The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 82, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1978 Page: 2 of 14
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dates for governor are committed
against new taxes, McKnight said
the committee might be able to
refused to pay a $24 lawnmower
repair bill now must fork over
more than $1,000 to the repairman
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SUE NEWMAN
Photographer
Joe Bernal of San Antonio and
Alicia Chacon of El Paso also
resigned several months after
both had accepted high federal
appointment to regional jobs.
DNC members are selected reg-
ularly at quadrennial June state
party conventions. Vacancies be-
tween conventions are filled by
majority vote of SDEC.
EARLIS KOCH
Production Manager
Officers checked a reported theft
of a motorcycle helmet and mirror
at the high school track field.
PAT CAMPER
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A minor accident was investi-
gated at US 75 and Cottonwood
Creek.
Officers arrested a subject on
warrants from the Dallas Police
Dept.
dispute.
—Upheld the practice of prop-
dispatched.
Officers investigated a report of a
criminal mischief at Wahler Bros.
Hardware.
izing horse race wagering had
failed 692,307 to 724,584.
But that didn’t put an end to the
controversy over the slow count
and alleged errors in reporting
of rotation in various parts of a
city.
TORESCA FOSTER
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I ALLEN BAND BOOSTERS: Third Tuesdays at Band Hall.
I ALLEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Third Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.
| at Municipal Building.
I ALLEN CITY COUNCIL: First and third Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at
| Municipal Building.
• ALLEN CORPORATION COURT: Second and fourth Tuesdays at 7
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Peyton McKnight of Tyler, held
an organization meeting at the
capitol last week. McKnight de-
Short Snorts
Mrs. Rosalynn Carter, first lady
of the U.S., addressed a seminar
here on mental health.
Southwestern Bell Telephone
spokesmen led off a parade of
Thursday, May 25
A resident on Glenwick reported
4 hubcaps had been stolen from
his car.
Slow Count
Nearly three weeks after the
Democratic primary, State Party
Chairman Calvin Guest finally
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DNC Choices
Three Texans vacated places on
the Democratic National Com-
mittee, and successors were due to
the named at a special meeting of
the State Democratic Executive
Committee meeting June 1.
Jess Hay of Dallas resigned
immediately after the May 6
primary in which he backed Gov.
Dolph Briscoe over John Hill.
With Hill the victor, Hay con-
cluded the nominee should have
his choice of a committeeman.
Tuesday, May 23
Officer checked and impounded a
vehicle on the southbound lane of
US 75 near Stacy Road.
Units responded to a sick call on
Coats after a man fell.
Courts Speak
The Court of Criminal Appeals
affirmed the death penalty asses-
sed a San Antonio man in the fatal
Commission at a hearing on Bell’s
request for $220.3 million in rate
increases.
Attorney General John Hill
recommended the Texas Railroad
Commission approve the proposed
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BILL TURNER of the Atlanta
Citizens Journal said in his Sun-
day/Monday edition what a lot of
newspaper publishers and editors
have been telling a lot of folks for
controversy settlement plan with
four changes designed to give
consumers $200 million in finan-
cial benefits.
Republican gubernatorial nom-
inee Bill Clements moved his
campaign headquarters lock,
stock and barrel from Dallas to
Austin—into the old quarters
formerly occupied by Gov. Dolph
Briscoe.
The State Board of Education
scheduled a June 9 hearing on
proposed policies to govern
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stabbing of a nurse.
At the same time, the court, in a
divided verdict, upheld a 50-year
sentence given a Texas City man
for slaying his wife.
The State Supreme Court took
under study a case involving the
issue of whether the state equal
rights amendment allows wives
the right to sue for loss of
“consortium” (affection, comfort
and assistance"of their husbands).
A Dallas wife asserted an auto
accident injured her husband and
deprived her of that benefit.
In other action, the Supreme
Court:
continued to Charge irregularities
in the returns leave the issue in
doubt.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee will meet here June 13
to announce results officially, and
more changes in the total are
likely.
Guest also announced a referen-
dum issue on whether the legisla-
ture should authorize higher in-
terest rates on loans under $5,000
had failed 146,510 to 1,209,840.
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replacement of some revenue from
oil, gas and land taxes.
Meanwhile, McKnight said he
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Swim Club
to register
for lessons
Registration for swimming
lessons to be given this summer
by the Allen Swim Club will be
held June 3 and 4 at the club,
located on south Ash Street near
the railroad tracks.
