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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1966
Page
8
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All-state performer Mike Morrow signed basketball letters of intent with Southern State College Magnolia Arkansas. The Honey Grove star, 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds, earned first team Class A basketball honors and second team football, and was a unanimous choice for district teams. Coach W T Watson expects him to excel at Southern State as a forward over four years.
A Longhorn cattle drive to Dodge City Kansas begins Sunday from San Antonio Texas. The drive honors Texas heritage with a modern twist as cattle and drivers travel part of the way on trucks rather than walking the entire route.
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson will open the First national youth conference on natural beauty and conservation at the White House South Lawn. She will speak to 500 delegates from 50 states as parts of a program combining entertainment with debate to define youth roles and plan action locally.
Baseball resumes in Bonham after a week off for Scouts at Camp Dierks Glover River Okla Teams return Monday with Pony league Braves versus Cubs curtain raiser Reds versus Tigers nightcap National league opener Red Sox versus Phillies Orioles versus Cards finale Tuesday features Twins versus Angels Pirates versus Mets in second game Texas league Spacks versus Chevys then Dodgers versus Texans Junior Texas Buffs versus Redskins Monday afternoon.
Windom will host a three night rodeo starting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Windom Rodeo club arena two miles south of town. A parade at 6 p.m. Thursday marks the opening. Entries open Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rodeo HQ is the Jess Nichols service station. Events feature junior and senior classes.
Dominic Behan brother of Brendan Behan was arrested in Soho London on assault charges for striking actor Anthony Duke with a beer glass. He was released on 140 dollar bond and faces a July 8 court appearance on assault and possession of an offensive weapon charges.
Oscar Woodson of Gober underwent eye surgery at Denison Memorial Hospital on Thursday. He is listed in room 220.
A Senate labor subcommittee narrowed a bill to extend federal minimum wage coverage by rejecting 202,000 farm workers included in earlier drafts. The panel voted 5 to 4 to exclude commuting day workers on piecework and kept a 500 minimum annual man days threshold for farm labor eligibility.
Oscar Thomas Woodson of Cooper is seriously ill in Janes hospital after a heart attack. He is brother of Mrs Grady Thomas of Bonham and is in room number 6.
Washington officials say Fidel Castro is near a mounting set of troubles as he remains out of public view in Cuba. Since May 1 he has been less mentioned in state media and did not attend a major policy speech on June 4 while Osvaldo Corticos spoke.
In a head on collision on U S Highway 377 two miles north of Keller seven persons died including a mother and son and four preteen girls returning from a Pony League game. An eighth child survived in fair condition. two other car occupants were in poor condition.
A battalion of about 1 000 American paratroopers from the 4th battalion 503rd Infantry 173rd Airborne Brigade arrived by landing craft at Vung Tau to join the fight against the Viet Cong. Lt Col Michael D Healy led the unit ashore marking his second Vietnam tour and the brigade moves to Bien Hoa airbase near Saigon as U S forces Number around 280 000 with more to come.
Jimmie Ray Guillory, 30, scheduled for execution in Conroe, Texas, after pleading guilty to robbing and fatally beating an elderly service station attendant in May 1965. A stay of execution was granted as the case is reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court, with hopes the stay lasts until next September.
The First Court of Civil Appeals will hear arguments on Rice University’s integration case September 15 despite claiming no jurisdiction. The Texas Supreme Court overturned a lower court and ordered it heard. Trustees sued Texas Attorney General Wheeler Carr seeking a ruling to allow tuition and desegregation. Rice alumni opposed the plans. A 1964 Houston district court overturned racial and financial barriers in the founder Walham Marsh Rice will.
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