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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1973
Page
1
Local stores will stay open until 8 pm through Christmas to help shoppers finish last minute Christmas gifts. The Lions Club Christmas dinner is Thursday with guests, and Vic should be informed to add seats. The report notes a fire near Duplex and a successful high school drum and bugle corps performance in the Christmas parade.
The Texarkana Dam and Reservoir is renamed Wright Patman Dam and Reservoir after a House resolution approved by President Nixon. Texas Republican Sen John Tower Munday voted with the majority in a 55 to 31 foreign aid appropriations bill. Sen Lloyd M Bensten Jr did not vote.
The General Telephone sues to challenge higher local rates in Bonham Texas. The suit argues current charges are unfair and seeks reduction or reversal of planned increases. Court filings note existing rates at $1 for two pages and $2 for additional time, with the company seeking a rollback to prior pricing.
Local readers reported the first decorating contest drew strong interest with several prizes awarded to Biggers and Hope for Christmas displays. Yard and window entries lit up streets as residents participated, while organizers noted high turnout and community spirit.
In Austin the House and Senate pursued an emergency bill to cut speed limits to 45 mph during a fuel shortage or emergency. The plan gives the Highway Commission temporary authority to reduce limits with a governor veto possible, aiming to preserve federal highway funds.
Egypt’s ambassador to the United States Ghorbal said easing the oil embargo hinges on a real start toward peace and Israel’s withdrawal from occupied lands, with U S guarantees. He noted oil could flow back within a month if talks advance, as winter energy shortages loom amid public warnings of tighter supplies and heating fuel limits.
A Monday night blaze of undetermined origin caused significant damage to a rental property at Second and Star streets. The owner is John Pierce and resident Sadie Purner lived in one apartment while several boys occupied the others.
The Pesas Pulte Interest Research Group TesPIRG reports that Texas utilities earn 24 to 40 percent more profit than the national average due to light regulation. It argues municipal controls are weak and urges disclosure of political contributions from utilities. The study finds Dallas Power and Light charges 92 cents per kWh for small users versus 23 cents for large users, signaling discriminatory rate structures.
Grand jury at Sasth District Court corrected an indictment against former tax assessor Henry Joe Fletcher for July term, removing a misused word. Judge Braswell quashed the original charge on grounds of a textual error and reset bonds. The panel also replaced one of four indictments alleging misapplication and embezzlement of funds, creating a two count indictment.
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