Residents Demand Outside Audit Of Collin County Funds
Petitions calling for an independent audit of all Collin County funds, especially road and bridge budgets in Precinct Two, were placed at the Tam-Trac Building in Plano for signing by residents. The drive, organized by H A Dillingham and C J Copmann, seeks a private firm to review county expenditures and will be presented to County Judge W G Proctor.
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Collin County
Tam-Trac
Plano
Ave. K
H.A Dillingham
C.J. Copmann
Route 5
McKinney
Dillingham
W.G. Proctor
Commissioners Court
Raymond Jenkins
Copmann
Precinct Two
Brown not listed as resident at East Meadow Apartments
Mrs. Jo Ann Harvey, manager, disputes Michael Brown’s residence claim in a lawsuit against Plano Police Chief J B Toler four officers and Sheriff George Smith. She says Brown never leased at East Meadow and may have been visiting. the suit alleges he lived there at his arrest alongside Miss Effinger and Mrs. Faulkner.
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Jo Ann Harvey
East Meadow
Plano
Michael Brown
J.B. Toler
Brown
East Meadow Apartments
Plano native Helen Lawson Runs Collin County Tax Office
The seventh in a series profiles Plano born Helen Lawson, Collin County tax assessor collector. She oversees tax collection for about 90 000 residents, automobile registration, and voter registration while adapting to growth and space shortages. Delinquent taxes are handled by a delinquent tax attorney, and the office uses a computerized tax roll. Lawson, elected to a four year term in 1971, began with the office in 1960 and sought election after filling an unexpired term.
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Plano
Helen Lawson
Collin County
Lawson
Doyle Nelson
Mike Newman
Americans Recall Pearl Harbor Attack 32 Years Later
A group of Americans bowed heads in prayer at Pearl Harbor on the anniversary of the 1941 attack that drew the United States into World War II. wreaths were laid at the Arizona memorial as veterans and civic groups honored the sacrifices of over 2,000 Navy dead and the ships crippled that day.
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Pearl Harbor
UPI
United States
Pacific Fleet
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hawaii
Arizona
U.S
Pacific
Arizona Memorial
White Memorial
Post Office Urges Early Mailing For Christmas Rush
Postmaster Billy W. Creed urged Plano residents to mail first class Christmas items by tomorrow and to post airmail by December 15. The office will be open 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow with Palisades Pharmacy station open to 9 p.m. for pickups. Creed noted fuel shortages may slow deliveries but expects all Christmas mail to be delivered by Christmas Eve with public cooperation.
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Billy W. Creed
Palisades Pharmacy
West Plano
Plano
Plano officers sued over alleged unauthorized search of home
Plano police sergeant Mike Manning and his wife file a $500000 federal suit in Sherman against three officers Craig Matthews Johnny Mack and Troy Stansell claiming an arrest warrant was used to search their home without consent or a warrant. The suit seeks $200000 actual and $300000 punitive damages for invasion of privacy and loss of property.
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Mike Manning
Plano
U.S
Sherman
Exxon
14Th St
Manning
Craig Matthews
Johnny Mack
Troy Stansell
Matthews
Mack
Stansell
Ms. Manning
Plano Police Department
Mannings
Brown
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Jenkins
M. Brown
Mrs. Lawson
Terri Anderson
By Ruth Youngblood
Lee Mayfield
Post Office
Creed
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