Pecos rodeo hosts first cowgirls barrel race in 1945 splash
The Pecos rodeo created the first cowgirls cloverleaf barrel race in July 1945 inviting neighboring towns to select sponsors. Eighteen contestants wore flashy costumes, led by hostess Lillian Cowan later known as Lillian Reynolds. The event spurred the Girls Rodeo Association in 1947 and remains a popular rodeo contest.
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Pecos
Lillian Cowan
Chamber of Commerce
Lillian Reynolds
Las Vegas
Nevada
Fort Stockton
Iris Gaskill
Iris
Carlsbad
N.M
Neva Frances Harrell
Culberson County
van Horn
Carolyn Cox
Midland
Carolyn Harris
Stanton
Mary
Jane Hobart
Jo Ramsey
McAlister
Okla
Jane Brite Dunkle
Marfa
Birdie Ree West
Hobbs
Margaret Montgomery
Sheffield
Margaret
Eva Mae Wilkins
Sierra Blanca
John D. Holleyman
Crona
John D
Marilyn Scott
Bud Smith
del Rio
Blanche
Jim Bob Altizer
Girls Rodeo Association
GRA
Scarcity of jobs seen as world challenge
An editorial cites a Ford Foundation study showing unemployment rising in developing nations despite growth. Population growth doubles labor forces, with urban joblessness up to 10 percent and youths hit hardest. Recommendations urge richer nations to trim labor-intensive industries and open markets while developing countries push labor-intensive outputs and rural diffusion.
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Ford Foundation
Big inventories and debt weigh on recession prospects
AP analysis notes high inventories and rising debt worsen the economy. Auto makers show large stockpiles, Chrysler among them. Household and corporate debt nears $3 trillion with unemployment over 6 percent, while obsolete plants sap productivity in a slowing economy.
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John Cunniff
New York
Chrystler Corp
December 4 1974 in history and stock market note
On this December 4 date historical events include the 1851 Paris workers revolt known as the December Four Massacre and Washington’s farewell dinner at Fraunces Tavern. Monroe’s 1816 election, 1942 U S bombers a first Italian mainland strike, and Nixon Ceausescu meetings are noted. Also stock market watchers await dividend-led price support.
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Associated Press
Paris
Louis Napoleon
George Washington
Fraunces Tavern
New York
James Monroe
U.S
Neshoba County
Mississippi
Nixon
Clement Haynesworth
U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Nicolae Ceausescu
Romania
Washington
Francisco Franco
Benjamin Franklin
Pecos youths praised as town’s greatest resource
A chamber of commerce note extols local students for community service. It highlights vocational classes building a Santa sleigh, painting murals, crafting sets for a bicentennial play, helping renovate the fair barn, and wiring the building. Other classes also contribute costumes, music, and outreach, with 500 more helpers implied.
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Pecos
Old St. Nick
Bill Box
Walter Holland
Bailey Wheeless
Joe Henson
Chamber of Commerce
Middle-class housing aid plan pledges $9 billion boost
Sen Lloyd Bentsen argues for a $9 billion housing and education plan to help middle income Americans. The proposal includes a $100 tax credit for families saving $500 annually in an education savings plan for two children and would fund housing through institutions investing at least half in housing. He cites 15 million families as potential beneficiaries amid rising unemployment and escalating college costs.
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Treasury Department
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