Marines Find 11 Bodies in Da Nang Cemetery Assault
U S Marines advancing through a Vietnamese cemetery below Da Nang recovered the bodies of 11 comrades shot in the head during Thursday's helicopter assault. The daylong battle left at least 64 Viet Cong killed and 17 Marines dead in the An Hoa area as operations continued along the coast and toward Tam Ky.
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Saigon
UPS
da Nang
U.S
An Hoa
Hanoi
Haiphong
Duy Xuyen
Tam Ky
An Hua
UPI
Thomas Corpora
New Year Singing Planned At Monkstown Center
The annual New Year’s Eve singing at the Monkstown Community Center is set for Sunday night starting about 7 30 p m and continuing into 1968. A large turnout of singers and listeners is expected from a wide area with visiting between numbers. The Earl Whitworths of 620 West Sam Raybun Drive report their dog Skipper keeps vigil for the Daily Favorite paper, noting deliveries and loyally awaiting Sunday papers.
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Monkstown Community Center
Earl Whitworths
West
Sam Raybun Drive
Waitt
Skipper
Cake returned after finish at Chamber to Mrs Francis Ruark
Bryce McIntyre completed the cake brought to the Chamber of Commerce office and returned the platter to Mrs Francis Ruark. A serving of black eyed peas for New Year’s Day is noted to bring good luck for 1968.
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Bryce McIntyre
Francis Ruark
Chamber of Commerce
Reminder to Ragister Before Jan 31 for 1968 Voting
A note reminds readers to register by January 31 to be eligible in elections during 1968. The piece also mentions a snowman appearing in the yard of Mr and Mrs Harry Swann after Wednesday’s snowfall.
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Ragister
Harry Swann
Hunting in Snow Sparks Hope for Safer Travel
Ray Williams notes poor luck while rabbit hunting in fresh snow on Wednesday. He muses it might have been wiser to wait until Thursday morning when ground froze. The New Year holiday period begins this afternoon with Operation Death Watch set to start at 6 p.m. Drivers advised to travel carefully to avoid becoming a statistic over the weekend.
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Ray Williams
Five More Okay City Sales Tax Wins In Voters
United Press International reports five of seven Okay City towns approved a 1 percent city sales tax. Carthage Crystal City Sulphur Springs and Sweetwater voted for the tax while Midland and Kermit rejected it. Port Arthur polls Saturday with January next test.
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United Press International
Carthage
Nixon
Crystal City
Sulphur Springs
Sweetwater
Midland
Kermit
Heax
Port Arthur
Lindsay Aims To Avert New York Transit Strike
New York Mayor John V Lindsay moved to head off a New Year transit strike by opening contract talks with the Transit Authority and a three man mediation panel. TWU President Matthew Guinan called the move a first step while noting the union has 24 500 members ready to strike at 5 am January 1 if no deal is reached.
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NEW York
UPS
John V. Lindsay
City Transit Authority
Witch
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Matthew Guinan
Lindsay
Americana
Theodore W. Kheel
Dorough Expected to Resign as District Clerk
Reports at the courthouse on Friday said Robert FE Dorough planned to resign as district clerk to take a position at the Bonham post office. Judge A M Harrison would name a successor if a resignation is received. Dorough is to be a substitute carrier in Bonham starting Saturday.
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Court House
Robert FE Dorough
Bonham
Dorough
A. M. Harrison
Harrison
Bonham T
Lowell Shuler
Roberts to Visit in County Tuesday
Congressman Ray Roberts will spend Tuesday in Fannin county during the congressional adjournment. He will arrive early in Bonham, be at the courthouse from 9 to 11 a.m. to meet local residents, then lunch at Honey Grove with County Commissioner John Avery and family. He plans visits to Coffee Mill lake in Ladonia and other federal project sites in the afternoon.
