2000 Students Stage Anti Menderes Marches
About 2000 students marched on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street in a fresh anti Menderes demonstration shouting liberty and murderer Menderes. Army troops with tanks sealed off streets near the NATO ministers’ talks as planes circled overhead. The protesters dispersed peacefully after officers’ request.
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Istanbul
Turkey
UPI
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
Istiqlal
NATO
Liberty
Western Alliance
Russia
Africa
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Berlin
Trenton High to host 1960 commencement speaker
Edward Southerland Bonham attorney will deliver the commencement address for Trenton high school on Thursday May 19. Rev H V Caraway First Methodist pastor will speak at baccalaureate Sunday May 15 at the church. Officials list processions benedictions and student speakers with diplomas to be presented by G S Vincent school board president.
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Trenton
Spl
Trenton High School
Edward Southerland
Bonham
H. V. Caraway
First Methodist Church
Henry Donaghey
Kenneth Crawford
O. E. Cashion
Lenwood Coleman
W. L. Corley
Bill Perrin
First Baptist Church
Jo Nell Newby
Bobby Butler
Larry Withrow
Grady Merriwell Riley
Franklin Sims
Supt. Corley
Southerland
G. S. Vincent
Homewell Homer Carpenter Gets Running Water
Homer Carpenter in the country north of Ivanhoe now has running water after a 73 foot well was drilled. The pump initially failed and he hauled water from Bonham for household use. He expects his garden to be in top production within the next week or ten days.
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Homer Carpenter
Ivanhoe
Homer
Bonham
Final Day For Absentee Ballots In Democratic Primary
Mrs Vayden Fletcher notes today is the last day for absentee voting as ballots mailed before midnight will count. A special panel of judges counts absentee ballots, which were previously mailed to each voting box for daytime tally.
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Vayden Fletcher
Test Radio and TV Silence Details Bonham Civ Defense Drill
Bonham radio and television outlets went off air for 30 minutes during a civil defense test. Regular broadcasts were suspended as officials including President Eisenhower and Secretary Gates spoke on 640 and 1240 kHz to relay attack instructions.
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Erize
Civic Defense
Eisenhower
Secretary of
Defense Gates
Explosions Hit High Yield Fertilizer Plant Near Commerce
A fire at the High Yield fertilizer plant on Commerce outskirts triggered a series of explosions in a chemical warehouse. One man, John B. Weatherby, suffered minor injuries when a fire hose broke and struck him. Firemen from Commerce, Sulphur Springs, and Greenville contained the blaze.
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Commerce, Tex
Bonham Area Forecast Calls for Thundershowers Through Wednesday
The U S Weather Bureau predicts scattered thundershowers in the Bonham area through Wednesday. Warmer temperatures expected after a mild spell this week.
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Bonham
U. S Weather Bureau
Mock Alert Sirens Highlight Civil Defense Test in 1960
Washington reports a nationwide mock attack test named Operation Alert 1960. Sirens silenced broadcasting for 30 minutes as Conelrad aired instructions. President Eisenhower, at Ft Benning, urged strong civil defense and national unity for survival amid potential nuclear threat.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Conelrad
Eisenhower
Ft Benning
North Central Texas Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy conditions prevail in North Central Texas with widely scattered thunder showers tonight and Wednesday. Expect warmer temperatures tonight across the region.
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Texas
Pulitzer Winners Listed in Music Drama and Journalism
Fourteen 1960 Pulitzer prizes announced in journalism music and letters. Andrew Lopez of United Press International won for news photography for Cuban revolt images. Fiorello drama won the drama prize, marking the third musical to do so. Allen Drury won fiction for Advise and Consent.
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New York
UPI
Andrew Lopez
United Press International
Lopez
Jose Rodriguez
Matanzas
Cuba
Rodriguez
San Severino Castle
Fiorelo
Fiorello H. Me Guardia
Thee Ising
South Pacific
Allen Drury
Publitzer
Scouters Plan 1960 Summer Programs and Camporee
Bios d Arc district committee and Scoutmasters outlined summer activities for 1960. Jim Danner urged more adult leaders for new and rechartered units, noted the May 13 camporee and the September Together Plan, and a $2000 district capital fund goal for Camp Glover development.
