Bonham community events and daily city notes reported
The report covers immunization drives for preschool children at Bailey Inglish and a countywide three day shot program. It mentions a winter concert by the Bonhi and L H Rather bands to fund Bonhi’s Tri State Festival trip. Also notes a peanut clinic at Telephone Community Center with prizes and talks on peanut production, plus police activity, city management remarks, a water main status, a retired farmer, and a German Shepherd delaying traffic on FM898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonhi
L. H. Rather
Enid
Okla
Telephone Community Center
Supreme Court Asked To Rule In Mercury Poisoning Case
The Supreme Court may resolve the 1969 mercury contamination case from an Alabama New Mexico farm family. Hogs fed grain with mercury fungicide sickened and killed animals. three family members were injured. Nor Am Agricultural Products faced shipper bans on Pancens fungicides from Morton International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Alamogordo, N. M
Agriculture Department
Nor-Am_ agricultural Products Inc
Nor-Am
Morton International Inc
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Food and Drugs
Warming Spell Due Tonight Forecast From National Weather Service
Cloudy skies persist Wednesday morning with clearing expected in the afternoon per the National Weather Service. Bonham reports a morning low and a high of six degrees Monday, with warmer conditions anticipated tonight.
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National Weather Service
Bonham
Edhube School Trustees Extend Contracts and Sell Land
Bonham Independent School District trustees met to extend Supt. Campbell's contract to June 30, 1974 and extend principals and administrators through 1972-73. Bids were accepted for Edinubre land 655 dollars and for the old building 255 dollars. eight bids were submitted. Roland Rainey resigned as assistant football and head track coach to join Oklahoma State. Meeting set for February 23 to open bids on the area vocational building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Campbell
Bonham Independent Scient District
Campbell
Nolan
Lyndell Purdy
Ednubre School
Carl Adams
Roland Rainey
Rainey
Floyd Gass
Oklahoma State University
Supt
Logh
Gube
Bonham
Vocational School For Handicapped
Fifth Candidate Files For School Trustee Race
In the upcoming annual school election on Saturday April 3 candidates filed for board seats. Dr Water Sisk seeks Place 3 along with Lyndel Purdy and Blanton Hanes. Dr L C Biggers won’t seek re election. David Cole targets Place 4 and Joe Denton runs again for Place 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Sisk
Lyndel Purdy
Blanton Hanes
L. C. Biggers
David Cole
Joe Denton
Driverless Cars Involved In City Collisions
Two driverless cars were in separate accidents investigated by city police. One vehicle rolled from a Piggly Wiggly lot, striking a car parked on East Tenth street. no injuries reported. Officers identified drivers Arthur Eugene Merworth and Mrs Patricia L Corner in a Willow street collision near the bank.
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J. N. Durham
Bruce Caylor
Doyle Wayne Chapman
Dwayne Cox
East Tenth Street
Craig Eaton
Leon Harper
Arthur Eugene Merworth
Patrica L. Corner
Willow Street
Band Booster Fund Passes 1900 For Enid Trip
The Bondi band booster club reports 1904.33 dollars raised toward a three day Tri-State Band Festival trip to Enid Oklahoma. An additional 1000 dollars is needed plus proceeds from a winter concert posters and a Powder Puff game. New contributors include Primitive House and many local merchants and residents.
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Enid
Okla
Joe Reynolds
Riots Erupt Over Capital Decision in Italy
In Reggio Calabria police used tear gas against rock and firebomb throwing youths after the regional council named Catanzaro as district capital. Residents rallied overnight with barricades as carabinieri advanced behind bulldozers in the Santa Caterina district, sending gas into streets and risking police jeeps amid the unrest.
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Reggio Calabria
Italy
UPI
Calabrian Regional Council
Catanzaro
Santa Caterina
Carabinieri
National Police
Five in Dallas river bottom shootout leaves three deputies dead
Two burglary suspects disarmed five officers and fled to Trinity River bottoms near downtown Dallas. Deputies Samuel Infante William Reese A J Robertson were killed. Wendell Dover injured. one suspect Rene Guzman at large with Moses Guzman in custody. Robert McCurley survived and reported the ambush.
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Dallas
UPI
Clarence Jones
Rene Guzman
Moses Guzman
Guzman
Mexico
Edinburg
Tex
Texas-Mexico
Jones
Dallas County
Samuel Garcia Infante
William Don Reese
Ellis County
A. J. Robertson
Reese
Wendell Dover
Dr. McCurley
Dover
Waxahachie
McCurley
Trinity River
McCurrey
Flores
Rene
West
Bristol
Robertson
Infante
M MicCurley
Parkland Hospital
Immunization Schedule Adjusted for Dodd City and Windom
A measles immunization change sets Dodd City students to 10:30 a.m. and Windom students to 11:00 a.m. Thursday. Bonham pupils get shots at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and Honey Grove at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. A preschool clinic for children over one year is at Bailey Inglish today until 7:30 p.m.
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Jaycees
State Health Department
Dodd City
Windom
Bonham
Honey Grove
Bailey Inglish
Laotian Hill Tribes Lead CIA Guided Attack On Trail
U S trained Laotian hill tribesmen led by CIA agents join to harass North Vietnamese forces along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. Reports say 12 Americans were killed in helicopter crashes, including a CH47 Chinook loss, as U S jets strike antiaircraft sites and South Vietnamese troops push along Highway 9. Military officials note multiple helicopters destroyed or damaged and ongoing air operations near the Laotian campaign.
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Saigon
API
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
U. S
Kha
Sepone
Pakse
Highway 9
UPS
Robert Sullivan
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Creighton W. Abrams
Gen Cao
Quantam
J. W. Sutherland
Hoang Xuan Lam
Hue
Campaten
Panhandle
Dong Hi Ionday
van Etiart
Ho Chi “Minh
Israeli cabinet split over Jarring peace proposals
United Press International reports a fragmented Israeli cabinet debating Gunnar Jarring's plan to withdraw from Sinai with peace in exchange for a UN force and Egyptian commitment. A pro Egypt wing favors acceptance while others demand rejection, amid France Libya Mirage controversy.
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U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Egypt
Israel
France
Libya
Tel Aviv
Maariv
Fevelsainister
Abba Fhan
de Lara
Joshe Datan
Tsrarl Shoul
Whitby
Sinai Peninsula
Strait of Tiran
Shart el Sheikh
Heart Drive Campaign Gets Underway in Bonham
The 197] Heart Fund campaign opens in Bonham with Robert Lockhart as campaign chairman. Duwayne E. White and Don Newton co chair the drive which aims to finish within the week. Heart Sunday will involve volunteers canvassing residential areas leaving educational material on heart ailments. Mrs. John Meede leads the residential drive in Bonham, while Jesse Moore heads the county wide outside Bonham effort. Funds support heart research and treatment advances.
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Heart Fund
Bonham
Robert Lockhart
Duwayne E. White
Don Newton
Heart
John Meede
Jesse Moore
Heart Sunday
Mt Waialeale Hawaii Records World’s Highest Rainfall
Mt Waialeale in Hawaii records an astonishing average annual rainfall of about 460 inches making it the warmest spot in the world for moisture with persistent high totals.
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Mt. Waileale
Hawaii
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Contros
Inland Bayou
Dan Mize
Bud Stone
Brussels
Common Market
Edhube School
the Primitive House
Dereen
Lillie Peeler
Fae Jones
Fannin County Undertaking Co
Charles Hill
Frank Crow
Virginia Biard
Leonard Joplin
David Manning
Guzfan
David Flores
United Press International
Moammer Khadaty
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