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December 29,1993
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STORIES BY
Valerie BARNA
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Clairvoyant Stephanie Loe sees the year 1994 as being one of forward momentum for The Colony.
Peering into The Colony's future
1 rystal balls and taf sons, of course. Predictions
I feta booths are are fun, and maybe the stuff
/ clearly passe for the of prophecy for those who
modern-day soothsayer. No believe. And even the con-
more, the pointy hat or jew- firmed skeptic has hidden
elry-laden hand. The seer of hope that things will im-
the ’90s is apt to look like prove, as the psychics say.
any person standing in the Here, then, are some
grocery store line. divinings for The Colony in
But his or her predictions 1994. They are the predic-
are still likely to ignite tions of psychic astrologer
people’s interest. Believers Stephanie Loe. A provider
and non-believers read the on the Psychic Network ad-
forecasts —for different rea- Turn to future, Page 4A
1 killed in Christmas Eve escape attempt
By KATHEE BREWER Monday.
News editor One of the other escapees was
DENTON — Sheriff’s deputies on fatally shot by a detention officer
Tuesday continued to search for one who chased the men after they fled
of five inmates who escaped from the jail. Two were recaptured early
the Denton County Jail on Christmas Christmas morning, and the fifth
Eve. turned himself in to authorities that
Still at large was Frederick Leon- afternoon.
za Clark, 25, of Denton. He had been The dead man was identified as
in the jail since April 5,1992, serving Todd Lee Peters, 23, of Iowa. He
sentences totaling more than 180 had been in custody at the jail since
years for felony theft, unauthorized Jan. 11, serving Texas sentences
use of a vehicle, engaging in orga- totaling more than 22 years. He also
nized criminal activity and escape, faced charges in Kansas and Iowa,
among others. Jail officials said the escape occur-
Clark is described as a black male red about 10:30 p.m. Friday. Pursuit
about S-feet-10, 130 pounds, with began when the detention officer in-
black hair, brown eyes and a goatee, volved in the shooting saw the in-
Sheriff Weldon Lucas said the man mates jump off the roof of the main
should be considered dangerous, jail. Apparently, the men had sawed
and possibly armed. through an air conditioning vent to
“He’s never hurt anyone before, gain access to the roof, Lucas said,
but he has a long time to serve and The shooting occurred during a
he apparently doesn’t want to do struggle which ensued when the de-
that,” Lucas said, tention officer cornered Peters in an
Lucas said Clark had been seen in apartment complex parking lot near
South Oak Cliff as recently as Turn to ESCAPE, Page 5A
City’s jobless rate
sees slight increase
Spiritual journey strengthens psychic S commitment
An unpretentious humor constantly coming back, it would
dreads through the readings or mean ^ eflecuve. I would
self-taught psychic Stephanie be time to send themtoa psy-
Loe. chologist.”
The humor. Which flows from Loe. 45, knows a lot about
an understanding of human psychology.
nature and of her own self has a A sense of the pastpeychologi-
leveling effect. There’s no cal traumas computing 10 a
looking up to the Lewisville person’s present predicament is
psychic: she wouldn't allow it, part of her psychic ability Loe
“I’m not looking for follow- also has spent countless hours
By TANYA SASSER below the overall unemployment
Staff writer rate,” he said. “There has been
Denton County’s monthly unem- some growth although it hasn’t been
ployment rate increased slightly fantastic. Overall, things are looking
from October to November, as did positive.”
The Colony’s. The Colony’s rate rose from 4.9
Unemployment rose from 4.6 percent to 5 percent between Octo-
percent in October to 4.7 percent in ber and November, well below the
November for Denton County. The overall Dallas/Fort Worth unem-
November rate was 5.2 percent a ployment rate, which was at 6 per-
year ago, possibly signaling a slight cent.
improvement in the overall eco- Due to the usual seasonal gains in
nomy. trade, non-agricultural wage and sal-
Don Johnstone, regional labor ary employment climbed by 3,400
market analyst for the Texas Em- jobs over the month. Retail trade is
ployment Commission, said the the area that saw the highest climb,
steady unemployment rate might be with a 1.1 percent increase from last
signaling future growth. month and a 1.4 increase over last
“The rate for the area is still way November. Johnstone said these
School assignment
stirs some parents
Reading of ‘Dracula’ during holidays called poor timing
ers,” Loe said. “If I had people
Turn to PSYCHIC, Page 4A
By KELLY D. PATTERSON several parents are unhappy about
Staff writer the assignment.
