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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1977
Page
5
The San Antonio Light notes creditors and refunds of bottle deposits to farmer consumers may occur later this month as the court considers methods for repayment. The piece explains uncertainty over the refund method and possible court actions.
A court appoints a receiver signaling likely public refunds. A sleepwalker safety note urges waking the person to prevent harm. Police deny a holiday ticket blitz, explaining steady enforcement. City switchboard snooping rumors are denied though operators may listen only with authorization.
Police report a lone gunman, nicknamed Sonny, robbed the Rodeway Inn night manager of 250 dollars after forcing a partial register draw and demanded the wallet containing about 125 more. He also claimed responsibility for a second Saturday night robbery at the adjacent restaurant, taking 400 dollars. The suspect described as about 5 feet 11 inches, 140 pounds, wearing a heavy coat and packing a pistol, entered both locations around 2:39 a.m. and fled with limited identifying details.
Ramiro Muniz, a former party gubernatorial candidate, pleaded not guilty to four federal counts after a Monday arraignment. His bond, raised from 1 million to 2 million, funds a jury trial as he faces charges of smuggling turijuan from Mexico along with six others. Also tied to related drug and smuggling cases, Muniz had previously been held on an initial Corpus Christi bond before arrest and return from Mexico.
Ben Yarbrough was sworn in as an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court amid opposition from the State Bar Association and civil suits. The Houston attorney won a surprise Democratic primary last June, defeating Charles Barrow and others, and pledged to serve the state and its people.
A year old man was arraigned Monday in federal court in connection with a robbery at a Groog National Bank teller station. Charles Louis Carter faced robbery by assault with bond set at 250000. Detectives and agents arrested Carter after a warrant signed by U.S. Magistrate Frank Baskin. A gunman entered through the rear and demanded 2500 dollars from teller Mary Ann Haufler, then fled amid downtown pedestrian traffic. Preliminary hearing scheduled for Carter.
At a Monday news conference CIF Morton Ray Ellison Jim Bement and G J Red McCombs discussed opposition among East Side leaders Myrene Gilford Clarence McGowin L Deckard Guy Sorvels and R L McIntyre who argued the 10 L plan mirrors ward politics. James a former city councilman called for district voting to ensure minority representation and said single member districts would protect accountability. The Department of Justice seeks district elections and the Jan 15 vote will decide the proposal amid federal pressure on annexation and minority voting rights.
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