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Page 6/The Battalion/Tuesday, October 4, 1983 WWII tanks, parts, airplanes auctioned United Press International ROCKDALE — For anyone who has ever dreamed of rumb ling through the rush hour in a M-39 Buick armored utility vehicle, or who maybejust needs parts for his tank — both will be among the collection of World War II items being auctioned Oct. 15 at the Coffield Airport Facility. The memorabilia is part of the estate of H.H. “Pete” Cof- field — a rancher, oil and gas man, lumber dealer and ware- houser who got his start in busi ness buying and selling surplus. Coffield died in 1979. Irv Rosen, whose company will handle the auction, said Cof- field collected the planes, tanks and parts over a number of years. “He really wasn’t a collector in the sense of saving antiques. He got into it as a business and when his business interests spread, the surplus became more of a hobby,” said Rosen, who knew Coffield through the frequent auctions they attended. Included in the items to be auctioned are three B-25 bom bers, a C-53 cargo plane, an M- 16 half-track vehicle with gun turret and numerous World War II trucks, tank engines and aircraft parts. The auction will also feature a J.c MSC SCONA "Media: behind the headlines." Feb.15-18, 1984 C-45 Twin Beechcraft airplane. “The vehicles and planes are in no way in vintage condition. Two of the bombers are com plete and could be restored, the third could be used only for parts,” Rosen said. But for the person interested in that sort of equipment, and Rosen said he had received a number of inquiries already, the auction may be an opportunity for a collector to stock rare parts no longer manufactured. “A fellow called from Florida interested in B-29 parts. He said he hopes to get one he has flying again. We’ve got a bunch of B-29 parts and I’m sure he’ll buy up all he can,” Rosen said. Rosen said he was primarily an industrial auctioneer and normally auctions off machin ery and equipment from plant closings. “But this is not that different. I did a lot of auctioning surplus like this back in the ‘50s. There isn’t much opportunity to do it anymore since there isn’t much of it around anymore,” he said. Despite its rarity, Rosen said the value on all the materials was not high. JNIVERSI leave the s visit and s INSTITUTl McDonald on intervic 104B Zach OFF CAMP bor” party Hearing on nuclear waste scheduled for West Texas SSOCIAT] p.m. in 60' Mark Tied FLYING CL I ing at 7:30 I Airport. I GREAT ISJ United Press International HEREFORD — West Texas residents will get their chance Friday to question federal De partment of Energy officials ab- states are under consideration. DOE energy officials have said they plan Friday to discuss issues raised during the first public hearings held in West out proposed nuclear waste sites Texas last May. during this year’s second set of Officials say panelists are ex public sessions on the issue. pected to take turns discussing The public hearing is sche- particular topics for about 30 duled to start at 2 p.m. Friday at minutes. Questions will follow the Hereford Community Cen- presentations on waste reposi- ter and end around 9 p.m. Fed- tory design, transportation, en- eral officials have proposed put- vironment and socioeconomics, ting nuclear waste sites in Five other states also have Swisher or Deaf Smith counties, been suggested as possible sites Nine potential sites in six f or the nuclear waste location. They are Louisiana, Mississippi, Utah, Nevada and Washington. Officials are expected to re commend three sites to the pres ident by January 1985. One site is to be suggested to Congress by 1987. The High Plains Under ground Water Conservation District, based in Lubbock, last week criticized energy officials for evading questions about nuclear waste. A district spokesman sent a letter to President Reagan, con gressional leaders and Texas IM-REC SP< golf singles 159 E. Kyi AILING T1 officials outlining the diste complaints. District geologists repoit energy officials did not afe ately answer questionsabomt possible impact of waste site on West Texas ui ground water. The conservation di opposes the nuclear wastesffilO GRANI in West Texas until moreti plete answers are provided its members' questions, f Conkwright, board of din spokesman, said last weeL cooperatioi Theater. Mourners pack funeral for murdered banker United Press International LITCHFIELD, Minn. — Ab out 400 people jammed funeral services Monday for a south western Minnesota bank loan officer apparently ambushed last week by a revenge-minded father and son angry over losing their farm to the bank. 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