Bonham Man Charged With Marijuana Possession
A Bonham man was charged Sunday with possession of marijuana in the court of Justice of the Peace RF Mankin. Police said the arrest occurred in his car at Sam Rayburn and Cherry streets by Officer Mike Parker. He was also charged with careless driving and public intoxication. Name given: John Charles Renshaw.
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Bonham
Court of Justice of the Peace
Mankin
Sam Rayburn and
Cherry Streets
Mike Parker
John Charles Renshaw
Two Leonard Men Charged in Leonard Area Burglaries
Fannin County Sheriff Raymond Taylor reports burglary charges against Jesse B. Woods 23 and Tommy Lee Simmons Jr. 19. Both are held in Grayson County jail on 2500 bonds awaiting court. They allegedly broke into Leonard Western Auto Leonard Cafe and the Community Public Service office Friday night stealing wrenches tape players money and meats.
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Leonard
Fannin County
Raymond Taylor
Taylor
Jesse B. Woods
Tommy Lee Simmons Jr
Grayson County
Leonard Western Auto Leonard
The
Community Public Service
Western Auto
Tornado sightings reported in Bonham area with light rain
National Weather Service records funnel sightings in Bonham Ladonia Wolfe City and between Bells and Ambrose with no damage. Hail reported across the county while Bonham totals 0.53 inch rainfall from Monday to Tuesday morning and 1.92 inches last week.
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Bonham
Ladonia
Wolfe City
Bells
Ambrose
National Weather Service
Texas Highway Department
Paris
Fire Rages In Galveston Flophouse Hotel With Up To 12 Dead
A Galveston hotel described as a flophouse burned before 2 a.m. with 47 residents. Sheriff officials said 10 to 12 may be dead and five fire departments battled the blaze as the building dated back at least 60 years.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Galveston County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Oklahoma Jury Convicts Cravens of Rape After Deliberation
In Pawnee County Oklahoma the district court jury found Freddie Cravens 26 guilty of first degree rape after a brief deliberation. Cravens had ingested light bulbs hypodermic needles and a paper clip in an attempt to delay the trial and avoid imprisonment. His attorneys argued he sought death by his own action.
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Pawhuska, Okla
UPI
Te District Court
Freddie Cravens
Cravens
Craven
Hanes Re elected President as Bonham School Board Reopens
Bonham School Board reorganization Monday night re elected Hanes as president by acclamation. New members Joy Ownes and John Burnett took oath. Harry Barnes unable to attend due to surgery. Officers include McFarlin as vice president and Shlock secretary. The board renewed 125 teachers and will bid on a high school campus housing project with bids opening May 1.
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Blanton Hanes
Bonham
Joy Ownes
John Burnett
Harry Barnes
Hanes
Jack McFarlin
Rayshlock
Glenn Daniel
Joe Ownes
Building Trades House
Joe Campbell
Tom Turner
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Tax Cut Prospects Amid Carter Rebate Withdrawal
The Senate Finance Committee reviews tax legislation after Carter drops his 50 per person rebate. A broad plan includes a $11 billion House bill and a general tax simplification to a flat deduction of 3200 for couples and 2200 for singles. A one year reprieve for sick pay deduction and job-creation credits remain under debate as other business incentives waver.
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Carter
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
House
Senate
Finance Committee
Charman Russell Long
D-La
Relatives Seek Gov Briscoe Clemency for Smith
In Austin relatives of Ernest Benjamin Smith urge Gov Dolph Briscoe to commute Smiths death sentence set for April 26 for the 1973 grocer murder during a holdup. They cite a letter from Ernest and seek Pardons and Parole Board input.
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Austin
Tex
Ernest
Benjamin Smith
Texas Electric
Dolph Briscoe
Smith
Thelma Gonzalez
Pardons and Parole Board
Briscoe
Eiectic
School Board Oath Taken For New Members
Supt. Joe Campbell administers the oath to new members John Burnett and Mrs. Joy Owens while Harry Barnes is absent due to surgery. Blanton Hanes is re-elected school board president.
