County FM Roads Face State Funded Facelift in 1978 Plan
The Texas Highway and Public Transportation Commission approved a 1978 Special Rehabilitation program funded by the 65th Legislature. In Collin County, 1.6 miles of FM 544 through Plano will be rebuilt with curb reconstruction and resurfacing. Over 80 miles of farm-to-market and state highway work are planned in the county, overseen by James Huffman. Nationwide, about 6,900 miles will be improved at an estimated $222.56 million, with $4.3 million for later assignment.
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Collin County
Texas Highway and Public Transportation Commission
65Th
Texas
Plano
Independence Pkwy
Park Blvd
James Huffman
U.S
John G. Keller
Dallas
Gas Price Controls To Stay Says House
The House narrowly approved continued federal price controls on natural gas in a vote seen as a White House victory. Congress moved toward final action on energy measures before Friday while debating gasoline tax increases and other budget items tied to Carter's energy program.
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Stewart Powell
Washington
UPI
Congress
Carter
Action On Energy
Capitol Hill
House
White House
James Schlesinger
Clifford Hansen
R-Wyo
Schlesinger
Senate
Texas A&M Ranks 18th in National Research Volume
NSF figures for 1975 76 place Texas A&M 18th nationwide and second in growth 19.5 percent from the prior year leading the South and Southwest. UT Austin is 19th in the region. Texas A&M stands as a regional leader in research.
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College Station, Tex
UPI
National Science Foundation
Texas A&m University
NSF
Texas A&m
University of Texas At Austin
Free Immunization Clinic Set At Plano Headquarters
An immunization clinic for children from two months to 18 years will be held Monday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Collin County Democratic Headquarters in Plano. The free service, sponsored by the Texas Dept. of Health Resources and run by the Plano City Health Dept., offers DTP polio measles and rubella vaccines. Parents must accompany preschool children. The clinic meets every third Monday in Plano and aims to protect children from serious diseases.
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Collin County Democratic
E. 15Th St
Texas Dept. of Health Resources
City of
Plano
Hal J. Dewlett
Twin Probes Travel To Jupiter Saturn
NASA announces two Voyager missions to explore Jupiter and Saturn with orbiting probes and cameras. Launch windows are Aug 2 and Sept 1 from Cape Canaveral, with later flybys of Saturn and potential visits to Uranus and Neptune. Each mission spans years, targeting inner Jovian satellites and Saturn’s rings for first close-up images. Voyager 1 approaches Jupiter in 1979 and Saturn in 1980, Voyager 2 later in 1979 and 1981 respectively.
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Washington
UPI
Voyager
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Space Agency
Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jovian
NASA
Titan
Solar System
Earth
Turtles Split After Niagara Honeymoon Ends
Shelly the loggerhead and Moose the Atlantic green turtle, lifelong friends since being captured in 1969, left a Niagara Falls tank for the sea. After a staged eight year bond, they swam away separately at Biscayne Bay, state Seaquarium officials noting they unlikely reunite in the wild.
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Miami
UPS
Shelly
Moose
Niagara Falls
Florida Keys
N.Y
Buie
Offshore port funding clears as construction to start
Gov Edwin Edwards and Bill Read announce the final signing of a federal construction license for the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port. First phase, a $1 billion facility 18 miles south of Grand Isle, starts next year with completion three years later before the first supertanker unloads. The project promises thousands of Louisiana jobs and reduced nationwide transport costs while pipelines feed storage and refineries across the region.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Edwin Edwards
Bill Read
Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Inc
Read
Grand Isle
Edwards
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Southwest
Midwest
No Filmed Executions Allowed
A federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled that First Amendment protections do not extend to filming Texas state executions. The Fifth Circuit reversed a district court order requiring media access, holding that execution visibility is not generally accessible to the public.
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New Orleans
API
Texas
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
William M. Taylor Jr
Dallas
Taylor
Tony Garrett
KERA
Garrett
Death ruled self-inflicted in Kennish case
Police say John Ted Kennish, 39, of 1620 Amhurst, died by his own action after being found by his wife Shirley. He was shot with a 22-caliber rifle. Police also reported multiple arrests for theft, trespass, evading arrest, disorderly conduct, and warrants. Department responded to 64 calls, with four thefts, two motor vehicle burglaries, and three criminal mischief cases.
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John Ted Kennish
Amhurst
Kennish
Shirley
American Legion
Richardson
Dallas County
Dallas Police Dept
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EPA
Douglas M. Costie
John C. White
Atlanta
Dallas City Environmental Committee
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Houston Ship Channel
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Terrell
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Interstate 20
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