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RELIEF FUND HELPING MICHAEL VICTIMS LOCAL | B1 PANAMA CITY LOCAL | B1 NAACP BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENT EXPANDS SCOPE Monday, July 29, 2019 www.newsherald.com @The_News_Herald facebook.com/panamacitynewsherald 75¢ Prisoners fi nd hope in higher education The former Panama City Grammar School, shown on Friday, is for sale after suffering severe damage from Hurricane Michael in October. [JOSHUA BOUCHER/THE NEWS HERALD] Offi cials: Put PC Grammar on Register Offi cial designation Century of history as a national historic building would open The big brick building up opportunities to near the corner of Sev- developers enth Street and Harrison Avenue is said to be the By Collin Breaux fi rst modern school in [email protected] Bay County. Ground for @PCNHCollinB the $25,000 school was broken on Oct. 12, 1914. PANAMA CITY — Dating to A formal dedication was 1914, it was Panama City High on Oct. 4, 1915, and it School and then Panama City housed grades one to 12. Grammar School before closing It became Panama Gram- in June 1965. mar after Bay County High School opened in See REGISTER, A5 1926. SPORTS | C1 Inmate Patrick H. Paige uses the computers along with his classmates at Tomoka Correctional Institution RAMSEY: in Daytona Beach. [THOMAS BENDER/GATEHOUSE FLORIDA] ARRIVAL Second Chance could be one STUNT TAKEN TOO solution to mass incarceration SERIOUSLY By Ryan McKinnon and Josh Salman GateHouse Media Diplomats recommit LAKE CITY — In a small room without windows, tucked to saving Iran deal behind concrete walls and razor fencing, men in prison blue huddle around the glow By Kiyoko Metzler Representatives of Iran, of a projector. The Associated Press Germany, France, Brit- They are graphing quadratic ain, China, Russia and the functions. VIENNA — Diplomats European Union met in All have regrettable pasts; from Iran and five world Vienna to discuss the 2015 one is finishing a 25-year powers recommitted agreement that restricts the sentence for second-degree Sunday to salvaging a major Iranian nuclear program. murder. But on this day, their nuclear deal amid mounting “The atmosphere was focus is algebra. tensions between the West constructive, and the The instructor is out because Stetson University professor Pamela Cappas-Toro tutors an inmate and Tehran since the U.S. discussions were good,” at Tomoka Correctional Institution in Daytona Beach. [THOMAS withdrew from the accord See CHANCE, A3 BENDER/GATEHOUSE FLORIDA] and reimposed sanctions. See IRAN, A5 Panama City News Herald Diversions .....................C6 Sports ........................ C1-5 TODAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Want to subscribe? Local & State ............... B1-5 Time & Money ................A7 Some sun Mostly sunny Partly sunny Call 850-747-5050 Obituaries ...................... B3 Viewpoints .....................A6 90° / 74° 90° / 74° 89° / 75° * ** A2 Monday, July 29, 2019 | The News Herald GO & DO TODAY IN PICTURE PERFECT HISTORY Today We want your photos: Post your photos to the Daily News’ Facebook page with your name, city of EARLY LITERACY TINY residence and information about the photo. You can email photos to [email protected]. Today is Monday, July 29, the MITES — OUT OF THIS 210th day of 2019. There are WORLD: 11 a.m. EDT at the 155 days left in the year. Charles Whitehead Public Highlight in History: Library in Wewahitchka. For On July 29, 1981, Britain’s ages 2-5. Details: NWRLS. Prince Charles married Lady com Diana Spencer in a glitter- BOOK DRAGONS: 2 p.m. ing ceremony at St. Paul’s at the Bay County Public Cathedral in London. (The Library, 898 W. 11th St., couple divorced in 1996.) Panama City. For teens On this date: ages 11 and up. Book In 1914, transcontinental talks and snacks. Details: telephone service