Trees removed for road widening on Independence Pkwy
City contractor chopped down several dozen hackberries to widen Independence Parkway to six lanes and add left turn lanes. Officials say trees removed were necessary to support pavement and median clearance, with plans to replant oaks or crepe myrtle after paving.
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West Planettes
City Hall
Independence Pkwy
Armstrong Pkwy
Robert Pope
Pope
Parks and Recreation Dept
Ford and Wallace Face FEC Setbacks in 1976 Race
The Federal Election Commission actions cloud Ford and several possible Democratic contenders with new constraints on campaign travel costs and fundraising rules. Alabama Governor George Wallace benefits from a provision allowing royalties up to 150000 for campaign souvenirs, though lawmakers question the spirit of reform. The FEC delayed rulings on travel expenses and split cost allocations between Ford and local candidates.
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Clay F. Richards
Washington
UPI
Ford
Federal Election Commission
Alabama
George Wallace
FEC
Wallace
Commission
John Murphy
Tropical Storm Caroline Looms Offshore Near Corpus Christi
The National Weather Service warned Labor Day beachgoers along Padre Island to avoid the Gulf side as Tropical Storm Caroline moves toward the Texas coast at about 12 mph with 40 mph winds. Officials in Corpus Christi and Padre Island monitor advisories, but no evacuation actions were taken yet as hotels report strong bookings and limited concern for now.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
National Weather Service
Gulf of Mexico
Padre Island
Caroline
Texas
NWS
Gulf
Brownsville
Adre
Mustang Islands
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Mexico
Yucatan
Peninsula
Marvin Townsend
City
Bob Conwell
Bermuda
Weather Bureau
Terry White
Labor Day Road Patrols Set For Plano Richardson Areas
Plano and Richardson Jaycees team with the Friendship CB Club to man rest stops on North Central Expressway Parker and Renner Roads with four hour daily shifts through Labor Day. The Parker Rd stop is run by Plano Jaycees under Larry Seal. Renner Rd by Richardson Jaycees. Free coffee and donuts provided.
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Plano
Richardson Jaycees
Labor Day
North Central Expressway
Parker Rea
Renner
Parker Rd
Plano Jaycees
Larry Seal
Renner Rad
Texas
Texas Jaycees
National Safety Council
Friendship CB Club
Westgate
MicKinney
Collin County
Junior Ballard
Janice Watkins
Frisco
O'Rourke Seeks TRC Position in Texas Race
Houston attorney Terence O'Rourke 28 files first for Texas Railroad Commission seat. He aims to pressure incumbent Ben Ramsey toward retirement and criticizes federal energy legislation as punitive. He vows to strengthen consumer protection and criticize the commission for inaction during gas price rises and alleged misdeeds by Coastal States Gas Producing Co.
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Roland Lindsey
UPI
Capitol
Austin
Tex
UPD
Texas Railroad Commission
Ben Ramsey
Ramsey
Dolph Briscoe
Houston
Terence O'Rourke
Texas
Congress of
United States
O'Rourke
Railroad Commission
Commission
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
San Antonio
Colorado River Authority
Light Police Activity With Records Of Burglaries And Crashes
Police report light activity on Wednesday with one arrest on out-of-town warrants. Four residential burglaries two bicycle thefts and a miscellaneous theft were investigated along with 47 calls for assistance. Four accidents caused varying damage including collisions on US 75 Parker Road and intersections 14th and L Avenue K and W 15th Custer Road with $50 road sign damage.
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US 75
Parker Rd
Heat Wave Expected for Labor Day Weekend
The forecast calls for high temperatures in the upper 90s with overnight lows in the low to mid 70s. South winds at 15 to 20 mph are expected as Planeites enjoy a dry, hot Labor Day weekend.
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National Weather Service
Texas oil group urges veto of price controls
The Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association requests the Texas delegation to support President Ford's veto of oil price controls. The 3100 member group says price controls would force Texas oil producers and royalty owners to subsidize national energy needs, harming free market operations.
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Dallas
UPI
Texas
Ford
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Midland ISD ordered to end Mexican American school segregation
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Midland Independent School District to stop segregating Mexican American children and dismantle the dual elementary system. The ruling likened Midland to recent cases in Alvade and Dallas, signaling a broader desegregation trend.
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New Orleans
UPI
Midland, Tex
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Midland
Alvade
Dallas
Nine jurors chosen in Lubbock murder trial
Nine jurors have been selected in the murder trial of Raymond Sanders charged with killing Andrew McKay and Odessa McKay during a January burglary in northwest Lubbock County. Sanders, 30, is the first of three men to face trial for the crime as more than 30 potential jurors were questioned since Monday.
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Lubbock, Tex
UPI
Raymond Sanders
Sanders
Andrew McKay
Odessa
Lubbock County
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O’rourke
TRC
Police Dept
Dodge
Szcundino Ambriz Garcia
Irving
J.D Terry
Melissa
14Th
Robert Edward Taylor
Yosemite
Plymouth
Arturo Martinez
Lorraine
Wade Oliver Kennedy
Williamsburg
Marcy Janette
Monroe
Richardson
11Th St
Carl Gunter
Judy
W. 15Th
Custer Rd
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