Bonham Odds and Ends from Bonham Business Row and Holiday Events
A Bonham column recalls a 1887 receipt from C. T. Ingram Co. on Post Office Row and asks where the street was, while reporting the Leonard Holiday basketball tournament schedule and gift exchange rush. Local readers note Christmas displays, Mistletoe Dance tree decor calls, and humorous Christmas Day misadventures with George and Mr. C.
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Russell Echols
Anderson Rest Home
W. Blakey
C. T. Ingram and Co
Bonham
C. Ingram
Theft of .22 Rifle Reported in Forrest Front Street
A .22 rifle was stolen from a pickup parked at 70 East Third Street. Forrest Fore man reported the theft to police on Wednesday.
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Forrest Foreman
East Third Street
U.S. Forces Hit 150 Guerrillas In Northwest Saigon Fight
U S soldiers engaged 150 guerrillas northwest of Saigon with air power killing 53 in heavy combat. The clash occurred 60 miles from Saigon near a failed U S Viet Cong meeting over three captive GIs. Casualties for both sides reported, with Allies noting low American losses and heavy Communist ground fire earlier in the 24 hour standdown.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Mekong
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Viet Cong Wins Audience with French Minister Debre
The Viet Cong claim a diplomatic win as Tran Buu Kiem meets France's Michel Debre, the first guerrilla leader to gain an audience with a French minister. Observers doubt any official recognition but expect a boost to VC prestige amid stalled talks with Saigon and the United States.
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UPT
Viet Cong
Tran Buu Kiem
Michel Debre
Kiem
Nguyen Cao Ky
Paris
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
UPI
Jack Walsh
Arab Extremists Attack Athens Targeting El Al Jetliner
Two Palestinian Arabs armed with a submachine gun and hand devices attacked an El Al Boeing 707 preparing to depart Athens for Paris and New York. A Israeli passenger Leon Shirdan was killed. two women were injured and the plane damaged. Police arrested the suspects, Naheb H. Suleiman and Mahmoud M. I. Mohamad, who confessed to intent to destroy the jet and harm Israeli passengers aboard. The incident followed a July hijacking of another airliner bound for Tel Aviv.
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Ateens
APS
Athens
Paris
New York
Leon Shirdan
Haifa
Olympic Airways
Cairo
Naheb H. Suleiman
Tripoli
Libya
Mahmoud M. I. Mohamad
Palestine
Israel
Rome
Tel Aviv
Algiers
Algeria
el al
Sakellaris Matzoutas
Matzoutas
Rain likely in Bonham area this week
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a 30 percent chance of rain tonight in the Bonham area rising to 50 percent on Friday with cooler temperatures. A cold front moving east from New Mexico could bring snow flurries in North Texas tonight before clearing skies. Bonham's overnight low was 56 degrees.
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Bonham
U. S
Firemen Respond to Grass Fires After Firecrackers Detonate
Firemen answered two grass fire calls Wednesday afternoon. The first was at Randolph Community Center where exploding firecrackers ignited grass. The second occurred at the northwest corner of Jones Field where firecrackers started a grass blaze.
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Randolph Community Center
Jones Field
Apollo 8 closes splashdown run toward Pacific
Apollo 8 guided by the three astronauts completes a record moon mission as it nears a Pacific splashdown. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders monitor reentry conditions while mission control plans a precise approach to earth.
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Milton Windler
Pacific Ocean
Earth
Borman
Lovell
Mission Control
Tijuana Brass
Anders
Sea of Tranquility
Christmas Over Pueblo Crewmen Face Questions
The 82 surviving Pueblo crewmen begin two weeks of medical exams debriefings and a Navy court of inquiry after a Christmas. Intelligence officers and psychiatrists at Balboa Naval Hospital will conduct the debriefing process.
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San Diego
UPI
Pueblo
Navy
Balboa Naval Hospital
North Korea
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
The
Edward Murphy
Apollo 8 return predicted bullseye by Yorktown recovery
NASA recovery chief Stonesifer said three Apollo 8 astronauts will splash down near the equator about 1,000 miles southwest of Hawaii. Weather outlook for Friday was satisfactory with possible showers and calm seas expected. A 17 man medical team and aircraft detachment will aid the recovery operation.
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Borman
Space Agency
Paul Haney
Apollo Mission
Earth
Pacific
Hawaii
Uss Yorktown
UPS
John C. Stonesifer
Stonesifer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Equator
Clarence A. Jernigan
San Antonio
Tex
Lafayette
Best Gift Yet Wives Await Return Of Three Astronauts
Seabrook Texas sought the warm homecoming as Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders neared Earth after a historic lunar flight. Their wives sent thanks to USS Pueblo crew released that week and awaited reunion with their husbands amid a Christmas miracle atmosphere.
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Pacific Ocean
Earth
Seabrook
Tex
UPI
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
Pueblo
Bucher
North Korea
Apollo
Moon
Valerie Anders
Susan Borman
Houston
Friends
Marilyn
Soviet Defense Chief Grechko to Visit Pakistan in January
Pakistan confirms a 10 day visit by Soviet Defense Minister Andrei A. Grechko in the last week of January. The trip is expected to deepen defense ties and discuss regional security with Pakistani authorities.
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Raswalpindi
Pakistan
UPI
Andrei A. Grechko
Government of
Gorton Sends Christmas Wishes to Houston Space Center
Prime Minister John Gorton sent heartiest congratulations and warmest wishes to the Houston Space Center for beaming Christmas greetings to the Apollo 8 astronauts on their mission.
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Canberra
Australia
UPI
John Gorton
Houston Space Center
U.S
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Horizon Club
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Mr. C
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Robledo de Chavela
Spain
Bullseye
Apollo Return
Space Center
Michael Collins
Space
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