Richardson Council Backs COG Grant and Cuts Cab Insurance
Richardson City Council approved supporting the North Texas Central Council of Governments grant plan for a $600,000 federal systems analysis and regional solid waste disposal study spanning eleven counties. The council also amended insurance rules to align with state minimums to help local cab operations, setting public hearings for August 30 and September 13 on related zoning and master plan changes.
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Richardson
North Texas Central Council of Governments
City Hall
Central Council of Governments
COG
Raymond Noah
Noah
Richardson Cab Company
R. L. King
King
Harry Higginbotham
North Interurban
City Plan Commission
Buckingham Road
Richardson board approves 1971 72 budget with 13 cent tax hike
The Richardson school board unanimously adopted a proposed 1971 72 budget calling for a 13 cent tax increase after a lengthy public hearing. City residents urged cuts to preserve lower taxes but officials said the increase is largely for debt service and a state mandated teacher pay raise, with little room to trim without harming education.
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Richardson School Board
Richardson
Raymon Bynum
McCaleb
Paul Ashby
Texas Stadium Woes Delay Dallas Cowboys Opening
Dallas faces more delays at Texas Stadium as Nixon wage freeze and a plumbers strike hinder opening preparations. Artificial turf work resumes, but 85 man-days of plumbing remain, pushing the Oct. 3 opener and upcoming games back to Cotton Bowl if funds stall.
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Dallas
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Dallas Cowboys
Texas Stadium
Irving
Cowboys
Washington
Stock Market soars after price freeze
Wall Street welcomed President Nixon's policy as volume on the NYSE jumped to 31.7 million shares and the Dow rose 32.93 points to 888.95. IBM led gains with a $19 rise. GM and Ford delayed opening due to heavy demand. Amex up 0.54 to 25.13. Inflation, dollar weakness cited as market drivers.
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UPI
Wall Street
Nixon
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Richardson locals react with caution and support to Nixon wage freeze
City leaders react with cautious optimism to President Nixon's 90 day wage price rent freeze. Connally calls it patriotic and expects a stimulus while noting little impact on city budgets. Businesses weigh effects, with Collins Radio and Texas Instruments evaluating the plan as schools leverage bonds amid shifting finance.
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Richardson
Nixon
John Connally
Connally
Raymond Noah
Noah
Collins Radio
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Two Die In North Central Expressway Crash
Two people died and a third was injured when a car collided with a trailer truck on North Central Expressway near Campbell Road. Mary Altenhofel and her son Daniel died, while driver John Longoria was hospitalized in fair condition. The wreck halted northbound traffic and raised Richardson’s year to date traffic deaths to four.
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Campbell Road
Mary V. Altenhofel
Daniel Paul Altenhofel
Austin
Presbyterian Hospital
Altenhofel
John Longoria
Fort Worth
Richardson
School bonds sold low bidder at 5.4559 percent in Houston
Un derwood-Neuhaus & Company and First of Texas in Houston bought the $1 million in school bonds as the low bidder. The rate was reduced by a national wage and price freeze. Total bonds offered were part of $11 million. The district also approved land purchase for a new junior high, retained an auditor, and set the budget at $2,807,884.56 with Labor Day meeting moved to September 13.
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Treasury
Nixon
Congress
Henry Lubow
Ken Moore Ford
Richardson
Underwood-Neuhaus & Company
First of Texas
Houston
Raymon Bynum
Yale Boulevard
Apollo Road
Huffhines Park
Fred Peek
Plano
Arapaho
Jupiter
Belt Line
Trent
C.p.a.'s
Dallas
John W. Blair
Richardson Daily News Prints Seven Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Copies
The Richardson Daily News reports a daily print run of 7,680 copies. A special delivery service is offered for subscribers who miss their paper.
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Richardson Daily News
Classified Ad Notice for Delivery and Advertising
A fragment notes daily newspaper delivery by carrier in Richardson at 1.50 per month. It lists a phone number for advertising or editorial inquiries and mentions calls after a time will be delivered the following morning.
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Daily News
Richardson
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Polaroid
Memorex
General Electric
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UAL
Ludbow
H. W. Cope
Toyota
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