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One of the farmers, Marvin Meek of PlainvieK! told the farmershei their support towd ' I here are tnori one street in Housiosj are farmers Brown told the gro same meeting, fanH also insulted Bureau presidentLnj loupka. Brown issued publicly apologizing marks, which he sad “under the illi anger.” F 2 con artists pull off $2 million fast one ip ate L.. United Press International CORPUS CHRIST ! — They didn’t look the part of wheeler- dealers, but Norval and (>1011.1 Mortrud went on a $2.38 million spree that had local business men hoping, and hopping — all for naught. Authorities said Wednesday the couple are suspects in swin dle schemes in several othei states. Deputies said they arrested Mortrud. 37, on an Amarillo charge that he wrote a bogus $ 10,000 check to charter a fleet of jets. Mrs. Mortrud, -IT. was jailed on a North Dakota charge of an unrevealed nature. 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