Lawyer Of Gilmore Seeks Getting His Client Freed
Salt Lake City AP report notes attorney Ronald B. Stanger urging the 4th District Court to set a speedy trial date for Gary Gilmore. Stanger argues Utah delays amount to cruel and unusual punishment and that Gilmore would prefer freedom if execution is not possible. The case includes Gilmore’s planned execution stay by the U.S. Supreme Court and his charges in the Provo murder of a motel clerk Bennie Bushnell and the death of a gas station attendant Max David Jensen.
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Salt Lake City
Stanger
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Wootton
Gillland
Ronald B. Stangers
4Th District Court
Provo
Gill
More
Gilmore
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Shear
Bennie Bushnell
Max David Jensen
Campaign funds seen key to minority council success
Former Houston mayor Louis Welch testifies in federal court that qualified minorities could win city council seats if they run effective campaigns and have funds. He estimates a good campaign costs 8 000 to 10 000 dollars, while some incumbents reported spending up to 70 000 dollars. The suit seeks single member districts. Mayor Hofheinz supports a mixed system as a compromise to improve inner city representation.
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Houston
Louis Welch
Chamber of Commerce
Welch
Fred Hofheinz
Joe Allen proposes state ombudsman's office to cut red tape
Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown introduces a bill to create a nonpartisan state ombudsman’s office that would investigate citizen complaints and serve as a clearinghouse for state government issues. The office would hold private hearings, examine agencies, issue subpoenas, and enter agencies without notice.
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Austin
Tex
Joe Allen
Allen
Baytown
Ags 12th Man Earl Gill Dies at 74 Originator of Tradition
Dr. Earl King Gill, 74, who originated the Texas A&M University 12th man tradition, died Tuesday night at his Rockport home possibly from a heart attack. A Corpus Christi physician for 40 years, Gill joined the Aggies during the 1922 Dixie Classic in Dallas when Coach Dana X. Bible asked him to suit up after injuries depleted the squad. He never played, but stood on the sideline with the team as A&M won.
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Corpus Christi, Tex
Earl King Gill
Texas A&m University
Rockport
Gill
Corpus Christi
A&m
Center College
Dallas
Aggies
Dana X. Bible
Bible
Aggie
Fone
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