Wild horses push west habitats to limit as roundup costs mount
The Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971 banned motorized captures but wild horses in the West doubled to about 50,000. The BLM faces removing 1,368 animals in Oregon at a cost near 500000, with roundups injuring riders and horses. Helicopters are sought to cut costs and ease capture and transfer to private owners.
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Congress
The
Wildlife Management Institute
West
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau
Oregon
BLM
Bucks for Bob celebrates USO 35th anniversary event
The USO marks 35 years of service with a year-long Bucks for Bob fundraiser led by Bob Hope. A May 29 tribute at the Indianapolis Convention Center will honor Hope who supports troop entertainment worldwide. The USO relies on volunteers and tax deductible public contributions for funding. It focuses on families, minorities and women, travel aid, housing, cultural exchanges, and recreation for isolated bases.
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United Service Organizations, Inc
USO
America
Bob
Stvailenion
USC
Hope
Indianapolis Convention Center
Baytown May 1936 Civil Appeals Reversal in Damages Case
In Beaumont the Court of Civil Appeals reverses a district court ruling awarding C. R. Myers 5000 dollars after Myers sued Fred and Carl Dittman for shutting down his weekly paper. The decision remands for retrial in a Harris County district court.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Beaumont
C. R. Myers
Myers
Fred Dittman
Carl Dittman
Harris County
Glenn McCarthy
Anahuac
Amelia
Cove Road
Rice Canal
Readers' Views on School Board Action and Press Policy
A Baytown Sun reader urges the school board to appoint a committee to verify Rod Gorman's charges against Supt. Johnny Clark and to ensure policies curb political discussions by staff. The letter cites newspaper naming practices and calls for fair reporting and accountability amid local politics.
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the Sun
Rod Gorman
Johnny Clark
Clark
Gorman
Allen
Spt. Clark
The
Sun
May 29 in History 1976 Highlights
On May 29 dates mark Constantinople's fall in 1453 ending the Middle Ages. Patrick Henry was born in 1736 in Hanover County Virginia. Rhode Island ratified the Constitution in 1790. Wisconsin joined the Union in 1848. John Kennedy was born in 1917. Attu battle ended in 1948. A lobster war occurred five years earlier near Nantucket.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
Patrick Henry
Hanover County
Rhode Island
U.S
Wisconsin
John Kennedy
Brookline
Mass
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Massachusetts
Nantucket
Hinshaw Ethics Case Reveals Lobby Ties and Mail Tactics
In Washington Rep. Andrew Hinshaw faces bribery convictions and a pending conspiracy trial. The House Ethics Committee finds no fault, while critics allege improper actions include funding aides from his defense, payroll abuse, and pressuring the Post Office and FBI for favorable information to aid his case.
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Washington
Andrew Hinshaw
Andy Hinshaw
California
Richard Nixon
House Ethics Committee
Hinshaw
Orange County
Ethics Committee
Congress
Chip Cleary
Geraldine Ford
Treasury
Joan Smith
Smith
House Post Office Committee
Post Office
FBI
Alifornia
James Adams
Clarence Kelley
Adams
Parathyroid Glands and Overactivity Explained
The parathyroid glands on each side of the thyroid regulate calcium. Overactivity can arise from benign tumors, vitamin D deficiency, digestive or kidney disorders. Symptoms range from no signs to kidney stones, bone pain, fractures, weight loss. Treatment targets cause and may include fluids, medications, or surgery. The condition is not inherited and nutrition does not cause it.
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DR. Lamb
Resolutions Against Stamp Act Passed by 165-Wingiala Burgesses
The May date notes the House of Burgesses at 165-Wingiala passing resolutions against the Stamp Act. The brief item records a colonial legislative action opposing the tax, reflecting early colonial resistance efforts.
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Wingiala
Baytown Sun Editorial and Publishing Details Listed
The Baytown Sun announces editorial and advertising staff including Leon Brown as Editor and Publisher and John Wadley as General Manager with Fred Hornberger and Fred Hartman in leadership roles. The notice lists departments, office address, subscription rates, and AP membership while noting March 4, 1879 publication entry and policy terms.
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John Wadley P
Fred Hornberger
Fred Hartman Veyabe
Southern Newspapers, Inc
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Tri-Cities
Veterans Administration
N. Ashbel
Hines Baker
Humble Qi! and Refining Co
Lee College
Baytown
Barrett Station
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Flowers
Barbers Hill
William L. Hopper
Robert Bowman
REL
Tate
Southeastern
Horace Mann
Cedar Bayou
Etta Dudley
Central Baptist Church
Teresa A. Conley
Begonia Highlands
Joe Allen
Jon Lindsay
Henry
Pelly) Dittman
Lindsay
Dittman
East Harris County
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Robert R. Tuck
VFW
Buddy Poppy
Victor Serbe
Buddy
Post
Golden Drive
Willie Nelson
Rutherford
Gonzales
Banose Chiuren
W. C. Morris
Goose Creek Drive
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Richard Thornburgh
Neil Benson
Benson
Cleary
Mrs. Ford
Nassau
State Department
Bahamas
Tom Isbell
Senato Honeeily
Preston Pendergrass
Dim Fintey
Wanda Orton
Kerry Winton
Pat Staples
Ate Sltes
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Texas
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