Four Richardson PTA scholar recipients named
Four high school seniors received scholarships from the Richardson Council of PTAs. Recipients Phillip Hamilton Rhodes III of Berkner Lake Highlands Rachel Garber Linda M Barrett and Victoria Green are recognized for strong academic records from 93 to 96 averages. They balance school with clubs jobs volunteer work and plan college majors in international business pre medicine and physical therapy.
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Richardson Council of
Ptas
Phillip Hamilton Rhodes III
Berkner High School
National Honor Society
Rhodes
Texas Karate Institute
Phillip
Phillip H. Rhodes
LaSalle Drive
Lake Highlands
Rachel Garber
Dallas
Linda M. Barrett
Pearce High School
R. R. Barrett
Sage Valley Drive
Linda
Victoria Green
Richardson
Richardson Symphony Orchestra
Victoria
First Methodist Church
G. Forest Green
West Shore
Baylor University
J. J. Pearce
Nell Guyten
Sally King
B. J. Mays
Wanda Searcy
Disabled veteran advocates removing architectural barriers in Dallas area
Richardson resident Don Drewry, a disabled Vietnam veteran, argues that curb cuts wide doors and accessible restrooms are essential to full participation. He highlights local ordinances, the need for stronger enforcement, and ongoing efforts from the Committee for the Removal of Architectural Barriers, plus examples from Dallas Fort Worth Airport and Fair Park. Drewry stays active with wheelchair basketball and values life after loss of his legs.
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Drewry
Committee For
Dallas
Texas
Richardson
Dallas Raiders
Raiders
Trustees consider auditorium at Richardson ISD meeting
The Richardson Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 7 30 p m in the district office board room on Greenville to appoint committees approve March 1973 expenditures accept resignations and hire staff for the rest of the term and 1973 74. They will set a bid date for Lake Highlands High auditorium construction funded by the 18 million bond and discuss carpeting and painting for elementary schools including H shaped facilities not yet refurbished.
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Richardson Independent School District
Greenville Ave
Lake Highlands High School
Family of missing flyer clings to hope of return
E J Tolbert of Richardson, whose brother Lt Commander Smokey Tolbert was shot down over North Vietnam on November 6 1972, remains hopeful for return. Tolbert a former Blue Angels member and decorated pilot has 145 carrier landings and takeoffs and multiple medals. He urges government accountability and public support through letters and MIA bracelets while noting Pentagon statements and ongoing questions about his brothers fate.
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E. J. Tolbert
Nantucket
Tolbert
Clarence ‘Smokey
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Smokey
U.S.S. Midway
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Naval Academy
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf
Navy
Ada Vallee
Northlake
Richardson
Roger Shields
Indi
Indochina
Smokey Tolbert
Ron Clower
Garland
Senate
Dick Reynolds
District 33P
Clower
Reynolds
House
Satellite communication hearing date on agenda
Richardson City Council will meet Monday night at City Hall to set dates for a public hearing on American Satellite Corporation’s request to build television and radio towers and microwave contact point for satellite communications. The meeting will also address master street plan revisions and a zoning ordinance for 88 acres at Campbell Road and Central Expressway for the Triforium Centre.
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Richardson
City
American Satellite Coroporation
Campbell Road
Central Expressway
Richardson forecast shows clear to partly cloudy days
The Richardson weather outlook predicts clear to partly cloudy conditions through Tuesday with mild temperatures and light winds. Residents should prepare for dry skies and comfortable afternoons.
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Richardson
Disabled seek barrier removal in Dallas County
A Dallas County driven effort by The Committee for the Removal of Architectural Barriers aims to ease access for disabled people by adding ramps curb cuts and building alterations in Dallas County downtowns. Led by Margaret Dyerly and including Don Drewry and Harry L Higginbotham, the 20 member group seeks surveys to quantify those who would benefit and urges businesses and authorities to act.
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Dallas County
Don Drewry
Harry L. Higginbotham
Richardson
Drewry
Higginbotham
Dallas
The
Daily News
House floor antics illuminate Texas legislature dynamics
A Dallas Austin observer critiques the Texas House for restlessness and rhetoric during the marijuana provision debate. The piece compares floor behavior to a Dan Dailey Dizzy Dean moment, notes procedural moves over substance, and highlights budget disparities between House and Senate staff that complicate lawmakers’ knowledge of hundreds of bills.
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House
Senate
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Scott MaeCommons
Dallas-Fort Worth
Fair Park
Austin
Dan Dailey
Dizzy Dean
Dailey
Dean
Ness
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