Christmas mailing deadlines and local notes from Bonham
In Bonham local life pieces discuss holiday mail timing with Postal Service guidance to mail packages by December 3 and cards by December 8 amid Nixon speed limit concerns. Other items note parade planning, a juvenile probation officer, farm harvest hopes, firewood prep, and a gas explosion at a Chongson mine trapping 17 miners near Seoul.
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Jimmy Collins
Bonham Post Office
Postal Service
Jimmy
Seoul
Chongson
Failing Gyroscope May Hamper Skylab 3 Missions
Skylab 3 flight controllers report a failed gyroscope on the space station. The malfunction could slow earth resource and comet Kohoutek photography, though crew safety remains intact. Flight director Shather says the gyro cannot be repaired but normal operations may continue with cautious thruster use and adjusted plans.
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Houston -Upe
Earth
Kohoutek
Gerald P Carr Kedward
Gabsen
Willams Ho Pogue
Ouf
Breakthrough Sought In Troop Withdrawal Talks
Senior Egyptian and Israeli negotiators met near Kilometer 101 on the Cairo-Suez highway for a second day to resolve the troop withdrawal dispute at the core of the six point ceasefire. Moshe Dayan warned against optimistic reports and said the Arabs demand withdrawals beyond prior borders. May Gen Mohammed Gamassy and May Gen Aharon Yariv held two hour talks with daily meetings planned if needed as UN officials noted progress on practical details despite a sandstorm.
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United Press International
Israel
Suez Front
Moshe Dayan
Mohammed Gamassy
Aharon Yariv
Kilometer
Cairo-Suez
Gamassy
Cairo
United Nations
Davan
Bar Association
Tel Aviv
Dayan
of Israel
Middle East
Yariv
Ensie Sulasvuo
Nike
Kilometer 101
Nixon Goes Silent on Tapes as Court Moves
President Nixon spends Thanksgiving at Camp David amid White House and court maneuvering over the Watergate tapes. Judge John J. Sirica orders turnover of subpoenaed tapes for safekeeping while prosecutors seek immediate access. a disputed 18 minute segment reportedly contains only noise.
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Nixon
Camp David Meadooosa
John J
White House
Sinea
Leon Jaworski
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Mian
Bred Buchardt
Jobo Sirtea
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Haldeman
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Betta
Driver Escapes Injury After Wreck at 78 and Park Rd
A driver escaped injury after losing control near the intersection of State Highway 78 and State Park Road Friday. The car hit signs on the west side and rolled over before the occupant crawled to a nearby filling station.
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State Park Road
David Maples
Kenneth Mebail
Mebails
Mobil
Christmas Lights To Burn 4 Hours
Bonhams Chamber of Commerce directors decided Christmas lights will burn four hours nightly during the season except two days. Lights will stay on from 5 pm to 9 pm except Christmas and New Year Eve. The first illumination will be on the first June Thursday for the 1973 Christmas parade. Santas House will be at the courthouse lawn with Santa inside prior to Christmas Day. The 1973 parade will feature more than 20 boats and many decorated autos and bicycles, with three bands from Bonham, Honey Grove, and Fannin.
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Bonhams
Chamber of Commerce
Court House
Santa Claus
Honey Grove
20 Die in Texas Thanksgiving Traffic and Train Accidents
A rapid rise in Thanksgiving fatalities across Texas is reported with at least 200 traffic deaths statewide in 16 hours and one train fatality. Doyle Dean Gilbreth 21 died when pinned between a boxcar and a coupler in Mineola. Darrell Mollett 7 and his sister Sheryl 10 were killed in a hit and run near San Antonio. Corpus Christi saw a deadly triple collision on the causeway, the worst single incident so far.
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Doyle Dean Gilbreth
Mineola
Darrell Mollett
Osister Sheryl
San Antonio
Steel Shortage Halts 200 Wells Planned in Texas
Tex UPE reports a steel shortage, worsened by Cost of Living Council policies, has halted drilling of at least 200 oil and gas wells for 13 months. A survey of 80 Texas independents found 40 canceled plans, citing lack of tubular steel for casing and tubing.
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UPE
Cost of
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Mack Wallace
Wodas Wallace
William F. Simon
Texas
Bonham Area Forecast Calls For Heavy Rains And Showers
National Weather Service predicts occasional heavy rain tonight and Saturday showers across Bonham and surrounding areas. Warmer temperatures expected before a cooler front moves in, with minor morning lows in the lower sixties. Forecast notes possible springlike thunderstorms across northern regions of the state.
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National Weather Service
Bonham
Texans Leave on Trade Mission
A Texan delegation of business and industrial leaders planned to depart by air today from Hobby Airport for a trade mission to Stuttgart. The group aims to explain the benefits of a Bedford location to foreign industrial leaders and promote opportunities for Texas firms. The leader said the trip is the first of its kind for the United States and signifies ongoing outreach to attract investment and jobs.
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Tex Upi Ha Aos
Waltham Po Hobby
Bexss
Genne Tao Stuttport Caermagny Oo Og Trade Mission
Hobbs
Bedas
United States
West Lists Plans For Troop Cuts In Vienna Talks
Western delegates at the Vienna talks proposed reducing allied and Communist ground forces in Central Europe to about 700000 men on each side. The plan was disclosed today amid efforts to ease military tension and stabilize the region.
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LPI
Europe
Impeachment Calls Rise From Miami News Editorial
The Miami News editorial urges impeachment proceedings against President Nixon over the Watergate tapes. It notes the tape gaps and alleged destruction while referencing U S and NATO talks, Vienna conference details, and allied troop discussions as context.
Train Truck Collision Kills Two Near Chicago
A gravel truck ran a blocked railroad crossing gate and hit a commuter train from Elgin to Chicago killing the truck driver Dean Herdan, 40, and the second train engineer Joseph Meurisse, 56. At least eight others were treated for injuries as holiday travel was light. The crash occurred near Naperville Road, west of Chicago, at the Milwaukee Road crossing.
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Rairoad
Trans Elgin
Chicago
Dean Herdan
Elpin
Alexian Brother Medina Center
Elk Carense
Naperville Road
Pau
Pacific Wilwaukee
Ruantroad
Burglary Report From 608 West Path Unclear Details
A garbled OCR text reports a burglary at 608 West Path with references to a camera and possible ongoing hoax or confusion about the incident. The readable parts are inconsistent, mentioning a table, police notes, and dates but lack concrete names or outcomes.
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West Path
Oxdds
eGeds
Plane Ride Fulfills Wish For Boy With Muscular Dystrophy
In Oak Lawn Sgt Richard Hamann a Navy pilot takes his son Young Richard on a flight in a Navy SNJ4 fighter. The boy who has muscular dystrophy longed to fly like his dad and despite limits, enjoyed the dream across Chicago with chase planes in formation.
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Lleling
Agin
Sen
Oak Lawn Pollo
Ka Hard Hamann
Navy
Ri Hard
Chicago
Pve
Tam Stones
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