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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
1
A two car crash on FM 1752 north of Savoy left 4 month old Kevin Lee Wilkins fatally injured. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Bennie Frank Wilkins and died after transport to M&S hospital along with his mother.
Gene Danner, Bonham mayor and General Cable plant personnel manager, is spotlighted in the company magazine for giving the welcome address at the Sam Rayburn library ceremony when the Sam Rayburn Gold Medal was presented.
Tom Gregory of Ambrose plans a spring gardening season using a 2 BB gun received at Christmas to keep birds from the garden.
Mr and Mrs J B Fleming of Ambrose display a carved buckhorn handled knife and a German made watch sent by their son Charles, who is with the U S Armed forces in Germany. The knife bears unusual carvings and images of animals.
Investigating officers estimated $200 in damage after a two car collision on East Sam Rayburn Drive Thursday. City Officers Jay Duckworth and Kenneth Templeton identified the drivers as Mrs. Elizabeth M. Coker of Mesquite and M. G. Claxton of Bonham. Both cars were traveling east toward Sam Rayburn Drive at the time of the crash.
Firemen across Texas warned against dolls with flammable nitrocellulose faces manufactured in Poland. Hundreds were gathered for destruction as thousands traced to Dallas. Fire Chief F W Rhea urged the public to dispose of them, with more found in Fort Worth and Houston.
The Bonham Chamber Retail Committee recommends a six month trial closing at 6 p.m. on Fridays instead of 7 p.m. and a Friday before Easter kept open until 7 p.m. The proposed holidays for 1967 include New Year’s Day January 2 Memorial Day May 30 Independence Day July 4 Labor Day September 4 Thanksgiving November 23 Christmas December 25 and New Year’s Day January 1 1968 with January 2 treated as holiday. Leeman Sewell chairs the committee.
Congressional investigators halted attempts to question Mrs Yvette Powell wife of Rep Adam Clayton Powell and resumed drafting a report urging members to draw conclusions about charges against him. The absence on the San Juan Puerto Rico flight reduced chances of her testifying and could lead to removal from her $20578 yearly staff job or a contempt citation.
American planes conducted final raids on North Vietnam dropping 600 pound bombs with Happy New Year, Uncle Ho. US cavalry and air strikes pressed a hunt through the Central Highlands as B52s hit DMZ and Laotian border targets. A 48 hour New Year truce was set to begin at 6 p.m. EST with Saigon announcing a five day longshoremen strike settlement.
A Peking dispatch from the New China News Agency accuses Britain of turning Hong Kong into a U S military base to aid the Vietnam war. London rejects the charge with officials citing Prime Minister Wilson denying any U S troop transit agreement.
UPI report from Atlanta notes the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals endorsing HEW desegregation guidelines and ordering full integration in Alabama and Louisiana by the 1967-68 school year. The decision, tied to Civil Rights Act provisions, targets Caddo Bussier Jackson Claiborne parishes in Louisiana and Jefferson counties plus Fairfield and Bessemer in Alabama.
Light showers moved through North and East Texas with sleet and light snow and ice on bridges. South Texas had light rain while cloud cover moved eastward warming temperatures. Dallas saw sleet on bridges and light freezing rain. Fort Worth reports a few snowflakes. outlook: clearing, warmer with scattered showers.
The Geological Survey projects 1966 royalties from federal mineral and fuel production will top 238 million dollars. The funds go to states, American Indians, the Reclamation Fund and the U S Treasury, from private oil gas coal potash phosphate sodium and other minerals. Last year’s total was 210 million.
The earliest U S bicycle model weighed about 70 pounds and drew interest for its size and novelty. Report notes its early design and public reception as a landmark in American cycling development.
In an open letter to 1.2 million members UAW President Walter Reuther accuses AFL-CIO leadership of failing to meet its basic aims. He confirms ongoing independent action on vital matters and signals a possible withdrawal from the federation.
Diane K. Nitahara 24 a math teacher in the Peace Corps was killed when her small car overturned near Ningi Nigeria Tuesday during vacation. The 1965 University of Colorado graduate will be returned to Okinawa the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Tsutoma Nitahara.
The first baby born in Fannin county after midnight Saturday will be named Little Miss or Mr. 1967 and receive gifts from Bonham merchants. Thirteen prizes include baby needs, birth announcements, baby food, a vaporizer, and discount items. Parents must provide birth details and reside in Fannin county. entries due to The Daily Favorite.
The US Weather Bureau forecasts scattered showers in the Bonham area tonight with a return to clear skies Saturday. Temperatures will run slightly warmer today then dip cool Saturday as North Texas averages above normal by several degrees before cooler weather returns early next week. Bonham saw sleet and snow flurries after an overnight low of 25 degrees, with a around 30 degrees during the precipitation.
An accord ends a five day walkout by about 5000 Vietnamese dockworkers at Saigon’s new $30 million port. Cargo will be moved by U S Army stevedores while 288 dismissed workers gain immediate reemployment and rest of the 600 await slots. Army officials say security and steady war supplies flow justified the arrangement.
Hong Kong sources forecast Red China could launch a nuclear strike capability by 1967 end, hitting much of Asia and Russia with a missile borne eye bomb. They foresee US nuclear threat delivery well ahead of 1970 to 1975 as China accelerates testing after its fifth atomic explosion, its second in eight weeks.
Fire destroyed the house occupied by J. E. Hogue and his pet monkey on Thursday afternoon. Investigators believe the blaze started from electrical wiring. The trapped ape reportedly survived the incident.
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