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for only $ 3" MASTER M; VISA LAYAWA) SPECW1 PURCHASt Design change possible cause of walkway collapse lattalion assifieds United Press International fr KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A structural engineer 'Ijiired to investigate the Hyatt Regency Hotel disas- 6 tOOtil ter in which 111 people were killed said a design i change in the moorings of an elevated walkway dou- « bled the stress on six critical beam supports. /n nom H Wayne Lischka, hired by the Kansas City Star, said he could not determine whether the design iteration was a primary cause of two 32-ton “sky bridges” plummeting to a crowded dance floor Fri day or just a minor part of a chain reaction. But, he said, the change was significant and demanded furth- 845-2611: er investigation. Jll^ Early Tuesday, the city buried 39 more victims and Pope John Paul II sent word that the 111 victims of the tragedy had received his prayers and personal blessing. K; Mourners of the disaster victims Tuesday crowded a downtown cathedral a few blocks from the 40-story Hyatt Regency tower for a memorial mass. B“The Son of Man will come when you least expect him. How true that was last Friday night,” said . Archbishop John L. May of the St. Louis Diocese. “In a twinkling of an eye came death. ” i May read a message from the pope, relayed by apostolic delegate Pio Laghi in Washington, assuring the people of Kansas City of his “fervent prayers for those who perished.” I Five lawsuits totaling $2 million in damages have been filed against the Hyatt’s parent firm and the .hotel’s owner, Crown Center Redevelopment Corp. Lischka, quoted in a copyrighted Star story, deter mined from the original design and photographs af ter the collapse that altering the attachment of sus pension rods doubled the stress on 1 Vi-inch nuts supporting the upper skywalk. Hotel officials would not allow outside investiga tors inside the lobby and the hotel’s architects would make no comment about the Star’s story. Almost 2,000 people were in the atrium lobby of Kansas City’s newest hotel when the tons of concrete and steel rained from the collapsing walkways. A senior staff psychiatrist at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kan., said the 1,200 survi vors may suffer mental problems. The psychological aftermath of witnessing the disaster may last weeks, months or longer, said Walt Menninger, a descen dant of the founders. “It’s the kind of thing that leaves a mark, maybe like a bad nightmare, but you know it was real,” he said. By late Tuesday five lawsuits had been filed, two in federal court and three in Jackson County Circuit Court. Two of the people injured sought $100 million in punitive damages and $1 million in actual damages. The three remaining suits were wrongful death suits filed hy survivors, each seeking $2 million. The suits generally alleged there were “serious defects” in the skywalks, and claimed the $50 million luxury hotel did not provide for the public’s safety. BIG SALE ON TIDDIES! Lowest priced Tiddies in the world! 2 Layers — 13.95 3 Layers — 15.95 We also carry a complete line of car stereos BEST SELECTION IN TOWN ALL YOU CAN EAT! 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Leave the books be hind Sunday night and go eat at Pasta's! 807 Texas Ave. 696-3380 There's no Pizza like Pasta's Pizza! We guarantee it! i 2919 Texas Ave. 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. 779-0065 K&M SEEKING SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN All work done by Senior Students at reduced salon rates! 693-7878 “K&M Sehring School of Hair Design” 693-7878 406 Texas Ave. Down from Gibsons Day students get their news from the Batt. • Firewater • Dancing • Country Music • People Watching • Billiards (By the Hour • Electronic Gam HOURS: r; s rrt plA 2 a P m . COWBOY HAPPY HOUR! Monday-Saturday 5 p.m. 'til 7 p.m. All drinks v% pricei 2820 Pinfeather in B (Where Bryan and College Stati "THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE r Charge Thursda ee of Beer 75-0494 me Toaether) IGHT! ## andsW" ie ind'* lighW 1 Dennis Ivey’s Lake view Club The Very Best In Country-Western Music and Dancing' mi Thursday JYickle Beer IVight Uone Star Draft Beer 5<t a cup! (or $1.00 a pitcher) Music by Benny MacAffer and “Rainbow”, Guys $3.00 Girls $1.00 'Saturday IVight From Austin BUBBA COX and “Easy Going” Cover $3.00 Person For Reservations Call 823-0660 3 Miles North of Biyan on Tabor Road Hotdog! The biggest sale in the history of Bud Ward Volkswagen-Porsche-Audi is TONIGHT! For 6 Hours Only! 4:00 to 10:00 Have a free hotdog and a coke while you look at our new Volkswagens, Porsches and Audis at the lowest prices ever! Register for 100 gallons of gasoline to be given away! If you need a new car, this is your sale! 1912 Texas Ave. S. / Under the Water Tower in College Station 693-3311