Richardson Plano Council Confront Airport Expansion Dispute
Councils from Plano and Richardson held a joint session on Shiloh Airport plans. Officials scaled back a 6000 foot runway to 4000 feet amid noise and safety concerns, with doubts raised about future expansion and jet use while previews of a regional advisory board emerged.
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Pam Troboy
Richardson
Shiloh
Raymond Noah
Dongress
Landrum
Brown
Plano
Bob Ellis
FAA
Ellis
Forman Elementary
Noah
DFW
Houston
San Antonio
Richardson City Council
Bob Hughey
Cress
Richardson Library
NICE
Chamber of Commerce
Airport Board
Hungry Hoppers Invade City
Plano resident Jack Staubus reports thousands of grasshoppers invading his neighborhood and covering home exteriors. Neighbors battle the pests, noting numbers waning slightly from the previous night.
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Plano
Staubus
Grasshoppers swarm Plano area residents report heavy infestation
Homeowners battle a thick grasshopper invasion in Plano near Parker and Custer Roads. County Agent James Risinger notes pests spread across yards despite repeated spraying and warns infestations may continue into July and September. He urges field owners to plow and spray neighborhood treatments with Levin or alternatives despite odor issues.
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James Risinger
Collin County
Northwest Plane
Risinger
Mike Newman
Stanbus
Parker and
Custer Rds
McKinney
Plano
Saubus
Levin
Pranks Plague Plano Police With Multiple Incidents
Plano police logged eight Tuesday Wednesday cases, four runaways and one aggravated assault. A child said two men in a truck tried to run him down. Ongoing thefts include nine incidents, with four bicycle thefts and three residential burglaries. 121 calls for assistance and 17 arrests were reported, including runaways, car theft, shoplifting, motorcycle theft, and DUI. An accident at 5 06 p m Wednesday involved a 1973 Ford Thunderbird and a 1968 Ford Mustang at 15th and Armstrong Pkwy.
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Plano
Barbara Thornton Keith
Chadwick
Robert Edgar German
Dallas
15Th
Armstrong Pkwy
Three Men Indicted for Police Officer Slaying in Texas
A Travis County Grand Jury indicted Robbie Slaughter Walter Jennings and Harold Curtis on capital murder in the killing of policeman Leland Anderson. Judge Mace Thurman scheduled a June 19 hearing for the trio. In a separate note Gov Briscoe urged federal disaster declaration for Fayette County due to heavy rain and windstorms May 8 to 29.
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Austin, Tex
API
Dolph Briscoe
U.S. Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Fayette County
Concert In Park Slated by Plano Civic Chorus
The Plano Civic Chorus hosts a free concert in Harrington Park Pavilion at Wo 16th St tonight from 7 to 8 30 p m. sponsored by the Plano Parks and Recreation Dept and the Plano Fine Arts League. Bits and Pieces folk group performs along with Carpenters and Fiddler on the Roof pieces. Rehearsals for the fall concert series begin then.
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Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
Plano Parks and Recreation Dept
Plano
Daily Star-Courier
Mike Newman
Plano Civic Chorus
Harrington Park Pavilion
al Wo
16Th St
Plano Fine Arts League
Carpenters
Civic Chorus
Parks and Recreation Office
Gas Leak Plugged By TP and L In Palestine Area
Texas Power and Light Co. repaired a valve leak at a storage tank two miles north of Palestine after firefighters from Red Adair in Houston stopped thousands of cubic feet of gas from escaping. The leak began Wednesday afternoon and was sealed at 9 30 Thursday morning with deputies coordinating safety.
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Palestine
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Councils Cenfer
Jack Harkrider
Jack Staubus
Winterstone Dr
High Flyer
Tp&l
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