European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday july 6, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 every old rolex comes with a Sod Story Houston a pawnbroker Jean Davis twirled a Diamond fringed in Karat Gold men s Rolen watch one or Downs left at his store by the Oil Patch s newly poor. Once a status Symbol of High flying Money making Good limes roles watches have become a common sight in Houston pawnshops some of which have pasted signs offering to buy or Pawn the High status timepieces. Most pawnshop owners say the Boom in second hand watches began about 18 months to two years ago and shows few signs of letting up. Many of the watches arc being pawned by people losing Money of jobs in the Oil financial and a calms a c Busi Ness Houston once the Center of the Oil Boom hat become a depressed area because of the tall in Petroleum prices. This was a Guy in the Oil business said Davis waving the newly acquired Diamond decorated role " president thai sold new for nearly j15,000. Another watch belonged 10 a stockbroker yet an other to a real estate agent he said. Each one came with a talc of Finan Cial downfall Davis said nobody wants to come in and just borrow Money they want to come in and Tell you How they got poor he said. They All Home in with a Story and if i Don t hear the Story they won t sell the watch said Anthony polkas who runs air Pawn and jewelry. The pawnshop operators have observed a Ripple effect in the area s eco nomic downturn. First you Law the executive then you saw their Bosses said Davis whose firm it called Diamond liquidators. We re now seeing a lot of real estate people come in since the Oil peo ple have already gone pawnshops usually offer Sellers 30 percent to 40 percent of he wait lies original value and resell them for about 90 percent of their original value owners say. The most common rolex watches sell new for j1,000 to s 10,000. Klansmen opponents clash in Tennessee demonstrations Murfreesboro Tenn. A members of the Kun jux klan and chanting opponents traded insults saturday beneath a statue honouring Confederate civil War dead but the rally ended without violence. The klan Drew support from members of two other White supremacist groups and klansmen held a Cross burning in nearby Lavergne saturday night to Cap a tense Day of demonstrations in which Kkt. Members aimed their attacks at jews and homosexuals. Police sharpshooters armed with High powered rifles lined Rufi 6i the a an marched one Block into Down town and once around the Square. About 2so anti wan demonstrators held hands raised their arms and chanted one people United will never be divided some anti klan demonstrators car ried signs that said evil boneheads go away and nazi pigs bum in the klansmen played taped music including Kate Smith s rendition of god bless America and Chan Ted. What do we want White Power a shouting match in muted briefly As each group tried to chant louder than die other. Police commissioner Bill Jones said about 1,000 people took part in the rally and counter demonstration. "1 wish people would not use Murfreesboro to have their rallies because we Don t have racial tension Here Jones said. All but one of the clansmen submitted to Metal Detec Lor tests after the Kkt rally organizer. Grand Titan Henry fort offered to have his group searched for weapons Jones said. Members of the anti Kjan demonstration were not searched. Members of the aryan nations and the Mountain Church both White supremacist groups joined the White and Black Robed klansmen for the Parade. Many carried Confederate and american flags and flags depicting sym Bols of the groups. Thorn Robb of Detroit who said he was the klan s National chaplain denounced Judaism homosexuality and abortion during his speech in finl of the Rutherford county courthouse. Of photo a Robed Kun flux Kuna Mon carries his sleeping son during a july fourth rally. Qe2 passenger fell or jumped authorities fear new York not a passenger vanished from his Cabin aboard the luxury liner Queen Elizabeth 2 and is believed to have fallen overboard several Hun dred Miles off Bermuda coast guard official said saturday. Ships in the Waters South and West of Bermuda were alerted. Exactly what happened to the passenger identified Only As a 28-year-old Chicago Man sailing from St Thomas to new York is still not Clear a coast guard spokesman Petty officer Michael Milan said. Crew members speculate that he fell into the Ocean from his Cabin s private Balcony and suggested that he might have committed suicide Milan said. The passenger s name was not released pending notification of his family. The passenger was last in drinking alone Al his dining table thursday night As the qe2 sailed 315 Miles South Southwest of Bermuda. Friday morning a Steward found the door to his first class Cabin locked with a sign hanging outside that said do not that afternoon the Crew opened the dear and found the bed had not been slept in Milan said. Inside the Cabin they found a life jacket torn into shreds the Cabin door keys and a lip Tell out for the Steward. The door to the private Balcony overlooking the Ocean was closed but unlocked. Swarm buzzes Fleet Street London a a swarm of bees buzzed through the Center of London on saturday and brought Fleet Street to a temporary halt while police sent for a Bee keeper to collect the insects. An estimated 20,000 bees flew Down reel Street the traditional Center of British journalism and massed at a drugstore in the heart of the City s financial District. Murderer Manson miffed at Charity s rejection Owensboro by. A convicted murderer Charles Manson is miffed because items he donated for a theater s fund raising auction were with held from Sale. I will not Send anything to anyone like this again you re a Good teacher i Learned Well any kindness shown is a place of weakness wrote Manson who is in san Quentin prison in California. The Muhlenberg Community Thea Ter had requested donations from More than 1,000 people including com its pee wee Herman and whoops cold Berg author Stephen King and former president Gerald Ford for its june 20 Sale to raise Money for a new arts Cen Ter. News hat Manson had contributed a package of letters and pictures plus a rna crime doll sparked threats of pro tests at the auction in Central City and Boycotts of the theater group s productions so he Manson donations were put in storage. The theater Board has delayed a decision on what to do with the controversial contributions. Manson s reaction was in a hand written. 11-Page letter received Friday by the Owensboro messenger inquirer which had written to Manson to ask him to respond. Manson and three followers were convicted in 1971 and sentenced for the grisly slayings of actress Sharon tale and six other people. No i won t be mean or mad a gift is a gift you gave me the Chance to give and i gave Manson wrote in his response. Check out the people who judge themselves in their own judgments of other when someone Lelli you someone else is no Good what they Are saying in truth is they re not right with themselves and they Are trying to push it off on someone spam Days Celebration brings mixed reaction Austin Minn. A ten months after the bitter Hormel meal packers strike ended residents celebrated the 5qln anniversary of Hormel s spam lunch Eon meal in a fourth of july festival aimed Al reuniting the town. I think everybody s pulling together said Sally Nam ii an Austin native whose husband is a Foreman forget. A. Home to & co in our Mia. Iowa after the strike. 1 think it s showing the town car come Back and be just i great As it always however some objected to dedicating the ind Epen Day Celebration to spam a canned luncheon meat that the Austin based company first produced in 1937. Although a year Long strike against Hormel s Austin Plani ended last september hundreds of strik ers have not been recalled to work. When you take the fourth of july and make it spam Days that s ridiculous said Butch Thompson a Honnol employee. Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the Parade which included the moult county pork inn acis the Muj Ilmi Raspberry Princess and the new miss Minnesota Kalherine Killen of Owatonna. When a Small group carrying Ami Hormel signs Eft the crowd applauded. "1 think people Are trying 10 gel the Lown going again. You can Only be negative so much said George Pulchinski of Austin. Other weekend events included a spam of Rama Coo Kofr. A Salute to spam airshow and a fireworks finale in Chr i Jpn of 3 spam can. The Hormel company allowed Pic of the word spam for the kit Al and donated a giant "50" made of spam cans hut inc Cal Chatkin was sponsored by the Austin convention visitors Bureau
