Bonham Daily Favorite readers spot Shaw photos plot
The front page shows Clay Shaw and attorneys crossing a street with John Frair, a photographer for United Press International, taking shots from the opposite side. Frederick S. Heffner recalls Bonham history and notes 1969 voting registration ends Friday. Farmers praise freezes for bedding land though thaw brings mud.
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Don Flair
Bonham Daily
Clay Shaw
New Orleans Court
John Frair
New Orleans
United Press International
Frair
Shaw
Dial-A-Poem prompts many calls in New York
The Dial-A-Poem promotion causes a flood of phone calls to a nearby business with a similar number. A switchboard operator told a caller "Bah, bah, black sheep" then hung up after the line to rhyme. The young caller later pressed for a better line, prompting the quip.
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New York
UPI
Four year old Melottootta threatens trip to Rotterdam
Maurizio Melotto, four, told his mother he would lunch with grandma in Rotterdam after a scolding. Police tracked the boy to a train at Point Saint Martin, 32 miles away, before lunch.
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Aosta
Italy
UPI
Maurizio Melotto
Rotterdam
Rockefeller budget plans four anticipated jailbreaks
Albany report says Governor Rockefeller's 1969-70 budget touches all bases with provisions for four anticipated jail breaks in the coming year. The governor did not estimate the projected cost of the breaks.
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Albany
N. Y
API
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Mayor Loeb Accepts $1 Polluted Air Payment
In Memphis, Mayor Henry Loeb received an envelope with one dollar and a letter claiming it was the 1968 payment for the air he breathed amid pollution concerns. He turned the money over to the city treasury.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Henry Loeb
Daley Laughs After Oak Tree Prank Fined $50
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley kept the upper hand after the Democratic National Convention disorder film. Martin Noone, 25, former state representative candidate, planted an oak tree in a north side park to mock the film and was fined $50 for damaging city property.
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Daley
Martin Noone
Noone
Nixon Stays Busy as White House Presses Forward
President Nixon maintained a brisk first week, meeting advisers and presiding over key councils while critics noted widespread inactivity across most federal departments. HEW moved slowly with top appointments and a single weekly release. State and other agencies faced hesitation until leaders outline policy. Justice pushed crime crackdown with numerous assistant attorneys general appointed.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
National Security Council
Urban Affairs Council
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert Finch
Ruby Martin
Department
HEW
Finch
State Department
William P. Rogers
Andy Rogers
Pentagon
Labor
Interior
Post Office
Transportation
Justice
Atty
John N. Mitchell
45 Cases Set For Trial In 6th District Court Feb 17
Forty five criminal cases were scheduled for trial in the 6th District Court on February 17. Most cases date back to 1957 and many are expected to be dismissed when called. Charges include forgery, burglary, murder, robbery, theft, driving while intoxicated and other offenses.
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6Th District Court
Warming Trend Forecast for Bonham Area Sunday
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts a warming trend in Bonham with cloudy skies and a low around 30 degrees Sunday morning and a high in the mid 50s Sunday afternoon. Bonham reached 34 Friday afternoon, while Texas warms after a blue norther. Winds may gust to 15 mph Sunday.
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Bonham
U.S. Weather Bureau
Policy Statements N Vietnam Rejects U S Proposals At Peace Talks
The Paris peace conference opened with the United States proposing a DMZ based first step while North Vietnam flatly rejected the plan. Viet Cong demands for full U S troop withdrawal and calls for Saigon government overthrow were voiced as clashes erupted outside the hall. Leaders from all sides outlined positions as talks set to resume January 30.
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Paris
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Majestic Hotel
United States
North
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Dmz
Lodge
Nguyen Thanh le
Kiem
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Four Nights Session On Boosting Sales In Bonham
A four day course on merchandising and sales promotion runs February 10 to 13 in the Texas Power and Light assembly room. Pat Balis of the UT Division of Extension will teach the 10 hour program aimed at employees and employers. Reservations via the Bonham Chamber of Commerce office.
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Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Texas Power and Light Co
Pat Balis
University of Texas Division of Extension
Balls
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
North Center Street
Damage tallied in two car crash at Main and Seventh
Investigating officers estimated $375 damage after a Friday afternoon two car collision at Main and Seventh streets. The drivers were Bonham high students Robert Lee Crumby and Linda Grace Vinson. Vinson was preparing to turn left when Crumby rear ended her vehicle.
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Main
Seventh Streets
Jay Duckworth
Archie Hamilton
Robert Lee Crumby
Linda Grace Vinson
Bonham High School
Miss Vinson
Crumby
Vinson
J B Richey ends TEC tenure in Bonham no rocking chair retirement
J B Richey ends 25 years as Bonham Texas Employment Commission manager at noon Monday. He plans to stay active serving the public, noting policy retires at 65 but he will seek other work. He recalls helping thousands find jobs and calls Fannin County the best in the world.
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J. B. Richey
Texas Employment Commission
Barney
Fannin County
TEC
Richey
Commission
Sherman
Bonham Tec
Bonham
West Michael
Suspect Charged In Ladonia Attack
Leeman Harvey was charged with assault with a deadly weapon in a Bonham court. His bond was set at 2500 after waiving exam. Investigators pursued a second Ladonia shooting as they questioned three other men and searched for a warrant.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Ladonia
Leeman Harvey
Pearce Clark Benton
Bonham
Harvey
Benton
Dudley Jackson
Leonard Collingsworth
H.R. van Zandt
Arson and Burglary Top Indictments in Sixth District
Nine indictments were voted by the Sixth District grand jury for the January term. Edward Lee Sanders and Ray Edgar Jones appear on two arson counts while Elza Jones faces one. Coleman, Wait, L. C. Coleman and Albert Lee Wyatt are charged with burglary, with Coleman also named in a theft count. Precepts were issued and delivered to the sheriff. The grand jury reported in open court to Judge Henry Braswell and adjourned subject to call.
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Sixth District Court
Edward Lee Sanders
Ray Edgar Jones
Elza Jones
Co. M. Wait
L. C. Coleman
Albert Lee Wyatt
Coleman
Wesley Farmer
Henry Braswell
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