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Bios d’ Arc
Jim Danner
Danner
J O. Tate
Ray Peeler
Kiamichi
Sixth Grade Band to Join Concert With High School and Junior High
Members of the Sixth Grade band will perform in a Thursday night concert joining the high school and junior high bands. The event showcases three bands and is set for May with admission details to be announced.
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James A. Taylor
Protests Erupt Over Chessman Execution Sparks Global Outrage
United Press International reports protests at U S embassies and abroad after Cary Chessman’s execution. Mob activity in Lisbon Stockholm Montevideo and Milan. critics cite delay and capital punishment. International reaction included threats to tourists and strong editorials. Eisenhower asks Congress for swift action on aid and policy in a mid session State of the Union message.
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United Press International
U.S
Cary Chessman
Perver
Chessman
Lisbon
Portugal
Stockholm
Sweden
Montevideo
Uruguay
State Department
California
Edmund Brown
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
State of the Union
America
Severe Weather Forecast Across Texas Panhandle and South
Thunderstorms were forecast from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. along a 120 mile belt from north of Amarillo to Enid Oklahoma and a second band from Wink to Abilene. The Guadalupe River reached flood stage at Victoria while minor flooding was forecast in San Antonio as moisture spread over West Texas and the Panhandle.
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United Press International
Texas Panhandle
Pecos Valley
South Plains
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Enid
Oklo
Wink
Abilene
West Texas
Panhandle
Texas
el Paso-Midland
East Texas
South Texas
Junction
Guadalupe River
Victoria
San Antonio Weather Bureau
South
Five Criminal Cases Set For Trial In District Court
Five criminal cases are scheduled for trial in the South District Court the week of May 23. Defendants include George Dooley charged with theft over 50 dollars Willie Franklin Wyatt charged with cattle theft in two cases and Melvin W Greer charged with theft and burglary Dooley and Wyatt were indicted last week while Greer was killed when the grand jury convened in January.
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George Dooley
Willie Franklin Wyatt
Melvin W. Greer
Dooley
Wyatt
Greer
Mayors Gather For Four Day International Assembly
More than 1 000 mayors from across the world will meet here May 11 for a four day assembly to discuss municipal problems. The convention is sponsored by national and international mayors organizations.
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UPI
Richard J Daley
Natonal
Cornflakes Test In Jet Age at Fort Worth Runway
Convair officials in Fort Worth plan to scatter cornflakes and small metal bits along a plant runway to study how much debris is ingested by engines of the B-58 Hustler during takeoffs and landings as the jet bomber enters service.
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Fort Worth
UPS
Convair
Texas primary race tightens as rivals trade charges
Texas politics heats up five days before the Democratic primary. Gov. Price Daniel accuses Jack Cox of ties to oil lobbyists angry at a pipeline tax while Cox labels Daniel a professional politician. Atty Gen. Will Wilson warned of gambling if Wag Carr wins. land commissioner hopeful Jerry Sadler reports death threats but won t name suspects. Daniel and Wilson address women s participation and rights at the Knights of Columbus convention as campaigns shift across Houston Tyler Texarkana Dallas and Austin.
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Frank Jones
Honey Grove
Alaska Railroad
Anchorage
Jones
Alaska
Texas
United Press International
Price Daniel
Jack Cox
Bzas
Danie
Cox
Daniel
Dallas
Will Wilson
Waggoner Carr
Galveston
Jerry Sadler
Austin
Sadler
Knights of Columbus
San Antonio
Carr
Fort Worth
Wilson
Houston
Tyler
Texarkana
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O. W. Leeman
Fred Johnson
Bob Dorough
Bob Harris
John Reneau
Johnny Simmons
Savoy
Charles Leslie
Clyde Hail
Jimmy Collins
Clyde Mayo
Bob Cantrell
Milan
London
John Jelley
Jelley
Daily Mail
Daily Herald
Daly Telegraph
Andre Maurois
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin Prison
Sth District Court
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