Texas House Approves Salary Bill Amid Funding Warnings
The Texas House passed a $365 million salary bill boosting starting teacher pay and using an index system aimed at rewarding experienced teachers. Amendments raised base salaries and years of service steps, while retirement bills were also adopted. The Senate plans a different, smaller funding approach and local tax implications for Plano are noted. A conference committee will reconcile the bills before May 30.
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Texas House
Senate Education Sub
Jerry Smith
Public Informations
Plano
Senate
House
Texas School Administrators Council
House Education Committee
Plano Education Assn
Kathy Poeppelmeier
Mary Beth
Execution Date Set For 1970s Princeton Murderer
Judge Tom Ryan ordered Robert Excel White to die in the electric chair between midnight and dawn on June 15 in McKinney after White, a 30 year old Waco native, expressed County justice. A May 30 habeas corpus hearing was scheduled, and White's appeal attempts were contested as the Supreme Court refused to hear the case.
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Tom Ryan
Robert Excel White
McKinney
Ryan
White
Jewel Abernathy
Dallas
Waco
Collin County
Supreme Court
Princeton
Immunization Clinic Slated For Monday In Plano
The Texas Dept. of Health Resources announces a free immunization clinic at the Central Fire Station in Plano on Monday May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. It offers DPT polio measles and rubella for children two months to 18 years. a parent must accompany preschoolers. The Public Health Nurse will review records and answer questions.
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Texas Dept. of Health Resources
Plano
Central Fire Station
Minor Fires Extinguished by Plane Fire Dept
Firefighters put out a trash fire in a new construction area on Blue Ridge and a second trash fire at 3005 18th St. A grass fire at Park and Ridgewood and a car fire were reported. Three ambulance calls were also received.
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Plane Fire Dept
Blue Ridge
18Th St
Park and Ridgewood
Last Concert Set By PSHS Choirs
The Piano Senior High School Choral Dept will present its annual Spring Concert Friday at 7 30 p m in the Performing Arts Theatre. The Girls Choir and the Concert Choir won sweepstakes at the Regional UIL Choral and Sightreading Contest and earned Best in Class trophies at Six Flags Over Georgia. Performances by Music Corporation and Harmony are planned with UIL Solo and Ensemble winners who will sing pieces for the State Contest in Austin on May 28. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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Piano
R. J. Winters
UIL
Music Corporation
Harmony
Austin
Pre-School Enrollment Underway at Plano Cooperative
Enrollment for the 1977 78 year is active at Plano Cooperative Preschool 1111 Avenue H. Eligible children from non English speaking homes four by Sept 1 may enroll through the summer. The program teaches English and prepares children for public school as a United Way agency. Contact Marjorie Otte director at 423 6352 or 423 4896.
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Plano Cooperative Preschool
Avenue H
United Way
Marjorie Otte
Watergate burglar nets 7500 from nine paintings sale
E Howard Hunt sold nine of 39 paintings from his one man show, painted in a federal prison, to raise funds to pay a 10000 dollar fine and large defense costs. The sale occurred as critics snubbed the exhibit and it closed Wednesday in Miami Beach.
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Miami Beach
Fla
UPI
Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Eglin Air Force Base
Congress Advances Carter's Program Amid Setbacks
In Washington, portions of President Carter's legislative agenda moved in Congress while faced with setbacks. A $4 billion public works bill to create 600000 jobs neared presidential signature as White House planned rate rise limits faced scrutiny.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Senate Rules Committee
Griffin Bell
House
HEW
Joseph Califano
House Science and Technology Committee
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Plano Man Charged In Drug Theft
A 21-year-old Plano man Mark L May was named in a September drug theft at Skillerns Drug Store. He was arrested on a warrant for burglarizing the store on Sept 26 1976 with over 250 prescription pills taken. Detectives continue the case and investigators list related thefts burglaries and a family disturbance. Nine people were arrested on various charges and the department answered 67 calls for assistance.
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Plano
Mark L. May
Skillern
Collin County
Dallas County
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PSYA
Purple Panthers
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Lion
First National Bank
Plano Bank & Trust
Plano Sports Authority
Mike Newman
PSHS
Atlanta, Ga
Plano General Hospital
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Spandau
Soviet Union
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Literaturnaya Gazeta
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Calif
Comedienne
Totie Fields
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Miss Field
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