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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1985
Page
6
The speaker reflects on his father’s humor about labor and laughs at himself for past toil. He cites a news piece arguing that in the Soviet Union many workers lack incentive, remain idle, and few moneyed goals exist, making Russia a place for unproductive living despite state controls.
A discussion of Jonathan Kozol's Illiterate America notes about 60 million Americans deemed illiterate above a fifth grade level. It argues that $10 billion in federal funds could help, but funds alone won’t fix the issue. social promotion and a TV dominated verbal culture hinder progress.
Footnote to history recalls Francisco I. Madero arriving in San Antonio on October 7, 1910 to blueprint the San Luis Plan and unseat Porfirio Diaz. It covers allies Zapata Obregon and Villa, Hutchins Hotel meetings, the 1911 return to Mexico, Diaz’s overthrow, and Madero’s 1913 assassination. It also covers Texas’ early Executive Mansion in Houston, Lamar’s rapid rise, and the 1818 San Antonio mint coin with lone star symbolism valued by collectors.
A public call urges the United States to mobilize disaster relief after a major Mexican earthquake. The piece stresses humanitarian need, rising death and injury figures, and the political role of aid, with Mexicans lacking essentials like food water shelter and medical supplies.
A columnist declines to write on foreign trade, gains, sports swaps, and rival pairings, listing potential topics from O’Hair petitions to playwriting debates. The piece frames why certain subjects are avoided while naming preferences among figures like Hogenboom and Neruda.
The Brownfield Crime Line Information offers rewards for arrests and indictments in several cases. Items stolen include a red Honda three wheel ATV from Lewis Walters farm, a club house burglary at 700 East Broadway with 60 pieces of China, firearms from a 1978 Ford pickup, a 1977 Volkswagen handbag with cash and a driver’s license, and a vehicle burglary at Gillham and Brownfield Football Field involving a navy blue SB-design handbag. Dates span August to September 1985 with multiple time frames and locations in Brownfield Texas.
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