Signups will be conducted from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Both members and non-members
will be eligible to participate in the
lessons, which begin June 12. Red
Cross swimming certificates will
be issued. Fee is $5 for members
and $10 for non-members.
There will be classes for
beginners, advanced beginners,
intermediates and advanced
swimmers. In addition, classes
will be held later for advanced
swimmers, life saving and adults.
Those wanting further infor-
mation on the courses should
contact Carol Streetly at 727-
4476.
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Phone 727-5531 Allen, Texas 75002
BUDDYCAMPER
Editor and Publisher
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Money Freed
In a legal interpretation of
potentially far-reaching political
significance, Secretary of State
Steve Oaks said Texas laws
prohibiting corporations and labor
unions from spending money to
support or defeat measures on. the
ballot are invalid.
Oaks cited an April 26 ruling of
the U.S. Supreme Court in Mas-
sachusetts case, holding unconsti-
tutional a state law barring the
corporate and labor contributions
to aid or fight ballot propositions,
including constitutional amend-
ments and referendum issues.
Oak’s staff said the opinion has
no bearing on prohibitions against
corporate contributions to cand-
idates for public office.
However, some attorneys
quickly questioned whether future
litigation will successfully attack
that ban.
Others speculated the decision
will encourage corporations to
spend heavily on ballot proposi-
tions of particular interest to
them.
Labor officials took a dim view of
the ruling, stating they don’t have
the funds to compete with corp-
orations on issue campaigns.
dared it can and probably will
"leok into the whole picture of substitute a new type major levy
state tax sources and require- for an existing one.
ments," with a view to eventual
considers Seadock, a proposed announced a.referendum on legal-
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The state’s highest ranking
Eastern Star officials will be in
Allen tonight to conduct an
instituting ceremony for a local
Eastern Star chapter.
The ceremony is scheduled for
7:30 p.m. with a reception follow-
ing.
Ceremony and reception are to be
Friday, May 26 held at D .L. Rountree Elementary
A missing person report was Cafetorium, located on FM2170,
investigated on Glenwick. east of Allen.
An abandoned vehicle was All Eastern Stars with current
checked on the Royal Drive In dues paid are cordially invited to
hearings on student suspensions parking lot. attend. For further information
and placement of handicapped Officers checked an abandoned call Evelyn Yurgensen at
pupils. vehicle on the parking lot at Boyd 727-3006.
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along the Texas coast, a “dead
duck in the water.” McKnight
and other senators on the com-
mittee expressed doubt the term-
inal can be revived with financing
guaranteed by the state.
"Twenty to 25 percent of the cost
of state government has been
financed by severance taxes on oil
and gas,” said McKnight. “When
the goose that laid the golden egg
dies what do we do?
This committee would be derelict
if; it didn’t take a look into
alternative taxes... And the
wealthiest states can’t any longer
be judged strictly in terms of their
land values. The courts are going
i to rule that we have to look at all
classes of property for tax pur-
poses--and that includes stocks
and bonds.”
McKnight said he is convinced
60 to 70 percent of a tax on oil
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Thursdays at the Municipal Building.
None of us likes to print the ALLEN JAYCEES: Second and fourth Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at
obituaries. It is such sadness that Municipal Building.
dampens the enthusiasm for news ALLEN MASONIC LODGE: Second Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Masonic
writing and news editing. Lodge.
“And we don’t like, either, to be
the tattletale when someone goes ALLEN ROTARY CLUB: Noon luncheon each Wednesday at
astray with society, to be the Municipal Building.
bearer of bad news when police ALLEN SPORTS ASSOCIATION: First Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. at
pick up a citizen for speeding, Municipal Building.
driving while intoxicated, break- ALLEN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT.: Second and fourth Thursdays
a lot of years. ing into a house and stealing, or is at 7:30 p.m. at Fire Station.
It wasn’t altogether what he the victim in an automobile BI WEEKLY CLUB: Second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. at various
said—it was the way he sum- accident or other tragedy. member’s homes.
“However, that’s part of the job, COLLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: Third Thursday, 7 p.m., at
too. Collin County National Bank community room.
