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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1986
Page
5
Tom Constabile reflects on the Iran arms crisis as Congress seeks committee hearings, the push for a special prosecutor, and the potential impact on foreign relations. Democrats plan to wait for chairing power, Republicans push for action, and Reagan remains central to the drama.
A Texas Tech University survey of 387 Texans in Sept Oct shows 75.3 percent favor cutting state spending while opposing a state income tax. Respondents favored limiting college cuts, mixed on sales tax increases, and most supported lottery or parimutuel betting as revenue sources.
Norman Miller writes to Mr Constabile noting holiday candle lights on utility poles along Highway 83 will not be lit this year. He asks for the cost of bulbs and suggests a public fund with pledges, starting with 25 dollars, to restore decorations and boost civic pride.
Social Security benefits in Collingsworth County totaled $4,632,000 for 1985 with 1,101 recipients, up from 1,044 in 1984. Nationwide beneficiaries rose 1.6 percent from December 1984 to December 1985, reaching 37,058,345.
Landscape water conservation gains attention at a statewide conference to be hosted at the Marriott North in San Antonio on November 6 and 7. Doug Welsh of the Texas A&M Extension Service outlines xeriscaping benefits, design basics, and reduced lawn areas while detailing tours of the Xeriscape Garden at the San Antonio Botanical Center and visits to Lone Star Growers.
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