in the U.S. NWRLS.com became operational with HERE COMES THE SUN — the fi rst test conversation SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: between New York and San 6:30 p.m. at the East Long Francisco. Massachusetts’ Green in Rosemary Beach. Cape Cod Canal, offering a Bring chairs or blankets. shortcut across the base of Tonight: British Invasion. the peninsula, was offi cially Details: RosemaryBeach. opened to shipping traffi c. com In 1921, Adolf Hitler became the leader (“fuehrer”) of the Tuesday National Socialist German BOOK BABIES: 10 a.m. at Workers Party. the Panama City Beach In 1958, President Dwight Public Library, 12500 D. Eisenhower signed the Hutchison Blvd., Panama National Aeronautics and City Beach. For ages 0-3 Space Act, creating NASA. years with caregiver. In 1967, an accidental rocket Details: NWRLS.com launch on the deck of the SUMMER CAMP — ‘TURN- supercarrier USS Forrestal in ING STEM INTO STEAM’: the Gulf of Tonkin resulted 1-3 p.m. Tuesday through in a fi re and explosions Friday, June 4-Aug. 9, with that killed 134 servicemen. Beach Art Group. Weekly (Among the survivors was theme: Impressionistic future U.S. Sen. John McCain, Painting. Register with Lorne Brumm emailed this picture, writing, “Common Buckeye on native Stoke’s Aster in St. a U.S. Navy lieutenant PCB Parks and Recreation Andrews.” [LORNE BRUMM] commander who narrowly Department, 16200 Panama escaped with his life.) City Beach Parkway; or In 1968, Pope Paul the Sixth 850-233-5045. Details: reaffi rmed the Roman BeachArtGroup.com Catholic Church’s stance MURDER, MYSTERY AND TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS against artifi cial methods of HURRICANE MICHAEL: birth control. 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Bay Former Sen. Nancy Gunn is 66. Rock singer- Essandoh is 47. Actor Wil In 1975, President Gerald R. County Public Library, 898 Kassebaum-Baker is 87. musician Geddy Lee (Rush) Wheaton is 47. R&B singer Ford became the fi rst U.S. W. 11th St., Panama City. Actor Robert Fuller is 86. is 66. Rock singer Patti Wanya Morris (Boyz II Men) president to visit the site of Featuring author Michael Former Sen. Elizabeth H. Scialfa (Bruce Springsteen is 46. Country singer- the Nazi concentration camp Lister launching his latest Dole is 83. Actor David and the E Street Band) is songwriter James Otto is Auschwitz in Poland. John Jordan mystery novel, Warner is 78. Actress Roz 66. Actor Kevin Chapman 46. Actor Stephen Dorff In 1994, abortion opponent which takes place during Kelly is 77. Rock musician is 57. Actress Alexandra is 46. Actor Josh Radnor Paul Hill shot and killed Dr. Hurricane Michael. With Neal Doughty (REO Speed- Paul is 56. Actor/comedian is 45. Hip-hop DJ/music John Bayard Britton and guest Tony Simmons, who wagon) is 73. Marilyn Tucker Dean Haglund is 54. Coun- producer Danger Mouse is Britton’s bodyguard, James will have the “Survivors” Quayle, wife of former Vice try singer Martina McBride 42. Actress Rachel Miner is H. Barrett, outside the Ladies anthology of prose, poetry, President Dan Quayle, is is 53. Rock musician Chris 39. Actress Allison Mack is Center clinic in Pensacola. photography and art cre- 70. Actor Mike Starr is 69. Gorman is 52. Actor Rodney 37. Actress Kaitlyn Black is (Hill was executed in 2003.) ated by local residents Documentary maker Ken Allen Rippy is 51. Actor Tim 36. Actor Matt Prokop is 29. In 2004, Sen. John Kerry in the wake of Hurricane Burns is 66. Style guru Tim Omundson is 50. Actor Ato Actress Cait Fairbanks is 26. accepted the Democratic Michael. There will be a presidential nomination at book signing and more. the party’s convention in PAINTING: 4-7 p.m. Tues- Boston with a military salute days at Panama City Center and the declaration: “I’m for the Arts, 19 E. 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