Plano High Wins In UIL Literary EventsLinda Maynard and Diane Williams earned the right to compete for State Honors last weekend at the regional University Interscholastic League 1UPI) competition held at North Texas State University.Linda placed second in Heady Writing and Diane placed second in Shorthand. These girls will go to the State Interscholastic league competition May 4, 5, 6 in Austin.Other Plano High School students placing in the regional meet but not attending the state competition were senior Terry Miller, 3rd, and junior Chris Carlson, 5th, in Journalism; Vicki Muncie placed 4th in Number Sense; and the girls tennis doubles, Peggy Smith-wick and Ginny Apply placed 2nd.Eight districts competed for regional titles.In District Literary Events held at Plano High School on Saturday, April 15, Plano scored the highest.Members of the Speech Department won a total of 127 points and nine first places. I Both boys, Donnie Prince and Randy Duncan, and girls, Lea Smith and Sarah Chapman, debate teams captured first place.In Prose Reading, Melvin Hays and Brenda Johnson tookfirst places while third place was awarded to Phillip Creed and Cindy Hubley.Willie Prince won a first place in boys poetry interpretation and Jo Hudson in the girls division in that event. Gail Olson placed third.First place in informative speaking went to Kathy Starnes and Rick Voorhies while Virginia Reeder won first place in persuasive speaking. |The English Department won a second place in Ready Writing with Linda Maynard participating and a first place in Spelling with the team of Newberry and Simmons.The Shorthand contest resulted in the Plano Business Department taking the first three places with Diane Williams, Rochelle McIntosh and Kay Shropshire.The Math Department scored I first, Randy Duncan, second Vickie Muncie and third Vance Maultsby in the Number Sense contest. The Slide Rule contest was won by Mark Allen and Kay Shropshire.U.S. gas utility and pipelines plant investments will nearly I double within the next 15 years i —rising from $29,250 million in 1965 to an estimated $54,987 million in 1980, according to the American Gas Association.