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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1973
Page
1
Center and Main streets traffic signals are currently out and parts are needed to restore operation. Motorists are advised to use caution at the four nearby intersections.
City commission postpones final action on a request to raise rates for business and residential customers. Members discussed the bid and the impact on streets and utilities while debate continued about district changes and funding. The meeting referenced Center Street and Avenue Nai Catt as locations involved in the proposed adjustments.
In Brussels Henry Kissinger and Western ministers discuss NATO and non nuclear guarantees amid talk of an energy crisis and Soviet American accords. Aiming for progress, Kissinger notes a perceived better understanding while stressing NATO obligations and ongoing aid to Western Europe.
United Press International reports intensified tank exchanges on the Golan Heights as Israel and Syria blame each other amid mounting political rifts before Geneva talks. Israeli Defense Minister Dayan demands war prisoner lists. Cairo hosts Kissinger as push for troop pullbacks and a potential peace path advances.
Rockefeller announced his resignation from the governorship in Albany New York. He plans to seek the Republican nomination for president and said he would step down next month as the party committee begins conference sessions at the state capitol.
Saudi Arabia signals desire to invest and secure U S help despite embargo pressures. Officials urge faster cooperation on energy, oil duties, and mutual economic benefits, stressing long term partnership with the United States and a return to favorable trade terms.
Four defendants waived trial by jury and pleaded guilty before Judge Chase Moore in county court. Hassell Hubby Kalmer Willum Cauldwell and Joe Lew were fined 150 dollars plus costs and given zero day jail terms probated for 12 months. Bari Morelamt received 290 dollars in fines and costs and a five day jail sentence.
A fire damaged between 15 and 20 bales of hay in a combine barn and a garage on South Sauth Street Monday afternoon. Firemen found the blaze started from a trash fire and worked to contain it.
The Fannin County court approved an across the board 10 percent salary increase for all officials and employees after auditor Bud Miller said the rise would be absorbed by the budget and maintained by the tax rate. Commissioners Phe Young Gerald Melwin and John Avers voted yes while one official abstained. The court also received a bid from John Baker Coneca for supplying gasoline diesel and petroleum products for the year. A request to keep a Monkstown road open was discussed but no petition was needed. The gate blocking the road was removed after authorization to take down the posts supporting it.
The House votes to halt all Soviet loans until Jews and other minorities can emigrate freely. The measure would block most favored trade status and tariffs on Soviet goods, with President Nixon signaling possible veto.
Forecasters expect a warm day in Bonham with unusually mild morning temperatures in the 40s and highs near the lower 70s. South winds shift to clear skies as the noon and afternoon hours bring pleasant conditions across the region.
A grocery delivery worker recalls pawn tickets driving more than $50 000 in assets for a Manhattan widow. The tokens funded jewelry, a Cartier diamond appraised near $9 000, a whisky crate of silver sold for $56 000, and a mansion value around $100 000.
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