Water wisely to curb Plano lawn demand
Plano officials urge conserving water as residential use spikes. Extension experts advise watering once a week, early morning, with a coffee can to measure flow. City leaders warn overuse could cut fire protection and strain supply, urging residents to limit lawn water to about 10 hours or 10 000 gallons monthly.
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Dougal
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Custer Road
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Custer
Mike Newman
Plano Traffic Hazards Highlight Key Accident Areas
Plano officials report frequent crashes at major corridors led by FM 544 and Park Blvd as the year’s most dangerous intersection. May sightings include the east frontage road of US 75 FM 544 with four crashes and one injury. Other hotspots include SH 289 FM 544 and SH 5 Avenue K 18th Street and Red Bud Lane plus multiple FM 544 pairings and frontage roads with varying injury and property damage totals.
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Plano
Alan Ratliff
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14th Street
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18th St
Red Bud Lane
SH 289
SH 5
Avenue K
18th Street
15th St
Custer
Dallas North Parkway
Unemployment Edges Up to 5.2 Percent in May
The Labor Department reports the unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in May, with 86 million employed and a labor force of 90.7 million. Teenagers faced higher joblessness, especially Black teens at 33.5 percent, while average work hours and wages showed modest gains.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Saxbe Warns Business Morals Over Personal Watergates
Ohio Attorney General William B. Saxbe warned that private business faces a “personal Watergate” risk if firms bend the law. He cited ripoffs, rigged bids, bribes, price fixing, and deals with organized crime as threats to public trust, noting several corporations pled guilty to illegal campaign contributions.
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UPI
William B. Saxbe
Saxbe
Tornado Hits Forrest City Center Killing Eight and Hauling Homes
A powerful tornado ripped through Forrest City Arkansas, killing eight people at Gibson Discount Store and injuring about 100 others. The storm destroyed 350 homes in a residential area, leaving around 2,500 homeless and causing an estimated 10 million dollars in damage. Fire officials said most victims were young shoppers, with the first identified victims including teenage girls and an elderly man. The tornado traveled a two mile path near the Mississippi River town about 35 miles from Memphis. Continued on page.
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Tenn
Gibson’s
Kroger
Veterinarian advocates home visits for pet care
Chicago reports show Dr Leon Schwartz favors house calls to aid recovery and avoid hospital stress for pets. He notes 10 dollar consults and says the owner is the best nurse, while some cases still need hospital care.
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UPI
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Schwartz
Taxi drivers offer candy to deter smoking in cabs in Karlsruhe
In Karlsruhe 160 taxi drivers hand out candy to passengers to distract smokers after an antismoking campaign. A spokesman for the drivers association calls the effort a success. In Monroe Washington thieves steal 1821 pounds of cheddar from Diamond M Dairy, mostly 40 pound blocks, prompting sheriff reports of the missing cheese.
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Diamond M
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