27 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Richardson Daily News
Location
Richardson, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1965
Page
1
The essay reflects on driving into Dallas along Central Expressway amid drizzle and the fragility of life. McLeod contemplates mortality, risk on the road, and the impulse to cling to ordinary future joys like spring leaves, summer sun, Baylor football, and family milestones.
Six year old Tommy Fowler of Richardson regained his dog Harry after days of search aided by Richardson and Plano police and local citizens. Harry, a four year old English harrier, had been missing from the Fowler home on Sherwood Drive since a break in. Officer R N Aly located the dog northeast of Richardson and notified Fowler, who rushed to the rural scene with Humane Officer J E Lynch keeping the hound in sight until recovery.
The Graduate Research Center of the Southwest highlights a dozen firsts in 1965 from the Pioneer A launch at Cape Kennedy to deep space science, new biology labs, high field magnets, and the growth of regional research networks. Key figures include Prof. Kenneth G McCracken and Dr. Gifford K. Johnson, with TAGER and multiple university affiliates expanding doctoral programs.
A Plano family thanks Officer R N Aly and Humane Officer J E Lynch plus Chief Toler Captain Alexander Patrolmen Grime Cline and Dr James Starwater for aiding in the return of their timid English harrier Harry after an eight day search. The dog was found in a rural area northeast of Richardson before reuniting with the Fowler family.
Students in Mrs Roy Feltys first grade class at Richardson Heights Elementary chose to buy a fruitless mulberry tree for the school yard instead of a classroom Christmas tree. Buddy Malone of Gordon Village Nursery supervised as the shovel work began during a Wednesday afternoon planting ceremony.
The 1966 Cotton Bowl Parade introduces three new prizes the Mayor's Prize for the best float the City of Dallas Prize for the most photogenic float and the Cotton Bow Council Prize for the most exciting float. Parade judges are Mrs Herbert Marcus Jr Donald Johanos and Robert Lyle. The event at State Park Grounds runs free and will air nationally in color from 9 30 to 10 30 morning January 1 1966.
Weather forecast for Richardson notes clear to partly cloudy skies on Monday and Tuesday with a colder trend in the morning. Highs are expected in the upper 40s on both days and Tuesday morning lows near the upper 20s as the cold snap continues. Sandbay’s tangent of
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