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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1968
Page
1
Bonham resident Mrs. Kate Vaught seeks the historical location once called Old Post Office Row as Foster Studio notes a 1892 photo of her mother. Bonham Day arrives Feb 2 at the 1969 Southwestern Livestock Show and Rodeo in Fort Worth amid local curiosity.
Cloudy skies and much colder air sweep into the Bonham area with temperatures tumbling from the 50s this morning to near the 20s tonight and Tuesday. Fog and light mist were noted earlier as a warm Sunday gave way to a chilly early week with no precipitation forecast.
U S and Saigon fail to set a date for a working session on Paris talks as procedural rifts persist. Cyrus Vance returns from Washington seeking a breakthrough while Saigon insists Viet Cong stay part of North Vietnamese delegation. Nixon hints at February Vietnam policy. observers expect possible delay before expanded talks.
Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman and crewmates James Lovell and William Anders return to Houston from lunar orbit. The Photographs capture the backside of the moon in high resolution and are sent to observatories for study. The crew will conduct debriefings over the next two weeks with plans for a Bluebonnet Bowl trip and Mind-picking sessions.
A string of grass fires broke out in pastures east of Trenton Sunday afternoon, keeping Trenton firefighters and officers busy. Deputy Sheriff Bobby Madison investigated reports that occupants of a car driving along the roads were setting the fires.
Two accidents investigated by city police left no injuries with damage estimated over $400. Drivers Lillie Mayo McIntyre of Bonham and David Othell Dodson of Bailey were in a collision at Main and Sam Rayburn, while Ottis C. Skipper of Jackson Tennessee and Mrs Janet J Wash erlesky of Bonham were involved in a crash at Fifth and Center streets.
County officials elected in the November general election will take oaths at a special Commissioners' Court meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Sheriff Dudley Jackson, Tax Assessor-Collector Henry Joe Fletcher, and County Attorney Pat Beene begin four-year terms. Wesley Farmer will retake the oath for two years as district clerk. Donald McLain and John Avery also sworn in for four-year terms. two new constables Fred Clark and Alfred Blair will be sworn in. re-elected Wade Morris, Leonard, and Mutt Milford will begin four-year terms.
The United Nations Security Council, led by the United States, debated condemning Israel for a Beirut Airport raid that destroyed 13 Lebanese airliners in reprisal attacks. Russia urged punishment, while Britain France the Soviet Union and others supported condemnation during a rare Sunday night session. A Lebanese delegation was awaited as the council paused to decide.
Arab guerrillas vow retaliation after the Beirut airport raid as fighting flares along Israeli Arab frontiers. An Israeli teenage girl soldier was killed and a Beersheba frontier attack wounded another. US and Soviet condemnation widens the crisis.
Friona couple on a Christmas trip to Louisiana crash on Bois d Arc bridge. Larry Grisham 25 dies 12 hours later at Sherman hospital. Nancy Grisham 19 treated in Bonham hospital in fair condition. The car veered into the north railing and was torn apart, papers and belongings scattered. Police attributed possible driver fatigue or a gust of wind.
Spacecraft measurements show the magnetosphere extends about 3.5 million miles from Earth, forming a protective shield against high energy solar particles.
U S military command says representatives will meet Viet Cong on January 1 at a riverbank northwest of Saigon to discuss release of three U S prisoners. The captives are identified as James W Brigham of Ocala Florida Thomas N Jones of Lynnville Indiana and Donald G Smith of Akron Pennsylvania.
Governor's Committee recommends reducing Texas districts from 1218 to 353 with ADA minimums of 2600. Fannin County would become a single district with Bonham Honey Grove and others absorbed, while Ladonia stays in Delta County and part of Whitewright moves to Sherman in Grayson County. Legislation to implement the plan is expected in January.
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