Anecdotes and Auto News Mix In Offbeat News Briefs
A collection of scattered vignettes notes postpaid bills and small rewards, AAA vehicle growth, state registration figures, a hijacking fear on a Birmingham Miami flight, a quarry hunt report, and a Santa suit color miscue. Named figures include Tom Scott Lula Cox Choice Moore Ruby H R Van Zandt. Texas California New York Mississippi Alabama are referenced.
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American Automobile Association
AAA
Texas
California
New York
Judge Choice Moore
Birmingham
Ala
Ruby
Havana
Miami
Fla
Choice
H. R van Zandt
Radical Students Riot at N Y U in campus clash
About 50 SDS students used a couch as a battering ram to enter a NYU auditorium where Nguyen Huu Chi was to speak. They shouted insults and a Nazi flag was displayed as James Reston fled the rostrum. NYU suspended those responsible and apologized to Chi and Reston.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Times
James Reston
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Nguyen Huu Chi
Saigon
United Nations
Chi
Allan M. Cartier
NYU
Cartier
Reston
Firemen Make Two Runs Outside City
Bonham firemen made two runs outside the city on Wednesday. They were called to Ector to extinguish a pile of railroad crossties on the old Ravenna road and to put out a grass fire.
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Bonham
Ector
Ravenna
Christmas Gift Shop aids Bonham VA Center patients
At the Bonham VA Center the Christmas Gift Shop sponsored by the Texas American Legion Auxiliary provided gift wrap and mailing for 474 packages containing about 1,400 gifts. Forty three volunteers worked over 300 hours under supervision of Mrs. J C Scherer and Mrs. Russell Kelsey with gifts donated by AMVETS Auxiliary of Denison, Sherman Home Demonstration Club and the Bonham Auxiliary.
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Prudence Kelsey
Dr. Box
VA Center
Bonham VA Center
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Texas
J. C. Scherer
Russell Kelsey
Leonard
The
Texas Department of the Legion Auxiliary
Amvets
Denison
Sherman Home Demonstration Club
Auxiliary
Bonham
Jack Scherer
American Legion
J.M. Adams
W.E. Lawrance
W. L. Rice
Cordin Thompson
Stewart Stanley
Clarksville
Ula
Sidney Doggett
Mary Herron
Opal McC
U S Seeks Calm as Middle East Tensions Rise
Washington officials urge Israel and Jordan to stop border clashes and press Russia to back peace. The State Department summoned Israeli and Jordanian ambassadors for talks and warned that ceasefire violations increase tensions hindering Gunnar Jarring’s peace mission. Moscow’s growing Mediterranean armament and a Pravda editorial labeling Israel an aggressor add to the strain.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
Middle East
State Department
Israel
Jordan
Kremlin
Russia
Yitzhak Rabin
Abdul Hamid Sharay
Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Gunnar
Jarring
U.N
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
Mediterranean
Moscow
Pravda
Nasser
American
Nasse
Cairo
Yahmoud Riad
Gunnar Vv. Jarring
Cyprus
West Bank
Jordan River
Egypt
Syria
Bonham Area Forecast Delivers 30 Degree Fri Morning
The U S Weather Bureau expects a low of 30 degrees Friday in the Bonham area with a warming trend to follow. A new cold front cooled overnight to 36 degrees, with clear skies predicted and possible snow in the Texas Panhandle and northern Oklahoma.
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Bonham Area
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bonham
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Bonham Boxes Dominate General Election Vote Totals
In the November 5 general election a survey by Judge Choice Moore for two Texas Legislative committees and the University of Texas shows 6,300 total votes and 2,394 cast in Bonham boxes. West Bonham 1,103 East Bonham 1,030 South Bonham 261. Precinct 1 1,967. Precinct 2 1,473. Precinct 3 1,295. Precinct 4 1,765. Honey Grove and Ladonia figures noted. lowest box totals include Hail 31 Carson 33 Dial 37 Noblety 40 Lannius 41 Ely 38 Monkstown 46.
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Bonham
Judge Choice Moore
Texas Legislative
University of Texas
West Bonham
East Bonham
South Bonham
Commissioner’s
PrecMet
Honey Grove
Ladonia
Leonard
Trenton
North Honey Grove
South Honey Grove
Savoy
Ector
Hail
Carson
Dial
Nobility
Lannius
Ely
Monkstown
Violence Lessons At Frisco State
San Francisco State College again held classes with good attendance as Acting President S I Hayakawa enforces a get tough policy. Militant students staged a noon rally and clashes with police dispersed by a 400-strong line while Hayakawa faced criticism from Negro leaders. Ronald Reagan and Joseph Alioto praised him amid campus tensions.
