Plano aims to curb shoplifting with seminars
Plano merchants attended two seminars sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Plano Police Department on shoplifting and hot checks. Harry Thompson urged clerks to stay alert, noting a shoplifter can snatch an item in a second with the right opportunity. Attendees were advised to watch for large purses, bulky parcels and roomy clothing.
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Plano
Chamber of Commerce and
Plano Police Dept
Harry Thompson
Chamber
Plano CofC Sessions Termed Successful
Police Chief Duane Kinsey advised store supervisors to notify management immediately when a shoplifter is spotted and to keep the suspect in sight if possible. He emphasized that staff may detain a person if they are sure shoplifting occurred and to approach every customer as part of prevention.
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Duane Kinsey
Chamber of Commerce
Mike Newman
Kinsey
Plano
Thompson
Cargo Ship Sinks. Crew Rescued in Gulf of Mexico
A Greek vessel salvaged eight crewmen and 17 others after the 311-foot cargo ship Melias broke up and sank east of Mexico in rough seas. Coast Guard spokesman Jim Morrison reported all eight rescued men were in good condition.
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NEW ORLEANS
UPS
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Coast Guard
Jim Morrison
Morrison
Melias
Women Dominate Local Workforce Growth in Collin County
Collin County sees 38.9 percent of regional jobs held by women with national data showing 40 percent of U S jobholders being female. The surge stems from married women entering the labor force aided by equal pay and anti discrimination laws.
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Collin County
United States
Dept. of
SBA Pledges Border Aid To Small Businesses
SBA director Fred S. Neumann says a recent meeting outlined plans to assist small businesses hurt by the Mexican peso devaluation along the U S Mexico border. Aid will follow existing SBA authority and require proof of economic injury and pre devaluation repayment ability. Also two Texas engineers were honored at a Texas A&M short course for outstanding achievement Byron Blaschke and Paul Lockhart received plaques and 1000 checks.
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SBA
DALLAS
UPI
Fred S. Neumann
the
Small Business Administration
United States-Mexico
COLLEGE STATION
Briscoe appoints Hammond 33rd Judicial District Judge
Gov. Dolph Briscoe named D W Hammond of Burnet to the 33rd judicial district bench effective today replacing resigning Judge Jack B Miller. The district covers Llano Mason Burnet Blanco Menard and San Saba Counties. Hammond has practiced law in Burnet since 1949.
Father and son nabbed for bank robbery and hostage
DPS arrested a father and son for robbing First State Bank and taking a teller hostage. The hostage was released unharmed and $59,000 was recovered. Suspects were captured in an abandoned house east of Tulsa and held in Hale County jail awaiting charges.
Plano Fire Department Responds to Eight Calls
Plano firefighters answered eight calls Tuesday, including two fires. A dumpster blaze at Plano North Shopping Center occurred at 1 44 p m and another dumpster fire at Red Colemans Handy Food Mart 2701 W 15th St at 7 36 a m. The department also handled five ambulance runs and one water-in-house report.
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Plano
Plano North
Red Coleman
Handy Food Mart
W. 15th
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Dept. of Labor
Plano Senior High School
Betty Mischen
Mischen
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