County Selects Planeites for County Posts in Plano Day
At the Collin County Commissioners Court meeting three Plano residents were named to county posts. Nathan E. White Jr. was named regional transportation policy advisory member, Robert T. Dry was chosen Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace, and Wayne P. Owen was appointed to the County Welfare Board. Judge Prashaw will be succeeded by election in November. Dry will serve as peace justice until then.
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Plano
Collin County Commissioners Court
Nathan E. White Jr
Robert T. Dry
Ceed
Justice of the Peace
C.J. Prashaw
Wayne P. Owen
Morlimer
County Welfare Board
Prashaw
Judge White
Dry
Pointment Dry
15Th St
East Lane
County actions set for fall elections and road work
The commissioners anticipate both parties naming candidates for the fall election. They approved condemnation proceedings for right of way along Highway 78 in Precinct 3 and a Federal Revenue Sharing Planned Use Report projecting 203 558 dollars for the last half of the year. Funds will update map and plat departments and the filing system following county reevaluation. They authorized purchase of three dump trucks from Howard Thornton Ford for 35 800 and 17 900 dollars. Bids will be sought in about four weeks to blacktop several county roads including Clear Lake Road. Willette Rosson received permission to remove excess dirt in Precinct 2 and bid advertising was approved for a Brush Cutter for Precinct 1.
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Hwy. 78
Precinct 3
Bill Eubanks
Howard Thornton Ford Co
Clear Lake Rd
Willette Rosson
Precinct 2
Precinct 1
Grass fire reported at Shell Park this weekend
Firefighters extinguished a small grass blaze at Shell Park after a 3:59 p.m. call. They also stood by as TP&L crews restored power after a utility pole broke at 12:40 a.m. Saturday. Nine ambulance calls and five miscellaneous services were handled by crews.
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Shell Park
Bill Threet
Tp&l
Plano Police Report Shows Light Weekend Activity
Plano police reported a quiet weekend with three motor vehicle burglaries and five thefts, including bicycles and batteries. Officers answered 145 calls, recovered a bicycle and a license plate, and arrested 10 people on various charges including driving while intoxicated and warrants. Eight accidents occurred, including two vehicle collisions involving drivers from Dallas and Richardson.
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Plano
Ford
Billy Morris Steele Jr
Wylie
James Howard Berry
Fort Worth
Tax Reform Bill Clears Senate Logjam Heads to House
A major tax revision bill appears set to move forward after breaking a Senate logjam. Reformers led by key lawmakers push the measure as congressional budget processes face potential impact from the revised path.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
High schools blamed for remedial English math for cadets
Brig Gen William Woodyard dean of faculty at the Air Force Academy says lack of demanding high school programs leaves 20 to 25 percent of entering cadets needing remedial English and mathematics. He cites more than 300 freshmen yearly.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
UPI
William Woodyard
Woodyard
Tax Reduction Pushed by Texas Lawmaker
AUSTIN Texas Rep. Dan Kubiak of Rockdale proposes a plan to cut local school taxes by at least six million dollars over two years funded by a 2.6 billion revenue surplus. The plan would shift more state funding to public education and require districts to cut local taxes or raise assessment ratios to meet a set reduction.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Senate
Russell Long
D-La
Edmund Muskie
D-Main
Muskie
Long
Budget Committee
Kennedy
Congressional
Austin
Tex
UPD
Dan Kubiak
Rockdale
Kubiak
Texas
Kubiaks
Schan
Garage Sales Boost Local Cash and Curb Junk
The garage sale craze endures with sellers earning up to a hundred dollars and turning leftovers into more purchases. Plano officials note no sale permit law but warn against continuous sales and improper signs. Items range from baby clothes to bric a brac with junk items often most lucrative.
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Plano
Goodwill
Salvation Army
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Robert Dry
Young Thespians
John Steele
Plano Independent School District
Sigler Elementary
Steele
Plano Senior High School
Clude
Williams High
Genea Moores
Sean Henningan
Jesse Fisher
Daily Star-Courier
Mike Newman
Charles Louis Spirrison
Richardson
Vokswagen
Leo Norbert Heiting
Avenue K
J Pl
Lebanon
N.H
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton
Cotton
Boone Decent
Kiwanis International
Pat Boone
Hoone
Kiwanis
Ted Osborn
Finance Committee
Nelda Whitehead
Mike
Newman
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