03 Dec 1964
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Newspaper
Richardson Daily News
Location
Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Page
1
In 1946 in Cleburne Texas a football game between the Cisco Big Dam Laboes featured a stream of bizarre events. A referee collapsed from a muscle spasm twice and an umpire was injured by a kicked mouth while a captain tripped over a loose lace. The officials were mocked by writers and later challenged in the street.
Texas Instruments contributes critical electronics and a scientific payload to the Mariner Mars mission. The encoder processes about 720,000 data bits daily, while tape recorder electronics control Mars image playback. A magnetometer measures interplanetary and Martian magnetic fields during the 6000 hour voyage.
Christine Ainslee Graham, 14, was reported missing from her Spring Valley home but returned to Richardson High after three hours when she left with a girl companion Tuesday. Police confirmed she had not left the city and closed the case after the father informed officers she was back at school.
A resident reported a mattress in the street on Abrams at Phillips. Police found two sheets and two pillow cases with the mattress. The items were placed in the police property room and later claimed by an owner. No explanation for how they came to be in the street.
Police investigated a dog shooting after a resident found a male boxer with a bullet wound on West Belt Line Road. The dog was taken to a veterinarian for examination and treatment.
Richardson High School drama club will stage The Male Animal by James Thurber and Elliot Nugent Friday at 8 pm in Greenville Ave Auditorium. Mrs Nabours directs with Becky Berry as student director. cast includes Marian Smith, Bill Harrison, Jim Wilson, Kathy Cole, Jim Wheeler and many others.
Richardson Library extends hours by six weekly hours and opens Children’s Department in evening. Library operates Monday through Saturday from 10 am with varied closing times including 6 pm on some days and 9 pm on others. Since Aug this is the second expansion. total weekly hours now 4 for all ages, with 42 for teens and adults and 36 for children previously. New titles offer free references for Richardson residents.
Washington UPI report notes new allegations in the Bobby Baker investigation including a linked question about German beauty Ellen Rometsch. Sen. Curtis pressed Baker on claims of influence over the TFX contract and a court settlement, while Baker refused to answer citing constitutional protections. Investigators weigh two explanations for a $36,000 payment to Reynolds tied to insurance charges for the DC Stadium.
Three residents report thefts of holiday lighting in Richardson. Thurman J. Wallace loses strings from his home, Howard Gohl reports seven colored bulbs, and Mrs. George Ruegg says ten sets of lights were stolen from her garage.
Richard son reports November 1964 building permits worth 2 820 312 push year to date total 17 775 060 an increase of 614 over 1963 for the month lead by 46 single family homes 725 542 plus major additions to Richardson Heights Baptist Church Messiah Lutheran Church a skating rink and several commercial projects including Interstate Theater and Richardson Heights National Bank with 1 122 400 for schools and a new service center among other smaller works
A Richardson group led by Mrs. Roy W. Colen offers lay people a patterning technique training for brain damaged children. Sessions begin tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the First Presbyterian Church with three sermon demonstrations and volunteer teams formed. The program, backed by the Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential, aims to rehabilitate brain injured children in Richardson and nearby areas.
Richardson opens its first postal substation at Arapaho Jewelry & Camera Shop in Arapaho Village. Lt. Cmdr. Cecil L. Wylie owns the store and holds the substation franchise. Paul M. Clayton oversees operations with Stella and June LeUnice assisting. The outlet handles all main post office services except boxes and general delivery, averaging about 100 dollars in lamp sales and 75 Christmas parcels daily, serving about 14 000 people and projected 16000 dollars in first year.
Richardson Police Reserve members launched their annual Christmas tree sale to fund city equipment. Proceeds last year bought five walkie talkie units and rain gear for the police and reserves, with this year’s lot open on Friday at the Arapaho pool on City property.
Ben Jackson Richardson, a Garland native and prominent civic figure, died after a heart seizure while addressing a Garland City Council gathering Tuesday night. The event was noted by veteran editor Kay Lewis and neighbors at City Hall.
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