WBAP Radio Promotes 50th Anniversary and Telethon
The Fort Worth Dallas area marks WBAP's 50th anniversary with the return of the Cowbell as station ID and notes its 24 hour hourly chimes. WBAP-TV will broadcast the 7th Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Telethon in full from 10:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, hosted by Jerry Lewis, aiding research and local care in North Texas.
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Jerry Lewis
North
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Baylor
Fort Worth
Irving in for heated wet-dry vote over liquor petition drive
The Irving liquor petition drive leaders say they have surpassed the 6,259 signatures needed for a local option election, with Jim Caldwell’s Citizens for Irving claiming 6,500 valid names. Opponents from Keep Irving Clean led by Rev Henry H Kinkeade vow to challenge lists and mobilize churches, while unsigned flyers alleging council and police views surface, fueling a tense local battle over future liquor sales.
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Irving
Jim Caldwell
Citizens For
Irving First Baptist Church
Henry H. Kinkeade
Caldwell
Kinkeade
First Baptist Church
Oak Cliff
Leonard McCarley
Dan Matkin
Daily News to Close for Labor Day Observance
The Daily News will close on Labor Day Monday September 4 with offices closed and no edition published. Regular deadlines apply for Sunday September 3 and Wednesday September 6. Retail and classified display ads are due 12 noon Friday September 1 and classified reader ads by 5 p.m. Friday September 1.
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Daily News
Richardson Sunday Forecast Mostly warm with slight shower risk
Richardson area weather shows partly cloudy skies and warm conditions on Sunday with a 20 percent chance of rain. Expected high near 95 and low near 75, with southerly winds 6 to 12 mph.
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Richardson July crime report shows overall drop
The Richardson Police Department released the July Major Crime Summary showing an 11 percent overall crime decrease. The month included 1 negligent homicide, 1 rape, 30 burglaries, 5 aggravated assaults, 32 thefts over $50, 75 thefts under $50, 12 forgeries, 4 swindles, and 6 auto thefts. Police arrested 87 people, with 33 juveniles arrested, 3 narcotics arrests, and 5 runaways. Traffic totaled 135 accidents, 687 moving violations, and 49,856 miles logged by patrol cars.
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Richardson
Five ETSA extension courses for educators at Pearce High
Richardson's J J Pearce High hosts five East Texas State University extension courses for educators. Garland teachers may attend. Organizational meetings run August 28 to 31 for courses in history psychology sociology and learning disabilities. Tuition for graduate level ETSA courses is 54 dollars. interesados enroll at meetings.
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J. J. Pearce High School
East Texas State University
Garland
Cox
Pearce HS
Bryant
Pearce
Ball
Grissom
Webb
Pearce High School
North Coit Road
Campbell
Arapaho Roads
ETSA
Police hunt for garage thieves in Richardson
Richardson police pursue thieves who looted two garages on Friday. Sherman C. Moore reported his garage at 1237 Navaho entered and a tent valued at 200 dollars was taken. Orville W. Wilson said a tool box with tools worth 500 dollars vanished from his open garage at 1126 Larkspur.
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Richardson
Sherman C. Moore
Navaho
Orville W. Wilson
Larkspur
Skaggs Drug
UTD Announces Orientation and Fall Programs
The University of Texas at Dallas schedules two days of orientation for its third academic year with registration on Aug 31 and an open house for all students. New graduate programs in management and administrative sciences mathematical sciences and chemistry start this fall along with continuing doctoral studies in geological sciences molecular biology and physics.
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University of Texas At Dallas
Allan Watson
Watson
UTD
Founders North
Sandra Budreck
Bryce Jordan
Lee H. Smith
Local reading readiness emphasizes individual needs in RISD
Primary consultants Linda Woodward and Hazel Littrell of Richardson Independent School District stress that early reading success hinges on assessing a child’s initial skills, grouping by need, and adapting instruction. They advocate non graded or graded classrooms prioritizing each child’s readiness and targeted support through Plan A and reading resources while encouraging parental engagement from home to kindle curiosity and model reading.
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Hazel Littrell
Richardson Independent School
RISD
Littrell
Woodward
Local boy earns Eagle Award in Richardson Scouts
Henry Presley of Troop 779 will receive the Eagle Award at a ceremony August 29 at First United Methodist Church in Richardson. He has held multiple troop leadership posts, earned Arrowhead and Fifty Miler at Philmont, and attended Ho-to-Tea and Golden Acorn training. Presley, 15, attends Richardson High School and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Presley Jr. of 700 Palmer Place.
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Richardson Daily News
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Richardson
Henry
Order of the Arrow
Philmont Scout Ranch
Cimmaron
New Mexico
Richardson High School
H. G. Presley, Jr
Palmer Place
Texas
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