The Gary Gilmore legend and the death penalty debate
A critical reflection on how legends arise around criminals like Gary Gilmore. The piece argues society honors outlaws rather than statesmen, questions capital punishment’s deterrent effect, and notes media sensationalism and potential profits from Gilmore’s death while lamenting the victims. It ends with a defiant line about ending Gilmore’s influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Howard
Cutthroat Quantrill
John Dillinger
Babyface Nelson
Ma Barker
Gary Mark Gilmore
Crime League
Jimmy Carter
Utah
Gilmore
Cecil B. DeMille
Gary Gilmore
Whitewright plans auditorium gym with public works funds
The Whitewright city commission authorized construction of a new public auditorium and school gymnasium on the high school campus. Contractors Wood and Elliott may begin April 2, funded by 12500 local and 10227 federal Public Works funds, total project about 20988 with 1739 for incidental costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
City Commission
Wood and Elliott
National Employment Service
Federal Public Works Administration
Letter to the Editor recollects local radio pioneer Joe Johnson
A reader thanks the paper for locals and memories, recalls Joe Johnson who touted the first portable radio in the area and helped with a crystal set hookup. Mentions Whitewright’s dog trouble and compares to Laredo, noting nearby clipped items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memory Lane
Joe Johnson
Whitewright
Laredo
Come Come Hom Yo-yo From Filipino Jungle Weapon
A fragment references a Filipino jungle weapon for the yo-yo and explains the term come-come. Quotation from Thomas Fuller notes old foxes want no tutors, highlighting a proverb-like framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fuller
Pauling Talks Vitamin C Cancer Treatment at Penn
At the University of Pennsylvania Dr Linus Pauling discussed a study where 100 advanced cancer patients given ascorbic acid were compared with 1000 controls who did not receive vitamin C. The treated group’s average survival averaged over four times that of the controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Pennsylvania
Linus Pauling
Mayor's Musings on Civic Center Progress and Donations
City updates show progress on the new civic center complex with anonymous $500 donations for furniture. Community Public Service provides poles for an equipment shed and space for two heated fire trucks. First National Bank of Trenton donates a metal building for the site, aiding construction. City offices moved to the Tater Bug building with help from Meador's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Center
Community Public Service Company
Clint Hennig
First National Bank of
Trenton
Tater Bug
Meador’s
Protecting Our Environment and Public Health
Congress passed a complex new act giving the EPA added responsibility to test regulate and ban substances potentially toxic to people or the environment. Industry leaders like Union Carbide supported the legislation and have long funded chemical safety work including a Mellon Institute fellowship since 1937 evaluating some 3000 chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Union Carbide
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
Mellon
Private Services For O V Miller
A private family funeral was held Jan 25 1977 for O V Miller 74 who died Jan 23 1977 at his home. Burial was in Memorial Park West Hill Cemetery Sherman. Earnheart Funeral Home handled arrangements. He was born March 4 1902 at the family home and married Alice Biggerstaff Nov 22 1922 in Sherman. He was a Church of Christ member and a farmer stockman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.V. Miller
Memorial Park
West Hill Cemetery
Sherman
Earnheart
Vehicle Registration Begins Feb 1 in Whitewright
Registration of vehicles for 1977 starts Tuesday Feb 1. Regena Cooper will handle registrations at the Whitewright City Hall now in the Tater Bug building beside Walker Pharmacy. Bring three part forms or, if missing, the title and 1976 registration receipt. 1977 stickers are red and go in the upper right corner of the rear plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regena Cooper
Whitewright City Hall
Tater Bug
Walker Pharmacy
Conquering Faith in Hebrews 11 30 34
The Pastor describes conquering faith using Israel’s Red Sea crossing and Jericho’s fall. Faith moves believers forward, trusts God's commands, and brings victory as demonstrated by Moses and Joshua. The piece urges readers to join church services this Sunday.
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Israel
The
Red Sea
Egypt
Promised Land
Pharaoh
Moses
God
Jordan River
Jericho
Joshua
Postmaster Tips 13-Cent Stamp Expands Global Delivery
The 13-cent stamp buys delivery of first class mail nearly halfway around the world to Agana Guam and Wainwright Alaska. It also underpins local overnight delivery in 90 percent of cases within a defined area. In 1976 national second-day delivery reached 92 percent and third-day delivery 90 percent. Proper addressing including ZIP Code is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
U.S. Postal Service
Agana
Guam
San Francisco
Wainwright
Alaska
Postal Service
Contiguous States
Dispatch
Vanessa Cooper Named to Dean's List at OCC
Vanessa Cooper of Whitewright has been named to the Dean's List at Oklahoma Christian College in Oklahoma City. The junior English major joins students with a 3.75 to 4.0 GPA at OCC, a four year liberal arts college now in its 27th year offering 40 degree areas and seven pre professional programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanessa Cooper
Billy Cooper
Whitewright
Oklahoma Christian College
Oklahoma City
Miss Cooper
OCC
Mount Everest Height Falsely Reported As 29002 Feet
Surveyors inflated Everest height to 29002 feet to avoid public misperception of an estimate. The move aimed to present the measurement as precise rather than a rounded figure.
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S.T. Montgomery
Sun
Lucase Cooper
Vivian Echols
Sarah Frances Teague
Nell Holmes
Sarah Belle
Mildred Autrey
Phyllis Brown
Jo Willa Stateville
Norma Frances Donigan
Sarah Belle Gillett
Aileen Pennington
Roscoe Brown
Floyd Everheart
Geraldine William
Ruth Waldrum
Wilma Lee Coffee
Marcell Gosnell
Charles Harrison
Mary Phillips
Lytle Biggerstaff
John Biggerstaff
Marie Badgett
Margaret Coffey
Dorotha Darwin
Mary Dale King
Betty Atkinson
Whitewright Sun
People’s Forum
T.B. Whitworth
C.W. Abbott
May
Loretta
Marion Wells
Savoy
Lewis Whitworth
Truman Page
Anther
Bubbles Ford
Pattie Jean Hulett
Romeo
Byron Teague
Texas
Neuspapa
the Sun-Leader Publishing Co
Aubrey McAlister
Grayson
Fannin
Texas Press
Association
Pel
Cour
Your Electric Light & Power Company
Jimmy Hedges
First Baptist Church
Boston
Beantown
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