Spring Reflections and Poetry Clues in an Olio of Verse
The piece muses on spring's awakening with vivid imagery of blossoms and birds. It quotes Omar Khayyam via FitzGerald and suggests Easter as spring’s spiritual parallel. A riddle asks readers to name the author whose first name is a biblical prophet.
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George Dillon
Lake Shore Drive
Turtle Creek
Swinburne
Omar
Edward FitzGerald
Omar Khayyam
FitzGerald
Five Day Plan To Help Smokers Quit Here
A physician clergyman team offers a five day stop smoking plan with daily home or work control, group therapy each evening from 7 30 p m starting April 3 at the Richardson Police Department classroom, 311 E Main. The program, featured in major magazines, is sponsored by the Richardson Seventh day Adventist Church and includes a color lung cancer operation film.
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U. S
Canada
Time
Newsweek
Pageant
Robin E. Simmons
Northwest Medical Center
Richardson
Rodney E
J. Wayne McFarland
M.D
Elman J. Falkenberg
South Lancaster
Mass
Jaycee Shooter Education Program Starts in Greenville
The Jaycees begin a 13 week B B gun education program tonight at 7 p.m. in the Greenville Avenue Gym open to boys and girls aged 7 to 14. Equipment is furnished and registration allows participation without a gun. Gene Myers urges participation to learn safe gun usage and handling.
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Greenville Avenue
Aubrey Linne
Jaycees
Gene Myers
The
Helicopters Alter War Tactics and Defense Spending
Fortune reports 1,600 helicopters in Vietnam shifted warfare roles from troop carrying to ambulances and logistics. Defense outlays rise to 1.3 billion this year, lifting total helicopter inventory by about 3,156 units, nearly 50 percent. The article notes improved reliability may spark a civilian market though mass adoption is unlikely.
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Vietnam
Fortune
Department of Defense
U. S
Texas Industrial Week proclaimed in Richardson
Mayor Ryan proclaims Texas Industrial Week April 1 to 7 to highlight how industry boosts Richardson. The Industrial Committee plans exhibits in banks and savings institutions and urges citizens to participate, showing how each new factory adds jobs, children, income, and services to the community.
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Ryan
Texas
Richardson
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Vaughn
Marvin Youngblood
Bob Sherrill
Monty Jackson
R. G. Smith
Dale Williams
Leo McCurdy
C. L. Carter
Herb Ryan
Richardson Council Grants Zoning Variance and Appointsboard
Richardson city council approved a zoning variance for Gibson Products Co to erect a 270 by 240 foot building next to Northrich Baptist Church and issued special permits for the Apollo and Plano Roads tract and for Larry Omo s miniature golf course. They awarded contracts for baseball diamonds fencing and lighting and for automotive equipment and opened bids for a snorkel fire truck.
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Gibson Products Co
Northrich Baptist Church
Apollo
Plano Roads
Larry Omo
Scott Construction Co
A & A Fencing Co
Gable Electric Co
Preston Plymouth
Steakley Bros. Chevrolet, Inc
Horn Williams Ford
Larry
Donald McCord
Richardson
Ray Perryman
Weight Watchers seeks new meeting site after theater floors fail
In New Bedford Massachusetts city inspectors ruled the floors of the old theater housing Weight Watchers meetings are not strong enough to support 75 or 80 overweight participants. The group must relocate to another venue.
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New Bedford, Mass
UPI
Richardson police captain recovering after surgery in Garland
Captain Jim Robbins of the Richardson Police Department is recuperating following surgery performed Thursday at Garland Memorial Hospital. Robbins had major surgery in January, and complications from that procedure led to this second operation.
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Jim Robbins
Richardson Police Department
Garland Memorial Hospital
Robbins
John H. Lomax Dies at 58 in Dallas Hospital
John H. Lomax 58 of Richardson died early Monday in a Dallas hospital. He was a counselor at Richardson Junior High. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Restland Memorial Chapel with Rev. Bob Middlebrooks and Rev. John W. Morphis officiating. Burial at Waxahachie. Survivors include wife Louise, son John William Lomax, two daughters Mrs. Jim Bundrant and Mrs. Bill Rolander, and siblings in Dallas Carlsbad Florida Snyder.
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John H. Lomax
Dover
Dallas
Lomax
Richardson Junior High
Restland Memorial Chapel
Bob Middlebrooks
John W. Morphis
Waxahachie
Texas
Lone Wolf
Oklo
Richardson
J. H. Sims
Richardson Junior High School
John Roland
First Methodist Church
Louise
John William Lomax
Jim Bundrant
Bill Rolander
William Lomax
Luther McClain
W. J. Bass
Carlsbad
N.M
Texas Interurban Marker Dedicated Between Sherman and Denison
A Texas Historical Marker for Texas first interurban rail marks the Denison Sherman route opened May 1 1901 with a 30 minute 10.5 mile trip. Dedication set April 2 at 3 00 p m near Highway 75 marker site with J C Taliaferro Otto Wehle Maynard Weitzel F Lee Lawrence and Truett Latimer participating. The Moody Foundation funded the marker with ten thousand dollars as part of the ramps program.
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Sherman
Texas
Denison
Woodlake Park Road
Lewis Timberlake
Austin
The
Texas Historical Foundation
J. C. Taliaferro
Grayson County Historical Survey
Otto Wehle
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Maynard Weitzel
F. Lee Lawrence
Tyler
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Truett Latimer
TSHSC
Crash Victim Milliken Improves After Central Expressway Crash
Lonnie Milliken 23 of Allen is reported to be improving after a Monday crash on Central Expressway. He was in critical condition with six broken ribs a facial laceration a concussion and a bruised collarbone following a one car wreck near Haverty's Furniture Co while en route to his North Park job.
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Lonnie Milliken
Allen
Jean
Milliken
Richardson General
Central Expressway
Haverty's Furniture Co
North Park
Diabetic Essay Contest Offers Camp Sweeney Scholarship
The Dallas Diabetes Association invites essays from diabetic boys and girls ages 6 to 16 in Dallas County. Entries must be 500 words or less on notebook paper, postmarked by May 15 or delivered to 4005 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246 for a chance to win a Camp Sweeney scholarship.
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Dallas Diabetes Association, Inc
Camp Sweeney
Ann T. Gowdey
DDA
Dalas County
Gaston Ave
Dallas
Texas
Mowing Chief Outlines Safety Rules for Spring Season
Richardson Fire Chief Richard Russell warns that power mowers spark home fires as grass grows and families work outdoors. He details 11 safety steps covering mower handling, maintenance, proper fuel storage, protective clothing, supervision, and keeping bystanders away to prevent injuries and fatalities.
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Daily News
Richardson
Richard Russell
Dandridge Hospitalized for Examinations and Surgery
Fire Marshal Dan Dandridge entered Baylor Hospital in Dallas today for examinations and a major surgery scheduled Wednesday, as reported by authorities.
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Dandridge
Richardson
Dan Dandridge
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Easter Egg Hunt at Heights Park April 9
Richardsons Jaycees host Easter Egg Hunt at Heights Park on Saturday April 9 starting at 10 30 a m for children ages 1 to 9. Eggs are hidden by age groups with prizes for finding lucky eggs and an egg coloring contest from 9 30 to 10 15 a m with first and second prizes for the most colorful eggs.
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Height’s Park
Richardson Jaycees
Jerry Rupp
Richardson Jayceettes
Jerre Yarbrough
Nancy Adams
Sylvia Huecker
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