De-salinization boost for Lake Meredith water projects
U.S. Rep. Larry Combest announces $1.4 million federal funding approval moving to the Senate as part of energy and water appropriations. Wells will intercept brine seepage into the Canadian River upstream of Lake Meredith, with improvements reliant on rainfall. Eleven cities in the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority include Amarillo Brownfield Levelland Lubbock Slaton La Mesa Plainview Borger Pampa O'Donnell Tahoka.
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U.S
Larry Combest
Rtexas
Lake Meredith
U.S. Senate
Energy and Water
Combest
Meredith
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Amarillo
Brownfield
Levelland
Lubbock
Slaton
Lamesa
Plainview
Borger
Pampa
O'Donnell
Tahoka
Caswell outlines CRP benefits in farming interview
Gerald Caswell discusses his Terry County cropland, noting CRP grass reduces wind and water runoff and allows concentrating funds on productive land. He mentions contour farming, wheat residue, and farming primarily cotton, with CRP aiding swampy and dry lands. See CRP page 4.
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Gerald Caswell
Terry County Soil & Water Conservation District
Terry County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Caswell
Pat Nixon dies at 81 in Tuesday tribute
The obituary notes Pat Nixon, wife of former President Richard Nixon, died Tuesday aged 81. It praises her poise and public composure amid fame and notes she never caused public trouble for her spouse.
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Andy Warhol
California
Clinton
Bill Clinton
Pat Nixon
Richard Nixon
FmHA offers help for homeless families in Texas
Farmers Home Administration plans to lease inventory homes to the homeless through public bodies and nonprofits, with rent based on income and an option to buy. Emphasis will be on homes in inventory 18 months or more and those not yet repaired. FmHA seeks partner organizations and provides contact details for the Brownfield office.
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Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Terry County
Wylie
Texas
E. Hill
Wylise
Brownfield
Exchange Student Bjorn Foyn enjoys stay with U S family
Bjorn Foyn, a Norwegian exchange student with Youth for Understanding, lives with Bill and Nancy McGowan on East Reppto Street Brownfield. He speaks fluent English and Norwegian, has toured Europe and the U S, and attends Brownfield High School where the schedule differs from his home in Oslo.
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Snyder Daily News
Roy McQueen
McQueen
New Hampshire
Bjorn Foyn
U.S
East Reppto Street
Brownfield
Foyn
East Reppto
Bill Il
Nancy McGowan
Youth For Understanding
Fayn
Europe
Saudi Arabia
Washington D.C
New York City
Oslo
Texas
Brownfield High School
Norway
Brownfield News wins Texas Press award for column writing
The Texas Press Association placed Brownfield News third in Division IV column writing at its San Antonio convention. Andrews County News took fourth in the same category. The piece notes regional competition among Texas papers and highlights local context.
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Texas Press Association
Brownfield News
San Antonio
Texas
Brownfield
Andrews County News
TPA
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Doyle Moss
Scott Hamm
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