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The Games and Amusements Board initially started its operation in 1951 with the issuance of Executive Order No. 392. Through this particular law, the powers, duties and functions previously exercised, and performed by: [4] the city and municipal mayors over fronton and basque pelota games; the Boxing and Wrestling Commission over boxing and ...
On November 2, 1996, Tuadles was shot in the head by his friend, former Games and Amusement Board chairman Ambet Antonio over a heated card game at the International Business Club in Greenhils, San Juan, killing him instantly. [9]
Owner of Texas Rangers Ray C. Davis (born October 15, 1941) [ 1 ] is an American businessman. He served as the co- chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman for Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) and chairman of Energy Transfer Equity (ETE).
The Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after the old Washington Senators team of the American League moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. The new Senators remained in Washington through 1971.
In August 2010, Simpson and another Texas oil magnate, Ray Davis, served as co-lead investors in the $593 million winning bid to take the Texas Rangers baseball team out of bankruptcy. [4] Simpson and Davis became co-chairmen of the Rangers, but initially remained in the background, leaving the Rangers in the hands of managing partner and CEO ...
Billionaire Sumner Redstone, chairman and chief executive officer of National Amusements, has died at the age of 97, ViacomCBS said on Wednesday. For nearly 30 years, Redstone led Viacom as ...
Following the 1893 murder of Texas Ranger Captain Frank Jones, killed during an ambush by bandits, Hughes led a company of Rangers in a hunt for the killers, most of whom were members of the Olguin family. Since the Rangers led by Captain Jones had mistakenly entered into Mexico, and were across the border in Mexico when the shootout took place ...
The Porvenir massacre was an incident on January 28, 1918, outside the village of Porvenir, in Presidio County, Texas, in which Texas Rangers and local ranchers, with the support of US Cavalry, killed 15 unarmed Mexican American boys and men. [1]: 64 The Texas Rangers Company B had been sent to the area to stop banditry after the Brite Ranch ...