Trade deficit widens as May imports rise
The Commerce Department reports a $32.2 million May trade deficit driven by steel automaker and consumer goods imports. Exports fell 3.8 percent while imports hit a May record, part of a broader effort to trim the dollar’s overseas flow through a 10 percent surcharge and tariff alignment under Kennedy Round plans.
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Dimmitt Opens New Municipal Airport After Jaycee Project
Dimmitt dedicates a $240000 airport with a 4000 ft paved runway and 30 hangars. The project funded by a city bond issue 120000 FAA matching funds and a 20000 grant from the Texas Aeronautics Commission. City boosters and Jaycees led the effort.
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County delays CAA designation amid legal review
Lubbock County Commissioners Court took a hands off stance on designating itself as the Community Action Agency. County Judge Rod Shaw will request guidance from the regional Office of Economic Opportunity and the governor’s office, as the county awaits a state attorney general opinion on the issue. The court also approved welfare policy changes shifting volunteer appointment to the welfare director with supervision by the Welfare Board, subject to City Council ratification. The panel discussed historical markers for the old courthouse site and authorized surveying the old building to identify preservation items.
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