Polar bear mauls hunter on Alaska chase then goes on display
Bill Cammack shot and mauled by a polar bear 60 miles west of Point Hope Alaska on April 26 1963. The bear was killed after a brief struggle. the mounted specimen later exhibited at Lone Star Saloon San Antonio before heading to New York for the World's Fair. Taxidermist Vern Seifert of Anchorage prepared the mount.
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Opposition to Supreme Court apportionment ruling
In a critical commentary, the writer denounces the Supreme Court for overriding state legislatures and Congress on apportionment, arguing the Constitution assigns this duty to lawmakers and warning of centralized power. The piece cites Washington and Jefferson warnings and ties the debate to recent political events and local social notes from Kerrville.
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Polar Bear Attack Survivor Bill Cammack Recalls Alaska Ordeal
Texas hunter Bill Cammack recounts surviving a 1963 polar bear attack in Alaska after a months long pursuit with pilot Ralph Marshall. The bear mauling left him badly injured but alive as they fought the 1,300 to 1,500 pound beast with rifles and camera. EMS transport eventually reached Kotzebue then Point Hope before recovery at his ranch near Johnson City.
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Ralph Marshall
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Ralph
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Funeral in San Antonio for 26 year old Paul Guest
Mr and Mrs Leon Dunn and sons attended the funeral of her brother Paul Guest who died Tuesday in a San Antonio hospital after several months with brain cancer. He was 26. Mr and Mrs Joe Rieger of Lubbock stayed with relatives in Kerrville and San Antonio this past week.
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San Antonio
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