Richardson Council Approves Harold Peek R1100M Zoning Change
The Richardson City Council approved Harold Peek's request to rezone a north of Arapaho Road site to R1100M single family residential and granted variances increasing lot coverage to 35 percent and a 30 foot front building line. Homes will be limited to 1,500 square feet and start around $30,000.
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Richardson
City Hall
Harold Peek
Arapaho Road
Yale Blvd
City Plan Commission
Peek
Commonwealth Development Corporation
Custer
Campbell Road
Council Chamber
George C. Yamini Company
New Buckingham Road
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe
New Richardson teachers start work as 1972 school year opens
More than 300 new teachers report to Richardson Independent School District for the 1972 73 year. Debbie Wright new home economics teacher at Richardson Junior High praises the district and the top rated K 15 V. Willard and Fowks new science instructor at Richardson Junior High commend the district for organization and in service training. Paulette Marshall, sixth grade at Mark Twain Elementary, cites progressive system and professional faculty. All three say Richardson ISD is among the finest they have seen and worthy of Richardson pride.
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Richardson Independent
Debbie Wright
Richardson Junior High
R.L.D
Richardson
West Texas
Tohoka
Texas Tech
Tech
Red Raider
Miss Wright
Willie Fowks
Boling Green
Kentucky
Fowks
Huston Tillotson College
Austin
Western Kentucky
Paulette Marshall
Florence
Ala
Mark Twain
Sheffield
Kellen
Texas
Marshall
Florence State University
University of Alabama
Dallas Fort Worth Airport project a bustle of activity
Tour the Dallas Fort Worth airport under construction with deputy executive director Jack Downey as guide. He describes vast ground work, 18 000 acre site, 3 500 to 4 000 workers, 800 000 tons gravel, and 32 lane central roadway if folded. Runways 17 inches thick designed for 2 million pound aircraft. 36 bridges for lighter aircraft. general aviation area around the airport noted.
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Dallas-Fort Worth
Jack Downey
Airport Board
Federal Aviation Agency
Downey
Crete and
Steel
Love Field
Dallas
Local girl named admissions counselor for Incarnate Word College
Kathy King daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard J King of Richardson has been named an admissions counselor for Incarnate Word College in San Antonio She will work from Indianapolis covering the Midwestern and Eastern states attending college nights and speaking with high school and junior college students about degree programs She is a 1972 graduate of St Edward's University Austin and was active in activities including intra mural sports dean's list and served on the administrative council for one year She is the first full time out of state recruitment counselor announced by Sister Anne Dossmann director of admissions.
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Mary Kathleen King
Richard J. King
Spruce, Richardson
Incarnate Word College
San Antonio
St. Edward’s University
Austin
Kathy
Indianapolis
St. Edward’s
Alma College
France
Anne Dossmann
County to hire bipartisan lawyers for jail case defense
County commissioners retain two constitutional lawyers, Earl Luna and Robert Porter, at 500 dollars monthly plus 50 dollars per hour trial time to defend the county in class action suits including a federal case about operating the county jail. A dispute with District Attorney Henry Wade over prisoner mail searches prompted the agreement. The board also appointed Bill Melton as new administrative assistant for the court.
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Constitutional
Earl Luna
Robert Porter
Henry Wade
Wade
Bill Melton
Richardson Weather Likely Warm and Partly Cloudy
The Richardson forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures through Wednesday with a slight chance of thundershowers tonight. Local humidity remains moderate as a brief storm risk passes this evening.
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Richardson
Youth Hurt In One Car Crash On Custer Parkway
Officers reported a one car crash in the 200 block of Custer Parkway last night. Terry Campion, 15, lost control and hit a median light pole. Christopher Campion, 17, was taken to Richardson General Hospital with minor injuries.
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Custer Parkway
Terry Campion
Arborcrest Drive
Christopher Campion
Richardson General Hospital
Skillern Drug
Abrams
Darwin Griffith
Richardson Introduces Merit Based City Pay Plan
The City of Richardson unveils a merit based pay plan with salary ceilings for most municipal jobs. City Manager Robert Sherrill calls it a core budget provision as departments prepare for Oct 1 implementation after reviews of regional salaries and job values.
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Richardson
Robert Sherrill
Howard Weaver
Garland
Mesquite
Carrollton
Dallas
Fire losses rise sharply in Grand Prairie in July
A Grand Prairie fire report shows July losses at 19 086 dollars, more than triple June’s 5 216 dollars. The city fire department notes a jump from June to July. Garland council approved leasing city square to the Chamber for a new building on Aug 1, though action remains pending. Chamber president Jim Toler cited two or three technicalities to be resolved.
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Grand Prairie
City of
Garland
Garland Chamber of Commerce
City Square
Jim Toler
Chamber of Commerce
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Floyd Branch
Yamini
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Lori
Richardson Heights Elementary
Ted Gowen
Lindale
County
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Porter
Greenwood Hills
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Weaver
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Marco L. Morrow
University of Texas
Sun Oil Co
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Houston
Balcones Research Center
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