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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1973
Page
6
A feature on a pen collector touring communities with countless items on display. The exhibitor showcases novelty pencils and mechanical pens, including a four foot long “Big Texan” and a teaching pointer pencil. An estimated 6 000 pens fill his Post shop as fans swap duplicates.
More than 1,000 people were in the Athens International transit lounge when grenades and gunfire exploded. About 50 injured and several killed as attackers opened fire and fled behind a marble bar. U S base hospital and police responded while witnesses described shattered windows and panicked passengers.
The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame groundbreaking drew criticism from speakers who urged abolition of the Rangers, while supporters highlighted the force’s historic role. Officials stressed the hall honors a frontier legacy and the agency’s mission, amid calls for reform and reflection.
Steve Matthews of Arvada Colorado piloted a burro packed with mining gear to win the Leadville Burro Race at 10,100 feet altitude. The 2 hour 36 minute effort was his third consecutive victory, with Lee Courkamp of Aurora taking second and Joseph Glavinick of Leadville finishing third.
More readers in the District of Columbia subscribe to a daily paper than the national average. The district reports 5 subscriptions per 4,000 residents, compared with 3 per 1,000 nationwide.
Mrs Henderson and young Pam disappeared after a 20 mile walk. Volunteers from military police civic groups and citizens organized into 10 man teams with horses Jeeps bikes planes and helicopters to search the area but no clues were found. Deputy Martin Stephens said teams cover ground and will continue if more helpers join.
Baca of Clovis dies in a two-vehicle collision in Curry County marking the year’s first fatality for Clovis and the seventh for the county. Services pending at Sherwood Mortuary. He was a retired laborer and Our Lady of Guadalupe parishioner. Survivors include his wife Irene, two sons Charlie of Clovis and Merenci ano of Adak Island Alaska, one sister Estefanita Chavez, and RL grandchildren. Fire depts responded. both vehicles demolished. Frerichs said speed was about 40 mph at impact.
Rescue workers recovered the body of an elderly man from a 30 foot pile of mortar and brick in the debris of the Broadway Central Hotel near Greenwhich Village. The 125 year old University Hotel had collapsed Friday. 12 were injured and at least five more remained missing. Authorities chaired a four member panel to study the collapse amid reports of a five month delay in correcting a major defect despite court orders. The hotel, famed since 1850, hosted famous visitors like Diamond Jim Brady and Jim Fisk. Fire officials voiced slim hopes for survivors as rescuers toiled in extreme heat amid dense rubble.
In Sacramento, Arienenas, 30, said Carl Moore, 41, tried to kiss her then bit off the end of her nose. She was taken to Sacramento Medical Center with a wound about three quarters of an inch in diameter. Moore was arrested on mayhem charges.
Richardson criticizes FBI crime reporting limits and urges better data. He notes the crime fight needs evaluation of overall system effects, calling for improved prevention, rehabilitation, and data methods while warning against overemphasis on arrests and police capacity.
Skylab astronauts Bean and Jousma conduct a 30 minute earth photo run using the earth resources experiment package to map Gulf of Mexico water and fish locations, while NOAA analyzes data from planes and ships.
Watergate fallout dominates hearings as JL Patrick Gray and Rich ard Kleindienst prepare to testify. Talmadge predicts end this week with a three week recess and a public verdict by the American people.
Reported heavy fighting across South Vietnam and near Phnom Penh with mortar barrages against Saigon area defenses. Mortar shells aimed at towns outside Saigon. skirmishes continued near Pochentong and Battambang as aid supplies moved via Kompong Som and Battambang. An editorial in Nhan Dan criticized the Nixon Doctrine and U.S. Cambodia policy, calling for an end to American involvement.
The article details Colonel Slaughter’s privately built stagecoach rig used on West Texas ranches. Foreman William Slaughter oversaw its construction with a canopy, ducking sides, a chuck box, portable sleeping beds, and a bed on top. Four white horses pulled the coach which featured a painting of Ancient Briton and a $10 000 bull from the Chicago World's Fair. The rig served as a traveling camp and dining area with a let down kitchen table and grub box, ridden up front by the colonel as driver. Lub bock attorney Owen Muihorter observed the vehicle at Shakewater.
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