The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 84, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 10, 1984 Page: 1 of 32
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Collin gives Mondale 43%
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One of the closest statewide
races in memory resulted in a
runoff and a recount in the U.S.
Senate contest of the Texas
Democratic party, while U.S.
Representative Phil Gramm
won overwhelmingly on the
Republican side.
Former Rep. Bob Krueger
began seeking recounts in 69
Texas counties, including Collin
County, Tuesday in an effort to
reverse his third place finish.
This Sunday, the Connemara 72-acre con-
servancy will pay special tribute to
motherhood as the Dallas Brass Quintet
gives a 2:30 p.m. on-site performance.
Grounds will open at 1:30 p.m. Buses will
leave the parking lot of Intecom, Inc., 601
Staff Writer
Untold gallons of water
) poured into the burning King
Saver Warehouse, 101 E. Main
St., could not save the Allen
building from a relentless fire
Monday.
One of two major grocery
stores in Allen, the store was
called “virtually a total loss”
by Joe Moseley, co-owner with
his mother, Liz.
The cause of the blaze at
'presstime Wednesday was still
unknown, but Allen Fire Mar-
Bakery delights
featured on food page
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Krueger trailed the primary
leader, Rep. Kent Hance of Lub-
bock, by 2,237 votes and Llyod
Doggett by 1,161 votes out of
more than 1.46 million ballots
cast.
Collin County uses electronic
machines to count the ballots.
In Collin County, however,
Lloyd Doggett garnered 1,677
votes to 1,617 for Hance and
1,395 for Krueger. Doggett was
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Moseley met with insurance
representatives Wednesday
afternoon to determine an
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In primary elections for Col-
lin County positions Saturday,
voters in the Allen area
sometimes concurred with their
fellow county residents, and in
other cases did not. But a June
2 runoff in the County Commis-
sioner, Precinct 3 Democratic
race highlights the immediate
election picture.
In the Republican Party
primary, incumbent Joe
Steenbergen garnered 6,285
votes or 67 percent, while R.M.
“Mack” Norwood received
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vestigating the fire Tuesday
and Wednesday.
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School board trustee Sam Webster district’s estimated taxable valuation, a tax
estimated 740 new homes within the district rate increase not exceeding 12 cents per
O by January 1985. He said there are about $100 valuation will be required to pay the
400 platted lots in Lucas and Fairview on $975,000 in bonds and necessary operation
which houses could be built. and maintenance expense.
In addition to 75 to 100 homes currently The increase on a home valued at $100,000
in planning stages, also in the district com- for tax purposes would amount to approx-
ing into completion in 1985 will be some of imately $10 per month. First taxes to pay
the 313 residences by Omni Homes in Allen, the bonds would not be due until Jan. 31.
Robert Puster, superintendent of schools, 1985
said an additonal 400-550 homes to 650 For taxpayers over age 65, state law man-
already within the district represents an in- dates taxes will be frozen at present rates.
O crease of 70 percent in residences over the If the proposition passes, bonds will be
next two to three years. See LISD page 7A
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By Bob Kelley From the beginning of 1982-1983 school
Staff Writer year until the end of the present school year,
An area polling place will open its doors the enrollment at the K-6th grade school is
again Saturday when residents within the up from 260 to 311 students, with a 10 per-
Lovejoy Independent School District will cent increase in the last seven months of
vote on a $975,000 bond proposal to con- this year.
struct facilities for an additional 12 The school board held a public hearing
classrooms and a cafeteria at Lovejoy May 1 to present the issue and answer ques-
School. tions from citizens. Board members
The board room at the school on F.M. reported 16 residents participated with a
1378 will serve as the polling place from 7 variety of questions.
a.m. to 7 p.m. Trustees have also been answering
The primary reasons for the appeal for telephone inguiries and supervising a phone
larger facilities are present and proposed effort to get out a large vote on the issue,
residential construction in the district and In a brochure delivered to district
continuing school enrollments increases. residents, school officials said based on the
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Intecom Drive, every 10 minutes to shuttle
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' senses of sight and sound as one stands in
A the meadow, saturated with the sounds of
|.. A : . creatures and visions of pastoral earth.
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A ? \ sculpture will be on exhibit, a representation
V of humankind’s effort to coexist unob-
ph trusively with nature, and on Sunday, the
P..harmonious relationship will extend to the
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King Saver called total loss
By Bob Kelley estimate on a dollar amount of “This was the largest fire I said. At the Main Street loca-
damage. have had since coming to Allen tion since 1969, and in the city
The Allen fire department in 1969,” Gentry noted. “As to since 1961, the Allen store “was
received the fire call at 11:16 cause, it started in the attic, my and my father’s and
a.m. and was almost immediate- That’s all we know.” mother’s first store.” The
ly on the scene, fire chief Ron Store manager David Clark original Moseley’s was started
Gentry said. A general alarm said there had been no smoke by his grandfather in
brought mutual aid in the form visible before a heavily-burning Lewisville.
of an engine and snorkle truck section of the ceiling fell into “I kind of grew up in the
apiece from both Plano and the paper goods section of the store, and it was a terrible loss
McKinney. store. to me,” Moseley said. “We’re
Gentry said cleaning “After that we ran through still just kind of sitting back
chemicals within the grocery every aisle and the back to get and feeling bad.”
did not give firefighters many everyone out,” Clark said. Six
problems. But they and the employees, one customer and a
number of easily burnable items refrigeration unit repairman
were factors in keeping the were in the store at the time.
firemen mostly on the outside The King Saver store was
of the building during the blaze, part of a chain of five, to which
“We had 27 people fighting will soon be added an outlet in
the fire, and it took several Princeton.
hours to get the fire extinguish- But the Allen center was
ed,” Gentry said. special for his family, Moseley
Hoag & Sons Book Bindery, Inr.
springport, Mich. 49284
Collin County Democratic timely manner” as having been
Party voters who returned to elected in precinct conventions,
precinct conventions after 43 percent will go on to
voting on Saturday registered a senatorial district conventions
much closer race between May 19 committed to Mondale.
Walter Mondale, Gary Hart Hart delegates comprise 39 per-
and. Jesse Jackson in the cent, Jackson delegates 16 per-
presidential primary than did cent and uncommitted only 4
Nine of the 10 full-time voters throughout the state. percent of the total delegates
employees have already been Unofficial counts statewide from the county’s 68 precincts. I
relocated to other stores in the Sunday gave Mondale 53.1 per- In the six Allen area
chain, Moseley said. cent, Hart 26.8 percent and precincts, the county trend was
Jackson 11.6 percent, while 8.3 more predominant. Hart led
Police detoured traffic around percent were uncommitted, with 24 committed delegates,
Main Street for almost nine Among the 438 delegates who Mondale had 20, Jackson had 1
hours while fire lines were lay- were reported to Collin County eight and two were uncommit-
ing across the road. Democratic headquarters “in a ted
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3,007 of the total cast for the of-
fice.
Within Allen area precincts 5,
6, 7, 39, 41 and 59, 678 or 72
percent voted for Steenbergen
and 264 or 28 percent chose
Norwood.
Steenbergen will face unop-
posed Democratic candidate
A.H. Kimzey, former
Farmersville chief of police, in
the November elections.
A recount of votes for A.B.
“Gus” Dabney and Nancy Rice
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police departments from Allen and neighboring com- Staff photo by Bob Kelley
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