Plano's rapid growth highlighted by MPF study
MPF Research analyzes Plano's 1960s to 1977 population surge commissioned by the Plano Chamber with city and school district support. Plano rose from 3,700 to 53,150 by 1977, households tripled, and 25 34 year olds plus families fueled a median age drop from 28 to 23.7.
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MPF Research Inc
Plano
Plano Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
City of
Piano
Piano Independent
MPF
Collin
Dallas
Duncanville
Richardson
Dallas County
Rescue planeite awaits co pilot
Panama City Florida UPI reports a Marine Corps Reserve F4 Phantom crashed with two crew aboard. Capt Allan Spring 33 of Plano Texas a rescued pilot says he heard Capt Daniel Archer 32 of Dallas eject seconds before Spring bailed out. Coast Guard cutters hunt the Gulf for Archer.
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Panama City
Fla
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Southern Methodist University
Marine Corps Reserve
Allan Spring
Plano
Tex
Daniel Archer
Dallas
Spring
Coast Guard
Gulf
Archer
Braniff Chief Seeks Dallas London Jet Service
Harding L. Lawrence Braniff International board chairman will plead before the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington to approve daily 747 flights from Dallas-Fort Worth to London. He argues the route would boost Dallas-Fort Worth as an international gateway and note Braniff offers a unique single-carrier Europe connection in the Southwest.
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Grapevine
Tex
UPI
Braniff International
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Dallas-Fort Worth
London
Harding L. Lawrence
Braniff
Europe
Southwest
Lawrence
Holiday Changes Ad Deadline for Labor Day Observance
Most city offices close Monday for Labor Day and the Plano Daily Star-Courier shifts the classified ad deadline to 5 30 p m Friday Sept 2. Government offices garbage pickup landfill animal shelter and courthouses in Collin County McKinney and Plano close with emergency contact through police.
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Plano
Collin County
McKinney
Stadium Routes Revealed for Plano's New Football Stadium
Access to Plano's new athletic stadium improves with paving and widening of Spring Creek Parkway and Alma Drive. Plano officials thank the City Council for timely road completion ahead of Friday's football game. Fans from the east use Ave K or Central Expressway to Spring Creek Parkway. from the west use Alma from W. 15th or Custer Road to Spring Creek Parkway. Two secondary roads lead to parking. northbound Spring Creek route or Alma access direct west parking.
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Plano
Spring Creek Parkway
Alma Drive
Plano City
Spring Creek
Alma
W. 15Th St
Stadium
Custer Road
Anita Hurricane Heads Toward Texas Coast Resorts
Anita intensified to a 95 mph hurricane and drifted toward South Texas resort beaches threatening Labor Day plans. Evacuations mounted with 30,000 offshore workers and residents leaving Louisiana and upper Texas coast. Cameron Parish braces after memories of Hurricane Audrey. Authorities warned of tides two to four feet and prepared Coast Guard stations as oil operations shut down and crews were moved inland.
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New Orleans
UPI
Anita
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
South Texas
Corpus Christi
Tex
Vermilion Bay
Brownsville
Coast Guard
Grand Isle
Cameron Parish
Audrey
Cameron
Claude Eagleson
Eagleson
Drys Joining Forces to Oppose Beer and Wine in Plano
Citizens for a Dry Plano organized to urge residents to study the effects of legalized beer and wine sales on the community. General chairman John Clark and financial chair Gene Wheeiles call interested persons to contact Joyce Stevens or write to the group at P O Box 276 Plano Texas 75074.
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Plano
John Clark
Gene Wheeiles
Joyce Stevens
P.O. Box
Ford May Limit V-8 Availability Amid Fuel Economy Push
Ford may restrict production and raise V-8 pricing to push buyers toward smaller, fuel efficient cars. Executive VP William Bourke warned plants could close if demand for large engines stays high, aiming to meet an 18 mpg fleet average.
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Edward S. Lechtzin
UPI
Dearborn
Mich
Ford Motor Co
Ford
William O. Bourke
Bourke
General Motors
Rourke
Mercury
Zephyr
Genral Motors
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Kim Smyers
Judy Ryder
Johnna Sloan
Mike Newman
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Air Force
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