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Drag racing surveyto be made in cityBy TIMES STAFFTo determine the level of interest in drag racing among students, the Wichita Falls Citizens Traffic Safety Council Wednesday decided to prepare and distribute a questionnaire in the city’s high schools.The idea of establishing a city drag racing strip was proposed by City Traffic and Transportation Director Ed Ilschner who said Wednesday the questionnaire’s results would indicate what to plan.‘T received quite a number of calls,” he told die group. He said he had asked the owners of RedRiver Drag Strip about using their race course, but they were “not too terribly interested.”If the survey indicates sufficient interest in racing among city students, the owners might be persuaded to re-open the track.From the National Hot Rod Association Ilschner learned insurance costs would range from $80 to $260 for each event. To support such an undertaking, Ilschner said support from private groups must be ensured.As a means of permitting city drivers to inform the traffic de-Damage suit filedHOUSTON (AP) - The fami-ly of a man killed in a Feb. 22 grain elevator explosion has filed a $3.5 million damage suit.Plaintiffs in the suit filed Wednesday are Maria Elvira de la Rosa and her daughter, Claudia, 1, widow and child of Roberto de la Rosa, 30, one of nine persons who died in the blast at the Goodpasture Inc., grain elevator.The suit claimed negligence b y Goodpasture employes caused de la Rosass death.partment of traffic hazards, thlt; council discussed sending citi zens ‘‘booby trap’* cards whicl could be returned to the tiraffit department. The safety counci will look into the possibility a including the cards in water bill! or distributing them througl area banks.Harvey Coombs reportec school safety patrol program! were running “smoothly.” Th* council discussed howto present the “traveling trophy” to thlt; school with the best patrol.Coombs told the group severa schools have superb patrols “Now that we’ve got a $1 Of trophy we’ve got to figure pul some way to give it away,” saic Bob Draper, traffic safety coor dinator.RUTH BERRYniikjnr
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Wichita Falls Times
Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 04, 1976
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