First Cowboy Was a New Yorker Named Sam Munro
Hartford based writer James Healion reports Charles Zurhorst argues Sam Munro of Stormville Mountain near Poughkeepsie led Wappinger defense and sparked 1766 anti rent unrest. Munro’s guerrilla raids and seizure of cattle earned the term cowboy, redefining early American frontier myth against Indians.
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UPI
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Henrik Hudson
Zurhorst
Daniel Nimham
England
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New York Begins Tourism Drive as season ends
New York state moves to grow tourism with an interdepartmental committee proposing tax incentives or guaranteed loans to fund new or rehabilitated facilities. The drive follows a strong summer, with tourism revenue reaching $3.7 billion and reports of solid gains in most regions, though congestion and motel shortages linger.
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Albany
N.Y
Neal L. Moylan
Commerce Department
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New York
Joseph Horan
Department of Commerce
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Niagara Falls
New York City
New York State
Computers guide highway safety by 1980s traffic optimization
UT Knoxville cybernetics professor Dr. T C Helvey outlines a future system where mini computers in each car monitor driver performance via roadbed and vehicle sensors. If a driver slips below a tested safe speed, a red flashing sign appears and a traffic ticket may follow, with operation possible in about five years.
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Dee Siegelbaum
Nashville, Tenn
UPI
T.C
Charles) Helvey
University of Tennessee
Helvey
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