Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 13

F14' ti 3 C) fr IL I I I I I I I I I 13A Star Telegram tiONDAY MORNING JUNE 13 1983 Living with the dead-end streets "Death crosses my mind often There's not a day that goes by that the thought doesn't cross my mind: 'You could die today' officer Doug Ligon 1 -'1 1 t'10' otei 7 7: 41 4e1 414' ''N411P i4 A 4 2 1): 5' i'i 1 9' I ik'0iiPt l't I' li ::1 It" i-K lt :0 twit 01rir 1 101Z 2 4-'--'j 71 i 4:::1 4 11 :75 0 :) 10::::: 'orf 4 0 4'4 ''9- I 4 irr 4' 'i' Vte '-1 n' 4-'- 4 'iri:" '''''-'-i-'' '0'' -1 4': ri-'- 0 A' $-04Ct6: ''( I I) t4 ititiO' 'I 1 Oti11 4::: 4 4 br 41 came a police officer I like patrolling" But his career on the streets was postponed Dec 13 1979 as he pulled into the back of the Arlington police station and saw his life change That day is permanently seared in Ligon's memory In quiet moments he can relive the events as though once again it was 2:20 pm and he was gathering his briefcase and coat and stepping out of his car into the afternoon sun He was 21 then and had come in just a few minutes early for solo patrol duty As he reached the back of his car he saw a man looking at him over the bed of a pickup truck Ligon hesitated He thought nothing was unusual although now he knows differently Suddenly swiftly the man swung a rifle over the truck and pointed it at him "Pop pop" Ligon described the two bullets that pierced the left side of his neck and splintered his right OFFICER DOUG LIGON Star-Telegram with his wife in 1980 photo 1--4'--m roundup I 1 4 0 kvttY 1- -ors 1::13:::: 't) 1k rot! lit0 1 A4 )- '--'41-49W- A' 1:11:: 411:: gia Hi co eo oLsun rd pcmeurli ocn980teawsisnliisbtadenctoesinunepeHtriicnnamed otesanudp Hillsboro schools since Sl--U11eOMtkosti ent July 1 i': I nee nr superintend tndhde 1 I at 4 ak''' A 32 the local school system Murdoch was director of special ro from 1975 to 1980 and pre al services and curriculum 'culum elemen- Mllyieullarsrdbsoo viously was an in will replace Harold Walker who retired after i ft 'I i JI? ''''77rl't' 4- 'N' Tf' pal to replace J1 a rHyi cschool school oi nf cfmil cpmiaaillesa have aaCvmoerarngiogeta enwilhCo oas emanldsaeo hnriesgtchihrsoecdohl odistrict I in i ti ---1 vi kitI oe l'W 4'iS'N :3" l''' "rw ml es 1 i tt': SiTtUAdrfern gets $10000: grant i Hico superintendent named HICO Leon Murdoch assistant superintendent of the Hillsboro schools since 1980 will become Hico superintendent July 1 Murdoch will replace Harold Walker who retired after 32 years in the local school system Murdoch was director of special services and curriculum at Hillsboro from 1975 to 1980 and previously was an elementary school principal at Corrigan-Camden school district Hico school officials have not chosen a high school principal to replace Jimmie Ramage who also retired Student gets II $1000 grant I WEATHERFORD Tim Fitzgibbon has been selected as one of 48 high school seniors in the nation to receive a $1000 grant from the National Society of Professional Engineers Fitzgibbon a student at Azle High School was chosen from among 1473 applicants The grants are available to applicants who plan to study engineering in Dallas 4'' R': I' iz t' If 2 li: r) Ct i Star-TelegramPAUL MOSELEY Star-TelegramPAUL Immunization Albert Brooks of Reno photographs flea market customers using 80-year-old camera elbow "It was over that quick" Ligon collapsed on the ground beside his car His body was in shock and he felt no pain except for a continuous throb that seemed to sweep over him Yet he heard plenty Gunshots pierced the afternoon as other police officers arrived and opened fire on the man "Basically I just had a lot of time to think" he said "I just closed my eyes and lay there and listened to the other shots There were about 90 1 heard every one of them "It seemed like an eternity Maybe it was a minute a minute and a half" he said The conflict ended when the man was killed and an ambulance carried Ligon to the hospital For the Please see 3 years on Page 14 Star-TelegramPAUL MOSELEY' grandfather's merchandise housecleaner said the bargain hunting urge picked up around flea markets is almost impossible to shake and the camaraderie among the shop owners makes her spend more weekends at the shop than at home "It gets in your blood basically" she said Robert Brown says making money in his spare time is still an attraction but that selling "junk" is also just a good time "Everybody has a little horsetrading in their blood" he said "Nobody's making a lot of money but we're all having a lot of fun "I can't think of a better way to spend my time I'd rather be here than in some gin joint" 1 By BOB LLOYD Star-Telegram Writer For Doug Ligon the thought of dying is frequent but not frightening The 25-year-old Arlington police officer who three years ago was shot by a sniper in the parking lot behind the city's police station said he thinks of dying every day "Death crosses my mind often" he said "There's not a day that goes by that the thought doesn't cross my mind: 'You could die today' I think that is healthy" Ligon who had been patrolling alone for only four weeks when he was shot now is finding his mental health tested every day In April he returned to the streets "This is where I wanted to be originally" he said one recent night while on patrol "That's why I be They're getting the itch This flea market under skin By COLLEEN HOBBS Star-Telegram Writer A A 11ENO The makings of a suc: Cessful