Massacre Marker Dedication Honors 1844 Collin County Event
About 200 people gathered under a large oak tree north of Plano to unveil a State Historical Marker on Highway 5 near Avenue K marking the Muncey Massacre of fall 1844. Miss Marguerite Haggard helped research the history and Boy Scout Troop 221 sponsored the bronze marker. marble markers mark the massacre and burial sites funded by descendants of Plano’s pioneer families.
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Plano
Muncey
Avenue K
Marguerite Haggard
Boy Scout Troop 221
Hwy. 5
Piano
Collin County
Mike Newman
Weekend wrecks injure ten in five major crashes
Ten people were injured in five weekend crashes including Michael Lynne McKee in a collision on North Central Expressway and a series of injuries from accidents on FM 544 Avenue K Spring Creek Parkway Park and Independence. Police also logged burglaries and 198 assists with 11 arrests ranging from runaways to suspended license cases.
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Michael Lynne McKee
Pioneer
Honda
Ford
Richard Barr
Dallas
North Central Expressway
Dallas North Pkwy
Strenger, Crockett
Connie Sue Crockett
FM 544
Wilson
David Edward Robinson
Grand Prairie
Celeiio Acuna Garza
Avenue K
Spring Creek
Pkwy
Robinson
Garza
Helen Constance Garza
Maria de la Luz Garza
Chevrolet
Norbert Vincent Blazek
Victor Rodrigues Esparza
Garland
Lincoln
Teresa Lynn James
Westlake
15Th
Independence
Lupe Esparza
Park and Independence
Pontiac
Kenneth Cole Powell
Linda Rybicki Herrera
Latham
Herrera
Fina
1000 14Th
Richardson
Residents spar over mini-warehouse plan at Greenhollow
Greenhollow residents confronted the Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night to block a Colonial Self Storage addition at the Thunderbird Lexington corner. The chair ruled zoning established for a decade and that warehouses are allowed. Residents urged landscaping and a tabling of the final plot to form a homeowners association, but were told the proposal cannot be tabled. The next council meeting was suggested to seek added screening, while planners proposed future landscaping ordinances. Other actions included annexation and zoning of 37.4 acres at FM 544 and Addison Rd for a PLD LI zone, a PD restriction on the Herman Lay tract, approval of an auto transformer on Spring Creek Pkwy, and revised site plans for Custer Pkwy Professional Center with a 90-child day care and no screening, plus a Hunters' Glen 5A plat for a 73 acre park and 1.5 acre office lot.
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Greenhollow
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thunderbird- Lexington
Dick Hickman
Hickman
Mike Dyer
Bob Buf
Custer Pkwy
Tom Walton
Hunters’ Glen
Roundrock Tr
Pleasant Valley Dr
Carter Outlines Welfare Reform Goals and Timeline
President Carter named 12 welfare reform goals, stressing a decent income for non workers and job access for those who can work. He warned meaningful reform can take at least three years, aiming to coordinate with governors and leaders while awaiting carefully phased changes through 1981.
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Craig A. Palmer
Washington
UPI
Carter
White House
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Middle East
Ambulance Crews Respond to 19 Calls in Weekend Rush
Plane firefighters spent their weekend handling 19 ambulance calls mostly from potential major accidents. They also fought two car fires and a lawnmower blaze and responded to two smoke investigations, an odor check, two police assists, water in a house, a gas leak, arcing electrical lines, and a woman locked out of her residence.
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Police Department
Planoite Nominated For Service Award
Gladys Harrington is nominated by the Conner Harrington Republican Women's Club for the 1977 Distinguished Service Award. The award honors senior citizens 65 plus active in community service and will be presented by Congressman Jim Collins in Collin, Denton and Dallas Counties with a reception at Plano Community House.
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Gladys Harrington
Conner Harrington
Republican Women’s Club
Jim Collins
Collin
Denton
Dallas
Plano
Collin County
Collins
Republican Women's Club
Harrington
International Club
Plano Jayceettes
Alpha Zeta Nu
Beta Sigma Phi
Friends of the Library
Meier Begins Second Day of Texas Senate Filibuster
Senator Bill Meier of Euless stretched a filibuster into a second day in the Texas Senate. He spoke for more than 17 hours about a bill shielding the Industrial Accident Board’s files on workplace injuries. The effort, aided by Sen. Ray Farabee, aimed to delay passage of secrecy restrictions as the chamber stayed sparsely attended.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
Bill Meier
D-Enless
Senate
Meier
Sen
Ray Farabee
Wichita Falls
Euless
Texas
Industrial Accident Board
William P. Hobby
Mike McKool
Dallas
Walter Mengden
Houston
Braniff International
Russell Thayer
Harding Lawrence
Braniff
Thayer
C. Edward Acker
Westheimers Seek Federal Stop to State Hearing on Secession
Westheimer leaders urge a federal court to halt a Wednesday State Education Commission hearing on secession from the Houston Independent School District citing federal jurisdiction over desegregation issues. They contend only a federal court can decide discrimination questions. Braniff Announces Dividends and Jet Purchases
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Houston
UPI
Westheimer
Houston Independent School District
State Education Commission
Poets Threaten Anita Bryant Over Gay Rights Fight
UPI reports poet Rod McKuen vowed to make Anita Bryant a laughing stock if she continues opposing gay rights. He plans fund raising shows for Dade County gay rights supporters and said he would enlist comedians to mock her nationwide. He acknowledged being attracted to both men and women.
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Miami
UPI
Rod McKuen
Anita Bryant
McKuen
Dade County
Miss Bryant
Encore For Brynner in New York Opening Night
Richard Rodgers kissed Yul Brynner on the bald pate during the curtain call at the Uris Theatre for The King and I opening night. Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein 2nd, from the original team, joined the ovation. Brynner, 59, again played Siam King Mongkut, a role he made famous 26 years ago.
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New York
UPI
Richard Rodgers
Yul Brynner
Uris Theater
Oscar Hammerstein 2Nd
Rodgers
Brynner
Mongkut
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Ricky Hernandez
BMW
Gerald Dan Crockett
Wayne Donald Strenger
Ft. Worth
Pam Troboy
Planoite
Rod
Anita
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