During a visit to Houston in June 1970, Emmett Kelly (a.k.a. Weary Willie the clown), left, watches local resident Claude Laffoon help Kelly's daughters Monika and Stasia ride "Stardust," a Tennessee Walker owned by Linda Spurgeon. Credit: HERALD FILE PHOTO

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