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Died. George Washington Earp, 96, former cowboy and last of "the Fighting Earps;" in a Joplin, Mo. nursing home. First cousin to gunman, gambler and sometime cop Wyatt now sanctified by TV, George Earp rose above his Dodge City relatives to become a U.S. Marshal and Internal Revenue agent...
...auction of Black Angus cattle in San Antonio, few paid much attention to the lanky bleacher sitter attired in a battered Stetson, old sports jacket, khaki trousers and cowboy boots. But the inconspicuous bidder was none other than Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson, just back from Paris. Spotted and called by name, L.B.J. uttered an annoyed "Shhh" to his discoverer: "I'm down here to buy something good and cheap." With his secret out, Johnson, partnered with a Houston oilman, bought four yearling bulls...
...Horse-Opera Star Gene Autry, 53, who has remained a baseball fan since his semipro playing days back in Oklahoma. Autry plans to broadcast Angel games on his prosperous chain of radio and TV stations, part of the empire (oil, real estate, cattle) he has rounded up as king cowboy...
Though trains and dolls are still selling strong, some past Christmas favorites are lading The junior cowboy is riding off into the sunset. With the exception of ideal's hot-selling Astro Base, which simulates a landing on the moon, space-age toys are far out. Not science fiction but science do-it-yourself kits, which may baffle father but delight junior, are now the big sellers. Science Kit Maker A. C. Gilbert says that do-it-yourself kits have jumped from ⅓ to ⅔ of Gilbert's total sales, with sales of astronomy kits alone...
Well before the inaugural overture, the U.S. Congress (which convenes 17 days before inauguration) might well be tootling along in its own jam session, reworking that ancient cowboy tune. Don't Fence...