Bonham Native Ben Halsell Targeted in Westport Home Holdup
A former Bonham resident Ben Halsell and family were tied up during a home invasion in Westport Connecticut by two white men who seized cash and jewelry. The incident's details appeared in a clipping from The Hour of Norwalk mailed by Burris Parker. Virgil Wilson of McAllen celebrates a December birthday and asks friends to send cards.
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Bonham
Ben Halsell
Westport
Conn
Halsell
Gun Point
Norwalk
Virgil Wilson
McAllen
Fannin County
Virgil
Texas
Nelson assails over the counter drugs in Senate hearings
Sen. Gaylord Nelson accuses Americans of a “nation of irrational pill poppers” amid hearings on nonprescription medicines. He cites products like Contac and Coricidin as mostly useless or dangerous and forecasts tighter advertising controls while urging public scrutiny of drug promotion.
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Washington
UPI
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Senate
Contac
Cristan
Allcrest
Coricidin
Son
U S Bombers Continue Raids Over Indochina
UPI report says U.S. bombers persist air strikes across Indochina with patrols and raids near major targets continuing as the war escalates.
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U.S
Pioneer may target Saturn after Jupiter mission
Space officials consider retargeting Pioneer spacecraft to Saturn after its planned Jupiter mission. If approved, Pioneer 10 would travel nearly a billion miles to study Saturn and its three dust rings, potentially making the journey the longest spaceflight to date.
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Mountain View
Cali
Uphl
The
Space Agency
Jupiter
Saturn
Pioneer Project
National Aeronautics and Space Administrations
Ames — Research Center
John Ho
Marth
Wolfe
Pioneer 10
Pioneer Ott.o
Asteroid
NASA
Boole
Outer Space
Urals
Colt UD
Three Teens Arrested in Northwest Burglary Case
Three teenage suspects were arrested by city officers Dan Sitaler and Tom Haggard after a chase in the northwest part of town. Police chief Rentro confirmed bonds set at five hundred dollars each and noted the three identified youths as Shastid James Payne and Pat Paastun.
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Dilermus
Boxworth
Gaaghbradh Lumber Company
Pole Thartton Rentro
Rentro
Justead
Clark Benton
Krentio
James Payne
Pat Paastun
Dan Sitaler
Tom Haggard
Nixon orders Kissinger to Paris for Vietnam talks
President Nixon finalizes instructions for Henry Kissinger ahead of a Paris resumption of secret talks to end the Vietnam War. Saigon and Paris reports warn of a near cease fire with potential signings around December 12 to 19, as Le Monde notes armistice steps and a last round of negotiations.
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United Press International
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Paris
Vietnam
Kissinger
Key Biscayne
Fla
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
le Duc Tho
Viet Cong National Liberation Front
le Monde
Thieu
Tho
Nguyen Phu Duc
Ziegler
Duc
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bonham Area Forecast Promises Warmer Weekend Weather
The National Weather Service expects warmer weather in the Bonham area through Sunday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s. Showers may rise Tuesday and Wednesday as a new front moves in, with a cold front bringing more snow into the central plains midweek.
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Bonham
Texas
National Weather Service
Banhandle
Former Commissioner Robert H Bellows Dies at 69 in Sherman
Robert H Bellows 69 former Fannin county commissioner died in a Sherman hospital at 5 05 am Saturday Dec 2 1972 after years of failing health Funeral plans by Wise Funeral Home list Loyd Butts minister of the Ector Church of Christ to officiate burial in Carson cemetery He was born Jan 26 1903 son of Archie Lee Bellows and married Mary Belle Cooksey Oct 7 1922 Survived by his wife five sons Hezie Ray Joe Herman three daughters Mary Snow Fannie Shackelford Vera Ruth Hill four brothers and five sisters and many grandchildren great grandchildren The text notes Jupiter is vastly larger than Earth and much more massive than other planets.
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Robert H. Bellows
Fannin County
Sherman
Wise Funeral Home
Loyd Butts
Ector Church of Christ
Carson Cemetery
Sctor
Bellows
Archie Lee Bellows
Ctor
Hoythvey
Church of Christ
Masonic Lodge
Kictor Lodge
Ketor Order of Eastern Star
Royal Arch Mason
Mary Belle
Cooksey
Mary Belle Bellows
The
Hezie
Ray Bellows
Fort Worth
Joe Bellows
Ketor
Herman Bellows
Dallas
Mary Snow
Oklahoma City
Fannie Shackelford
Vera Ruth Hill
Kelton
Five Names Submitted For Bonham Chamber Directors
Five candidates for directors of the Bonham Chamber of Commerce will appear on the post ballot. Jammie Buford announced a write in option allowing members to list names beyond the five on the ballot. Readable names include John Temiplain Lewis Patt larty Lawrence call Bivan and Dark Smutty with terms as directors.
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Bonham
Haber Aul Commerce
Jammie
Buford
Haus
Aford
Wil Dppedal
John Temiplain
Lewis Patt Larty Lawrence Call Bivan
Dark Smutty
Siuth
Phe
Chamber of Commerce
Ds Suvutl di Passidie
Butuid
Favorite to Have Box For Letters to Santa
Kids are urged to start Santa letters and use a special box in the office to drop them. The article encourages asking for help writing and turning in letters at the front window drop box.
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Santa
Mudh
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ETSU
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Dodd City
John Armstrong
Ed Southerland
Fifth Street
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Trowell and Error Garden Club
Mayflower Hotel
Big Mac
Midwest
U. Ss
Indochina
Pioneer
Quang Tri Province
Laos
Cambodia
Quang Tit
Kenneth K. Englade
Quang Tri
Englade
le Monde Dispatch
Tran van Lam
Hanoi
South
Doug Bellows
Gatland
Rossie Carson
Savoy
Wanda White
Randolph
Iveran Wilson
Ruth Simer
Mane Johnson
Ector
Earth
Tive
Capiee Chissear
John Atledge
Dik Gament
David Cole
Blankty Hanes
Harald Surells
Jimmie Buford
Travis Curtin
Leonard Kiley
Joe Campbell
Jerry Owens
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Bulova
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