Bonham Area News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Alerts
Local items cover a fire alarm during a football game, a Scottish Clans gathering in Salado, premium hunts in Ard Wondo, SMU tours for Texas high school students, public input on National Grasslands management in Fannin county, and the Vexways Farm Bureau convention in Amarillo. Also notes on the 16th Division Return to Salerno trip and a mis-set bowling score.
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Bonham Firemen
Joe C. Johnson
Salado
Texas
Ard Wondo
SMU
Owen Arts Center
Fannin County
Amarillo
Bonham
J. T (Red) Woodson
Goher
Texas Organization
Jim Ford
Wolfe Cit Church of Christ
Ford
U.S. Vietnam Troop Levels Dip to Six-Year Low
UPI reports U.S. forces in Vietnam fall to 191100, the smallest since 1965, with Nixon targeting no more than 184000 by December and a possible further cut to 40000 noncombative troops by June. The story covers air strikes near Dong Hoi, ARVN battlefield gains near Hue, and casualties in Cambodia and Saigon.
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Saigon
Two-Vehicle Collision Sends Driver for Observation
Assistant Chief of Police Jay Duckworth and Ciimer Caylor identified the drivers as Mike Cauley and Joe Harvey Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick was taken to the hospital and released after a two vehicle accident on Fast Sambkayburn late Sunday.
Maple Tree Provides Meeting Cap At Age Ten
A maple tree reaches its meet cap when it ages ten years. The statement notes the milestone as a key developmental point for the tree’s growth.
Israeli Ambassador to Return Home Amid Tense Talks
United Press International reports Israel may pause Phantom jets as Yitzhak Rabin returns to Jerusalem for urgent consultations. Cairo sources say Egypt seeks a comprehensive peace with Israel based on UN Resolution 242, with Sadat signaling a choice between peace and occupied lands as African leaders press for a settlement.
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Cairo
al Ahram
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Sadat
Isral
Leopold Senghor
Senegal
Ahmado Abidju
Cameroon
Yakubu Gowonof
Nigeria
Joseph Mobutu
Zaire
Congo
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Security Council
Africa
Senghor
Powell Seeks Blind Trust Exemption From Court Cases
Supreme Court nominee Powell tells Senate committee he cannot divest his Sperry and Hutchinson holdings without large tax loss and would recuse himself on cases involving firms in which he owns stock. He doubts a blind trust would help, citing tax reporting concerns.
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UPD
Lewis J Powell Jr
Supreme Court
Powell
Senate Judiciaas Committee
Nixon
High Court
William St Rehnquist
Sen Biet Bagh Dund
American Bar Association
ABA
Sperry and Hutchinson Company
Sperry and Hutchinson
Rayh
Nixon urges cities to speed up 70000 public service jobs
President Nixon called on governors mayors and county officials to quicken the placement of unemployed workers into 70000 federally financed public service positions. He cited only about 31000 of the funded jobs being filled and urged urgency to reduce unemployment amid regions hardest hit. The Emergency Employment Act of 1971 provided 2.5 billion over two years for public service work in schools health police fire and related sectors.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
James P Hodson
Nixon
Labui
Two Car Crash Injures One at Trenton Intersection
One person, Mrs. Net Hall of Wolfe City, is critically injured after a two car collision at the U S 69 and State 121 junction in Trenton Monday. Joseph Washburn of Whitewright was treated and released in Greenville. Both cars were totaled.
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U. S. 69
Trenton
Bob Ridley
Net Hall
Wolfe City
Greenville
Ridley
Joseph Washbrn
Whitewright
Washbrn
Hull
Scientists monitor Amchitka Cannikin aftershock signs
UPI reports scientists watch Amchitka Island for surface collapse as the five megaton Cannikin blast reverberates. Officials note seismic activity will fade, with no radiation leakage expected, while plans for core sampling and site restoration proceed and the crew considers future tests.
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Amchitka
Alasna
UPI
Wan
Tdar
Dave Jackson
Aten
Energy Commission
Schlesinger
Jackson
National Defense
AEC
Amchitka Island
Aleutians
Anchorage
Hiroshima
Island Earth Movement
Pinse
AFC
S Supreme
Israel Says MIG23 Flights From Russian Pilots Won't Be Tolerated
An Israeli military source in Tel Aviv says Israel will not tolerate further flights over positions by MIG23 aircraft flown by Russian pilots. The 120 mile flight Saturday prompted claims of Russian provocation and raised tensions linked to Egypt and Soviet moves in the region. The Jerusalem Post notes Itzhak Rabin may return to Israel for consultations on a major confrontation.
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United Press International
Tel Aviv
Israal
Sings
Israel
Jerusalem Post
Washington
Itzhak Rabin
Ahr
Explosion Hurts Belfast Shopping Center in Bomb Blast
A Belfast bombing damaged the Carrickdale shopping center near Wroeugh as British Army reports describe an unusually quiet day marred by violence. One man was killed and another wounded after gunmen shot two soldiers during a run for cover.
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ARVN
Hue
Central Highlands
Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Romlong
Phnom Penh
Imay
Beleasl North
Ireland
U PL
Wroeugh
Dsm
Belfast
Carrydall
Acea
Gomes
Michael Topple
Weather notes show cold snap then warming trend ahead
The report sketches a cold start with a frost and low 30s, followed by a warming trend. Temperatures may reach around 40 degrees later, with a southwest bound front expected to affect the Panbandie area around the day and move westward.
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Bonham
Eadin
Vaother Sui Front
Ald Bexds
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