Farmers rush to finish cotton harvest in Texas
Western Texas and plains farmers push to complete cotton harvesting as crops vary by region. South Plains expected about one million bales, one of the shortest on record due to PIE program and weather. Pecan harvest good but prices low. vegetables move to market. Livestock feeding rises with limited grazing. rain needed for small grains. County notes report progress in Panhandle Far West and West Central regions with yields down due to dry summer and pests.
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College Station
Texas
Plains
South Plains
Panhandle
Zerle L. Carpenter
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Carpenter
Rio Grande Valley
Far West
West Central
Coke County
Shuttle flights of 1983 set records for 1984 mission plan
AP writer recounts multiple 1983 shuttle milestones including nine flights, 21 astronauts, first space walks, first night launch and landing, Spacelab missions, and groundbreaking crew diversity. 1984 aims include repair missions, Solar-Max rendezvous, more satellite deployments, and a Defense payload. Pioneer 10 and IRAS achievements loom as ground tracks await.
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AP Aerospace
Washington
America
Spacelab
U.S
Sally Ride
Guion Bluford
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bruce McCandless
Challenger
Defense Department
Discovery
Columbia
Pioneer 10
Solar System
Jupiter
Private nurse jailed for bilking brain damaged patient
Linda Morgan, 39, was sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty to stealing at least $26,000 from a 66-year-old brain damaged patient under her care in Baytown. The scheme included insurance fraud, paying bills, lending cash, and charging items to a Montgomery Ward account. Morgan must repay $20,000 once paroled.
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Houston
Linda Morgan
Mel Pechacek
Montgomery Ward
Morgan
Exxon
Baytown
Johnny Rollins
Dan Walton
Walton
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