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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
2
Washington column notes seven million Americans suffer cosmetic allergies while FDA tests on pig skin are used to gauge safety. The piece mocks cosmetic ads that avoid mentioning pig tests and suggests humorous campaigns like Porcine lipsticks and powders to highlight safety.
Jerry G. Hall, 35, of Groves died and Paul Carbello, 31, and Johnny Evans, 34, both of Nederland, suffered serious burns when an explosion and fire hit E. I. Du Pont’s tetraethyl lead unit south of Beaumont at about 2:30 a.m. Whitlow said the cause was not yet known.
Benjamin Widman of Hyattsville Maryland reports a car jacking at a traffic light in Washington. A man with a pistol demanded his wallet containing $12, then returned the wallet with two dollars and wished him a Merry Christmas. The incident highlights holiday crime in the capital area.
A guide on creating colored flames for holiday fires using chemical treatments on pine cones and wood. Includes safety advice on wiring faults, fuses, and circuit breakers, emphasizing proper circuit expansion and avoiding overloading the electrical system.
A blast at a synthetic rubber plant knocked a unit out of service with no damage estimate available. Two men nearby were unhurt. Firefighters contained the blaze within minutes and fully extinguished it about 30 minutes later. It was the first serious accident in 14 years at the plant.
U.S. headquarters reports 222 Americans killed and 1,199 wounded last week in Vietnam. South Vietnam lists 198 killed and 815 wounded with allied forces claiming 2,059 guerrillas killed and 52 captured as the war enters a new phase in Saigon and surrounding areas.
A cavern was blown deep in the earth at PaHute Mesa Nevada by the most powerful nuclear device ever triggered in the United States. Newsmen watching from a trailer 12 miles away reported a strong shock wave.
Spokesmen said American troop strength in Vietnam fell by 1,000 last week to 534,500. About 35,000 sailors man U S warships in the South China Sea. In a separate report South Vietnam said Viet Cong terrorists killed 23 civilians, wounded 41 and kidnapped six.
A helicopter filmed the detonation from 3 500 feet above a desert area three miles from the test site. The blast shook high rise buildings in four Western states as shock waves radiated from the desert plateau. The explosion, 60 times the Hiroshima bomb, registered 1 400 000 tons of TNT energy and affected seismographs on the East Coast.
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