Macmillan Rejects Acheson Critique of Britain’s Power
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismissed Dean Acheson’s charge that Britain’s independent role was played out as an error. He argued alliance and interdependence guide world affairs, citing historical figures to taunt the claim. Diplomats await Kennedy assurances ahead of Bahamas talks.
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Ietcom
West Point
N.Y
Bahamas
Kenney
Macmillan
Acheson
Philip of Spain
Louis XIV
Napoleon
the Kaiser
Hitler
Commonwealth
Britain
United States
Kennedy
Pearl Harbor Attack Remembered On This Day In 1941
On a Sunday morning Americans recalled the Pearl Harbor strike that drew the United States into World War II. The attack occurred 21 years ago with many in church and others just waking as the day began with clear weather and a pledge that there would never be another Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Unsigned Letters to Santa Hint at Family Wishes
A group of unsigned letters to Santa reveal the children names daddy mommy Bobby and baby sister Joanne. Another note contains clipped doll images from a catalogue with the line I want this one but no name appears.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Daddy
Mommy
Bobby
Joanne
Hat Found After Summer Without One
After a season of bareheaded wear, a stray hat was left somewhere and identified by residents of Ector as ours. They are keeping it safe until claimed.
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Ector
Christmas Season Warnings on Bad Checks in Bonham Area
Bonham merchants and county officers warn about strangers passing bad checks during the Christmas season. Sheriff Hoyt Ivey and Chief O R McKissack urge identifying the check giver or obtaining a description to curb bounce risks. They note some writers intentionally pass worthless checks while others are unintentional but persistent offenders.
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Bonham Ead
Hoyt Ivey
O. R. McKissack
Ivey
McKissack
Fannin County Farmers Work Bonanza Amid Mild Weather
Farmers aprove mild Thursday to repair and build on farms. Ground remains wet preventing field work while winter grain looks healthy. Cotton and corn stalks are cut. land readied for spring sowing. Dominoes at home or general store provide upcoming recreation as superintendents Nelson Jaggers and Moulton attend echoo affairs meeting at Ector.
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Fannin County
M. B. Nelson
Zack Jaggers
Jim Moulton
Echoo
Ector
An Club
Lions Club Christmas Turkey Shoot Draws Big Crowds Friday
Trebben Wingate says he expects a large turnout for the Lions club Christmas turkey shoot at the VFW grounds Friday night. Action starts at 7 with 14 targets planned.
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Trebben Wingate
Lions Club
VFW
Eastern to Offer Experimental Winter Excursion Fares
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved new experimental winter excursion fares for Eastern Air Lines starting Friday. The 15 percent discount applies to round trips on certain domestic and Canadian routes, despite protests from Braniff Delta National Northwest Trans-Texas and United.
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Okay Special Fares
Washington
UPI
Civ Aeronautics Board
Eastern Air Lines
Braniff
Delta
National
Northwest
Trans-Texas
United
Eastern
Bonham to Exhibit New AGI Trailers Saturday and Sunday
Bonham's AGI Trailer Corp plans a public display of its air suspended drums hauler at the First National Bank lot this weekend. President Andrew G. Jacobson says the display trailer demonstrates a drum on end design and a side-lying variant. The firm, which will employ about 50 at start, aims to serve Skaggs Freight Lines of Dallas and will soon begin local assembly in the former Empire Foundry building on South Center Street.
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Bonham
AGI Trailer Corporation
First National Bank
Andrew G. Jacobson
Jacobson
Skaggs Freight Lines, Inc
Dallas
Empire Foundry
South Center Street
AGJ Taller
Foundey
South Center
Talon
Feet Motlands Bent Path
Pearl Harbor Remembrance in Hawaii on Pearl Harbor Day
Hawaiians and Americans recall the 1941 attack as Dec 7 observers note its aging memory. Pearl Harbor now hosts 50 commands, nearly 9,000 civilians, 4,500 Navy and Marine personnel, serving ships from the carrier Constellation to Polaris submarines with the Arizona wreck still holding over 1,000 sailors unseen.
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Honolulu
UPI
Waianae
Pearl Harbor
United States
Constellation
Polaris
Arizona
Soviet Offer to Allow Black Box Checks in Three Regions
In Geneva the Soviet Union proposed to permit international access to seismic black boxes in Kamchatka, Kurile islands, Akai mountain region, and Central Asia to verify nuclear test bans. The move signals readiness to drop on site inspection demands, aiming for a global testing pause by January 1. Brasil suggested a six month moratorium in 1963 while conditions for a permanent ban are studied.
