City to weigh 28 percent rise for General Telephone
City Council will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the municipal building to consider a 28 percent rate increase for General Telephone Co The firm received a 7 8 percent rise last May Plano customer service manager Bob Roberts cites a March 1974 cost base and notes more than 4 6 million in gross additions since then including 1 million in central office gear 2 million in outside facilities and 1 4 million for customer equipment He says plans call for over 33 million in Plano exchange spending over the next four years with a No 1 EAX electronic automatic exchange planned for the western area.
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General Telephone Co
Bob Roberts
Plano
Roberts
General Telephone Seeks 28 Percent Rate Increase in Plano
General Telephone proposes a 28 percent revenue rise to fund 13 000 private line circuits and long distance gear aiming for a 9.49 percent return on property value. City council will review the request and may appoint a rate study committee and hire a consultant.
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Plano
Roberts
Plano Chamber luncheon to feature energy leader Skelton
J F Fred Skelton Jr president and CEO of Texas Utilities Co will address the Plano Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Willow Bend Polo and Hunt Club Friday March 26 at noon. He will discuss Challenges of the Energy Business and local energy impacts. Reservations via Chamber office 424 7547. Tickets 5 dollars at the door.
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J.F
Fred) Skelton Jr
Texas Utilities Co
Plano
Christmas rebate checks go to Collin County cities
Collin County cities will receive 202 682 11 in city sales tax rebates for the 1975 Christmas quarter announced by Comptroller Bob Bullock. Plano gets 109 196 93 with 836 checks totaling 52 8 million mailed this week. The March February and January allocations reflect October through December merchant collections.
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Collin County
Bob Bullock
Plano
Bullock
Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Austin
el Paso
Allen
Anna
Blue Ridge
Celina
Farmersville
Frisco
Josephine
Lucas
McKinney
Melissa
Murphy
Princeton
Prosper
Renner
Westminister
Wylie
Fledgling Hopes Flick Clicks
Plano Senior High School student Greg Travis debuts as producer director writer and star of Joe Dynamite a spoof about secret agents. The 90 minute color sound film features Doug Gaston Paul Douglas Greg Owens Tom Kennedy Beth Arnold and Sammy Bickham Jr in supporting roles with Plancettes. Performances run Thursday Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the PSHS Theatre.
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Jack Harkrider
Mel Brooks
Woody Allen
Plano
Greg Travis
Travis
Joe Dynamite
PSHS
Doug Gaston
Dr. Maybe
Paul Douglas
Billy Bob
Greg Owens
Dan Basil
Tom Kennedy
Paul Pin
Beth Arnold
Judy Judy
Sammy Bickham Jr
Mr. Hambrick
Plancettes
Plano Senior High School
Mike Newman
Absentee voting weak in city and school elections
Absentee balloting opened Monday with only one PISD trustee vote and six city council votes to show. County voters may cast absentee through March 30 at district or municipal offices. Nominees include Nelda Whitehead, Don Garman, Bernard Jones, Richard Mercer, Ann Hunt for Place 6, and Jim Higginbotham, Sue Olivier for Place 7. City Place 2 candidates are Larry Jackson, Tom Long, Bo Boggs, Bob Wooldridge, Ken Spreen. Place 4 lists Bob Collins, Bill Glenn, Mel Bessellieu Sr, Mike Morgan. Norman Whitsitt seeks Place 6. The piece notes Travis, influenced by Mel Brooks, has four short films, with one placing ninth in a KERA contest.
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PISD
Texas
Avenue H
Nelda M. Whitehead
Don Garman
Bernard Everett Jones
Richard
Rick) Mercer
Ann Hunt
Harry Scott
J.L
Jim) Higginbotham
Sue Willard Olivier
Larry Jackson
Tom Long
E.E
Bo) Boggs
Robert
Bob) Wooldridge
Ken Spreen
J.R
Bob) Collins
Bill Glenn
Mel Bessellieu Sr
M.E
Mike) Morgan
Norman F. Whitsitt
County Judge clarifies reappraisal and tax impact
County Judge Nathan E White Jr explains the 1975 county wide revaluation by Comprehensive Planners Inc to reflect fair market value. He notes appraisals exceed prior assessments due to the market and outlines how to compute tax using 30 percent of appraisal figures and the future lower tax rate. residents can appeal to the company and then to the Commissioners Court in May.
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Comprehensive Planners Inc
Nathan E. White Jr
White
McKinney
Commissioners Court
Pizza Fest To Benefit Plano Band Trip
Eat A Pizza For the Band raises funds for Plano High School Band Trip to Washington DC. From 4 to 11 p.m. Tuesday Pizza Casa will donate a percentage of sales for orders specifying the band. The Band Boosters Club sponsors the event.
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Plano
Washington, D.C
Pizza Casa
Band Boosters Club
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Bud) Wiser
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Loop 9
Parker Rd
SH 5
Jupiter Rd
Police Department
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Atlantic Way
Independence
Independence Pkwy
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