City Council Approves Routine Items With One Dissent
The Plano City Council approved most items in a special session, with Jack Harvard the sole holdout on zoning notification signs. They set bid advertising for the Coit Rd sewer and approved the Beck Branch Trunk project with North Texas Municipal Water District and Richardson to share costs.
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Jack Harvard
Bob Buffington
North Texas Municipal Water District
Richardson
Beck
Ross Jacobs
Plano
West Plano
Coit Rd
Dallas North Pkwy
Faro Corp
Mel's Electric Service Inc
Schell Park
Central
Southwest Railroad Co
Parkview Plaza
Boyer Opposes Metric System While Backing Education Push
Education Commissioner Ernest Boyer calls metrication regressive and not part of the budget, arguing the U.S. should not switch yet. He notes Congress authorized a future change but set no deadline and cites Office of Education outreach promoting metric education.
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Washington
UPI
Ernest Boyer
Boyer
United States
Education Daily
The
Education Commission of the States
New York City
Metric Education
Congress
U.S. Office of Education
Police arrest six in Plano and probe two-car crashes
Plano police arrested six people on Wednesday including a 26 year old on a city warrant and a 17 year old for no license. Three people were injured in two crashes at W 15th and Highedge around 4:40 and 4:45 p.m. The first collision involved a 1974 Toyota driven by Richard Ryder III, a 1977 Pontiac driven by Leta Emery, and a 1973 Ford driven by Barbara Sheets, with Emery, Sheets and Lisa Sheets lightly injured. The second crash involved Denise Moreland in a 1970 Oldsmobile and Bobby Fisher in a 1977 Dodge, with Moreland suffering minor injuries.
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Plano
Plano Police Dept
Hurst Police Dept
Dallas Police Dept
Toyota
Richard Ernest Ryder III
Pontiac
Leta Holloman Emery
Pin Oak
Ford
Barbara Rauch Sheets
Denise D. Moreland
Bobby W. Fisher
W. 15Th
Highedge
Research League Urges Gov Briscoe To Recover Building Funds
A privately funded Research League urges Gov Dolph Briscoe and the legislature to amend the constitution during the July session to reclaim 59.3 million dollars approved for college construction. It says 17 participating colleges should share their funds with other schools, freeing money for school finance or tax relief.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Dolph Briscoe
Research League
League
League Bulletin
Angelo State
East Texas State
Lamar
Midwestern State
North Texas State
Pan American
Sam Houston State
Southwest Texas State
Stephen F. Austin
Sul Ross
Texas A&i
Texas Southern
Texas Tech
Texas Woman's
Ut-Arlington
University of Houston
West Texas State
Smith to address school finance bill at GOP meeting
Jerry Smith public information director of Plano ISD will speak on the school finance bill in the state legislature at the Collin County Republican Men's Club Saturday morning gathering. The group meets at Dickey's Bar-B-Cue Restaurant at 8:30 a.m. Coffee and donuts provided. All interested invited.
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Jerry Smith
Plano Independent
Collin County
Republican Men’s Club
Dickey’s
Buffaloes Lead Stampede of Hoosier Surplus Wildlife
In Indianapolis UPI, Indiana plans to auction elk while buffaloes fetch bids. Larry Frecker of Fort Wayne offered $1,001 for three buffaloes the highest bid. Frecker’s wife said the animals would roam on their farm. Commissioner Raymond Sanders notes surplus animals from state properties are increasingly sold.
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Indianapolis
UPI
State Department of Administration
Larry Frecker
Fort Wayne
Frecker
Raymond Sanders
Department of Administration
State Department of Natural Resources
Free Lunches For Seniors In Collin County
More than 500 free lunches are served to senior citizens across Collin County under the elderly nutrition program run by the Collin County Committee on Aging. In Plano, the Community House offers weekday meals 1 to 5 pm at 1318 Ave J, funded 90 percent by federal sources. The program costs 80 000 dollars annually, serving about 650 meals weekly, with Plano providing under 50 meals weekly.
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Collin County Committee On Aging
Don Renshaw
Plano
Ave. J
Collin County Board of Realtors
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Human Relations Commission
Connie Eikenberg
Library Board of Trustees
Norman Whitsitt
Larry Jackson
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Louise Sherrill
Emery, Sheets
Lisa Marie Sheets
Delmo Johnson
Air Park
PARC
Plano Parks and Recreation Department
Williams High School
Richard LaGow
Smith
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