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Bonham Daily Favorite

Location

Bonham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1969

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Iced In to Highways Hazardous Are BE Pee And Et

A garbled OCR entry notes highways hazards with references to BE and Et. No coherent facts, but hints at dangerous conditions and possible weather or road closure advisories affecting travel.

Bonham Area Plunges Into Snow and Ice Hazard

Bonham area faced freezing rain and snow with highways iced over. Motorists were urged to avoid travel unless necessary as sand grit crews worked on bridges and hills. A 27 degree overnight low rose to 26 Wednesday with 45 expected later. Lake Bonham rose a foot as creeks fed it.

Bonham Dan Mize Boneham

Bonham Games Canceled as Roads Ice Over

Bonham versus Gainesville basketball game called due to ice coated roads and will be rescheduled later. Weather woes persist from Christmas period with residents recalling sunny days while plans and community notices appear.

Bonham Gainesville

Ice Blamed For U. S. 82 Accident

Two car crash on U S 82 two miles east of Windom caused minor damage. Dwayne Cox reports J J Wilson of Magnolia Ark skidded into a ditch and was pulled back by a pickup. Mary Leonard of Paris struck Wilson's car from behind and could not stop before impact. Estimated damage $300.

U. 82 Windom Dwayne Cox Cox Las J. Wilson Vagnolia Ark Ias Mary Leonard Paris Wilson

Snow and Ice Disrupt Texas Travel Across Panhandle

A severe ice and snowstorm battered Texas from the Panhandle into Dallas and Fort Worth, freezing bridges and snarling rush hour. Eight deaths were linked to the slick roads as travelers sought shelter in Abilene and Sweetwater.

Sco Ag N Wist Panhandle Dallas Fort Worth Texas Big Spring Louisiana Dalhart Amarillo Lubbock Marfa Oak Cliff

Sato leads LDP to renewed House majority in Japan

Prime Minister Eisaku Sato raises his arms in victory as election returns show the Liberal Democratic Party retains its majority in Japan's House of Representatives. Kakuei Tanaka and Shojiro Kawashima stand beside him as the party celebrates its pro-American stance.

Eisaku Sato Liberal Democratic Party LDP Kakuei Tanaka Shojiro Kawashima Sato Japan House of Representatives UPI

Bonham Grants Reduced Gas Rate Increase for Lone Star Gas

Bonham city commission approved a rate rise for Lone Star Gas Co. that is smaller than requested and the first above railroad commission levels since 1952. Minimum 1 000 cu ft charge set at 1.83 dollars with 0.933 per 1 000 beyond. former rates 1.50 and 0.759. Company sought 2.00 minimum and 0.24 rise, but got 0.174 and a revenue shift toward 52 000 dollars.

Bonham Lone Star Gas Co City Commission Railroad Commission Dan Mize Ordnance Mize

Operation Motorcide to tally New Year highway deaths

The Texas Department of Public Safety will launch Operation Motorcide at 6 p.m. Wednesday with an estimate that 33 people may die on Texas roads during the New Year weekend. The DPS had previously predicted similar figures for Christmas holidays.

Austin UPS Texas Department of Public Safety DPS

Fire Destroys Ladonia Home in Cobb Addition

Fire destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Piles in Ladonia's Cobb addition while no one was present. A neighbor alerted the alarm, but the dwelling was engulfed. nothing was saved. The First Baptist church collection seeks clothing donations for sizes listed, and DPS notes Christmas travel hazards with statewide fatalities tallied.

Landonia Onocyin A. Piles Cobb Neghbor First Baptist Church of Jiecarate

Nixon signs sweeping tax reform amid inflation concerns

President Nixon signed the broad tax measure into law amid inflation worries and budget impacts. The package includes a $9 billion tax cut, a three year surtax on high earners, and targeted relief for low and middle income families. Senate and House committees navigated concessions delaying some cuts.

Washington Lpi Nixon White House Nenon Kennedy Congress Nini House Aed

GAO flags serious Pentagon contracting shortcomings

The GAO criticizes Pentagon contracting for cost overruns in weapons programs. It urges tighter purchasing controls to prevent future ballooning from initial estimates to final outlay. The review cites 32 defense programs with projected costs of 62.8 billion versus original estimates of 1.9 billion over several years. It notes the need to improve cost control under the new acquisition reporting system.

Washington UPI Congress Pentagon

Wreck produces $1 609 damage. two drivers named

A collision between two pickup trucks on a Monday afternoon in East Sam Rayburn plus Lipscomb caused estimated damage of 1609 dollars. Investigating officers J N Durham and Bruce Caylor identified drivers John T Birdwell Jr of Bonham and David Weldon Bul dard of Wolfe City.

DPS Txeas United Press International Alvord Frances Malone David Harold Dallas T. Doggett Alice Sherri Lyn- Moon Amarillo John W. Cockerham Port Neches Charles R Meades Houston Beaumont East Sam Raybuit Lipscomb Offiers J N Durham Bruce Caylor John T Birdwell, Jr Bonham David Weldon Buldard Wolfe City

AEC Detects Seismic Signals From Soviet Test Area

The U S Atomic Energy Commission says seismic signals from the Semiplatinsk region indicate a nuclear explosion in the low to intermediate yield range. This marks the twelfth detected quake this year.

Washington UPS U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Soviet Union Semiplavnsk

Foreman Death in Vietnam Claimed by Ambush

Mrs. Smith and family learn of John Foreman's death in Vietnam. Foreman, former Peace Corpsman in India, was the son of Rev. and Mrs. H William Foreman of Mani las New York. He married into the Smith family and was among seven Americans killed in the ambush reported by papers. Funeral arrangements pending.

Michael Smith H. Dean Smith New York City Bonham Dean Smiths West Coast Young Foreman Dallas Morning News H. Dean Smiths

Peace talks stall as US accuses Hanoi of using prisoners as pawns

In Paris at the 48th session of the fourway Vietnam talks, U S envoy Habib accused North Vietnam of refusing to negotiate seriously and using prisoners of war as bargaining chips. Communists countered that Washington backs a stalled process, as South Vietnam warned peace prospects for 1970 look bleak and leaders were absent from the session.

Paris UPI United States North Vietnam Vietnam South Vietnam Hanoi U.S Philip C. Habib Saigon Habib Southeast Asia Nguyen Thi Binh Xuan Thuy Nixon Henry Cabot Lodge U S Texas H. Ross Perot

New Formula Aims To Restart Sino Soviet Border Talks

Moscow reports a revised border peace formula will be presented at upcoming Sino Soviet talks in Peking to end the deadlock. Vasily Kuznetsov will return to China within days, with talks continuing and hopes for a positive solution. The frontier may see minor adjustments and possible island concessions to ease responsive dialogue.

Moscow UPI Soviet Union Peking Foreign Ministry Vasily V. Kuznetsov Kuznetsoy Supreme Soviet China Pekin Damansky Ussuri

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Aggre Meee Bonham Area Highway Department T. D Owens Germany Vic Morrow Fairview Nursing Home Ralph Owens Weldon Owens Lions Club M. J. Brent Bonham’s U. S Abilene West Texas Interstate 20 Sweetwater Dyess Air Force Base Merkel Lelani Salisbury Thunderbird Lodge Georgia Texas Panhandle Ladonia Juedomy Senetary David M GAO John Foreman Russia
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