Plains Old Settlers Reunion honors Roy Yoakum County rancher
Roy Fitzgerald of Yoakum County, now 64, wins a plaque at the 18th annual Old Settlers Reunion in Plains. The event features a canceled three day rodeo due to a quarantine, a barbecue for 500, rodeo queen Lola Bearden, and awards presented by Yoakum County Judge Gene Bennett with State Rep. E L Short in attendance. Plains Rodeo Association sponsors the event with support from local groups.
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Roy Fitzgerald
Billy Winn
Old Settlers
Plains
ER Laine Journal
Statt
Shady
Stanford Park
Yoakum County
Fitzgerald
Lola Bearden
T. J.bearden
Denise Nesssom
Gwen Fitzgerald
Anita Strickland
Hrown's
Gene Bennett
E. L. Short
Tohoka
Denver City
Joe Holland
J. T. Tucker
Ernie Butler
Plains Rodeo Association
Yoakum County Roping Club
Plains Lions Club
Plains Chamber of Commerce
Acueen
Loita Bearden
NHS
Dense Newsom
Hopes for Draft Bill Passage Dim in Senate
Washington fades hope for rapid passage of the draft bill as a filibuster fight and a contested antiwar rider stall action. Senate and House conferees drop Mansfield plan for a withdrawal timetable, urging only a nonbinding call to withdraw. Senator Mansfield remains silent as observers doubt an October withdrawal date will be announced. Senator Gravel vows to filibuster while House delays action until Tuesday at earliest.
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U PT
Saturda
Pentagon
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Vietnam
House
Nixon
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Disease in horses prompts nationwide vaccination drive
Experts report no new Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis cases in Houston as vaccination campaigns expand from Texas into California Mississippi and Florida Hospitals and authorities mobilize to vaccinate horses after the outbreak linked to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Affected states quarantine and organize mass vaccination while a Texas horse owner explains prior vaccination status and health certificates.
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United States
Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
M. J. Tillery
Federal Center Here
California
Mississippi
Florida
Alabama
Arizona
Georgia
Fayette
al Carmack
Rodeo Ranch
Larry Galloway
Lockheed Vote Looms As Congress Eyes Federal Backing
Washington lawmakers edge toward a Monday vote on a House backed federal guarantee for a 250 million loan to Lockheed Corp amid a nine day stalemate. Supporters push for a government loan to avert bankruptcy before August 8 when Rolls Royce engine financing lapses. Opponents warn of market distortions and prefer private financing.
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UPI
Treasury
John B. Connally
Lockheed
Lockheed Corp
John Tower
Tower
R-Tex
Alan Cranston
Ore
Jose
Senate
Alifthancor
Congress
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