This Day in History January 23 Highlights and Births
January 23 marks notable events: Hancock born 1737, Randolph Scott 1903, Ann Sothern 1923. Elections set on first Tuesday after first Monday in November 1845. Trotsky- Soviet plot confession 1931. Eisenhower declined 1948 nomination, ran and won in 1952. Nixon peace 1973 with POW release and U.S. troop withdrawal in 60 days. A thought for the day on courtesy.
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Mars
Venus
Jupiter
John Hancock
Randolph Scott
Ann Sothern
Congress
Leon Trotsky
Josef Stalin
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Nixon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Bonham Reports Public Intoxication Arrest and Water Main Break
Bonham police arrested a man on a public intoxication charge Friday night. A major water main break was reported on North Center street Saturday morning. Sheriff's deputies investigated a disturbance at Ladonia Friday night with no arrests.
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Bonham
North Center Street
Sheriff's Deputies
Ladonia
Crime Victim Rates Reported in Texas Study
A DPS research group found that about one in six Texans aged 16 or older was a crime victim in 1975 and one in 24 faced violent crime. The study, based on 1,000 people, shows higher risk for males youths and ethnic minorities and links violent crimes to low income groups while property crime affects higher earners.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Department of Public Safety
Bonham Weather Outlook Through Sunday
Mostly cloudy and cool in Bonham with a 50 percent rain chance through Sunday. Sunday morning lows in the low 40s and Sunday afternoon highs in the low 50s. Winds light and variable.
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Bonham
Carter Pardons Vietnam Draft Resisters on Inaugural Day
President Carter issued a full unconditional pardon for Vietnam era draft resisters on his first full day in office. Press Secretary Jody Powell said the measure could affect hundreds of thousands, while critics warned it would be divisive and abandoned deserters. The action also frees those in Ford era amnesty programs and prompts an immediate study of deserters and discharge upgrades.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Vietnam
Jody Powell
Powell
Louise Ransom
National Council For Universal and
Carl Hinke
Canada
Capitol Hill
Exhawks
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
George McGovern
DSPD
Carters Campaynn
Carters
Ford
Justice Department
DWI Counterattack Classes Offered In Fannin County
DWI Counterattack is a 10 hour program to help offenders quit drinking and driving. It is supported by Sixth District Judge Henry Braswell County Judge J C Buford County Attorney John Morris Alcoholics Anonymous the Fannin County Center of Paris Junior College and local attorneys. Judges Braswell and Buford may attend along with others as part of probation conditions or voluntary enrollment. Ken Dailey director of the Fannin County Center of Paris Junior College leads the courses taught in the grand jury room on the second floor of the courthouse.
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Sixth District
Henry Braswell
JC. Buford
John Morris
Alcoholic Anonymous
Fannin County Center of Paris Junior College
Braswell
Buford
Ken Dailey
Fannin County Center
Paris Junior College
Grand Jury Room
Jeff’ Ellis
Elis
PJC
Ellis
Gavin Eyed As New CIA Boss By Carter
President Carter weighs retirement Lt. Gen. James Gavin to lead the CIA sources say Senator Frank Church confirms discussions. The pick would follow Senate Intelligence Committee probes into U S intelligence agencies last year.
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Gavin
CIA
Carter
Washington
Rain Forecast For Bonham Area Sunday
A 50 percent chance of rain and warmer temperatures are forecast for the Bonham area Sunday by the National Weather Service. Expect lows in the low 40s and highs in the low 50s as ice melts with light variable winds.
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Bonham
National Weather Service
Texas
VA Service Awards Hancock and Others for Public Service
Hancock receives a VA service award for voluntary service. Shem G. Martin and Earle Newton are cited for social work. Carl W. Snatter leads dietetic service and Waymon W. Stokes heads supply service.
Bonham student runs family bound books business at home
17 year old Jeff Peeler, a Bonham High School junior in ICT, rebinding school library volumes and handling rare, imported jobs for the family business. The Peeler operation binds up to 10,000 books yearly, offers leather volumes and gold tooling, and serves clients nationwide with a hand sewn process distinguishing from modern machines.
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Jeff Peeler
Bondi
Peeler
Mr. and
Bonham High School
RD Peeler
Johannes Gutenberg
Germany
Jeff
Lousiana
New York
Jamaica
Europe
Greenville
Foreign Trade From Bonham Man Sparks Global Deals
AI Peeler of Bonham runs Peeler Company from 308 Agnew Street as a foreign trade consultant. He brokers shipments from Australia to the Arabian Gulf and to Saudia Arabia, arranging 40 000 sheep monthly and earning 15 percent commission. He publishes a monthly business newsletter with over 100 subscribers.
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AI Peeler
Bonham
Fannin County
North Texas
Dallas Fort Worth
Peeler Company
Agnew Street
Peeler
Australia
Arabian Gulf
South Africa
Saudia
Arabia
Texas
Wallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Media Day Highlights Extension Service Programs in District IV
News media representatives from 18 counties in District IV joined Extension Service staff at the Renner station for its first Media Day. Dr Tom Woodard and Mrs Judy Edwards opened with an overview of Extension Work, nine topics were discussed from pest management to home food preservation, and a lab tour followed a barbecue lunch with area agents from Pan and surrounding counties.
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District IV
Texas A&m Extension Service
Texas A&m
Renner
Attendane
Tom Woodard
Judy Edwards
Extension Service
Dre Woodard
Edwards
HA. Turney
Roger Corbin
Ellis County
Turney
al Croix
Denton County
Dan Lindt
The
Republic National Bank
Dallas
Steve Wheeless
Jack Jenkins
Robert Moon
Lynn Pruatt
Jack County
Jean Carlton
Collin County
Betty Duncan
Mark Love
Fred Cross
Tarrant County
Dan James
Dawn Duncan
Kaufman County
Harold Clark
Staton
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James Fields
Texas Weekly
Craig Washington
D-Houston
West Texas
Jack Hopper
Austin
Governors Energy Advisory Council
Hopper
Senate
Dolph Briscoe
Texas A&m Regents Board
John Hill
Peyton McKnight
Dtyler
Briscoe
A&m
Port Aransas, Tex
Ben Cash
Robert Johnson
FBI
Laredo, Tex
Thorndale, Tex
Thorndale
Nolan Clements
Brown
Cheyenne
Okla
William Rogers
American Legion
Hugh Graham
Connecticut
House
John Rhodes
Robert Dole
Kansas
Mois
Dawson Mathis
Georgia
Rep
Robert K Dornan
Calif
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Lanks J. Paul
Sam Rayburn Veterans Administration Hospital
Gordon A. Fraser
Derlene G
RD. Peeler
Randy
Iinois
Lilly
Bonham Man’s
R.D. Peeler
Pann County
Wayne Cranfill
Carolyn Flournoy
Terry Hoggatt
Aubrey McAlister
Bob Cantrell
Tom Mc Holmes
Bill Renastt
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