Statue for Crazy Horse rises on 6700-foot Black Hills site
In Custer South Dakota Korczak Ziolkowski is carving Crazy Horse on a 6700-foot mountain. He funds the project personally with no state or federal aid and envisions a cultural center at the base. After 18 years a power line upgrade enables bigger equipment and locals increasingly accept the looming monument as part of their town.
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Mrs D W Reads Aunt Dies in Longview
Mrs Florrie Knight aunt of Mrs D W Read died Friday in a Longview nursing home after a long illness. Age 85 she was a longtime Tyler resident. Survived by one sister in Pasadena and 15 nieces and nephews. Services Sunday at 2:39 PM Burk Walker Tippett Funeral Home Tyler.
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June Bugs Guide Ozark Fishermen To Channel Cat Catches
Ozark anglers await peak June bug season to drift for channel catfish along shorelines at night. They use a 1/0 hook on June bugs to lure bites, then fry hushpuppies to accompany a hot catfish platter. A brief note then cites Linda Eastman’s link to a song inspired in 1946.
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New York
Linda Eastman
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Jack Lawrence
Buddy Clark
Lawrence
Rodeo continues with top scores as Gladewater roars
Three time all round cow boy Mahan led a fierce bull ride as Harry Knight's Brahma charged. Freddie Greer and Dickey Cox posted 62s, while Phil Heinen added 55. The 32nd Gladewater Round-Up Rodeo wraps tonight at 8:15 p.m., with final performances and a sea of fans. A veteran Marines farewell note closes with a tribute from Charles Dwane Ervin.
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Freddie Greer
Dickey Cox
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David Hawn
Phil Heinen
Gladewater
Speller Yoachum and a World of Early Classrooms
In early 20th century classrooms spelling relied on rote learning with few visual aids. Mr Avant jokes about heredity in spelling while Betty Avant and Susan shared schooling milestones, highlighting attitudes toward education and intellect during that era. Buffalo population up 14 percent while other cattle rise 10 percent, India reports 54 million buffaloes out of 182 million cattle. Britain’s confectionery exports rise 23 percent to over 30 million pounds with substantial sales to dollar-area markets, 28 million dollars.
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Sun eruption of 1946 largest on record
National Geographic reports a 1946 solar eruption as the largest on record, ejecting billions of tons of gas up to a million miles into space, signaling a dramatic solar event with wide-reaching effects.
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National Geographic
Who's Responsible for Public Morals
A critique argues public morality requires collective duty and vigilance. It warns that in troubled times crimes against person and property rise, obscenity flourishes under free speech, and society suffers when right thinking people remain indifferent.
New York Mayoral Race Heats Up With Six Challengers
In New York City mayoral news John Lindsay faces a crowded field as six candidates seek the Republican and Democratic nomination. contenders include Republican State Sen John J Marchi former Mayor Robert F Wagner City Controller Mario Procaccino Bronx Borough President Herman Badillo U S Representative James Scheuer and novelist Norman Mailer.
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Robert F. Wagner
Mario Procaccino
Bronx
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