Safety of School Children Pivots on Courtesy Rules
Plano officials implement new traffic safety procedures for school zones to ease congestion and protect students. Traffic and safety coordinator Poeppelmeier and City Traffic Engineer Walton urge courteous driving. New flashing signals, reduced speeds, and defined drop off points accompany nine crossing zones and multiple zone expansions.
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Jim Poeppelmeier
Plano Independent School District
Tom Walton
Poeppelmeier
Vines
Plano
Walton and Poeppelmeier
Highedge Dr
Mill Valley Dr
Highedge
Bluffton
Mill Valley
Clear Springs
Armstrong Middle
Forman
Timberline
Haggard Middle
Parkhaven Dr
Independence
Christie
Crossbend Rd
Wagonwheel
Ranier Rd
Parker Rd
Country Place
Armstrong
Poeppelmeier and Walton
Stratford Dr
Windsor Dr
Kimberly Dr
Mike Newman
North Korea orders armed forces to combat readiness
North Korean President Kim Il Sung ordered all regular forces and militia into combat posture after the slaying of two U.S. officers by North Korean guards near Panmunjom. U.S. troops were placed on increased alert as Washington and the UN Command call troops back from leave.
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Paul Shin Panmunjom
Korea
UPI
Kim Il-Sung
U.S
Pentagon
U.S. Army
Kim
North Korea
Panmunjom
Washington
Sexist Terms Abound In State Textbooks
In Austin Texas a Mansfield housewife and DAR protest deletions of sexist terms from state school texts. Mrs Thomas Snow argues humankind should not replace mankind and notes many women respect men. DAR representative R C Reardon Jr. objects to publisher changes driven by women’s liberation groups.
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Mansfield
Tex
Thomas Snow
Snow
R.C. Reardon Jr
San Angelo
DAR
Burglaries Top Police Reports in Plano
Several burglaries were reported to Plano police Tuesday. Less than $30 was taken from Plano Implement at 1724 14th St, and small items were taken from four motor vehicles. One residential burglary involved tools from a garage. Police investigated four miscellaneous thefts, five criminal mischief cases, and six minor accidents, with officers answering 85 calls for assistance.
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Plano
Plano Implement
14Th St
Ford Considers Reagan as Running Mate Prospect
President Ford met with defeated challenger Ronald Reagan to discuss a pending running mate choice but made no offer. Despite Reagan's lack of interest, loyalist delegations weigh a draft movement with Rep. Louis Frey reporting Florida and 18 other states exploring action before the expected announcement.
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Kansas City
UPI
Ford
Ronald Reagan
California
Louis Frey
Florida
Frey
Small Blazes Put Out by Firefighters on Wednesday
Firefighters battled several minor fires including a construction site flare up on Apple Valley Rd caused by a plumber’s torch and two grass fires along US 75 east frontage road and near Laurel Dr, with one reported but not found in Park Blvd and Jupiter Rd. Fire Marshal Bill Threet reported no serious damage.
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Bill Threet
Apple Valley Rd
Rabbit Run
US 75
Richardson
Plano Department
Laurel
Rigsbee Dr
Threet
Park Blvd
Jupiter Rd
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Barron Elementary
Bowman Middle
Custer Rd
Wilson Middle
4Th St
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Mollimar Dr
Weatherford
Country Place Dr
Mark T. Barrett
Columbia
S.C
Arthur G. Bonifas
Newburgh
N. Y
South Korea
U.N. Command
Austin, Tex
the Daughters of the American Revolution and A
Steve Pecher
Dallas Tornado
Los Angeles
Ron Davies
Ownby Stadium
Pecher
Davies
Aztecs
Dallas
Star-Courier
Reagan
Small Blazes
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