Cowboys and Greene Shine at ABC Rodeo Show
A crowd cheered as Lorne Greene entertained and rodeo stars posted strong scores. Saddle bronc riders dominated with 10 of 12 earning marks, five bullriders stayed up, and top bronc and bull riders were named from Canon City, Odessa, Hagerman, and Houston. Calf roping times included Billy Doenz at 12 seconds and Roy Burk at 12.9.
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Saddle Bronc
Bullriders
Lorne Greene
Howdy
Bonanza
Ben Cartwright
West Texas
Greene
Texas
Ponderosa Ranch
iGreene
Ben Calhoun
Canon City
Colo
Bob Mayo
Jack
Jay Himes
Beulah
Jack Ward
Odessa
Booger Bryant
Hagerman
N.M
Bo Asham
Houston
Bobby Brown
Adrian
John Holeman
Kaycee
Wyo
Ken Welsh
Roscoe
Mell Hyland
British Columbia
Johnny Forbes
Pat McGooden
Dunning
Neb
Ron Chaloupels
Beaver
Okla
Bill Hertzogg
Gillette
Claude Groves
New Deal
Billy Doenz
Big Horn
Roy Burk
Duncan
Ernie Taylor
Hugo
Skeets Whatley
Pittsburgh
Jeff Henderson
Liquor by the Drink Bill Clears Senate Hurdles in Texas
The measure advances with proposed fees and licenses including a $5 000 initial liquor permit and $500 annual renewal, amid protests the plan favors the rich. Amendments allow mini bottles, alter retail supply, and tighten local option rules while setting service hours and special permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
Christie
Edinburg
Jim Bates
Bates
Dallas
Mike MecKool
Christie's
Mclsod
Texas
U.S. Senate Leader Vows SST Support Despite Funding Clash
Senate aide Magnuson says the United States must back the supersonic transport program as construction of the first two test planes proceeds. He warns foreign SSTs could erode U.S. aviation leadership and confirms government funding of roughly 1.28 billion dollars with contractors and airlines contributing 246 million. The government expects royalties when SSTs fly commercially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Warren G. Magnuson
Dash
Freight car identity scheme tied to Penn Central and LaSalle
FBI special agent William Blackbetter outlined a scheme involving Penn Central freight cars altered to bear LaSalle IDs. Penn Central reportedly short 277 cars, with 11 repainted cars found on PC tracks. Penn Central auditors faced obstruction while tracing ownership amid delayed deliveries to LaSalle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Central
LaSalle
Bechtle
Wiliam Blackbetter
FBI
Chicago
Thomas F. Meehan
Meehan
la Salle
la- Salle
Local Pro Rodeo Times Final Two Rounds in Lubbock
contest results show Mike Howell 20.2 and Wade Lewis 21.4 in steer events while Ronnye Sewall posts 21.6 and Donald Creighton 24.0. Two steer wrestlers clock 5.0 seconds, Rex Bland and Billy Hale. Other scores include Warren Wuthier 6.1, Gary Robinson 6.3, Nathan Haley 8, Tommy Puryear 8.6 and Donnie Bowles 23.4. Rodeo begins at 8 p.m. today and again Saturday for the season end in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Howell
Owasso
Okla
Wade Lewis
Hereford
Ronnye Sewall
Chico
Jimmy Poteet
Duncan
Donald Creighton
Elida
N.M
Rex Bland
Trent
Billy Hale
Checatah
Warren Wuthier
Buffalo
Wyo
Gary Robinson
Alma
Ark
Nathan Haley
Hanna
Tommy Puryear
Austin
Donnie Bowles
Burkburnett
Lubbock
Cigarette-Filled Car Reported Stolen From Club
Police sought a station wagon stolen after 9 p.m. from the Teki Kai Club at 407 Quirt Ave. The vehicle, owned by a cigarette company, allegedly carried a large quantity of cigarettes and change.
