Toy Soldier Captain Builds 6000-Strong Miniature Army
Capt. Darryl R. Billings of Lubbock collects military miniatures for 26 years and has grown a 6000-plus figure army. The airborne Ranger, stationed at Fort Hood with the 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion, aims to recreate history’s famous conflicts on a 53-millimeter scale. His wife Phil shares the hobby at their Hood residence, where unfinished models and a 2000-volume library inspire potential future projects.
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Lubbock, Tex
UPI
Lubbock
Darryl R. Billings
Texas Tech University
Billings
New Year's Eve 1972 Almanac Highlights and Equality Study
This UPI item notes Dec 31, 1972 as the last day of the year with historical milestones including Edison’s lamp demo in 1879 and Ellis Island’s immigrant intake since 1890. It then cites a Michigan study showing women receive shorter prison terms than men for the same offenses, citing second degree murder averages of 6.1 versus 10.8 years.
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Mercury
Venus
Mars
Saturn
Jacques Cartier
Thomas Edison
Menlo Park
Ellis Island
New York Harbor
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Truman
Germany
Japan
Lansing
Mich
UPI
Michigan Department of Corrections
Timekeepers to Stop Clocks One Second for 1973 Start
In Santa Clara California timekeepers will pause clocks for one second at 12:00 to align the year 1973 with the longer year 1900. The leap second compensates for Earth's slowing rotation due to friction, with a similar adjustment made last June 30.
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Santa Clara
Calif
Singapore weighs cremation to save land as cemeteries close
The Environment Ministry said Singapore will not build new cremation facilities but will promote cremation to save land. To free urban space cemeteries will be closed while existing public cemeteries are extended and new ones planned in rural areas.
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Singapore
UPS
Environment Ministry
Puerto Rico TDC Budget Nearly Doubled to 5.2 Million
The Puerto Rico Development Company nearly doubled its budget this year from 2.8 billion to 5.2 million. TDC reports fiscal year 1972 visitor arrivals rose 10.3 percent from the prior year.
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Big Buy
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Greenwich
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