Community supper and sale to fund new center
The Telephone Community Improvement Club will host a box supper and sale at the Community Center Thursday night December 7. Proceeds support building a new community center. Ernest Howell grows large turnips weighing up to 4% pounds. Purple Warriors football banquet honors 1967 team with 7 3 record and ticket sales slow. tickets sold at local stores. Jerry Moore to be honored for his multi sport career.
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Cantrell
Community Improvement Club
Dee 7
Purple Warriors
Saul Ashe
Whiley Baccus
Jerry Moore
Warks
Jerry
Trenton Firefighters Host Pancake Breakfast and Supper
Trenton firemen announce a pancake breakfast Saturday starting at 6 am in the school lunchroom seeking a large turnout. They also plan a Saturday supper at 5 pm in the school lunch room with ongoing service through the early evening.
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Trenton
Mt Savoy
Bonham Drivers Cautious in Wet Streets Says Chief
Chief of Police Thurman Renfro notes Bonham drivers avoid accidents on wet streets but become more reckless on dry roads. He emphasizes caution during rain and urges safer driving habits when streets dry.
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Thurman Renfro
Bonham
Ruby Allmond and troupe to perform country show at Gober
Ruby Allmond and her troupe will present a country music program at Gober Saturday night. The PTA sponsors the performance.
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Ruby Allmond
Gober
PTA
Georgia pardons release 547 prisoners for Christmas
Governor Maddox granted reprieves to 547 inmates across state prisons, camps, and juvenile facilities. All were well behaved and agreed to avoid future trouble and complete three months of supervision before returning home for the holidays.
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Ailanta
UPI
Georgia
Maddox
Itate
Uuin
Egypt says two Israeli planes shot down near Suez City
Egypt claimed two French built Mirage jets were shot down by anti aircraft fire near the western bank of the Suez Canal near Suez City at 7 10 am. The pilots reportedly ditched in the Suez Gulf south of Suez City and in Israeli held territory. Cairo reported an Israeli retaliation followed the Oct 24 attack on the Suez oil refineries. Eshkol pressed for a five point peace plan on Israel terms.
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Egypt
Suez City
Israel
Suez
Curry
Levi Eshko
Jerusalem
Middle East
Suez Canal
Cairo
Esiang
Suez Gulf
Jordan River
Elath
Eshkol
Painters 505 Returned to Three Fannin County Residents
Three Honey Grove residents received 505 dollars from two brothers arrested on an Oklahoma address scheme. Sheriff Dudley Jackson warned residents about itinerant painters and termite exterminators who take money for shoddy work and flee. He urged people to hire known, trusted workers and report approaches to his office.
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Honey Grove
Sheiff Dudley Jackson
Oklahoma
Jackson
Honery Grove
Sherif Jackson
Vance Named In Defense Post Speculation Amid Cyprus Peace
Washington reports Cyrus R. Vance's handling of Cyprus peace efforts boosts his odds to succeed Defense Secretary McNamara, who plans to step down to head the World Bank. Vance, Johnson's trusted deputy, has carried mediation duties in the Greek Turkish dispute and faces health concerns that sidelined him previously.
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Washington
UPI
Cyrus R. Vance
Cyprus
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
World Bank
Defense Department
Vance
Paw Hi. Nive
Charles
Rex” Thornton
Litton
Johnson
Vanece
Detroit
Greece
Turkey
Republic of
Mediterranean
Athens
Ankara
Nicosia
Grvece
Santa to Meet Fannin County Youngsters After Parade
Bryce McIntyre of the Bonham Chamber of Commerce says Santa Claus will stay after the parade to talk with local youngsters about their Christmas wishes. The session is planned for 4:30 p.m. at 4306.
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Santa Claus
Fannin County
Anight
Bryce McIntyre
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
McIntyre
Santa
New Quake Adds to Terror in Debar Town
Belgrade reports a fresh tremor in Debar amid thousands of homeless awaiting evacuation. The quake worsened misery for about 6,000 of Debar’s 7,600 residents, raised the death toll to 19 across the Yugoslav Albanian border, and left over 10,000 without homes or basic services as Debnar remained heavily damaged and streets blocked by debris.
