Texas Restores Death Penalty for Police Killers
Gov. Dolph Briscoe signed into law a measure restoring the death penalty in Texas after the Supreme Court struck down a previous statute. Prosecutors may seek death for killings of police officers, firefighters or prison guards and for murders tied to kidnapping, burglary, robbery, arson, rape, or prison escape, including cases involving hired killers.
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Police Officer Shot in Downtown Dallas Altercation
A 29-year-old Balch Springs officer, Charles Conrad Lee, was shot four times in a downtown Dallas parking lot after an altercation over a claimed door scrape. The suspect, Henry Charles Morris, 25, of Marshall, Texas, was arrested 34 minutes later and charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and assault with intent to murder.
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Dallas
Charles Conrad Lee
Sheriff's Department
Henry Charles Morris
Marshall
Texas
Morris
Hit Run Driver Strikes Local Cyclist Injures Teen
A 15 year old cyclist was hit by a hit and run driver at 5 20 p m on the north service road of SH 30 about 600 feet west of Big Town Blvd in Mesquite. He suffered abrasions to his elbows and a swollen knee and was taken to Baylor Hospital by Mesquite Fire Department ambulance. The incident involved Christopher Douglas Neubauer of 3701 E Highway 67.
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Mesquite
Christopher Douglas Neubauer
Highway 67
Baylor Hospital
Boy 5 Hit By Automobile In Mesquite
Earnest Walter McCutchen a five year old resident of 3505 Sidney Dr Mesquite sustained a head cut and skin abrasions after being struck by a 1968 Chevrolet sedan driven by Charlene Stiffler of Garland at Hyde Park 400 block just south of Sidney Dr at 6 p.m. Thursday. Officer Travis Williams reports the child was crossing to the east side when struck. He was treated at St. Pauls Hospital and listed as minor and in good condition.
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Sidney Dr
Mesquite
Hyde Park
Travis Williams
Garland
St. Paul’s Hospital
Two Boys Rescued From Flood Water By Mesquite Heroine
Two 10 year old boys were swept into a drainage tunnel near Gus Thomasson Rd during a flood. A Weldon area homemaker Mrs. Ann Draper and neighbor Mrs. Bill Tobias, aided by a passing motorist, saved the boys by pulling them from the mouth of the two pipe tunnel as Fire Department crews arrived. The boys rode bicycles and were pulled to safety after grabbing a garden hose and extension cord offered into the drain.
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Oleander Trail
Ricky Morris
Sandra Lynn
Scott Tuttle
Gus Thomasson Ltd
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Billy Graham backs Nixon to survive Watergate
Rev Billy Graham said he has confidence Nixon will finish his term, sees no evidence of Nixon’s involvement, and urged caution on unsubstantiated reports. He warned of inflation and global tensions while noting media uncovering Watergate. He spoke after a Korea trip at the Presbyterian Assembly in Fort Worth.
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UPI
Billy Graham
Nixon
White House
Graham
United States
Korea
113Th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U. S
Middle East
Latin America
Bikes Stolen From Garage on Sidney Drive
Two Sears racing bicycles valued at 90 dollars were stolen from a residence garage at 3329 Sidney Dr. Billy R. Watson told police the bikes disappeared between 11 p.m. Wednesday and 6 50 a.m. Thursday. The burglary is under investigation.
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Sidney Dr
Billy R. Watson
Burglars Take Items From Mesquite Home
Burglars entered Patricia Ann Smith's residence at 1519 Andrews in Mesquite between 7:30 p.m. and noon the next day and stole a Panasonic stereo AM-FM receiver with two speakers a wall clock and a table lamp. The loss is estimated at 145 dollars.
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Patricia Ann Smith
Andrews
Mesquite
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