Texans Drive Record Recreational Trips Across Texas in 1974
A Texas Highway Department survey reports 78,870,000 recreational trips within Texas in 1974, averaging 3.06 people per trip and 241,439,000 person-trips. In-state travel was dominated by family cars, with 98.8 percent of trips by private vehicle, and total spending reached $2,170,000,000. Top destinations included Lakes, Houston, Dallas, and Austin with notable shares of trips.
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Collin County
Texas
Texas Highway Dept
Four
Lone Star State
Houston
Community asks about tornado readiness and shelters in Plano
A resident asks the editor about tornado precautions for mobile homes and public shelters in Plano. Fire Marshal Threet notes there is no citywide alert system or formal plan, only emergency vehicle PA warnings and media notification. Civil Defense Director Newland is developing a plan.
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Plano
Bill Threet
Bill Newland
Family Land Heritage 1975 Registration Effort Expands
Collin County Judge Nathan E White Jr and Texas Historical Commission chair Leland H Robinson Jr team with the Texas Department of Agriculture to register farmers and ranchers for the Family Land Heritage program. Last year more than 560 families qualified for certificates and a registry with farm histories owner names and pioneer photos. Applications are available in McKinney and must be certified before mailing to the department. deadline is August 15.
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Collin County
Nathan E. White Jr
Texas Historical Commission
Leland H Robinson Jr
Texas Dept. of Agriculture
John ©. White
White
Texas
McKinney
Community Meeting Schedule and Club Listings
A local page lists numerous meetings and events from June 25 to July 2 including Toastmasters sessions at Atlantic Richfield Auditorium and a June 26 toastmistress gathering at Howard Johnson, plus Fellowship Hall events, AA meetings, TOPS and Weight Watchers, Optimist and Civitan clubs, and several board and study group occurrences with times and locations across Plano and nearby venues.
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Atlantic-Richfield Auditorium
Howard Johnson
No. Central Expressway
Meadows
Friendship Club
Fellowship Hall
First Baptist Church
Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Bidg
Parker Rd
Central
St. Mark’s Catholic Church
Optimist Club
Bonanza
Plano
Planning and Zoning Board
Council Chamber
Democrats
Collin County
Community House Civitan
Bonanza Cloyd Sweany
Rebekah'’S
Odd Fellow Hall
Radio Operators Take Field Trip to Field Day Near Plano
Dallas area amateur radio operators join the American Radio Relay League for Field Day the world’s largest non commercial emergency preparedness drill. About 12 000 hams in the U S and Canada will set up sites near Plano including the Richardson Wireless Klub east of Plano past the golf course. A space station and a bicycle driven generator highlight this year’s operation.
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Plano
American Radio Relay League
U.S
Canada
Richardson Wireless Klub
Plano Municipal Golf Course
Dublin Rd
RWK
Tim Bratton
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Beta Pi Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Charlotte Smith
Diane Russell
Sandy Henson
Linda Allen
Karen Towler
Trading Post
The
Power Workshop
Mike Newman
Dallas
Austin
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Galveston
Lubbock
San Antonio
Arlington
Corpus Christi
Pete Barnes
Orn
Paul Townsley
W. 16Th St
P.S
Family Registry
Betty Brinson
Kiwanis
Briarwood Methodist Church
First Christian Church
Yann’s
Walnut St
Garlar
W. Campbell Rd
AE Clee Lea
Denise Eileen Unyuk
Dallas North Ctr
Centre
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