11 Mar 1976
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1976
Page
1
Cantrell notes multiple elections this year and urges registration at the tax office on the courthouse first floor. Voters must be registered 30 days before an election, with new residents from other counties or states advised to register promptly.
The Royal Society of Birds appoints A. Bird to the assistant manager post in London. The staff now includes Barbara Buzzard John Partridge Celia Peacock Helen Peacock and Dorothy Rook.
Virginia Buford is appointed chair of the Fannin County Unit for the American Cancer Society 1976 educational and fundraising Crusade starting April 6. Residential chair Willis Dutt with co chairs Dorothy Railback and Mary Ford. Wayne Blaylock heads commercial and gifts. Rev Bob Bush leads special events. The drive promotes lifesaving messages and urges strong community support.
Bonham residents prepare for a city sponsored cleanup starting Monday March 22 in South Bonham then East and West Bonham. City Manager Dan Mize announced the schedule after city commission approval. Two weeks are allowed to stage limbs lumber and large items for pickup with workers aiming for a quick sweep between areas.
Defense lawyers for William and Kimily Harris ask for a one year delay in the Harris trial citing prejudicial pretrial publicity and an unfair jury pool. Prosecutors call the move absurd, noting publicity tied to their arrest with Patricia Hearst in San Francisco and alleged Southern California crimes. Judge Brandler said jury selection won’t start as scheduled and will rule on dismissing charges or delaying the trial to February 1977. The motion also seeks a funded survey on publicity effects and a separate hearing on government misconduct in disseminating material.
The Fannin County Democratic Women's Club hosts a March 22 forum in Bonham to hear Congressional candidates and delegates for the presidential candidates Lloyd Bentsen George Wallace and Jimmy Carter. Speakers include Mrs Kate Reed Estes of Trenton, Jackie Alsebrook of Paris and Jim Britton of Trenton with 90 seconds per candidate. The event at the Fountain Room First National Bank starts 7 pm with refreshments and seating available to all interested voters.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson demanded a House of Commons confidence vote after a 284 256 defeat in Parliament. Leftwing Labour leader Arthur Latham said his group would sustain the government, while the pound hit a new low and cabinet discussions centered on two years of spending cuts in social services education housing health and school building.
Premier Rashid Karami announced his resignation in a radio address as rebel troops clashed with loyalists across Lebanon. Fighting intensified in Tripoli and Zghorta, with barracks at Kobbeh Bahjat Ghanem and Hilayel under siege and Col Abdel Majid Shehab killed after a roadblock incident.
The National Weather Service predicts a 30 percent chance of showers tonight in the Bonham area with windy southerly winds. Friday is expected to be partly cloudy and cooler with a high in the mid 70s and a low in the upper 50s, following a 56 degree minimum this morning.
FBI confirms investigation into complaints that Keller police violated civil rights during a wedding reception disturbance in suburban Tarrant County. Dorothy Mims and others allege handcuffing and abuse as officers sought entry without a warrant.
President Ford announced a widening of the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 10 to 17 members and added two former cabinet officers, John B. Connally and Melvin Laird. Leo Cherne was named board chairman as part of an overhaul of CIA and other intelligence agencies.
A broken pipeline spilled about 55 barrels of crude oil en route to Ardmore refinery and ignited on Little Hickory Creek upstream from Lake Texoma. Oklahoma officials ordered dams and levees built to trap oil before it reaches the lake. no fish kills reported.
Federal Judge William Paylor unveils a Dallas school desegregation plan with 20 000 bused students across five subdistricts. Some leaders claim the plan leaves black schools more segregated while magnet programs promise higher quality options.
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