The Kilgore News Herald from Kilgore, Texas • 11

KILGORE NEWS HERALD Page 11A Sunday October 25 1992 Early voting seeing allegations of fraud Drug dog handler get more training By JAY ARRINGTON He is more than 36-years-old in dog years and he just went back to school Guy the Kilgore Police Departments police dog received new training Guy a friendly black German Shepherd was acquired by the KPD a couple of years ago and he doubles as a police dog and a drug dog according to his handler Officer Frank Bless The two have been partners for about one and one-half years The two have been visiting the local schools on drug detection outings and this week were at Kilgore High School Officer Bless walked Guy around the halls and the dog sniffed at lockers looking for drugs Last weekend Guy and Bless went to school to teach Guy how to be more aggressive in his drug searches "He is now more aggressive toward narcotics'" Bless said "And I learned how to keep him keyed up about finding drugs" "We are both going to school constantly" Bless said "Guy is a member of the National Narcotic Detection Dog Association (NDDA) He is certified for finding marijuana methamphetamines cocaine and heroine" According to Bless he has made several finds in the Kilgore area including one bust that produced 100 pounds of marijuana two years ago "It (finding drugs) is like a game to him" Bless said In a few weeks Guy and Bless will be competing in Longview in the national trials for the NDDA "He is a good dog" Bless said patting Guy affectionately on the head "But he is a better deterrent than anything else" There has been a series of allegations lodged by Republicans in the heavily Democratic South Texas county Republicans say they also are warily eyeing the number of absentee ballots requested by mail for elderly or sick voters including 400 from one precinct alone Under state law voters who are elderly infirm or planning to be out of town on Election Day may request ballots by mail fill them out and return them In Bee County 1000 such absentee ballots have been requested according to Aliseda a Democrat-tumed-Republican who is seeking re-election Fewer than 7000 people voted countywide total two years ago records show Aliseda said an investigation into possible voter fraud is warranted Charges of voter fraud occurred in the county in 1987 when a Bee County grand jury investigated No action was taken In 1990 two Bee County residents were found guilty President Bush attends service HOUSTON (AP) President Bush attended a memorial service Saturday for the wife of his onetime business partner in an appear- ance that had little to do with his campaign feu- re-election Bush stopped at the service for Betty Lyn Dirickson Liedtke the wife of Pennzoil Co chairman Hugh Liedtke between campaign trips The First Presbyterian Church service for Mrs Liedtke was a low-key 40-minute ceremony located in the museum district of tne city No protestors greeted Bush at his arrival or departure He came to Houston from Montgomery Ala and was continued his travels after the service to Lafayette La Mrs Liedtke died Wednesday The family requested her age and the cause of her death not be disclosed a spokesman for the Geo Lewis Sons said Bush and Hugh Liedtke among others joined forces in the early 1950s in Midland to form a business named Zapata Petroleum The partnership split up in 1959 with the Liedtkes keeping the land operations and eventually forming Pennzoil Meanwhile Bush moved to Houston and started Zapata Offshore and began his political career first as Harris County GOP chairman and then a Houston Congressman AUSTIN (AP) Early voting in Texas has been accompanied by allegations of fraud including a report that an elderly man was told he must vote a straight Democratic ticket to receive food at a senior citizen center Bee County commissioners have yoted to remove early voting stations from senior centers after receiving the report County Attorney Jose Aliseda said an elderly man had called him to complain said he and his friends had been approached by a worker of Bee County Community Action Agency telling them that their commodities were contingent upon their voting a straight Democratic Aliseda said are people who know better most of the time He knew it was a bogus threat but he was concerned that his friends and others were being manipulated that Pat Sugarek chairwoman of the Bee County Democratic Party said she has seen no evidence that anyone made food contingent upon votes heard any more about ft" she said have my doubts I (hink just kind of the way the Republicans are kind of Nation is back on standard time WASHINGTON (AP) The nation is back on standard