North Texas towns light up for Christmas across Cooke County
Christmas lights glow in Gainesville symbolized by a red lit Cooke County courthouse dome and rooftop trees. Sherman Weatherford and other towns showcase elaborate displays while highway widening on routes 80 and 20 progresses toward 1969 1979 deadlines. Oil trade in Sweetwater and agricultural notes follow with tax and Social Security talks set for farmers and ranchers in the courthouse assembly room. Red Acree learns a bank loan clears a held check after a Friday call.
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Cooke County Court House
Gainesville
Fm51
Mies
Sherman
Santa
Court House
Weatherford
Swetwater
Bonham
Cisco
Eastland
Ranger
Decatur
Jack Jenkins
Texas A&m Extension Service
Jim Lewis
Sherman Office
Social Security Administration
Bonham Weather Forecast Sees Warmer Trend Through Wednesday
The U S Weather Bureau reports warmer weather for the Bonham area through Wednesday. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy tonight with higher temperatures, then considerable cloudiness Wednesday as the warming trend continues. Bonham recorded a low of 35 degrees this morning.
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Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mideast Casualties Reported By Militias
Militias say 25 percent of Israelis have died since the 1967 war with about 1 005 wounded in fighting with Arab forces. Arabs reportedly suffer around 600 killed and 1 300 captured.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Middle East
County Employees Get Wage Increase and Sheriff Dept gets Cars
The Fannin County Commissioners approved a 1 percent across the board raise for all county employees and authorized two new police capable Ford cars for the sheriff's department. The low bid of 4305 dollars from Jerry Boone Ford Mercury for the two cars was accepted, with one current car being traded in, and three patrol vehicles available after delivery. Dr. E C Williams was appointed county health officer for two more years, and all bills from County Auditor Bud Miller were approved.
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Fannin County
Sheriff’s Department
Commissioners’ Court
Jerry Boone
Ford
Mercury, Inc
Sheriff's Department
Boone
E. C. Williams
Dr. Williams
Bud Miller
Library Becomes Part of City Administration in Bonham
The Bonham city commission approved an ordinance to incorporate the public library into city administration to secure future federal grant eligibility. The move honors longtime library board members. The panel also noted no action on a proposed flashing beacon at North Center Street and Russell Avenue. City offices will close December 24 and 25 for Christmas observance.
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Bonham Public Library
Highway Department
North Center
Russell Avenue
J. W. Cravens
Dan Mize
Center Street
John M. Zwach
Minnesota
Mark Andrew
North Dakota
Shock
Sioux Falls
D.D
Clarence Palmby
Department of Agriculture
Eisenhower
C. Douglas Dillon
New York City
Nixon
U S Destroyers Enter Black Sea Amid Tensions
Two U S destroyers the Dyess and Turner crossed into the Black Sea and conducted routine operations in international waters amid Soviet protests. Officials said the five day mission followed naval moves in the Mediterranean and NATO reconnaissance plans in Naples.
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UPI
U.S
Black Sea
Moscow
Dyess
Turner
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
6Th Fleet
Pravda
Tass
Leonid Velichansky
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Naples
Italy
Velichansky
Soviet Unions
Fake Officer Robs Toshiba Electric Workers Bank Bonus
A man posing as a traffic officer hoodwinked four Toshiba Electric Bank employees on a road near Tokyo and stole 833,000 dollars in Christmas bonuses. He wore a white helmet and black feather jacket, rode a stolen bike, claimed dynamite was in the car, and fled with the money, police said.
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Tokyo
Fuchu
Toshiba Electric Go
Fighting Erupts In Thailand Aerial Battle Intensifies
Heavy clashes erupt 300 miles north of Bangkok as Thai government forces and Communist aided tribes fight. Thai bombers and helicopter gunships join for first time in a year with four fights reported. tribesmen suffer at least 11 dead, many wounded, while Thai armies deploy tanks APCs mortars and other arms.
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Bangkok
UPI
Guerrilas
Peace Talks Delayed as Viet Cong Rates U S War Crimes
In Paris the Viet Cong charged the United States with crimes surpassing Nazi Germany and pressed for talks directly with the group. Diplomats expect North Vietnam and the United States to reach a compromise to open negotiations next week with four participants at a square table.
