Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 82, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 1991 Page: 1 of 12
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CLEANING ROADSIDE BAR DITCHES--Texas Department of between the Country Club addition and the Levelland Airport.
Highways and Public Transportation employee Len Cartwright dumps According to Donnie Blakely, driver of the truck, the dirt is being
dirt that has just been cut from the ditches along side Highway 385 removed to improve the flow of water during future storms. (Staff Photo)
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be horrendous. I haven’t slept well the sn
past week. If I divorce myself from
approved a resolution authorizing the
use of force against Iraq. President
George Bush signed that resolution
Monday.
As war clouds darkened, individu-
als and churches prayed for peace and
responded tocalls for national unity.
Those prayers are hitting close to
home for those with relatives
stationed in Saudi Arabia.
District attorney investigator
Darrell Spence, a veteran, admits to
being afraidfor his son,SgL James V.
Spence, who is a gunner and assistant
commander of an M-1 tank. Asked
how he feels about U.S. involvement
in war against Iraq he said, "I have
such an awful time with this thing. My
son is in the First Infantry Division
sitting right on the Kuwait line. I
know the casualty rates are going to
scheduled
Levelland Cub Scout Pack 625
i will host a candlelight ceremony
I * honoring the men and women
I involved in the Middle East con-
A flict. It will be held beginning at
1 8:30 p.m. Wednesday (tonight) on
4 the north lawn of the Hockley
I County Courthouse.
The event will feature a brief
message from Levelland mayor
2 Kenny Willmon, as well as the
I lighting of the candles for all those
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to Leona Lambright, one of the
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"We just wanted to do a little
something to honor those men and
women in the armed forces in the
Middle East," stated Lambright.
"We feel that this will be a very
special service, and we encourage
everyone to come take part with
us."
She added that everyone is
encouraged to bring their own
candle to be lit during the ceremo-
ny, but added that Wal-Mart has
donated a limited number of
candles for the affair.
For more information contact
Lambright at 894-5300 or Rosie
Villarreal at 894-7244.
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Residents supporting troops
Area residents joined the nation in “ “ " .. • . , .
awaiting the latest developments in — . g- .. |P served in the Pacific Theatre during
Families fearful of developments
troops from Kuwait passed at -------— . • I man my son. He s sun a young man,
midnight Tuesday. of the earth. I think this is a matter of the control of a mad man it is going world because of the cooperation of them he could be shipped out this hesadHeisssoconcemedforother
Local residents are affected by the principle. I know there have been to affect our standards of living. I’ve the superpowers. "If we can get this week. Smith, a former Levelland mmhnsontsamiyencuongtw
threat ofwar as over 75 military men other matters of principle when we hadtowrestle with this thing a lot," thing behind us, maybe other two bit resident who now lives in Lubbock §4daugsn“iA.n4
and women serving inarmed forces didn’t do anything about it, but we explainedSpence.whosaidTuesday dictators who have lustful eyes for and worked for Frito Lay, was a -un-tKiiooagmnsogea
in the Middle East are from Hockley couldn’t do anything about it. When morning that the next 12 hours would their neighbors will have second member of the Reserves and was &aau E"" penn ng n-outn
County. The U.S. has over 410,000 you have two nuclear superpowers be extraordinarily long. thoughts. Maybe they’ll be able to called up the Sunday after Christmas, comi— n ousnave “a amy
U.S. troops poised for action in the involved about all you can do is say "I’ve lived my whole life being look at what happened to Saddam He is now at Fl Bragg, N.C. oiPgg.Dananneca.am
Persian Gulf area and are sending you don’t like what they’ve done. preityhawkish.Ididmytime(inthe Hussein and know when the United apparently awaiting immediate uD-e 8 5
more U.S. troops into Saudi Arabia There have been things in the wrong military) but that was me. It’s different Nations says no, don'idoit.it means deployment. "ngagusdn, i , c: a
daily- in the past but we can do something when it’s your son," he said. He hopes no," concluded Spence. His father said he suppons the U.S. . h;e son pn- whn is in the Reserves
As each day goes by more and about this. First, it has been an act of that the end resultofthis situation will The threat of war hit the Billy Joe involvementinSaudiArabia.adding with the 8^th Medical Coro cot a call
more local young people as well as flat, naked aggression. The second is bethattheUnitedNationscanfinally Smith family hard Tuesday as they "Istrictlydon'tthinkit'sallaboutoil. that afternoon outline hirnon alert
Reservists are being deployed to the the situation ofoil. When 50 percent emerge as a stronger, tougher, united got a letter from their son, Sgt. I support Mr. Bush and what we’re wL“I called his home and eot his
Middle East. Last week the Congress of the world’s oil reserves are under organization which can police the Charles Billy Smith that day advising doing over there." A veteran who answering machine and then cal led
me and I called him at work," said
Griffin. "Hecalledmebacktotellme
the good news and the bad ne ws. The
good news was he wasn’t gone yet."
