Pueblo crewmen freed after 11 months in North Korea
The 82 USS Pueblo survivors walked through a snowstorm to freedom at Panmunjom ending an 11 month captivity. Lt Cmdr Lloyd Bucher described brutal torture but praised his crew for their spirit. Families welcomed the men as they reached Anscom City and prepared to reunite at home.
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Panmunjom
Korea
UPI
United States
Cmdr
Lloyd Mark Bucher
Pueblo
Bucher
United States of America
Freedom Bridge
Anscom City
California
Pocatello, Idaho
Pak Chung Kuk
Frogface
Gilbert Hume Wondward
Pak
Woodward
Carthage
M. H. Wadley
Navy
Kenneth
North Korean
North Korea
Seniors use Christmas trees for Mistletoe dance decorations
Senior Horizon clubs request Christmas trees for the Mistletoe dance with green and white trees to decorate. Call Jackie Stephen son or Linda Wagoner to arrange pickup. trees should arrive by Saturday or Sunday. Arbor Day kits available from Texas Forest Service in College Station. Ray Williams of the Liquor Control Board played Santa, offering a turkey after a meeting in Commerce. Leonard hosts holiday basketball tournament with 15 schools, Thursday through Monday, Dec 31 finals.
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Horizon
Helen Snider
Jackie Stephenson
Linda Wagoner
Texas Forest Service
College Station
Texas
Ray Williams
Liquor Control Board
Sulphur Springs
Commerce
Leonard
Christmas Visit Breaks Quiet in Mankin Home
"We were up and waiting" said R F Mankin after Robert and his family arrived from Houston for Christmas. Grandfather Mankin noted a grandchild changes things and that staying up late is no problem. Robert added if left alone he would have waited.
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Mankins
Robert
Houston
Mankin
City County Close Early For Christmas Holidays
City and county officials start Christmas holiday at noon. Offices closed Tuesday and Wednesday, reopen Thursday. Stores stay open late tonight and on Christmas Eve for last minute shoppers.
Christmas Around the World at J. W. Evans School
Fourth grade students under Mrs. Louise Bledsoe presented a pageant on global Christmas fashions and customs. Participants wore national costumes, with Terry Carlisle Dutch, Robert Sutton Mexican, Gail Archer Swedish, Kerry Meador Santa Claus, James Murray French Father Christmas, and Janet Kollar Chinese China attire.
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Louise Bledsoe
J. W. Evans School
Terry Carlisle
B. W. Carlisle
Robert Sutton
Robert L. Sutton
Mexico
Gail Archer
A. R. Archer
Sweden
Kerry Meador
Dale Meador
James Murray
David Murray
Christmas
France
Janet Kollar
John Kollar
China
Rockets Hit South Vietnam as Truce Nears
Communists fired rockets at villas airfields and camps across South Vietnam on the eve of a 72 hour Christmas truce. Reports say 13 dead 30 wounded with 400 attackers engaging near Saigon and Da Nang while U S military bases sustained damage.
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Saigon
UPJ
South Vietnam
Dogpatch
U.S
da Nang
Dogpath
Mekong Delta
le Nang
U. S
Central Highlands
U.S. Army
25Th Infantry Division
Gis
Bonham Weather Forecast Ahead For Christmas Eve
Fair skies are forecast with a colder night and a warming trend into Tuesday and Wednesday. Bonham recorded 24 degrees at dawn with a forecast low near 20 Tuesday morning and a high in the upper 40s Tuesday afternoon. Ice covered streets after a water main break on West 7th.
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Bonham
West 7Th
Gromyko Extends Middle East Mission Amid Tense Crisis
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko lengthened a Middle East tour with Cairo stops and possible peace plan talks linked to Gunnar Jarring. Israeli officials confirmed contact with Soviet representatives while urging caution as Egyptian troops along the Suez Canal remain on full alert.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Cubra
Middle East
Gromyko
Fom
Sweden
Gunnar Jarring
U.N
Jerusalem
Israel
Ladonia Teens Fined for Damaging Private Property
Two Ladonia teenagers paid $50 fines plus costs for destruction of private property. They appeared in Justice of Peace Clark Benton’s court for damaging Christmas lights during a Saturday event.
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Ladonia
Justice of Peace
Clark Benton
Favorite Presents Yule Edition Today
The Daily Favorite joins with Bonham merchants and offices for a Christmas Edition featuring a collection of best wishes messages from local merchants. During the coming weekend test runs will be made on a tubular press installed after weeks of work, aiming to showcase color in the edition.
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Favorite
Bonham
Services Set Thursday For Pvt Jerry White
Funeral services for Army Private First Class Jerry M. White 20 will be at Wise Funeral Chapel at 2 p m with Revs Donald Cox and Donald Way officiating. Interment at Fannin Memorial Gardens with military rites. White was killed in action in Vietnam on December 3 after being listed missing in action weeks after arrival. He was born November 1 1948 in Bonham attended Bonham schools and entered the Army in June after working at DeRose Industries. He is survived by his mother Ruth White of Bonham. father Tom M White of Telephone Rt J. two brothers Robert White and Jemmy Junior White. a sister Lillian Ruth White. two nephews Billy White and Earl White. and a niece Debra Wright.
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Army
Jerry M. White
Wise
Donald Cox
Calvary Baptist Church
Donald Way
Central Baptist Church
Fannin Memorial Gardens
Pvt. White
Vietnam
DeRose Industries
Fort Polk
Bonham
Ruth White
Tom. M. White
Telephone
Rt. J
Robert White
Jemmy Junior White
Lillian Ruth White
Billy White
Earl White
Debra Wright
Apollo 8 Eyes Lunar Orbit Christmas Eve Maneuver
Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders near lunar orbit as flight director Glynn Lunney confirms go for a 4:59 a.m. EST Tuesday burn to begin 10 lunar orbits. The voyage, fourth day of a six day mission, includes a minor coolant valve hiccup and a stomach illness that sidelined Borman briefly.
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Lunney
Borman
Earth
Moon
Jim
Pacific Ocean
Navy
Cmdr
Neil O’connor
Yorktown
O'Connor
Berry
North Korea
Anders
Santa Claus
Gregory
Santa
Lovell
Blanche Lovell
Edgewater Beach
Fla
Viet Cong Reject Ky Offer For Talks In Vietnam
The Viet Cong rejected Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky's proposal for direct talks with the Saigon government. A VC spokesman said negotiations were impossible as the regime represents no one. Ky then revised the offer to talks only after U.S. and North Vietnamese troops pull out.
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Paris
UPI
Viet Cong
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
North
South
Vie Cong
Favorite Wil Net Publication Schedule Change
The Bonham Daily Favorite will not publish on Wednesday Christmas Day. The Favorite observes two holidays Thanksgiving and Christmas with their families during the year.
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Bonham Daily
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Charles Berry
Bill
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