08 Sep 1969
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1969
Page
1
Bailey Inglish second grader Donna Dee Rhine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Rhine, won the elementary division of the Hunt County Fair talent contest in Greenville with a drum performance. She also placed runner up in the 1968 Fannin County Fair.
Inter national report states East German guards at Munich barred a West German truck driver from entering West Berlin until the vehicle unloaded cases of pocket calendars labeled with maps designating East Germany as the Soviet occupied zone.
A Latin hijacker aboard a New York to San Juan Eastern jetliner with 96 aboard claimed tax fatigue and demanded Cuba as the flight diverted to Havana after the cockpit door was opened. Pilot John Themm confirmed the gun was hidden and the hijacker spoke English and Spanish.
Benedicto Kiwanuka former Uganda prime minister and opposition Democratic party leader will appear before a magistrate Tuesday on sedition and subversion charges. He was arrested at his Kampala home Saturday as police seized party files diaries and copies of the monthly magazine. Latam denounces arrest as government crackdown on critics.
James A. Pike 56, former Episcopal bishop of California, died of exhaustion while exploring the Judean wilderness and was buried at Saint Peters Protestant Cemetery in Jaffa. His body was found near a fortress after a daylong hike. his wife Diana and brother said burial plans depend on authorities. He authored works defending orthodox doctrine and later led a foundation for religious transition. He is survived by three children.
President Nixon returns from a California vacation to dedicate the Amistad Dam on the Texas Mexico border near Del Rio with Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. He also meets Gulfport officials and discusses Vietnam truce issues while attending services in San Clemente.
UPI reports growing hostility between Moscow and Peking with broadcasts urging each side to incite revolt among citizens. Officials note radio and news agency commentary targeting the other nation and reference a Chinese article accusing the Soviet leadership of revisionism.
Hollywood report says Fess Parker will direct himself and the rest of the cast in an episode of Daniel Boone. Parker will oversee scenes and performances for the production, continuing his dual role as lead actor and director on the popular series.
Sen. Everett Dirksen will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda with a Tuesday memorial service attended by President Nixon and other leaders. A funeral at National Presbyterian Church follows, and a funeral train will take his body to Pekin Illinois for burial.
Mourners from the Communist world including Kosygin visit Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi as he lies in state. Moscow leaders and party officials condemn Chou En-lai’s early departure while wreaths are sent by Mao and Lin to the North Vietnamese embassy. Delegations from many nations attend the viewing at Ba Dinh Hall.
U S Ambassador C Burke Elbrick said he was treated well during almost 78 hours of kidnapping by a Communist group in Brazil. Authorities had known the location of his holding, but feared a rescue could prompt his death. Elbrick, 61, was released unharmed to return to his official residence, while Brazil pledged to crack down on terrorism.
In Washington at UPI, at least 13 people plan to testify against the nomination of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth to the U.S. Supreme Court when Senate hearings begin Tuesday.
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