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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1981
Page
1
The Brownfield Independent School District approved the 1981 82 budget in regular session on Monday night. The board also approved the employment of 21 teachers for the Fall semester and presented a plaque to retiring school superintendent Bill Caraway, honoring his service.
W O Caraway who led Brownfield School System since 1967 attended his last board meeting endorsing a 50 cent tax rate proposal for the 1981-82 budget totaling 6,181,755 with 3,117,686 from state funds and 2,708,701 from locals. He noted major construction including the 1969 high school at 1.5 million and said the district had an outstanding staff and no lawsuits in his tenure.
Hereford columnist Doug Manning signs off Warm Fuzzies and shares a dream about football rewritten by Ralph Nader. He jokes about protective gear and safety measures hindering real play while imagining a gridiron on an electronic game.
The Terry County commissioners met in a special session to review precinct redistricting aiming for equal populations across four precincts. A Plainview firm representative reported that no boundary changes are needed, with any potential adjustments confined to Brownfield city lines if required.
District Court in Brownfield discharged two counts of rape of a child and two counts of sexual abuse of a child against Laurance A. Wilson with no prosecution on one count each while keeping remaining charges on bond. Santos Davila received a two year suspended sentence for driving while intoxicated and was placed on probation. Ramiro Bazan pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with a five year suspended sentence and probation. A blood drive at Brownfield Medical Center was scheduled with chair Jeaney Edwards and co chair Ertrude Lowe. Precinct population figures were presented to the county commissioners to show nonbiased districting. City council agenda included flood insurance ordinance and a potential Energas rate increase affecting Brownfield and 62 West Texas cities. Wellman High School registration dates were announced for August 28 through 31.
Terry Memorial Hospital board held a special Monday meeting interviewing two candidates for the vacant administrator post. Interim chief Pat McMillian denied any intention to become full time administrator. A board committee led by Minnie Haze Bowman proposed saving money by cutting unnecessary utility use and closing nonessential rooms. The panel recessed into executive session and will reconvene next Monday to review more applicants.
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