The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1976 Page: 2 of 4
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RAGE TWO
THE TYLER LEADER. Tyler. Texas
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1976 - THURSDAY, JULY 15/ 1976
Complete Line Of
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Company
302 East Line Street
Tyler, Texas
Phone 593-9465
ElectionBoxes Impounded
In Precinct 3 Vote Probe
State District Judge Galloway
Calhoun of the 114th State
Judicial District Court, ordered
all ballot boxes of the Justice
Rrecinct 3 for the June S runoff
election impouhded Tuesday.
Thfe judge’s order came after
Smith County Criminal District
Attorney A. D. Clark III filed
an application last Friday seek-
the ballot boxes tion was being held, shaking
! hands of people before they
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ing to have
impounded.
Clark said he received sev-
eral sworn statements alleging
election fraud in the runoff
| election for constable for IPre-
|cinct 3.
In that runoff election, Johnny
Rankin unseated incumbent
I Frank Kellum on a vote of 851
to 774.
According to sworn state-
ments included in Clark’s ap-
; plication to the court, several
j complaints cite irreguarities at
th» Troup City Hall voting
precinct.
Alton Jiles of Troup said he
went to the Troup City Hall
and was asked how he intended
to vote and then, according to
his sworn statement, was of-
fered and received $5 before
the election if he would vote
for Rankin.
Jiles’ statement, sworn be-
fore a notary and delivered to
DA Clark by Kellum late
Thursday, said the payment
was made by IRankin.
Helen Lawson of Troup isaid
she voted at the, City Hall pre-
cinct and had one of the poll
workers take the ballot out of
her hand, examine it and the
put it in the ballot box.
She said all the while, Rankin
was walking just outside the
door of the room where the elec-
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MRS. TOM WILLIAMS, Owner
entered the room to cast their
ballot.
A statement signed by Alice
Sutton of Troup said she went
to the Troup City Hall precinct
to vote^ with three other people,
and after they had voted and
before they had left the room,
one of the election workers
reportedly commented, “They
all voted for Old Frank Kellum.”
Fred Prince in a sworn
statement said he and his two
daughters went to the city hall
and, after being handed their
ballots, was told by a woman
in the voting room, “You all
can’t vote the same way.”
He said he told the woman
that they .were going to vote
alike, casting three votes fir
Kellum.
Rankin received 344 votes to
Kellum’s 177 in the Troup City
Hall box.
DA Clark said Friday he
had been in contact with the
Secretary of State’s office in
Austin, advising that office of
his intent to impound the elec-
tion records.
He said he is seeking to have
the court order an examination
of the records in the presence
of the court or the Smith Co-
unty Grand Jury.
Norfolk Grad School
Awarded Big Grant
TJC Registration
Begins July 12th
Registration for the second
semester summer session at
Tyler Junior College will begin
at 8 a.m., July 12 in Jenkins
Hall. “Doth day and evening
students may register from
8:00 a.m. until 112 noon or
frpm 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., says
Kenneth Lewis, Dean of Ad-
missions. “We are having these
two different time periods for
registration in order to accomo-
date students who are employed.
Thomas Tooker, Director of
Counseling, advises prospective
students who need assistance
in course selection that the
counseling center will be open
from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, 8 a.m. to
4 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. til
12 noon Saturday to offer this
service.
Students, who are veterans of
the Armed Services can obtain
information regarding their en-
titlement, eligibility and the
processing of their VA forms
in the Veteran Service Office
of Jenkins Hall.
Classes will begin July .13
according to Administrative Vi-
ec-President I. (L. Friedman.
“The summer session schedule
will not be firm until registra-
tion has been completed,” says
Friedman, “but other courses
can be offered if there is suf-
ficient demand.” Fifteen or
more students are required to
form a class; however, a tenta-
tive schedule for both day and
evening classes has been re-
leased.
Jim Halley Buick-Opel
DOWNTOWN TYLER
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like to invite yon to come in
and see me today -—let me-*
help you with your auto
needs, new or used — The
Best Car — The Best Deal.
CHARLES VAN ZANDT
(NORFOLK — Norfolk State
College’s Graduate School of
Social Work' has received a
$484,000 Community Mental
Health Training Grant, Dr.
Harrison B. Wilson, president,
announced, this week.
The grant was approved for
the graduate school by the
National Institute of Mental
Health, a branch of HEW. It
will extend through a five-year
period that begins July 1, '1876
and ends June 30, 1981.
According to Dr. OKing
Davis, director of the grant,
it is designed to strengthen and
support the school’s existing
mental health program by pro-
viding additional resources for
faculty and stipends for first
j and second year graudate stu-
dents.
The grant requires the Grad-
uate School of Social Work to
develop, implement, and eval-
uate a multifaceted curriculum
in community mental health.
flfie graduate school’s revised
curriculum will include courses
in Mental Health Policy, Pro-
gram Evaluation, Psychopath-
ology, Community Mental Heal-
th Methods, and Practicum
experiences in local community
health centers.
Dr. Davis indicated that up
i to 35 students will be chosen
to receive monthly stipends as
well as monies for tuition and
fees during the grant’s five-
year period.
Mental health Dr. Etholyn R.
Strong, dean of the School of
Social Work, disclosed is one
of four interrelated areas of
concentration emphasized in the
graduate school.
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ready for FSU's centennial
year (founded in 1877) and
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supported institution of higher
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Electricity from the Sun?
The basic technology for utilizing solar energy has
existed for some time. In fact, simple systems for heating
water and even heating and cooling homes are in
operation today. However, such systems are extremely
expensive, low in efficiency and usually cannot be relied
upon without a “back-up” system.
Produeing electricity by harnessing the energy of the sun,
wind, tides and other “exotic” sources is under intensive
research being conducted by the electric industry and the
Federal government’s Energy Research and Development
Administration. Millions of dollars and the efforts of many
scientists and engineers are committed to the task, but
the crucial problem is converting energy from these
sources to electric power at a price people can afford.
Economical, efficient, large-scale production is many
years away.
Since 1971, Texas Power & Light Company has been
reducing its dependence on costly and scarce natural gas
and oil by building and operating generating plants which
use lower cost lignite coal. An abundant supply of this
coal is available for operating these plants.
TP&L and two other electric companies are also building
a nuclear power plant. The first unit of this plant is
scheduled to go into operation in 1980 and the second
in 1982.
We’re working to assure all TP&L customers a
dependable supply of electricity. Today, this is being done
with proven methods and reliable sources of energy, but
we’re looking to the long-range future, too.
TEXAS POWER 8c LIGHT COMPANY
A tax-paving, investor-owned electric utility
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Wilkinson, S. F. The Tyler Leader (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1976, newspaper, July 8, 1976; Tyler, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth885813/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Smith County Historical Society.