26 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1977
Page
1
Jury panel for the Cullen Davis case will be drawn from Potter County voters with exemptions for seniors and certain parents and students. Court officials note large panel size, jurors to be questioned individually with no set limit, while voir dire in Fort Worth imposed 90 minutes per juror.
Riot in a maximum security cell block began at 10:30 p.m. ripping porcelain fixtures and beds apart, flooding the area. Warden C J Malley said guards restored order with no injuries. Prison official Edwin Mahr noted the incident started in cell block 3, the segregation unit.
Seer Consumers voice concern over rising food costs while farmers face falling grain prices. A coalition of farm wives forms to act where husbands hesitate, signaling a shift in rural economic responses. St. Anthony's Hospital orders Amarillo's first full body scanner praised as a landmark diagnostic tool since the X ray.
Partly cloudy through tomorrow. Warmer today with highs in the low to mid 90s. Slight chance of thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. Low temperatures tonight in the mid 60s. Wind is variable 5 to 10 mph. Rain probability about 20 percent.
Locust Grove residents live in dread as police, volunteers, and families search a 10 square mile area for Gene Leroy Hart the escaped convict linked to the June 13 Girl Scout camp murders. Rain aided tracks and officials await progress with dogs aircraft and special teams ready.
In Dallas Municipal Court Judge Joe Loving confronted lawyer Mrs. Courtney Kappler over a blouse and undergarment issue. The dispute led to a bench summons, a brief recess, and the client offering a civil settlement to drop charges, with the judge calling it a matter of courtroom decorum.
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