Ector
Cartwright
Bryan County
Oklahoma
Ellis
J. M. Ellis
Durant
Holmes Funeral Home
Denison
Richard Lee Smith
Gober Students Return From Washington Visit
Mrs Mildred Welch recalls Rayleen Warnell and Terry Don Brent visiting Washington as guests of Fannin Rural Electric Cooperative for 14 days. The boys returned to Dallas Tuesday, meeting by Dub Cunningham and Mrs Warnell. Mrs Jack Crumby laments over plums after a day of canning preserves and jelly.
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Dallas
Gober
Mildred Welch
Rayleen Warnell
Terry Don Brent
Washington
Fannin Rural Electric Co-Operative
Gober High School
Dub Cunningham
Rayburn Warnell
Welch
Phooey
Jack Crumby
Lions Club program on highway hazards addressed by Patrolman Poynter
Patrolman Bobby Poynter of Denison spoke to the Bonham Lions Club Thursday noon about driving hazards on highways. He showed a film as part of the discussion, with County Judge Choice Movare introducing the speaker.
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Bonham Lions Club
Bobby Poynter
Denison
Poynter
Movare
Marines Beat Off Attack By Commies Near Chu Lai
About 40 U.S. Marines on a barren hilltop repelled repeated assaults by a force ten times their number near Chu Lai 350 miles north of Saigon. They held the position with eight bullets left as reinforcements arrived at dawn, killing 32 guerrillas from a 400-man force and securing the hill. Marine reinforcements later pushed through jungle, stormed a machine gun nest, and killed three snipers delaying pursuit. In air action, U.S. pilots hit 66 North Viet Nam supply routes and storage areas but lost two jets. One pilot was rescued. the other is missing and feared dead.
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Saigon
APS
U.S
Chu Lai
North Viet Nam
Driver Injured In One Vehicle Accident
Mrs. Bobby Darwin sustained injuries Thursday morning when her car left State Highway 738 and struck a utility pole just north of the city limits. Highway Patrolman Jake Jackson estimated damage at $1,200.
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Bobby Darwin
Jake Jackson
Darwin
Jackson
Eleven Bonham Explorers Embark on Canadian Northwest Adventure
Eleven Bonham Explorers and two adult leaders left Bonham Wednesday before 7 AM in a donated station wagon and camper for a dream trip into the Canadian Northwest. The group includes Jim Grunert Sam Meade Dennis Holman James Horton Larry Mankin Dave Stinson Chuck Weaver Sam Newton Russell Spivy Jim Baccus and William Stewart with adults Tom Mankin and Robert Leslie. They earned about 860 dollars from months of car washes cleanups rummage sales bake sales and other fundraisers with 475 to be paid to NeTsco Trails council for food and Indian guide services. The trip was arranged through the Scout council and they expect to reach the Canadian border crossing.
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Canadian Wilds
Bonham Explorer
Dennis Holman
Sam Meade
James Horton
Larry Mankin
Jim Grunert
Chuck Weaver
Jim Baccus
Sam Newton
Russell Spivy
Dave Stinson
William Stewart
Tom Mankin
Robert Leslie
Wilds
Canadian Northwest
Bonham
Ely
Minn
NeTsco Trails Council
Scout Council
C. C. Teague
Sherman
Rusty Baccus
Lockney
Friends of
Scouting
Explorer Post
Mankin
Harold Winnett
Easie
Clean up and dry up to curb mosquito breeding
County Judge Choice Moore urged Fannin County towns to lead a mosquito control drive by removing debris cutting weeds and grass eliminating standing water and cleaning vacant lots. He said spraying cannot succeed without this cleanup and noted lack of spray equipment but active efforts are underway in several towns including Trenton and Windom.
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Fannin County
Moore
Trenton
Windom
Fire damages Wood Products Co building on East 2nd street
A fire of undetermined origin heavily damaged the main Wood Products Co building on East 2nd street just before 6 am Thursday. Lumber, saws, a lift fork and other equipment were damaged or destroyed as walls buckled and windows shattered. Power lines into the plant were down. Pat Clutter, the manager, was away on business.
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Wood Products Co
East 2Nd Street
Pat Clutter
Bonham
Radios Stolen From Airplane In Fannin County Mystery
Lawmen investigated a new theft type after two radios worth 2800 dollars disappeared from a plane at Jones Field. The owner is Lloyd Stroud. The loss was found Thursday morning as Dub Hodge moved the aircraft from the hangar. Deputy H.R. Van Zandt noted the radios were stolen overnight while the aircraft was parked.
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Glen F
Dub) Hodge
Jones Field
TB Association
Fannin County
Bonham
Ivestigate
Lloyd Stroud
Dub Hodge
H.R. van Zandt
Wreck Damage Put At 110 Dollars In City Collision
Investigating officers estimate 110 dollars in damage after a two vehicle crash at Main and First streets. Officer Kenneth Rice and Jerry Hackney identify the driver as Mrs Juanita Apple Turman of Gobers. She is said to have rear ended James Warner Smith’s parked car at the Southwest Pump Co. lot.
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Main
First Streets
Kenneth Rice
Jerry Hackney
Juanita Apple Turman
Gober
Turman
James Warner Smith
Southwest Pump Co
Johnsons Beagle Him Is Killed Chasing A Squirrel
Washington reports President Johnson mourns the death of his beagle Him after he was struck by a White House car while chasing a squirrel. First family member Lynda Johnson reported the incident during a White House briefing, marking the second dog death in 19 months following Her’s accidental death in 1964.
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Washington
UPJ
Johnson
White House
Lynda
House
Rain Drenches Fannin County As Winds Roar
A heavy rain swept Fannin county early Thursday with most stations recording at least an inch. Farmers hailed relief for grain sorghum corn and cotton while wind damaged trees and blew debris around. Tornado sighted seven miles south of Wichita Falls and winds reached 70 mph at Dallas and Fort Worth airports.
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Bonham
Wichita Falls
Greater Southwest
Dallas
Fare Worth
North Texas
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Hob Cantrell
Dieu de Pagoda
Patrolman
Honey Grove
Bonham and
Sere Burford
Bubba Wood
Him
Her
Fannin Farmers
Texas
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