Christmas mailing deadlines and holiday tips
Bonham post office urges mailers to send packages by December 3 and cards by December 8 to ensure delivery ahead of Christmas. President Nixon’s 50 mile per hour limit may slow trucks. advice counters late rushes and possible post-Christmas arrivals. Local notes mention parades, crutches, and crafts events as preparations for winter. Firewood stocks rise as households heat homes. wood fire aroma noted. Bake sale planned by H Club-at-Large in front of J Penneys Saturday. Seoul Update reports a gas explosion at a Chongsan mine trapping 17 miners with fear of fatalities.
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Failing Gyroscope May Hamper Skylab Work
Skylab 3 flight controllers reported one of the station s three gyroscopes failed. The issue does not endanger the crew but could affect earth resource and comet Kohoutek photography planned during the 84 day mission. Astronauts Tate Pogue and Gabreski were awakened to learn of the problem and the gyroscope cannot be repaired. a reserve thruster system may allow continued Earth and comet work with careful maneuvers.
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Breakthrough Sought In Troop Withdrawal Talks
Senior Egyptian and Israeli negotiators met near Kilometer 101 on the Cairo Suez highway to break the deadlock over troop withdrawals under the six point cease fire. Moshe Dayan rejected optimistic reports and warned of tough Arab positions while May Gen Mohammed Gamassy and Aharon Yariv pressed for daily meetings and practical map details.
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Nixon Seeks Delay On Watergate Tapes Request
President Nixon vacationing at Camp David faces a judge’s demand for immediate turnover of subpoenaed Watergate tapes. A 18 minute segment contained only noise, while negotiations for staged turnover continue. The judge urged quicker action as prosecutors prepare formal requests.
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Driver Escapes Injury in Wreck At State Highway Intersection
A driver lost control near the intersection of State Highway 78 and State Park Road Friday morning. Kenneth Mcbail escaped with no injuries after his car struck signs and rolled over. He crawled to a nearby filling station, while unrelated content follows.
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Christmas Lights On Four Hours For Holiday Season
Chamber of Commerce directors vote to light walls four hours nightly during the Christmas New Year period. Lights start at 5 pm daily and end at 9 pm except Christmas and New Year Eve. The 1973 parade opens with Santas House on the courthouse lawn and a Santa inside. Bonham and Honey Grove bands join Kannindel Drill Team for a large parade with 20 tours and decorated vehicles.
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20 Die in Texas Thanksgiving Traffic Toll
United Press International reports a two day Thanksgiving count in Texas rising with 200 killed in traffic accidents statewide since Wednesday. A train crash in Mineola killed Doyle Gilbreth 21 and a hit and run killed Darrell Mallett 37 and his 10 year old son Sheryl near Corpus Christi. A three car crash on the Junob Kennedy Causeway killed three others and injured two more in the first two days of the tally.
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Steel Shortage Halts 200 Oil Wells Planned in 13 Months
Austin reports a tubular steel shortage, blamed on Cost of Living Council policies, stopping at least 200 new oil and gas wells for 13 months. Railroad Commissioner Mack Wallace warns the supply squeeze affects exploration nationwide, citing 80 Texas firms with 40 delaying drilling plans.
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Bonham Forecast Sees Rain and Warm Temperatures
National Weather Service predicts occasional heavy rain tonight and showers Saturday for the Bonham area. Temperatures stay warm with a cool front crossing the state, and thunderstorms are expected in northern regions.
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Texans Leave on Trade Mission to Stuttgart Germany
Industrial leaders from Texas depart Austin on a trade mission to Stuttgart to present state benefits to European and U S companies. The delegation aims to showcase Texas opportunities and attract investment during the mission, signaling a key step in expanding cross border business ties.
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West Lists Plans For Troop Cuts
Western delegates at the Vienna talks proposed reducing both Allied and Communist ground forces in Central Europe to about ten thousand men on each side. The plan was disclosed today.
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Impeachment Call Echoes From Miami News Editorial
The Miami News editorially urges impeachment proceedings against President Nixon, citing new White House tapes as showing overdue action. NATO and Warsaw Pact talks report a proposed troop reduction stance with details limited by sources.
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Train Truck Collision Kills Two near Naperville Road Crossing
A gravel truck rushed a railroad crossing gate and struck a commuter train, pushing it into a second train. Authorities report two dead, at least eight injured as sparse holiday travel kept numbers down. The truck driver Dean Herdan, 40, of Elgin and the second train engineer Joseph Meurisse, 56, of Downers Grove are named among the deceased. The incident occurred at 735 am about 30 miles west of Chicago at the Naperville Road crossing of the Milwaukee Road line.
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Home Burglary Reported At West Path Address
A burglary was reported at 608 West Path, with police noting entry through an unlisted door. The scene was processed by the Metapartrivennt Phe officers who found signs of forced access and missing items.
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Plane Ride Makes Thanksgiving Great
Richard Hamann a 16 year old with muscular dystrophy fulfilled a dream by flying in a Navy fighter plane over Chicago. Navy pilot veterans and family watched as he donned headgear and goggles and experienced a ceremonial flight in an SNJ4 trainer aircraft.
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