Five-Hour Siege Ends With Arrest Of Suspect
Police finally stormed a barricaded Cinnamon Tree apartment after five hours of negotiations. Ronny Tarrant, 33, fired on officers and a squad car but was not seriously hurt. tear gas and a force entry at 4:15 a.m. ended the siege. He was treated for scratches and gas inhalation at Plano General Hospital. Residents evacuated from the building as officers feared further danger. Chief Duane Kinsey led the operation from a nearby command post amid ongoing safety concerns.
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Kinsey
Centennial Plans Open House for Energy Saving Homes in Plano
Centennial Homes and Texas Power and Light display two all electric model homes on King's Way in Cimarron East Plano as part of the 350 home project using E OK energy standards. Open house runs 1 to 5 p m Sunday with TP PL officials on hand to explain features.
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Centennial Homes
Texas Power and Light Company
Plano
King’s Way
Centennial
Cimarron
east Plano
TP&L
Power and construction company
Cen
tennial
power company
Park Boulevard
Tear Gas Ends Five Hour Siege at Estranged Wife’s Home
Police flushed Ronny Tarrant from a barricaded apartment after a five hour standoff. He had broken into his estranged wife’s apartment, threatened to kill her, and fired on a patrol car before surrendering to Chief Duane Kinsey and Lt. Tommy Ashley.
City Managers Wager Turkey On Grid Contest
City Manager David Griffin and Odessa city manager Kerry Sweat wager a turkey on the Plano Odessa semifinal. The loser delivers the bird to the winner and sings the winning school's fight song at city hall next week.
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Turkey
David Griffin
Odessa
Kerry Sweat
Paris
Plano ISD budget audit shows revenues exceed estimates
The Plano Independent School District's 1976-77 audit reports actual operating revenues above projected figures due to stronger tax collections and higher student enrollment. Expenditures stayed within half a percent of the $15,380,227 budget, with increases tied to energy retrofitting and faster bond fund use. The district plans to add excess revenue to its reserve fund and notes recommendations for budgeting, fund deposits, and an equipment ledger.
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Plano Independent
PISD School Board
certified public accountants
Cheshier & Fuller Inc
Plano
H. Wayne Hendrick
Spring Creek Parkway
City of
PISD
Bill Holifield
NTC President to address Plano Chamber and Rotary luncheon
Jack C. O Callaghan president of the North Texas Commission will speak at a noon luncheon with the Plano Chamber of Commerce and Plano Rotary Club at the Community House. The event aims to promote Plano's growth and the commission’s role in attracting major companies to the southwest metroplex. Reservations required at $5 per plate via the Chamber.
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Jack C. O'Callaghan
North Texas Commission
Plano Chamber of Commerce
Plano Rotary Club
Plano
Chamber
Roland Dickey
Dickey
commission
southwest
metroplex
O'Callaghan
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
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PAM TROBOY
Ronny Tarrant
Tarrant
Tommy Ashley
Dan Williams
John Holton
Anderson
Bob Price
Automatic Electric Inc
Daily Star Courier
General Telephone Co
west Plano
GenTel
Mark Jackson
Duane Kinsey
Armed Services
Holifield
NTC
Rotary
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