time The change came officially at 2 am Sunday and most folks set their clocks back before hitting the sack Saturday night A few forgot and were an hour early for church work or whatever I Daylight time returns the first Sunday in April II Jesse Jackson to speak in LV LONGVIEW The Rev Jesse Jackson will campaign here at 2:30 pm Tuesday on behalf of the ClintonGore ticket at the Gregg County Courthouse Jackson's Longview rally will end a four-day effort to "get out the vote" among Democratic voters in Texas by campaigning in Houston Dallas and both West and South Texas Tuesday's rally will be Jackson's second appearance in Longview The last time her was there was during his 1988 bid for the presidency r- SNIFFING FOR DOPE Police dog welcome deterrent at the high school Guy and his handler Officer Frank Bless according to principal Jerry Roberts check the lockers at Kilgore High School for Wednesday's search was the first of the 1992-drugs The searches are random and a 93 school year (Photo by Jay Arrington) Texas poll shows close race is a good place to said Jim Oberwetter chairman of the Bush campaign in Texas noting the president has steadily closed the gap from a 17-point deficit before the Republican National Convention in August close and leading and we know he must continue to do the work if going to hold this state and we Oberwetter said Garry Mauro chairman of Texas campaign said the Arkansas governor is in good shape By The Associated Press President Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton are neck and neck for votes Texas with independent candidate Ross Perot running behind according to polls by newspapers in Dallas and Houston President Bush was slightly ahead the poll taken by The Dallas Mining News Blum Weprin Associates pollsters described the presidential race a with Bush backed by 38 percent Clinton 36 percent had 15 percent and Libertarian Andre Marrou had 1 percent Fifteen percent were undecided The statistical difference between the candidates was greater in the Houston Chronicle poll So was the margin of error with plus or minus 4 percentage points Pollster Richard Murray said results suggest lead will hold through the Nov 3 election barring a dramatic new element in the presidential race Octoberfest held at church today The First Pentecostal Church's Octoberfest '92 is being held through today on the church grounds 516 Fritz-Swanson Road Activities of the Octoberfest elude the following: Gumbo dinners will be served at lunch and supper Children's activities will include games rides and concessions There will be a "giant auction" and garage sale Tent church services will be held 2 pm Sunday concluding the weekend of Octoberfest activities in in as and Perot 20 percent Six percent of the 1071 likely voters were undecided according to the poll which was taken Monday though Thursday after the final presidential debate a dead heat with low unde-cideds and really going right down to the wire" said Micheline Blum who with Julie Weprin conducted the poll for The Morning News The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 35 percentage points The Houston Chronicle reported Clinton moving farther ahead in its poll of 703 registered voters taken Tuesday through Thursday Clinton led with 39 percent Bush had 3 1 percent for Bush Ross Perot want someone like Bill Ratliff who knows about business watching out for me in Austin Bill understands the complex issues-and he knows that economics have a SENATOR side too PIbill got my vote for RATLIFF PAUL FOLZENLOGEN Political Ad paid for tht Bill RailtlT for Senate omm Joe Sandlin Treasurer 107 VanBuren Mt Pleasant Tx 75455 We support King Russell for re-election to Constable Precinct 4 Gregg County Mr and Mrs Tommy Maxwell Mrs Malcolm Ross Jane Terrell Sue Holland Mr and Mrs Randy Brogoitti Elaine Smith Mr and Mrs Harold Habenicht Mr and Mrs Ruben Martin Larry Emmons Mr and Mrs Johnny Bolt Mr and Mrs Marvin Smith Mr and Mrs Dan Ballenger Mr and Mrs Bobby Beane Mr and Mrs AP Merritt Terry Stembridge Mr and Mrs Ted Rushton Mr and Mrs Nick Holley Eltonette Proctor Mr and Mrs Mickey Smith Mr and Mrs Joe White Mr and Mrs Clarence Laird Imogene Turner Mr and Mrs Hoot Gibson Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gibson Mr and Mrs Bob Barbee Mr and Mrs Sonny Spradlin Mr and Mrs Dave Clark Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bolding Mr and Mrs Denny Smith Virginia Long Mr and Mrs Jack Ballard Mr and Mrs Rex Whitten Mr and Mrs Boyce Wood Mr Eddie Geter Mr and Mrs RS Martin Mr and Mrs Bill Terrell Mr and Mrs Terry George Sarah Bronstad Mr and Mrs Bob Bustin (Pd Pol Adv by King Russell 405 Lantrip Kilgore TX).