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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1985
Page
4
In Wellington on Saturday Congressman Beau Boulter held a town hall with only 30 attendees. The piece urges keeping price supports and argues open foreign markets and a weaker dollar are needed to boost exports, criticizing tariff barriers and the pace of policy change.
Jewell F Louis of Detroit Michigan thanks fellow 1935 class members Gertrude Johnson Mayhugh E B Peeples and Wayne and Jean Cudd for organizing the 50th reunion. He suggests future ex student reunions include open house at the high school to show changes for visiting out of town guests observing the milestone since graduation.
Area members of Congress appear in a weekly Vocey report detailing roll calls before recess. Key votes cover HUD housing cuts, Treasury agency exemptions, NASA freeze attempts, and a Senate fuel efficiency resolution. Notable names include Stenholm Combest Boulter.
The 69th Legislature’s Senate Bill 500 imposes a $25 to $50 fine for violating the new law starting September 1. A grace period until December 1, 1985, applies to offenses. Anyone 15 or older in the front seat must wear a belt, and drivers must ensure front seat children aged 4 to under 15 are belted.
In Paducah district meetings, Boulter defended opposing the bill’s interest buy down while noting it would channel seven and a half times more money to Ethiopian aid than the administration sought. He warned of a 6.5 percent farmer loss from economic strain and urged lower price supports with higher exports. Fellow farmer James Long disputed reliance on exports, citing 1968 and current debt trends, saying exports grew to 120 million metric tons while farm debt reached 200 billion dollars and subsidies left farmers deeply in debt.
The earthworm is commonly called by several names such as fishworm angleworm and night crawler reflecting its varied regional usage and familiar presence in soils.
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