Urban Legends on the net by Eric Spellman
A column debunks popular online urban legends and email hoaxes. It cites a police warning about a deadly gang initiation and the kidney theft myth, notes how rumors spread via email, and directs readers to Urban Legends websites for verification.
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Eric Spellman
United States
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Step 2 boosts U S cotton equity and price signals in 1999
The article analyzes how Step 2 payments raised producer equity by about 8 cents per pound in 1999, aiding cotton competitiveness without harming growers. It notes NY futures often track the A Index, with Step 2 lifting prices since October 1999 and higher market offers for direct sales and loan-based equity. It also outlines a method to estimate cotton equity by subtracting loan redemption and carrying costs from NY value.
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Shawn Wade
U.S
New York
Lubbock
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Relacion Geografica polls show early Spanish survey reach
In Talk of Texas, Jack Maguire notes King Philip used inquiries like the Relaciones Geograficas to gauge colonial sentiment. UT archives hold 170-plus questionnaires from the 1570s with topics from geography to political terrain. some ask up to 200 subjects, while others list village names and vegetation uses.
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Jack Maguire
Joe Belden
Cotton traders watch rising A Index boost NY futures
The A Index climbed for five straight days lifting New York cotton futures as traders await USDA supply demand data. USDA March report kept carryover at 4.4 million bales with minor world shifts, mill use trimmed to 10.1 million, exports nudged to 6.5 million. TELCOT sales totaled 6,403 bales with prices 40.96 to 54.13 cents per pound.
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USDA
New York
U.S
Department
Telcot
Brownfield Texas Letter to Editor Proposes Minor Charter Changes
A reader in Brownfield Texas endorses the Charter revision process but seeks two small changes. He suggests updating Proposition 8 wording from councilmen to council members and renaming man hole covers to person holes. He also supports keeping the board of equalization qualifications requiring property ownership.
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Brownfield
Texas
Floyd Camp
National Card and Letter Writing Week Declared
March 13 to 17, 2000 is named National Card and Letter Writing Week. The theme urges everyone to write a letter or thank you card to someone special. Schools and libraries are asked to promote letter writing and literacy through activities and encourage both children and adults to reach out to loved ones.
Rialto Theater Ownership Clarified
Public notice states Jim Kirkendall does not own the Rialto Theater. The Rialto Community Theater Inc. holds ownership, operates as a non profit under 501(c)(3), with a nine member board available for public view, and donations are tax deductible.
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Jim Kirkendall
Rialto Theater
Rialto Community Theater, Inc
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