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By JOHN GOOLRICK J Governor-elect George Allen is cne politican who means it when he preaches frugality in government. J By this own admission, Allen is a ttghwad and proud of it. His pendant for saving a penny is legendary; among his family and close mends. J When I went to work of George after his election to Congress, one of tiie family members told me the 4ory of an incident when George’s Wife, Susan, sent him out of a mission to buy toothpaste shortly after tyeif marriage. « George returned and presented §us*n with a box of baking soda, Contending it was cheaper and did jfest as good a job. Susan quickly <frew the line and sent him back for rfeal toothpaste. \ Once when we were coming out of an office building near FredericksIJUrg, George drove directly to a filling station across the street where diesel fuel was sold. Although Ip: had nearly a half tank he explained he always bought fuel there Whenever he could because it was several cents cheaper. « One spring day I was driving George to several meetings in Spotsylvania County. At lunchtime, he suggested we stop somewhere. I had ifl mind an excellent restaurant, but

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