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SAN Francisco
UPS
San Francisco State College
S. I. Hayakawa
Hayakawa
Ronald Reagan
Joseph Alioto
Death Toll and Protests Rise Over Middle East Conflicts
Baghdad radios report large demonstrations mourning Iraqi casualties from a Jordanian theater clash with Israel. Crowds chant anti American and anti Israel slogans as Nasser vows to retaliate. Jordan and Jerusalem report ongoing air and ground attacks along the cease fire line.
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Baghdad
Jordan
Israel
Jerusalem
Palestine
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Amman
Washington
Moscow
America
Iraq
Jrts
Nasser
Algeria
France
Casualties Jump in Vietnam Frontline Fighting
UPI reports heavy clashes along the Cambodian frontier northwest of Saigon pushed U.S. combat deaths to 228 in the week, the highest in 10 weeks, with 1,094 wounds. Communist losses rose to 2,689 slain, while South Vietnamese casualties fell to 223 killed and 789 wounded. U.S. manpower rose to 537,500 with 35,000 Navy and 700 Coast Guardsmen aboard the 7th Fleet along the coast.
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Saigon
U.S
NATO would need more troops to deter Soviet attack
Air Chief Marshal Sir Edmund Hudleston warned in London that Allied forces in Europe would need a large strength increase if relying only on conventional weapons to deter a Communist assault. He said ground and air forces are likely outnumbered three to one by Soviet bloc forces.
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London
APS
NATO
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Edmond Hudleston
Vietnam talks stall on four party format and seating
North Vietnam said major procedural obstacles block expanded negotiations to end the war with Washington Saigon and Hanoi at odds over four party versus two party talks and who sits where The Hanoi spokesman insisted the Viet Cong be an equal partner while the United States and South Vietnam pushed for two sided talks with Viet Cong inside the Hanoi delegation and Saigon in Washington Delegates and diplomats anticipated talks opening next week in Paris with Thieu and Ky traveling from Saigon and Pham Dang Lam leading the Vietnamese team in Paris The UPI report notes continued secret meetings between Cyrus Vance and Col Ha Van Lau to finalize seating and format
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Cyrus Vance
Ha van Lau
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
United States
National Liberation Front
Washington
Saigon
Majestic Hotel
Nguyen van Thieu
National Assembly
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Pham Dang Lam
Senate
House of Representatives
W. Averell Harriman
Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Joe
Viet Cong declares three day Christmas New Year truce
The Viet Cong announced a three day ceasefire during the Christmas and New Year holidays broadcast by Radio Liberation. The periods run 1 a.m. Dec 24 to 1 a.m. Dec 27 and 1 a.m. Dec 30 to 1 a.m. Jan 2. The move follows South Vietnam’s 24 hour truce from Christmas Eve.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
Radio Liberation
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Damage Estimates Reported in Two City Collisions
Investigating officers estimated total damage at 575 in two on street wrecks. Officer Archie Hamilton identified drivers at Main and Sam Rayburn Drive as Max Curtis Ulmer and Jacob Marshall Ellis of Ectar. Officers Kenneth Rice and Fred Clark named drivers at Center and Seventh Streets as Mrs. Mary Lackey Busby and Miss Kris Lorance.
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Oficer
Archie Hamilton
Main
Sam Rayburn
Max Curtis Ulmer
Jacob Marshall Ellis
Ectar
Kenneth Rice
Fred Clark
Center and
Seventh Streets
Mary Lackey Busby
Kris Lorance
Hub Cap Theft Reported at Local Dealership
Theft of two hub caps from a car at Jerry Boone Ford Sales was reported to the sheriff's office Thursday morning. The Appalachian Trail spans over 2 000 miles across fourteen Eastern States from Mt. Katahdin Maine to Springer Mountain Georgia.
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Sheriff's Office
Jerry Boone Ford Sales
Mt. Katahdin
Maine
Springer Mountain
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Lula Cox
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City
Elmer Skidmore
Claude Thompson
R. C. Watson
Winnie M. Gauntt
Etta Segler
Roxie Quinten
Sherman
Gladis Brill
Willie Faye Johnson
Terrell
P. H. Connelly, Jr
Clifton Thurmond
Sherman Amvvet Auxiliary
Grace Bee Giles
Mideast
Frisco
Wisborn R. Hampton
Unitedress International
Vietnam
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