And of course, we're all familiar with this story..
I believe the restaurant should stay open. To close it would be like surrendering to the antis. This is probably one of the leading causes to have Texas implement a CCW law, which would not have prevented this casulty, but perhaps limited the number of people who ultimately suffered...
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Luby's closing Texas cafeteria where gunman killed 23 in 1991
The Associated Press
KILLEEN, Texas (August 24, 2000 11:47 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Almost a decade after 23 diners were gunned down during lunch, the cafeteria where terror reigned for a day is scheduled to close.
Despite the horrifying memories, residents have continued to dine at Killeen's Luby's Cafeteria. But customers learned Wednesday that the cafeteria will be one of 15 Luby's to close Sept. 8, manager Ken Borski said.
George Hennard drove his truck through the window of the cafeteria's dining area at lunch hour Oct. 16, 1991. Moving calmly through a group of more than 100 people, he killed 23 and wounded 20 others before killing himself.
The parents of state Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp were among the victims, but she supported keeping the business open.
"The community is going to lose a very valuable restaurant," Hupp said. "My brother and I placed a phone call to (Luby's) upper management the day after the incident and begged them to keep it open."
Almost 40 employees will be relocated to other Luby's restaurants, the closest of which is in Temple, 23 miles away, or will have to find employment elsewhere.
Luby's operates 231 restaurants in 10 states in the South and Southwest, with about three-quarters of them in Texas. The company was founded by Bob Luby and a partner in a downtown San Antonio basement in April 1948.
Shares of Luby's Inc. dropped sharply Monday after the closings were announced and the company said that earnings in the current quarter would be "significantly below expectations."
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This story can be found HERE.
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God, Guns and Guts made this country a great country!
oberkommando sez:
"We lost the first and third and now they are after the Second!(no pun intended)"
[This message has been edited by KaMaKaZe (edited August 25, 2000).]
I believe the restaurant should stay open. To close it would be like surrendering to the antis. This is probably one of the leading causes to have Texas implement a CCW law, which would not have prevented this casulty, but perhaps limited the number of people who ultimately suffered...
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Luby's closing Texas cafeteria where gunman killed 23 in 1991
The Associated Press
KILLEEN, Texas (August 24, 2000 11:47 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) - Almost a decade after 23 diners were gunned down during lunch, the cafeteria where terror reigned for a day is scheduled to close.
Despite the horrifying memories, residents have continued to dine at Killeen's Luby's Cafeteria. But customers learned Wednesday that the cafeteria will be one of 15 Luby's to close Sept. 8, manager Ken Borski said.
George Hennard drove his truck through the window of the cafeteria's dining area at lunch hour Oct. 16, 1991. Moving calmly through a group of more than 100 people, he killed 23 and wounded 20 others before killing himself.
The parents of state Rep. Suzanna Gratia Hupp were among the victims, but she supported keeping the business open.
"The community is going to lose a very valuable restaurant," Hupp said. "My brother and I placed a phone call to (Luby's) upper management the day after the incident and begged them to keep it open."
Almost 40 employees will be relocated to other Luby's restaurants, the closest of which is in Temple, 23 miles away, or will have to find employment elsewhere.
Luby's operates 231 restaurants in 10 states in the South and Southwest, with about three-quarters of them in Texas. The company was founded by Bob Luby and a partner in a downtown San Antonio basement in April 1948.
Shares of Luby's Inc. dropped sharply Monday after the closings were announced and the company said that earnings in the current quarter would be "significantly below expectations."
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This story can be found HERE.
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God, Guns and Guts made this country a great country!
oberkommando sez:
"We lost the first and third and now they are after the Second!(no pun intended)"
[This message has been edited by KaMaKaZe (edited August 25, 2000).]