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Teki Kai Club
Quirt Ave
Florida hold up hostage ends with capture near Deltona
A robber who used a female teller and the manager as shields during a savings and loan heist was captured near Deltona after a high speed chase. A hostage appealed over the radio to spare them, and the suspect fled toward Lake County with the second hostage freed hours later. Ralph Haslar and Lillie Tompkins were central figures in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilli Tompkins
Cunpoint
American Savings and Loan District
Orlando
Fla
Ralph Haslar
Bandit
Deltona
Daytona Beach
Sanford
Ries
Ocala National Forest
American Federal Savings and Loan Co
Ralph C. Haslar
Lillie E. Tompkins
Haslar
Lake County
Umatilla
Saca
Saving and Loan Company
Merkel Drugstore Holdup Suspects Sought by Lawmen
West Texas officers pursued two men who robbed a Merkel druggist at gunpoint late Thursday. The pair, in their 20s and about six feet tall, fled north on U S 81 with narcotics. A hitchhiker said they wore long hair and named one as Dave.
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West Texas
Lubbock
Merkel
Taylor County
U.S. 81
Roscoe
Themas
Dave
How They Voted On Legalized Mixed Drinks
Senate voting records show 19 lawmakers for the measure and 10 against the legalization of mixed drinks. A pair voted for and against as paired votes.
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Bates
Bernal
Blanchard
Brooks
Christie
Connally
Creighton
Grover
Harrington
Harris
Herrin
Joridan
Kennard
Rothmann
Maury
McKool
Moore
Patman
Schwartz
Aikin
Beckworth
Hall
Hightower
Ratliff
Sherman
Snelson
Watson
Wilson
Ward
Bridges
Wallace
Fires Rage Across Texas After Cold Front Storms
A cold front after dawn brought 38 degree low and 55 afternoon high with 10 to 20 mph northerly winds. Tornado watches covered seven North Central and Northeast Texas counties plus Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana, later canceled in Texas by 5 p.m. A tornado like gust damaged boats and a trailer near Waxahachie. A large grass fire east of Albany grew under 40 mph winds fanned to 75 000 to 130 000 acres near Breckenridge. Dust storms darkened skies from the Panhandle to Dallas and even Brownsville while rains aided Northeast Texas. Blizzard conditions snarled Nebraska highways as winter spread across the Plains and Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Department of Public Safety
Kester Suter
Plano
Waxahachie
Suter
Dallas
Palmer
Breckenridge
Albany
Big Spring
Wichita Falls
Burks
Panhandle
West Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Brownsville
Rio Grande
DPS
Tyler
Plains
Midwest
Nebrasika
Bass resigns as chair as Mutscher's stock scandal looms
Houston Rep. Tom Bass steps down as head of the House Juvenile Crime and Delinquency Committee in protest of Gus Mutscher's handling of the stock scandal. An expulsion resolution against Mutscher is planned by Rep. Reed and others, while Bass withdraws support for a third term and leaves the Rules Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Gus Mutscher
Mutscher
House
Tom Bass
Houston
Bass
Heally
Shannon
NBL
Sharpstown
SEC
Preston Smith
Rabies Alerts Rise as Rabid Skunks Reported in Floyd County
Health officials report multiple rabid skunks in Floyd County from New Deal to New Teal and Abernathy. Means warns pet owners to vaccinate, with city office vaccination days set for March 27 and April 16. Dogs exposed to skunks have been identified and surveillance continues.
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Means
Smith
Ares
New Teal
Abernathy
Floydada
Chaise Smith
Floyd County
Kenneth Scott
Lubbock City-County
New Deal
Saigon forces suffer heavy losses in Laos retreat
South Vietnamese troops faced severe losses in Laos with one battalion down to 110 men from 500 after five days of fighting. About 2,000 were airlifted to Khe Sanh in South Vietnam while fresh rangers and marines returned to Laos. Saigon front lines shifted to within 15 miles of the border as Lolo hilltop artillery base fell. Communists reported 1,667 enemy dead since Sunday. ARVN denounced rumors of a border retreat.
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South Vietnam
South Vietnamese High Command
Laos
U.S
Khe Sanh
Saigon
Lolo
ARVN
Army of the Republic
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Avalanche-Journal
Early House
Solons
San Antonio
State Capitol
Paul Silber
Wayne Connally
Floresville
Guy Floyd
ABC Rodeo
Senate
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
New York
Florida
Florida Department of Law
Muttscher
Rep
Wilson Foreman
Jack Blanton
Carrolton
Rules Committee
Ren
Dick Reed
Daltis
Leps
Termus ‘Shannon
W. 3
Heatly
Paducah
Shrannon
National Bankers Life Insurance
Ob. Stock
Frank Sharp
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
3Ass
Lorenzo
Council
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