Two Year Old Outwits Yard Fence in Bold Escape
Charles Turbyfill and Jean built a cyclone fence to corner in their son Chuck but the two year old quickly found a gate latch and opened it. He shut and relatched before stepping into the front yard, promising new latches yet to come. Jean flaunts a red and pink rose bush from Temple Lumber Co. in bloom this week.
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Chuck
Charles Turbyfill
Charles
Jean
Pop
Mom
Preventis
Temple Lumber Co
Honey Grove Lions Plan May 12 Light Bulb Sale
The Honey Grove Lions club will hold a house-to-house light bulb sale on May 12 starting at 6 p.m. Proceeds will be used to pay the club pledge of 400 dollars to the Honey Grove Armory.
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Honey Grove Lions Club
Honey Grove Armory
Honey Grove Police Remind 15 MPH School Zone Speed
Charles Leslie, assistant chief of police in Honey Grove, urges motorists to observe the 15 mile per hour limit in school zones. The former deputy sheriff stresses that child safety depends on consistent compliance with the speed limits.
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Charles Leslie
Honey Grove
Leslie
Mansfield doubts Johnson seeks Democrats' nomination
Senate Democratic whip Mike Mansfield of Montana says he does not believe Lyndon B. Johnson is a presidential candidate. He notes Johnson could be electable as a Southern Democrat and says Kennedy could win if Catholic. He adds he would not rule out Johnson if "lightning struck" and he were asked to accept.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mansfield
Johnson
Montana
Debate Opens on Measure Moving Up Election Days
Texas House and Senate debated bills to shift primaries earlier to May with runoffs in June. Sponsor Rep. Marshal O Bell argued higher turnout. Sen. Dorsey Hardeman backed May dates. Gonzales opposed, seeking more time and a copy of the bill. Currently primaries are in July with August runoffs.
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Austin
UPI
House
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Committee
Marshal O- Bell
San Antonio
Bell
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Johnson
Senate Committee
Henry Gonzales
Gonzales
Hardeman
Boom
Eisenhower Aid Plan Defended by Dil lon in Senate Hearings
Under secretary C Douglas Dillon told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that President Eisenhowers request for 3.9 billion dollars in foreign aid is a minimum program vital to world peace and U S security He defended 1.6 billion in military assistance while noting a shift toward economic aid and the need to deter aggression with allied military strength
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Washington
UPI
Douglas Dillon
Eisenhower
Dillon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ditton
Alles and Friends
Forecasts Call For Showers In Bonham Area
The weather bureau continues to forecast scattered thunderstorms for the Bonham area with high winds and no significant temperature changes through Tuesday. Bonham reached the upper 80s Sunday and is expected to stay around that level today and Tuesday, with nightly minimums in the upper 60s for the past several days.
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Weather Bureau
Bonham
Weather Outlook for North Central Texas
Considerable cloudiness will persist through Tuesday with warm temperatures and scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. A few thunderstorms are expected in the western portion of the area.
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Texas
Trio Turned Over to McKinney Officers
Three boys arrested in Bonham were handed to Collin County officers for return to McKinney to face charges of indecent exposure. Sheriff Hoyt Ivey said the youths were transmitted to Collin County authorities for processing in McKinney.
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Bonham
Collin County
McKinney
Hoyt Ivey
Cancer Drive to Mobilize 100 Women in Bonham
Bonham organizers announced 100 workers, led by Mrs Paul Campbell and Martin Halsell, will visit homes Thursday night to distribute cancer education literature and collect donations for the Fannin County Cancer Society. The two hour campaign runs 7 to 9 PM with no bus area solicitation, aiming to raise awareness for early detection and treatment.
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Bonham
Fannin County Cancer Society
Paul Campbell
Martin Halsell
County Society
Halsell
Campbell
Texas Power and Light Company
Winnie Money
Bion Reeves
Robert Arledge
Carl Durham
Chamber of Commerce
Truman Urges Repeal of 22nd Amendment Limiting Presidents
Former President Harry S Truman told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that the 22nd Amendment restricting presidents to two terms should be repealed. He said it was a Roosevelt haters’ bill of goods and hamstrings Eisenhower, noting he is eligible for a third term. He framed the amendment as a lame duck constraint and defended Roosevelt’s wartime leadership.
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Washington
API
Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
Senate Judiciary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
8Th Congress
Sen. T.stes Kefauver
D-Temn
Kefauver
Franklin Roosevelt
Storm Center Builds Along Texas New Mexico Line
A storm center formed along the New Mexico Texas line threatening heavy hail and high winds across the Panhandle and South Plains. Forecasters warned of continuing violent weather from Sunday rains, with floods in East Texas and up to 18 inches of rain causing damage to cars crops in the Panhandle.
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New Mexico-Texas Line
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
East Texas
Panhandle
Texas
Darhart
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Presidio
Severe Texas Weather Brings Floods Hail and Loss
Heavy rain and hail battered East and West Texas, causing structural damage and flooding. Reports detail dozens of weather-related hazards from Amarillo to Henderson including dam breaks, road closures, and at least three deaths. Forecasters issued tornado warnings across a 120 mile strip from Lubbock to Wichita Falls.