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Belgrade
UPI
Deba
Tanjug
Pune
Debar
Debnar
Yaposlav
Fog Over Bonham Gores City Opens Weekend Cooler
Dense fog greeted Bonham residents early Friday as skies cleared overnight. Forecasters predict scattered rain tonight, then partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures Saturday behind a new cool front. Rain chance about 20 percent with cooler highs.
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Bonham
Houston Ship Channel
Female wounds and long survival without food noted
A historical report notes a female survivor who reportedly endured more than a year without sustenance. Experts described her condition and potential physiological adaptations, underscoring remarkable endurance and the limits of human starvation.
Allied repulse of Viet Cong attack on Bu Dop airstrip border
Allied forces beat back a Viet Cong assault on the Bu Dop airstrip near the Cambodian border, the third Communist strike in three days. U.S. pilots supplied troops while fighting raged in a rubber forest near the Special Forces camp.
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Saigon
UPI
Bu Dop
Cambodia
U.S
Dmz
Con Thien
Bo Dap
Bo Dus
Duk
Mountain Stronghold Captured Near Dak To
U S air cavalry seized a mile high mount near Dak To during a helicopter assault amid 35 to 55 mph winds. Separate fighting slowed Bo Duc defenses as four Communist regiments are feared lurking in the jungle. Pilot and crew endured brutal conditions while landing in unsafe zones.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Dak
Bo Duc
Dak To
Laos
Cambodia
Kerry Denson
Madison
Wis
Christmas Mail Call honors Vietnam servicemen from Fannin County
The Daily Favorite will print names of Vietnam servicemen for a Christmas Mail Call with cards and letters. The latest list includes Specialist Michael C. Dryden of the 3rd Division aboard USS Strong, Lance Corporal Craig Campbell in Mortar Battery 1-32, Sergeant Robert E Holt of the 2nd Battalion 12th Cavalry, and Specialist 4 Clifford S. Piland in the 506th Field Depot.
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Fannin County
Vietnam
Vietnaam
Michael ¢C
Dryden
USS
Strong
FPO
San Francisco
L Cpi
Craig Campbell
Robert E Holt
A Co
APO
Clifford
Piland
H.H.C
506Th Field Depot
SPO
UAW Sets December 14 as Strike Deadline Target
Detroit January 14 Detroit union sources say the United Auto Workers have set December 14 as the deadline for a new three year national pact with General Motors. If no agreement is reached by that date a strike deadline will be named by the union.
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Detroit
UPS
United Autoworkers Union
General Motors Corp
Tax Increase Dead for Session
Johnson administration proposes an income tax hike that died in 1967 as Treasury Secretary Fowler and Budget Director Schultze failed to sway Rep. Wilbur Mills. Mills warned inflation evidence was lacking though he conceded the issue could reemerge next year amid 1968 elections.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
House
Ways & Means Committee
Rep
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Stills
Congress
Mills
McCarthy Signals 1968 Run as Kennedy Mentions Challenge
Democratic leaders question if Eugene McCarthy aims to clear a path for Robert F. Kennedy to oppose President Johnson in 1968. McCarthy will enter four to six state primaries, including Wisconsin Oregon California and Nebraska, with talks about New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Kennedy remains noncommittal as New Hampshire observers call this a Kennedy threat to Johnson.
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Washington
UPI
Democratc
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
McCarthy
Kennedy
Minnesota
Congress
Wisconsin
Oregon
California
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Thomas J. MccIntyre
N.H
New York
Portugal
May Come In Cotton Plans Change May Come In Cotton Plans
Lubbock Texas reports F W Blease of ASCS says 1968 cotton program may be revised due to farmer pressure toward higher output. He doubts changes will be made but stresses the need for an adequate 1968 cotton supply. Carryover CCC cotton could deplete in six weeks at current usage as 1967 coop ties likely the smallest of the century.
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Lubbock, Tex
UPI
F. W. Blease
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Mwe
Commodity Credit Corporation
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