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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1981
Bandit gang dons smocks to rob stores Local
United Press International
HOUSTON — Police are inves
tigating a rash of robberies of small
grocery stores in which four to five
bandits herd clerks into a back
room, don smocks and operate the
stores while robbing them.
Investigators have no suspects
in 20 holdups dating back to early
October in southeast Houston,
police said Wednesday. No one
has been hurt in any of robberies.
Police said four or five black
men have entered each store and
netted about $1,000 in cash and
merchandise in each case. The
men have carried off the store’s
safe twice. The gang strikes in the
the early hours on weekends,
police said.
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played by Katy Pickvanee, “a ruby as large as a pear,”
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By NANCY WEATHERLEY
Battalion Staff
Many people looking for the
Christmas spirit traveled back in
time Thursday night to find it.
The first annual MSC Madrigal
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to a sixteenth century Christmas
celebration with song and fellow
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As the title of the dinners sug--
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lords and ladies frequently per
forming the music themselves,
according to the written introduc
tion.
About 360 people joined in the
merry-making Thursday, and the
other two nights are also sold out,
Debbie Murray, MSC Box Office
ticket manager, said.
Merry-makers going to the feast
were led through a merchant’s Fair
— which depicted a village out-*
side a castle — featuring hand
made crafts, jugglers, magicians
and even a fortune teller.
People attending the dinners
tonight and Saturday are advised
to bring extra money, for this fair
turned out to be a great place to do
some Christmas shopping. Gifts
included stained glass ornaments,
hand-spun cloth and fired pottery.
A lot of gifts were $10 and
under, but some, such as an ex
quisite stain-glass angel for $98,
were expensive.
Throughout the fair and feast,
singers and dancers roamed
around in medieval fashions,
adding to the festive atmosphere.
Even the merchants were in
dress.
Even though the walls of the
MSC ballroom arc some horror
film director’s vision of the bicen
tennial, the spirit of an open
medieval village, bustling around
in lively anticipation of the king’s
feast came through.
People joked gaily with jugglers
and several ambitious soids joined
fh a medieval ring dance.
The court jester announced the
beginning of the feast by saying:
“With each sound of trumpet fan
fare, you will discover Christmas
as celebrated in the ancient tradi
tions of Merrie Okie England. We
present this annual dinner for
your pleasure at the Christmas
Season. ”
The feast was just that, with
food specially catered for the
event. While guests of the
dined, singers presented mediii
al songs like the Wassail Soip
the Boar’s Head parol.
After the dinner, a shortpki
brotherly love was presented,a
th en members of the royal®
began a Christinas concert.
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Keith Bland, chairman
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capture the warm feeling
Christmas.”
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Reynolds^ Bland said.
Bland, while serving as
council assistant in 1980, begi
researching the dinners and
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