Preston Family Reunion at Buffalo Gap Texas
The Preston family gathered for Memorial weekend at Buffalo Gap near Abilene for a social with softball dominoes and exchange of heirlooms. Carolyn and Jack Solomon of Lubbock chaired the event. 1978 leadership will be Sue and Jerry Ross of Waco, formerly Childress.
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F B
Emma) Preston
Turner
Childress
Buffalo Gap
Texas
Abilene
Carolyn
Jack Solomon
Lubbock
H. T. Solomon
Vernon
Mary Ruth Preston Childress
Sue and
Jerry Ross
Waco
Cyndi and
Jerry Preston
Houston
Forrest Preston
Sue
Jack Preston
Jan
B. F Risinger
Gladewater
Dom Preston
Midland
Bob
Shirley Preston
Balch Springs
Raymond Preston
Jack
Almanac Q A: Match the president to his vice president
President and vice president pairs listed include James Buchanan with John C. Breckenridge and Franklin D Roosevelt with John N Garner. Other pairings appear incomplete or scrambled across Zachary Taylor Herbert Hoover Millard Fillmore and John Quincy Adams.
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James Buchanan
Herbert Hoover
Zachary Taylor
John Quincy Adams
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Millard
John No Garner
Tourist Onslaught Heads To Nashville By Joe Edwards
Nashville faces a tourist surge as two million visitors are expected with the Grand Ole Opry moved to Opryland U.S.A. Tourism concentrates on Music Row and the Country Music Hall of Fame while authorities consider a 500 foot setback rule for adult businesses near Ryman area.
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Joe Edwards
Associated Press
Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Ryman Auditorium
Grand Ole Opry
Opryland U
Opryland
Music Row
Country Music Hall of Fame
Ryman
Acuff
King of Country Music
Little Roy Wiggins
Richmond town selects two candidates in a rare special election
In Richmond Massachusetts Yerkes and Taylor each won 155 votes in a special election after 123 votes in the initial contest. Voters in the 1700-strong town may demand a recount within 10 days.
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Richmond
Mass
Robert Yerkes
Kenneth Taylor
Berkshires
Yerkes
Taylor
Helen Kingsley
Paul Click Returns to Nashville After Losses and Comeback
Paul Click, once a trend setter who left Nashville after a $9,000 lakeside loss and a failed movie of his music, returns to pursue a new breakthrough. He rebuilt with a piano bar circuit, a $40 apartment, and a $10,000 yearly income, asserting his work still circulates and planning future success despite bitterness. He notes two outcomes from his past: his name spread widely and others profited from his early CB radio songs.
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Nashville, Tenn
Paul Click
Nashville
C. W. McCall
Teddy Bear
Red Levine
Kenny Price
Click
Alamo
Old Hickory Lake
Johny Cash
Daytona Beach
Fla
Joon Pyo Choi
Paul
Air freight up 4.5 percent in 1976
The Air Transport Association reports U.S. scheduled airlines carried more air cargo in 1976. International mail fell 6.8 percent, yet international freight and domestic mail and freight both rose.
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Washington
U.S
The
Air Transport Association
Power Blackouts Hurt Prague Breweries
Mandatory power cuts in Prague disrupt bottling as temperature swings in glass plants crack bottles and hinder beer production.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
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Argentinian Petroleum
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YPF Petroleum Company
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Captain
Almanac
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Charles C Curtis
John C Calhoun
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Josiah Franklin
Hallmark
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Ferrari
United Ties Plaza
Sardi
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West 44Th Street
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Janet Guthrie
Crooks & Lawrence
Jodie Foster
Barbara Harris
Mask
Walt Disney Productions
Technicolor
Johnn Astin
Gary Nelson
Buena Vista
Ron Miller
Mary Rodgers
Barbara Harms
Mack
Manhattan
Madison Avenue Sports
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OAK Farms
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By Joe Edwards
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