29 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1968
Page
1
Students at I. W. Evans School dressed as Pilgrim Fathers for a Thanksgiving program recalling early North American meals. Windom hosts Saturday turkey shoot on U. S. 2 from 1 to 5 p.m. Kiwanians auction a goat by radio on Tuesday afternoon.
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts cooler weather for Bonham with a chance of rain through Saturday. Morning temperatures expected near 30 degrees with a low Saturday in the 30s and a high in the low 40s. Rain accumulation this week reaches about 2.65 inches while skies turn mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday.
United Press International reports 219 people killed on U S roads by 10 AM as holiday travel surges. Total fatalities reach 255 across all accident types with deaths spread across multiple states including Texas California Ohio and Alabama.
Youngstown public schools will close for a long break through Christmas and New Year after financing runs out in November. About 28 000 students face 35 extra days of vacation, with classes to resume January 2 once funds are available. The loss adds 15 days to the end of the school year in June. State officials questioned authority, but Attorney General Saxbe ruled services for private-school students must continue.
Postmaster General Watson outlines a plan to handle the holiday mail surge with fewer workers by using a centralized command post and automated sorting modules. He expects to move about 10 billion pieces from Thanksgiving to Christmas, employing up to 55 000 seasonal staff and replacing many workers with machines to speed sorting.
Hundreds of Newark police and firemen skipped shifts to press demands for higher pay. A police spokesman warned the slowdown left the city of more than 400 000 in an extremely critical and hazardous situation.
No injuries were reported after a collision between a car driven by Joseph Lee Lowery and a Texas and Pacific railroad engine at the Center Street crossing. Damage to the car amounted to 250 dollars. The incident occurred late Wednesday night as Lowery traveled south on Center Street while the train headed east.
U S B52 bombers dropped at least a million pounds of bombs in the heaviest month’s raids around Saigon with strikes from Cambodia. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops bivouacked in Cambodia were confirmed by a Cambodian magazine. 317 guerrillas were killed as 30 000 Communist soldiers gathered on the Cambodian border.
London reports that under heavy Soviet pressure Romania agreed in principle to allow Russian forces to hold maneuvers next year in Bucharest. The deal, arranged by Marshal Yakubovsky, includes conditions to ensure Russian withdrawal after exercises. The Kremlin had pressured Romania after its stance on Czechoslovakia.
A dawn incident in Dallas led to arrests by game management official Carl E. Adams. Three men identified as Darrell E. Sturgell Richard John Kellar Jr and Dilley B. Phillips were detained after a call woke residents and exposed a lig through a dug window. They each paid 53 dollars in Justice of Peace Clark Benton's court.
South Vietnam rejects Hanoi claim there will be no talks and accuses North Vietnam of delaying the Paris conference. Saigon officials insist on excluding the Viet Cong from equal status, while U.S. stance aims to keep the Viet Cong out of the negotiating table.
Scotland Yard hunts a man amid reports of a threat to assassinate Prince Charles during his July investiture in Wales. Welsh officials warned extremists may attempt to disrupt the Caernarvon ceremony as security blankets are tightened with thousands of police involved.
Oklahoma health officials warn contacts of two teenagers who died from meningitis to seek medical care at first sign of illness. Paula Oliver of Oklahoma City, 7, and Charles Moguin, 15, Tulsa, died within days, prompting alerts for students and parents amid Thanksgiving travel.
Paris reports final approval by Parliament of Charles de Gaulle’s austerity program to rescue the franc. The government bans sending francs abroad, imposes taxes, tighter currency controls, and cuts spending including nuclear research. The Bank of France must approve exceptions as authorities tighten border checks to curb capital flight.
President Johnson, after a Thanksgiving family reunion in San Antonio, heads toward the end of his term and plans to return to Washington. He weighs calling a special session next month to ratify the nuclear nonproliferation treaty as Capitol Hill reaction remains undecided.
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