His son works for the City of
Lubbock.
Concern for the military men and
women stationed in the Persian Gulf
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Small Business Development satellite opening set
Local businessmen and women Business Development Center satellite will be held at 9 a.m. Friday project for two years. The satellite Osburn, who has made presentations degree at Texas Tech. "He is very
looking for help in making their satellite office will open here Friday in the basement of Team Bank office is a joint effort by Texas Tech about the program to the City knowledgeable and owned and operated
businesses successful won’t have to morning. according to assistant city manager University’s Small Business Council, County Commissioners, and his own business for about 20 years,
go far for counseling as a Small An opening ceremony for the Rick Osburn who has worked on the Development Center, Team Bank, South Plains College regents in the He was so successful that he was asked
Levelland Development Foundation past few weeks. "It is mandated to to teach some business courses at the
A4AAu, A"s j-a. -rt-and the Levelland Chamber of giveservicetosmallbusinessesinthe college in his town. He found he enjoyed
[ T. (P()EE"(”1 11 I- 11 flTT Commerce. 15county South Plains region. Small teaching so much that he sold his
“* “.y “d d “ d d KSAVA R **<w^*^ While the satellite office is business people can’t or won'tgointo business so he could earn a doctoral
5 __ opening Friday it will be Tuesday Lubbock for such help. About a year and teach on the university level," said
"g _ _ 4 _ jP "9"" before services are actually available, ago the center opened a satellite Osburn.
(• I () €2" " "E( ()‘E m)2"eT ()E I“"A(V Those services will include access to center in Plainview on the Wayland Team Bank is providing the office
“e"B-“d*e "d H“- “e "d research materials, financial Baptist campus. A business counselor space and furniture in the basement
z programs, workshops and confer- started out working there two days a of the bank* while the Chamber is
Monday night Levelland’s City playa lake and unused lagoons cover were investigated and five sexual ences and access to technical month just like they are going to do providing phone answering services
Council authorized Mayor Kenny 124 acres. He gave council members assaultswercreported.Statisticsalso assistance for small businesses. Any here Now a counselor is going every and the Development Foundation is
Willmontotakethefirststeptoward maps of the areas proposed for closure show seven sex crimes, three counseling or technical assistance week That’s what we expect to providing the phones, support and
closing the city’s landfill in order to and recommended 19 acres be left robberies, 142 assaults, 210 bur- provided to local businesses will be happen here " said Osburn promotion ofthe satellite. Everyone
avoid highclosure costs in the future, open for development. "Originally we glaries and 21 forgeries were done on a confidential basis. Counseling will be available on involved in the satellite will execute
City mangerGreg Ingham told the tried to reduce it to seven acres which reported. There were also 253 reports According to Osburn, the Small the second and fourth Tuesdays of both a confidentiality statement and ’
council Bruce Weddle of the would last about two and a half years, ofcriminal mischief, 151 arrests for Business Development Center is every month Appointments can be a conflict of interest statement as
Environmental Protection Agency has Then we decided to leave ourselves driving while intoxicated, 52 arrests already providing services to about made by calling 894-2521 The provided by the center,
warned landfill operators that once some room in case Sundown or for driving while license suspended, a dozen local businesses which have Chamber of Commerce will be Osburn said Texas Tech is the
landfill requirements are issued later Morton or some other community had 13 weapons violations, 175 arrests for been going to Lubbock for assistance. answering that number and handling sponsor of the Small Business
this month closure requirements will to close their landfill and needed us public intoxication, 61 complaintsof "The Small Business Development inquiries. The satellite will be staffed Development Center which is located
take effect immediately. The most to help them out," explained Ingham disorderly conduct, 89 arrests for drag Center was established in Lubbock by a former business owner Kevin on Loop 289 in the same complex as
significant impact would be an tosaidonly that part used for landfill possession, 284 thefts and 94 reports about three years ago," explains Learned who is working on his doctoral See SATELLITE Page 2
impervious cap would have to be would have to be capped when the of family violence. In addition, there ____•
placed over the top of any land facility was closed. If the landfill is were 111 curfew violations, 299 49 A". 2--A "" eg
