Jasper prepares for Klan and Panthers
In Jasper, tensions rise as a Black Panthers rally plans to oppose a Ku Klux Klan gathering. Prosecutors seek capital murder indictments in James Byrd Jr. dragging death, with three white suspects named. Federal funds approved to aid prosecutions, while security plans outline police presence and community fears.
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Jasper
Black Panthers
Ku Klux Klan
James Byrd Jr
Lawrence Russell Brewer Jr
Sulphur Springs
Shawn Berry
John William King
Byrd
New Black Panther Party
East Texas
U.S. Senate
Senate
Jasper County
Billy Bowles
King and Brewer
Berry
Missing $600000 in Waco area bank robbery and slaying
East Central Texas bank executive Michael Wells is not suspected in the missing money after an audit shows at least 604000 dollars unaccounted for since the May 14 killing of teller Dava Truett at Kosse First State Bank in Limestone County. Truett was shot and Wells found near the vault. no vault money was taken.
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Waco (Ap
Texas
Waco Tribune- Herald
Michael Wells
Kosse First State Bank
Groesbeck School Board
Dava Truett
Wells
Truett
Limestone County
Doyle Coslin
Mac Burrough
Temple
Texas law firms report record 1997 revenues
Texas Lawyer reports top 25 firms earned a record 2.2 billion dollars in profits for the 1997 fiscal year. The firms averaged about 200 million more than the prior year, led by Fulbright & Jaworski at 265.5 million in revenues and 117.5 million in profits, with Susman Godfrey partners each taking 1.3 million.
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Texas
Dallas
Big Tobacco
Texas Lawyer
Houston
Fulbright & Jaworski
Susman Godfrey
Fece
Rally in Jasper condemns slaying and Klan presence
Residents voice contempt for Ku Klux Klan leader Michael Lowe as he headlines a noon rally at Jasper courthouse square to condemn James Byrd Jr.’s murder. Three white suspects face charges. police plan traffic detours while activists pledge to protect Black residents during the event.
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Jasper
Michael Lowe
Lowe
Waco
James Byrd Jr
Texas
Shawn Berry
John William King
Lawrence Russell Brewer Jr
Byrd
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Louisiana
Mississippi
Courthouse
New Black Panther Party
KKK
Jasper County
Billy Rowles
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Motapa
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Dennis Wilson
Limestone County Sheriff's Department
Kosse
Paramount
Mayo McGee
Ras & Other
Amelie Doll
Puckett Plaza
34Th & Bell
The
Associated Press
Petites & Dillard’s
Orig
Misses, Petites & Dillard’s
Bunkie
Misses, Petites & Dillard’s Woman
America
California
Bandolino
Enzo
Nine West
Life Stride
Naturalizer
Rockport
Dillard’s
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover
Diners Club
Westgate Mall
New York
Preston & York
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