07 Nov 1966
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1966
Page
1
U S infantry from the 1st and 25th Divisions and the 196th Light Infantry Brigade push deeper into jungle near the Cambodian border, overrunning Viet Cong base camps after 319 killed and 62 captured. Air strikes and pinpoint bombing aided the operation as three U S helicopters were lost in the fighting.
Texans are urged to vote in Tuesday elections with 16 amendments on the ballot alongside races for national state and county offices. The climate shifts from cold to warm as the recall prompts a busy voting day amid sports and social notes from Bonham Honey Grove and Van Alstyne.
Two fan batches in Bunnam celebrate after football games. Sherman Bearcats defeated Paris Wildcats while Honey Grove fans cheered a victory over the Van Alstyne Panthers.
As Election Tuesday nears, Republican Sen. John Tower and Democrat Waggoner Cerr lead a neck and neck race for the U S Senate with last minute polls showing equal chances. Carr plans large San Antonio rally while Tower preps Dallas event. both push turnout in key counties.
4 H members from Funnin County will be honored at the annual achievement banquet Tuesday night at the Sam Rayburn National Guard Armory. The event begins at 7 15 p m with speaker Jerry Lockhart of Texas Power and Light Co. and awards presented by Senator A M Aikin, Representative James Cole, and others.
President Johnson warned of Democratic losses in the final campaign hours as white backlash politics threaten turnout in off year elections. The UP I forecast expected gains in the House, a Senate stalemate, and a few governorships for Republicans while voters prepare for all 435 House seats and many Senate and governor contests.
Gemini 12 astronauts James Lovell and Edwin Aldrin prepare for a space rendezvous and spacewalk mission set for Wednesday. The four day flight, final Gemini mission, undergoes a morning review by Project Gemini officials as countdown continues.
Warm temps are expected in the Bonham area through Tuesday with a cooling trend afterward. The five day outlook shows above normal averages across North Texas with a chance of up to half an inch of rain late in the week. Bunham reached 79 Sunday with 58 overnight. Southerly winds bring warm moist gulf air and lake wave activity. North Central Texas: partly cloudy, windy and warm through Tuesday.
Sture stores canned foods in a dark dry and cool spot to preserve freshness. Light can bleach the color of foods served in glass containers.
A female cell releases Macy AG-1 mullion eggs, according to the fragmented OCR text. The record notes the release event and the naming of the Macy AG-1 mullion in relation to the eggs, but details are incomplete.
An editorial condemns complacency as Fannin County faces an election day. It urges citizens to take a few minutes to vote, warning Shame on you if you skip your responsibility.
Bonham residents will vote Tuesday at the same polling places as the Democratic primaries. East Bonham uses the jail basement, West Bonham the VFW Hall on Mary Street, and South Bonham the Sam Rayburn Federal building. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Absentee ballots total is low with about 50 received through Monday.
President Johnson returns to Welhausen Elementary in Cotulla to urge teens to stay in school amid National Education Week. He calls dropouts a form of Russian roulette and says education shapes America's future while praising students for striving to the limit.
Investigating officers estimate $375 in damage from a two vehicle collision at North Center and Evans Avenue Sunday. Drivers James Junior Thompson and Anna Fae Dale, both of Bonham, were southbound when Dale turned left and Thompson struck the rear of her car.
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara forecast lower draft calls and a smaller troop buildup in Vietnam. Senator John Stennis warned a Biloxi audience that as many as 750,000 U.S. troops could be needed, predicting 500,000 fighting men by the end of 1967, despite McNamara's cautious outlook.
Sheriff and deputies report Samuel Patterson Jr appeared in Benton County Justice Court over a Saturday night cross incident in Ladonia. Valerie Simmy was fined and ordered to pay costs in connection with the case.
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