29 Sep 1976
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1976
Page
1
Bonham residents may return a purchased aluminum sheet that is the front page of Friday’s Daily Favorite for a replacement plate to be housed by the Fannin County Historical Commission. Voter registration deadlines loom ahead of the November 2 general election.
The Greater Bonham United Way targets 30000 with 27995 for eight agencies and 2005 for admin costs. Camp Fire Girls receive 10019 and Boy Scouts 8250, Red Cross 2830, others 1769 each for Child Welfare, Salvation Army, and school lunches. Campaign runs two weeks starting Oct 18. Curtis Curry urges broad participation. Division chairs named. late pledges allocated by shared percentage.
A Port Arthur doctor who has served as medical director of a methadone program was indicted on charges he stole public funds. An insurance agent Elmo Cure received an eight year sentence for the February 12 shooting death of his wife Marguerite at their home. The chief defendant in an alleged international drug ring testified about trips to foreign countries to import gnits. A defense attorney in the raid case said the jailbreak of 14 Americans from a Mexican jail was sanctioned by the federal government. Coastal States Gas Co. civil suit may settle quickly but trial is likely to last months.
Bonham area forecast calls for warmer days through Thursday with low 50s and highs near 70s. Skies expected mostly clear with gusty variable winds.
At the United Nations General Assembly Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko denounces American and British Rhodesia peace plans as political gimmickry and financial handouts aimed at stifling black nationalism in southern Africa. He accuses Western powers of backing suppression and diverts liberation movements.
Prime Minister Ian Smith says he is anxious to proceed toward black majority rule and has invited a top British diplomat to help resolve the Rhodesia front line dispute. Julius Nyerere cites a four to six week horizon for majority rule with an interim government.
Drought and water shortages hit middle America with Wisconsin Governor Lucey asking President Ford to declare 12 more counties as drought disaster areas. Estimated crop losses reach 89 million dollars across those counties. Missouri towns face dwindling supplies with Polo trucking in water and Stewartville limited to a 30 day reserve.
A downtown pep rally is planned for Thursday at 4 30 p.m. with band cheerleaders twirlers and students participating. The group will assemble at the old high school on North Main circle the square and return to the old building for four sided action.
Daisy Moore a Dallam County rancher and 1970s state representative candidate urged the Texas Highway Commission to steer more funds to the Panhandle. She argued the McKinsey Report omits the area and that congestion from travelers to New Mexico harms the region, which supplies corn wheat cattle and oil.
Texas election officials react to a Supreme Court ruling placing Eugene McCarthy on the ballot as an independent candidate. Secretary of State Mark White says reprinting ballots and reprogramming voting machines are needed, risking delays before absentee voting starts October 13.
President Ford and Jimmy Carter spar over votes while Eugene McCarthy seeks ballot access in Texas Utah Maryland and Massachusetts and reports say he plans to appear on 30 states as independent. Carter attacks lobbyists as Mondale questions Ford golf trips and Dole camps in Ohio noting polls show GOP behind Carter Mondale. The LWV fixes Oct 15 for the vice presidential debate amid a football night concern.
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