Lewisville Independent School The parents said they believe it is
District juniors and seniors are not poor timing for their children to be
escaping school work during their reading the book during a time when
winter holiday break. many people celebrate the birth of
Learning Enrichment Academic Christ.
Program English students were The LEAP students, however,
directed to read Bram Stoker’s clas-
sic “Dracula” over the holiday, and
Turn to READING, Page 5A
Couple held in shooting
death of Little Elm man
On the Inside
By KRISTINE HUGHES
Staff writer
who was reported missing Dec. 19.
They were arrested by sheriffs in-
Two Lewisville residents are vestigators after statements were
spending the holidays in the Denton obtained from the two.
County Jail, charged with killing a Both suspects were arraigned
would-be Good Samaritan. Dec. 22 by Justice of the Peace
Roommates Albert Ray England, James Erwin, who ordered them
17, and Tina Marie lozzo, 32, were held without bond.
charged last week with capital mur- Investigators said they believe
der in connection with the shooting Reeves was killed after he picked up
death of Johnny Floyd Reeves, 40, of England and lozzo on Dec. 16 as the
Little Elm. two were walking on Farm-to-
Reeves’ body was found at 6:30 Market Road 423, just north of The
p.m. Dec. 21 about 10 yards off Colony. Reeves apparently agreed
Fourth Army Memorial Road, less to help the couple free their car,
than a mile north of The Colony, in which they said was stuck in mud on
an unincorporated part of Denton a dirt road.
County. His body was covered with Investigators believe it was on the
debris. same dirt road that the couple
England and lozzo had been pick- aUegedly argued with Reeves, shot
ed up for questioning earlier in the him and fled the scene in his truck,
day after the Denton County Sher- Law enforcement officials Thurs-
iff’s Department received informa- day praised the alert actions of two
tion from The Colony Police Depart-
ment linking the two with Reeves,
Turn to SHOOTING, Page 5A
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■ The Colony Cougars overcame
adverse circumstances once again
last Tuesday, opening defense of
their District 6-5A crown, with a St-
41 win over visiting Sherman —
Page 14A.
■ Senior forward Jennifer Jamme
scored the first 12 points of the
second quarter and The Colony
Lady Cougars rallied from an early
deficit for a 58-35 win over Sherman
last Tuesday — Page 14A.
■ Thanks to the generosity of a local
bar and the interest of several com-
munity businesses, groups and indi-
viduals, an estimated 80 area resi-
dents were treated to a merry Christ-
mas dinner last week — Page 1B.
Nelson, Armey seek re-election
Senator to run in District 9
By KRISTINE HUGHES
News Editor
State Sen. Jane Nelson officially announced Tuesday
she will seek re-election in 1994.
She made the announcement
during a holiday open house at her
Flower Mound district office
where she said she will continue
to fight for criminal justice reform
and an improved education
system.
Nelson was elected in 1992 to
State Senate District 22, but be-
cause of federal court ordered re- --------,
districtring, she will run for re- dans Nelson
election in the newly configured District 9. That district
includes Southern Denton County and portions of Dal-
las, Tarrant and Ellis counties.
Prior to her election, Nelson served as an elected
member of the State Board of Education and was re-
sponsible in 1991 for reforming the state’s textbook
adoption process.
Representative hoping for 6th term
By KRISTINE HUGHES
Staff writer
LEWISVILLE — U.S. Rep. Dick Armey (R-
Lewisville) is hoping to win his job back for a sixth time
next year.
Armey, 53, announced his cam-
paign for re-election to the 26th
District post last week from his
Washington D.C. office. Armey’s
district includes a portion of West
Piano.
During a telephone interview
Thursday, he explained that he
thinks of the campaign as a “very
broad-sweeping job interview.” —D .__—
“(Being a congressman) is a "Amby
job. It is an important job, but I think we need to remind
ourselves that we are hired hands,” he said. “The
extent to which we are kept on should have to do with
the job we’re doing. Many of us seem to forget that.”
Should Armey be “rehired” next fall, he said he will
continue his efforts to institute comprehensive budget
Turn to NELSON, Page 5A
Turn to ARMEY, Page 4A
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