Bake sales support cystic fibrosis drive and local Lions events
Local women plan bake sales at the First National Bank this afternoon 4 to 6 pm and Saturday on the west side of the square to raise funds for the cystic fibrosis campaign. Lions Club members anticipate a bulb sale this afternoon at First National Bank Bonham and Bonham State Bank with door-to-door sales also noted.
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First National Bank
Bonham
Clarendon
Lions Club
Carl Allman
Lions
First National
Defense paper cites bribe use in Middle East sales
A Defense Department document described bribery methods used to win Middle East sales by U S aerospace and electronic firms. It notes agents paid to influence governments and references Northrop’s use of an illicit slush fund to disguise political contributions.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
U.S. Aerospace and Electronic Industries
Middle East
Defense
Aerospace Industries Association
Electronic Industry Association
National Security Industry Association
Josef K. Hoenig
Defense Security Assistance Agency
Hoenig
A _ Defense Department
Northrop
Texas districts barred from using maintenance funds for insurance
Attorney General John Fulbright ruled Thursday that Texas school districts cannot spend local maintenance funds to purchase personal injury or uninsured motorist insurance coverage. The opinion limits use of public money for such insurance.
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Austin
Tex
UPS
Texas
John Ful
FAA Grants Planning Aid for Jones Field Master Plan
The Federal Aviation Administration awards Bonham a 16008 planning grant to develop a master plan for Jones Field. Senators Tower and Patman announced the grant, funded from federal sources, to study longer runways and future field use for regional aviation needs.
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Jones Field
Federal Aviation Administration
Bonham
John Tower
Wright Patman
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Air Force
March U.S. business inventories drop record amount
The Commerce Department reported a $19.7 billion or 0.7 percent fall in March inventories of unsold goods. The drop, the sharpest on record, fuels optimism that the worst of the recession may be ending though higher prices loom for food and new cars.
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U.S
Commerce Department
Tme
End Hostility Opening with Castro and Ford Thaw
Washington reports both President Ford and Cuban Premier Fidel Castro show readiness to move toward ending 14 years of hostile relations. McGovern, in Havana, says Castro may return $2 million in ransom and free nine Americans, while Nessen notes mutual obligations as a basis for improved ties.
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UPI
Ford
Fidel Castro
White House
Castro
Sen George
McGovern
DSD
Havana
Tum
Cuba
Ron Nessen
United States
Castro Jumeell
Pope
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Nessen
Henry A Kissinger
Houston
Kissinger
State Department
OAS
Bu Euler
Eban faulted Israeli leadership for Kissinger talks breakdown
Former Foreign Minister Abba Eban told Ma ariv that Prime Minister Rabin and Israeli negotiators were unrealistic to expect Egypt to end the state of war in exchange for troop withdrawals from Sinai. He said the Kissinger mission failed due to Israeli inflexibility and unrealistic expectations.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Abba Eban
Henry A Kissinger
Middle East
Ma’ariv
Eban
Yitzhak Rabin
Egypt
Abu Rudeis
Sinai
Dr. Kissinger
Kissinger
Israel
Saturday Forecast Shows Partly Cloudy and Cooler
The National Weather Service calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Tonight has a 20 percent chance of thundershowers. Bonham reported a mid-60s low and mid-80s high yesterday. Saturday should see a low in the low 60s and a high in the low 80s. Elsewhere, heavy rains and turbulence hit South Central Texas with flooding near San Antonio and reports of hail in some areas.
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National Weather Service
Bonham
Texas
San Antonio
Phnom Penh Falls as Khmer Rouge Enter City
Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh as conquering heroes but turned the capital into a ghost town. After the fall on April 17, nearly 1,000 refugees reached the French Embassy compound and were later evacuated to Thailand in road convoys. At 10 am the battle eased enabling a few Cambodians to exit into the central square.
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Bangkok
CPI
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
Thailand
Watergate Breakin May Have Been Deliberate Bungling
Kansas City UPI reports a Kansas City Star article suggesting James McCord deliberately bungled the Watergate breakin on orders from top CIA officials angry at Nixon’s use of the agency for political purposes. Investigators for the Rockefeller panel and the Church committee are weighing the theory with emphasis on McCord’s CIA role and alleged double agent status.
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Kansas City
UPI
James McCord
CIA
White House
Nixon
Presidential Commission
CLA
Rockefeller
Senate
Frank Church
FBI
Parade to Open Bicentennial Ceremonies in Fanin Bonham County
A parade at 1 p.m. will start the bicentennial events for Fanin county and Bonham with a designation ceremony at 2 p.m. Former County Judge Choice Moore will MC. John Anderson of the Texas Bicentennial Commission presents flags to Fanin and Bonham as part of a county program featuring the Bicentennial Quintet and a Why I Am Proud to be An American essay winner.
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Hilton Inn
Dallas
Fort Baynesburough
Baonesborough
Texas
Fort Boonesborough
Fanon County
Bonham
Fann County
Ashtock
Moore
John Anderson
Texas Bicentennial Commission
Fanain County
Cies
Bryce McIntyre
Clayton Honored In Texas Legislature Speaker Day Planned
Austin lawmakers vote unanimously to honor Speaker Bull Clayton with a May 26 ceremony. Clayton rejects lavish gifts and proposes donations to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch in Boy Ranch Texas or Garlstown USA at Whitelace Texas in lieu of presents.
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Tex
Zupiy House
Bull Clayton
Clayton
Cal Farley
Boys’ Ranch
Boya Ranch
Garlstown
USA
Whitelace
Tux
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