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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1954
Page
9
Reports state French forces directed counter attacks near Hanoi and in the Dien Bien Phu area as Viet Minh defenders held and evacuation plans were arranged for wounded troops. High command details and movements were discussed with emphasis on west fronts and surrounding lines.
Four window exhibits promoting Armed Forces Pay and the Open House were set up in Bonham. The displays are located at the Chamber of Commerce, Leatherwood Men's Store, Arledge’s Stores, and Texas Power and Light, and will be viewed on Sunday May 16.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd says FHA informed him rents in two apartment projects built with insured loans are based on estimated replacement costs not actual costs. He argues the inflated rents stem from a scandalous program where insured loans exceeded project costs. He cites possible $100 million windfall for builders and pledges further investigation.
Severe rainfall swept across southeast Texas into the Panhandle with Dallas Fort Worth and numerous cities recording multi inch totals. Lufkin and College Station logged over seven inches amid slow warm up while Amarillo and Lubbock posted high figures. Central North Texas reported gains as farmers evaluate damage and replanting needs Duke County agents warned of necessary replanting as emergency feed applications pour in.
The Senate voted to send a proposed constitutional amendment to the House to cap the Supreme Court at nine justices and force retirement at 74 to prevent court packing. Americans for Democratic Action urged Congress to defeat all wiretapping legalization proposals while the House moved a bill allowing wiretapping under certain conditions for subversion cases.
Eisenhower touts national unity and says Democrats were consulted 91 times in 16 months across State Department and other agencies in contrast with the Truman era. He claims bipartisan foreign policy meetings occurred but notes Democrats who reached out were a selective group amid weather and traffic incidents.
Liam Knowland warns against partisan criticism to avoid paralysis in foreign policy clashes involving Democrats and Republicans. Senator Kennedy faults the administration for not acting earlier as Indo China deteriorates, while Secretary Wilson departs for the Far East to support French and Indo-Chinese efforts. Dulles says events beyond control may prevent hopeless outcomes, triggering French alarm amid a confidence vote on Asia policy. Buy U. S. Savings Bonds.
Cameron county commissioners ordered the final engineering work on a five mile Padre Island link that will connect three county park sites on the south end of the island.
The highway will form the main street of a resort area developed on the island extending from Corpus Christi to Prownaville.
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