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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1966
Page
1
The notice recalls Santa Claus at Sears from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday inviting all youngsters to meet him. Other items mention a desk doubtless guarded by a snake sighting at a local co op and a humorous past coffee grinders travel through history.
Chrysler Corp. Chairman Lynn Townsend warned that 1967 may be tough for cars as he projects 8.9 million sales and notes difficulty meeting 1968 safety standards. He cites tight money high interest rates Vietnam war and tax worries as drag factors while praising 1966 as a strong year with about 9.3 million sales. He criticizes 1968 safety proposals.
UPI reports officials say Moscow has eased its isolation of China and may now work more with the United States on space and nuclear arms pacts. Russia’s stance toward Vietnam remains cautious as tensions with China rise and defense budgets are adjusted amid pressure for consumer goods.
More than 100 students in Fan nin county schools showed positive reactions to fall TB skin tests. The Dallas Area Tuberculosis Association reported 128 positives, with 69 in the Bonham system. Results varied by school, with Dodd City highest at 4.3 percent. The program, funded by Christmas Seal funds, involved 3,812 tested across 15 schools.
Harry R Turkell a diplomat named by President Johnson to study border friction recommends a two nation industrial center to create jobs. The plan envisions a privately run trade zone straddling El Paso and Ciudad Juarez to relieve unemployment and spur the Mexican side of the border economy.
Investigating officers estimate damage in a two car collision at Chestnut and East Sam Rayburn Thursday afternoon. Drivers identified as Robert Herman Black and Mrs. Dorethula H. Mitchell, both of Bonham.
Deputy H R Van Zandt won a pursuit with a Bells resident Wednesday night after reaching about 100 mph before stopping the motorist. He is cited to appear in Justice of Peace Clark Benton’s court December 20.
The Bonham area received a slow steady rain that exceeded an inch by noon on Friday. Rain began Thursday night and continued into Friday morning, soaking yards and fields while city streets stayed lighter.
A Denison man was fined $25 on two counts after pleading guilty to drunk and disturbance charges. He was arrested Thursday night in Ector by sheriff's deputies and arraigned before Justice of Peace Clark Benton.
U.S. military headquarters in Saigon denied that American bombs hit Hanoi during raids on December 13 and 14. Weather spared Hanoi, while 58 missions hit other North Vietnamese targets including Yen Vien railroad yard and Van Dien depot.
At the United Nations the Afro-Asian bloc demanded a midnight Security Council vote to act against Rhodesia. Britain stalled, signaling possible sanctions talks with Ian Smith’s government, while Uganda’s envoy warned Britain may retreat and risk granting whites tighter control over the black majority.
President Johnson said the tide of battle had turned in Vietnam but the end of the war was not in sight. He spoke at a White House ceremony and to wounded veterans, reviewing progress with Lodge McNamara and Goldberg, noting sacrifices ahead and gains in human rights. He warned of difficult days ahead before peace could follow.
Texas draft boards were ordered to furnish 674 men for the February national draft, the lowest call since the Vietnam era and representing about half of January’s Texas quota. The state sent 18,274 men to the draft in 1966 with October peaking at 2,845 and December at 744.
Bonham firefighters answered four grass fire alarms Friday with two fires at the same address. Crews reported grass fires on East Second Street North Center Street and Carpenter Loop.
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