United Community Campaigns Months Proclaimed in Texas
Governor John Connally proclaims September October and November as United Community Campaigns Months in Texas urging Texans to support United Fund or Community Chest drives. The Bonham campaign will kickoff soon, and all residents and workers are urged to contribute. Lions meet Thursday at noon in the Gem Cafe banquet room with President Ruby Windham urging attendance.
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United Community Campaigns
Texas
John Connally
Guy Connally
United Fund
Community Chest
Fie
Bonham United Fund
Bonham
Lions
Gem Cafe
Ruby Windham
Stephenson School
United States
Texas Highway Week Emphasizes Road Network Strength
Deputy District Clerk Frieda Simpson notes the dust from sweeping as she jokes about drought and frost while highlighting Texas communities relying on highways with no rail or air links. She urges continued attention to improving farm to market roads like the Bonham Ravenna route now FM 1753, affecting schools and mail routes.
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Frost
Frieda Simpson
Fannin County
Bonham-Ravenna
Bonham
Ravenna
Rotary Back On Meeting Schedule In Bonham
Bonham Rotarians resumed regular gatherings on Wednesday at the Gem cafe now under A. A. Coonrod. The restored dining room will host Rotary and Lions meetings this week as guest Rotarians Dava Brent and Bush Bowden were introduced.
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Bonham
Gem Cafe
A. A. Coonrod
Rotary
Lions
Ray Taylor
Dava Brent
Pascal Brent
Bush Bowden
Mob Pickets Harlem School Clashes Halt Early Start
Pickets charged police barriers outside Harlem's Intermediate School 201 as principal Stanley Lisser arrived for the day. At least two arrests were made by the 100 officers guarding the racially tense entry.
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New York
Johnson regrets price hike on new cars and seeks analysis
President Johnson expressed regret over Ford price increases on 1967 models and asked the Council of Economic Advisers to study potential inflationary impacts. He urged manufacturers to absorb safety equipment costs without raising prices and avoided commitments on tax increases or Vietnam end dates.
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Washington
API
Johnson
Ford Motor Co
Council of Economic Advisers
Nytysens
Mods
Anto
Coor
Soviets Provoke UN Call to Condemn US Viet Nam Policy
The Soviet Union urged the United Nations to condemn U.S. policy in Viet Nam via Izvestia as ten Communist nations pressed to place withdrawal of foreign forces from Korea on the agenda and dissolve UN machinery there. Izvestia blamed U.S. aggression in Viet Nam and warned against a new peace offensive. The 21st General Assembly opened with Viet Nam, Thant’s future, and money matters as dominant issues.
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United Nations
UPI
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Andrei Gromyko
Russie
Izvestia
U.S
South Korea
U.N
Korea
United States
Genral Thant
Terrell Workable Plan Approved by HUD
Congressman Ray Roberts says Terrell has HUD approval for a workable program to eliminate and prevent slums and blight. The certification makes Terrell eligible to apply for federal aids as prerequisites, with A. V. York serving as mayor.
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Ray Roberts
Terrell
Department of Housing and Urban Development
A. V. York
Ball Resigns and Katzenbach to Succeed in State Dept
President Johnson announces George W. Ball resigns as Undersecretary of State and Nicholas Katzenbach will take his post. Eugene Rostow named undersecretary of state to replace Harriman. Fay Koehler recalled from Moscow to be deputy undersecretary of state. Ramsey Clark named deputy attorney general. Tom Clark’s son possible future AG issue noted.
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Justice Department
Eugene Rostow
Yale Law School
Rostow
W. Averell Harriman
Johnson
Fay Koehler
Soviet Union
Moscow
U. Alexis Johnson
Clark
Tom Cleark
U.S. Supreme Court
Powell Poised for Loss of Chairduties in Education Panel
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell appears to have ceded much of his power as chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee. A bloc of 13 Democrats backs new rules limiting his authority for the remainder of the session, while Powell resists. Concurrently, Powell faces contempt of court charges in New York over unpaid libel judgment to Esther James, risk of jail and fines if convicted.
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Washington
UPI
Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Powell
New York
Esther James
Harlem
James
Johnson Signs Bill to Curb Spiraling Interest Rates
President Johnson signed legislation giving federal banking agencies power to set ceilings on deposit rates to curb inflation. Agencies will announce initial steps soon, aiming to blunt the fierce race for savings and keep the dollar sound while matching expenditures with revenues.
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Washington
API
Johnson
White House
Financial i
Congress
Viet Nam
Federal Reserve Board
FED
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
FEC
Bank Board
Capitol Hill Telephone Wiretap Claim Sparks Hearing
Boston based expert Bernard B Spindel testified before a Massachusetts commission that the master lines to Capitol Hill may have been secretly monitored. He cited three Washington lines to the White House Pentagon and Congress and suggested a branch to an old building could have housed a listening setup possibly by the CIA FBI or another agency.
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Boston
UPI
Capitol Hill
Washington
Justice Department
Bernard B.spindel
Holmes
N.Y
Massachusetts Commission
Spindel
White House
Pentagon
Congressional
CIA
FBI
Fair Skies and Cool Weather Expected in Bonham Area
Bonham forecasts call for fair skies and cool temperatures through Thursday with a dip toward fall. The past week saw unusually low overnight lows, a 55 degree minimum Wednesday and a 78 degree high on Tuesday. The five day outlook predicts average temperatures about two degrees below normal with light rainfall around 0.25 inches. Cooler readings are expected across North Texas, with Dalhart reporting 53 degrees as the state low and Galveston and Presidio reaching 70.
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Bonham
North Texas
Dalhart
Galveston
Presidio
Teens Spend Big on Stockings in Yearlong Survey
Seventeen magazine reports American teen girls bought 344 million pairs of stockings worth 366 million dollars in the past year. Average spending equals about 1.07 dollars per pair with roughly 27.7 pairs per reader.
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Seventeen
America
Two Denison Men Plead Guilty in District Court
In Sixth District court on Tuesday Joe Cassell and Thomas Jefferson Butcher of Denison pleaded guilty to indictments accusing burglary of Tex Robertson grocery store Holmes Connelley drug store at Trenton and W D Clements store at Ladonia. W K E Dunham also pled guilty to theft over 50 and received a five year suspended sentence with 180 dollars restitution due in 90 days. Trials for James P Blusingame and Fred Davis were reset to November 7.
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Sixth District
Billf
Joe Cassell
Thomas Jefferson Butcher
Denison
Cassell
Tex Robertson
Holmes Connelley
Trenton
W. D. Clements
Ladonia
Butcher
Clements
W. K E. Dunham
James P Blussingame
Fred Davis
Usl
Fannin County Sheik’s Department
Dudley Jackson
Marines Fight Bloodily For Control Of South Viet Nam Village
U S Marines and North Vietnamese troops clash in a brutal battles for control of a southern village near the demilitarized zone. B52s and other aircraft bombarded positions as Marine forces attack through tunnels and trenches, with 34 air sorties reported. Casualties include two American planes lost and several crewmen missing.
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Saigon
U.S
North
South
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
al Wage
Nyrtn
Tonkin Gulf
Haiphong
South Viet Nam
U.S. Marine
Chu Lai
Ksar
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Pope Paul VI
Ball
Katzenbach
Craig Danner
Gene Danner
Jo Carolyn Denton
Joe Denton, Jr
Ted Lane
F. B. Lane
Cathy Ritchson
Grady Ritchson
Tony Richardson
A. D. Richardson
Ruel Williams
Ronnie Jett
LBJ
Seventh Air Force
Air Force
26Th Marines
An Dinh
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