27 May 1975
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Newspaper
Plano Daily Star Courier
Location
Plano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1975
Page
1
Over Memorial Day weekend Plano High School’s Wildcats defended the regional AAAA crown with a dramatic come-from-behind series win over Spring Branch. After an early setback in game one the team and fans rallied to sweep the Bears in two games, securing the regional title.
Weekend notes from Plano include police activity with 24 arrests, 13 burglaries and one shooting but no serious injuries. The Memorial Day observance featured Rep. Jim Collins, and the CB Radio Club hosted a long rest stop with free refreshments. Nationwide, traffic deaths neared 387 on highways since Friday, with drownings rising to 180 and a Carpentersville plane crash killing five.
The seven-member school board and Superintendent Dr. H. Wayne Hendrick spent an all day session at Lake Savoy preparing for the 1975 76 school year. They discussed facility needs for the 114 square mile district, school finance issues, accreditation standards, curriculum, and board operations.
Lt. Gov. announces a $602.5 million Senate school finance measure steering the biggest state funds to districts with the greatest education challenges, aiming to address uneven school needs across Texas.
President Ford will address the nation to criticize Democrats over energy legislation and to unveil a new oil import tariff hike. White House sources indicate a $1 per barrel duty increase likely to lift gasoline prices ahead of the summer vacation season.
The Texas Senate defeated the House bill creating a three member utilities commission to regulate privately owned electric gas and telephone utilities. Lobbyists attacked opponents as lackeys of monopolies while House sponsor John Wilson warned of little chance for compromise before session end. The bill now goes to conference committee for possible revision.
Plano High School travels to Clark Field in South Fort Worth for a 7 30 p m quarterfinal baseball playoff against Arlington Heights. The best of three series continues Thursday in Plano and possibly Friday back there. Arlington Heights owns a 27 5 record. Plano beat Houston Spring Branch 1 0 and 3 0 to reach this round.
UPI reports California public opinion splits on foreign deployments with 24 percent backing U S troops if Korea is invaded while 13 percent favor sending forces to defend Thailand. In the Middle East Californians back Israel but nearly half oppose U S involvement even if Israel faces collapse.
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