The Nation - News from Nov. 27, 1985
A woman who promised to avert a debt-ridden farmer’s eviction said she still plans to buy his land despite her husband’s arrest in Cochran, Ga., on theft and forgery charges. Melvin Dixon was arrested Monday on warrants issued in Fort Pierce, Fla., three days after he and his wife, Linda, came to Cochran to buy the farm of 66-year-old Oscar Lorick and lease it back at $1 a month.
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