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Ray Roberts
Fourth District
Fannin County
Bonham
Court House
Commissioners Court Room
Roberts
Honey Grove
John Avery
Coffee Mill Lake
Ladonia
Hanoi claims of wins refuted by U S reports
U S military spokesmen rejected Radio Hanoi claims of three major battlefield victories. They cited U S reports showing as few as one American dead and ten wounded, with no B 52s shot down, and limited enemy casualties in the cited incidents near Bu Dop Highway 19 and the DMZ area.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Radio
1St Infantry Division
Bu Dop
Highway 19
Hanoi
Dmz
Fannin County Adopts State Retirement Plan for Employees
Judge Moore announces Fannin County enters the statewide County and District Retirement System effective January 1 1968 with 65 to 70 employees eligible. Employees contribute seven percent of salary matched by the county. funds managed in a state program. Those 60 or older after Jan 1 1968 are not eligible. leaving before qualification refunds with 3 percent interest, and death benefits go to beneficiaries. All county workers will be covered by Social Security.
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Fannin County
Fexus County
Moore
Ssurus
Stata Fung
Reber Brown
Loyee
Prioy
Bonham Area Braces For New Front Saturday
Cold air returns to the Bonham area with a new front arriving Saturday afternoon. Expect light rain or drizzle before the front, with frost and ice on streets this morning and temperatures rising from around 30 to 40 degrees in the day as snow melts and rain edges in tonight through Saturday morning.
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Bonham
No. The Dormouse Facts Remain Nocturnal
A dormouse is a nocturnal rodent that feeds on seeds berries and leaves. It hides in bushes and trees and remains active at night.
Christmas Card Shower Delights Bonham Servicemen in Vietnam
Mrs. Ellen Taylor of Route 2 Bonham has received a bundle of Christmas cards and notes from servicemen in Vietnam to whom she sent mail calls. Names include Michael Dryden, Robert Thomas, Roger Underwood, Thomas Lucas, Richard Morris, Jimmy Piland, and Gene Colvin. Other local families report similar messages of thanks and hot weather contrasts.
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Fannin County
Vietnam
Ellen Taylor
Taylor
Route 2
Daily Favorite
Fannin Boys
Michael Dryden
Robert E. Thomas
Roger Underwood
CMA
Thomas R. Lucas
Richard W. Morris
Jimmy Piland
Gene Colvin
Young Morris
Glen McMillin
Route 3
Bonham
New Year's Holiday Traffic Fatalities Forewarned
Officials warn the New Year holiday period starts at 6 p.m. with expected traffic deaths. The National Safety Council projects 460 to 540 fatalities through Monday, while last weekend’s Christmas period saw 684 deaths. Civic groups promote anti drinking campaigns and road safety measures nationwide.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Quiet County Observes New Year Holiday
Monday will be a holiday for county and city employees with city hall and courthouse closed. Most Bonham businesses also close while sheriff and city police stay on duty and firemen will be subject to call.
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Bonham
Sheriff’s Force
Cambodia hints at limited response to cross-border pursuit
UPI reports Cambodia may not militarily obstruct US forces if they cross into Cambodia to pursue Vietnamese Communists in uninhabited zones. Sihanouk said protests would occur but active intervention would hinge on incursions or bombings in inhabited areas, with the case potentially taken to the UN Security Council. He welcomed a Johnson envoy and praised Mansfield as a friend, while rejecting inviting any US official.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Cambodia
Red China
Soviet Union
Washington Post
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
U.N. Security Council
United States
Johnson
Mansfield
Stanley Karmow
The
Post
Hong Kong
Averell Harriman
Senate
Jeader
Mike Mansfield
Montana
County Offices To Be Filled in 1968 Elections
The 1968 race will fill three county offices tax assessor collector sheriff and county attorney currently held by Fletcher Jackson and Beene. Commissioners for Precincts 1 and 3 held by Bellows and Avery also appear on the ballot. Constables Leonard Morris Milford and Iddins terms expire next January with elections in 1983.
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Henry Joe Fletcher
Dudley Jackson
Pat Beene
Robert Bellows
John Avery
Jack Leonard
Wade Morris
Matt Milford
Walter Iddins
UAW Ratifies GM Contract With 1700 Dollar Pay Rise
Detroit UPI reports the United Auto Workers voted to approve a General Motors contract. The pact increases the average auto worker’s annual pay by 1700 dollars by year end 1970 and becomes effective January 2 after ratification from 167 of 168 GM bargaining units. Negotiators reached a settlement December 15.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
UAW
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