Loot at Celeste Bank Stolen Coins Worth 2500
Bank president Albert Grandberry reported burglars looted safety deposit boxes at the First National Bank of Celeste, taking about 2500 in coins over the weekend. Entry occurred between 6 p m Saturday and noon Sunday, with a broken window and tampered time lock. FBI agent Del Drake led the investigation with local officers.
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First National Bank
Albert Grandberry
Bank Presidnt
Grandberry
Noo
del Drake
Paris
FBI
Hunt County
Greenville
North Texas
Imogene Ross
Denver Mint
Hog Killing Time Recall Highlights 39 Years Ago
A 39 years ago item from the Trenton Tribune’s column recalls farm life when hog killing was a community event. Y. B. Reed & Co. advertised butchering gear and lard rendering kettles. Farmers and town folks slaughtered multiple hogs for sausages head cheese and lard, sharing tasks over two days and a night to stock the year.
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Trenton Tribune
Y. B. Reed & Co
Kiwanis Auction Lets You Buy Gifts and Help Youth
A Tuesday afternoon Kiwanis radio auction offers the chance to buy a Christmas present while supporting the Kiwanis youth program. The event combines shopping with a charitable cause, helping local youth initiatives.
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Kiwanis
Sixth grader on education and career goals
A student voices mixed thoughts about Shoo education. He says it teaches him math teaching skills and spelling, expressing ambitions in an unexpected role. The quote ends with a provocative, though odd, aim of becoming a dictator.
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Shoo
Russians Reported Advising North Vietnamese Near Da Nang
UPI reports U S intelligence says Marines found evidence that Russian troops may be advising North Vietnamese Army units in hills near Da Nang. A farmer freed from captivity described four blond men in green uniforms with a hammer and sickle insignia, suspected Russians, observed at a mountain camp.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
UPI
U.S
Here
Iwo Jima Monument in Washington Dedication and Weight
The Iwo Jima memorial in Washington D C dedicated in 1954 weighs about 100 tons and stands as a symbol of the battle. The statue and pedestal commemorate the Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima.
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Iwo Jima Monument
Washington, D. C
Surprise Move Truce Declared for Christmas in Saigon
President Thieu ordered a 24 hour Christmas cease fire across the Republic of Vietnam to begin at 6 p.m. on December 24. The terse briefing on a television newscast aimed to deny Viet Cong propaganda gains at the Paris talks. U.S. officials, including Secretary Rusk, weighed acceptance as to whether North Vietnamese forces would observe the holiday pause.
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Thieu
Paris
U.S
UPI
Dean Rusk
Chicago police riot label sparks national review at convention
National Commission on Violence reporters called the Chicago policing actions a police riot with the weight of violence on officers. Mayor Daley defended police conduct while Abbie Hoffman hailed investigators, and Milton Eisenhower said the Chicago report was released for public interest but not officially approved.
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Washington
UPI
Chicago
National Commission On Violence
Commission
Richard J Daley
Daley
Abbie Hoffman
National Commission On the Causes and Prevention
Milton Eisenhower
Daley Responds To Police Riot Report On Convention
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley defends his force after a national commission labeled August disorders a police riot. The report notes Daley’s shoot to kill order and praises many officers while noting provocation. Abbie Hoffman welcomes the report but doubts policy impact.
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Daley
Chicago
Cooler Weather Forecast for Banham Area Through Tuesday
Clear to partly cloudy skies bring cooler weather for Banham with 38 degrees expected through Tuesday. A new cool front moves across the state with no precipitation expected. Minimum readings in the mid-30s Tuesday morning and afternoon, Bonham reported a morning low in the upper 30s.
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Banham
U. 58. Weather Bureau
Bonham
Honey Grove Native Killed in Vietnam
Yeoman 1st Class Oliver Earl Durham USN of Honey Grove was killed in action in Vietnam on November 27 1968. He lived in Paris since 1961 married Caroline Applegate in 1961 and served since 1959. He leaves a wife a daughter his mother a sister a stepfather and grandparents. Funeral services will be at the Church of Christ with military graveside honors at Oakwood Cemetery. Cooper Suirells in charge.
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Honey Grove
Vietnam
Harvey Durham
Dorothy Kinmore
Paris
U. S. Navy
Church of Christ
Delbert Tyler
Charles Kuhn
Oakwood Cemetery
Cooper-Suirells
Caroline Durham
Guinevere Durham
Dolly Ann Harwell
Dallas
A. L. Me. Burnett
B. Brackeen
Tulsa
Oklo
Durham
Wrecks Cause $525 Damage and Driver IDs Named
Two weekend accidents on city streets caused $525 in damage. Archie Hamilton and Leon Harper identified the drivers at the driveway incident at Bonham Paint and Body Shop as Joe Hamilton Perkins of Dallas and David Muller of Bonham. Officers named Lynda Darlene Jones of Ravenna and Lou Ray Lake of Windyum as drivers in a collision on East Sam Rayburn Drive.
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Archie Hamilton
Leon Harper
Bonham Paint and Body
Joe Hamilton Perkins
Dallas
David Muller
Bonham
Sam Rayburn
Kenneth Rice
E N. MccClaw
Lynda Darlene Jones
Ravenna
Rt. 2
Lous Ray Lake
Windyum
Ri. 1
House Group renews probe into violence crackdown
The House Committee on un American Activities resumes hearings in Chicago on alleged communist involvement in August street disorders. Abbie Hoffman hospitalized with hepatitis. Jerry Rubin indicted for inciting mob action. Witnesses include Thomas Hayden Renne Davis and David Dellinger with others excused.
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Washington
UPI
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Chicago
National Commission On Violence
Jerry Rubin
Thomas Hayden
Students For A Democratic Society
Renne Davis
David Dellinger
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Greenblatt
Quentin Young
Medical Committee On Human Rights
Meharry Medical School produces large share of U S Nigro physicians
Meharry Medical School in Nashville and Jena graduates more than 49 percent of all Negro physicians and dentists in the United States each year.
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Meharry Medical School
Nashville
Jena
The
United
Talks With Hanoi Next Steps In 48 Hours
North Vietnam and the United States held secret talks in Paris amid anger over alleged U S bombing raids. Cyrus Vance and Col Han Van Lau pledged to schedule new meetings for the rest of the week to finalize opening procedures for expanded talks among the United States North Vietnam South Vietnam and the Viet Cong. A North Vietnamese spokesman urged an end to over flights and warned of consequences.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
U.S
Cyrus Vance
H Hanoi
Han van Lau
Lau
Vance
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam
Thaler
Tho
Hanoi
Washington
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Rusk
Mine Will Be Unsealed Again
Slabs of concrete cover the Mannington No. 9 mine portals marking the temporary graves of 78 coal miners after a gas-filled explosion sealed the mine to halt fires. Rescue efforts lasted 10 days before the portals were sealed again awaiting later investigation in the underground maze.
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Mannington
W. Virginia
UPI
Mannington No. 9
Czechs Feel Economic Pinch After Invasion
Czechoslovakia reports shortages across sectors from meat to color TV due to the August invasion. Meat packing plant managers cite reduced animal husbandry and pork shortages while families hold fattened pigs for fear of prices. A government statement compares Pal and Secam TV standards amid the crisis.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
West Germany
Dallas Man Found Dead in Taxi Cab
Jimmy Roberts of Dallas was found dead Sunday in a cab in the Telephone community where he spent the weekend. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned. The body was taken to Dallas for funeral services.
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Jimmy Roberts
Dallas
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