Plea Denied in 1974 Collin County Murder Robbery
James Owen Livingston, condemned for the Hilltop Grocery killings near McKinney, had a Habeas Corpus hearing denied by 199th District Judge Tom Ryan. Attorneys argued psychiatric testimony affected sanity rulings. the execution remains set for Aug 1 with possible federal appeal noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri Anderson James Owen Livingston
Collin County
Tom Ryan
Jerry Burton
Livingston
Burton
Ryan
D.A
Tom O’connell
Federal District Court
Robert Excel White
Hilltop
McKinney
Preston Broyles
Billy St. John
Gary Coker
White
Huntsville State Prison
Les Hanna
Bill Jonell
199Th District Court
Mike Newman
Plano schools press plan to aid suburban districts
Plano Independent School District official Jerry Smith told the Texas House Public Education Committee in Austin that current funding plans favor big cities and rural areas. He urged equalization aid and a Local Fund Assignment based on property values to prevent higher suburban costs and pledged a strong bond program effort through 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PISD
Jerry Smith
Texas House Public Education Committee
Austin
Plano
Smith
House
Bill Clayton
Plano Independent School District
House Public Education Committee
Plano Independent
Texas
Clayton
Governor’s Office of Education Resources
Youngsters Carnival Against Muscular Dystrophy Planned
A neighborhood carnival to aid Muscular Dystrophy Association is set for July 16 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Tom Thumb Supermarket on 14th Street and Jupiter Road in east Plano. David Thies chairs the event, with games like ring toss and mini golf and proceeds supporting MDA research and services. Call 423 4334 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Thumb
14Th St
Jupiter Rd
East Plano
David Thies
James Thies
Muscular Dystrophy Assn
MDA
FBI Reports 9 Percent Drop in Serious Crime in Q1 1977
The FBI says serious crime fell 9 percent in the first quarter of 1977, the sharpest quarterly decline since the agency began reporting in 1958, with property crimes down 9 percent including thefts 11 percent and burglaries 7 percent. Violent crime fell 3 percent, while rapes rose 5 percent and assaults 1 percent. Regional declines occurred nationwide, with major cities showing varied results from Atlanta to San Francisco.
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Washington
UPI
FBI Today
FBI
Griffin Bell
San Francisco
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Dallas
Detroit
Houston
Tex
Kansas City
Los Angeles
New Orleans
New York City
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Sevens Rule a Century as 7 7 7 Appears Worldwide
July 7, 1977 marks a rare seven seven seven day with bets on seventh horses at multiple tracks and a planned seven jumps in seven states. Parachutist Ken Wallace seeks a sevenfold celebration, while Bonn posts expect many weddings and registrars run extra shifts in West Germany.
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Kenneth R. Clark
United Press International
Kins Damon
Harrah
Tahoe
Nev
Casino
Damon
Hollywood Park
Inglewood
Calif
Kettle Miss
Chicago
Arlington Park
Duke
Atlantic City
N.J
Cool Vicky
Quad City Downs
Moline
Miss Pluto
Ken Wallace
Harrisburg
Ill
Europe
Bonn
West
Germany
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Killer
Collin
Huntsville
Jim Apolito
James Livingston
George Clouss
Bengal
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