Home Christmas lighting contest judging tonight by out-of-town judges
The Trowel and Error Garden Club sponsors the home Christmas lighting contest with out-of-town judges set to evaluate entries this evening. Nearby notes report large turnips found in Fannin county fields and local harvest guesses remain high despite patches still yielding.
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The
Trowel and Error Garden Club
Fannin County
Oscar Burnett
Bailey
Oscar
Teens Die In Parked Car After Date Near Fort Worth
In Fort Worth two teenagers William For rest Tolson Jr. 16 and Gail Anne Gartner 17 were found dead in a parked auto near the girl's home at about 4 am. The medical examiner ruled carbon monoxide poisoning. Tolson was a Western Hills High School junior and Gartner a Arlington Heights High School senior.
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W. F. Tolson Sr
George Gartner
Lake Bonham Cabin Development Under Study Near Closure
Bonham Municipal Water Authority began a land use study for lake shore cabins and home sites ahead of the anticipated dam closure in late February. Engineering firms plan subdivisions to be leased for development and recreation financing.
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Lake Bonham
Bonham Municipal Water Authority Board
Irving C. Harris
Wisenbaker, Fix and Associates
Timber Creek
Walter Hicks
Wisenbaker
Fixing Associates
Egyptian Jets Shadow US Fleet in Mediterranean
NATO commander Admiral Horacio Rivero said Soviet-built Egyptian TU16 bombers shadow the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean and that the Soviets have resumed military cooperation with Yugoslavia. He warned of Soviet submarines and potential air bases in Egypt, noting Yugoslav ports hosted a Soviet submarine tender.
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Naples
UPI
Mediterranean
U.S
Horacio Rivero
Rivero
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Italy
Greece
Turkey
United Press International
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
America
Rivera
Egypt
Europe
Elath
Split
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Kidnapers Chased as Ransom Pickup Fails in Miami
Police and FBI swarmed a Miami wooded area after kidnapers of Barbara Jane Mackle abandon a ransom drop. A suitcase with $500 000 in marked bills was left behind amid gunfire as officers closed in near the Vizcaya area. The Mackle family awaits word from Atlanta.
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Miami
UPS
Barbara Jane Mackle
FBI
Robert Mackle
Brickel Avenue
Wayne Bay
Bayshore
Cayne Bay
Bayshore Drive
Viscaya Museum
John Deering
Fred Froebush
Mackle
Mackles
Atlanta
Two Drivers Named After $315 Wreck at State 78 Intersection
Officers estimate damage at 315 dollars after a two car collision at State 78 and White Shed Road. Assistant Chief Jay Duckworth identified drivers as Earl F. Coonrod of Ravenna Route 1 and Donna Van Zandt Ruark of Boyd Loop.
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State 78
White Shed Raad
Jay Duckworth
Earl F. Coonrod
Ravenna
Route 1
Donna van Zandt Ruark
Boyd Loop
Communists shell four U.S. camps near Saigon
Communist forces shelled four U.S. camps near Saigon and clashed with American units along infiltration corridors toward the city. U.S. reports said 117 Reds were slain as fighting extended to the Central Highlands where Prei Bing De hamlet fell. Viet Cong offered a prisoner release and a battlefield meeting on Christmas Day. One American soldier was killed and 20 wounded.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Highlands
Prei Bing de
Viet Cong
Cambodia
South Vietnam
da Nang
Paris talks strain as Viet Cong attacks threaten peace
North Vietnam warned the United States would renew bombing if the Viet Cong resumes attacks on Saigon as Vance met with Lau in Paris. South Vietnam reported enemy massing up to 30,000 for a Saigon push and Da Nang assault risks while U.S. protests over violations of the halt and DMZ activity continued.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
United States
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Ha van Lau
Saigon
da Nang
Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Vance
Lau
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Defense
Clark Clifford
George McGovern
D-S.c
Dan van Thu
Henry Kissinger
Richard M. Nixon
Burglars Loot Guard Armory in Pasadena Texas
Police report burglars broke into the Texas National Guard armory in Pasadena early today and seized 90 M1 rifles four .30-caliber machine guns and nine 45-caliber pistols. The weapons were loaded into a three-quarter ton army truck, a 1966 model, and taken from the weapons room.
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Pasadena
Tex
UPI
Texas National Guard
Cambodia Frees 12 Americans in diplomatic move
Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced Cambodia will release 12 American servicemen held since July 17 including 11 crew members of a patrol craft and a helicopter crewman. The action follows a message from President Johnson and aims to allow them to spend Christmas with families. The boat had strayed into Cambodian waters prompting the seizure.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Johnson
Sihanouk
Cambodian
Sihanouk Salq
U.S
Shriver Named U N Ambassador Pick Reportedly
UPI sources say R Sargent Shriver, currently ambassador to France, will become United Nations ambassador under President-elect Nixon. Nixon asked Shriver to accept the post over a week ago and the present UN ambassador R Wiggins is expected to leave after inauguration.
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U.N
R. Wiggins
Nixon
New York
Ronald Ziegler
Violent Weather Strikes Leonard Area with Tornado Damage
A small line of severe weather swept the Leonard area causing a twister along Hickory Creek road that toppled poles and damaged lines. Homes were destroyed or moved, including the F 1 Stanley residence, while several farm buildings and trailers were damaged. Bonham reported rain and wind with 26 inch rainfall. North Texas faced sub freezing temperatures and snow in the Panhandle.
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Fannin County
J. W. Cunningham
Fannin Electric Co-Op
Hickory Creek
F. 1. Stanley
Leonard
Bill McBroom
Bonham
Texas
Dalhart
Panhandle
North Texas
Pacific Northwest
Viet Cong Proposes Release Of Three American Prisoners
The Viet Cong said it will release three Americans Thomas Nelson Jones Donald N Smith and James W Brigham for humanitarian reasons to show peace intent. A proposed Christmas Day meeting near Tay Ninh City would discuss time location and procedures for release with up to five unarmed U S officials attending.
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Paris
UPI
Viet Cong Today
Vietnam
Thomas Nelson Jones
Donald N. Smith
James W. Brigham
U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Liberation Radio
United States
Tay Ninh
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Vientiane
Laos
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