Bass in shallow shore? Bethel crew recalls odd fish tale
Hop Bethel and companions say a man near the lake was knocked by a snake and later hauled a three to three and a half pound bass onto the bank as he stumbled toward shore. The account mirrors a clipping from an Oklahoma paper about “good old days” rural life. Leonard volunteer firemen plan a gospel music program Thursday night. A pedestrian hit a parking meter while admiring a miniskirt. Weather lately brings poke salet growth quicker.
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Wyteh Cantrefi
Hop Bethel
Hop
Mike Bethel
Jerry Robinson
Loyd Dodson
Bethel
Okahoma
Israel seeks assurances from U S on Suez withdrawal
Israeli diplomatic sources in Jerusalem say Israel asks the United States for guarantees that Soviet or Egyptian troops would not cross the Suez Canal if Israel makes a partial withdrawal to defuse the crisis. Talks are at a make or break point amid Egypt Syria and Libya forming an Arab Federation and Sadat announcing no negotiations or concessions.
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United Press International
Plomatic
Jerusalem
Israel
United States
Suez Canal
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Anwar Sadat
Nines Administration
Jeraeli Te
Lam Son 720 drive stymies communists in A Shau Valley
UPI reports South Vietnam and U S forces establishing bases and supply lines for Lam Son 720 in the A Shau Valley near the Laos border. Sen Huynh Van Cao warned the operation aims to prevent a June or July push that could threaten the October presidential election and endanger the country by year end.
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Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Laos
Cao
Lam Son
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Kontum
Pleiku
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
th_ Shan
Texas approves liquor by the drink in local option vote
Texas House passes a bill to allow liquor by the drink immediately with a 103 to 44 vote. Senate support could push the measure to the governor for signature, with local option voting set for May 18 in 48 counties and first cocktails likely by mid June after permits and licenses are secured.
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House
Dewitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Hale
Guy Mutscher
Drvs
Mutscher
15 Burglaries Thefts Solved With Arrests
Fannin county officers solved 15 burglaries and thefts with the arrest of two men. Robert Palmore of Plainview and Douglas Mc Cutcheon were identified as the suspects. a third suspect remains imprisoned in Texas. A power mower from Forest Grove cemetery at Telephone and another mower plus a chain saw stolen at Roxton were recovered by deputies.
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Fannin County
Dunley Jackson
H. R. van Zand
Robert Palmore
Plainview
Douglas McCutcheon
Texas
Jackson
Forest Grove
Telephone
Roxton
Publicist Linn Hendershot resigns for Mountaineer Speedway post
Linn Hendershot, longtime director of public relations for the United States Auto Club, resigned Monday to take a similar role with the Mountaineer Speedway in Parkersburg West Virginia. He had served with USAC for 11 months.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Linn Hendershot
United States Auto Club
Mountaineer Speedway
Parkersburg
W.va
Hendershot
USAC
House Appropriations Bill Advances For Vote
House Appropriations Committee moves a 6.9 billion budget bill toward a floor vote likely Thursday or Friday. The plan trims higher education and state administration funding while boosting welfare medical assistance and includes raises for judges and some health spending.
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Senate
Welfare
House
Bonham Students Face Hair and Dress Code for 1971-72
Bonham school board adopts a hair and dress code allowing pant suits and tailored slacks for girls while banning beards and mustaches for boys. Skirts must meet an eight inch floor clearance, and boy hair must not block vision or ears. The policy aims to instill pride in appearance as committees and trustees name officers and plan district workshops.
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Bonham
Board of Trustees
Joe Denton
Robert Hodge
Jack Caudle
Lyndell Purdy
David Cole
Denton
Purdy
Cole
Texas Association of School Boards
East Texas Late University
Joe Campbell
Sartee Aacy
Michigan State Adds Ed Youngs To 1970 Football Staff
EAST LANSING Mich UPI Ed Youngs assistant coach at Colorado State was named to Duffy Daugherty staff for the 1970 season at Michigan State.
