Community Sale and Parade Sparks Weekend Buzz
Saturday brings the annual sidewalk sale with merchants displaying wares on the curb. A Boys Baseball parade starts at 10 a.m. with 300 players in uniform. Bake sales by Mothers of boys and Nunnelee Community Improvement Club raise funds. Palm leaf fans draw a remark about Mrs. Ethel Gilley of Ector. Mobile X ray unit offers chest pictures in Bonham Friday and Honey Grove Saturday with limited hours.
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Uniforria
Nunnelee Community Improvement Club
Ethel Gilley
Ector Hunting
Bonham
Honey Grove
Dallas Area Tuberculosis Association
Bonham Fri
Work Starts on Widening FM 38
Plans for traffic handling during reconstruction were set in Paris by highway department officials and the contractor. FM 38 runs from Tiger Town to U S 82 covering 6 317 miles. R W McKinney Construction Co holds the contract to widen the crown to 28 feet and add 54 inches of flexible base and a 2 course surface treatment. Construction began June 20 with completion targeted by Vec.
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Highway Department
Department of Public Safety
Paris
FM 38
Tigertown
U. S. 82
R. W. McKinney Construction Co
Vec
Howe Project Wins Federal Housing Loan Approval
Congressman Ray Roberts announces that the Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a federal loan of $139,548 for Howe to build 10 low rent public housing units for the elderly. The average cost per home is $9,566.
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Howe
Ray Roberts
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Joelson questions Iwo Jima memorial souvenirs made in Japan
Representative Joelson criticized souvenir replicas of the Marine flag raising at Iwo Jima sold at the Iwo Jima memorial in Washington. He noted they are made in Japan and said the choice shows poor taste and judgment despite Japan being a current ally.
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Washington
UPI
Charles S. Joelson
Dnj
Iwo Jima
Japan
Joelson
Turncoat Oas Guides Marines to Two Big Viet Victorys
American troops guided by a turncoat Communist lieutenant and South Vietnamese marines scored two major victories against the Communists. They piled up 680 enemy dead in a sweeping engagement, marking a significant early victory in the campaign.
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Saigon
UPI
Buddhist Opposition Is Crushed in Saigon Raid
In Saigon troops with bayonets seized the National Buddhist headquarters at Vien Hoa Dao, arresting 100 youths and a suspected killer. Buddhist leader Thich Tam Chau criticized Premier Ky for sending troops to sacred ground as unrest waned. Meanwhile, U S forces faced desertion incidents and a strike by 9000 Vietnamese workers hampered Saigon area construction.
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Saigon
UPI
Thich Tam Chau
Vien Hoa Dao
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Hue
Thich Tei Quang
U.S
Saipan
Oan
Viet Nam
Raymond International
New York
Morrison-Knudsen International
Boise
Idaho
Brown and Root
Houston
Texas
J. A. Jones
Charlotte
N.C
North Viet Nam
Hino
Tuy Hoa
Viet Hoa Dao
International Pancake Race Draws Liberal and Olney Teams
The annual pancake race pits Liberal Kansas runners against Olney Long Island contenders in a cross town rivalry. Spectators expect a fast start as teams prepare for the traditional race day.
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Liberal
Kan
Olney
Longland
Wingless Bacteria Float Sparks Tiny Creature Travel
A compact organism travels easily through the air for days via a wingless bacteria carrier, suggesting small size aids airborne persistence and dispersal properties.
Moving Outdoors Sidewalk Sale Slated For Saturday
Bonham merchants plan a Saturday Sidewalk Sale with outdoor merchandise on sidewalks in front of stores. Prices will be cut to the bone on popular items, with booths, tables, and clerks in yesteryear styles offering bargains inside and outside.
