Local candidates face deadline dropouts and petition bids
Monday night deadline trims local and county races with several dropouts. In Irving Professor Robert B. Lynch exits the Republican ballot after finding his district 2-B overlapped with Farmers Branch. Clay Smothers shifts for the Oscar Mauzy seat with a petition bid after a late anti busing filing miss. In Richardson Constable Jack Richardson switches from the Democratic slate.
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Irving
University of Dallas
Robert B. Lynch
Graduate School of Management
Farmers Branch
Clay Smothers
Oscar Mauzy
Grand Prairie-Oak
Cliff
Smothers
Democratic
Richardson
Jack Richardson
Guilty plea ends civil service case in Richardson
Howard Ellis from the Water and Sewer Department pleaded guilty at a pre trial conference a week after his termination. The board recommended a two week suspension from February 15 to 29 with reinstatement pending a hearing. Ellis and assistant Teddy Landrum faced charges over using city facilities for personal use during a plant meeting.
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Richardson Water and Sewer Department
Howard Ellis
Ellis
Lynn Jeffcoat
Richardson Civil Service Board
City Hall
Richardson
Howard Hern
Tom Hardy
Civil Service Board
Carl McCellan
McCellan
Water and Sewer Department
Bob Derrington
Trial Board
Teddy Landrum
Derrington
Richardson Daily News
Said
Robert Sherrill
Sherrill
Landrum
Bob Hughey
Mrs. Knie files for Place 7 on Richardson ISD board
Sylvia Knie, longtime Richardson resident and former library board chair, filed for Place 7 on the Richardson Independent School District Board of Trustees. She plans full time service, aims to boost education with reduced class sizes, stronger parent involvement, and teachers teaching in their major fields. Her campaign is led by Nancy Wilson. Knie and husband Paul have three school-aged children.
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State Board of Education
Dallas County
Luna
Texas
Stanely McCaleb
Richardson
Herman C. Custard
Dallas
Mobil Chemical Research
Mike McKool
Jesse Price
Dale Milford
Tom Crouch
Jim Collins
Sylvia Knie
Sherwood
Richardson Independent School District Board of Trustees
Knie
EISU
Kaie
Nancy Wilson
Lomita
Western Reserve University
Veterans Administration
Richardson Library Board
Girl Scouts
PTA
Paul
Janet
Judy
Karen
Richardson Forecast Fair and Cool Thursday
The Richardson area will have a fair and cool day on Thursday. Tonight's low around 35, Thursday's high near 58 with northerly winds 15 to 20 mph.
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Richardson
Richardson Camp Fire Girls continue bicycle registration drive
More than 700 Camp Fire Girls in Richardson push toward half way in a city wide effort to register every bicycle. The effort follows last Sunday's bike rally at Heights Park that launched the Bike Ways opening with a four mile ride and decorated bike contest.
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Richardson
Heights Park
Raymond Noah
Mark Twain Elementary
Camp Fire
CFG
Blue Birds
Discovery Club
Horizon Club
Young pilot earns both licenses in single day
Bob Prakel, 16, earned his driver's license and airplane pilot license on February 10, 1972. The Northwood Junior High student flew solo at Addison Airport after passing a flight test with instructor John Mikolas, having worked toward aviation hours since age 10.
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Bob Prakel
Northwood Junior High
Fred C. Prakel
Blue Lake Circle
Richardson
State Highway Safety Department
Addison Airport
John Mikolas
Mikolas
Bob
Northwood
Highland Park
Lbj
Coit Road
Addison
Smithhart Aviation
Prakel
Early Spring Bursts Across Dallas County
Dallas County reports an unusually warm early spring with blooms across the region. Redbuds and saucer magnolias show intense color as fruit trees and azaleas flower, while dahlias, daffodils, jonquils and roses push growth ahead of schedule. Local landscape nurseries note gardeners starting early amid persistent warmth.
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Dallas County
Steve Wheeless
Worries rise over late freezes threaten fruit crops
Horticulturists warn February frosts may ruin peaches, pears, and plums. Lambert Landscape’s Howard Little notes a 17 degree night last winter scorched many plants and 1,100 freezing hours needed for peach trees. Officials expect more freezes before spring.
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Wheeless
Howard Little
Lambert Landscape Co
Mercury
Richardson Jaycees name Sosebee Fourth of July chairman
The Richardson Jaycees announce Jack Sosebee as committee chairman of the Old Fashion Fourth of July. Sosebee, owner of Richardson Trophies, has served as a Jaycee for seven years. Frank Zeibell also appoints Phil Matthews as vice chairman. early plans include a late afternoon parade and a patriotic program at Richardson High School Stadium followed by fireworks.
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Richardson Jaycees
Jack Sosebee
Sosebee
Richardson Trophies
Richardson
Chamber of Commerce
Richardson High School
Texas Independence Day Commemorates 1836 San Jacinto Fight
Texas marks Independence Day with Sam Houston leading Texans in the San Jacinto battle ending Mexican rule. The holiday urges Texans to fly flags and honor those who died in the struggle across early Texas settlements.
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Texas
Sam Houston
San Jacinto
Mexico
Garland 11 year old struck and killed on Lavon Drive
An 11 year old Garland boy Teddy B Dewoody was killed Monday afternoon after darting onto Lavon Drive in Garland. He died on arrival at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Garland traffic investigator Dick Stokes said no action would be taken against the driver.
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J. D. Bud Garrett
Richardson
Garland
George Holland
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Leo “Dig” Haney
O. N. Fletcher
Ralph E. Balthrop
Texas Instruments
al Lipscomb
Jim Tyson
New
Black Caucus
Lipscomb
Earl Luna
Lip
Dallas
Grand Prairie
Lee D. Herring
Dale Kerby
Dick Reed
Democratic Executive Committee
Roy Orr
Jerald H. Larry
Ling- Temco-Vought
Teddy B. Dewoody
Lavon Drive
Parkland Hospital
Dick Stokes
Grand Prairie Heart Fund Fall Short of Goal
Contributions to the Grand Prairie Heart Fund drive total slightly more than $3,000 after the campaign ended Sunday. Co chair Mrs F G Turney said final tallies may rise but likely miss the $5,000 goal and she noted the response was not as strong as hoped.
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Grand Prairie
F. G. Turney
NRH approves six percent power rate hike
North Richland Hills council on Monday night voted to raise power rates by six percent as requested by Texas Electric Service Co. suburban manager R. L. Fain. The increase translates to an under one dollar monthly rise for most residential customers.
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North Richland Hills
Texas Electric Service Co
R. L. Fain
TESCO
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GOP
Ike Harris
Weisbord
J. T. Blackmon
Dallas Times Herald
Richard D. Aubrey
Syliva Knie
Richardson Police Department
Prakel Airborne
Jaycees
NRH
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