already used for landfill disposal, closed now, closure can be completed miscellaneous and non-criminal Eef)""""A 2““G ( ,()I(AD)E
"Costestimatestoputan impervious by simply filing an affidavit in the complaints, 3,610 traffic citations, and Ww““m“dhd " MlAAAAw "e"“dhd"S"e
cap over a landfill have ranged from county courthouse, an inexpensive a total of789 arrests made last year. “
$15,000 to $33,000 an acre. There- process. In all 11,507 calls for service were e «qqu m
fore, we fell it would be in the best Ingham said the new requirement logged, up significantly from the ma ««m« « dG Ah • mmAE l eee Ah •e ■ meg mm
interest of the City to close as much is adding imperativeness to the four 1 0,869 handled in 1989. The number 3 Ul illH GpME M K.} MMAAEGAA V UU
of our existing landfill as possible," county regional landfill study nearing of traffic accidents was down from 342 am «D aM
reported Ingham. completion. "We re way ahead of a to299but there were two fatalities last
"Assistant Citv Manager Rick lot of areas," he said, referring to the year as compared to none the year South Plains College s Levelland last year. is enrolling students in extension
Oshum and Sanitation Suoenntendent study. "Tomorrow we’ll see the first before. The number of injuries was and Lubbock campuses are continu- James said an unduplicated head classesatSeminolc.Brownfieldand
I .eon Burton have been working with draft of that report" The landfill also up from 75 to 95, ing their patterns of growth this count of students on both campuses Denver City, but those counts would
Parkhill Smith and En, to committee was meeting Wednesday Holder said a crack down on the seat spring, registering enrollment is unavailable at this time because the , not be available until the end of the
delineate the areas tobe closcdandto at Littlefield to go over that draft. belt law during the last two months of increases as of the close of regular registration process continues week.
determine what areas are to be left As a result of his report and the yearresulted in fewer injuries from registration. However, SPC enrolled 4,215 SPC s winter session is currently
onen"renontedthecitvmanager "We recommendation the council was traffic accidents. Of those involved Late registration continues through students last spring on both campuses underway at Reese Air Force Base,
Lvetriedtoconsonidtethemaiority unanimous in authorizing the closure in wrecks in the city last year 311 Jan. 22 on both campuses, according "If our late registration goes as it where 593 students are enrolled in
ofouroocration into one area andwih of108 acres ofthe existing landfill, vehicles were driven by men and 222 to Bobby James, dean of admissions historically does, we will be up classes, up 1Z1 percent over a year
continue our efforts to minimize the Police Report were driven by women. In addition, and registrar.., significantly this spring on both ago. Those students registered for the
amountorindused ILindaWyattof Police Chief Ted Holder presented 417 ofthoseinvolved lived in Levelland As of last Friday, 2,960 students campuses, said James. winter session last November,
the Texas Department of Health has the council with a fourth quarter and while 91 lived elsewhere in Texas and had registered for spring classes on Asofthefirstdayoflateregistra- Registration for Reese’s spring
told us that any land not used for an annual report on Police Depart- 10 lived out of state. The major factor SPC’s Levelland campus, up 9.6 lion Monday, an additional 103 session is set for Feb. 18-19.
land filling trash will not have to have "rent activities during 1990. That contributing toaccidents was failure percent over the same time a year ago. students had enrolled for classeson For information about enrolled at
an imncmous can when itis closed." report showed crime was up in to yield the right of way. At the college s vocational branch SPC s Levelland campus and another SPC this spring, contact the registrar's
animpenniuscawdeninsfandfi Levellandduring 1990.0nehomicide campus in Lubbock. 1,132 students 138 students had enrolled at Lubbock. office at 894-9611. ext. 372 or 373.
ingnam , occurred, four attempted homicide See Cl l Y rage z had registered, up 2.6 percent over James also reported that the college
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my personal involvement and concern
for my son, I think we have to be
there. I think this guy (Saddam
Hussein) is a mad man. We can’t let
a mad man wipe a nation off the face
No school
r set Friday
Levelland students will get their
first vacation since the Christmas
holidays Friday.
According to superintendent Max
Newman, due to the semester exam
. schedule, classes will dismiss early
on Thursday. Dismissal times will
be:
Carver Pre-School 2:30 p.m.
All Elementary Schools 2:15 p.m.
Middle School, Junior High and
High School 2:30 p.m.
There will be no classes on Friday,
as it is a workday for all teachers.
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