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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
7
The Gober high school senior class will host a chili supper Thursday in the school cafeteria starting about 6 30 pm for two hours. Proceeds finance the class trip at year end. Windom seniors rerun their class play at 7 30 pm Wednesday in the high school auditorium due to bad weather.
Lt. Gov Ben Barnes will represent the United States at a United Nations economic conference in Geneva Switzerland next week. He will attend the December 9 to 13 meeting of agricultural experts from European nations the Soviet Union and the United States. The State Department named Barnes as its representative to the UN Agricultural Committee part of the ECE. He previously served as a State Department delegate to the NATO Civil Defense Committee meeting in Brussels Belgium.
South Vietnam’s delegation arrives in Paris for negotiations with the United States North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on ending the war. Nhon and Lang are named to lead and speak for Saigon with Ky supervising. talks scheduled to open early next week amid U.S. and North Vietnamese planning progress.
New York report says President elect Nixon names Dr. Lee A. Dubridge as his chief science adviser after meeting discussions on science policy. Dubridge will leave Caltech to join the administration and replace Dr. John P. Hornig. Nixon also appoints Dr. Henry A. Kissinger as assistant for national security to coordinate policy with State and Defense.
New York state education commissioner ordered the closure of Junior High School 271 in the Ocean Hill Brownsville district after clashes between police and students. Dr Herbert F Johnson was relieved as administrator of eight Ocean Hill Brownsville schools and replaced by William D Firman. Albert Shanker warned the UFT was close to another strike amid the disorder.
Cotton and peanut producers in Fannin County vote on marketing quotas for 1969 and a 3 year peanut quota. Ballots mailed by A D Woodson ASCS chairman due by Dec 6. Two thirds needed for quotas to take effect. transfer rules and price support implications noted.
An inexperienced flier stole a single engine private plane from Lakewood Airport. After failed landings at Kennedy, he steered toward the Atlantic with Coast Guard aircraft in pursuit. The craft ditched. a helicopter rescued the pilot, later identified as Danny Hemphill, in good condition.
Investigating officers estimated $875 in damage after a three car collision at West 6th and Willow streets Monday. Drivers identified as Prentice Rigsby Charles William McCarley and Johnnie B Crawford were involved.
U S jets bombed antiaircraft positions in the North Vietnamese half of the DMZ for the first time in a week. In Saigon area fighting killed 3 Communists and cost a U S helicopter. U S Marines said 22 Communists were killed with seven Marines down and eight wounded in Meade River fighting near Da Nang. South Vietnamese troops reported multiple enemy casualties near Phu Vinh Quan Loi and Quang Tri City. A U S helicopter was shot down eight miles east of Kolum, with two Americans wounded, the 944th U S helicopter lost in combat.
The Texas Observer says Senator Ralph Yarborough faces a 1970 reelection fight and is expected to be rewarded with a federal judgeship by President Johnson. It claims Gov. Connally would gain a post as Yarborough's successor, with Lt. Gov. Preston Smith aiding to block Ben Barnes' higher office pursuit.
Nigeria said it is ready to begin meaningful peace talks with the secessionist Biafra to end the civil war. The government also criticized international relief efforts aiding war victims.
Firemen were called to the White Sheq community Monday to extinguish a grass fire that was threatening to get out of control.
President-elect Nixon selects Dr. Lee A. Dubridge of Caltech as chief science adviser. Dubridge will resign the Caltech presidency to join the administration and bridge science and policy. He aims to boost basic university research and increase federal participation while avoiding political or economic advising.
Israeli and Jordanian artillery clashed along the Jordan River truce line in what observers called the fiercest border engagement since 1967. Jordan cited Israeli air raids on Kfar Assad killing 13 civilians and wounding 17, while Israel reported damage to northern settlements and said raids followed Arab commando actions.
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts fair and cold weather for Bonham through Wednesday with lows near 30 and highs in the lower 50s. A rain event earlier dropped 0.23 inches, with dense fog overnight reducing visibility to near zero before a cool front cleared the sky. East Texas may see freezing temperatures Wednesday morning as winds remain strong. Dalhart reported 19 degrees and Brownsville 62 as other statewide readings.
U S forces will join South Vietnamese troops in a 24 hour Christmas to New Year cease fire starting at 6 p m Christmas eve. The State Department ordered the move and a spokesman said specific guidelines would be issued to American commanders soon.
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