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Cattlemen will inject almost $45 million into promoting and researching their product in the upcoming year, according to John Birdwell of Lubbock, a longtime beef industry leader.
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Lubbock will acquire another cross-country traffic artery with the designation of a westward route for Federal Hwy. 82 which no dead-ends into the city from the east, Oscar Crain, state highway engineer, announced Saturday.
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