Constitution Week Observance Highlighted by Bonham Jaycees
The Bonham Jaycees join National Constitution Week observances September 17 to 23 stressing the Constitution as a Bill of Obligations and urging citizen support. The release previews dog week entries and notes a Durant Durant game traffic advisory, plus the Texas State Genealogical Society convention in San Antonio November 28 29 with speakers and workshops.
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Bonham Jaycees
Texas State Genealogical Society
San Antonio
Bonham Forecast Stays Warm Through Saturday
The U S Weather Bureau predicts clear to partly cloudy skies and warmer afternoons for Bonham through Saturday. Daytime temps should reach the upper 80s with lows in the 60s after a 63 degree morning and 83 degree high on Thursday. No showers are expected in the forecast.
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Bonham
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rocket Attacks Hit Marine Base in Vietnam War Update
Overnight shellings hit 12 targets including Dong Ha, home of the 3rd Marine Division, as U S. forces report light casualties and no deaths. The 3rd Division heads home by mid December under Nixon cutbacks while battles persist across Vietnam with B 52 strikes near the Cambodian border and a large ground engagement near Chu Lai.
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Aps
U.S
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
3Rd Marine Division
Vietnam
Nixon
Rockpile
Dmz
USS
Boston
Ross
Que Son
Phuoc Long Province
South Vietnam
U.S. 4Th Infantry Divison
Central Highlands
Chu Lai
Dale J
Jack) Crittenberger
McLean
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Leo P. Sikorski
Camp Springs
Crittenberg
Sikorski
Creighton W. Abrams
Carl Hanes Rites Set in Bonham Saturday
Carl Hanes 56 of Ravenna died en route to a Bonham hospital after a heart attack at Hanes Farm Equipment on North Center Street. Funeral services are at 3 p m Saturday at First Baptist with Rev. Mac Hargrove. interment Willow Wild cemetery. He served 14 years on the Bonham Independent School District board and on the Fannin County Electric Co Operative board. Survivors include his wife Juanita, a son Blanton, two daughters Freddie and Rexene, three sisters, a brother, and five grandchildren.
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Carl Hanes
Ravenna
Rt. 1
Bonham Hospital
Hanes
First Baptist Church
Mac Hargrove
Willow Wild Cemetery
Bonham Independent
Fannin County Electric Co-Operative
The
Electric
Fannin County
Bonham
Juanita Hanes
Blanton Hanes
Freddie Hanes
Rt. 2
Rexene
Green Berets in Saigon face murder court martial plead innocent
Six Green Berets accused in the Nha Trang murder case will plead not guilty. Capt. Robert F. Marasco and five others face charges of murder and conspiracy tied to a Vietnamese national described as a CIA double agent. First trio includes Brumley Williams and Marasco with Rheault, Crew, Middleton later.
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U.S
Vietnam
Nha Trang
Saigon
aé_ée
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Thai Khaca Chuyen
Chaye
Egyptian air defenses claim three Israeli planes shot down
Cairo radio reported Egyptian air defenses repelled Israeli raids along the Gulf of Suez, claiming three planes shot down with no Egyptian losses. Arab guerrillas meanwhile said a large raid in the South Jordan Valley caused heavy casualties, described as the largest of its kind by Al-Fatah's Al-Assifa.
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United Press International
Cairo
Gulf of Suez
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jordan Valley
Beirut
Al-Zaafaran
Ain Al-Sukhneh
Atakah
Amman
Jordan
Israel
Al-Assifa
Al-Fatah
House Approves Direct Vote for President thds 339 to 70
The House passed a constitutional amendment to replace the Electoral College with direct presidential elections. If the Senate agrees and enough states ratify, a runoff would occur if no candidate gains 40 percent. The measure faces long odds before a possible 26th amendment.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
Hanoi
Absentee Voting In Progress For School Bond Election
Absentee voting in the school bond election is now in progress at the school tax office 538 North Center. Mrs Morell Newton is absentee vote clerk. Monday is final day for in person ballots while mailed ballots must be postmarked before 10 am Tuesday.
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North Center
Morell Newton
Yates
Nixon Sees Slow Progress On Core Legislative Aims
President Nixon voiced disappointment at slow action on his basic programs in draft reform postal reform and anticrime legislation. House GOP Leader Gerald Ford and Senator Gordon Allott said the White House seeks substantial committee action with hopes to complete most proposals by next year while Mansfield noted little chance for draft reform this year due to committee backlogs.
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UPI
Nixon
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Senate
Congress
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
White House
Ford
Gordon Alloff
Colorado
Allott
Mike Mansfield
Armed Services Committee
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Mansfield
New York
United Nations
Bank Robbery Report At Bensalem Plaza
Two gunmen in white hats robbed the First Pennsylvania Bank at Bensalem Plaza in Levittown area of PA, fleeing with about $8,000. Police pursued leads but no arrests announced.
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Levvittown
UPI
First
Pennsylvania Bank
Bensalem Plaza
Nixon Cancels Draft Calls for November and December
President Nixon announced the cancellation of draft calls for 50,000 men in November and December. He said 32,000 to be called in November and 18,000 in December would be halted, and 29,000 scheduled for October would be phased out across the final quarter. He warned of a lottery or random selection system by executive order if Congress does not act this year.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
White House
Gober Residents Eligible to Vote in School Bond Election
Residents of the Gober school district now consolidated with Bonham may vote in the school bond election on September 25. Joe Campbell notes voters must be residents of the former Gober district for six months and qualified. Polling place is the high school basement.
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Gober
Bonham
Joe Campbell
Bourbon Stockyards Rise on Bourbon House Site
Louisville embraces a new Bourbon Stockyards built on the former Bourbon House drovers tavern tradition holds Louis Philippe, later a King of France, once stayed there shaping the historic site’s lore.
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Louisville
UPI
Bourbon Stockyards
Bourbon
Louis Phillippe
France
Chamber Directors Back School Bond Election in Bonham
Bonham Chamber of Commerce directors unanimously approved a September school bond election and a half million dollar bond issue plus higher interest on unsold funds to finance a new high school. Supt. Campbell cited rising costs and interest rates. Campaign plans announced and Jaycees endorsed the measure for city growth.
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Bonham Chamber of Commerce
Joe Campbell
Supt. Campbell
John Armstrong
W. L. Barnett
Joe Denton, Jr
P. E. Biggerstaff
Jack Caudle
Sam Zumwalt
Bill Bennett
Bob Davis
Poly Bradford
Pat Kelly
Bonham
Cochairman
Leeman Sewell
Jaycees
Tp&l
Aty
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