Growth Projections Put Plano Durable Goods Lead
SMU graduate Tim Mescon predicts durable goods will remain the largest employment sector in Plano and Collin County with 23,313 workers in 1980. The county workforce is forecast at 46,255 or 43.2 percent of residents, down from 50.5 percent in 1970, with 5,319 in retail 3,007 in construction 2,544 in educational services and 1,850 in transportation-communication.
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Plano
Collin County
SMU
Tim Mescon
SMU Data Projects 1980 Employment by Category for Collin County
Moscon's projection uses census data and real estate sources to estimate 1980 employment by category in Collin County. He cites wholesale trade 1 526 health service and hospitals 1 480 public administration 1 434 and other groups with a total predicted employment between 41 116 and 51 395. The population is expected to reach 107 072 in 1980 at SMU.
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Moscon
Moscow
Collin County
Plano Police Log Details Six Burglaries and Collisions
Six burglaries reported to Plano police on Tuesday included four residential and two motor vehicle incidents. Two runaways were noted, two suspects arrested on out of town warrants, 45 calls for assistance, and seven accidents investigated. Minor injuries occurred in a collision at Dallas North Parkway and Westwood Drive involving Marsha Watson.
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Plano
Marsha Lynn Watson
Marwick
Robert Anthony Watson
Ronald Everett Hamburg
Midcrest
Dallas
Court Reports On Bad Checks And Local Traffic Crashes
Plano Municipal Court reports 36 582 58 dollars in bad checks redeemed over two years with 827 cases in 1975 1976 and about 90 percent convictions. Judge Raymond Robinson notes 17 817 dollars in fines and enforcement based on restitution and check amounts. About 30 to 40 businesses file cases. letters to pay trigger filing timelines. Separate traffic crashes include multiple misfortunes at intersections involving drivers from Richardson Dallas and Allen with various makes and years.
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Plano
Raymond Robinson
Robinson
Sun Power For Plano Sun Power For Plano
Tex power firm installs solar panels on Plano first commercial solar home at Round Rock and Forest Glen in West Plano. Wes Newell's Design Builders schedules completion mid January for national home builders convention in Dallas and plans tours for builders nationwide.
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Texas Power & Light Co
Plano
Hamilton Airpart
Dallas
Round Rock
Forest Glen
West Plano
Wes Newell
National Home Builders Assn
Mike Newman
Yule Parade Set Tonight
The annual Plano Jaycee Christmas Parade begins at Williams High School at 7 p.m. traveling west on 18th Street to Avenue K then south to 15th Street, west to Central Expressway service road, south to Janwood Drive and west to the Cameo Theater parking lot for prize awards. Several marching units riding clubs floats and other entries will join Plano’s first nighttime Christmas Parade inviting all residents to watch.
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Plano Jaycee
Williams High School
18Th St
Avenue K
15Th St
Central Expressway
Janwood Dr
Cameo Theater
Plano Area
Plano
Ombudsman Proposal Aims to Create State Office
Rep. Joe Allen of Baytown urges legislature to establish an office of state ombudsman to handle citizen complaints about government. The bill would empower investigations private hearings agency entry without notice and subpoenas to cut red tape and improve public access.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Joe Allen
Count Dracula at PSHS Runs This Week in Comic Horror
Plano Senior High School presents Count Dracula a modern spoof of the Bram Stoker tale directed by John Steele. The production features Dracula and Van Helsing amid a comic asylum setting with intricate sets and special effects. Performances run 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday with tickets at 2 dollars from students or at the door.
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Terri Anderson
John Steele
Plano
Ted Tiller
Bram Stoker
PSHS
Steele
Dracula
Count Dracula
Count
Dr. van Helsing
Doug Gaston
Cindy Hartman
Sybil
Becky Hobbs
Hennessey
Kristi Martin
Wesley
Jeff Whitner
Jonathan
Chris Maddy
Seward
Sid Catlett
Connie Defreitas
Mina
Vickie Hughey
Renfield
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Parkhaven
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Breckman
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Oldsmobile
Anthony Hilding
Greenway
Sun Power
Cheyenne
Stock Growers State Bank
Worland
Wyo
Ewing T. Kerr
Gary N. Hailfinger
Fort Worth
Hailfinger
Stock Growers Bank
Bank
Don Babbitt
Austin, Tex
John Hill
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
API
John L. Hill
Martha E. Smiley
Ms. Smiley
Rick Harrison
Hill
Ombudsman
Thespians
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