Wreath sale to aid Sudden Infant Death group in Texas
North Texas chapter of the National Foundation for Sudden Infant Death will auction wreaths and sprays at 2008 Midcrest from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday to support families dealing with crib deaths and provide emotional aid. The group notes crib death as a leading infant killer in Texas with about 600 cases annually.
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NELDA WHITEHEAD
North Texas
National Foundation for
George Southgate
Midcrest
Lynne Schilp
Plano
Texas
Voter Registration Ruling Sparks Texas Confusion
Secretary of State Mark White expresses confusion over the Justice Department ruling on two year voter list purges and reregistration. Pottinger argues it could reduce minority voter eligibility while White seeks legal clarification with the attorney general.
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AUSTIN
Tex
UPI
Mark White
Justice Department
Texas
J. Stanley Pottinger
White
Pottinger
Friendly Forman Forces aid forman students at Plano school
Fifth graders at Forman Elementary in the Plano ISD operate as Friendly Forman Forces in a four day training program. They complete a job application, assist staff, and work 15 to 20 minutes three times weekly.
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Forman Elementary
Plano Independent School District
Forman Forces
Forman
Barbara Rogers
Paula Ford
Ford
Rogers
Grass Fire Reported Behind Avenue N Lot
Plane firefighters extinguished a grass fire in a lot behind 2335 Avenue N. Fire Marshal Billi Threet said the call came in at 4 17 p m and the blaze was quickly contained. The department also made four ambulance runs on Wednesday and two more early today and unlocked a residence door at 12 43 a m.
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Billi Threet
Avenue N
Threet
Lone Star Gas rate hike delayed by Texas panel
The Texas Railroad Commission postponed ruling on Lone Star Gas Co. proposed 21.2 cent per thousand cubic feet increase to allow time for evidence supporting the request. Dallas and Richardson attorneys accused padding in figures, claiming retroactive contracts inflate costs. Officials from Arlington Irving Garland Fort Worth and Sulphur Springs joined the protest.
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AUSTIN, Tex
UPI
Texas Railroad Commission
Lone Star Gas Co
Dallas and
Richardson
Texas
Plano
Alex Bickley
Dallas
Lone Star
commission
Louis Nichols
William Fowler
Arlington
Irving
Garland
Fort Worth
Sulphur Springs
Decorations Contest Announced by Chamber of Commerce
The Women's Division sponsors an outdoor Christmas decorations contest for homeowners. A committee will judge the displays with prizes for first to third place. Photographs will be printed in the Daily Star-Courier. To enter call the Chamber of Commerce or Millie Kirkwood by noon Monday December 15.
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Chamber of Commerce
Daily Star-Courier
Millie Kirkwood
Deputies Follow Clues In Murder Investigation
Collin County deputies pursue leads in the killings of four Dallas and Allen area teens. Sheriff Jerry Burton says clues and suspects exist but no arrests yet as investigators work to confirm causes of death and link the April or May slayings of Elvalda Gann Sherry Smith Carol Anderson and Sandra Beddow.
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Collin County
Jerry Burton
Elvalda Joy Gann
Dallas
Sherry Joyce Smith
Miss Smith
Blue Ridge Park
Lake Lavon
Miss Gann
Princeton Speedway
Gann
Carol Marie Anderson
Melissa
Bicycle thefts rise as Plano reports multiple incidents
Four bicycle thefts were reported to Plano police on Tuesday along with investigations into plumbing supply thefts and a residential burglary. A ran away was later arrested with a shoplifter after a reported harassment call. Police logged 55 assistance calls and three accidents, detailing three local collisions and a private parking lot incident with several drivers including Glenn Lee Finch and Kevin William Snook.
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Plano
Glenn Lee Finch
Westridge
Carol
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Mike Newman
Abilene
Southgate
Schilp
Dwight Beavett
Nancy Coleman
Susan Zeder
Florida
Building B
Sandra Kay Beddow
Allen
north Plano
Rise
Philbrick McClendon
Autumn
Alma
Stanley Vernon Cannon
McKinney
Chevrolet
Monroe Watts
Park
Plymouth
Kevin William Snook
Tower Garden Apts
Sharon Jean Smith
16th St
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