14 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
Richardson Daily News
Location
Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1966
Page
1
Editor note introduces a fire safety series with the Richardson Fire Department. It urges using a bedroom door as a life saving barrier, noting doors may provide five to eleven minutes escape time while open doors cut that to two minutes. It explains door checks, intended escape routes, stairwell dangers, and prioritizing immediate escape over attempting to fight the fire.
Ed Wyatt of 740 Spring Valley Road serves as trading post manager at Philmont Scout Ranch, part of Circle Ten Council. The world’s largest boys camp in the Sangre de Cristo range trains staff to support 16 500 Scouts and Explorers at the 214 square mile site.
The Daily News presents a special Back to School feature for the Richardson Independent School District on page 5. It credits RISD Public Relations officer Mrs Relda Donahoe and her staff for assistance in preparing the edition.
Andy Rooker son of Mr and Mrs George S Rooker will be featured speaker at a Sports Appreciation Night Friday August 19 at 7 30 PM at Greenville Avenue Stadium He is a Rice University senior and former Richardson High School athlete with all district honors in 1960 62 and All Southwest Conference baseball. The event celebrates Richardson sports programs with local officials and clubs attending.
Richardson Jaycees announce a Richardson Community Fair program featuring Senior Go-Go Girls. On opening night August 16 Us Four and The Dolphins perform, with Things of Blue and The Chosen Few on Wednesday, The Clubs and The Limits on Thursday, Us Four and The Unchosen Few on Friday, and Things Of Blue with The Clubs on final night. Dancers include Jann Smithwick Janette Speegle Sheryn Fox Joan Perry Olive Speegle Karen Kosan Susan Sharp Alyce Stone. Two stages at the fairgrounds on Greenville Avenue host two performances per night.
Mayor Herb Ryan spoke to the Richardson Senior Citizens Club about city government challenges and aims for a more attractive Richardson. Program director Walter Herring noted club president A C Hollis recently returned from England with his wife, with vacation photos to be shown at the September 8 meeting in the Community Room at Dallas Federal Savings and Loan.
A Dallas secretary, Kathryn Ann Kamplain, 23, sustained minor injuries after a two car collision on Greenville Avenue amid rain. She faced a negligent collision charge for losing control after hitting a slick spot. Damage totaled about 1,200 across both vehicles. A Grand Prairie truck driver, Robert Lee Choate, 32, suffered minor injuries when a hydraulic lift arm on a Trinity Concrete Products truck struck a bridge girder under Renner Road. Damage to the truck and to the bridge and sign totaled about 1,750.
Local Civic Theatre of Greater Dallas presents Arthur Miller's The Crucible at The Rotunda Theatre in the First Methodist Church Dallas August 17 18 19 20 at 8 15 p m The cast of 23 includes Jim Brannon as Narrator Mike Major Reverend Parris Pam Ralston Webibe Bake as John Proctor Frances Clark Rebecca Nurse Ed Riley Judge Hathorne Captain Jake Jones Deputy Governor Danforth and others Tickets via AD5-2008 in Richardson.
Four Richardson Independent School District teachers attended a six day workshop on the SMU campus, expanding teaching methods and collaboration with university staff.
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