Brownfield Council OKs Power Sales Pact and Zoning
Brownfield City Council approved a power sales agreement with the West Texas Municipal Power Agency and a bond resolution. They also endorsed a plat and dedication deed for 30 acres north of the Plaza, owned by Dale Nichols, to be divided into mobile home plots with a no junk homes clause. A zoning change on Tahoka Highway moved land from R-2 to C-2.
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Brownfield
West
Dale Nichols
Nichols
Graham Swain
Dick Fletcher
Cedar Street
Tahoka Road
Down
Fletcher
Alton Webb
Tahoka Highway
Fir Street
West Texas
West Texas Power Agency
Afghan minister recalls life under Soviet rule
Dr Abdul Wakil, former Afghan agriculture minister, spoke to Lampasas High School graduates about life under communist rule after the Soviet takeover. He described informant networks, forced youth enrollment, and nightly home raids targeting the wealthy religious and educated, highlighting repression and fear.
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United States
Abdul Wakil
Afghanistan
Lampasas High School
Wakil
Jane McMillin
Lampasas Dispatch Record
Mes
Senger
Russia
Communist Party
Tina Cosper Crowned 1985 Babe Ruth Queen
Tina Cosper the 13 year old Yankee representative was named 1985 Babe Ruth Queen at the league awards at Babe Ruth League Park. Jamie Rash crowned her. Tina was escorted by Bobby Gonzales. Debbie Franco won Babe Ruth Princess, and Leslie Garcia was Babe Ruth Duchess representing the Cubs.
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Tina Casper
Brownfield
Yankees
Bobby Gonzales
Debbie Franco
Babe Ruth
Manuel Perez
Leslie Garcia
Cubs
Freddie Morin
Tina Cosper
Jerry Cosper
Tina
Jamie Rash
Celia Franco
Joe L. Garcia
Dodgers
Michelle Griffin
Eddie
Terry County Grand Jury returns nine indictments
The Terry County Grand Jury met in Summer session and issued nine indictments ranging from attempted aggravated assault to burglary of a habitation. Indicted individuals include Raynaldo Sanchez for attempted aggravated sexual assault from an alleged May 12 incident with a pre-adolescent girl and Cynthia Garza for forging a $100 check. Three men Nations Kirby and Kirby faced burglary of a habitation stemming from a June 14 entry. Cruz Serbantez damaged a car in a May 19 incident. John Hughes, Lewis Soto, and Francisco Martinez Salgado faced charges from May 27 June 17 and February 16 involving threats theft and kidnapping of a police officer respectively.
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Terry County
Cynthia Garza
Elizabeth Martinez
Amy Hodge
Jerry Don Nations
Curtis Neil Kirby
Gary Lee Kirby
Jeanine Hyman
Cruz Serbantez
Lorenzo Barraza
John Hughes
Diana Jimenez
Lewis Soto
Tahoka Road
Jessie Perez
Francisco Martinez Salgado
Brownfield
Harold Snell
NEWS wins three Texas press awards in 1985 contest
Publisher Lynn Brisendine accepted three 1985 Texas Press Association contest awards for the NEWS at a Friday breakfast in Austin. The paper earned second place in news photos, third in column writing, and fourth in advertising for issues during 1984. Judges praised valentines photos and Brisendine’s Splitting Texas column.
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Brownfield News
Lynn Brisendine
Texas Press Association
Texas
The
NEWS
the News
Brisendine
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Austin
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