City Council Approves Zoning Change for Hotel Office Corridor
The Richardson City Council, chaired by Mayor Ewbank, approved ordinance 642-A to allow a large office building on Sherman Street near the Como Motel to include many commercial services beyond standard office zoning. A traffic digest was presented and a request for a temporary trailer storage permit near N Central Expressway was discussed. The council also amended the animal sale ordinance to ban retail selling of baby poultry and rabbits within city limits for non-hatchery businesses.
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Sherman Street
Como Motel
Dick Hayes
Richardson
Randolph
George Mason
North Central Expressway
Jaycees
Apollo Road
Reynolds
Dallas
Baby, Fourteenth Month, City’s Fourth Traffic Fatality
Fourteen month old Bart Lee Stone of Plano died after arrival at Presbyterian Hospital at 7 25 p m His father and mother Richard Lee Stone and Mrs Stone were hospitalized in critical and poor condition The crash adds to the year s four traffic fatalities in the city with two other drivers involved in the incident still being treated
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Richardson
Bart Lee Stone
Plano
Arapaho Road
Presbyterian Hospital
Richardson General
Richard Lee Stone
J. J. Pearce Band to sing carols Wednesday night
The J. J. Pearce High School Band directed by Dick Floyd will perform carols on the local Christmas scene Wednesday night. Call Floyd at 231 2098 between 8 am and 4 pm to schedule a lawn concert.
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J. J. Pearce High School
Dick Floyd
Floyd
Shoplifting Tactics Analyzed by RHS Distributive Education Students
Richardson High School DE students studied shoplifting methods and hazards during a training session. The class viewed a film showing shoplifting in action to learn prevention and awareness techniques.
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RHS
Distributive Education
Richardson High School
Richardson Senior Citizens Christmas Party Entertained by John Knowles
The Richardson senior group held its annual Christmas Party featuring guitarist John Knowles. Attendees included Ir Knowles William Snow H A Schrieber and several Mrs names. A Dallas Police Behringer screening warned teens about rising shoplifting and its consequences including loss of voting rights and college eligibility.
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Richardson
John Knowles
Ir) Knowles
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Shoplifters arrested during Christmas rush at Gibson's
Shoplifting rising as holidays approach with ten arrests over the weekend at Gibson's Discount Center. Six arrestees are juveniles and two suspects faced charges for altering price tags.
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Gibson's Discount Center
Richardson Toys for Tots drives reach 13th year
Richardson joins national Toys for Tots effort led by Lt Col Jim Vidano. The Marine Reserve unit, backed by the Richardson City Council of PTAs and RISD, collected thousands of toys last year and expand to Northlake Prairie Creek and J Frank Dobie elementary schools this season. Santa visits multiple campuses daily as helicopters deliver token toys and crews load remaining items for Salvation Army distribution.
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Jim Vidano
Reserve Marine Corps
Cpl
Robert Gaston
Vidano
James
Paul
Santa
Marines
Richardson Independent School District
Dallas
Richardson
Dallas Marine Reserve
Marine
RISD
Northlake
Prairie Creek
J. Frank Dobie
James Bowie
Spring Creek
Richardson Heights
Terrace
Mark Twain
O. Henry
Forestridge
Wallace
Stults Road
Hamilton Park
Northwood Hills
Spring Valley
Dover
Arapaho
Mohawk
Greenwood Hills
Northrich
Canyon Creek
el Pastel
San James
Richardson North Junior High
Tom
Charles
Spring Creek Day School
Marine Reserve
Basil Kitzmiller
Salvation Army
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Barbara Clark
roTem
Yom Ewbank
Noah
B. B. Sherrill
City Plan Commission
Campbell Road
Nantucket
Sherrill
Jupiter Road
Belt Line Road
Centennial Construction Co
Charles Ellis Painter
Custer Parkway
Pearl Brown
Provincetown Lane
Painter
Meek
Stone
Charles Dean Duncan
Allen
Duncan
Liam Snow
H. A. Schrieber
Ruth Gibson
Charles McCue
Tom Moore
Clyde Beach
Leona van Horne
Lila Tyler
Moslyn Kirby
John Voss
Walter Herron
James Behringer
Dallas Police Department
Behringer
Dallas County
Marine’s Holiday Project
Greenville Avenue School
Durward Stewart
Olan Foster
Thomas Poore
Sgt. Poore
Poore
Santa Claus
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