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Dillons volunteer firemen were in the parade and quickly re minded, keeping the crowd under control and quelling the fires with e help of a helicopter. The pilot, Montana Air National Guard Capt. Joel Rude, 31, of Great Falls, was killed when he ejected from the F-106 fighter plane at an angle and smashed into the ground 75 feet away. A highway officer and two women were burned, including a pregnant mother who was flown to a Salt Lake City burn center in critical condition. Investigators sought today to determine whether the crash was due pilot error or equipment malfunction. Man refuses Orioles game seat Paraplegic fan arrested United Press International BALTIMORE — The trial of a paraplegic Baltimore Orioles fan charged with refusing to sit in a sec tion of Memorial Stadium set aside for handicapped spectators was postponed Tuesday until Oct. 2. Thomas Turner said he paid his money to see the Orioles play but from Section 29, the area reserved for the handicapped, his view of the batter and pitcher was blocked. The 22-year-old Army veteran was arrested and charged Sunday with violating ballpark rules by blocking an aisle during the Orioles-Twins game and disobeying orders to move. He was lifted while still in his wheelchair and taken to a nearby precinct station. Officials said Turner plans to at tack the park rule as unconstitu tional. The rule requires handicapped people with wheelchairs to sit in Section 29, but Thomas said he had a ticket allowing him to sit in Sec tion 9. Turner, who was injured in an au tomobile accident, said he prefers sitting in Section 9 rather than Sec tion 29. “And if I’m in Section 29 — and I checked out that section — and someone hits something, everyone stands up. All I get is a good view of their —. In the upper place — Sec tion 9 — I can see the Orioles, ’ Turner said. \EJLQhico 3109 Texas Avenue Bryan, Texas 77801 RESTAURANT presents Happy Hour 4-6 (7 days a week) 2 for 1 per person 10% discount for all A&M students with current I.D. Mon.-Thurs. only. David Storm to hit Georgia No apples or $s in teacher strikes United Press International SAVANNAH, Ga. — Hurricane vid, which killed nearly 1,000 in Caribbean and inflicted heavy atii iperty damage in Florida, neared Georgia coast Tuesday with top ds still clocked at 90 mph. At noon EOT Tuesday, the ami Hurricane Center said David scentered at latitude 31.0 north longitude 80.9 west, or about 75 les south southeast of Savannah, j sas moving northward at 12 to 15 , ih. coastal residents in Georgia North and South Carolina ’td ted for the hurricane s approach, ideath toll continued to mount in Dominican Republic, where an ilities put the official count at with thousands more reported ssing. Tie massive storm was hurling esand heavy rains at the Georgia tides 3 feet above normal icted. Forecasters said they ex- heavy rains of 6-10 inches on South Carolina coast by tonight ere tides 6 feet above normal are ijtr acipated. The projected track takes the near and parallel to the coast today and to the Carolina coast by evening, ” i,forecasters warned. But they deven a slight veer to the left of track would bring the center :othe Georiga Coast, pi dorricane warnings were ex- ided northward from Charleston, !. to Cape Fear, N.C., and warn- were continue southward from to Daytona Beach, Fla. hurricane watch was in effect th of Cape Fear to Cape Hat- is, N.C. i tornado, possibly spawned by storm activity created by Hur ine David, was spotted over !g( arleston James Island, South Carolina, but no serious damage was reported. David took aim at Miami Monday, but veered north and raked Palm Beach with 75 mph winds. As the hurricane moved north through Stuart and Fort Pierce the eye again began to edge ashore. Finally at 4 p.m., radar showed it had moved completely over land at Vero Beach. Winds on land reached 75 miles an hour with gusts up to 85 mph, as it ripped off roofs, blew in plate glass windows, flattened palm trees and utility poles and knocked out power for more than 200,000 cus tomers from Miami to Cocoa. At Melbourne Beach the hur ricane tore off the back wall of a condominium and sucked out furni ture from 10 evacuated apartments. ‘“Televisions, radios, re frigerators, everything was sucked out and thrown across the street. Police Chief Euel Roberts said. Finally about 10 p.m. Monday, after it reached Cocoa, David vee red right and moved out to sea, in flicting minor damage to the Day tona Beach area as it moved away from land. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Fre deric swept around the Virgin Is lands today and headed toward Puerto Rico, threatening more rain on the island crippled from Hur ricane David’s onslaught last week. Frederic, the sixth tropical storm of the season, steadily weakened Monday night, with peak winds at 65 mph, the National Weather Serv ice in San Juan said. Frederic, the sixth tropical storm of the season, steadily weakened Monday night, with peak winds at 65 mph, the National Weather Serv ice in San Juan said. United Press International School bells in dozens of com munities were silenced Tuesday by money — or rather, the lack of it — with teachers either already walking picket lines or threatening to strike for higher pay. An unbroken impasse in Metairie, La., where the school board has not officially met since two-thirds of the parish’s 3,100 teachers walked out a week ago de manding a 20 percent pay increase, was typical. “The teachers are strong,” said Jefferson Parish Federation of Teachers Union President Jan Skel ton. “They are together. They will remain on strike until it (the con tract) is resolved.” “ We have nothing left to offer,” said School Board President Andy Valence, after calling an ‘“unofficial” board meeting to assess the strike. “That’s the whole tragedy of the situation. They think we are cheat ing them or something, but we re not. We can’t offer them any more. Labor troubles extended the summer vacation in seven other states — Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Vermont, and last-minute bar gaining sessions were under way in several others. In Springfield, Ill., teachers de manding a 10 percent pay raise — against a board offer of 4.5 percent — prepared to set up picket lines today, and their colleagues in two Chicago suburbs scheduled a meet ing in a last-minute effort to avoid a walkout. In Indianapolis, some 3,800 teachers — seeking an 11.5 percent pay hike — prepared for a possible strike today against the state’s largest school system with about 80,000 students. In Oklahoma City, where 2,300 teachers have been on the picket line since Aug. 22 in defiance of state law forbidding teacher strikes, both sides were headed for the courts in an effort to work out a set tlement. lational e arched d McD ay fori a guard ‘re capl a.m. ei y P guards tl marched filing te ■urity pr arion. L Sgt, stable cd ion Hos s he surgery) right i akesmai •part mei arisen t y wasc inmate -ed from] TEXAS UNivEcsirr SC TO V»I M3 seart manh in the = ofii ■ed. Two Ohio school districts also were strikebound and teachers in a third threatened to walk out Tues day. In Michigan, about 3,100 teachers were on strike in 11 school districts, two other strikes were slated for Tuesday, and the Michi gan Education Association reported ‘‘very little progress” in talks in five other districts. WELCOME BACK AGGIES Texas Burger Come to South Gate to shop and eat. Have a real Texas size burger and crisp fries. Other great foods and drinks. THE GREAT ACAPULCO GIVEAWAY Win a trip to Acapulco! Simply come by That Place II in Culpepper Plaza to register, and while you’re there ask one of our professionals for a free analysis of your hair. Trip Includes: • Round-trip air fare • 4 days, 3 nights at La Palapa, one of the newest high- rise hotels on the bay. (Does not include additional cost for single occupancy). • Buffet Breakfast daily (including tax & tips) • Cover Charge at La Nouvelle Disco • Private Balcony with bay view. 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