Auction Sells Ghastly to Bizarre Historical Items
A Fort Worth auction offered the Oswald ambulance, Mansfield car, antique torture devices, bear traps, and other artifacts from the Tragedy in US History Museum. Debra Hough sold the eclectic collection after Lt. Buddy Hough’s death, drawing crowds of history buffs and curios.
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Augustine
Fla
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jayne Mansfield
History Museum
Kennedy
Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas
Buddy” Hough
Debra
Hough
Ms. Hough
Auction fuels nostalgia at Devil's Lake museum bid
Retired farmer L A Braunagel questions historic value as items for sale include Oswald’s furniture from Dallas, the ambulance after a fatal shooting, a gunshot scarred car linked to Bonnie and Clyde, a Kennedy era Lincoln, and Elvis Presley’s will copy. Charlene Brimmer notes the museum idea arose after Kennedy assassination coverage and that people crave tragedy.
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L.A. Braunagel
Devil's Lake
N.D
Oswald
Dallas
Bonnie and Clyde
Kennedy
Elvis Presley
Hough
Charlene Brimmer
Ms. Brimmer
Air Force weighs parachutes for Firefly crashes
The Air Force is studying exterior parachutes for the T-3A Firefly training planes after three crashes from 1995 to 1997 killed six people. A detailed report due soon will consider safety options, including training issues and cadet maneuvers, with parachutes discussed since February.
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Air Force
Michael Ryan
Dave Smith
Air Education & Training Command
Randolph Air Force Base
Texas
Training Command
Air Force Academy
Hondo
Smith
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Nancy Smith
Brasher Falls
N.Y
Mansfield
Frank Bird
Lake Como
Aiken
Senate Armed Services Committee
Deo
Eleanor Salley
Salley, Sc
Ete Nice
THE
Furtick Company
Springfield
Gath Good
Heritage Square
Lancome
Rénergie
Lancéme
Augusta Mall
National Hills
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