Plano School Trustees Delay Action on Four Readers
Parents opposing four seventh and eighth grade readers and a high school speech book built a 25-person objection coalition. The seven member board will review written objections at the March 18 meeting and ask the 15 member textbook committee to study alternatives before final adoption. Dallas mother Mrs James A McAuley argued the books seek behavior modification to change values while district officials say the titles will only serve as supplemental readings.
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Plano
Fred Busch
Patricia Cameron
Jim Lewis
H. Wayne Hendrick
Hendrick
State Textbook
Construction Plans Okayed for Williams High addition
Trustees approved final plans for a Williams High School health and physical education addition with bids due March 27. Contracts were awarded for street and utility work near Jackson Elementary, and a tennis court resurfacing project at Plano High was accepted. Some bids for athletic fields and gym AC were rejected and will be rebid.
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Williams High School
Jack Corgan and
Austin Paving Co
W.B. Thornton Inc
Jackson
Batson-Cook
Bill Hotfield
Collin County Approves Major Grader Purchase and Court Remodel
Collin County commissioners authorize a $46,800 lease purchase for a Caterpillar motor grader for Precinct 4 from Darr Equipment Co. They also approve a flood control weed plan with a $5,390.70 cap and remodel of the Adult Probation Office not to exceed $750, while postponing jail feeding changes, sheriff vehicle upgrades, and juvenile board salary discussion. The vote on the remodeling passed 3-1 with Bailey Dickerson dissenting.
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Collin
Chuck Frisk
Darr Equipment Co
Dallas
Collin Soil and Water Conservation District
Lee McDonald
John K. Hynds
Bailey Dickerson
Sam Purtle
McKinney
W.E. Garner
Sheriff's Dept
59Th District Court
Ralph Elliott
Lone Star seeks rate hike to cover gas costs in Texas
Lone Star Gas Co told the Texas Railroad Commission it needs to raise its average monthly bill by about 35 dollars per home to maintain service across 530 North and Central Texas cities. The company cited unrecovered costs of 18 million in 1974 and nearly 4 million in early 1975, with witnesses noting spiraling gas prices and fierce competition for supplies.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Lone Star Gas Co
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Plano
Lone Star
Douglas Weisbruch
Commission
Weisbruch
Louis B. Haley
Frisco
Huley
Dallas
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Waco
Abilene
Grand Prairie
Richardson
Duncanville
Denton
Bryan
Cooper
Newsstand Price Up To 15 Cents For Daily Star Courier
The Daily Star Courier raises newsstand prices to 15 cents effective today. Home delivery remains $1.50 per month. The change applies only to street sale copies while Plano area residents still receive local, area and national news.
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Daily Star-Courier
Daily Star- Courier
Plano Area
Jim Shriver
Filing Deadlines Loom for Plano City and School Board
Election officials report likely uncontested races in Plano with only one candidate filed for each city and school post. City deadlines are 6 p.m. Wednesday and 5 p.m. Thursday for school posts. petitions require 25 signatures. Candidates listed include Hatchell Place 1 Sherrill Place 3 Herrin Place 4 Ellis Place 5 Patton Place 4 Adams Place 5. Election is at large with no district seats.
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Plano
Dorothy Davis
Avenue H
Jack Hatchell
Louise Sherrill
Doug Herrin
Robert Ellis
Bob Patton
Frank Adams
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Mike Newman
Williams High
Plano High School
Vines High School
Plano Senior High School
University of Texas At Arlington
Julie Allbritton
UTA
Curtis D. Fish
Richard Gilman
State Board of Education
State Board
Judy Jordan
Plano Chamber of Commerce
Willow Bend
Polo & Hunt Club
Chamber
Washington
Ford
Congress
General Hospital
Norman Whitsitt
PGH
Andy Epps
Hospital Corp. of America
Thomas JF. Frist Sr
U.S
Jim Collins
HCA
John C. Neff
PGH Board
Ken Lambert
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