Khrushchev Says No War Over Berlin and Aims for West Berlin Solution
In Bucharest Khrushchev declared no need for war over Berlin and warned the US on disarmament. He said Russia may sign a separate pact with East Germany if no progress is made, but emphasized no deadlines and a goal to turn West Berlin into a free town.
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Bucharest
Romania
UPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
Khrushchev
Russia
East Germany
America
Grivita Rosse
Germany
West Berlin
First Cotton Bloom Report From Bonham Area
Billy Waggoner of Edhube brought in the year’s first cotton bloom a two foot stalk from a field sprayed to combat insects. Virgil Waggoner notes blooms but insect damage appears absent after the ride to town. A Bonham town photo from the 1913 Texas-Oklahoma League opening day is displayed at city hall, and readers are asked to help identify people in the picture by section.
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Billy Waggoner
Edhube
Virgil Waggoner
Virgil
Bonham
City Hall
Herbert Christian
Firemen's Club
Old City Hall
Field Corn Roasting Ears Near Stage Despite Silks Heavy
Farmers report corn fields nearing roasting ear stage with silks heavy. Field corn ears are expected to yield better roasting ears than sweet corn, especially the yellow varieties.
Squirrel Uses Overhead Route After Monday Traffic
A persistent squirrel on North Center dodges two braking cars Monday morning and scampers to the curb, then takes an overhead route to safety.
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North Center
Magouicks Enjoy San Francisco View From Top of the Mark
A card from J. C. Magouicks in San Francisco says they are having a wonderful time and praises the view from the Top of the Mark as lovely.
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J. C. Magouicks
San Francisco
Dam experts arrive in Moscow for talks on Aswan project
A United Arab Republic team of dam experts arrived in Moscow to discuss the Aswan high dam project Tass the Soviet news agency said on Monday leading the delegation is Musa Arafa minister for the construction of the dam
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Moscow
UPI
United Arab Republic
Mondey
Aswan High Dam
Tass
Musa Arafa
Crane spooks Shrewsbury air base crowd lands crane
A crane landed on the main runway at Shrewsbury Air Force Base delaying flights for about an hour. Airmen chased the bird, captured it, and sent it to Chester Zoo.
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Hirewsbury
England
Shrew Air Force Base
Chester Zoo
John Gammon Receives Rare France Award
John Gammon and John D. Warner of Lake Charles La are named the only two Americans to receive the Service and Valor certificate from Reseau Des Emetteurs International Union of French Council of Administration. Gammon led Radio Communications in Saran France with the U S Army and ran the MARS station for two years before training Warner who succeeded him. He holds memberships in Reseau Des Emerteurs Francais International Short Wave League I S W L the American Radio Relay League and the Institute of Radio Engineers. He is a Fort Monmouth Signal School graduate and now works for International Crystal Electronics in Oklahoma City.
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John Gammon
Ws5vyy
FZHC
Reseau Des Emetteurs
International Union of French, Council of Administration
John D. Warner
Lake Charles
Gammon
Forrest Gammon
East 12Th Street
Saran
France
U. S. Army
MARS
Warner
Reseau Des Emerteurs Francias
1.S.W.L
American Radio Relay
Three Signatures Delay Start on FM 273 Widening
Commissioner Robert Bellows said right of way for widening FM 273 from SH 78 through Ivanhoe is nearly ready after one of four heirs signed the deed. When all three remaining signatures are obtained, obstructions will be cleared and bids called for the project from FM 273 through the Duplex and Tulip communities to Elwood. The work has been delayed for years awaiting possession of the property.
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FM 273
Ivanhoe
Robert Bellows
Bellows
Texas Highway Commission
Duplex
Tulip
Elwood
Defense plans $15000 prize for school redesign
The Defense Department will award a $15,000 grand prize for the best design of an elementary school against radioactive fallout. The competition runs July 15 to August 1 and will be judged by the American Institute of Architects.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
American Institute of Architects
Court ruling opens Salisbury pools to Africans
In Southern Rhodesia, the high court ruled that Africans may use the city suburban swimming pools. The decision arose from the case of James Chamboko, a houseboy barred from pool access by town management officials.
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Salisbury
Southern Rhodesia
UPI
James Chamboko
Boa
Mulberry Wins State Prize in 1961 Community Contest
The 1961 state contest awards Mulberry first place district and county honors, receiving a $100 district and $50 county prize. Homer Gibbs and Bennett L. Smith presented district awards. Bob Berrow presented county awards to multiple communities. Judge Moore and Mrs. Tom Joyce Cunningham praised progress and unity, stressing every participant is a winner even without cash.
