Today in History January 30 highlights and birthdays
January 30, 1977 marks the 30th day of the year with notable events from 1835 Richard Lawrence’s assassination attempt on Andrew Jackson to 1976 Supreme Court upholding public campaign financing. Figures include Franklin D. Roosevelt born 1882 and Gandhi’s 1948 assassination. Hitler named chancellor in 1933.
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Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
John Ireland
Richard Lawrence
Andrew Jackson
Adolf Hitler
Mohandas Gandhi
India
United States Supreme Court
Texas counties rally to halt rabies epidemic in Laredo
Webb County Judge Alberto Santos orders massive mobilization after 44 confirmed rabies cases. County workers are reassigned to an eradication program following a crisis meeting with health officials, law enforcement, schools, and community groups.
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Community Action Agency
Laredo-Webb County
Jose L. Gonzalez
Santos
Weather summary for Bonham and vicinity
Mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday with a low near 20 and a high in the mid 30s. Northerly winds at 10 to 15 mph.
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Bonham
Senior carrier keeps 100 mile route steady in rain or shine
Howard Jones, 68, delivers the Bonham Daily Favorite across a 100 mile four hour route through Dodd City Lannius Windom Honey Grove East and West Bug Tussle Bartley Woods Hall Cotton Center Gober and Ladona. He has 15 years on this route and 20 more on another in Denison. Residents praise his reliability and friendly demeanor.
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Lynn C. Bauman
Howard Jones
Bonham Daily
Jones
Betty Keene
Denison
Dodd City
Lannius
Windom
Honey Grove
Bug
Bartley Woods
Hail
Cotton Center
Gober
Ladona
Only 235 Papers And 100 Miles To Go
Jones, a veteran rural carrier in Fannin County, balances driving and delivering 235 papers daily over a 100 mile route. He notes the craft requires mechanical skill, strong arms, and customer care as he hand delivers to older clients and navigates snow, mud, and long rural roads. Bonham Daily Favorite prints about 4,600 copies daily with 1,900 hand delivered on foot by local families.
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Jones
Fannin County
Keene Bonham
Bonham
Parker to Join Bonham Police Force
Mike Parker, 25, will join the Bonham Police Department as a patrolman on the 11 PM to 7 AM shift. He comes from Van Alstyne Police and fills the vacancy created by Set Craig Nichols leaving for Richardson. Parker is a McKinney native with Army service and police academy training, previously with Whitewright and Van Alstyne. He is married, lives in McKinney, and is praised by Chief Jay Duckworth for ready experience and fit.
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Mike Parker
Bonham
Jay Duckworth
Parker
van Alstyne
Bonham Force
Set Craig Nichols
Richardson
McKinney High School
Central College
US Army
Central National Bank
Ball Parker
McKinney
Chef Duckworth
Bonham Junior Fatally Injured In North Center Street Crash
Kyle Lan McDonald 16 a Bonham High junior dies after a one car crash on North Center Street at 11 56 p m He was en route home from Steak Out and pronounced dead at Fannin County Hospital Investigators Bull North and Randy Steward say the car lost control swerved hit a mailbox a pole and hedges rolled over and stopped inverted in a garage McDonald survived by his mother Patsy and father Kenneth along with sister Kim Grandparents and a great grandmother attend Seventh and Main Baptist Church Burial set for Willow Wild Cemetery conducted by Couper Sorrells Funeral Home
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Kyle Lan McDonald
Bonham High School
Fannin County
McDonald
Patsy McDonald
Fannin Street
North Center Street
Faday
Bull North
Randy Steward
Center Street
Gar
Imogene Sudderth
Fannin County Hospital
Bondt
Seventh and Main Baptist Church
Bonham
Kenneth McDonald
Patsy Coburn McDonald
Kim McDonald
Bill Coburn
Dodd City
Melvin McDonald
Bailey
Viola Jaggers
George Griffin
Randall Scott
Bunal
Willow Wild Cemetery
Couper-Sorrells Funeral Home
Mondale and Giscard Agree Talks May Curb Arms Sales
Vice President Walter Mondale after a three hour meeting with French President Valery Giscard d Estaing said the two nations back international talks to limit arms sales but declined to set an immediate cap. He urged restraint citing arms sales as a disgraceful drain on resources needed for hunger, growth and development.
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Paris
UPI
Walter Mondale
United States
France
Valery Gascard d'Estaing
Mondale
Giscard
Guiscard
Abu Daoud
Cleo Noel
Khartoum
Sudan
Black September Organization
Daoud
Elysee Palace
Tokyo
Mordale
Carter
Pakistan
Germany
Brazil
Gucard
Bonham Weather Extends Cold Spell Through Sunday
The National Weather Service says Bonham will stay cold with mostly cloudy skies Sunday and no precipitation. Temperatures will range from the mid 20s morning to the mid 20s afternoon after a Saturday low of 16 degrees. Winds will be northerly at 10 to 15 mph.
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Bonham
National Weather Service
NWS
Two Will Face Bribery Trials In Italy
A parliamentary inquiry panel in Rome recommended bribe charges against former Defense Minister Mario Tanasel and ex-premier Giulio Rumor’s predecessor Luigi Gul. The panel split 18-2 to push Tanasel and 11-9 for Gul, with Chairman Mino Martinazaoli casting the deciding vote to break a deadlock in Rumor’s case.
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Rome
UPI
Lockheed
Mariano Rumor
Mario Tanasel
Luigi Gul
Mino Martinazaoli
Rumor
Correction fixes Bonham Hot Meals cost listing
A typographical error in the Bonham Hot Meals story mis-stated the senior meal price. The correct cost is shown as the intended amount, aligning with program notes and outreach materials.
Rebate Checks Could Be Mailed By Spring
President Carter proposes a 50 per person tax rebate to about 96 percent of Americans if Congress approves. The automatic payment would total 50 per taxpayer and dependent, with no income limits, and a maximum of 500 per family. Checks would mail about five to six weeks after approval.
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Washington
UPC
Congress
Carter
Trials Set in Sixth District Court Week
Alfred Ray Bradshaw faces burglary charges in the first case on the docket for the January term in Sixth District Court presided by Judge Henry Braswell. A 100 plus jurors are summoned for trial. 17 other cases include aggravated assault burglary arson and forgery with David Turner as Bradshaw’s counsel and John Morris as state attorney.
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Sixth District Court
Henry Braswell
Alfred Ray Bradshaw
Bradshaw
WT. May Pharmacy
Fannin County
Mississippi
Texas
Grayson County
Sherman
Braswell
David Turner
John Morris Will
United Way to Meet Monday at City Hall
The United Way Association will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in City Hall to elect officers for the 1978 campaign. Curtis Curry notes the drive aims to reach a $30,080 goal, matching past efforts.
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United Way Association
City Hall
Curtis Curry
United Way
Sai Ald
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Judicial Affairs Committee
Charles Evans
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Jim Boyle
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Common Cause
Los Angeles
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Medders
Beverly Hills
Dallas
Fairmont
New Orleans
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Southwest Airlines
Dallas’ Love Field
Southwest
Love Field
Dallas-Fort Worth
Civil Aeronautics Board
Austin
Labor
Harry Hubbard
Texas Afl-Cio
Briscoe
Hubbard
COPE
Bonham Police Force
Bonds
Arms Sales
U.S
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