Eastside senior high on ballot debated by PISD board
About 100 residents urged the Plano Independent School District to specify eastside senior high in a proposed $38.5 million bond. Bond advisors warned specifics could constrain funds. trustees approved a resolution backing an eastside school but postponed naming or funding details, setting a Sept. meeting and Oct. 1 election date.
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Terri Anderson
Plano Independent School District Board of Trustees
PISD
Eastside
Plano Area
Frank Tucker
PACC
East Plano
Plano Independent School
Frank Medanich
Medanich
Frank Adams
Tucker
Jerry Hoagland
Patton
Rick Mercer
Adams
Allocoate
Mercer
Rutledge Haggard
Plano Area Concerned Citizens Open to All, Not Just East Side
The Star-Courier retracts a Friday error stating PACC was limited to eastside residents. Spokesman Frank Tucker told the School Board on Tuesday night the Plano group is open to anyone concerned with growth in the area. The newspaper apologizes for the mistake.
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Plano
Daily Star-Courier
Frank Tucker
PACC
Star-Courier
PISD budget hearing highlights tax cut and new school projects
Public comments on Plano Independent School District's 19.3 million dollar 1977 78 operating budget drew little audience response as the board approved a 1.39 per 100 valuation tax rate and a 76 63 2 cent split for operating and debt service. The session covered a natatorium lease with the city, Rice Field control transfer, low bids for Thomas and Harrington Elementary Schools, turfing the stadium and a new principal for Vines High School while attendance zone policy was postponed.
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PISD
H. Wayne Hendrick
Plano
Hendrick
Plano Parks and Recreation Dept
Rice Field
Thomas and Harrington
Howard A. Freeman
Gene Schricker
Justin Wakeland
Vines High School
Keith Lockwell
Terri Anderson
Reading Party Set At Library
A summer reading party at Gladys Harrington Public Library will cap Plano youngsters reading program. The event begins at 2 p.m. Thursday with certificates for those who read 10 or more books and a showing of the Kipling tale Rikki Tikki Tavi.
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Gladys Harrington Public Library
Plano
Rudyard Kipling
Rikki Tikki Tavi
Expressway Origin and Destination Study Nears Completion
The State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation reports the first phase of an Origin and Destination study for North Central Expressway. Began August 2 1977 the two week survey distributed over 78000 questionnaires from Downtown Dallas to McKinney. About 35 percent returned with a data summary planned upon completion.
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State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation
North Central Expressway
Dallas
Johnson Named New FBI Chief By Carter Administration
President Carter selects Frank M. Johnson Jr. as head of the FBI, a 58 year old Alabama federal judge known for desegregation rulings. Johnson replaces Clarence Kelley after a drawn out search, with an official announcement expected.
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Johnson
FBI
Washington
UPI
Carter
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Alabama
Clarence Kelley
George Wallace
Jaycees Plan Blood Drive in Plano
The Plano Jaycees host a blood drive Monday 4 to 8 p.m. at 1027 15th St. in downtown Plano. Conducted by Wadley Blood Bank for the Cecil J. Prashaw Memorial Blood Bank, the drive aims to collect 50 pints. Contacts are Wigley 424 8631 or John Wishnew 422 7070.
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Plano Jaycee
Jaycees
15Th St
Plano
Wadley Blood Bank
Cecil J
Braniff and Texas Intl Charged Over Air Monopoly Claims
A federal grand jury indicted Braniff Airways Inc and Texas International Airlines on two counts each under the Sherman Antitrust Act, alleging a 1971 to 1973 conspiracy to monopolize air service among Dallas Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio to block Southwest Airlines. The case mirrors a 1975 set dismissed for government misconduct, Braniff contends the charges repeat old claims and target Southwest’s interstate carriage.
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San Antonio, Tex
APT
Braniff Airways Inc
Texas International Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Braniff
Texas International
U.S. District
Adrian Spears
Spears
Justice Department
Antitrust
Grand Jury
U.S. District Court
Antitrust Division
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Aviation Act
Southwest
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