21 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1969
Page
1
The Bonham Independent School District trustees announced February 11 as the sale date for bonds totaling 1 million dollars to fund a new high school building replacing the 1912 three story facility. Stan Hildger of Dallas Rape Co discussed market conditions and presented four bond sale options.
Fannin county will be without a county judge and four commissioners briefly in early February for the 11th annual conference for Judges and Commissioners at College Station February 5 through 7. About 150 to 200 county officials are expected, with talks by Judge J. C. Davis Jr and Dr. Ken Ross Wright.
Preston Smith of Lubbock is sworn in as the 38th Texas governor on the capitol steps, the first from West Texas and the oldest inaugurated since 1903. Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, the state's youngest to hold the post, takes office minutes earlier as crowds fill the celebrations with inaugural balls, parades, and performances by Buck Owens, Ray Price, and Glen Campbell.
Paris reports say Chief US negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge opened urgent consultations with South Vietnamese allies to prepare for the upcoming Vietnam peace conference. He met Saigon delegation leader Pham Dang Lam as talks were expected to begin this week and Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky prepared to rejoin the Saigon team.
President Nixon began work immediately after the inauguration signing papers in the Capitol. His first act was to nominate his Cabinet selections for Senate confirmation.
Cmdr Lloyd M Bucher testified at a fire admiral court of inquiry in Coronado saying Navy and State Department plans left the USS Pueblo vulnerable. He cited lack of drills to repel boarders and insufficient destruction methods for classified material. The court near San Diego can only recommend actions.
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts only slight shifts in Bonham area weather through Wednesday. Partly cloudy to clear skies with warm highs in the mid-50s and overnight lows in the upper 40s are expected, along with some early morning fog.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew will preside in the Senate as he contemplates ruling on the filibuster question. The liberals seek to lower Rule 22 from 67 to 60 to end debate and move to a rules change. Humphrey recent precedent may guide Agnew’s approach as he considers the start of a new session.
General Joseph Wheeler led Confederacy cavalry in over 500 skirmishes and 127 full battles. He survived with 18 horses shot from under him, highlighting his storied battlefield career.
President Nixon begins his first full day with NSC plans and a Paris dispatch. He orders a National Security Council meeting and meets Gen. Wheeler while Henry Cabot Lodge heads to Paris to push talks on disarmament and Vietnam peace. Cabinet position remains divided on the Soviet proposal.
Former president Lyndon B. Johnson arrives at Bergstrom Air Force Base near Austin with Lady Bird and daughters after 38 years in public service. He calls it a relief to be home and free from the pressures of the office, then travels to his ranch in the hill country.
An early Tuesday one vehicle crash on State 121 near FM 1281 occurred as a driver tried to dodge a large dog. Patrolman Dwaine Cox identified Robert Elliott Hogg of Orange as the truck driver. the vehicle jumped the median and knocked down a reflector and information sign. Damage was estimated at 400 dollars. the dog escaped unharmed.
A blue whale’s brain weighs roughly twenty pounds, a fact cited as part of measurements of its massive anatomy. The note highlights the species’ extraordinary size and neural volume compared with other mammals.
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