Carter predicts Senate ratification of Panama Canal treaty
President Carter says he will take the nations to a fireside chat to win Senate approval of the Panama Canal treaty and warns the consequences would be severe if rejected. He cited public sentiment and urged support to reduce potential violence in Latin America while outlining broader foreign policy goals and a weak domestic energy program.
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Haynes questions witness in Cullen Davis trial
Richards Racehorse Haynes pressed Priscilla Davis about violence involving ex boyfriend W T Runner as defense for Cullen Davis in the capital murder case over the Aug 3 1976 shooting at the Davis mansion. The defense framed questions around alleged assaults and relationships related to Priscilla Davis and the slain couple.
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Best Seller Showcase Opens With Clive Cussler Tie In
An exciting new series joins the Sunday News-Globe color comics lineup today. The Series Best Seller Showcase features stories from top selling novels. The first Sunday tale is an action packed mystery based on Clive Cussler’s Raise the Titanic.
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Puckett Elementary Outgrows Its New $1.3 Million Campus
The new Puckett Elementary School opened with 637 students, 77 over capacity. Portable classrooms will add four more rooms after Labor Day to handle overflow. Assistant superintendent Kenneth Skinner cites rapid growth and confirms revised grade sections and room usage, with furniture moves continuing to complete setup.
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Texas Passes 500 New Laws With Death by Injection Change
The 1977 Texas legislature enacts over 500 laws taking effect Monday. Key items include replacing the electric chair with death by injection, adults riding motorcycles without helmets, living wills for terminally ill patients, and consolidating three water agencies into a single body. Other measures raise license fees, expand veteran and senior park access, and implement a Sunset review of agencies. The new execution method leaves drug type and administration to the corrections director.
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