Pecos Polo Burro Game Delights Local Crowd in 1928
In Pecos Texas in 1928 a town celebration featured a polo match played on burros between Rotarians and Lions. The event attracted about 6000 spectators, with burro races, an international bathing beauty contest for men, and a barbeque fund raiser. Local figures such as Bill Kerr Reeves County attorney and Lions captain Gene Parker were noted, with playful rivalry and humorous anecdotes about practice in the old jail and zany betting schemes. The day ended with a festive atmosphere and pride in Pecos style entertainment.
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Pecos
Pecos Enterprise
Rotarians
Wm. L. Kerr
Reeves County
Mary Anne
Mesquites
Bill
Rotary Club
Gene Parker
J.W. Moore
Jim Camp
United States
Wink
Aberdeen
Fellows
Mayor Moore
Doc Camp
K.M. Reagan
Red Bell
Keith Camp
John Ross
John Thomas
J.T. Jolley
Bill Kerr
Enterprise
Lions
Lions Club
Barney Hubbs
Chas. Fisher
R.V. Nabers
Charlie Dowd
el Paso Shrine Club
Charlie
Cal Coolidge
Cal
Parker
Kerr
Howard Collier
H.F. Anthony
John Camp
C.O. Finley
Julius Eisenwine
L.W. Anderson
Albert Sisk
Monroe Kerr
Vic Hennefint
Freddy Higgins
Earl Bell
John Ivy
Controlling nets is only choice in immigration policy
A cabinet committee urges US policy to focus on preventing illegal immigration rather than deporting those already here. It notes border gaps with Canada and Mexico, limited arrests, and questions de-emphasizing sanctions as a deterrent. The opinion argues prevention requires border control.
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U.S
Europe
Asia
Canada
Mexico
Rio Grande
Border Patrol and Immigration and Naturalization Service
Financiers clash as banks brokers intrude on each other turf
A AP analysis notes rising overlaps between savers and brokers as banks seek to offer trust and investment services. Regulators face conflicts of interest as banks move into brokerage roles and brokers enter fiduciary duties, potentially improving or harming public service.
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John Caniff
New York
Today in history highlights for January 12 1977
This date lists key events from 1643 Warwick Rhode Island founded by Samuel Gorton to 1971 arrest of Meir Kahane in New York. It notes 1945 Battle of the Bulge setbacks for Germany and birthdays such as James Farmer.
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Associated Press
Belgium
Warwick, R.I
Samuel Gorton
Massachusetts Colony
Here
John Hancock
Rees
Mass
House of Representatives
Hattie Caraway
Nigeria
Biafra
Odumegwu Ojukwu
Jewish Defense League
Meir Kahane
New York
China
Mao Tse- Tung
Red Guard
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Thailand
Kukrit Pra Mo
James Farmer Issits
Oil lobby blocked liability for coast oil spills
Investigative reports reveal how international oil firms, insurers, and shippers conspired in 1967–1968 to weaken U.S. antipollution bills. Memo notes show meetings in Rome and Lisbon pledging to limit shipowners liability and keep removal costs from being collectible.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Congress
Argo Merchant
Nantucket
Athens
Brussels
Lisbon
London
New York
Rome
U.S
Edmund Muskie
D-Me
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
Muskie
Oul
American Petroleum Institute
World Insurance and Shipping Industries
Capitol Hill
House Public Works Committee
Richard Sullivan
Sullivan
United States Congress
Readers urged to sign letters for brief publication
Readers are invited to submit brief letters to the editors, with the caveat that all letters must be signed to be considered for publication. Names may be withheld on request if essential, and belittling or tasteless content will be rejected.
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Musin
By Alton Hughes
San Angelo
The
Federal Reserve
Merry
John Tower
Senate
D.C
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
Richard C. White
Rayburn
del Rio
New Braunfels
San Antonio
Austin
W.E
Pete’’ Snelson
Capital Building
Texas
Dick Slack
5Th & Cypress
State Board of Education
M.L. Brockette
Texas Education Agency
E. 11Th St
Woodrow W. Bean
el Paso
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