Bonham Holiday Happenings And School Breaks
The Bonham area enjoys a merry season with a recovering Siamese cat at home, a grandchild gifting a puppy, and plans for the annual Volunteer Firemen ball at the National Guard Armory. Sanham schools announce a Christmas break from 2 p.m. Friday to Monday classes resume Jan 5, while college students head home for holidays. Visitors to Stephen F Austin State Park are reminded to take only pictures and leave footprints.
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Bonham Volunteer Firemen
National Guard Armory
Sanham
Stephen F Austin State Park
Richardsprepares winter campout at Camp Dierks Oklahoma
C D Richards plans a winter camping trip at Camp Dierks NeT sea Trails in Oklahoma. He emphasizes stocking ample food to ensure no one goes hungry during the outing.
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C. D. Richards
Camp Dierks
NeTsea Trails Camp
Oklahoma
Duh Clark and Harold Walker Recall Old Times
Duh Clark of Hail and Harold Walker of Sandy recalled old times during the noon hour Tuesday.
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Duh Clark
Harold Walker
Sandy
High School Band Program Wins Support From New Director
Tommy Neugent leads 250 band students at L. H. Rather and I. W. Evans high schools with plans to boost the program. Robert Lous Patrick, finishing his ETSU degree at midterm, is hired as assistant director. Smiley Dulaney reports Mrs. Mary Helen Smith has all copies of the American Hortage Magazine needed by the Sam Rayburn Library to complete its files.
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Tommy Neugent
L. H. Rather
I. W. Evans
Robert Lous Patrick
ETSU
Smiley Dulaney
Mary Helen Smith
Sam Rayburn
Fire devastates shanty area in Seoul with 117 homes lost
A predawn blaze swept the eastern section of Seoul destroying 117 shanties. Eight people were hospitalized in critical condition and about 500 residents were left homeless. Authorities said the fire likely started in an overheated stove and spread rapidly before dawn.
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Seoul
Viet Cong Shell Saigon as Infiltration Flares in Winter Plans
Saigon suffered its first shelling in four months as Viet Cong attacked a helicopter landing zone near the city killing civilians and wounding many. North Vietnamese infiltrations rise, with U S forces replying with B52 raids and artillery fire along the Cambodian border while Marine units report casualties and enemy fatalities in Da Nang area engagements.
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Saigon
API
Mekong
U.S
My Lai
da Nang
Leathernecks
Texas Railroad Commission Sets January Oil Allowable High
The Texas Railroad Commission raises January oil production allowable to 68 percent the highest on record. January demand rises by 238 772 barrels daily versus December with maximum production capped at 3 869 658 barrels daily and expected actual output at 3 250 500. Crude stocks on Dec 5 total 97 1 million barrels, down from the prior week and year. U S Bureau of Mines estimates January Texas demand at 3 330 000 barrels daily with major buyers targeting 3 253 844 barrels daily.
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Austin
UPI
Texas Railroans Commission
Commission
Ben Ramsey
Texas
Ramsey
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Progress on tax reform stalls in long SenateHouse talks
Congress on a 11 hour session grappled with tax reform aiming to raise personal exemptions from 600 to 800 dollars, with Senate provisions costing about 2 billion more than the House plan. President Nixon signaled a veto if the higher exemption remains. The debate includes a 15 percent Social Security boost and changing exemptions for dependents.
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Washington
UPI
Wilbur D Mulls
Mio
Viada
Senate
House
Nixon
Sos
Woman Escapes From Kidnappers in Dallas Car Chase
A Corpus Christi woman visiting Hot Springs says she was kidnapped, raped, and robbed by two men who drove toward Dallas after pulling her from a downtown Hot Springs street. She jumped from the car at a Dallas service station and alerted police.
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Dallas
UPI
Corpus Christi
Hot Springs
Ath
T. J. Barnes
Oak Cliff
Thebi
Service Staton
Fire damages house on Pecan Street Tuesday night
Fire officials said a Tuesday blaze at a house on Pecan Street caused extensive interior damage. The home owned by Ralph Pearson was occupied by the Cate family, who had moved in only Saturday, and firefighters reported making headway upon arrival.
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Ralph Pearson
Pecan Street
Cate
Conside
Communists adjust peace strategy as Nixon leans on plan
UPI reports Allied diplomats say Viet Cong and North Vietnamese modify proposals to attract U S public while Nixon gains time to disengage. They push for a six month withdrawal timetable to prompt an immediate pullout. Officials in Warsaw and Moscow challenge Nixon Vietnamization as a path to prolonged conflict.
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Paris
UPI
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Warsaw
Pham Vuan Dong
North Vietnam
Dong
Tass
Moscow
United States
Washington
Newark raid nets 50 arrests in Mafia crackdown
In Newark area, 50 people were arrested by 100 FBI agents in a crackdown linking Mafia rackets to allegedly corrupt public officials. Simon De Cavalcante, "Sam the Plumber," boss of a 60 member family, faced a $75 000 bail as other targets remained at large and probes into IRS matters continued.
