The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1983 Page: 1 of 22
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player with the Frisco High
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raised. Scout Troop 298 from
Southwestern Bell currently
is asking for a $1.36 billion rate
increase and wants to include a
fixed monthly access charge of
Doggett scheduled a meeting
for Friday in Austin to discuss
ways to deal with possible in-
creases in telephone rates that
may result after Southwestern
Bell’s divestiture from AT&T.
“It’s a ridiculous situation
we’re in here,” McCarty said.
The problem, McCarty said,
is that the city is unable to tie
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lowered the flag to half-mast to
commemorate the marines who
died in Lebanon Sunday.
Reverend Norman Dower of the
First Christian Church of Anna
called for a minute of silent
prayer for the marines before
the invocation opening the
ceremony.
same rate” as Dallas phone
customers.
Pierson recommended that
the city voice its opinion to the
Public Utilities Commission. “I
don’t think it’s suitable for the
were added and the outside of
the building was covered with
brick.
The Wells Brothers, a coun-
try music group from Plano,
provided entertainment before
and after the dedication
ceremony.
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James Hill, a state traffic contractor, changes
bulbs in one of the traffic lights at the intersec-
tion of State Highway 5 and Main Street in Allen.
Construction Act of 1963,
which the president signed into
law on Oct. 31, 1963. The law,
which authorized federal grants
for construction of public or
non-profit community health
centers, led to the development
• of more than 700 such agencies.
In addition to community-
based services for the chronical-
Frisco led the Pledge of building was completed, was
Reset your docks
Tie a red ribbon around your finger and tape a message to
your alarm clock to remind yourself to fall back into standard
time Sunday morning.
Standard time begins at 2 a.m., Sunday. Set your clock back
one hour.
The current system of standard time was begun on
November 18, 1883, but it wasn’t until March 19, 1918, that
the Interstate Commerce Commission determined time-zone
boundaries for the United States. The earth’s, surface is divid-
ed into 24 time zones, each representing 15 degrees of
longitude or one hour of time.
Sunrise will occur at 6 a.m. and sunset at 6 p.m.
McCarty said the telephone customers, regardless of
company has maintained that if whether they make any long
it extends the Dallas line to the distance calls, are supposedly
Gas line cut
Construction crews apparent-
ly broke the main natural gas
service line to Allen about 2
p.m. Wednesday forcing a long
term closing of Hwy. 5.
The break was located near
Buckingham and was expected
to take several hours to repair.
At presstime no interuption
of natural gas service had been
experienced in Allen although
there was the possibility that
service would have to be ter-
minated while repairs were
made.
Lone Star Gas crews were
enroute to repair the line
minutes after it was broken ac-
cording to officials.
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and social stresses before these
pressures become debilitating
problems.”
Gary Smith, Executive Direc-
tor of North Central Texas
Mental Health Mental Retarda-
tion Services noted that locally
the Community Health Center
program is thriving.
“Coincidentally,” said Smith,
“the celebration of the twen-
tieth anniversary of community
mental health centers occurs at
the same time that the North
Central Texas MHMR is
celebrating its fifth anniver-
sary.
In five years the MHMR
center for Collin, Denton and
Hunt Counties known as North
Central Texas MHMR has
grown rapidly and in its fifth
year of operation has served
See HEALTH page 3A
needed to replace the present
subsidy of local phone rates
with revenues from long
distance calls,” Sen. Lloyd Dog-
gett, chairman of the Senate
Subcommittee on Consumer Af-
fairs said. “However, there is
little evidence that such a sub-
mental health centers have been
in the forefront in addressing
changing mental health needs.
As an example, National Coun-
cil of Community Health
Centers President Lucille
Kelley points to programs
focusing on work-related pro-
by Jeff Slatton
Staff Writer
Collin County and McKinney
officials dedicated a historical
marker in front of the old Collin
County Courthouse Monday.
; Following the ceremony, a
ribbon was cut on the south
sleps of the courthouse by Mrs.
