Death of Tornado the bucking bull buried at Hall of Fame
The noted cross bred bucking bull Tornado died at age 16 and was buried at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City. Owned by Jim Shoulders, Tornado amazed rodeo crowds by a ten year career with only three successful rides. Retirement on the Shoulders ranch drew hundreds of visitors yearly.
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National Cowboy Hall of Fame
Western Heritage Center
Hall of Fame
Oklahoma City
Tornado
Jim Shoulders
Shoulders
Today in History snapshot May 18 1972 highlights
On May 18 various historic milestones are noted including Napoleon becoming emperor in 1804 and Lincoln's 1860 Republican nomination. Other items cover Vicksburg siege beginning in 1863 and TVA creation in 1933.
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Associated Press
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Vicksburg
Miss
Hague
Netherlands
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ethiopia
United Nations
Lake Success
N.Y
Manhattan
Secret Army
Raoul Salan
U.N
Gaza Strip
Pierre Trudeau
Moscow
Weather update for Texas regions and Snyder
Temperatures and conditions across Texas from Snyder to the coast. Northwest and Southwest Texas expect partly cloudy warm weather with scattered storms mainly west this afternoon tonight and Friday. highs 82 to 92, lows 40s mountains to 64. North Central and Northeast Texas fair and warm with highs 87 to 93 and lows in the 60s. Southeast and Coast see no major changes with 80 to 90 highs and variable winds.
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Snyder
Texas
Service for Mrs. Bertha White in Snyder
Bertha T. White 85 an longtime Scurry County resident died at home on the Lamesa Highway. Born February 24, 1887 in Comanche she was a Nazarene Church member. Services Friday at Bell Seale Chapel with Rev. Oscar Cogdill and Sam Kitching officiating. Burial Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home. Survivors include two daughters a son four sisters two half sisters four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Bertha T. White
Scurry County
Lamesa Highway
Comanche
The
Nazarene Church
Bell-Seale Chapel
Oscar Cogdill
Sam Kitching
East Side
Ft. Worth
Pearl Elliott
Pomona
Calif
Jessie House
Austin
Ronell Simpson
Amarillo
Rent guidelines revised to aid tenants with high increases
The Price Commission announced new options for tenants with one year renewals over 8 percent. Landlords must offer either a one year lease at 8 percent or a longer lease with the original higher increase, starting July, and notify affected tenants of their rights.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
The
Price Commission Today
Price Commission
South Vietnamese Advance Near An Loc Heats War Drive
A relief column closes to within 2 1/2 miles of An Loc as the Saratoga joins air strikes in supporting a six week siege lift. U S and South Vietnamese forces face tough resistance west of Highway 13 despite heavy B 52 bombing and helicopter advances.
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Saigon
An Loc
Saratoga
U.S
An Lac
Highway 13
Associated Press
Lynn C. Newland
Yarborough Asks Dallas For Vote Recheck To Avoid Runoff
Ralph Yarborough sought a Dallas County recount hoping to win the Democratic Senate nomination without a runoff. A spokesman said a clerical error may have duplicated one precinct’s figures, possibly tipping the tally in Yarborough’s favor. The State Democratic Executive Committee had certified a runoff margin of 536 votes between Yarborough and Sanders.
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Austin, Tex
Ralph Yarborough
U.S. Senate
Dallas County
Yarborough
Earl Luna
Democratic Executive Committee
Sanders
Negotiations Seen Difficult on Middle East Oil Shares
J K Jamieson Standard Oil chief warns talks with government producers will be tough but not hopeless as terms for government participation are discussed. He says fair compensation and sound commercial principles must govern any new partnership. In Oakland a baby received a miniature permanent heart pacemaker after a May operation, restoring Nicole Kruljac’s weak heartbeat.
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Houston
J.K. Jamieson
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Jersey
Jamison
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Jamieson
Equitable Com
Oakland
Calif
Nicole Kruljac
Nicole
Stanley Higashino
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Sonoma
Profits Rise Despite Curb and Economic Rebound
The Commerce Department reports a $5.6 billion first quarter rise in before tax corporate profits to a record $91.6 billion annual rate. Gains were led by manufacturing and durable goods including autos, machinery, and metals, despite Nixon Phase 2 controls. GNP was revised higher with 12 percent annual growth, inflation at 6 percent, and personal savings dipping to 7 percent of disposable income.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
General Motors
Egypt Halves U.S. Mission Staffs in Cairo and Washington
Cairo orders cut in half the U S mission staffers in Washington and the Egyptian staff in Cairo as anger grows over American support for Israel. Anwar Sadat and Al Ahram cited U S policy, with prior ties to Moscow and regional tensions shaping the move.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.S
Washington
Israel
al Ahram
Anwar Sadat
State Department
United States
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Middle East
Moscow
Sadat
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
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Scorpio
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Aquarius
Taurus
ARIES
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George C. Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring
Cornelia
Mrs. White
Dallas
Kremlin
Kremlin Tower
Borovitsky
Vunukovo
D. C. Minicler
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