Thanksgiving Day Rush and Roads Honor Local Traditions
Motorists on Highway 121 mostly kept to the 50 mph limit though some sped past others. Homes served fried chicken with corn bread green beans and salad. Craig Van Kirk, who won a turkey in a golf tournament, visited with his wife in Greenville. City trash pickup begins Monday in South Bonham with rain possibly delaying the service and urging residents to place containers or curb stacks for the first pass.
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John
Ed van Kirk
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Greenville
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Christmas parade set with 20 floats and color lights
The 1973 Christmas parade plans near as Margie Ford chairs a committee with over 20 floats many autos bikes and cycles plus three bands and a drill team. The new lights will glow on Thursday at 5 p.m. ahead of the parade.
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Margie Ford
Nixon to outline energy steps on Sunday night TV
President Nixon announced a nationwide TV address for Sunday night to detail steps to cope with gasoline and fuel oil shortages. He said Americans must sacrifice as energy demand tightens and hinted at possible rationing and a ban on Sunday gasoline sales.
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Europeans walk Sunday as oil squeeze hits Europe
Europeans braced for Sundays without private cars as West Germany Denmark Switzerland Luxembourg joined Holland Belgium in bans to save fuel. Italy raised prices to 112 a gallon. A Bonn poll showed 83 percent backing Brandt energy decrees. Police would confiscate cars, forcing walking.
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Six States Order Cut in Use of Electrical Power
Six New England states ordered a 6 percent power cut for four hours daily starting Monday due to a fuel shortage. The move follows global energy strain, with General Motors halting some production and European airlines raising fares. President Nixon met with energy advisers at the White House to discuss further action, including possible Sunday gasoline restrictions.
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Texans Weather Shows Wide Texas Climate Spread
A garbled report describes Texas weather from frigid north to warm south with possible thunderstorms. It mentions a past tornado watch in the northwest that expired without incidents, and notes cooler trends across the state with unsteady conditions lingering into the night.
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United Press International
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Caarneess
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Pleustan
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Public Didn't Appreciate This Kind of Help
Williamstown New Jersey. Starving for fuel during Thanksgiving gas owner Harry Simmerman raised regular to 62 cents and high test to 5 cents to help the public. By Friday prices returned to 42.7 cents regular and 4.7 cents high test as he explained the move was to aid those in real need and to avoid gas shortages.
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Williamstown
UPI
Harry Simmerman
Simmerman
Talks on Middle East Settlement Drift After Short Meeting
A rushed United Press International report describes a brief Sunday session where participants hoped for early disengagement talks between Israel, Egypt and neighboring states. Leaders signaled willingness to meet, with optimism tempered by lingering pessimism as talks continued.
Federal Pricing Blamed in Canceling 200 Texas Drillings
Texas rail official Mack Wallace blames federal pricing for curtailing drilling materials. He cites steel shortages delaying 200 planned wells and reports a survey showing 40 oil operators canceling expansions. He argues costs from the Cost of Living Council raise steel prices, hindering oil and gas production nationwide.
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