US country singer Tom Bresh rises from stunt work to fame
Tom Bresh, 28, once a Hollywood stunt man at Corriganville, has rocketed into country music with a top ten hit Home Made Love and plans for an album and a Merle Travis collaboration. Born in Los Angeles, he recalls a varied career including TV extras and a 1970 hijacker song that halted interstate shipments. He now showcases pop and impression work alongside country music, noting he discovered his vocal mimicry like a “myna bird.”
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Nashville, Tenn
Tom Bresh
Hollywood
Bresh
Merle Travis
D.B. Cooper
Cooper
Woman Engineer Sets Precedent in Soil Service
Nancy Cooper, 22, of Saffordville, becomes the first woman assigned to the area staff of the Soil Conservation Service as an engineer in training. Based in Dodge City, she will serve a 19 county Southwest Kansas area from Garden City, working on irrigation, land leveling, terracing and dam design under civil engineer Francis Hoopes. A May Kansas State University agricultural engineering graduate, she previously held student trainee roles and this is her first full-time appointment.
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Francis Hoopes
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Kansas State University
Driver's Ed for Adults Offered at Garden City CC
A four week summer course for adults seeking a license starts 7 a.m. Tuesday July 6 at Garden City Community College. Classes run Monday through Friday 7 to 9 a.m. taught by Fayne Henson. Limited to 10 students, enroll first come first served. Tuition is 10 dollars per credit hour plus a 13 dollar enrollment fee. three college credits offered upon completion. Information available from the records office in the Administration Building.
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Garden City Community College
Fayne Henson
A GOOD TIME AND NOT TO BE KILLED
A humorous anecdote contrasts a child's plea for a holiday with not wanting to wash. The piece links cleanliness with virtue, noting soap, grooming, and ethics as matters of daily effort. It warns against selfish habits and urges thorough cleaning of body, clothing, home, thoughts, actions, and religion.
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Tooty
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