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Mulberry
Homer Gibbs
Texas Power and Light Co
Bennett L. Smith
Community Public Service Co
Allen's Point
Dial
Nunnelee
Bob Berrow
Lannius
Allen's Chapel
Nunnelee Ravenna
Bartley Woods
Selfs
June Becomes Wettest Month Of Current Year In County
Thunderstorms across the county dropped 1.90 inches in Bonham and brought June’s total to 8.56 inches for the first 18 days. A strong north wind cooled readings from 94 to the upper 70s as damage occurred to trees near Kueckelhan’s store and some REA power lines were interrupted. Rainfall varied, soaking Honey Grove Dodd City Windom and Ladonia areas before deluging all sections Monday night. North Central Texas remains clear to partly cloudy with possible late storms in the southeast.
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Bonham
Kueckelhan
Honey Grove
Dodd City
Windom
Ladonia
Texas
Saturday Sidewalk Sale Expands in Bonham
The third annual Sidewalk Sale in Bonham attracts more merchants and crowds as shops convert tables to the sidewalk. Banners music and barkers create a carnival atmosphere promising bargains and open-market shopping, with bargain lists in Thursday’s Daily Favorite.
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Bonham
Daily Favorite
OAS Breaks Truce With Oran Mortar Attack
In Oran, the Secret Army Organization shelled a Moslem quarter with mortars wounding 18 soldiers two of them seriously. The attack followed OAS threats to defy the European truce and came as Algiers lifted city curfews for the first time in six years.
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Algiers
UPI
Oran
OAS
Maison Blanche
Fort de Eau
Maison Bianche
Bone
Ace
Cairo
Youssef Bea
Algeria
Hurricane Hunter AF Launches Tiros 5
Cape Canaveral reports the U S hurricane hunter satellite Tiros-5 placed into orbit on a Dekai rocket at 7 19 a m EST The 285 pound satellite uses water glass cameras to monitor weather worldwide including Russia The mission aims to track hurricanes and ice conditions from Arctic to Antarctic without sensitive espionage capabilities.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
America
Russia
Tiros-5
U.S
Tirog
Atlantic
Pacific
North Atlantic
Antarctic
Federal Space Agency
Northern students arrested visiting Mississippi church
A group of northern college students and a white attorney were arrested after leaving a Negro church in Clarksdale. They were held about 20 hours incommunicado and questioned about relationships with Black people. An accompanying attorney said the group would seek relief from the U S Commission on Civil Rights.
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Clarksdale
Miss
UPI
Mississippi
United States
Vicky Burroughs
Greene
Iowa
Miss Burroughs
Westchester County
William L. Higgs
Jackson
Higgs
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
Harvard
Coahoma County
Higas
Campbell
Jackson Todey
Air
Cil
Bonham Receives City Lake Title After Reversion Talks
The Texas State Parks Board reconveyed a 52 acre tract southeast of Bonham to the city. The land, deeded in the 1930s for Bonham State Park, was never developed and remained under city control. Discussions on returning the property spanned years with engineers noting the watershed could not sustain a larger lake.
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Texas State Parks Board
Bonham
State Parks Board
Bonham State Park
State Park
Parks Board
Red Cross Volunteers Range From Hours to Full Time
Article notes that voluntary participation in the American Red Cross spans from chapter volunteers who give a few hours weekly to individuals who contribute nearly full time to key positions.
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American Red Cross
Airline strike deferred as unions and airline body seek settlement
Washington APS reports the Flight Engineers Union postponed its planned strike against Trane World Airlines to allow time for settlement talks chaired by Labor Secretary. Spokesmen for both sides say they will resume consideration of proposals. The deferral lasts while talks continue.
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By Beir Cantrell
Union of French Council of Administration
Oklahoma City
Leek
Woney Grove
Fanwin County
Moore
Soa Aparece Ee
Ev Cocsmuhinnee
Bonam
Amarillo
High Plains
Wilson
Franklin
Tex
Will Wilson
Henry H. Marshall
Austin
Capital
Marshall
John M. Serran
Dae
Arctic
Tiros
Robert Gray
Federal
Space Agency
Delta
Gray
Earth
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Man Fan
USA
Boce
Goldberg
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