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Newark
UPI
FBI
New Jersey
J. Edgar Hoover
U.S
Simon ‘Sam
de Cavalcante
Internal Revenue Service
Garden State
Weather forecast for Bonham area clouds and warmer days ahead
The U S Weather Bureau predicts mostly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures for Bonham through Thursday with no precipitation. Tuesday saw a 55 degree high and 40 degree low, while Thursday should warm to mid 40s at dawn and upper 60s in the afternoon as fog lifts across Texas.
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Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Sweden Grants Asylum to 10 Americans
STOCKHOLM AP1 Sweden granted asylum today to 10 American soldiers and draft dodgers. The Swedish Immigration Board said they can stay in Sweden as long as they want but will not be considered political refugees. The board did not list ranks or specify who were servicemen or draft dodgers.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Immigration Board
Calley Court Martial Eyed By News Agencies
Military judge at Fort Benning asked the Justice Department to probe whether five news organizations violated his ban on interviewing potential witnesses in the William L. Calley Jr. court martial. Judge Kennedy ordered Capt. Medina to stop discussing the case with reporters and warned against a press trial. He noted the court lacks enforcement over civilians and scheduled a Jan. 20 hearing on a motion to dismiss over publicity affecting Calley’s rights. further hearings before a spring trial are likely.
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FT. Benning, Ga
UPI
Justice Department
Army
William L. Cattey Jr
Reid W. Kennedy
My Lai
Eriest Medina
Medina
Cattey
South Vietnam
Kennedy
Houston Chronique
National Broadcasting Co
Time Magazine
Life Magazine
Associated Press
Lt. Calley
Calley
Israeli Raids Egyptian Base in Suez Area
Israeli air force carried out heavy raids against Egypt with Green Island as a major target near the Suez Canal entrance. Egypt claimed two planes were shot down. Israel said all its planes returned safely. Fighting also flared along the Jordanian border with exchanges near the Sea of Galilee and Irbid. Jordan reported 12 Israelis wounded and two dead.
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Cairo
al Ahram
Israel
Green Island
Gulf of Suez
Suez Canal
Amman
Jordan River
Makhadat al- Junaidiya
Sea of Galilee
Jordan
Irbid
Tel Aviv
Santa Parade Lights Bonham Square On Monday Night
Jaycees Bondi Band, choir and Santa confer on a Christmas event on Monday Dec 22 at 6 15 pm on Bonham square North side. Community choir performs under Richard MacConnel l Santa plans a visit and candy for kids. If needed Dwayne Cox will bring Santa from Dallas Love Field. Merchants stay open till 9 pm and lights tour may follow.
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Bondi
Santa Claus
Borham Jaycees
Tommy Nugent
Richard MacConnell
Santa
Dwayne Cox
Dallas Love Field
Bonham
Christmas Clubs Draw Fire Over Bank Practices
Rep Benjamin Rosenthal accuses banks of profiting from Christmas clubs by not paying interest and even penalizing missing payments. He says about 4 billion dollars are tied up in noninterest accounts as of June 30 with potential annual lost interest around 144 million. Rosenthal notes banks could earn 8 to 10 percent by lending these funds. He discusses possible Truth in Lending violations and a subcommittee probe.
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Washington
UPI
Congressional Consumers Subcommittee
Benjamin
Rosenthal
DNY
House Subcommittee
Merle McAdams Dies at Bonham VA Center
Merle E McAdams 74 of Bonham died of an apparent heart attack at the Bonham VA Center where he had been for four months. He was a WWI veteran born January 11 1895 in St Edwards Nebraska. He worked as a linotype operator for The Daily Favorite before retiring. Survived by wife Nita two daughters two sisters and a number of grandchildren. Funeral services were incomplete.
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Merle E. McAdams
Pecan St
Bonham VA Center Hospital
Wise Funeral Home
Mr .McAdams
Bonham
The
Daily Favorite
St. Edwards
Nebr
U.S. Army
Nita ‘McAdams
C. C. Jones
Wayman Hannah
Torkio, Mo
Elliott Named To Commission
Austin Texas UPI reports Gov. Preston Smith named Sherman attorney William Ralph Elliott to be interstate commerce commissioner for the Red River. Elliott, former Sherman mayor and Grayson County attorney, will replace W. R. Bryant whose two year term expired.
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Austin
UPI
Pregeton Smith
Sherman
William Ralph Elliott
Red Rover
Nixon urges freer trade dismantling barriers worldwide
President Nixon told Congress the nation should move toward dismantling barriers to freer trade as he released the 13th annual trade agreements program report. He said the administration backs freer exchange of goods and named a special commission to study major world trade problems for possible solutions in the 1970s.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
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Douglas R. Smith
National Savings and Trust Co
Merle McAdams
VA Center
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