Ferguson and Marshall win big at National Western rodeo
At the Denver stock show, Tom Ferguson the 1974 world champion rodeo star earned 6 565 dollars by winning the steer wrestling first go round and placed second in calf roping with 24 0 seconds. Bob Marshall captured the event average with 9 0 seconds on two steers for 6 532 dollars. Marshall rode Little Eight, a 14 year old quarter horse. Record crowds, 241 490 attendees, attended the stock show with 154 400 fans for rodeo days. Bobby Goodspeed also won first place in another event.
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Cole
Tom Ferguson
Bob Marsahll
Chowchilla
Calif
Marshall
Little Eight
Mark Schricker
Cannon City
Colo
Bobby Goodspeed
High Ridge
Goodspeed
Bartender
Bobby Berger
Norman
Okla
Doug Brown
Silverton
Ore
Micky Young
Wellington
Utah
Ace Berry
Knights Ferry
National Western
Leander Frey
Eunice
Beutler Brothers
Cervi
Frey
Sandy Kirby
Greenville
Texas
Marvin Shoulders
Henryetta
Jim Rodriguez, Jr
San Luis Obispo
Ken Luman
Merced
Metric shifts and rodeo roi hint at new trends
A birth in Hamburg notes a 3,000 gram baby 49 cm long while grandparents convert to pounds and inches. The piece predicts broad adoption of the metric system in schools, shops, and road signs within a decade, with gadgets and liter pricing driving change.
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Germany
Nancy
Christian Dreher
Elise
Art Rowert
Fredericksburg
U.S
Cowboys survive burning plane near National Western
Three cowboys Jim Rodriguez Jr Ron Goodrich and John Paboojian escaped a burning single engine plane after takeoff from Palm Springs. The engine caught fire at 3000 feet and they managed a safe emergency landing at a nearby airport before jumping clear as the plane was engulfed in flames.
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Colo
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Jim Rodriguez, Jr
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Ron Goodrich
Chowchilla
John Paboojian
Fowler
Palm Springs
Bears defeat Raiders 75 to 56 in district playoff opener
Gladewater Bears dominate West Rusk for a 75 56 win in the second round opener. Robbie Leach scores 27 with 15 rebounds, Emmett Lockett adds 18, and Gregg Tillman 12 as Gladewater strengthens its 7 1 district record and eyes Mineola next. Whitehouse thriller goes 46 43 in favor of Gladewater.
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West Rusk
Gladewater
Raiders
Bruins
Bill Waters
Whitehouse
Mineola
Robbie Leach
Reginald Owens
Emmett Lockett
Bruce Stewart
Dwight Pettigrew
Cats
Leach
Raider
Gregg Tillman
Lockett
West Rush
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