Bonham Event Roundup Shows Meteor Show and Local Festivities
Bonham residents can glimpse the Gemini meteor shower after midnight as clear skies promise about one meteor per minute. Local activities include two Christmas parades in Whitewright and Leonard, a two game basketball doubleheader at Bondi gym, Lions club festivities, and a community Christmas program in Ladonia depending on weather.
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Bondi Gym
Denison
Sulphur Springs
Bonham and Commerce
Ladonia
Methodist Choir to Sing Messiah Sunday
The 26 voice First United Methodist Church choir will perform Handel’s Messiah in a Christmas program Sunday at 7 30 p m. Three singers join from First Presbyterian. Conducted by Richard MacConnell with Miss Pam Alagood on organ. Soloists include Mrs Joe Welch Bob Vawter Rev Bob Bush and Mrs Richard MacConnell. Public invited. nursery will be open.
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First United Methodist Choir
Pam Alagood
First United Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Richard MacConnell
Joe Welch
Bob Vawter
Bob Bush
Bobby Brooks
John McGall
Richard Cole
Gladys May
William Bell
Elaime Brooks
Vicki York
Nanette MacConnell
Chester Herring
Nolan Ashmore
A. C. Woodruff
Bryan Cole
John McGill
W. T. May
Kelley Warren
David Bush
George Stevens
Mr. Bush
W. M.thornton
History Appreciation Week Proclaimed In Fannin County
Gov Dolph Briscoe and County Judge Choice More proclaimed History Appreciation Week in Fannin County for December with a kickoff at 3 p.m. Sunday. The week will feature a courthouse marker dedication by Judge Henry Braswell and Mrs. H D Swann presenting the marker. Police station bandit robbery reported as S C Turman laments publicity. The proclamation urges participation by clubs schools and groups to celebrate Texas history.
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Fannin County
Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Court House
Henry Braswell
Sixth Judicial District
H. D. Swann
Moore
Briscoe
Texas Historical Survey Committee
Swann
Fannin County Historical Survey Committee
Israeli Shell Nabatieh Amid Two Hour Barrage
Israeli artillery shelled the southern Lebanese town of Nabatieh in a two hour barrage wounding 10 and destroying 15 houses. Lebanese antiaircraft guns fired at warplanes but the jets stayed away while witnesses described ground fire tearing into Nabatieh quarters and markets.
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United Press International
Nabatieh
NATO chief warns of oil embargo risk to Western economies
NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns told a private foreign ministers session that a new Arab oil boycott could force Western nations to abandon free market systems. He warned of a potential oil deficit approaching 300 billion dollars by 1980 and suggested an escalation could strike at social and economic frameworks if embargoes deepen amid Middle East tensions.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Joseph Luns
Henry A. Kissinger
Luns
Middle East
Tions Luns
Kissinger
Ollietary
Janes Callaghan
Farm policy urged as world model by U S agriculture chief
Secretary Earl L Butz told Michigan Farm Bureau delegates that U S policy should serve as a model for the world with high production, no cartel pricing, and equal access to supplies domestically and abroad. He cited a 42 percent rise in farm output over 20 years and discussed global food and fuel concerns at Rome and in ongoing diplomacy.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
United States
Earl L. Butz
Isute
Michian Farm
Bureau
Larsers
Buzz
Rome
Fair Weather Forecast for Bonham Saturday
National Weather Service projects clear skies and warmer conditions for Bonham on Saturday. Temperatures should rise from the 30s to the mid-60s with light fog in some spots earlier in the morning.
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Bonham
National Weather Service
Ford nominates Saxbe as ambassador to India
President Ford nominates Attorney General William B. Saxbe to serve as ambassador to India. The nomination shifts Saxbe from the federal cabinet to a key diplomatic post in New Delhi.
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Washington
Ford
William B. Saxbe
India
Kiwanis Auction Aims To Aid Bonham Christmas
Bonham Kiwanis to stage its annual radio auction Saturday on KFYN to raise funds for needy locals. About 90 items start at 10 a.m. with final bids around 5 15 p.m. Items include gift certificates groceries storm doors irons and more plus an autographed Mets baseball and a 1974 Purple Warrior football squad autographed ball.
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Bonham Kiwanis Club
Bonham
KFYN
Roy McMillan
Kiwanians
New York Mets
Purple Warrior
Jaworski May Be Named As U T Regent
Gov Dolph Briscoe weighs Leon Jaworski for a UT Board of Regents seat to fill one of three terms next month. About 40 nominations were received, including students, as Briscoe seeks candidates with varied backgrounds while noting academic background is not essential.
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Jaworski
U. T. Regent
Austin, Tex
UPL
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Dolph Briscoe
University of Texas Board of Regents
Briscoe
Frank Corwin
Brisue
Ohne
Texas agencies merger proposal eyed to save transit costs
Gov. Dulph Briscoe proposes combining the Texas Mass Transportation Commission with the State Highway Commission to cut waste and avoid duplicative responsibilities. He rejects claims the Highway Department undervalues mass transit and says no internal opposition exists.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Dulph Briscoe
Texas Mass Transportation Commission
State Highway Commission
Highway Department
Briscoe declares readiness to perform duties after health scare
Governor Dolph Briscoe said he feels exhausted but mentally sound and strong enough to carry out duties as he prepares for a second term. He outlined tax-free transit and education plans, seeks federal funds for small communities, and favors local control over school taxation and reporting. He will hold weekly news conferences starting next month.
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Austen
Pex
UPI
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Alice
Theews Media
Russell Cummings
Mass Transportation Commission
Richard Hooker
No TV Program Today in The Favorite Friday issue
Space limits prevented including the regular Friday television guide in this issue of The Favorite. It is hoped the program will return Friday in Sunday's issue when space permits, as the Christmas rush nears its end. The daily programming remains unaffected.
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Secon
United Fund in Bonham Faces Shortfall for 1975 Drive
The Greater Bonham United Fund for 1975 reports $20,973 in donations and pledges toward a $26,000 goal. Secretary Mrs. Roy McMillan urged returning pledge cards and offered pickup if needed, noting several agencies rely on the fund. She cited $25,693.02 raised in 1974 and promised a full report once final tallies are complete.
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Greater Bonham United Fund
Roy McMillan
McMillan
United Fund
Camp Fure Girls
Boy Scouts
Red Cross
Salvation Army
USC
Child Welfare Committee
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Tom Francis
Lions Club
Tom
Kathy Vestal
Craig Nichols
David Ross
Craig
Oran Sigler
Millard Brent
Isoniam
Whitewright and
Leonard
Whitewright
Methodist Choir
Opp
Ala
S.C. Turman
Turman
Brooks
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Brooke
Federal Aid Highway Trust Fund
Vienna
Trans
Jamshud Amouzegar
Amouzegar
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Opecs
Abu Dhabi
Algeria
Cuador
Gabon
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
Libya
Nigeria
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
OPEC
Algiers
Dan
Valentin Hernandez-Acosta
Alwers
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Hernandez-Acosta
France
Saxbe
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