Bonham News Bits Include Found Belt and Local Updates
Mike Cockerham’s missing billfold with cash and his driver’s license was found by Mrs. Ella May Partridge and brought to the police. Max Untersee had a flat tire on a ranch drive but reached home safely. Bruce McIntyre earns praise for a cleanup. Bonham Postal Office to stay open 8:30 to 12 Saturdays until Christmas. then windows close on Saturdays. A fried chicken dinner at Monkstown with music starts 3 p.m. Doc Mitchell and highway patrol discuss the Timber Creek bridge damage. Patrolman Bob Ridley returns to Fannin County from Dallas. A local sign near State 121 and US 82 prompts a humor note about directions. Jim Smith of Commerce comments on highway directions.
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Mike Cockerham
Bonham
Ella May Partridge
Mike
Burglars Take Auto Items at Savoy Warehouse
Burglars entered a small Savoy warehouse behind 1 B Dickens of Beva Tuesday night and stole auto accessories including adapters tubes and bowke thiad. Sheriff Dudley Jackson and Deputy Van Zandt investigated with officers expected to file a report later Wednesday.
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Savoy
Dudley Jackson
Savoy Cate
van Zoudt
Jackson
Deut Var Zandt
Brazil Ready to Meet Kidnappers
The report claims Brazil intends to confront kidnapers of Swiss Ambassador Grant Bucher and to prove a government stance regarding the case. It mentions negotiations and statements aimed at revealing conditions surrounding the kidnapping and the attackers.
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Brazil
Rio del Janeiro
CL PI
Grant I Bucher
Communists Ousted Puok Recaptured by Cambodians
Cambodian troops retook Puok district capital near Angkor Wat from Communist forces after a two week siege begun November 24. In the same area Vietnamese and Viet Cong fired mortars into Siem Reap wounding two Cambodian soldiers.
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T PI
Puok
Angkor
Siemp Reap
Puol
Siem Reap
Cambodian troops seize Sre Khlong town near Phnom Penh
Two Cambodian troop units occupied Sre Khlong, 45 miles southwest of Phnom Penh, with Braz Gensosthene Fernandez reporting village fall last Sunday. Counterattacks left 10 Cambodians killed and 33 wounded. U.S. staff in Phnom Penh has tripled to 63, with about a dozen more Americans expected to complete the buildup as part of growing aid.
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Sre Khlong
Phnom Penh
Braz Gensosthene Fernandez
Cos Bethasse
U.S
Cambodia
Waikiki Beach Pollution Threat Endangers Tourism
UPI reports Waikiki waters endangered by pollution threatening tourism and Hawaii’s economy. Robert Rinker of the visitor industry warns a pollution posting by the state Health Board could devastate the tourism sector unless immediate action is taken to curb sources and improve treatment.
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Honolulu
Waikiki Beach
Rinker
Mondale Urges Youth Involvement At Meeting
The text reports Mondale urging youth to engage in national issues and attend a conference. It mentions a group of around 4000 delegates and a push from the Ninon ada region, with calls to stay and participate rather than withdraw.
Another Fight On Veto Seen
Washington D C lawmakers brace for a new veto clash as Congress weighs a multibillion dollar military training program. The House Senate negotiators push a compromise bill aimed at trimming spending by about two billion dollars to win presidential approval, with key votes shaping the outcome.
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Washington Tl
Nica
Congress
Howe Senate
Senate
Owilhau A. Steser
Macent Spapsard
Ten Arrested in Narcotics Raids Across City
Police raided multiple locations resulting in ten arrests for possession and distribution of illegal drugs. Six detainees were taken into custody at a central site while four others were rounded up in an apartment-house raid.
House panel backs emergency bill to bar railway strike
The House Commerce Committee approved emergency legislation by 19 votes to 14 to bar a midnight rail strike until March 1. It rejected a retroactive 13.5 percent pay increase for 360,000 rail workers and heard union leaders pledge to defy Congress and courts if needed.
