Plane crash kills Cessna pilot Bruce Engroff near Dallas
Bruce Alan Engroff, 27, an electrical engineer and Virginia Tech graduate, died when his Cessna 150 crashed in an open field south of Dallas North Airport after taking off with flaps down. Witnesses said the plane entered a tailspin at about 300 feet. Engroff, of Plano, was pronounced dead at the scene. his body was sent to New Jersey for funeral services.
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Dallas North Airport
FM 2478
Plano
Bruce Alan Engroff
Beechwood
Engroff
Mike Newman
Justice of the Peace
C. J. Prashaw
Randy Brodhead
Bennie Bardin
Bardin
Texas Instruments Electrical
Harrington-Bratcher- Dickey
Zimmerman Funeral Home
Hampton
N. J
Virginia Polytechnic
New Jersey
Apartment Plans Rejected by P and Z
The Planning and Zoning Commission denied a 212 unit apartment complex site plan by Clarence Cockrell & Associates for a 9.86 acre block at Jupiter Rd and 18th St. The vote also denied Baker-Crow Co request to rezone 4 485 acres at Armstrong Pkwy Parkhaven Dr from single family 2 to two family 2. Fox & Jacobs Inc saw a public hearing and tabled a rezoning request for 6 097 acres at Spring Creek Pkwy and Alma Rd in Park Forest No 2 Addition currently zoned single family 3 and 4 with retail zoning sought.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Clarence Cockrell & Associates
Jupiter Rd
18Th St
Ave. R
17Th St
Baker-Crow Co
Armstrong Pkwy
Parkhaven
Fox & Jacobs, Inc
Spring Creek Pkwy
Alma Rd
Park Forest No. 2
Fox & Jacobs
Separation announced in Newport Beach marriage
John Wayne and Pilar Wayne announced they have separated after 19 years of marriage. The couple, with three children aged 17 to 6, gave no reason and said there are no immediate plans for divorce. A family spokesman noted the separation surprised many friends.
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Newport Beach
Calif
UPI
John Wayne
Pilar
Tornado Hits Castle Manor Trailer Park Near Plano
A tornado ripped through the Castle Manor trailer park off Highway 2551 northeast of Plano at 1 10 am. Three trailers overturned trapping injured residents. Deputies summoned medics. injuries were minor overall with one man treated after freeing others.
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Castle Manor
Plano
Collin County Sheriff's Department
Collin Memorial Hospital
Collin Memorial
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Texas
Courthouse Closure Sparks Dissatisfaction in Collin County
Collin County commissioners vote to close the courthouse all day Friday for a four day Thanksgiving observance. Judge Proctor breaks a tie, supporting Jenkins and Marion while Dickerson and Rushing oppose the closure as unfair to taxpayers. The panel also approves a 65 plus homestead tax exemption and other routine measures.
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Collin County
Bailey Dickerson
Melissa
Odell Rushing
Blue Ridge
Clara Travillion
Commissioners Court
Raymond Jenkins
Nevada
Carl Marion
Allen
Dickerson
Rushing
W. G
Bill) Proctor
Proctor
Jenkins
Marion
Joe Taylor
Lucas
Taylor
Ministers Plan Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service in Plano
The Plano Ministerial Alliance hosts a Community Thanksgiving Service at St Marks Catholic Church on Wednesday November 21 at 730 PM. The program features Plano High School Choir directed by Dick Winters and a sermon by Rev Fred Kandler of Christ United Methodist Church. An offering supports the Alliance and the Benevolent Fund with nursery service provided.
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Plano Ministerial Alliance
St. Marks Catholic Church
Plano
Plano High School
Dick Winters
Fred Kandler
Christ United Methodist Church
Thomas Pantle
Holy Nativity Episcopal Church
Ministerial Alliance
Benevolent Fund
Alliance
Ticket Sales Begin Today for Plano vs John Tyler Playoff
Reserved seat tickets go on sale today for the Friday Class AAAA bi district game between Plano and John Tyler in Tyler. Season ticket holders can buy $2.50 seats 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the School Administration Building 1517 Avenue H. Public sales start 6 p.m. Wednesday at Palisades Pharmacy and Dougherty's Pharmacy with remaining seats sold until Friday noon. General admission is $2.25 and student tickets $1. Two business locations and all schools host Wednesday sales.
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Plano
John Tyler
Tyler
Wildcat Stadium
Avenue H
Palisades Pharmacy
Dallas North
Dougherty’s Pharmacy
Plano Plaza
Rose Stadium
Plano Chamber Hosts Hot Check Clinic Tonight
The Plano Chamber of Commerce offers a free clinic for business employees at 7:30 p.m. in the First National Bank of Plano community room. A panel including Police Chief J B Toler Sheriff George Smith and others will answer questions and SBA films on shoplifting and hot checks will be shown. Contact 424-7547 or register at the door.
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Plano Chamber of Commerce
First National Bank of
Plano
J. B. Toler
George Smith
Bill Roberts
Tom O'Connell
Small Business Administration
Chamber
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