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Since the first herd of Charolais cattle arrived in Mexico from France more than 20 years ago, U.S. cowmen have hankered after the deep-chested, creamy-white animals. There were formidable obstacles to getting them: the only big Mexican breeder of Charolais refused to sell more than a few at a time, the Mexican government was determined to keep its herd south of the border, and the U.S. was closed to both French and Mexican cattle because of the virulent foot-and-mouth disease.The U.S. Agriculture Department even refused to allow shipment of frozen Charolais semen into the country. Last...
...with spectacular rapidity. At one time Broussard planned to buy an island off Alaska and keep the Charolais in quarantine there for a while. The Agriculture Department turned down the idea, but Broussard was not discouraged. He made an enticing offer to devout Henri Gilly, owner of the Mexican herd: if Gilly would sell him the cattle, Broussard would donate income from them to Christian charities. In June 1952, Gilly agreed, for $500,000. That left only the problem of getting the Charolais into...
...presidential decree, said no. The U.S., although its border was open to most Mexican cattle from September 1952 to May 1953, refused to let the Charolais in because they came from a tick-infested area. So early this year, without a by-your-leave from anyone, Gilly walked the herd across the drought-dried Rio Grande, and Broussard took them by truck to Louisiana...
Woody Herman at Carnegie Hall, 1946 (MGM, LP). Fifteen rowdy and tender numbers played by one of the swingingest bands of all. Herman's 1946 "Herd," for all its size and precision, sounds as flexible as a small jam band...
...from Mars (Woody Herman and the New Third Herd; Mars). A fine, socking band rides high, emphasizes its low brasses and reeds for some of the most luxurious contrasts in the band business. Effective moment: a bouncy trombone chorus in unison, ending in a brassy sunburst...