Sears and Big Three Down Prices and Jobs in Long Recession
The piece surveys job losses across GM Ford and Chrysler with IBM Pratt and Whitney and Boeing cutting thousands as 1992 ends. It notes Sears catalogue’s closure as a symbol of downturn and flags tariffs on foreign cars as a debated auto industry remedy, urging awareness of widespread layoffs and reduced benefits.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Great Lakes
Uncle Sam
IBM
Big Blue
Ultimate Capitalist Corporation
Sears
Congress
Boeing
Middle School Officials Host Policy Discussion With Parents
Interim administrators Principal Lowell Strike and Vice Principal Jerry Jones met with over 50 concerned parents in the library to address school safety after a January incident in which a student admitted having a gun at the school. Parents urged action while committees were proposed to tackle discipline and instructional strategies.
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Lowell Strike
Jerry Jones
Raymond Holguin
Melanie Hodges
Strike
Jones
Cindy Green
Jerry
Julie Combes
Scott Jackson
Terry County
Commissioners approve county purchases and jail plan
Terry County commissioners in a daylong session approved a Ford F350 bid of 15 057 50 for the county agent and 1 447 15 for sheriff teletype gear. They chose to keep current jail equipment, discussed a new jail, approved 500 to join the High Ground Coalition, and authorized blueprints for court renovations and elevator accessibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Dirk Aaron
Moseley Ford
Sheriff's Department
Jerry Johson
Doug Ryburn
Johnson
Brownfield
Bill Avera
Ryburn
Commissioners
Brownfield City
Jerry Hinnenkamp
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
High Ground Coalition
West Texas
Rich Oller
Wellman Stockshow set Saturday
The Wellman Stock Show at the Terry County Barn is the second 1993 event, featuring 70 hogs and 10 sheep. Judge Stu Dildine of Hydro will preside, with judging starting at 8 a.m. The Brownfield show follows next Saturday with weigh-in 7:30-10 a.m and show at 1 p.m, judged by Leslie Vann of Ackerly. The Terry Co Jr Livestock Show ends with weigh-in at 9 a.m. Feb 11 and judging from 9 a.m. Feb 12 for steers lambs and swine, with Wade Shackelford, Dave Clevenger, and Ernie Eckert as judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County Barn
Stu Dildine
Hydro
Oka
Brownfield
Leslie Vann
Ackerly
Terry County cotton prospects rise with moisture and good prices
Terry County Extension Agent Dirk Aaron notes a stronger start for the 1993 cotton season after moisture, with many farmers working 24 hours a day and renewing landlord agreements. Prospects are favorable as prices stay steady, with expected yields around 140,000 to 145,000 bales from about 230,000 to 250,000 acres, following a strong dryland crop.
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Terry County
Dirk Aaron
Upcoming Events and Listings Highlight Saturday Activities
The page previews community events for Saturday including Wellman Stockshow and notices such as obituaries and church listings. It also references sections for news briefs sports classifieds TV listings and page navigations across pages 1, 3, 6, 9 and 10.
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By Lynn Brisendine
Lynn Brisendine
OSC
ISS
Sheriff
Wellman Stockshow
Soil & Water Conservation
Gary Walker
Sandy Land Underground Conservation District
South Plains Soil & Water Conservation Conference
Roosevelt
Enon
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