McAllen man charged after motel narcotics raid linked to Oswald case
Charles Allen Tippet 25 son of a policeman once linked to Lee Harvey Oswald faces narcotics and weapons charges after McAllen police found one kilo marijuana one kilo hashish and illegal firearms in a motel room along with $14 500 cash. Donald Ray Moore and John R. Thomas also charged in the case.
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Mcallen
Tex
UPI
Charles Allen Tippet
Lee Harvey Oswald
Tippet
Donald Ray Moore
John R. Thomas
Dallas
Justice of the Peace
Dario Garcia
Utility Bill Has Chance By ANN ARNOLD UPI Capitol Reporter
A Texas Senate approved utility regulation bill offers stronger control than utilities want but weaker than consumer groups seek. Senator Moore says it’s a good start toward rate regulation, while consumer advocates decry the step as harming consumers.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas Senate
William T. Moore
Dbryan
Texas
Moore
Walnut Grove Estates residents press for road fixes
Collin County officials hear Walnut Grove Estates residents protest road conditions. The subdivision developed in 1971 never met county standards, developers abandoned the project, and the county cannot take over the roads. Estimated cost to repair runs around $18,000 per mile, roughly $27,000 total per approach.
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Walnut Grove Estates
McKinney
Collin County Commissioners Court
Bailey Dickerson
Dickerson
Chuck Frisk
Nathan White Jr
City Plans Spring Pick Up and County Road Dispute
Plano will close its annual Spring Pick Up on Wednesday collecting large items such as appliances mattresses and brush. Call 423 6500 to schedule special pickups and place items at regular garbage points. The county debates road responsibility while officials discuss road upgrades and county ownership.
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Plano
P Z Approves Industry Land Rezoning for Jet Jupiter Shiloh Area
The Planning and Zoning Commission rezoned 191 acres bounded by Shiloh Rd North Star Rd across from the Plano Richardson boundary to Light Industrial 1 at Southwestern Town Lot Corp a railroad subsidiary. Ted Searcy says Southwestern plans 1 million dollars in the next year to develop the Jupiter Shiloh area into a first class railroad served industrial park. A separate hearing rezoned 62 acres in Hunters Glen from MF1 to MF2 increasing density to 16 units per acre. The McCollum Addition 0.2 acre lot near Ave K and 19th St will host a four bay car wash. All actions go to City Council as recommendations.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Shiloh Rd
North Star Rd
St. Louis- Southwestern Railroad
Plano- Richardson City Limits
Southwestern Town Lot Corp
Ted Searcy
Southwestern
Jupiter-Shiloh
Plano
Searcy
Dallas
School Financing Questioned By Dan Kubiak in Texas Debate
Rep Dan Kubiak argues the school finance bill costing 1.8 billion will not raise local taxes though critics warn of higher costs. He notes teacher salaries are at issue with the proposal raising starting pay from 6600 to 10000 a year while Gov Briscoe backs 7430.
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Texas Railroad Commission
Raul Longoria
Edinburg
Utility Commission
Clower
Bill Clayton
House
Joe Pentony
Dhouston
Texas
Pentony
Roland Lindsey
UPI
Capitol
Austin, Tex
Dan Kubiak
Rockdale
Kubiak
Public Education Committee
Dolph Briscoe
PHS Choirs Present Spring Concert Friday May 9
High School choirs under R J Winters perform Mixed Choir pieces Cranberry Corners Gonna Build a Mountain Oklahoma Lamentations and Kyrie Eleison. Girls Choir offers Come at Dawn Lord Most Holy Nocturne If He Walked Into My Life The Nightingale. Concert Choir plans Worlds of Fun entries A Mighty Fortress is Our God O Vos Omnes and Godspell Medley Moses by Ken Medema. Pop Singers Madrigal Singers close with varied selections. Admission 1 tickets at the door.
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R.J. Winters
Cranberry Corners
Oklahoma
Jeremiah
Kyrie Eleison
DCA Arama Choral Festival
Galveston
Kansas City
PHS
Police Log Reports Theft Burglary and Drunkenness
Police activity remained quiet over the weekend with four bicycle thefts three miscellaneous thefts and two residential burglaries reported. Officers investigated six accidents and answered 127 calls recovering three bicycles and three license plates. Fourteen people were arrested including four for public drunkenness three for curfew violations two for shoplifting two on warrants one for minor in possession of alcohol and one for driving while intoxicated.
Tower says U.S. must accept Vietnamese refugees
Senator John Tower of Texas says the United States has no choice but to accept Vietnamese refugees. He notes those who escaped worked with Americans and faced execution if returned, and he opposes forcing anyone to go back if they fear for their life.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Plano High Students Win Five State Places
Plano High School earned five places at the state UIL events in Austin over the weekend. Senior Jim Renard was runner up in Informative Speaking, Ron DeGroat took third in Science, and Diane Gajdica finished fourth in Typing. The debate team of Debbie Nowling and Beth Lauren beat King High School before losing to Amarillo High, and in golf Sue Yount and Missy McGeorge tied for runner up in the 36 hole state meet as Plano’s district regional champion squad placed third overall.
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Plano
State University
Debbie Nowling
Beth Lauren
King High School of
Kingsville
Amarillo High
PHS
Sue Yount
Missy McGeorge
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Johnson and King Counties
Farmers Home Administration
Briscoe
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UPI Capitol Reporter
Katy Davis
Senate
Roan Clower
Dgarland
Dana Blodgett
First Christian Church
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Mary Stanton
Cathy Jacobsson
Plano Garden Club
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Four Seasons Garden Club
Daily Star Courier
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Judge White
Jean Young
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Odell Rushing
Farmersville Memorial Park
Chester M. Lewis
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