12 Dec 1973
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Newspaper
Plano Daily Star Courier
Location
Plano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1973
Page
1
Plano building permits show a 60 percent year over year increase through November 1972 with total value exceeding 52 million. November activity includes 170 residential permits up from 70 last year and a drop in monthly permit value from October.
Roger Staubach will speak at the High School auditorium this evening from 7 30 to 9 p m in An Evening with Staubach sponsored by the Plano Kiwanis Club John Clark Wildcat coach will introduce. Tickets are 2 dollars for adults 1 dollar for students at the door Firestone or Lamplighters Realty Proceeds fund camping equipment for under privileged children in the area Kiwanis spokesman Mike Largent says Staubach will be a dynamic and exciting speaker and urges attendance for a worthwhile cause.
The ninth in a Collin County government series profiles Precinct Two commissioner Raymond Jenkins. He cites improved finances, a $4 million budget, and road and bridge duties across 350 miles of precinct near Lake Lavon. He favors a courthouse when cost and location are fixed.
Christi McQuain, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lynn McQuain of Plano, faces leukemia with little hope of birthday joy. She requires multiple blood donors per transfusion as bone marrow squeezing options fail. Friends sponsor Christi McQuain fund at First National Bank and host fundraisers including a garage sale at 2613 Pin Oak and a bake sale at Buddies in Dallas North Mall to aid medical expenses.
NASA officials report radio emissions from comet Kohoutek detected at Kitt Peak by Drs. Bobby Ulich and Edward Conklin. They say the signal likely comes from complex molecules of methycyanide, a gas seen in star forming regions of the Milky Way.
Wealthy Italians exploit taxi exemptions to circumvent the government’s Sunday ban on driving. Vatican Radio reports Pope Paul VI may cancel his Christmas Eve mass plan if the 11 day driving ban remains. Elroy Hirsch, former Rams star now UW athletic director, sues Johnson Wax for using his Crazylegs nickname on a women’s shaving cream.
A 2.2 magnitude on shore quake hit Sonoma County in Northern California marking the 15th tremor of 2.0 to 4.7 since May with no major damage reported. In England animal lovers fund a Christmas meal for stray dogs and add rice pudding after criticism of turkey and rabbit dinner.
Fair and turning colder with a low tonight in the 34 to 44 range. High Thursday expected between 65 and 72 degrees.
Charles Glover, a 16 year old from South Dallas, spent two months in the McKinney city jail without proper papers or meals and faced an unclear detention. Hearings and appointment of counsel were mishandled, drawing wide local attention after a habeas corpus filing led to his release with no restrictions while awaiting adult or juvenile certification.
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