Poem Highlights Dallas Big Brothers Month Effort
In Richardson during National Big Brother week three boys and their family praise the program which pairs an adult volunteer with a boy aged eight to sixteen. Dallas Big Brothers, a United Fund agency since 1927, seeks more male volunteers to mentor in Richardson and the staff offers talks to service clubs.
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Richardson
Walter H. NcNew
Dallas Big Brothers
The
United Fund
Dallas
McNew
Houston
Mike
Steve
Marty
Mary Burns
Air Force Academy
TI receives her contract for Air Force spare parts
The Office of Congressman Graham Purcell announced that Texas Instruments in Dallas received a U S Air Force contract worth 1 267 448 dollars for procurement of spare parts for AC 130A gun ships. The obligation occurred yesterday.
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Graham Purcell
U.S. Air Force
Texas Instruments
Dallas
Richardson minister reports Haiti faith shifts amid voodoo lore
Rev. Robertson and Missionary Rev. Turnbull discuss improving literacy and Christian influence in Haiti. They describe voodoo practices in Kenscoff and Port‑au‑Prince, noting church efforts to convert followers and teach Creole literacy while voodoo ceremonies persist in rural areas.
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Wallace Turnbull
Bob Robertson
Turnbull
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Rev. Robertson
United Methodist Communications Council of Texas
Clearsprings
Richardson
Robert L. Robertson
Robertson
Methodist Communications
Texas
Kenscoff
Mr. Turnbull
Rev
Hougan
Derek Poole
Virgin Islands
Methodist
Poole
Ormande McConnel
Rev. Poole
McConnel
Frank Laubauck
Ramah Theodore
Office du Tourisme
Theodore
The
Antilles
Richardson Parks Rule Book Emphasizes Safety and Use
Richardson protects 212 acres of parkland with 14 areas and clear rules. Prohibitions include horseback riding, golfing, driving cars or motorcycles in parks, and disallowed fires without protection. Police and park staff enforce ordinances to prevent hazards and litter, with trash pickup and on site amenities provided.
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Richardson
al Johnson
Parks and Recreation Commissions
City Hall
Partly Cloudy Outlook With Cool Friday Temperatures
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a low in the mid twenties. Cloudy and cool on Friday with highs around the low forties. Winds light and variable Friday.
Fowler Fare and a Nation’s Transport Question
Wick Fowler wonders if a Jakarta bus ride costing 10 rupiahs could solve U S mass transit woes. He notes 53 000 plus White House entertainments in Nixon years and asks how many were hosted outside the White House by Spiro Agnew. A California judge fined himself 25 dollars for a 15 minute late hearing. He jokes this could balance the budget.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
U.S
White House
Spiro Agnew
California
Half-million dollar land sale completed near Nantucket
A 10 acre Campbell Rd and Old Campbell Rd site near Nantucket was sold to Canyon Creek Campbell Road, a joint venture, for over 500000 dollars for future development. Sellers Hilda Roosth trustee Fred Peek Harold Peek McCarthy-Herndon Realtors. Harold Shuler of McCarthy-Herndon Realty represented the buyers. Arnold N. Sweet of Sweet-Barnett Dev Co will manage the venture from Stemmons Tower. An earlier acre sale to Northhaven Gardens has already started construction.
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Campbell Rd
Nantucket
Canyon Creek- Campbell Road
Hilda Roosth
Fred Peek
Harold Peek
McCarthy-Herndon Realtors
Harold Shuler
Arnold N. Sweet
Sweet-Barnett Development Co
Stemmons Tower
Northhaven Gardens
Double Emergency Strains Richardson Ambulance Service
Richardson's one ambulance faced two simultaneous emergencies when two patients required care at once at Presbyterian Hospital. The vehicle carried six people including attendants and accompanying individuals. Garland Williams Ambulance and Richardson Fire Department also assisted the second call, but the Richardson unit managed both emergencies in tandem.
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Richardson
Presbyterian Hospital
Williams Ambulance
Garland
Richardson Fire Department
Williams Funeral Home
Plano
Dallas
Governor Preston Smith Hospitalized in Austin
Gov. Preston Smith was admitted to St. David's Hospital in Austin with an acute stomach disorder. Doctors reported he was resting easily at 8 a.m. and his condition was good.
Richardson Schools Keep Lunch Procedures Despite Act Expansion
Richardson schools will not change lunch room rules despite the National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts expansion, director Jake Adams said Tuesday. He noted the district has provided the outlined services for about five years and few Richardson families qualify under the new income guidelines. The law, effective Jan 1, offers free or reduced price lunches to eligible children.
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Richardson
Jake Adams
Richardson Schools
Food Services
Adams
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