Thanksgiving Schedule and Local Notes Echo Holiday Kindness
Fannin county schools dismiss Wednesday noon with four day weekend. Bonham and county workers return Friday. Christmas mailing urged early due to fuel shortages and high volume. Local frost colors trees around town as Fairie Miller comments on Minny the cat. Savoy seniors host Thanksgiving dinner Sunday. Christmas parade float entry deadline Tuesday.
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Six New Directors Named For Chamber Of Commerce
Bonham Chamber of Commerce names six new directors for 1974 including the first Negro and the first woman to join the board. Other elected members include Gene Banner and several local business leaders. officers to be chosen at the next meeting.
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Skylab 3 crew begins long mission cleanup in space
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald P Carr Edward G Gibson and William R Pogue entered the orbiting lab after breakfast. They turned on air conditioning lights and plumbing and planned 12 weeks of maintenance to support an 84 day mission while adjusting to weightlessness after motion sickness on the voyage. Ground controllers monitored systems as they resumed housekeeping chores and prepared for extended research with a second goal involving gypsy moth eggs in NASA experiments.
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Egypt Rejects Plan For Troop Withdrawal on Sinai Front
Egypt today rejected an Israeli proposal for mutual troop withdrawals to the 1967 cease fire lines along the Suez Canal. The move leaves both sides in their prior positions with no agreed path to redeployments.
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Weather and News Briefs Include War Ceasefire Talks
Light showers across North Texas boost weekend plans as clouds cover much of the state. Beyond weather, reports describe a Middle East ceasefire timeline with Israeli and Egyptian forces withdrawing and prisoner exchanges continuing, red Cross efforts aiding civilians and prisoners returning home from Cairo to Tel Aviv.
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Papadopoulos declares martial law as troops move on Athens
President Papadopoulos announces nationwide measures as tanks and troops descend on Athens to restore order after student unrest. Reports say streets emptied, casualties and injuries confirmed while security forces control key areas under emergency authority.
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Traffic Toll Rises 625 to 725 Over Holiday Period
Officials warn deaths from holiday travel may climb to 625 to 725 as figures show multiple crashes. A safety drive urges use of infant car seats and seat belts, stressing federal standards and keeping passengers protected.
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Lon Nol predicts Cambodia will crush communists this dry season
Cambodian President Lon Nol told about 60 government troops and 71 defectors at a government post near Phnom Penh that North Vietnamese and Cambodian Communists seek to conquer Cambodia. He said they cannot defeat Cambodians this dry season and pledged the nation will grow stronger as unity builds, predicting a decisive victory.
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Dallas men indicted in $21 000 frog business fraud scheme
Federal grand jury in Dallas accuses Sterling Davis Mack Warren and Charles Hern don with three others of defrauding investors. They allegedly sold leads for frog supply to boost restaurant demand and offered dealership investments at 2995 dollars promising about 21 000 dollars in profits.
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Justice Department seeks injunction in Beaumont school desegregation
The U S Justice Department says Beaumont Texas schools have failed to desegregate seven of 22 campuses. Assistant Attorney General J Stanles Pottinger asks federal court to order immediate plan for a unitary non discriminatory system and to halt further discrimination. Pottinger cites student demographics including white and Black enrollment and minority groups.
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Kissinger Returns From Mideast Asia Diplomacy Push
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger returns from travels in the Middle East and Asia with plans for immediate negotiations and congressional briefings. He meets with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin and Defense Secretary Schlesinger as UPI reports on ongoing peace talks and a potential Israel Arab summit to advance 25 years of division toward a cease fire and broader diplomacy.
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Public safety alert urges securing bikes and toys in Bonham
Chief Steve MKadden warns residents that a gang of professional bicycle thieves targets yards in North Texas areas. He cites stolen bicycles, lawn furniture and tables, urging residents to park bikes in garages and store items out of sight to curb theft.
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