open-air flea market are fairly simple: diversity and a touch of show biz A wide selection of quality bar gains Is essential to attract a crowd while store owners must keep peo- pie entertained once they get there Reno's Mini-Market has an ample Supply of both The Mini-Market on Jacksboro Highway in Reno northwest of Azle is just beyond a watermelon stand and God's Service Station It has spaces for about 600 shops man ager Ed Cotton says Some mer: chants are open for business five days a week but most come out just for weekends On Sunday the mar ket's biggest day about 2500 people will come out to shop haggle or browse he said 1 Merchandise ranges from used dishwashers to auto parts to zebra finches The retailers are ranchers and housecleaners and retired busi: nessmen and their reasons for operating a flea market booth are just as varied It may be a full-time business ot part-time hobby but most entrepreneurs say the flea market scene eventually becomes an addic: Von For example Albert Roberts of keno began commercial photography in 1969 The 80-year-old camera he uses to take pictures of costumed shoppers is the same one his grand- father used in 1930 when he crossed the country in a horse-drawn wagDn He says he's so used to looking at people through its inverted image that "I can't tell if it's (the picture) good until I see it upside-down" Surrounded by his costumes Props and antique cameras Roberts 14 t'''''''''''itc i'I -t: -v'--'--- 'V 0 i ::) ::7: -k 4 -r 1 Ili 5 Ii i 1) --0p4 OF TIIE ARTIST GRANBURY The Texas Department of Health is sponsoring an immunization clinic at First United Methodist Church from 9:30 am to noon Tuesday The clinic will provide immunizations against DPT polio rubeola and rubella for children 2 months to 18 years old All children under 18 must have an informed consent form read and signed by their parent or guardian and parents should accompany the child to the clinic if possible Health department officials also recommend that the child's immunization records be brought to the clinic There is no charge for the immunizations clinic planned sworn in as DA Delbert Black accused of poisoning his two children is in the Hamilton County Jail on $200000 bail 15A 0 Johnson County officials will ask a grand jury to investigate the shooting death of a Joshua man 15A Lawyer to be COMANCHE Andy McMullen a Hamilton lawyer and former chairman of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards will be sworn in as district attorney for the 220th State Judicial District at 2 pm Monday at the Hamilton County Courthouse McMullen is replacing John Hastings who is returning to private practice in Meridian McMullen said he intends to seek election as district attorney when his appointed term expires in November 1984 -W'k I -s-'' 'V'f 4 -----s: --''o' ss 'Y 1 'kvvv--''' i Hi-'1 '''s' kik: i': 'qk 'ixiii '-''4 1 "::4:: 11 ::::7: II f4g44(14 1 1 J' :1 vii '3 11 )t 4:: tt 4 I 10: tIiii1: ::::) vr 4 1: i 4::: i -lt'-''1 'i 177 0 '7 C) i 1::: 0 2 I k''5'4 i' 1 'E Ci ti )0 A I I 44 -1 :73 'N Q' k' 4: V0Amtr -'t'k 1 Ai Ito tior7 i'' i' 1 0 Alv4 Guilt plea seen in sex abuse COMANCHE A former Blanket Independent School District teacher who last week admitted possessing an illegal weapon is expected to plead guilty to two charges of sexually abusing a child defense attorneys said Attorneys for Jack Willtrout said they struck a deal with prosecutors in US District Court in Fort Worth that calls for Willtrout to serve a seven-year prison term for illegally possessing an automatic rifle Willtrout's attorneys said their client also would plead guilty next week to two charges of sexually abusing a child Defense attorney Jim Parker and prosecutors said they did not reach a plea bargain on the sexual abuse charges Michael Cathey 10 sits with his INSIDE rtFir rr-37-741rzu i i 1 7 I I 7 1 Pr rn -zot' Zoo 7 4au: -i-dialaw 'was lair limg a MINDING THE STORE said two kinds of people open shop in flea markets: those who do it for a living and those who want to keep sewing circle" Roberts who said he quit school after the fourth grade is of the former category "It's my life" Roberts said "I worked for somebody before but not any longer than it took to get some money and get out of there I'd rather wake up with just a little in my pocket and know that I made it "You get addicted to it You don't have to answer to other people You just do your thing" Ilelena and Joe Turlin of Reno are also in flea market3 full time They used to own a pet shop in California However they lost their property's insurance because of break-ins and besides she said "There were too many headaches" The Turlins now raise birds for sale to retail pet shops and at flea markets "I don't like stores" she said sitting in the back of her van surrounded by cages and high-pitched twittering "It ties you down Here you don't have to have the markup from overhead and you don't have store hours" The incentive of extra cash was Lake Worth resident Robert Brown's reason for opening a collectibles shop four years ago However Brown a union carpenter had to deal with misgivings from his wife Monika "I thought my husband was a fool until I saw how much money he made" she said Monika Brown a part-time 0 Little Leaguer Michael Hughes wlas hit by lightning June 3 but he's eager to play ball again 14A 0 Intermarriage between Jews and gentiles is increasing which troubles some in the Jewish community anarea leader says 14A 1.