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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1987
Page
2
Santa thanks Brownfield- Terry County readers for many letters and praises Chief Helper Lynn Brisendine and Brownfield News elves. He invites everyone to read the children’s letters in today’s issue and wishes all a merry Christmas from the staff.
At a board meeting the Terry Memorial Hospital District voted to continue employing the Emergency Room Physicians group. The decision includes raising pay to $33 per hour to offset higher insurance costs.
Jackie Winters received one year of intensive probation plus four years of regular probation in lieu of prison after a motion to adjudicate guilt. Judge Ray Anderson imposed the sentence following an indictment on criminal mischief tied to an incident on June 22, 1986.
Claude Fort of Lovington New Mexico was honored on his 90th birthday with a Sunday reception attended by family and friends including Bessie McCravey Alma Lynn McGinty G.W. Cleveland Annette Cleveland Glenn Cleveland and Reva Cleveland.
In Texas politics the share of women in the 181-member Legislature stands at 9.3 percent with 17 women, including four senators, up from one in the Senate two years earlier. Nationally 15.5 percent of state lawmakers are women, while New Hampshire leads with 32.5 percent. Separately, San Antonio de Bexar, founded in 1731, evolved by 1820 into four distinct neighborhoods across religious missions, military fort, and civil settlement.
Amoco Corporation board approves a 1988 capital and exploration budget of 3.8 billion dollars, a 17 percent rise from 3.3 billion in 1987. The plan covers ongoing operations and excludes Dome Petroleum acquisition. Morrow notes spending depends on crude oil and gas prices and industry conditions.
South Plains College announces more than 800 classes across nearly 90 programs for the spring 1988 term at Levelland and Lubbock campuses. Registration on Levelland runs Jan 14 15 with specific time slots. Lubbock registration is Jan 12 13. Courses begin Jan 18 with late registration Jan 18 26. For details contact the SPC registrar.
A two car crash about two miles north of Brownfield on the Lubbock Highway early Saturday morning left Arguelles in critical condition with two broken legs and a broken arm plus dental injuries while Ramona Rita Luera sustained a broken arm and a broken hip. Luera's two year old daughter Brandee and four other victims were treated and released. Shari Lynn Hogue 18 and Alison Louise Suddarth 20 from Whiteface suffered injuries including possible broken bones and a scalp laceration but were later released or listed in good condition. The crash occurred after Hernandez fell asleep at the wheel causing the vehicles to drift toward the opposite lane.
A multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 385 ten miles south of Levelland killed a 21-year-old Angelo State University student Patricia Ann Hernandez of Levelland. Two Brownfield residents Susana Olalde and another 37-year-old man remain hospitalized in Lubbock. The moving car driver from Brownfield suffered knee injuries and was treated locally. A cotton seed trailer overturn near Brownfield slowed traffic. a separate hay bale truck incident caused further brief delays.
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