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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1991
Page
1
President Bush faces questions about Saddam Hussein as the nation celebrates a swift conflict win. The piece lauds U S and allied forces for a high tech, decisive war, notes regional actors' roles, and highlights Iraqs devastation, regional repercussions, and the uncertain path to peace with troops returning home.
In regular session Monday the County Commissioners ratified Ambulance Board action renewing Emergicare Inc contract at 87996 dollars. The three-year term increases the cancellation window to 90 days and raises the rate by three percent. Judge Ryburn calls the renewal cost still lower than two years ago. BID Corp president Hinnenkamp updated commissioners on economic efforts tied to Brownfield and a half-cent city sales tax.
Several hundred Terry County residents packed a Wal-Mart parking lot Saturday for a patriotic Desert Storm rally. USAF Col. Ford H. Barrett urged perseverance, linking today to Pearl Harbor and urging unity against tyrants. The event included a message from President Bush read by Don McWhorter and performances by Brownfield Middle School musicians.
Cilberto Laredo 35 of Brownfield faces murder charges after Tony Garcia 26 died from gunshot wounds at El Casino nightclub in Brownfield. Laredo posted 15000 bond, surrendered after the shooting. Garcia, a Brownfield farm laborer and Baptist, was pronounced dead at the scene. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Primera Iglesia Bautista. Survivors include his wife Felipa Garza and three sons.
Readable fragments show a micro pub address in El Paso Texas with unclear street designation and possible postal code 79993. No clear event or person names emerge.
Brownfield resident Mrs. Henry Lizzie Walter remembers a time when Black diners entered through back doors and Terry County public restrooms and fountains were segregated by color codes. She arrived in Brownfield as a 14 year old in the mid 1940s from East Texas and worked long hours in Terry fields pulling cotton under varying weather conditions.
City of Brownfield issued seven building permits worth 74 400 in January, up from December's five permits at 41 960 but below January 1990's 15 permits totaling 90 235. Permits included remodeling for Bobby Hungerford and a storage building for T&S Fertilizer and Supply.
Texas jobless rates rose in January with Terry County showing 5.8 percent or 292 unemployed among 5,064 in the labor force. Statewide rate jumped to 6.9 percent from 6.5 percent, while Dawson Deaf Smith and Hale counties reported higher local unemployment. Local ACS unit earned Lifesaver and PACE awards as members received long service pins.
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