Toronto artist destroys paintings to stop bank seizure
Max Epstein hacked his paintings into pieces with a hatchet to prevent seizure after failing to repay a $46,000 Bank of Montreal loan. He valued the works at about $100,000, said the bank repossessed his home and car, and accused the bank of wanting to peddle his art. Epstein, 39, married with two children, refused a $25,000 NY offer and invested $32,000 in new materials.
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Toronto
Max Epstein
Epstein
Ings
Bank of Montreal
New York
Canada
Signs Entertain Advertise Levelland Marquee Boom
Levelland enjoys a marquee boom as restaurants motels and shops install signs to entertain and advertise. Residents read playful and provocative messages and the practice traces to an Avalanche-Journal article that helped put the town on the map. Local managers note signs reveal community humor and concerns.
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Levelland
Ida
James Hensley
Jane Kirby
Avalanche-fournal
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Cuba
Ays James Hensley
Hensley
Hedaley
Alabama Ordered to Reapportion Legislature in 1972
A three judge federal court in Montgomery ordered Alabama to show cause why it should not reapportion now for a 1972 election. The court threatened to appoint a plan itself if the legislature fails to act within 10 days. Defendants include the 1970 elected House and Senate and state party officials.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
House
Senate
Lost apothecary weight sparks canyon history theories
A corroded ounce apothecary weight, found in Palo Duro Canyon, prompts speculation about its maker and origin. The weight bears no initials, suggesting pre 1840 manufacture, with theories tying it to explorers like Col. Randolph B. Marcy or Col. Ranald Mackenzie, Comanchero trade, or itinerant doctors.
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Foster
Palo Duro
Quanah Parker
Spain
Col
Randolph B. Marcy
Canyon
South Plains
el Paso
Ft. Smith
Ark
Marcy
Red River
Col. Ranald Mackenzie
Plains
Students Attend Tech Debate Workshops With Regional Participants
Forty students in a tech debate workshop engage in morning lectures and afternoon work groups led by instructors. Practice rounds begin in week two with a four round tournament finale on July 30. Participants hail from San Marcos to Wichita, Kan, including Bobby Hill Sharon Dockall Valerie Edwards and Jon Ells.
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San Marcos
Ray Green
Bobby Hill
Sharon K. Dockall
Valerie Edwards
Jon Ells
Friona Jay
Messenger
Trip Horton
Brent
Hall
Mark Shackelford
Diane Rodgers
Meadow — Norman i Tucker
Ronda Eubank
Mitchell
Tyler
John J. Rodriguez
Dannette Libs
Rotan
Norvelle
Stanley Cunningham
Clyde
David Edwards
John Bonine
Floydada
Odessa and Midland clash over Terminal site plan
Odessa city leaders pressed for Terminal as Midland's first choice while the Midland councilman urged city preference and a minority saw the Terminal site as Odessa’s second option. Officials cited fish kill projections and a 100 mile river stretch as factors in a contested siting decision.
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Midland
Pat Baskin
Jim Reese
Odessa
LA Porte
Tex
Lamesa
Tite
Trinity River
Ented
Wil
E. G. Marsh
Meither
Pratt
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Valdez
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Odie
Sabala’ Salane
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