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tate THE BATTALION Page 7 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1981 Wo men questioned in connection * * Fake bomb found at bank door United Press International tunnel J DEKALB — Two men were est i n: ; ptioned in Idabel, Okla., con- ng a fake bomb that was :d at the door of DeKalb State in an apparent robbery pt, but authorities would not rm if they were suspects in ase. “A van they were driving fit the description of one seen in the neighborhood of the bank early Tuesday,” Bowie County Deputy Sheriff Dwayne Cannon said. Officers from the Texas Depart ment of Public Safety, the FBI and the Bowie County Sheriffs de partment questioned the two Tuesday, Cannon said. Officials would not say whether they were released or kept in custody. A device initially believed to be a bomb and two men were spotted by a bank employee at 7 a.m. Tuesday. The sack on the bank’s back door contained only a port able radio, officials said. >0 aring rescue at sea aves lives of 2 men United Press International ‘GALVESTON — Two em- ees of Houston oil well fire- 11T ite Red Adair owe their lives mm oflii januick-thinking coast guard en- as West; kmtrollers larties ji ■ 1 1 i^wned down th Provi«;p oustonJl • ■ tAiiiedmV airport 8 p.m. Ocp United Press International MARILLO — Amarillo air- officials said eight striking rollers who have offered to re- to their jobs unconditionally lot work until President changes his stance on their * I ’ wuiinations. 1 TIf® 18 telegram mailed to control 1 ilvjwer chief J.V. Vinyard, striking mtrollers at the Amarillo In- iational Airport announced day they were giving up the ;e and were prepared to return 'ork, but the FAA refused to them their jobs back, al union president Eugene ler said he and seven striking bers of the Professional Air gitrollers Organization sent the jgram to Vinyard,- stating the ledroppireBupwas willing to report back to uld notwBc “unconditionally. ” wheretlwhuler said Vinyard allowed tantlynkM returning workers into the pwer complex only to state FAA ules still applied — the striking t f hig ;d by, a I ).■ ieve Tyrai Iter the vJ ottedthef 917—is "I trointesdil gineer who saw their speedboat circling wildly out of control and made a daring leap onto the ves sel, authorities said. Bill Jennings, was credited Monday with saving Bill Dryer, 39, and James Walker, 43, who were knocked unconscious when their 26-foot boat collided with a buoy in the Houston Ship Channel. Dryer, who suffered cuts on his throat when he crashed into the windshield, was reported in fair condition Monday at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston. Walker had a collapsed lung and three broken ribs and was in serious condition, a hospital spokesman said. Dryer and Walker were plea sure boating Sunday when their craft, the “Hot Stuff, ” crashed into the buoy. “They were not paying atten tion to what they were doing and drove into the buoy, ” Petty Offic er Matthew Walter said. Friends in another boat were unable to get close and summoned the Coast Guard, which dispatch ed a 41-foot utility boat. “Our engineer. Bill Jennings, jumped onto the boat, stopped it and killed the engine,” Walter said. Jennings said, “When our crew got there, that was the only way to get on the boat and stop it. We tried to throw lines aboard but they kept getting tangled up. So jumping was the next thing.” He said when the out of control vessel got close to the Coast Guard utility boat, “I got hold of the rail ings of both boats. Then the small boat started moving away and I let go of ours and somehow ended up on the small boat. The men were unconscious so I just shut the en gines down to neutral and took control of it.” Jennings agreeing that his man euver was somewhat dangerous, said: “I don’t know how I ended up going (aboard). I didn’t really have time to think about it — I guess I was the closest one.” Welcome Back Aggies! bacteria, S rlcers would not be allowed ]v restsiCi . , :« u ' , r' 1 A ^ , ,1 ’ | t pe Amarillo controllers are Jisti long PATCO members who leavetk! “ nt on strike in J ul y protesting ta shorter work week and better r ! 0I J inefits and who were subse- ,ne ' lently fired by President chessefeagan. Federal employees are r laborat bhibited by law from striking, ’vtiet’s' The Amarillo controllers’ effort egain their jobs contrasted rallies held by PATCO work- elsewhere in the country pro- ing Reagan’s action and vow- to continue the strike. In Dallas, PATCO members I ithered for their first Labor Day cnic, saying they had been un de to hold them before because (many of controllers were work- ig on the holiday. But in Amarillo, Shuler con- snded the FAA and the president Just a reminder that we’re open for all your auto repairs and maintenance. ads “u “We have done all we can,” he lid “Management has won this pG ling and we are at their mercy. ” Controller John Lake, local Un vice president, said, “We are itrollers and we want to go back work.” Dave Tidwell, who stated last lonth he was glad to be out of the •Wer and on strike, was one of the irkers who asked to be rein- ited Monday. marillo airport officials said ough the tower is understaffed 13 people, the eight striking kers will not be allowed to re- im to work until the president langes his policy on the firings. ith Cl* Quality Service at a Price You’ll Like!” Owners Dan Waskow & Wayne Pritchard CO-OP TEXACO 696-3294 Jersey across from the University Police Dept. COUNTRV & UJ€ST€RN DRNC€ L6SSONS R€GISTRRTION S€PT. 9 & 10 5-7 P.M. Fore more information call: VALERIE MARTIN’S GALLERY OF DANCE ARTS 693-0352 The employee, who was not identified, saw a note on the rear door of the bank attached to an “Army back pack” with a walkie- talkie protruding from it, said De- Kalb police Sgt. Herman McCul lough. “The note said a rifle was pointed at the employee’s back and that the employee should put on the back pack,” McCullough said. “At that point, the employee dropped the note and ran.” Don Moore, who lives a half block from the bank, said he was going out to get a newspaper and saw a white van backing out of his drive. “I noticed it had Oklahoma plates and just wrote the license number down,” he said. A few moments later at the cafe. Moore said the bank employee came running in. “I figured it had to be the same van and gave the police the license number,” he said. Authorities said they traced the license to Idabel. During the period the “bomb” was being examined, authorities evacuated an entire downtown block. Army explosives experts from Pine Bluff Arsenal in Arkansas ex amined the device at the bank for 40 minutes before dismantling it and pronouncing it a “hoax” con structed from a portable radio. DeKalb, with a population of 2,000, is located in the northeast part of Texas near the Arkansas- Oklahoma border. * * * * * * * * * * JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY informational meetings: September 9-10 1981 701 Rudder 7-8 p.m. J * * * * * * * SigmaPhi Epsilon Presents SKI BRECKENRIDGE IN IANUARY! FOR — Fun Films Free Skiing on Mt. Aggie Ski Trips & More Join the TANU Snow Ski Club Sept. 10 7:30 P.M. Rm. 410 Rudder Tower RUSH 1981 io Z(DE-XO Cheap Sunglasses Party 12 Open Ru^hP&r ty 15 ZQE - AAA Around ^ World Party Jcf rtiore InfornuUivri of directions cali: 846-8347 696-3945 696-CC38 All Parties At Sigma r J J tii Ppstim PiaieinUy Muse. something everyone in the Battalion Classified 845-2611 Land of the Himalayas, Taj Mahal, and exotic dances. 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