Realignment of Southwest airline routes by CAB
The Civil Aeronautics Board ordered a broad realignment of local service routes in six Southwestern states affecting about 60 cities. The decision replaces trunk airline service with local providers in Central Texas, Western Texas, and Eastern New Mexico, and redraws authority for Continental and Trans Texas among others.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Minetti
Trans Texas
Continental Air Lines
Texas
New Mexico
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Examiners
Houston
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Rocky Mountain
Bantam Poultry Champion Named at Fort Worth Exposition
Cantrell R W Bob Rattan credits his bantam fowl project for a long hobby and pride as his little white Japanese pullet earns top honors at the Southwest Exposition and Live Stock Show in Fort Worth.
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Cantrell
R. W
Bob) Rattan
Fort Worth
Rattan
Bonham High School Music Program Showcases Talent
James A Taylor band director and Mrs Don Blacketer choir director at Bonham High School lead a musical program praised for regional and all state honors earned by band and choir members. The article notes diverse band combos, including a Dixieland group, and encourages public exposure of the students talents.
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James A. Taylor
Don Blacketer
Bonham High School
Lions Club
Spring Arrives Early as Temperatures Surpass Average
The forecast calls for well above average temperatures for the next five days with no rain expected. The shift from cold to warmer weather catches residents off guard as spring seems to arrive in the middle of winter.
Plane collision kills dozens over Ankara roofs
In Ankara a Middle East Airlines Viscount with 16 aboard collided in flight with a Turkish aircraft. Both planes crashed into the city’s most populated area, killing at least 60 people and injuring many as fires broke out on roofs of the Istanbul Bank and the Guaranty Bank.
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Turkey
UPI
Middle East Airlines
Istanbul Bank
Guaranty Bank
Pre British French Poodles for Sale Sign Sparks Gibe
A London pet shop posts a for sale sign reading Pre British French Poodles after France blocked Britain's bid to join the Common Market. The quirky sign reflects contemporary tensions and humorous local reaction to trade talks.
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London
UPI
France
Britain
Roby Windham Elected President of Bonham Industrial Foundation
Roby Windham, vice president of First National Bank, was named president of the Bonham Industrial Foundation at a board meeting. Arthur Maxwell became vice president, Roy Owens re-elected treasurer, and Olvin Gross named secretary as part of a broader director and officer reorganization.
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Roby Windham
First National Bank
Bonham Industrial Foundation
Arthur Maxwell
Bonham State
Roy Owens
Olvin Gross
M&s Clinic
Lot
Maxwell
Ray Peeler Jr. Gross
Windham and
D Southerland
J B. Rubey
Rob Ryan
Paul Simpson
Tom Scott
Aubrey McAlister
John Artedve
V. L. Barnett
Owens
Claude Leatherwood
Joe Denton
Jr Windham
McAlister
Artecipe
Kenneth Hall
Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Windom
Fire crew battles car fire twice at Ben’s Restaurant area
Firefighters responded to a car fire at Ben’s Restaurant on East Sam Rayburn Drive Friday morning. The driver fled initially, then returned and waited for firefighters to extinguish a trunk fire after they arrived a second time.
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Ben
East Sam Rayburn Drive
Fast Bth
Cotton Festival Week Plans Announced for Fannin County
To Promote Cotton Committee named Billy Barr to chair the Cotton Festival Week May 6 to 11 in Fannin County. The program aims to boost interest in cotton and its use in clothing with a parade style show exhibits and events in Corsicana and Bonham. The planning group includes Aubrey McAlister Dick Grunert Mrs Robert Merworth Kenneth Bial and others with Burr coordinating the overall effort and Ken Hall heading the special events committee.
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Billy Barr
Fannin County
Burr
Aubrey McAlister
Dick Grunert
Robert Merworth
Kenneth Bial
Jona Acledge
Dom
Muabte London
Corsicana
Navarro County
May St. Barr
Split Looms in West Unity Over Nuclear Policy Crisis
Ottawa reports a new split in Western unity as Prime Minister John Diefenbaker faces a potential general election over Canada's nuclear weapons stance. He accuses the U S State Department of unwarranted interference as opposition parties seek explanations and Ottawa weighs a no confidence motion threatening his minority government. The dispute follows de Gaulle's rejection of Polaris plans, affecting Western European defense ties.
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UPI
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
U. S. State Department
United States
Canada
House of Commons
State Department
Europe
Washington
General Cable Wins Major Minuteman Cable Contract
Congressman Ray Roberts announced the White House awarded General Cable a 2. five million dollar order for Minuteman installation cable at the Bonham plant. The award completes a total contract exceeding ten million dollars for underground shock resistant cable destined for the Minot Air Force Base complex in North Dakota.
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Ray Roberts
Danly
de White House
Fores
General Cable Corporation
Bonham Plant
Fisher
Bonham
General Cable
Minot Air Force Base
North Dakota
Minuteman
High Line Escape Managed by East German Trekker High Line Escape Ends in West Berlin Rescue
East German tightrope walker Horst Kieselsky or similar name escaped along a high tension cable into West Berlin during a Christmas week blackout. He broke both arms and endured other injuries but was rescued by West Berlin authorities after drifting frozen in border river waters. Communists were believed to have tracked the route.
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Berlin
West Ber A
Horst Kiews
Klein
West Berlin
Oreman
Missed Paper Delivery Offer By City Carrier
If you miss your paper Sunday morning call the office at 583-2124 by 5 38 or 5 30 4. me to arrange delivery. After that time the paper isn’t guaranteed due to employee hours, but we will try to deliver missed papers promptly if you call by the stated times.
Pacific Storm Floods Reno as City Struggles With Rising Waters
A powerful Pacific storm lashes the western United States. In Reno, water from the Bracken River floods streets as torrents breach banks, submerging about thirty city blocks and surrounding City Hall with nearly three feet of water, wrecking highways and rail lines.
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United Press International
Reno
Gambling City
Mississippi seeks dismissal in contempt motions
In New Orleans the state asks the St. Louis Circuit Court of Appeals to dismiss contempt actions against Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul Johnson. It argues lack of valid service and improper proceedings tied to earlier orders about James Meredith’s enrollment at the University of Mississippi.
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New Orleans
API
State of Mississippi
St. U . Coircult Court of Appeals
Ross Barnett
Paul B Jofinson
University of Mississippi
Adivision
James Meredith
Cuba Deal Probe Moves By Groundwork Committee
The Groundwork Committee will investigate the Cuba deal amid conflicting reports on timing and moves. Lawmakers reference a potential quick agreement, with members including Kenneth Keating and others weighing Senate and House actions and ongoing hearings.
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Cuba
Weather Outlook Promises Warmer Area Conditions
Forecast calls for above normal temperatures with low precipitation. Area expected to see mainly dry days this Saturday with partly cloudy skies and mild highs in the 40s.
Court Martial Given Approval at Fort San Antonio
A court martial approval was granted in San Antonio for a war hero and commander tied to a Malayan campaign. General Hudnet, overseeing the San Antonio material area, accepted the December 6 sentence and ordered a special board review at Fort Leavenworth.
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San Antonio
Spcral
Discomyichyn
Weather Outlook for Norte Central Texas
Clear to partly cloudy conditions expected in Norte Central Texas. Warming temperatures shift in from the south tonight into Saturday with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 50s. Southerly winds may bring mild air and light breezes across the region.
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Norte Central
Texas
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