“It would be nice if everything COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT: Each Monday at 9 a.m. at the
we needed to report were the type County Courthouse.
of thing that every reader was EPSILON SIGMA ALPHA: Second Tuesdays at various member’s
glad to know and would be happy homes
. . , , over—but that’s just a pipe LADIES AUXILIARY OF ALLEN FIKE DEPT.: Third Tuesday at
when there is a newborn baby for dream. 7:30 p.m. at the Fire Station.
a family to rejoice over, share When one gets right down to it, LOVEJOY PTC.: First Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Lovejoy School
nostalgic times when a couple we don t know of many jobs that auditorium.
reaches 50 years of wedded bliss, people do just because they enjoy LOVEJOY SCHOOL BOARD: Second Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at
pass the word along when a it. Take away the payday and Lovejoy School.
grandson or granddaughter excels most of them would be left
in school, wins an honor, or is undone. LUCAS CITY COUNCIL: First Mondays at 7:30 p.m. at the Lucas
named valedictorian. We enjoy “So we will continue to do our city hall.
being the first to give a pat on the job as we see it—printing the SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON: Noon luncheon on second
back and herald all of the nice good and the bad, finding pleas- Wednesdays at the First Christian Church annex.
things that happen to people in ure in the pleasant and enduring PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION: Second Mondays at 7:30
our area. the other—and hoping that all of p.m. at Municipal Building.
“That is fun. you realize that we don’t make the WOODMEN OF THE WORLD: Third Tuesdays at Woodman Hall in
“But there is another side to news. Allen.
editing a newspaper. “We only report it.” [To have your meeting notice placed on this calendar, call 727-5531.J
Wednesday, May 24
Officers arrested a youth for
“minor in possession.” Subject
posted $25 bond and was released.
Officers investigated a report of
trucks parked on the street at
Thoreau and Walden Court.
A family disturbance was
investigated on Harrison.
come up with a proposal to
by buddy camper — allen home'demonstration CLUB. First and third
STATE CAPITAL
Monday, May 22 Elementary.
Burglary of a motor vehicle was A minor accident was investi-
reported on Old Bridge. Stolen gated at Highway 5 and Ridge-
were jumper cables, title and mont. ~
registration papers. Officers arrested a subject on
Units responded to a sick call on warrants from the Dallas County
Coats. A Plano ambulance was Sheriff’s office.
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A state Senate committee has processed through refineries could
launched a long range study, of be passed along to out-of-state
feasibility of a multi-billion-dollar purchasers.
refinery tax. Acknowledging that both Re-
The.committee, headed by Sen. publican and Democratic candi-
Saturday, May 27
Officers arrested a subject on US
75 and’ FM 2170 for driving
without a license. The subject
posted bond and was released.
A sick call was checked on Coats
and a Plano ambulance was
dispatched.
GENE REED JR. is one of ***** been shot, it s likely the Higgins
Allen’s most popular fellows. would have stayed in good ole
Everyone who knows Gene is his ONE CALLER to The American safe and civilized Allen over the
friend and it's unlikely that who thought the rates for Metro Memorial Day weekend,
anyone has ever said anything telephone service being proposed
unkind about this genial Allenite. by the Public Utilities Commis-
But Gene probably didn’t realize sion are atrocious said “the only
the extent of his popularity until reason some of those women want
he received 17 graduation cards metro phones is so they can check
from seniors this semester, on their husbands 3 or 4 times a
Though most of us would trot day in Dallas,
down to Allen State Bank for a
loan and shake our heads in -- a
amazement if this happened, Gen , „ . u . , marized it in the last four words,
took it with a smile KEFFIER HARWELL says he Editing a newspaper, one may
“I enjoy watching young people plans to chuck his diet and eat like think, is a fun job.
grow up and consider it a privilege a horse next year.....unless the “It isn’t.
to receive a card from them,” said price of hay gets too high. “Oh there are enjoyable mo-
Gene. ments to it. We get to brag on
With the growing-size of Allen ***** those who do well, tell the area
High School and Gene’s enthus-
iasm for Allen youth, he will VISITORS TO the Durant,
always be a popular man at Oklahoma area over the weekend
graduation time and any other were transplanted Okies Donnie
time. and Linda Higgins. Linda, as you
***** might guess, grew up in the same
at c tt area that the 2 desperadoes were
LOOK ALIKES:How about gunned down in by lawmen in
Allen s own Charles Chandler and Caddo, Oklahoma, after they had
K W shot so many people, including 3
and the Bandit movie, looks PLinda visited a relative who lived
enpugh like Charley to be his about 6 miles from the final
brother. gunfight
Except Charley can’t sing. If the villians hadn’t already
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Camper, Buddy & Camper, Pat. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 82, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 1, 1978, newspaper, June 1, 1978; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1417004/m1/2/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.