Washington rants on Helms Reich Gingrich and Perot
A sharp column criticizes Jesse Helms for past praise of the Confederacy and looming chairmanship, Robert Reich for tax break debate, and Newt Gingrich for drug claim remarks. It notes voter backlash, party swaps, and Ross Perot's third party threat with a satirical jab at his corn seed nickname.
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Jesse Helm
Newt Gingrich
Rush Limbaugh
Washington D.C
Jesse Helms
United States
Senate
Confederacy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Helms
Cross Bar
O' Jesse
Labor
Robert Reich
House
White House
Robert Byrd
Tom Foley
Ted Kennedy
Bob Packwood
Texas
Ross Perot
Ol' Ross
Public Hearing on Terry County Jail Draws Citizens’ Questions
About 50 Terry County residents attended a two hour 15 minute public meeting in the District Courtroom to discuss the proposed jail project. Officials and consultants presented, followed by a Q and A. No final decision was reached. the Commissioners will decide later. Judge Johnson stressed not pushing for a jail amid current pressures. He noted 11 prisoners in the county jail and seven more in a neighboring facility, due to classification limits.
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Terry County
Terry
Duane Pruitt
Pruitt
Jerry Johnson
Johnson
Northwest Micro Publishing Ad Provided for Paso TX
An advertisement listing the business Northwest Micro Publishing with a price of $27 appears, referencing entities Yandel and Paso, Texas 79903. The fragment notes a possible product or service related to E and Or, suggesting a catalog or promotional entry from the Paso area.
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dUthwest Micro Publishing
Yandel
Paso TX
Ep Ii Ce I al Ra 90
The fragmentary text shows a historic item labeled Ra 90 with initials and fragmented words. The exact event, year, and entities are unreadable, yielding an incomplete card-style notice without clear persons or organizations to identify.
Christmas on the Square lights up Brownfield Thursday
The Old Time Brownfield Christmas Celebration returns December 8 from 6 30 to 9 30 p m spanning the Brownfield Plaza Gateway Plaza Brownfield Floral Center and Courthouse Square Local shops stay open late offering door prizes discounts and refreshments The Angel Tree rides horse drawn buggy tours and face painting are planned with five $100 Brownfield Bucks drawings Tickets available at participating businesses 18 plus with three stamps from different areas to enter Must be present to win Spartan will shuttle shoppers during the event.
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Brownfield
Brownfield Plaza
Gateway Plaza
Brownfield Floral Center
Courthouse Square
First Foursquare Church
Courthouse
Spartan
Brownfield Police Honor Two Officers At Christmas Banquet
The Brownfield Police Department honored Brenda Cypert and Allan McClure at the Annual Christmas Banquet held at First United Methodist Church. Cypert received the J T Churchwell Officer of the Year Award while McClure was named the James Tippit Memorial Officer of the Year. Roy Rice presented Cypert’s award and described the strict, secret-ballot selection process based on appearance, demeanor, dependability, initiative, self control, work attitude, knowledge, and community contribution.
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First United Methodist Church
Brenda Cypert
J.T. Churchwell
Allan McClure
James Tippit
Roy Rice
Cypert
Rice
Police Department
Brownfield Police Department
Bill Avera
Dick Fletcher
Tony Isaacs
Courthouse power outage tied to driveway renovation
Electric lines were cut beneath the east driveway of the Terry County Courthouse causing a Monday power loss from shortly after 3 p.m. to about 7 p.m. The county jail ran on a backup generator while offices closed for the rest of the day. power was restored by Tuesday morning.
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Terry County
CRP Impacts West Texas as Farm Bill Faces Congress
In Terry and Gaines counties CRP payments rank high with Gaines at 166 388 acres and 73 8 million, Terry at 122 116 acres and 54 9 million. District Conservationist Duane Moss notes first contracts from 1986 expire Sept 30 1996 with possible one year extensions while 1996 97 contracts also loom. A Lubbock meeting with Rep Larry Combest shows strong support for extending CRP despite uncertain farm bill timing.
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Blackwell
Gaines County
Avalanche Journal
U.S. Congress
Terry
Gaines
West Texas
Texas
Deaf Smith
Lamb
Terry County
Seminole
Duane Moss
CRP
Lubbock
Larry Combest
Moss
Combest
House
Brownfield to Hold Meeting on Prison Job Opportunities
Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials visit Brownfield this Thursday at 7 p.m. to outline employment options at the Jim Rudd Substance Abuse Treatment Center. The center will open as a jail transfer unit in March 1995 with 167 staff, mainly correctional officers, plus other positions. Non-correctional officer applications are not yet accepted. current officers may apply to existing units for experience. Contact Jack Cargill at 637-4547 ext. 13 for details.
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Brownfield
Jim Rudd
Brownfield Center
Jack Cargill
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By Lynn Brisendine
Hockley County
Texas Jail Standards Commissions
Chamber
City Police
Calvary Baptist Church
Esad
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