Pennant Fever Grips Chicago as Cubs and Sox Lead
A nostalgic column compares Chicago baseball elation in 1967 1969 and current standings. It notes the Cubs and White Sox atop their divisions shaping civic pride, warns about choking in pennant races, and hopes Dallas avoids pennant fever while praising Bruce Sutter and Sox pitching.
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Dallas
Rangers
Oakland
A’s
Arlington Stadium
Billy the Terrible
Chicago
White Sox
Cubs
Pirates
1969
Michigan Avenue
Bruce Sutter
Sox
Dallas County Commissioners
Bob Folsom
Adlene Harrison
Rose Renfroe
Ray Zauber
Teamsters
North
TP&L rate hike approved by city council
Richardson city council approved TP&L rate request amid potential residential increases up to 17 percent in summer. Dan Parker, city finance director, said removing the fuel adjustment shows a truer rise, with 1000 kwh bills up 4.2 percent in winter and 10.5 percent in summer. The PUC regulates rates, and TP&L plans to continue fighting for equitable structures.
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Texas Power
Dan Parker
Parker
Than &L
Tp&l
Richardson
Howard Hern
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Hern
Pete
Walter Goodenough
Gooden
Goodenough
Rubella Immunization Urged Amid Regional Upswing
Richardson area officials warn of rubella risk as national cases rise to about six percent. Dr. Robert Browning Jr stresses protecting youths with immunization before exposure, noting higher dangers for females during pregnancy. School nurses director Bertha Gauglitz says district distributes educational pamphlets, urges verification of vaccination records, and notes no rubella cases in RISD in six years.
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Richardson
Robert L. Browning Jr
Richardson Independent
United States
Browning
Bertha Gauglitz
Erisd
RISD
Ona
Three Suspects Arrested in Dallas Theft Probe
Police halted three suspects in the parking lot of Kroger at 1400 Spring Valley Road after a witness saw them loading merchandise. The trio faced charges including theft of four hams from Safeway on Belt Line Road and possession of drug paraphernalia after a syringe and brown substance were found during vehicle inventory. The suspects are Rosie Zanna Jackson, Howard Wayne Powell, and Ruben J. Humphreys, all from Dallas. Additional items stolen include stereo equipment valued at $1,820 from Custom Hi Fi Discount Center and a broken window entry on unspecified premises.
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Krogers
Spring Valley Road
Rosie Zanna Jackson
Mockingbird
Dallas
Howard Wayne Powell
Neuhoff
Ruben J. Humphreys
Rocky Ridge
North Dallas
East Dallas
Safeway
Belt Line Road
Spring Valley Village
Richardson
Rain Eases North Texas Water Strain and Local Theft
Sunday rainfall reduced Richardson water use from about 19 million to 15 million gallons daily. Lake Lavon remains near capacity as North Texas Municipal Water District notes lower Monday pumping, while a theft of $7,000 worth of water line fittings occurred at a Richardson home under construction. A death by self-inflicted gunshot near 908 Allegheny in Richardson was ruled an act of self harm, the victim identified as Bettye Jo Cloudy, 34. Funeral details are incomplete.
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Daley
Sox
Mike Royko
Chicago Daily News
Cub
Royko
Pete Ward
Dick Bertell
Halsted
Fergie Jenkins
Cardinals
Howard Street
Eddie Stanky
Cubs
Wrigley Field
Wrigley
Chicago
T. W. Jenkins
West Side
Richardson
Jenkins
Willard Fletcher
Water Department
Fletcher
Carl Riehn
North Texas Municipal Water District
Lons
Riehn
Lake Lavon
Wylie
Cap Rock
Seth
Allegheny, Richardson
Gordon Graves
Bettye Jo Cloudy
Bell
Dallas
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Lake Michigan
West Madison
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Holtzman
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Mets
New
Bob Greenfield
Nantucket
Campbell Road
Ronald E. C
Cone Light Manufacturing and Assembly
Terrace
City Plan Commission
Specia Certain
Canyon Oil
Gauglitz
Sd’s
Fowler
Environmental Health Department
Texas
Inne
Lavon
Reihn
Able
Spiaien Tyme Aker Extension Center
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