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Joe Campbell
John Burnett
Joy Owens
Harry Barnes
Blanton Hanes
Hartline's Widow Testifies In Sam McDonald Trial
Sam McDonald of Bonham faces murder charges in the fatal shooting of Ronald N. Hartline of Renner. His arraignment ended with a Not Guilty plea as jury selection concluded and the case moves into evidence Tuesday. Witness Mrs. R N Martline described 151 acre farm purchase in 1972 and last payment in 1976. Defense plans self defense argument while the state relies on circumstantial proof.
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Sam McDonald
Bonham
Ronald N. Hartline
Renner
Sixth District
Henry Braswell
R.N. Martline
McDonald
Bonham State Bank
Hartline
Petit Jury Panel
Tommy Thompson
Leonard
James E. Raney
Dorothy L. Stroud
C.L. Bridwell
Lt. Shipman
Honey Grove
Ray Roberts
Ector
James A. Treadway
Zack Jaggers
Phil Danner
William Langford Brewer
Leonard F Bailey
Ravenna
Eugene Blackerby
Randolph
Harris
John Morris
Million Dollar Diamond Heist Strikes Manhattan
Two highly professional armed men entered Henry Grossbard & Co in Manhattan's diamond district at 9 45 am and held 10 employees at gunpoint. They escaped with about 1 million dollars in diamonds from the eighth floor of the Springs Building off Fifth Avenue. no injuries were reported.
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New York
UPI
Martin Duffy
Henry Grossbard &Co, Inc
Manhatttan
Springs
Fifth Avenue
Bonham Man Charged in Sexual Assault of Minor
A 19 year old Bonham man Michael Light was charged with sexual assault of a four year old on a Saturday night at a Bonham residence. Justice of the Peace RF Mankin set bond at 7500 dollars. The youth was treated at Fannin County Hospital and released the next day.
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Bonham
Justice of the Peace
RF Mankin
Michael Light
Grayson County
Raymond Taylor
Fannin County Hospital
Why Are Men's Tights So Tight
Mrs Pam Graham asks why male ballet dancers wear skinfit tights in a Rhodesian Herald letter. Her children found the costumes embarrassing and argued for less revealing attire. Ken Yeatman, artistic director, defends tights as showing the body's line and work.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Pam Graham
Rhodesia Herald
Ken Yeatman
The
National Ballet
the Herald
Little Country Daily Wins Pulitzer Prize
The Lufkin Tex News won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for investigative reports into the death of Marine recruit Lynn McClure and the hospital reform resulting from the case. The paper's coverage questioned Marine Corps recruiting standards and led to statewide protections for mental patients.
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Little Country Daily
Pulitzer Prize
New York
Tex + News
Marine Corps
Pulier
Acel Moore
Wendell Rawls Jr
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pennsylvania
Lufkin
Joe Murray
Ken Herman
Lynn McClure
McClure
San Diego
Pulitzer Committee
News
UPI
Little Country
Tex
Lyan McClure
Wal-Mart Trailer Burglary Cleared in Bonham
Bonham police and Fannin County deputies recovered 1600 dollars in burglary merchandise after arresting a juvenile. valuables including jewelry guitar and clothing were believed stolen from a March 7 Wal-Mart Construction site trailer. further arrests pending as investigation continues.
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Bonham Police
Fannin County Sherff
Craig Eaton
Bonham Police Department
Eaton
Wal-Mart
Bonham
Emperor Ninot ku’s reign and Osaka tax relief tale
Report notes that during the emperor Ninot ku era in Japan, Osaka’s smoke-less homes signaled economic strain. To ease pressure he suspended taxes for three years and dwelled in a shack as his partially built palace fell into ruin.
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United Press International
Ninot Ku
Osaka
Carter warns of conservation crisis and oil shock
President Carter speaks from the Oval Office urging stringent conservation to avert a decade of lost jobs environment living standards and future if foreign oil runs dry. He warns the fuel supply crisis is serious and vows not to let oil profiteers, while exempting special interests.
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Hy Caited
Press International
Washington ‘Upl
Carter
Oval Office
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