Alaska oil spill cleans and Kuwait fires dominate column
The piece contrasts Exxon’s cleanup in Prince William Sound with a court rejection of a large settlement over ecological damage. It notes wildlife recovery, record fishing, and the broader debate on pollution, oil economics, and the Iraq crisis's global impact. It urges accountability for Saddam Hussein and highlights long term resource losses and environmental costs.
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Alaska
Prince William Sound
Exxon
Mother Nature
Nature
Valdez
Kuwait
Himalayas
Saddam Hussein
Southwest Micro Publishing Address Listing
Local listing for Southwest Micro Publishing located at 2627 East Yandell Drive El Paso Texas 79903. Includes street address city state and ZIP code serving readers and customers in the El Paso area.
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Southwest Micro Publishing
E. Yandell
el Faso
Cubs prevail over Yellowjackets 4 3 in tight game
County school board elections drew light turnout with 19 votes cast at Wellman ISD. Incumbent Delwin Marrow kept his seat though the vacancy remains after no write‑in candidate. Union ISD saw Micheal Gee win with 22 votes. Brownfield CISD Place 3 went to Kelly Moore with 133 votes. Meadow ISD elected Alan Bayer and Larry Gilbreath among top trustees.
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County School Board
Wellman Isd
Delwin Marrow
Raymond Lusk
Union Isd
Ty Chandler
Micheal Gee
Raymond Bayer
Frances Casanova
Brownfield Cisd
Gerald Caswell
Kelly Moore
Moore
Caswell
Sam Chaffin
Candelario Davila
Charles Orum
Davila
Orum
Meadow Isd
Pfeiffer and Park elected to Terry Memorial Hospital board
Two new directors Ed Pfeiffer and Don Park won seats at Terry Memorial Hospital District’s board election held at Terry County Courthouse. Pfeiffer 153 votes and Park 150, with incumbents Zane Cox 150 and Scott Raney 148 re-elected. no write-ins reported.
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Ed Pfeiffer
Don Park
Terry Memorial Hospital
Pfeiffer
Park
Terry County
Zane Cox
Scott Raney
Brownfield News Advance Through the Nineties Era
Brownfield News Advance chronicles town events in the 1990s reinforcing community identity through local milestones and profiles. Home of Clay Forbes anchors the piece with a nod to local pride and historic coverage of Brownfield.
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Brownfield
Clay Forbes
Union trackster wins state shot put title
Juan Padron a senior from Union High School, in a 30-student district, won the Six-Man State shot put title with a 45 feet 10 inch throw in Brownwood. He had also swept all season meets, won district, and placed seventh at regionals, missing Austin and the state meet.
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Raymond Holguin
Union High School
Juan Padon
UHS
Brownwood
Wellman
South Plains College
Levelland
Padron
Austin
Robert Mercado
State
Brownfield Chamber revamps board and calendar
May 8, 1991 Brownfield Chamber of Commerce votes to reduce directors from 21 to 12 with four annual terms of three years and at least one director from the county at large. Board meets Mondays, Harvest Festival slated Oct 3-5 under theme All Roads Lead Home. Red Skirts show drew 160 to 180 attendees. ribbon cuttings at West Texas Children’s Assessment Center and Forbes Photography. a Chamber donation to Project Graduation. April ends with balance of 8005.68 after deposits of 4041.51 and disbursements of 3011.16. May session forthcoming.
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Mike Hamilton
Bob Cannon
Nancy Ford
West Texas Children's Assessment Center
Forbes
Chamber
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Jay Andrews
Boen's bail lowered then posted in attempted murder case
James C. Boen charged with attempted murder in the May 1 attack on his stepmother Treva Boen posted bail at 5:35 p.m. Friday, reduced from 30 000 to 20 000 by Justice of the Peace Frances Hansard. Grand jury review planned for June. Treva Boen remains in critical but improving condition at Lubbock Methodist Hospital.
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James C. Boen
Treva Boen
Terry County
Justice of the Peace
Frances Hansard
Brownfield
Boen
Lubbock's Methodist Hospital
Brownfield Beginner Band wins sweepstakes at Snyder festival
Brownfield Middle School beginners band, directed by Bill Shipp, earned a sweepstakes award at the Snyder Band Festival on May 4, continuing a year of honors for Brownfield bands. The group performed Royal March, West Wind Overture, and Russian Sailor's Dance under adjudicators from Abilene Christian University. A public free concert is set for May 14 at 7 p.m. in the BMS Auditorium.
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Brownfield
Snyder
EMS
Bill Shipp
Shipp
Red Express
Petersburg
John Kinyon
Ann McGinty
Andrew Balent
Fred Allen
Blaine Hinton
Abilene Christian University
Warren Thaxton
Abilene Isd
Goliad
Big Spring
Loop
Anson
Seminole
Aspermont
Wylie
Stanton
Coahoma
Minimum tillage spreads among Terry County cotton growers
Terry County farmer Matt Adams notes about half of local farmers use some form of minimum tillage in cotton planted into wheat stubble. The method uses a subsoiler to kill wheat and weeds, then a roto-tiller to loosen seed beds and apply herbicide. Costs range 16 000 to 26 000 dollars, with Adams citing growing adoption and praise from peers and conservation officials.
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Kelly Sinclair
Terry County
Matt Adams
Adams
Buster Adair
Woody Adair
Kermitt Shults
Burke Slaughter
Duane Moss
Vation Service
Moss
Woody
Buster
Adair
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Lynn Brisendine
Cubs
Yellowjackets
Alan Bayer
Larry Gilbreath
Lynn Carroll
Ricky Streely
James White
Donnie Wilson
Brownfield News
NHS
National Honor Society
Brownfield High School
John Steagall
Cody Marrow
Tyler Rudd
Shay Cawhton
Toby Gunn
Tiffany Harlan
Gina Page
Suzanna Gonzalez
Christina Garcia
Milagros Gonzalez
Belinda Cargill
Charla Durham
Edward Herrera
Berta Muyshondt
Union
Chris Snodgrass
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