Recreation program at Sam Rayburn VA Center grows strong
About 100 residents at the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Administration Center take part in an expanding recreation program led by Buster Thornton and Dr. N Chick. Outdoor and indoor activities include volleyball, basketball, bowling, woodshop, and fishing trips, with an emphasis on improving health and social interaction among residents aged around 60.
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David Admas
Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Administration Center
Buster Thornton
N. Chick
Thornton
Dr. Chick
Legion
Victory Legion
Lake Bonham
Coffee Mill
Savoy Tp&l
Chick
Austin College
Sam Rayburn Memorial VA Center
Sooners Rated No 1 Before Playing Game
Oklahoma holds a narrow lead atop the United Press International coaches football ratings after Nebraska’s 32 game unbeaten streak ended. Southern California is close, with Ohio State, Alabama, Tennessee, and others in the top ten as teams begin play and the season unfolds.
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New York
Oklahomays
Bud
Southern Califoria
Southern Cals
Arkansas
Ulurady
California
Nebraskas
Butts
Hazelwood Tops At Red River Raceway
Bill Hazelwood of Sherman captured the modified class trophy at Red River Raceway, also winning the heat and feature in the same division. Paul Stephenson of Denison won the fast stocker trophy, while Roger Nichols of Ravenna claimed the slow stocker trophy. Philip Lindsay of Kingston won the novice trophy. Other heat and feature winners included Gary Kropp, Chester Nichols, Ronnie Buys, Brown, Clutton Vick, Reggie Winkles, Jay Sul, Travis McAlister, Raymond Lang, Ralph Thomas, Isaac Oswalt, James Jones, and Hazelwood in various stocker and modified races.
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Bill Hazelwood
Sherman
Red River Raceway
Paul Stephenson
Denison
Roger Nichols
Ravenna
Philip Lindsay
Kingston
Oklahoma
Gary Kropp
Durant
Chester Nichols
Kemp
Ronnie Buys
Brown
Bells
Clutton Vick
Reggie Winkles
Bonham
Jay Sul Also
Hazelwood
Travis McAlister
Madill
Raymond Lang
Eter
Stucker
Ronnie Brown
Ralph Thomas
Vick
Winkles
Isaac Oswalt
Howe
White Hazelwood
McAlster
James Jones
Ex-Officer in Dallas Indicted for Murder Assault Rape
Dallas County grand jury indicted former Polo Officer Felix Florio on charges of murder and assault to rape a 22 year old secretary. Indictment alleges Florio entered her apartment at gunpoint during a police investigation and shot her after attempting rape. Composites from the secretary’s descriptions aided the arrest.
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Dallas
Burtners Attend Rice University Football Game
Mr and Mrs Dean Burtner spent the weekend in Houston to see Rice University play Houston University, a 14 to 13 Rice victory. Their son John Burtner, a defensive end, missed the game due to injury but fellow Bonham student Preston Anderson played on the Rice varsity team.
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Mir
Dean Burtner
Houston
Rice University
Houston University
Rice
Burtners
John
Preston Anderson
Public Works Offers Tree Planting Service in Singapore
The Singapore Public Works Department advertises a tree planting program with a three foot hole, top soil, and a tree of choice for five dollars. A row of shrubs is priced at 1.05 dollars and two plant care booklets are available.
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Tree Planting Singapore
UPL
Singapore Public Works Department
Polls show Nixon bombing policy favored by voters
A national poll reported 55 percent support for Nixon's Vietnam bombing policy versus 32 percent. Louis Harris said 74 to 11 percent back the president's stance that South Vietnam must not fall to the Communists.
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United Press International
Nixon
Vietnam
Louis Harris
Harris
South Vietnam
George S McGovern
United States
Spiro
Agnew
Las Vegas
Spiritual Guidance Offered By Sister Sofia Reader
A note offers confidential readings from Sister Sofia, claiming to help alcoholics overcome addiction. The message includes unclear contact hints and a phone-like sequence, with references to Sherman and a date-like string 921227.
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Sofia
District 6-AAA Opens With Four Wins Five Decisive Scores
District 6-AAA football opened in 1972 with McKinney Gainesville Lewisville and North Garland posting wins while Berkner tied 6-6 with Arlington Lamar. Bonham and South Grand Prairie lost as Paris blanked Bonham 20-0 and North Garland edged Grapevine 2-0 on a first‑game safety. Upcoming Friday matches include McKinney vs Plano Gainesville vs Paris and Berkner vs Grapevine.
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McKinney
Gainesville
Lewisville
Denison
Bonham Paris
Plano
Waxahachie
Duncanville
South Grand Prairie
Grapevine
Berkner
Adamson
North Garland
Bonham
Lions
Iowa Park
Leopards
Grapevine Mustangs
Boswell
Arlington Lamar
Mesquite
Tigers
Paris
Paris Wildcats
Warriors
Rams
Weaver tops money list with Southern Open playoff win
DeWitt Weaver secured the largest jump in PGA money rankings by winning the Southern Open in a playoff against Chuck Courtney on Sunday and earning a $20,000 first prize.
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New York
UPI
DeWitt Weaver
Chuck Courtney Sunday
Texas and Japan discuss expanding trade ties in Tokyo meet
About 20 Texas businessmen join 50 Japanese delegates for a two day conference hosted by the Japan Texas Association. Topics focus on reducing trade barriers and increasing imports of farm produce grain feed and raw cotton to fix the trade imbalance. Texan leaders call for higher quality cotton and expanded Japanese buys.
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Tokyo
UPD
Texas
Japan
Japan-Texas Association
Toyosaburo Kaniguchi
Toyobo Spinning Co
Texan
Yoshihiro Inayama
Nippon Steel Corp
Masashi Isano
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Corp
John Lawrence
Dresser Industries
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