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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
1
Gober Community Improvement Club members organize a rummage sale Friday and Saturday at the old McKnight drug building with a Saturday bake sale and cakes cookies and pies for sale. Also mention of a grass fire and local events.
A christmas tree with chimes has been set up in the first floor corridor of the courthouse. The display is visible to all entering the building and accompanied by music.
UNITED NATIONS N Y UPI Britain plans to seek Security Council action for effective selective mandatory trade embargoes on Rhodesia to cut rebel exports and starve its government of foreign exchange. Critics warn oil harm could hit Britain's recovering economy as Western allies weigh the move.
A cold front moved through Bonham early today dropping temperatures about 10 degrees and clearing skies. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and slightly cooler readings Friday as the norther persists. Lightning was seen north of Bonham Wednesday night but the expected showers did not arrive. Bonham’s temperature fell 10 to 50 degrees this morning and should be a bit cooler Friday morning.
Bondi students launch a Friday night toy drive to aid needy families. Bryce McIntyre chairs the effort, inviting porch lights or school calls for toy pickups. Volunteers will repair and dress dolls before handing everything to the Pastors' Association for Christmas baskets and food collection.
Aegean Sea ferry Iraklin sank on its Crete to Piraeus run with 281 aboard leaving 206 passengers and 75 crew missing. Only 15 survivors found clinging to rocks and debris near Falconera as searchers recover wreckage and fruit from the bow. U S and Greek authorities mobilized aid and announced national mourning while investigating the disaster.
North Viet Nam refused a U S proposal for a prisoner of war conference and demanded the release of 150 soldiers and civilians held by the United States. The Red Cross noted the rejection and the exchange of information on prisoners, including 19 North Vietnamese sailors.
The Bonham Daily Favorite and Bonham Herald announce a last chance campaign ending Monday December 12 at 6 pm. Subscriptions received after the closing time do not count. Prizes total five awards from 800 to 50 dollars with a 20 percent commission to non winning workers.
After review, standings are withheld due to crowding among workers. The alphabetical list shows Hazel Benson Letha Bruce Cora Lee Crews Virgin N Durham Mrs Henry Green Elsie Mae Hasten Fred P Johnson Mrs E G McClure Jr Neal Thomas Mary Vaughan with addresses and partial numbers. Subscriptions can be left at the Campaign Office or Bonham Favorite and Herald office.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson presses Britain to urge United Nations Security Council action imposing sanctions on Rhodesia’s trade. Opposition Conservatives led by Reginald Maudling oppose the move, warning of potential disaster at home and upheaval in Southern Africa.
Saigon’s mayor Col. Van Van Cua, a Ky ally, was seized by U S military police after firing a Thompson submachine gun and carrying a .38 pistol during a night out. He wore civilian clothes and was released after identity checks. The incident sparked protests and U S regrets from Ambassador Lodge.
Former Bay Village Mayor J Spencer Houk testified about the Marilyn Sheppard murder before a Cuyahoga County grand jury that had been hearing cases. His ex wife Ethel accompanied him as they offered to share all they knew about the slaying.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower lands at Walter Reed Army Hospital to undergo major gall bladder surgery within days. He traveled from his Gettysburg farm by helicopter in clear weather as doctors conduct extensive preoperative tests.
U S B52 bombers dropped large loads 25 miles north of Saigon in a pre-dawn raid followed by U S infantry from the 1st Division moving into the area and report ing eight Viet Cong killed, nine captured, and 127 suspects rounded up. The attack near the capital came as U S fighter bombers flew 50 missions against targets near Hanoi and Haiphong while USS Long Beach reached Viet Nam’s coast with armed missiles.
Two people were hospitalized after a collision between an automobile and a motorcycle at the Russell Avenue and North Center street intersection. Claude Robbins broke a leg and Ricky Robbins, 13, suffered bruises and abrasions.
Bonham Lions club voted to contribute 50 to the Christmas fund and to cooperate with the city on a street market campaign. The group approved the donation and its role in placing new street intersection markers in the city.
Pope Paul VI called on the United States and North Vietnam to extend the Christmas 48 hour ceasefire into a year end truce. He urged revising holiday ceasefire plans to allow an extended period for peace efforts, calling it a golden opportunity to end the war. He spoke at St. Peter's Basilica during Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
A gas stove explosion sparked a flash fire that tore through an Istanbul army barracks collapsing a section of the building and trapping panicked troops. Military officials report 65 soldiers killed and more than 100 injured.
In a news conference Dr Sam Sheppard described carrying a 232 caliber Mauser into the Cleveland courtroom on the 16 November verdict day and saying he would have waited for a guard to shoot him if convicted of murdering his wife Marilyn in 1945. He said his aim was to invite a fatal bullet from a guard’s gun rather than self harm. He recounted the plan while promoting his book Endure and Conquer.
Governor Connally proposes a 10 year 75 million plan to double Texas parks without tax increases. The program adds 26 recreation areas totaling 61 000 acres 41 historic sites and 14 scenic areas funded by nominal entry fees. First facilities to open in 1970 will appear statewide with 25 of 26 water oriented sites to meet rising demand.
About 3 000 university students marched in Tuebingen Germany in a silent protest against the growth of neo Nazi influence in West Germany. They carried signs denouncing the National Democratic party and recent election results in Hesse and Bavaria.
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