Home Building Up During February
Construction of single family housing rose in February with 115 starts, an 18 percent gain from January but 49 percent below February 1976. Chief Building Official Ralph Shick noted 227 homes built in February 1976 and 390 in the first two months of the year. Only 212 were built during the prior period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Troboy
Ralph Shick
Kendrick Development
Parker
Custer Park
Folsom Investments
Custer
Wonder Builders
Caution Urged on Seeking Biological Parents in Adoption Stories
Editor notes a contrasting view after a feature about a young adoptee who found her biological family. Laverne Kokko warns that searching can be painful and harmful, urging adoptees to understand the full implications and prepare for two possible sides before digging into the past.
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The
Star-Courier
Star- Courier
Laverne Marie Kokko
Michelle Kokko
Kokko
Skipper
Marie Kokko
Mike Newman
Plano Police Nab Nude Burglar After Burglary Call
Plano officers spotted a nude 14 year old fleeing a westside apartment during a loud music call. The youth was arrested for attempted burglary as detectives later linked the break in to a pane of glass entry.
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Westside
Delinquency Begins at Home Says Family Expert
Dr. Ruth Rice of the National Institute of Marriage and Family Relations argues delinquency starts with parental attitudes and early care. She cites rock and hug therapy in reformatories, stresses family counseling and parenting courses, and notes youth seek peer approval on the street when belonging fails. The series continues with a UT Dallas sociologist-p economist view on future juvenile corrections.
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Terri Anderson
Ruth Rice
National Institute of Marriage and Family Relations
Plano
Rice
Discovery Land
Bryan
Dr. Rice
University of Texas At Dallas
Mike Newman
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Mrs. Gorrocks
Sheila Smith
Elinor Elsinor
Leigh Hardison
Planeite
BY Terri Anderson
Independence, Blanchard and Scherer Construction Co
Dicker Center
W. 15Th
R.C. Small and Assoc
Plano General Hospital
Willowbrook Square
Park
Kendrick Development Co
Car Corner
Avenue K
Jessie Hall
Carter Craft
E. 14Th
Shick
Dallas
Dept. of Public Safety
South Lake
Deborah Lynn Perry
Chevrolet
Philip Gaylon Dopson
Cedar Elm
Parker Rd
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