Texas Tycoon Game Impresses Neiman Marcus Floorman
17 year old Clayton Fowler from Silverton Texas created a handmade Texas Tycoon board game letting players build fortunes in East Texas oil fields and the King Ranch. After an in store pitch at Neiman Marcus in Dallas the front office ordered 72 games and Sakowitz in Houston followed with 300 units. Fowler secured a loan of 6000 from First National Bank in Tulsa to start production.
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Iceberg Ice To Cool Drinks At Alaska Iowa Conference
A 2,500 pound turquoise iceberg block will be transported from Portage Lake near Anchorage to Ames Iowa for the First International Conference on Iceberg Utilization. Prince Mohammed Al Faisal of Saudi Arabia is funding air transport and conference costs totaling about 50,000, with the centerpiece ice destined to ice a banquet table and cocktails.
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Bergland approves aide talks on Imperial Valley water rights
Agriculture Secretary Bergland said he allowed aide Robert Meyer to discuss California water law with officials as a private citizen while directing a study on how federal rules may reshape large farms in the Imperial Valley. Meyer and family own significant acreage. the aide acknowledged conversations as a private citizen with limited scope.
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