History Glimpses Jan 14 1977
On January 14 1977 history notes mark Schweitzer birth in 1875 and events include Ford’s assembly line start in 1914 the 1943 Casablanca wartime conference opening and 1976 Dunlop resignation linked to Ford veto. A thought from Schweitzer emphasizes truth as present.
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Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Albert Schweitzer
Henry Ford
FBI
New York City
U S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Prme
Winston Churchill
Casablanca
Morocco
U.S
John Dunlop
Ford
Glorious Day for Groundbreaking of Bonham Public Library
Ed Southerland and Mrs Barbara Jones hailed the Bonham Public Library groundbreaking as a glorious day despite snow. Mayor Bob Williams Edwin Tipps and Mike Brown joined as the crowd moved from the snow site to the city hall council room for ceremonies and praise of the Library Board’s long effort.
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Ed Southerland
Barbara Jones
Bonham Public Library
Mrs Jones
Bob Williams
Edwin Tipps
Mike Brown
Southerland
Library Board
Old City Hall
Main Street
Jones
Library
Moody
Sid Richardson
Houston and
Bonham
Fannin County
Jerry Chapman
Texoma Regional Planning Commission
State of Texas
EDA
Chapman
Austin
Ben McDonald
Texas Department of Community Affairs
Bonham Athletes Named to All District Team
Bonham High School football players were named to the All District 6AAA team after a district championship dinner at Heritage House. First Team offense Weldon Swann and Neal Briggs. Second Team offense Lionel Phea Paul McDowell James Murray. First Team defense George Floyd Scott Epley. Second Team defense David Neal Eddie White. honorable mentions include Larry McFarland and Ronnie Brinlee.
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Bonham
Jake Swann
Gainesville
Heritage House
Dallas
Weldon
Hit Men Out For Kissinger
A New York Daily News report cites State Department sources that an Israeli radical group paid 150000 to killers to target Secretary Kissinger as revenge for Middle East diplomacy. Officials denied specifics, noting threats but no confirmed plan or funding.
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New York
UPD
Henry Kissinger
New York Daily News
State Department
Kissinger
Israel
Mideast
Likud
Egypt
Syria
Washington
Robert Funseth
Funseth
Secret Service
Kassinger
Theft Report At Woody's On East Sam Rayburn
Police report a burglary at Woody's on East Sam Rayburn with a small radio valued at 14 dollars stolen Thursday night. No injuries or suspects listed.
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Woody’s
East
Sam Rayburn
Texas lawmaker seeks voluntary state bar membership
East Texas lawyer legislator Rep. Fred Head proposes a bill to allow voluntary membership in the Texas state bar arguing lawyers are uniquely forced into a union while other professions are not. He cites conflict with serving in government and aims to remove appearances of bias.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
East Texas
Fred Head
D-Athens
Head
Athens
State Bar
Peoples Bar Association
State
Oklahoma regents raise Switzer and extend Sooner deal
Oklahoma regents approved a $3,000 annual raise for football coach Harry Switzer and extended his contract at least four years, with a $36,000 yearly salary and annual reviews. Nine assistants also received raises, boosting salaries to as high as $26,500 for Larry Lacewell and $13,200 for Bill Shimek. Switzer’s team went 9-2-1 in 1976. In a separate line, FBI agents arrested 66-year-old Joseph Daniel Holt in Choctaw on aggravated robbery charges tied to a December Texas heist and a fatal shooting at an Austin salvage yard.
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Norman
Okla
UPI
Oklahoma
Harry Switzer
Switzer
Bill Shimek
Shimek
Larry Lacewell
Choctaw, Okla
Austin
Tet
FBI
Kenneth W. Whittaker
Joseph Dame
Holt
Texas
Robert Wille McKnight
Whittaker
Weather Summary for Bonham
Mostly fair tonight and Saturday. Cooler tonight with highs around the upper teens, lows in the teens, and a strong northerly wind up to the mid teens mph.
Texas House appoints new chairs in steady session
Speaker Clayton reshuffles two major committees and keeps most panels under conservative control from the 1975 session. Lyndon Olson and Herman Adams were named chairmen of Higher Education and Elections respectively. Craig Washington moves to Social Services while Lynn Nabers leads Criminal Jurisprudence. The draft includes a push to allow voluntary bar association membership and aid for displaced homemakers pursued by the Texas women's movement.
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Austin
Craig Washington
Dhouston
Social Services
Lynn Nabers
Brownwood
Texas must provide reasons to stay Jurek execution
Supreme Court Justice Powell gave Texas until noon Monday to explain why Jerry Lane Jurek should be executed as scheduled. Jurek, 25, was condemned for a 1973 murder of a 10 year old girl and his lawyers seek a delay for a full court review of new issues.
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Jurek
Texas
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Lewis Powell Jr
Jerry Lane Jurek
Powell
Texas Criminal Courts
Gary Mark Gilmore
Utah
Heart Association Sets 1977 Campaign Goal at 10200
The Fannin County Heart Association announces a 1977 fundraising target of 10 200 dollars chaired by Joe Scasta. Aimed to be met by February with Heart Month events on February 20 and a February 14 door-to-door kickoff. Volunteers urged. contact Mrs. Tom Baugh. R.D. Van Schosck of Leonard serves as president.
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Fannin County Heart Association
Joe Scasta
Tom Baugh
Scasta
Teat
Laser beam removes subcellular component with tiny diameter
A United Press International report notes a laser beam can excise from a single cell a component smaller than one ten thousandth of an inch in diameter, undetectable by the finest dissecting needle.
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United Press International
Youth Killed in Coat Bomb At School Bus Stop
John James aged 14 reportedly lit a home made CO2 cartridge bomb at a Springville bus stop waiting crowd. He hid the device inside his coat when a teacher approached. The blast caused fatal chest injuries. he died at Utah Valley Hospital. No other children were harmed.
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Springville, Utah
UPI
John James
James
Utah Valley Hospital
Unemployment Down In Fannin County In 1976
Bonnie West of the Texas Employment Commission reports Fannin County 1976 unemployment averaged six percent, down three points from 1975. Statewide 1976 unemployment averaged 5.4 percent, with national rate at 7.4 percent. West notes slow hiring due to holidays and bad weather and urges employers to place orders and jobseekers to register.
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Fannin County
Ben West
Texas
West
Texas Employment Commission
Bonham Office
TEC
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