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Bonham
Helms Nominated to Lead CIA as Raborn Resigns
Senate Armed Services Committee approved President Johnson's pick Richard Helms to become CIA director after Adm William Raborn's resignation. Helms would move up from deputy director once confirmed. The broader session covered auto safety, FCC nominations, and a three year 155 million health training program ahead of Medicare.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Senate
Helms
William F. Raborn
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Senate Commerce Committee
Ausel H. Hyde
Federal Communications Commission
Nicholas Johnso
FCC
House
Task forces head to Philadelphia for civil rights march
Mississippi volunteers form a 10 man task force in Benton as they break camp for a march toward Jackson. A second group led by Rev Ralph Abernathy heads for Philadelphia to join King planned for Friday amid calls for volunteers and a vowed nonwhite friendly crowd.
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Benton
Miss
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Jackson
Ralph Abernathy
Martin Luther King
King
Hosea Williams
Lubbock Faces Pollution Scrutiny By State Board
The Texas Water Pollution Control Board will review a Parks and Wildlife inland fishery study accusing Lubbock of severe pollution neglect. The report cites 22 counts with Lubbock County singled out for ongoing refuse and planning pollution issues in West Texas.
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Austin, Tex
Texas Water Pollution Control Board
Lubbock
West Texas
South Plains
Parks and Wildlife Department
Lubbock County
Dodd Ethics Hearings Open as Ex-Aide Levels Accusations
James P. Boyd testified before the Senate Ethics Committee that Senator Thomas J. Dodd misappropriated large sums from campaign funds. He cited Dodd's ties with Chicago lobbyist Julius Klein and his travel to West Germany to entertain German dignitaries. Boyd said he began questioning the conduct after campaign data surfaced from the 1964 race and that he had taken papers from Dodd’s files without pay. The hearing focused on Dodd’s relationships with Klein, with committee members seeking clarity on past actions.
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Boyd
Anguimt Dodd
Dodd
Jack Anderson
West Germany
Klein
James B. Pearson
Senate
Reunited Wounded Twins To Meet At Tripler General
Identical 19 year old Marines Richard and Ronald Sanoria will meet next week at Tripler General Hospital in Honolulu after both lost a left leg to Viet Cong mines. Their parents, plantation workers from Pahoa Hawaii, hope to join them for the reunion as Marines raise funds to bring the family to Hawaii.
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Honolulu
UPI
Richard
Ronald Sanoria
Viet Nam
Tripler General Hospital
Sanoria
Lucie Sanoria
Pahoa
Hawaii
da Nang
Tripler
Ronald
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Pacific Headquarters
Mrs. Sanoria
Navy
Hershey backs lowering draft standards and age limit
Washington selective service director Lewis Hershey urged lowering physical and educational standards to widen the draft pool and said studying a draft for men over 26 could occur. He opposed substantial cuts to the age cutoff while noting minor misdemeanors should not bar service.
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Washington
UPJ
Selective Service
Lewis
Hershey
En I
House Armed Services Committee
Dun
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Hey Hey
Lions Officers Are Installed by Bonham Club
New officers of the Bonham Lions club were installed at noon Thursday with Dr Hard Hunt of Paris as district governor presiding. Officers include Robs Windham as president James Hunter as vice president Hard Mazey as secretary likely, Harold Buchine and Joe Mece as directors plus Cheatham as treasurer. Dr Hunt urged Lions growth and announced dates for the International convention in May 1967 and a mid winter conference in Texarkana in January.
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Bonham Lions Club
Hard Hunt
Paris
Robs Windham
Vo Bo Onson
James Hunter
Hard Mazey
Joe Fletche
Asurer
Harold Buchine Tarntwast
Joe Mece
Viallag
Texarkana
Januay
Weather Forecast for Bonham and Texas
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with a slight chance of afternoon or night showers. Bonham reached 89 on Wednesday with a morning low in the upper 60s as warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico continues to flow northward into Texas.
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Bonham
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Two Injured In Dodd City Wreck
Denison teens Julia Kay McCullough and James Franklin Busby suffered minor bruises and cuts when their car struck a tractor on U.S. 82 near Dodd City. Investigator Patrolman Jake Jackson reported the accident. driver of the tractor was James Harda Badges of Bonham, an employee of the Texas Highway Department.
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Denison
Dodd City
Jake Jackson
Julia Kay McCullough
James Franklin Busby
Jackson
Miss McCullough
James Harda
Bonham
Texas Highway Department
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