Burglary investigations keep law agencies busy
Weekend burglaries and thefts kept police and sheriff's departments busy. Items stolen include a Remington shotgun valued at $250 from a pickup in Meadow and a $30 survival rifle. Oak Grove elementary school break in yielded $75 in supplies and $20 in change. a window damage estimated at $30. Tools valued at $244 were taken from a bus barn. A cassette player valued at $50 was stolen from a car on North A Street. A Brownfield woman was arrested for shoplifting at United Supermarket. Bond set at $206. Two men from Fort Worth and Arlington were arrested for soliciting without a permit. bonds set at $206 each.
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Hospital Considers Collection Agency Contract Terms
Board reviews proposal from Accounts Management Corporations detailing monthly activity history and fee structures. Agency would take 30 percent of insurance collections, 35 percent of private individual collections, 40 percent of receivables over 300 days, and 50 percent on those taken to court.
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McMillan
Talk of Texas Maguire notes 301st Christmas Eve Mass
Texas oldest continuous Christmas observance will be held December 24 at the Little Ysleta Mission on El Paso's eastern edge. For 301st consecutive year a midnight Mass will be said marking the community tradition led by Jack Maguire.
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Tiguas
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Ysleta del Sur
Ysleta
Juan Onate
Bethlehem
Tiwa Pubelo
Kingdom of Texas
Presidio
Rio Grande
Juan Dominguez de Mendoza
Clark stands trial in Lubbock for weapons after felony conviction
A federal jury in Lubbock hears Lonnie D. Chick Clark charged in two counts of unlawful receipt and possession of a weapon after a felony, amid prior convictions for 41 false statements in a frame program scheme with a three year probated term later extended. A police officer testified Clark hid a derringer in a grass area near Albany Avenue, while Clark faced related allegations of attempting to defraud cotton price support programs. The story also recounts Texas Christmas history from Ysleta mission to early observances and Santa legends in Texas.
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Chick’ Clark
Lubbock
Clark
Brownfield
Albany Avenue
Bryan Thomas Schwertner
73Rd St
Bullock pushes hazardous waste tax to fund cleanup
Texas Comptroller Bob Bullock favors a new hazardous waste tax to raise up to 50 million annually for cleanup, arguing Texas produces 30 times more industrial waste than cotton. The proposed tax would also deter out-of-state waste and keep fees among the lowest nationwide. Bullock notes current $30 per ton disposal fee is far below national norms. The issue surfaces amid 1985 legislative debate and his gubernatorial bid.
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Austin
Texas
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Lone Star
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Hobby
White
Cover headline about soil erosion prevention methods
Farmers urged to conserve soil by leaving stubble until plowing and to reduce wind erosion. Even small disruptions in the field can greatly limit erosion and protect valuable soil resources.
Goodfellows in Brownfield Help Bring Christmas Cheer
A Brownfield group gathers yearly to assemble and deliver Christmas baskets of food and toys to youngsters in need. The act benefits both givers and receivers as community members reflect on generosity and the true meaning of the season while supporting the attempt to brighten holidays for needy families.
BISD Board Reports Strong Attendance And Budget Progress
Curriculum Director Jack Pinson reports grades K through 12 average attendance of 95.76 percent, an excellent level, with 2706 students enrolled in week fifteen, up 36 from last year. In-school suspensions total 24 through November, up from 20 last year. Business Director James Willis says revenues are coming in well at 50.05 percent across sources, with main-category spending at 25 percent. The board commended Colonial Heights PTA for playground equipment work and then met in executive session.
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Colonial Heights Pta
Toys for Goodfellows Drive Seeks Last Minute Donations
Donations of unwrapped toys for the Goodfellows drive drop at the fire station 24 hours a day. Toys may be new or used and will bring holiday cheer to children who might find no other gifts this Christmas Eve basket distribution.
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First Boston Corp
New York
Garry Mauro
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