Odds and Ends from Bonham Local Note Section
Local items report City Manager Dan Mize in rain dances delaying a new Bonham lake project and complaints about coffee at a Chamber meeting. County Agent Wayne Cranfill invites beef cattle enthusiasts to a 7:45 p.m. meeting at Fannin Electric Co-Op. Bonham Boys Baseball Inc. plans 1970 season with a 970 dollar budget and calls for sponsors and volunteers.
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Joe Campbell
Dan Mize
Bonham Lake
Fannin County
Fannin County Electric Co-Op
Wayne Crangfill
C. W. Johnston
James McBroom
Bonham Boys Baseball, Inc
J. W. Evans
Couple travels 200 miles after wrong hospital cable
A Morrumbele couple rushed to Beira after a cable said their granddaughter Mariana was hospitalized there and in danger. At the hospital they learned no one of their family was present and the cable dated three years ago, 196?.
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Heira
Mozambique
UPI
Morrumbele
Mariana
Beira
Gum chewing ends 15 year union of Liverpool orchestra and choir
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Huddersfield Choral Society end a 15 year collaboration after a Handel Messiah performance where two orchestra members chewed gum. The choral group cited indifference from musicians as the final straw.
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Liverpool
England
Royal Liverpool Phihamor Orchestra
Huddersfield Choral Society
Choral Society
Man Robs Surplus Store With Loaded 45 Caliber
A young man enters a Houston surplus store and asks to buy a gun. He displays a bullet, loads the pistol, and robs the clerk of $159 before fleeing. Police investigate the armed robbery.
Bank heist at drive-in facility ends with lunch bag theft
Two armed bandits stopped a bank messenger as he entered the Brotherhood National Banks drive-in facility. They fled with a brown paper bag containing sandwiches for the drive-in tellers.
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Kansas City
Ko ‘Upi
Brotherhood National Banks
Donations Sought In Drive Today Bonham Heart Sunday Effort
Bonham residents will receive calls at home this afternoon to donate to the Heart Fund and pick up care literature. Eloise Meade chairs the event with 12 block captains organizing 8 to 18 workers each to cover territory and collect by 5 pm Sundays.
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HEART
Elizabeth May
Fannin County Heart Association
Eloise Meade
Heart Sunday
Bonham
First National Bank
Heart Fund
Jimmy Wigggins
Mayor Wiggins
Robert Lockhart
Cairman
Bothen
Jesse Mome
Endenia
Fedhube
Newton
Duane White
Ty Caly
Campbie G
Ness
Pat
Rain Forecast For Bonham Area Sunday
Bonham area expected to see rain Sunday with a 0 percent chance of precipitation per the Weather Bureau forecast. Skies cloudy Saturday morning gave way to sun. temperatures rise into the 40s with 50s expected by afternoon.
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Bonham
Ann
Bonhim
Corp
Eita Bato
Sunda
Two Defendants Get Prison Terms
Two defendants receive prison terms after a trial before Judge. The outcomes reference a prior case involving the defendants, with details about the court proceedings and sentencing. The fragmented OCR text mentions names, dates, and locations, indicating a legal proceeding and penalties imposed.
Empire West development claim and victim award noted
Fragmentary text references a development named Empire West and a victim with a monetary figure of 56 919 dollars. Names and context are unclear, but the piece implies a legal claim or settlement related to the project. Further readable details are missing to confirm parties or exact actions.
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Sv Peers
The
I. Et
Empire West
Hospital Drive Seeks 185000 to Fund Bonham 65-Bed Project
Bonham residents rally for an extra 185000 to construct a modern 65 bed hospital under the Bonham Hospital Authority. Roby Windom, authority president, said the response is strong and widespread interest appears evident.
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Bonham
Bonham Hospital
Mansfield Raps Use Of Bombers
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield criticizes U S bombing in Laos citing escalation at the Plain of Jars with B 52s on both the Ho Chi Minh trail and the Plain of Jars. He sees possible North Vietnamese gains but notes no American ground troops are reported in Laos. The State Department confirms reports of loss at the Plain of Jars and regrets lack of response to a political settlement proposal from Vientiane.
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Washington
U.S
Mansfield
Laos
State Department
Plain of Jars
Department
Vientiane
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Lawyers Told to Help Keep Order in Courtroom
Atlanta ABA official Whitney North Seymour told lawyers to uphold decorum and ethics to protect fair trials amid the Chicago Seven trial turmoil. Jerome J. Shestack criticized Judge Julius J. Hoffman and said the ABA would review the trial for possible action.
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Atlanta
UPI
American Bar Association
ABA
Whitney North Seymour
New York
Chicago Seven
Seymour
Special Committee On Judicial Conduct
Jerome J. Shestack
U.S
Chicago
Hoffman
Shestack
Stop and Shop Loses Groceries To Early Thieves
An early morning theft at Stop and Shop Gracy on West 10th Street saw items stolen from the rear of the store including sacks of potatoes oranges grapes a cabbage and a box of carrots. Police, including count officers, investigated with a suspect questioned in a separate case involving a missing tape player and tapes from a car belonging to Larry Austin.
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Larry Austin
Strike Threat Is Averted A Week Later
Washington judge extends a temporary restraining order to delay a nationwide rail shutdown until midnight March 2. The decision keeps rail service operating while unions and employers consider broader action and a longer term ruling.
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Washington
APL
Howard Cu Uran
Glassboro talks between Johnson and Kosygin in June
President Lyndon B Johnson met Soviet Premier Kosygin in June 1907 at Glassboro New Jersey for discussions known as the Glassboro talks.
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Lyndon B Johnson
Kosygin
Glassboro, N. J
Glassboro
Heaviest U S Losses in Vietnam Clash Near Tam Ky
U S military reports 14 soldiers killed and 29 wounded in fighting along the northern coast near Tam Ky marking the heaviest U S losses in six weeks. A separate Laotian battle around the Plain of Jars left hundreds missing as Laotian forces reportedly seized airfields.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Vietnam
Tam Ky
South Vietnam
Laos
Plain of Jars
Viennase
Plain Jars
da Nang
Americal
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