Farmers plead case to Rep Combest in Brownfield hearing
About 150 agricultural producers and area residents attended a Saturday afternoon session at Brownfield High School Commons to press U.S. Representative Larry Combest and Minnesota Rep. Arlan Stangeland on farm policy. Participants urged reforms to the Reagan farm program, currency impacts, and lifting the $50,000 target price limit to bring more farmers into federal programs.
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Brownfield High School
U.S
Larry Combest
Combest
Arlan Stangeland
U.S. House of Representatives
Minnesota
Stangeland
House of Representatives Agriculture Committee
Congress
Mike Kelly
All America
Glen Shook
Gaines County
Debtor Nation Debate and Defense Spending Stance
A columnist notes the United States has become a debtor nation for the first time since 1914 as foreign lenders hold more than the U S owes. The piece argues cutting welfare and other programs while defense remains untouchable and questions government aid to farmers, urging scrutiny of defense spending amid Cold War rhetoric.
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United States
Sam
Brownfield City Council sets public budget hearing
Brownfield City Council schedules a public hearing on the 1985 86 city budget at 9 a m Thursday ahead of a budget vote to take effect April 1 The initial budget totals 7 976 368 a 50 000 cut from 84 85 based on 4825 cents per 100 valuation and 44 percent collection rate The plan includes a five percent across the board raise for all city employees The meeting also covers bids on six 85 86 items including the official newspaper bank depository seaboating project street repairs coating 61 000 square yards and three new police department vehicles
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Brownfield
Dick Fletcher
Brownfields
Four BHS players named to All District 3AAA team
Brownfield High School earned three post season honors as coaches named four cagers to All District 3AAA. James Swoopes was chosen district MVP, averaging 19 points and 11 rebounds per game as Brownfield posted a 10-4 league and 19-11 overall record. Joel Ross and Clint Ellis joined him on the squad, while Ricky Garcia received honorable mention. Other district selections included players from Denver City, Seminole, Frenship, Lubbock Roosevelt and Slaton. coach of the year went to George Byerly of Seminole.
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Brownfield High School
Swoopes
Cubs
Brownfield
Joel Ross
Clint Ellis
Ricky Garcia
Garcia
Mat Thompson
Chad Smith
Denver City
Tommy Birly
Jonathan Bell
Seminole
Jay Dixon
Tracy Turnbow
Frenship
Roy Howell
Lubbock Roosevelt
Billy Durham
Slaton
Absentee voting and council plans outlined for Brownfield area
Absentee voting in Brownfield Meadow City and county school elections runs through April 2 at specified sites. Terry Memorial Hospital Board and police department bids include a microfilm retrieval system and a hydraulic power unit. City council agenda covers townhouse zoning amendment alley issue, former City Manager Ge ron consulting renewal, property and liability insurance, and a merit pay plan by Waters Davis firm.
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Brownfield and
Meadow
Wellman, Meadow and Union
Brownfield
Tohoka Road
Terry Memorial Hospital
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Water Department
W.T. Gibbs
Jake Geron
Waters, Trego & Davis Consulting
Dallas
121st District Court Docket Sets 11 Cases
One Hundred Twenty First District Court with 11 criminal cases on the docket will convene Monday under Judge Ray Anderson. Announcements at 9 a.m., motions or pleas by then, jury report at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Cases include Garcia murder with attorney Hammons. Tanner theft over 750 with Kerry Rosenthal. Peters failure to stop. Guerra theft of sheep with John O Shea. Awbrey aggravated assault on a peace officer with Jim Rudd. Raymundo Molina possession of controlled substance with Jim Rudd.
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Torney
Jimmy Hammons
Charissa Tanner
Kerry Rosenthal
Boulder
Colo
David Bryan Peters
Israel Guerra
John O'Shea
James Awbrey
Jim Rudd
Raymundo Molina
Grand Jury Meets Monday in Spring Session
Terry County Grand Jury will meet in Spring session at 9 30 a m Monday to consider cases on the docket. Defendants include Ramundo Marin burglarizing a habitation with intent to theft Alex Santos Fernandez unauthorized use of a motor vehicle Jackie Redwine attempted capital murder Samuel Burrola theft over 750 Francisco Salgado aggravated kidnapping Abel Maldonado passing a forged instrument Ronald Dewayne Fisher possession of a forged instrument Tammie Ann Collazo Garcia forgery by passing Kenneth Mason forgery by passing.
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Terry County
Ramundo Marin
Alex Santos Fernandez
Jackie Redwine
Samuel Burrola
Francisco Salgado
Ronald Dewayne Fisher
Tammie Ann Collazo Garcia
Kenneth Mason
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Gerald Caswell
American Agricul
Lee Combest
Sammy Ray Doyle
Lisa
Amarillo
Harvey White
Arthur City
BRMC
Brownfield City Council
BHS
James Swoopes
George Byerly
Ellis
Colonial Heights
Elodia Munez
Michelle Hernandez
Rosa Acosta
Garry Peebles
Grand Jury
Abel Maldonado
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