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Bennington Banner in Bennington, Vermont

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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1973

Page

11

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.

James W. Healion Hartford Conn UPI New Yorker Poughkeepsie Charles Zurhorst Litchfield Pecos Sam Munro New York Stormville Mountain Sam Henrik Hudson Zurhorst Daniel Nimham England House of Lords Fort George N.Y Munro Heman

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.

Albany N.Y Neal L. Moylan Commerce Department Moylan New York Joseph Horan Department of Commerce Thousand Islands Lake Placid Lake George 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.

Dee Siegelbaum Nashville, Tenn UPI T.C Charles) Helvey University of Tennessee Helvey

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