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Texas
Amarillo
Borger
Fort Worth
UPI
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
West Texas - Panhandle
Trenton Two-Car Crash Fatalities Rise to Two
The Friday collision at U S 69 and the Trenton business loop killed Everett Doyle James 14 of Trenton and Robert Nolan 23 of Sherman. James died in a Sherman hospital Sunday, while Nolan died Saturday. James’s parents and siblings remain seriously injured in hospital. Funeral services for James were held at the First Baptist church in Trenton. Interment followed at Pecans Grove cemetery in McKinney. The County has now seen three traffic deaths this year.
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Trenton
Robert Nolan
Sherman
Sherman Hospital
Everett Doyle James
Everett Dewitt James
Rt. 1
James
Lila Gayle
Rickey Lynn
Carolyn Sue
Bob Walker
U. S. 69
Trenton Business Loop
Young James
First Baptist Church
Pecan Grove
McKinney
Nolan
Fannin County
Help Prompt From Refuges Poster Reaches London
In Peckham the Rev Harold Haines a Baptist pastor invoked emergency lines after spotting a blood red Help sign in a window. Police responded to his home to assist as the sign explained a petition for aid to world refugees.
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London
API
Scotland Yard
Harold Haines
Peckham
Haines
Burning Oil Well Blows Out Near Cuero Texas
A new oil well the Musselman No. 1 near Cuero exploded and spewed flames nearly 200 feet high. Five crewmen worked as Red Adair and Kinley Co. mobilized to fight the blaze. Damage was estimated at about 200000 dollars as the rig was destroyed.
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Cuero
Tex
UPI
Edgar F. Hartman
Red Adair
Kinley Co
Houston
S. E. Thomas
George A. Musselman
Thomas
Ray Peeler Jr to Speak to Kiwanis at Gem Cafe
Bonham attorney Ray Peeler Jr will address the Kiwanis noon luncheon at the Gem cafe on Tuesday. He will discuss "Sun Day, USA" observed nationwide on Friday May 1, with Billy Thompson introducing the guest speaker.
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Ray Peeter, Jr
Bonham
Kiwanis Club
Gem Cafe
USA
The
Nation
Billy Thompson
Quiet Weekend Reported by Local Police
City police and county officers say the weekend was quiet with no major incidents. Both agencies reported arrests for drunkenness but no wrecks burglaries or other investigations were required.
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Sherif's Department
City Police
Lewisville Man Drowns at Grapevine Lake Accident
Grapevine Lake near Lewisville Texas saw the death of Hardy Wendall Rowland age 45 in an accidental drowning after his boat companion says Rowland disappeared from view after a shove. The justice of the peace ruled the death an accident.
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Lewisville
Tex
UPIA
Justice of the Peace
Hardy Wendall Rowland
Grapevine Lake
Rowland
Rebellion Threat In Panama Killed As 84 Sent Jail
The OAS team reports no foreign government involvement in the Panama invasion attempt. About 84 invaders, including 80 Cubans, are jailed or awaiting trial, with several others fleeing into the jungle and being hunted by the Panamanian National Guard.
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Panama
Panama City
UPI
Organization of American States
OAS
Washington
Cuba
National Guard
Jorge Hazera
Fernando Lobo
Brazil
Guatemala
Lobo
Tiger Shark Attacks Young Skindiver Off Panama City
Ernie Grover, 21, a Gulfcoast Community College student, was bitten on the back, legs, and hands by a large tiger shark about one mile off Panama City beach while spearfishing. He was rescued by a passing fishing vessel and later reported in good condition. The shark attack followed blood in the water attracting the shark.
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Panama City
Ernie Grover
Gulfcoast Community College
Grover
Panama City Beach
Reds Fight Illiteracy Claim Targets Youth in Two Years
Tokyo report says during the weekend Communist China declared it will wipe out literacy among young people in two years. The official New China News Agency cited 36,000,000 young illiterates who learned to read and write during 1968.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Communist New China
Titan ICBM test shows successful first stage separation
East Texas saw no rain over the weekend and three deaths were blamed on the weather. In Florida Cape Canaveral a Titan ICBM test achieved successful separation of the first and second stages. Two solid-fuel rockets on opposite sides of the second stage fired properly to ensure clean stage separation.
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Texas
Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Briefcase Lost In San Bernardino Mystery
Army intelligence searches for two elderly women who allegedly took a briefcase from Col Walter Blum on a Los Angeles to San Bernardino bus stop. Official says the case may have contained missile facility plans for Kwajalein atoll though Blum later said it held only personal items like a camera.
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San Bernadino
Calif
UPI
Army
South Pacific
Walter T. Blum
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Blum
Kwajalein Atoll
Joe Mahan
Fontana
Del Rio Soldier Receives Life Prison Sentence
Army Pvt. Kenneth M. Burke of Del Rio Texas was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor for the murder of Pvt. Frank Galgano of Maul Florida and the attempted murder of another soldier at an Army installation. Burke was convicted by general court martial after killing Galgano on guard duty on June 23.
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Seoul
UPS
Kenneth M. Burke
del Rio
Tex
Burke
Frank Galgano
Maul
Flu
Americans Spend About 78 Billion on Food in 1068
A 1068 report shows Americans spent about 78 billion dollars on food, roughly four billion more than the prior year. The data highlights household consumption patterns and rising food costs across the United States.
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