Chernobyl Fallout and Free Press Tensions
A reflection on the Chernobyl disaster's political and media impact. The piece contrasts Soviet information control with free press flaws and notes sensational tabloid coverage and erroneous death counts from major networks and agencies. It ends by promising further discussion on page 18.
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Horace Greeley
Press
Chernobyl
CBS Evening News
NBC Nightly News
ABC World Report
United Press International
Paper 'N Ink
Chaffin earns Texas all academic basketball honor
Kelly Chaffin has been named to the Texas High School Girls Basketball All Academic Team. BHS Girls' Basketball coach Dee Blevins announced the award Friday from the Texas Girls' Coaches' Association. She is one of 16 girls statewide and one of five from Class AAA.
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Kelly Chaffin
Texas
BHS
Dee Blevins
Miss Chaffin
Texas Girls
Brownfield High honors seniors in 1986 assembly
The 1986 Brownfield High School senior class received numerous awards at the annual honors assembly in Cub Gym. Valedictorian Kelly Chaffin and Salutatorian Melody Moss led top students. Heath McVay was top ranking boy, with a list of ten honorees and multiple departmental and society recognitions.
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Brownfield High School
Cub Gym
BHS
Kelly Chaffin
Melody Moss
Chaffin
Miss Moss
Heath McVay
Tylithia Bell
Nita Purvis
Tara Muld
Amy Knight
Joni Lassiter
Tara Muldrow
Laura Roe
Chris Billings
Dal Cottrell
Kyle Kingsley
Paul Porter
McVay
Porter
BISD MISD trustees set Monday meetings
The Brownfield School Board will meet in regular session at 7 30 p m Monday in the BISD Administration Building Boardroom. Agenda items include a dress code addition retirement resolution approval and sale of BISD property in the J F Cook Subdivision. A closed executive session will discuss teacher resignations and proposed employment for 1986 87. Meadow School Board meets in special session at 7 30 p m Monday to discuss personnel matters and an extracurricular activities policy with residents.
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Brownfield
BISD
J.F. Cook
Meadow School Board
Brownfield May sales tax rebates fall short of 1985
Brownfield reports May 1986 one percent sales tax rebates totaling 60 012, down from 65 828 in May 1985, and year to date rebates at 211 383 versus 230 014 for the first five months of 1985, a drop of 8.10 percent. statewide May rebates reached 108.1 million across 1015 cities. Other towns show mixed results with Andrews up, Lamesa and Levelland down, Seminole and Seminole area towns showing smaller changes.
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Brownfield
State Comptroller's Office
Comptroller’s Office
Andrews
Morton
Lamesa
Cub Diamondmen roll to 14 4 win over Seminole
The Brownfield Cubs improved to 18 6 overall and 2 0 in district with a 14 4 five inning win over Seminole. Heath McVay Chris Billings and Tony Garcia led a 13 hit attack with homers by Billings and Garcia.
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Brownfield Cubs
Seminole
BHS
Chris Billings
Tony Garcia
Cubs
Heath McVay
Garcia
Cond
Lance Billings
Joe Louis Garcia
Billings
Fonseca
Bobby Lawrence
Briggs Coleman top Meadow High valedictorian salutatorian
Dee Briggs and Tracy Coleman have been named valedictorian and salutatorian for Meadow High School's 1986 graduating class of 18 students. Briggs is a four year Student Council member and honors society leader, while Coleman is National Honor Society officer and Quadrangle club participant with multiple senior crowns.
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UIL
Dee Briggs
Tracy Coleman
Meadow High School
Miss Briggs
Dianne Murphy
Jimmy Briggs
MHS
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Miss Coleman
Jake Coleman
National Honor Society
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By Lynn Brisendine
Brownfield High
Joel Pigg
Carol Cox
Jon Troutman
Amy Sims
Craig Jones
Traci Kapler
Moss
Eva Hoch
Meg Bourn
Don Hendley
Stefanie Ellis
Grady George
Amy Hale
Kelley Hays
Sean Laxton
Leah Patton
Brandon Pinson
Shelly Stokum
Kirk Willis
Susan Awbrey
Stacy Po
Judy
Ford
Russ McKee
Sandra Lee
Melisa Torbert
Stacy Pope
Seagraves
Post
Levelland
Cub Diamondmen
Harlan Willis
Willis
Browna
Ian Cruce
Briggs
Coleman
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