Flower Mound New Town Nears Recovery Amid Doubts and Hope
Flower Mound New Town remains troubled yet not dead as residents and developers cite a mix of concern and stubborn optimism. HUD involvement looms while residents defend the community’s open spaces, proximity to Lake Grapevine and Lake Dallas, and ongoing plans for growth despite foreclosures and economic headwinds.
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U.S.A
Flower Mound New Town
Flower Mound
New Town
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth
HUD
Matyas
Edward Marcus
Dallas
Pressler
Peggy Parks
Peggy
Don
John Houp
Houp
Harvey Cutting
Mayflower Congregational Church
John Bartholomew
Tyland Home Builders
Lake Grapevine
Lake Dallas
North Texas
Millionaire Wins Jury Nullifies Marriage Contract
In San Antonio Texas a jury nullified a prenuptial agreement that would have paid Joan Manning half a million dollars from millionaire oilman John McFarlin as part of their three year marriage, a key point in his divorce suit.
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San Antonio, Tex
John McFarlin
McFarlin
Joan Manning
45Th District Court
San Antonio State Hospital
Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital
Dallas
Timberlawn
Arlington Well to Flow Again at Bicentennial Site
Arlington plans a $50,000 reconstruction of a mineral water well to reopen July 4 as part of Bicentennial celebrations. The original well, dating to 1891, served as a horse trough and later a fountain, with plans for a drinking fountain and pictorial columns detailing its history.
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Arlington, Tex
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tom Vandergriff
Arlington
Vandergriff
Carolyn Snider
On This Date in History May 12 1976
Highlights include the Soviet lifting of the Berlin Blockade in 1949 and the Boston Committee of Correspondence proposing colonial trade suspensions in 1774. Notable birthdays include Yogi Berra and Burt Bacharach. Thoughts tie to Cecil Rhodes and Benjamin Franklin’s 1776-era context.
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Associated Press
Berlin
West Berlin
Boston Committee of Correspondence
Britain
Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale
Florence
Italy
Charles Lindbergh
Hopewell
New Jersey
Amoy
North Africa
Cape Bon
Tunisia
West Germany
Israel
White House
U.S
Mayaguez
Cambodia
Yogi Berra
New York Yankees
Burt Bacharach
Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Benjamin Franklin
Canada
Saratoga
Albany
New York
Franklin
FDA keeps cyclamate ban after safety doubts
The FDA will not lift the cyclamate ban citing grave cancer and genetic damage risks. Commissioner Schmidt says general use cannot be assured as safe and asks Abbott Laboratories to withdraw its 1973 petition, with denials possible in 30 days. Discovery by Michel Sveda in 1937 is noted.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Alexander M. Schmidt
Schmidt
Abbott Laboratories
Chicago
Ill
FDA
Abbott
Richard W. Kasperson
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Mike Cochran
Flower Mound, Tex
Mark Twain
Martin Matyas
Upteenth
Gary Pressler
Delta Airlines
Arlington Well
Liverpool
England
Jerry Pierce
Lennah Vaillancourt
Joe Pierce
Guymon
Okla
Green's Appliances
Austin Street
Jerry
The
Future Farmers of
America and Vocational Industrial Club of American
Industrial Cooperative Training
Calhoun High School
James Green
Vernon Green
China
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Syi Ouiaiki
Bay City
Michel Sveda
University of Illinois
Sears
Viking Mall
Sears, Roebuck and CO
First State Bank and Trust Company
Ed “ Bank and Trust Compa
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