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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1985
Page
6
A playful reflection on gremlins as misfortune makers in daily mishaps from flat tires to flooded kitchens. The narrator recalls encounters, a movie view, and a self crafted trap that yields a sore hand rather than a creature, concluding with the familiar caution Dont feed them at night.
The Petroleum Association urges an import quota or fee on all imports and elimination of foreign tax credits. It lists products under the umbrella including crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas, and various consumer goods. The group criticizes regulatory blocks, Windfall Profits tax, and calls for DOE and Education cuts alongside spending freezes.
The piece notes a woman winning Alaska's 1100 mile Iditarod dogsled race as a milestone for women's lib. It praises female capability while joking that the endurance test spans two weeks to a month with a prize pot of 190000 dollars for the top twenty finishers. It cites Eleanor Roosevelt and other leaders as examples and ends with a playful reference to a song about little girls and boys.
Easter weekend traffic prompts voters in Brownfield and nearby areas to consider absentee voting. Absentee polls open now and run through Tuesday April 2 ahead of Saturdays April 6 elections on city, school, and BRMC posts. Plan ahead, study candidates, and cast ballots.
A list provides official contact details for elected officials including Larry Combest of Texas 19th District and Phil Gramm Lloyd Bentsen and John Montford in Washington D C and Austin Texas with phone numbers and mailing addresses for Gr Am Brentsen Montford and Rudd Voluntary public notice urging constituents to contact their representatives.
TRAVELING TEXAS Columbus Colorado County once boasted a castle like European ones built by Robert Robson, a Scot who moved to Texas. The castle featured a moat, drawbridge, watchtower and indoor plumbing fed by wooden pipes from the Colorado River. It was razed in the 1870s. The piece notes errors in the Lone Star Flag pledge history from 1933 to 1965 and discusses Texas statehood facts including potential divisions under the annexation agreement allowing five separate states.
Five years after the Red Army invasion Afghanistan remains siege by Soviet pressure and famine. Refugees number over six million as villages burn and crops are destroyed. Mujahideen lack effective weapons and outside aid is siphoned through Pakistan. The piece urges UN action and stronger Western support, including arms and air defenses, as a diplomatic priority.
The Hood County News notes Texas constitutional homestead protections from forced sale and warns in March about proposed state changes by THVA backed lenders. It argues that allowing general purpose home equity loans could undermine debtor protections, threatening elderly and fixed income homeowners.
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