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Year of change in Richardson 1971 highlights decade
A compact wrap of 1971 local events in Richardson and Plano. Key items include city council appointments, a $14 000 LSCA library grant, two shootings, a Renner merger vote, a high density development denial, council elections, district titles in sports, a mayoral term decisions, a fatal house fire, a baseball championship, and boundary reshuffling for the Outer Loop route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Cliburn
Richardson Symphony
Richardson Independent
Richardson
Plano
Mike Spence
Robert Gouard
Jerry Dees
Park Board
James Kincaid
Robert Lauderdale
Milton Norton
Richardson Public Library
Richard Harrison
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Dallas-Richardson
Dick Reynolds
Howard Ern
City of
Renner
Abrams
Buckingham
John Randolph
Stanley McCaleb
Charles West
Charles A. Richardson
Harry Higginbotham
John Connally
George Murphy
Howard Hern
Carl Peterson
Raymond Noah
Tom Ewbank
Martin Howard
Robert St. Miklossy
Tom Hardy, Jr
Richardson High School Tracksters
Eagles
Pearce Mustangs
Tom Hardy
Hardy
Seminole
Mustang Pearce
Chad Ferguson
Lake Highlands Wildcats
J.J. Pearce High School
Cora