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East Lansing
Mich
UPI
Ed Youngs
Colorado State
Monday
Duffy Daugherty
Michigan State
Court Rules Anti-Busing Bid Invalid
The Supreme Court unanimously voided a North Carolina anti busing law that barred assigning students by race to balance schools. Chief Justice Burger authored four opinions reexamining desegregation since 1954, guiding lower courts amid Mississippi cases and Nixon era policy shifts.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Virginia
Mississippi
Nixon
Outstanding Service three teachers honored in Fannin County
Three teachers from Bonham and Honey Grove received $100 cash awards and citations for outstanding service at the Fannin County Texas State Teachers Association meeting. Recipients were Mrs. Don Bracketer, Charles Yarborough, and Mrs. Dixie Black.
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Honey Grove
Fannin County
Bonham
Texas State Teachers Association
Don Bracketer
Bonham School
Charles Yarborough
Dixie Black
R. F. Voyer
David Graham Hall Foundation
Voyer
Eenmilien
Light Showers Continue in Bonham Area
Bonham saw light showers push rainfall higher with .13 inch in 24 hours ending at 7 am and .72 inch since Friday night. More showers were expected in the afternoon with clearing skies. The National Weather Service forecast shows potential thunderstorms returning by Friday in northwest Texas but limited rain elsewhere through next weekend.
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Bonham
National Weather Service
Texas
Cole Votes No on Liquor By Drink Bill
Rep James Cole of Greenville opposed the liquor by the drink bill as the Texas House approved it 103 to 44. He said his district favored the amendment last November and noted the measure sparked a city versus rural fight with strong urban voting strength.
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Texas House of Representatives
James Cole
Greenville
Cole
House
Power Failures Hit West Coast Downtown
Mysterious power failures disabled trolley cars and buses in San Francisco during both morning and evening rush hours. Electrical supply to overhead lines for buses and trolleys was off from 8:04 to 9:41 AM and 4:30 to 5:00 PM, affecting thousands of commuters. officials offered no cause.
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San Francisco
UPI
Municipal Railway
Four Boxes of 1862 Scrip Found in Georgia Vaults
Four large boxes of scrip issued by the Western and Atlantic Railroad in 1862, valued at 25 and 50 cents, were found in Georgia State Treasury vaults. State Treasurer Bill Burson said the scrip could only be redeemed with Confederate money and it will be turned over to the state archives for preservation.
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Atlanta
UPS
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Georgia
Bill Burson
State Archives
James R Bentle Killed in Crash Near Knox City
James Robert Bentle 48 of 504 Agnew Street died in a traffic wreck near Knox City Monday night April 19 1971. Funeral 2:30 p m Wednesday at Cooper Sorrells Funeral Home chapel with Revs Eu banks Ponath officiating. Burial in Carson Cemetery Ector. Bentle a B and L Co foreman born Bonham December 15 1922 married Thelma Bankston August 16 1969 World War II veteran with the 3rd Division. Survived by wife two sons two stepsons stepdaughter, brother, sisters, and four grandchildren. Family at funeral home tonight 7 to 9.
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James Robert Bentle
Agnew Street
Knox City
Cooper - Sorrells Funeral Home
Joe Eubanks
Bobby Ponath
Carson Cemetery
Ector
Bentle
B&l Co
Texas
Bonham
William Bentle
Thelma Bankston
Bailey
3Th
Lubbock
The
Baptist Church
Thelma Bentle
Bobby Bentle
Michigan
James B. Bentle
Wichita Falls
Pat
Mike Bankston
Cheryl Bankston
Joe Bentle
Dallas
Frankie Kendrick
Irving
Dorothy Franklin
Plainview
Jean Williams
Fort Worth
Ann Davis
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UPI Telephoto
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Dallas-Fort Worth
David Price
Savoy Schools
David Brooks
Melba Keuckelhan
Sam Rayburn High School
Annabell Feagan
Sam Rayburn
John B. Thomas
Texas Power and Light Company
Richard Davis
Karen Meade
Tracy Lawhon
Nikki Nunnelley
Norma Looper
Diane Strickland
Vicki Lebenthall
Golda Loschke
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