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Newspaper
Plano Daily Star Courier
Location
Plano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1975
Page
3
The Yard of the Week highlights the property at 2630 Rockbrook owned by Mr. and Mrs. Clay Smith. The terraced back yard borders a creek with rock walks and multi level lawn areas furnished for easy living. Sponsored by the Women’s Division of the Chamber of Commerce, the Smiths receive peat moss from Merrimac Grass Co.
1975 UD graduate Falbn Foster, Plano High School salutatorian and former Texas Student Education Assn. president, fronts a 6,500-member drive for enriched teacher preparation including in-class field service before student teaching and a human relations emphasis across Texas curriculums. She taught seventh grade history at Travis Junior High, chose challenging settings to test her calling, and aims to teach in Dallas or Austin for 1975-76, also eyeing the Vista program.
The Plano YMCA runs two two week sessions for day camp at Camp Cherokee north of FM 544 and east of Hwy 289 off Yeary Rd. The first boy session has 40 participants and the first girl session begins June 16. Activities include fishing archery hiking canoeing BB riflery crafts nature study and chapel with daily 8 am starts and swimming at the Y pool before bus transport to camp.
Listings show Alcoholics Anonymous hours at 8 p.m. weekly plus TOPS Weightlifters 7 p.m. at Public Library and Weight Watchers 7 p.m. at St. Mark's. Optimist Club 6:30 p.m. Bonanza. Eastern Star 8 p.m. 1414 2 Ave J. Elks Lodge 2485 541 Sterling Dr Richardson. June 17 School Board 8 p.m. Administration Building. Civitan 7:30 p.m. Bonanza. Jaycees 7:30 p.m.. Rebekah 7:30 p.m. Oddfellow Hall. Al-Anon 8 p.m. AA Building Parker Rd. Bible Study at St. Mark's 8-9:30 p.m. and First Baptist 9:30-11 a.m. Betty Brinson teacher. Parker City Council 7:30 p.m. Shiloh Airport expansion discussion. June 18 Kiwanis 12 noon Briarwood Methodist. PSA 7:30 p.m. First National Bank community room. Al-Anon 10 a.m. AA building Parker Rd. Free nursery noted.
Pamela M. Dilmore of Plano is among 34 students in Wheaton College's Wheaton in England eight week literature study. She will study in London and Oxford from late June to August with five full credit courses and lectures by British scholars.
Registrations continue for Discovery Camp at the Plano YMCA for four to six year old boys and girls. Camp runs Monday to Friday from 9 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. starting June 16 at Harrington Park with small groups and activities like storytelling hiking crafts and songs.
During May the Texas Highway Patrol investigated 25 rural road crashes in Collin County. One fatality occurred, seven personal injury incidents harmed 14 people, and 17 property damage crashes. Through 1975, three died and 64 were injured in 140 rural road wrecks.
The National Kidney Foundation in Dallas launches a donor drive with posters and forms for potential kidney donors. Plano reports two transplant recipients in the past year and a local patient on dialysis awaiting a donor. Mrs Linda Carr, a transplant recipient, will speak to groups and present a film about donor responsibilities. contact 424 5787. Donor cards available by calling 638 7558.
Marine Corporal Ronald P. Stires son of Mr and Mrs Bruce Stires of Plano has reported for duty with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan. A 1972 graduate of Bryan Adams High School in Dallas Stires joined the Marine Corps in July 1972.
A discussion on bio availability and drug testing highlights that major manufacturers conduct extensive checks for purity and therapeutic outcomes. The Canadian Medical Association Journal notes physicians may trust branded products with proven reputations. Generics exist but choosing based on bio availability matters more than price.
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