Richardson airport expansion endorsed by regional council over Plano protests
The North Central Texas Council of Governments backed Richardson’s bid for 1.7 million in federal funds to expand Shiloh Airport, aligning with the regional plan. Plano and Plano Independent School District oppose the move citing noise, safety for Forman Elementary and a nearby middle school, and property impacts.
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Shiloh
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Nctcog
Plano
Richardson
Washington
Plano Independent School
Forman Elementary
Bob Ellis
East Plano
Raymond Noah
Garland
Dallas-Fort Worth
Education Top Expenditure In Collin County Budgets
A Dept of Commerce report shows education is the major local cost. Collin County governments allocate 61 percent of expenditures to school construction maintenance salaries and equipment, higher than national and Texas shares. The study notes federal and state sources cover the remainder. The five year survey by the Social and Economic Statistics Administration compares local budgets nationwide since 1967.
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Collin County
Dept. of Commerce
United States
Texas
Social and Economic Statistics Administration
National Education Association
US S. Office of Education
New York City Appeal for Credit Rejected by Ford
President Ford rejected New York City's bid for a one billion dollar credit line to avert a fiscal crisis. He said only Albany state action is appropriate and warned that a 90 day guarantee would merely delay the problem. NYC faces a $1.5 billion cash gap over the next two months due to payrolls, operations, and debt maturities.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
New York City
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
New York
Burns
White House
Abraham Beame
Albany
N.Y
Texas House Debates School Finance Bill Amid Rising Costs
Texas lawmakers debate school finance as the House adds 240 million to a 1.6 billion proposal. Speaker Clayton aims for 700 million in an alternative bill while senators prepare a 12.6 billion two year operations package.
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Salem
Bill Clayton
House
Dolph Briscoe
Dan Kubiak
D Rockdale
Dewitt Hale
Briscoe seeks chambers to back Texas First jobs plan
Gov. Dolph Briscoe urged local and regional chambers of commerce to coordinate his Texas First jobs program aimed at creating 4,000 permanent jobs over the next year and adding about 277 million dollars to the state economy.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Dolph Briscoe
Chambers of Commerce
Texas
Briscoe
Sanford to test campaign in three 1976 primaries
Duke University president and former North Carolina governor Terry Sanford told UPI he plans to run in the North Carolina New Hampshire and California primaries in 1976 but has delayed a formal announcement to avoid public fatigue from a lengthy campaign.
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Durham
N.C
UPI
Terry Sanford
Sanford
Duke University
North Carolina
New Hampshire
California
Dead Girl Identified Wanted In Northern County
Sheriff seeks public help identifying a young girl found shot to death near Melissa. She was 13 to 18 years old, about 5 foot 2, 110 pounds with long dark brown hair, wearing blue pants a light blue pullover and red white blue sneakers. A .22 shot to the back of the head ended in a ditch by the Trinity River. killed between May 1 and 4 with no suspects. Call area Melissa Road or Trinity River area tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Dept
Melissa
Trinity River
Melissa Rd
Weither
Plano Students Earn National and State French Honors
Two Plano High School students, Charles Lim and Anne Wilkins, earned top national and state recognition in the National French Contest. Lim, a National Merit Scholarship winner and third year French student, ranked eighth nationally on the one hour oral and grammar test and received an art book on Picasso and a Certificate of Honor. Wilkins placed in the top 20 percent nationally and earned a Certificate of Honor from the North Texas chapter of French Teachers.
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Plano
Charles Lim
Texas
Lim
National Council of English Teachers
PHS
Anne Wilkins
North Texas
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David McCall
Plano Assn
Duane Leftwich
Plano Sports Authority
PSA
Ed Logan
PAISA
Mike Newman
Gene Carlson
Beame
Hugh Carey
Treasury
William F. Simon
Joe Salem
D-Corpus Christi
Plane
North Texas Firemen and Fire Marshals Assn
Lance Brewton
Meadows Elementary
Andrea Moorman
Meadows
Brewton and Moorman
Yasemi Abilali
Houston
Ronald Clark O'Bryan
O’bryan
Timothy
Gloria
San Antonio
Tex
Gloria Steinem
Texas Women’s Political Caucus
Dell Gibson
Ms. Steinem
el Paso
Dallas
Amarillo, Tex
Richard Kent Haney
Amarillo
London
Frank Sinatra
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Sinatra
Angelo Maggio
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