Burnett To Discuss City Tax Rate
Terry County Chief Tax Appraiser J O Burnett will appear before Brownfield City council Thursday morning to discuss the setting of the city's tax rate for the 1982 83 fiscal year. During 1981 82 the city of Brownfield had a tax rate of 44 cents per $100 valuation of city property. The council will also consider bids on the city's life insurance and hospitalization program.
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Terry County
J.O. Burnett
Brownfield
Ye Tuk By Lynn Brisendine
A reader defends newspaper critic Bill Kearns against unduly harsh reviews. The writer praises Kearns attention to detail and training, noting their occasional disagreements yet overall appreciation for his measured critique and positive coverage of a newspaper man.
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Lubbock AJ
Bill Kearns
Kearns
Letter to the Editor questions church charity dogma
In Brownfield Texas Mrs. Salla Farrell questions a local church group selling fireworks to fund homeless children. She argues fireworks harm children, cause fires, and are illegal in Brownfield, urging prayer for a safer fundraising method. She recalls prior editorial misunderstandings about rape reporting and condemns end justifying means.
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Brownfield
Salla Farrell Brownfield
Tex
Brownfield Board Approves Budget and New Teachers
The Brownfield school board approved a budget including an $800 annual pay rise for all classroom teachers plus a 10 percent state increase. They also hired Terri Faught as fifth grade teacher, Tom Pettigrew Jr. as coach and social studies teacher, and rehir ed Lou Lindsey as high school speech and drama teacher while accepting resignations of Julia Franks and Sharon Harrison. The board discussed a new end of semester exemption policy to reduce student absences, prompting mixed views and a straw vote favoring a trial in fall.
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Chaffin and Hardy
Crandall Young
Terri Faught
Brownfield Intermediate
Brownfield High School
Texas Tech University
Seagraves
Tom Pettigrew Jr
Brownfield Middle School
West Texas’ State University
Canyon
Young
Carey White
Vernon Paul
White
Janice Knox
Hardy
Knox
Hamilton
Hance and Carter compared on foreign affairs and military tech
The speaker notes Hance and Carter lacked Washington experience and foreign affairs background, praising Nixon’s handling of international matters. He cites the Falkland Islands conflict, Haig’s stance, and U S tech superiority, highlighting naval defense, steel versus aluminum ships, and Israeli use of U S equipment against Syria with MiGs shot down and an SAM site knocked out.
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Carter
Washington
Nixon
Falkland Islands
Hance
Haig
Great Britain
U.S
Syria
Hance Defends Draft Restore Plan and Farm Policy
Hance criticized all volunteer forces, backed reinstating the draft, and outlined a Farm Crisis Group plan. He proposed mandatory set-aside with farmer votes, offering 10 to 25 cent loan increases for 55 or 25 percent acceptance, arguing it could save billions and prevent government losses. He noted the disaster program would stay. He opened questions on his remarks.
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Hance
Tip O'Neil
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