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UPS
United States
Nazi Germany
Duong Dinh Thao
Vietnam
Saigon
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Thao
South Vietnam
Hitler
North
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hanoi
Sais
Pan
Viet Cong Radio A
Ner Vietnam
U.S
Judge Charles Walker Accused of Breaking Promise
Federal Judge William J. Campbell says Daniel Walker released a report claiming Chicago police rioted during the Democratic National Convention without honoring a verbal agreement. Campbell suggests the timing may have violated grand jury secrecy and vowed the grand jury report remains the definitive account.
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Chicago
UPI
Daniel Walker
William J. Campbell
U.S. District Court
Walker
Granc
Campbell
National Commission On Violence
Grand Jury
Hamilton on Loan to Rangers Farm Club
New York Rangers rookie defenseman Allan Hamilton aged 22 was loaned to the Buffalo farm club of the American Hockey League on Monday for the season.
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NEW York
UPI
Allan Hamilton
New York Rangers
Buffalo
American Hockey League
Nixon's Official Cabinet Lineup Guesses Surface
AP reports educated guesses on Nixon’s incoming cabinet with names tied to health education welfare housing and urban development transport and commerce. Possible picks include Mitchell Finch Moynihan Volpe Romney Kennedy Blount Reynolds or Gilhooley with interior and agriculture posts debated.
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John N. Mitchell
Nixon
New York
Gev
Robert H. Finch
California
Housing and Urban Development
Daniel Pp. Moynihan
Harvard
Transportation
Massachusetts
New York City
Toll tops 30000 as Vietnam war deaths rise
UPI reports that U S military sources say more than 30 000 Americans have died in Vietnam with nearly half this year. Communists shelled nine camps near Saigon and Cambodia border injuring 14. One pilot was among the two rescued after a downed reconnaissance plane.
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Saigon
UPI
Vietnam
U.S
Cambouida
America
North Vietnam
Air Force
Robert L. McCann
Dedham
Mass
Tii Ton
Nui Co
Philadelphia Quake Rattles Area First in 139 Years
A minor earthquake hit the Greater Philadelphia area at 4 13 a m EST felt as a boom or rumble. No damage reported though windows rattled and toll booths trembled. ESSA measured 2 5 on the Richter scale with wide felt area up to 40 miles east and 20 miles west.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Paladelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Walt Whitman
Delaware River
Environmental Science Services Administration
ESSA
Washington
United States
Suspect Held in Store Burglary at Bozeman Grocery
One suspect was arrested Monday by the county sheriff and deputies in connection with the burglary of the Bozeman Grocery store at Lowell's Bluff Sunday night. Sheriff Dudley Jackson and Deputies H. R. Van Zandt and Leonard Collingsworth made the arrest. Groceries stolen were recovered and 11 fishing rods were found hidden at the suspect's home.
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Sheriff's Department
Bozeman
Lowell’s Bluff
Dudley Jackson
H. R. van Zandt
Leonard Collingsworth
Divers Search For 17 Bodies In River Collision
Divers resumed searches for 17 crewmen missing after Coast Guard cutter White Alder collided with freighter Helena on the Mississippi near White Castle Louisiana. Oil slicks and swift currents halted dives earlier. a four man board of inquiry investigates the crash.
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New Orleans
UPI
Mississippi
Coast Guard
Donald Davidson
Helena
White Castle
Busy Day for Bonham Volunteers Fire Dept
Bonham volunteer firemen responded Monday night to a blaze in the mobile home of Jerry Shipman on Lannius. Earlier they fought three grass fires within city limits on West Third Street, East Sam Rayburn Drive, and Katy Boulevard.
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Bonham Volunteer Fire Department
Lannius
Jerry Shipman
West Third
Sam Rayburn Drive
Katy Boulevard
Lubec Maine Named Easternmost City in United States
The easternmost city in the United States is Lubec Maine confirming its position on the country’s far reach. Local officials note Lubec’s status draws visitors and highlights Maine’s coastal geography.
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United States
Lubec, Maine
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