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Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Control
Alexey Roschin
Tsarapkin
Kamchatka Peninsula
Kurile Islands
Akai Mountain
Central Asia
Brasil
Edna Inglish Dies at 84 in Fort Worth Home
Edna Inglish 84, widow of Charlie R. Inglish, died at 9 15 a.m. Friday December 7 1962 in a Fort Worth rest home. Survived by two sons Jim Ned Inglish Houston Dan Inglish Fort Worth a daughter Mrs ny Townsend Morgan City three brothers Bob Sweeney Portsmouth Va Hart Sweeney New Jersey Ed Sweeney San Antonio and two Fort Worth granddaughters. Born February 15 1878 near Texarkana she was a longtime member of the First Methodist church in Bonham and moved to Fort Worth six years ago. Funeral by Wise Funeral Home, interment Willow Wild Cemetery.
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Edna Inglish
Fort Worth
Charlie R. Inglish
Bonham Daily Favorite
T. J. Humphrey
Bonham
Wise Funeral Home
Willow Wild
Humphrey
Jim Ned Inglish
Houston
Dan Inglish
Ny Townsend
Morgan City
Bob Sweeney
Portsmouth
Hart Sweeney
New Jersey
Ed Sweeney
San Antonio
Edna Sweeney
Inglish
D. W. Sweeney
Fannin County
Texarkana
First Methodist Church
Woman Triggers TV Channel Change With Phhh Noise
Miami report describes Mrs. Ady Jacobs accidentally changing channels by blowing a short phhh sound at her TV. A repairman explained the remote uses high frequency sound. a dog whistle or close key press can toggle channels, though the device is not in Mrs. Jacobs' control.
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Miami
UPI
Ady Jacobs
Dwight Furse
Denton Honored With Life Membership In Legion
Joe Denton received a life membership in the Anderson Roberts post of the American Legion for 43 years of continuous service to veterans and their families in Fannin County. J Frank Wright presented the honor at the Sam Rayburn Library, noting Denton's longtime service as post service officer since 1919 and his dedication to helping veterans obtain pensions and benefits.
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Joe Denton
Fannin County
Anderson-Roberts
American Legion
J. Frank Wright
Denton
Sam Rayburn
H. G. Dulaney
Wright
Indian Soldiers Reported Killed In Border Row
New Delhi reports that two Indian soldiers were shot and four wounded by Chinese Communists after Beijing announced a cease fire on November 21. Nehru told parliament the killings occurred within ten days of the cease fire, with NEFA area cited by other sources.
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New Delhi
UPI
Jawaharlal Nehru
Peking
North East Frontier Agency
NEFA
Nehru
Y. B. Chavan
Tezpur
Ladakh
Kashmir
India
36 Men Trapped In Shaft
In Carmichaels Pennsylvania UPI reports 36 miners are trapped 680 feet underground after a methane gas explosion at the Frosty Run shaft of a U S Steel coal mine. Rescue teams advance to 5 500 feet from the blast area but a horizontal shaft is sealed. Eighty three men were in the mine. 47 escape. A 55th anniversary note marks the Monongah 1907 disaster.
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Carmichaels
UPI
U. S. Steel Corp
United States
Monongah
W. Va
James B. Girod
Appoinmendens
Robena
Girod
Albert F. Bronakoski
Bobtown
U.S. Steel
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania State Mines
Lewis Evans
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Shaft
U.S. Steel Corp
London Endures Worst Grey Killer Fog Night
London endures a four day smog crisis with at least 85 deaths, 700 hospitalizations, and near shutdown of transport as officials warn the air is as deadly as 1952. Churchill, aged 88, dined amid the fog while U.S. officials collect samples for study.
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London
UPI
England
Wales
John Finn
Old Bailey
Midlands
NEA Radiophoto
Woman Held on Hot Check Charge
The sheriff's department reported a woman sought for writing worthless checks has been jailed. Officers said she was taken into custody Thursday night.
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Sheriff's Department
Kennedy Arrives in Florida for Winter Visit
Former Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy father of the President travels from New York to Palm Beach for his annual winter stay. He, who had a stroke last December, arrived in a wheelchair at his Palm Beach estate.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
Joseph P. Kennedy
New York
Ins
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Freeze Expected in Bonham Area This Weekend
Cold air mass moves across North Texas bringing a freeze Saturday morning with Bonham forecast to drop to around 32 degrees. The five day outlook shows temperatures 7 to 13 degrees below normal with little precipitation and cooler conditions into the early part of the week. Junction reports a low of 3 degrees as the cold snap arrives.
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Bonham
Texas Panhandle
Junction
Texas
Mgm
Primary date changes and voter registration talk in Texas
The State Election Law Study Committee meets to discuss primary date changes and a permanent voter registration system. Speakers propose options including a statewide bureau to run elections and a poll tax abolition effort, while others favor retaining the poll tax.
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Austin
UPS
State Election Law Study Committee
Texas
Texas League of Women Voters
Illinois
Congress
Gaston Wilder
Jefferson County
Democratic Executive Committee
E. A. Galvan
Ber
Ransee
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