Reagan Congress must face budget head on
This Gatesville Messenger editorial argues Congress must confront federal budget plans. It warns shifts that load costs onto states, especially cuts to revenue sharing and Medicaid, would erase savings and swell state deficits. Governors like Kansas’s Carlin stress true reform requires protecting the truly needy.
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Ronald Regan
Reagan
Highway Trust Fund
Kansas
Michael Carlin
Congress
Rawhide shaped early Texas life and frontier tools
Talk Of Texas notes Ross Phares on rawhide as cradle to grave staple. It underpins frontier living from cradles and doors to nails, clothing, saddles, gear, and even coffins. Also, Texas State Railroad resumes steam trips March 18 between Rusk and Palestine after 1984 ridership of 75,078 passengers.
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Texas
Henry Holt & Co
New York
Ross Phares
Phares
Texas State Railroad
Rusk
Palestine
Notable Soldierly Skills From A Long Wartime Tale
Bella Tales recalls military boot camp memories and mischief from youth. The speaker reflects on M 16 training, gas chamber, mud crawling, and fantasies of wielding weapons on rivals and teachers. She credits Uncle Sam for lessons while humorously warning would be adversaries to watch out.
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Uncle Sam
Agricultural solutions elude politicians
Farmers face mounting debt and land auctions as small Midwestern farms risk extinction. The piece urges creative, local and national action to help small ranchers and farmers stay in business, warning that big farms and government dependence threaten the nation’s rural core.
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United States
Coryell
Do you know what kids are watching
A reader laments high child TV exposure warning of violence sex and reckless behavior. It argues TV shapes youth, urges parents to monitor or turn it off, citing 27 hours weekly and negative outcomes. Strong entities include Orwell and television as cultural influence.
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America
George Orwell
Big Brother
Peebles Reflects On George Jones And Forgotten Songs
The column laments George Jones singing while praising his audacity. It recalls favorite old tunes like The Witch Doctor and The Ballad of Davy Crockett, noting how some songs linger for no real value yet stay memorable. The writer admits a knack for recalling irrelevant memories.
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Jones
George Jones
Davy Crockett
Goodie
Snooky Lansen
Lola
Henry
Paris
Witch Doctor
Texas Seeks Saturn Plant With Strong Texas Backing
U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen and 29 member Texas delegation urge General Motors to locate the new Saturn plant in Texas. They cite a favorable business climate, low taxes, strong engineering schools producing 4700 bachelors, 900 masters, 150 doctors annually, and a growing skilled workforce. Ninety seven Texas cities compete, each meeting Saturn’s site criteria.
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Texas
General Motors
Saturn
Roger Smith
William Hoglund
Brisentsen
Bentsen
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Gatesville Messenger
Talk of
Jack McGuire
Bella Tales
Annabell Morin
Lovington, N.M
Daily Leader
Terry County
West Hill Street
Brownfield
Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association, and
National Newspaper Association
Yoakum County
State of Texas
W. Hill
Brownfield News
P.O. Box
Peebles
By Garry Peebles
U.S
Lloyd Bentson
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