Carbon monoxide illness prompts Westwood Junior High evacuation
A trash incinerator near Westwood Junior High School released carbon monoxide via the building’s air ducts, sickening about 75 students and prompting evacuation. Two students were hospitalized briefly. the incident prompted a full-school closing by 1:15 p.m. and a plan to reopen next day.
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Westwood Junior High School
West Arapaho Road
Richardson City
Westwood
Bob Stamps
Stamps
Dallas Fire and Police Departments
Richardson Parlor Ruling Delays Velvet Touch Studio
Richardson and Texas Power and Light faced a temporary restraining order from Judge Fred S. Harless to stop power cuts at Velvet Touch Studio, 404 North Central Expressway, while seeking a permanent restraining order. The studio had been denied a permanent occupancy permit for health studio and massage parlor use, prompting the city council to consider a zoning change requiring special permits for such businesses.
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Richardson
Texas Power and Light
Fred S. Harless
Fourteenth District
Power Company
Velvet Touch
404 North Central Expressway
Hoyt Page
Page
Tp&l
Charles Turner
Harless
Louis Nichol
Richardson Police to adopt Breathalizer after rising accidents
As of August 31 Richardson reported 1 010 traffic accidents. Police plan to curb drunk driving with a Breathalizer within two months. Five officers trained to operate the device note it takes one breath to assess intoxication and that a .10 blood alcohol level triggers charges.
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Richardson
Sgt. Morris
Morris
Department of Public Safety
Tony White
Crackdown Targets Driving Clues of Drinking Drivers
Police outline definite driving cues signaling a drunken motorist and explain the Breathalyzer process. Officers will patrol more intensely, noting erratic weaving, slow speeds, or delayed green lights. Refusal to test leads to license revocation. Most drinkers deny drinking and spout excuses.
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Morris
Sgt. White
Austin
Department of Public Safety
Parking Formula Shapes Office Space Rules in Industry Zones
City plan commission discussed parking needs for office space in industrial zones to avoid undue costs. A formula allows a set number of spaces until office space reaches a percentage of total square footage, after which applicants must add spaces for the office portion plus one per 750 sq ft of remaining industrial space. The panel also approved a Promenade site plan expansion including a Firestone store near Homers.
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City Plan Commission
City Hall
Commission
Public Works Department
Homers
Firestone
Paul Stevens
Lawsuit Dismissed Over Plano Edition Antitrust Claim
U.S. District Judge William M. Taylor Jr. dismissed a $3 million antitrust lawsuit filed by Communications Publishers Inc. owner of the Plano Post against The Belo Corporation and News-Texan Inc. The Plano Post publisher claimed Belo and News-Texan circulated a Plano Edition of the Richardson Daily News to cripple growth.
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U.S
William M. Taylor Jr
Communications Publishers, Inc
Plano Post
A. H. Belo Corporation
News-Texan, Inc
Belo Corporation
News-Texan
Richardson Daily News
Fred Janca
Plano Star-Courier
Belo
Plano
Richland president moves to district planning post
Dr. Dean Holt president of Richland College is named vice chancellor for planning in the Dallas County Community College District He will coordinate planning for three new campuses and the expansion of El Centro College The move follows his role in district expansion and campus development since 1966 through 1972 and comes as Richland reports rising fall enrollment and a positive staff and student atmosphere
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Richland
Dean Holt
Richland College
Dallas County Community College District
DCCCD
Holt
Community College
el Centro College
First County Community College
Dallas
Ed Biggerstaff
Eleanor Ott
Biggerstaff
Bill J. Priest
University of Utah
University of Texas
PTA urged to participate in campaign
Dr J J Pearce urged Richardson PTAs to engage in a letter writing campaign to ask Gov Dolph Briscoe to call a special legislative session on school financing. He noted the last session did little for schools and cited costs from mandating kindergarten. He spoke at the Richardson Council of PTAs meeting and announced plans for PTA chairmen to mobilize parents over several weeks.
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J. J. Pearce
Richardson Ptas
Dolph Briscoe
Pearce
Richardson Independent School District
Richardson Council of Ptas
PTA
Texas
Richardson Police Investigate Burglary And Thefts
Richardson police investigated one burglary two thefts and made one arrest on Thursday. Don Wolf reported his apartment stolen television and silver items valued at 800 dollars. Mrs. Frank Henson said drugs worth 40 dollars were taken from her home. Jim Plumbley reported a small television set valued at 20 dollars stolen. A 31 year old Dallas man was arrested after a minor traffic stop revealed he was wanted by Dallas Police and placed in city jail.
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Don Wolf
W. Spring Valley
Frank Henson
Dogwood
Jim Plumbley
Anglewood
Dallas
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Richardson Police Department
Kelly Patrick
Kevin
Ken Curran
Randal Dean Streck
Arrowhead Drive
J.J. Pearce
University of Texas In
National Science Foundation
RISD
Carrollton Farmers Branch
Dr. Pearce
B.J. Mays
Ptas
Mike Morrow
Churchill High School
San Antonio
Florence Mason
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