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Washington
UPI
House Commerce Committee
House
Rar
Nixon
House Committee
Brock Adams
Wash
Sve
Harley Staryers
D-W.va
Congress
C. L. Dennis
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
Dennis
Lions and Scouts Drive Sunday for Clothing Shoes Needed in Bonham
Lions Club and Boy Scout Troop 52 plan a Sunday afternoon clothing drive in Bonham to fill the Community Service Council clothing room. The effort targets infant to 1 year old sizes, with bundles collected on porches and labeled with size when possible to speed sorting and distribution.
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Honham
Lions Club
Counen Roon
Boy Scouts
Troop 52
Simpson Pain
Bonham Lowland
Lions and Scouts
Community Service Council
Cecil Birdwell
Fannin County
Katheen Hall
County
Salvation Army
Clothing Room
Governors Ask Nixon to Recall Oil Price Controls
One Democrat and three Republican governors from major oil states urged President Nixon to reconsider actions aimed at curbing domestic oil and gas prices. The telegram, sent the final day of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission meeting, criticized offshore production and Canadian imports plans as contradicting the administration's federalism approach. Governors Dewey Bartlett Oklahoma David F. Cargo New Mexico Stanley K. Hathaway Wyoming and Preston Smith Texas signed the message.
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Santa FE
N VM
UPT
Nixon
Dewey Bartlett
Oklahoma
David FF. Cargo
New Mexico
Stanley Ko Hathaway
Wycoming
Preston Smith
Texas
Interior Department
OLP
Cotfice
London Chicken Show Highlights Royal Poultry Display
A London poultry show showcased royal birds and a display of eggs and chicks hatched in demonstration curations. Dispatch noted a pest outbreak in Britain disrupted transport of other birds and animals to the event.
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London
Royal International — Poultry Egg
Ao Fondo Lueda
Bitain
Nixon to Meet Press Thursday Conference Set
President Nixon will hold a nationally televised news conference at 8 pm Thursday. This will be his first term news conference since July 30. Press secretary Ronald Ziegler said Nixon has no fixed pattern and will hold conferences as he considers it in the public interest.
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Washington
Three Bridges On State 34 to Be Rebuilt
Fannin County Commissioners authorize signing of right of way deals with Texas Highway Department to widen three bridges on State 34 between Honey Grove and Ladena. County and state share costs 30 50 percent. temporary easements issued for detour. work includes relocating lenses for replacement.
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Fannin County Commissioners’ Court
Texas Highway Department
State
Honey Grove
Ladena
Choice Moore
Wen
Abe
State Highway Department
Slew
Floyd Creeks
Bandits Seize Goods Trucked From Route 2h Exit
A Jersey City police report says a truck driver on Interstate Route 2h delayed by bandits who seized a shipment valued at 200000 dollars containing bea pantie slips and girdles. The truck later appeared at a city station with the loaded cargo missing.
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Pantie
Polo
Atom
Jersey City
Israel seeks better terms before resuming peace talks
Diplomatic tensions rise as Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Dayan departs for heavy bargaining in Washington and Jordan amid divisions within the Israeli cabinet over conditions for returning to UN mediated Middle East peace talks.
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Moshe Dayan
Israel
Middle East
Odterth
Wil
Am P Rogers
Melvin S
Woushington Oon Frida
Huse
Jordan
Bhy
An F.rael
United Nations
Gunnar V. Jasting
Cool Front Forecast to Reach Bonham Late Thursday
A new cold front will enter the Bonham area late Thursday bringing seasonable temperatures. The National Weather Service says it will move across the state over about 24 hours, reaching Bonham late today. Readings show a drop into the 30s with fair skies in West Texas and increasing clouds in Centers and East Texas. A trace of rain is possible in the College Station area and across other sections of the state.
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Bonham
National Weather Services
Weather Service
Thursda Mesa
Texas
Collee Station
Oller
White House Receives Christmas Tree From Merdan Was
The White House received a Christmas tree presented to Mrs. Nixon by partners in the Northern group. The evergreen was delivered with proper ceremony as visitors looked on during the Yuletide season.
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House
Washington
Pat Nixon
Teddy
Ninon
George — Treth
Hu Pe. Sunai
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