William Roberts, the wife of the
county judge, signaling the
completion of the renovation of
the building.
After raising the flag at the
beginning of the ceremony,
Thomas G. Carway of VFW
Post 7428, Farmersville,
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which features automatic swit-
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assistance programs and ser-
vices for the unemployed.
“The continuing emphasis on
the prevention of mental illness
has been an important
characteristic of community
mental health centers,” Kelley
said. “A goal of community
mental health is to help people
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Staff Writer
Collin County Commissioners
Monday accepted County
Treasurer Pete Adams’ resigna-
tion.
Adams’ resignation is effec-
tive Nov. 15 at 5 p.m. Collin
County Judge William Roberts
said he has already been con-
tacted by at least six people in-
terested in the county
treasurer’s position.
In other business, the Com-
missioners Court approved a re-
quest from the county auditor’s
office authorizing the county
judge to enter into contract
with Pegasus Systems
Associates for phase IV of the
computer systems bid evalua-
tion, voting 3-1 in favor, with
Commissioner Richard May
dissenting.
The court also decided not to
split coffee and vending conces-
sions and accepted the bid of
one concessioneer.
The court also accepted a bid
for electrical supplies from
C&W .Electric of Plano; a split
bid for janitorial supplies in-
cluding bids from Butler Paper
Company, Century Paper Com-
pany, Dallas Lighthouse for the
Blind, B&L Supply, Phoenix
Company and the Texas
Department of Corrections; a
bid for fire extinguishers from
Texoma Fire Extinguisher Ser-
vice; and a bid for the annual
culvert contract from West
Texas Culvert. An insurance
bid proposal was tabled because
of unanswered questions and
will be considered at the next
Commissioners’ Court meeting.
The court also approved a
contract with Harvey G. Moore
Architects to design a new
public works service center.
The court approved a zoning
resolution prohibiting travel on
County Road 112 by trucks
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District Judge John McGraw end of the Civil War, at a cost of
Jr. read the inscription on the $100,000. The original building
historical marker as it was was two stories tall with a
unveiled. limestone exterior. The bell and
The courthouse, used until clock were added in 1906. In
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by James Peak of $10.75 per month to a high of
Staff Writer $219 per month, depending on
Allen residential and commer- how often and how much trash
cial garbage collection rates will needs to be collected.
increase December 1, when McCarty said Southern
SCA Services Inc. begins gar- Sanitation, the company cur-
bage pick up for the city. rently collecting trash for the ci-
The higher garbage collection ty, agreed to continue collec-
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Mental health
Monday, Oct. 31, has been
declared Community Mental
Health Day by Collin County
Commissioners in connection
with the North Central Texas
Mental Health Mental Retarda-
tion Services announcement.
The day is a nationwide
recognition of community men-
tal health services.
Community mental health
entered a new era in 1963 when
President John F. Kennedy
sent a message to Congress call-
ing for a new approach to the
problems of mental illness. Con-
gress responded by passing the
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it is worth the increase in gar*
bage collection rates.
McCarty said SCA
guaranteed the new rates for
one year.
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rates are the result of a new con- tions until December. Its con-
tract, approved by city council, tract with the city expired the
with SCA Services Inc., a na- last day of July.
tional solid and chemical waste in a questionnaire sent to
collection and disposal firm SCA by the city, SCA indicated
that reported a net income of it could begin collecting within
$15.6 million for 1983. 48 hours if any problems with
City Manager Jon McCarty the present collection service
said the garbage collection rate occur.
increase is the first in five SCA has operated in Texas
years. for 10 years, owns and operates
Residential garbage collec- a landfill in Fort Worth and pro-
tion rates will increase approx- vides garbage collection service
imately 11.5 percent, from to 20 Texas cities.
$3.63 per month to $4.05 per Presently, there are 3,248
month. Garbage will continue residents and 218 businesses in
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Stein, Jack. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1983, newspaper, October 27, 1983; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1430739/m1/1/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.