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Newspaper
Gladewater Mirror
Location
Gladewater, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1970
Page
10
Gilmer High School named former Glade resident Dee Mackey as the new head basketball coach to replace resigned Robert Galligan. Mackey will also serve as assistant football coach, continuing the prior arrangement from last year.
Casey Stengel hiked an inside the park homer in the NIATH inning to lift the Yankees over the Giants 5 to 4 in game one. He added another blast into the stands for a 1 0 win. MT Pleasant Kiwanis names Lonnie Williams Man of the Year among 350 clubs in district. Henderson School Board submits deseg plan hours before deadline. Tyler ISD restates neighborhood shifts affecting Lee and Tyler high schools. Wood County settlers hold 68th reunion at Jim Hogg Park. AFL-CIO backs Red Cross on POW humane treatment in North Vietnam. Dallas patrolman shot. city auditor seeks return of $27 72.
Sukn Campirre describes the king mackerel common in tropical seas from the North Carolina coast southward to Brazil. The fish has very sharp teeth and a slender body with a downward jog in the lateral line. Anglers are advised to use a six foot wire leader for reel sport and to expect meat with good eating flavor.
Iowa’s Paul Mayo won both bareback bronc and bull riding at Deadwood South Carolina for 1216 dollars and earned 912 more at Casper Wyoming, lifting him to third in all around standings with 21329 dollars. Leaders include Larry Mahan at 29015 dollars and Mel Hyland at 14926 dollars. Other top marks came from Truett Carroll in calf roping and Ben Bates in steer wrestling at Helena Casper and Deadwood.
Two professional rodeo riders died in separate accidents. George Paul, 23, of Del Rio Texas, the 1968 world bull riding champion, perished when his twin engine plane crashed near Kemmerer Wyoming. Bowie Wesley, 28, of Wilderado Texas, winner of 1968 rookie laurels, died Friday when the pickup he rode in as a passenger was struck near Lodge Grass Montana. Paul Petska and Roy Burk were hospitalized with injuries. Paul had won events at Monte Vista and Casper before his death. The coroner said Paul likely died two days before his body was found. Paul set a high earnings year in 1968 with $27,822.
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