Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 41, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 22, 1977 Page: 2 of 16
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mWPAT MAY 22, lf?7
Taped confession bill passed
Tape recording* of oral
confession* made by criminal
suspect* while in police
custody would be allowed as
courtroom evidence under
provision* of a bill tentatively
passed by the Tesa* House
Thursday
The House version was
weaker than a Senate passed
version and the original
version proposed by Gov.
Dolph Briscoe.
The Senate's version
would requite:
The confession be re-
corded on an accurate
machine with a competent
operator
The defendent would be
told before hit statement but
while the machine is
operating that he was being
recorded.
The defendent would he
warned of hit rights on tape
before making the con-
fession.
The recorded confession
would be witnessed by at
least two persons.
The original bill expanded
use of oral confessions,
allowing a written confession
if at least two witnesses to
the confession swore in an
affidavit that it was accurate.
But the compromise bill
approved by the House was
written to pacify those
concerned that the bill would
violate a suspect's civil
liberties
The House adopted
several amendments to the
bill, among them one which
would require all taped
confessions td be kept until a
district judge allows them to
be destroyed.
The bill also allows that a
witness who makes a false
statement about the
confession or the cir-
cumstances under which it
was obtained would be guilty
of a third-degree felony,
punishable by two to 10 yean
in prison with no probation
possible.
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Improvements on FM 943 slated
Fred
a Certificate ef
■ year* W service as the Ti inwir af
the lecal chapter.
DEAN A BANK |r| accepts aahaawladgasaeat of her award aa
Meat OwUUadiag tttadeat aad Pat Cash scholarship at the
htadoat Couaril Honor Oewqust last weak.
Students receive awards
AUSTIN - Bids for the
application of asphaltic seal
coat to some 134 miles of
highways in the nine-county
l.ufkln district are expected
to lie included in the letting
of the State Department of
Highways and Public
Transportation today.
Seal coating is necessary
to prevent extensive base
failures as a result of water
Five students received
academic letter awards
Thursday night at the
Student Council banquet.
Outstanding seniors were
Jimmy Preemsn and Corky
Evaaa.
Moat Outstanding Student
was Deanna Bats. Outstand-
ine Sophomore waa Bo
Wtegrcffe and Outstanding
Junior waa Clint Cowan.
No freshmen sward was
given because no freshmen
applied The award* arc
given on a basis of points
accumulated through
activities, club membership
and grade points.
Deaths
Howard LeBlanc
■IKEATHON WINNER--Danas GaUaway, Wft, received a
Meyd# from MAM Bales Center s Thomas I). Phillips aa
winner ef the Bret Peik Ceunty Blkesthon sponsored by the
Nik Canity chapter ef the American Cancer Society
Funeral services were held
for Howard Felix LeBlanc.
6*1, at the Pace Funeral
Home (hapel Wednesday
with the Kcv. Joe Dennis
officiating. Interment follow
ed in the Rrxllaml Memorial
Park Cemetery in Livingston.
LeBlanc was born the von
of Joseph LcRoy and Marga
ruite Leona Bass LcBlanc
Jati 31, 190# in Kirbyville in
Tyler County. He died May
9.
He attended Kirbyville
school* and on Oct. .30. 1926
he married Mary Maxine
Dodson at Kirbyville. The
Fire losses
down in 1976
Eire losses in this country
Inst year showed a drop from
the previous year for the first
time in five years.
The estimated fire loss
from 1076 was »3.56 billion,
down less than 1 per cent
from the 1075 total.
family moved to Polk County
in 1936 and settled briefly in
Ifgg*'*1 before moving to
Livingston in 1939.
LeBlanc was always his
own boss, owning and opera-
ting a cleaning and pressing
shop in Kirbyville and Liv-
ingston.
All his children were rear-
ed in Livingston and attend
cd i he Livingston schools. He
retired from active business
in 1974
A U S. Army veteran of
World War II, LeBlanc was a
member of the First Baptist
Church ot Livingston.
Survivors include his wife,
Mary Maxine LeBlanc of
Livingston; one son. Charles
LeBlanc of Livingston; two
daughters, Francis Baker of
Livingston and Helen Hen-
derson of Kirbyville; two
brothers. H. R. LeBlanc of
Kirbyville and Arch LeBlanc
of Albuquerque, N.M.; three
sisters. Ruth Gilcrcst of
Cleveland, Nanie Hatched
and Jodie Hatched, both of
Buna: 14 grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren.
penetrating the highway
base when the existing
surface becomes worn and
cracked.
When completed, the
project will provide a
smoother, safer, more skid-
resistant travel surface.
Johnny M. Dominey of
l.ufkln will be the depart-
ment's engineer in charge of
Pt. Blank
barbecue
planned
A barbecue and celebra-
tion to benefit the Point
Blank Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment will be held Saturday
and Sunday May 28-29.
The barbecue will be held
at the intersection of U. S.
Highway 190 and State High-
way 156 across the road from
Freeman's Hop Stop.
Sandwiches, plates and
other goodies will be served
at the barbecue.
AI1 proceeds go toward
fire-fighting equipment for
the Point Blank department.
the work, while Lufkin
District Engineer J. L.
Beaird will provide overall
project supervision
The highways and limits
include a 10-mile stretch of
Fm 943 in Polk County
between 5.3 miles east of
State Highway 146 and the
Hardin County line.
Red Cross gets mannekin
The Polk County chapter of
the American Red Cross
received tins week its Baby
Mannekin which will be used
to conduct cardso-puemmary
donated by First State Bank
of Livingston.
The Red Cross chapter
here said the mannekin
brings the chapter one step
closer to making the courses
available to the public.
The earth travels around the
sun at a speed of 1,100 milas
per minute.
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Buick, 2 door, 12,700 actual miles, white A
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1975 Ford, ideal fm* hauling furniture. Utility
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1970 Chevrolet pickup, automatic, air, power,
camper top, 12,000 mOes.
Malibu Classic, station wagon, air, automatic,
power, low mileage, clean.
Lincoln Towne car, automatic, power steering,
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May, Frank. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 41, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 22, 1977, newspaper, May 22, 1977; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth781311/m1/2/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.