Chamber Objectives in the 95th Congress
The National Chamber outlines priority goals for 95th Congress across economic policy energy environment labor and government regulation and reorganization. Key aims include investment tax credits lower taxes for individuals and small businesses wage protections and Social Security reform energy deregulation and anti monopoly moves, Clean Water Act changes, labor rights preservation, and executive branch coordination with congressional veto power.
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Chamber
Congress
Elderly Home Residents Face Tight Budgets and Call for Help
Powell urges Brownfield residents to better support the elderly in nursing homes and at home. He notes a typical $228 monthly Social Security based payment, with welfare and health class deductions leaving only $25 to $45 for medicines, clothes, and care needs. He advocates for larger Social Security portions and community visits to improve quality of life.
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Department of Welfare
Powell
Brownfield
Hail Pounds Welch Area Cotton Crops and Utilities
Reports say hail and heavy rain struck Tuesday with golf ball sized hail damaging cotton crops. Welch near Brownfield suffered about 2000 acres destroyed. Irrigation equipment and utility poles were damaged. Weather spotter Earl Elrod logged 2.7 inches early Tuesday. Additional rainfall varied across the county with many highways inundated Friday.
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Welch
Brownfield
Earl Elrod
County Hires New Ag. Agent Edward Smith to Replace Foy
Terry County Commission approves Edward Smith as new agriculture extension agent to replace retirementing Jim Foy. Smith, 26, comes from Gaines County after earning a master’s degree from Texas A&M and will begin Sept. 1. He and his wife Elaine plan to move with two children to Terry County.
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Terry County
Edward Smith
Jim Foy
Foy
Smith
Lynn County
Gaines County
Texas A&m University
Bill Gunter
Commissioners Court
Gunter
Elaine
Eddie
Jonathan
Fragmented aphorisms from a carnival stage
A string of pithy quips about rebuilding the world, thinking and rest, and the value of effort. The pieces include a father and son on fixing the world, a lion and cannonball joke, and a jab about money moving unseen.
Death by Own Action in Brownfield Motel Room
A man described as a former Marine died from a self inflicted 9 mm pistol wound in a Brownfield motel room. A girl arriving to retrieve items found him, called for help, and police identified the deceased as a traveler who had been in Brownfield three weeks working at a service station. Authorities notified his California parents after confirming the identity. The room showed no sign of struggle and no message was found.
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Smith
Justice of the Peace
Pete Cramer
Brownfield Funeral Home
California
U.S. Marines
Brownfield
Foy to retire after 27 years as Terry County extension agent
James A. Foy, Terry County Extension agent for 27 years, will retire August 31 1977 ending a 33 year career with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Announcement by County Judge Herbert Chesshir and District Extension Agent Billy C. Gunter notes his role in developing irrigation from 35 wells to over 2000 and advancing soil testing fertilization and crop varieties on the Texas High Plains.
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James A. Foy
Terry County
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Foy
Herbert Chesshir
Billy C. Gunter
Texas High Plains
Jim Foy
Gunter
Extension Service
H.L
Hub”’ King
Jim
John McFarland
Goodpasture, Inc
National County Agricultural Agents Association
Terry County Farm Bureau
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service County Committee
Soil Conservation Service Board
USDA _ Tri-County
Terry
Yoakum
Gaines
Soil Conservation District 151
Estacado
Lubbock County
Lorenzo High School
Texas Tech University
U.S. Air Force
Tech
Opal
Peggy) Walser
Brownfield
Texas Tech
Foys
Jimmy
Ronnie
Lubbock
Grady Goodpasture
High Plains
Referendum urges farmers to vote yes for beef program
The article notes that for the referendum to be valid at least 50 percent of registered voters must cast ballots and two thirds must vote yes. BDT chairman Sartwelle emphasizes this may be producers' last chance to approve a self-help program for a more profitable beef industry.
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Ture
ASCS
BDT
Sartwelle
County Court Action Approves Cemetery Support and Purchases
The court authorizes Meadow Cemetery contributions at 50 dollars monthly and 250 dollars yearly to other county cemeteries. It approves paying A E Construction 2168 for filter tank repairs at the Terry County Swimming Pool. A 4595 bid wins a new Sheriff's Department car with a 1975 Chevrolet trade in. The court hires Thomas and Love for 1976 outside audit and plans to hire a new county extension agent to replace Jim Foy retiring Aug 31 1977.
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Meadow
A&e Construction
Terry County
Sheriff's Department
Charles Darwin Ford
Thomas and Love
Jim Foy
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All About Town
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Voice of Business
Washington
County
Wayne Kissinger
James Louis Carey
Odessa
Kissinger
Seagraves Hwy
Ken King
Brownfield News
THE
Terry County Herald
West Hill ST
Texas
Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Plains Area
State OF Texas
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