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Officials soon to decide if
Matagorda Island a keeper
R United Press International
I AUSTIN — Federal of ficials
ny they will make a final deci-
■pn soon on a hotly disputed
rmind of*f m t0 turn management of
; pleaded J overnment -p rotette( l Mata
rges andtM ()rc ' a Island over to the state.
■ The island is the winter home
beinghellft the rare whooping crane and
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nesting spot for other
lingered species such as the
eregrine falcon and the bald
3gle. Environmental groups
re skeptical ol the ability ol the
ate to protect the wetlands
;rom developers.
Texas governors have
Iane2hil ushed for ownership of that
MrPf i ection of the island neai C.oi-
ius Christi since 1 ( .)75 when the
tir Force relinquished its title,
exas owns 17,500 acres of
iarsh and swamplands on the
anney,
kriz.,havei
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and the f>|
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nnev in h
island, and another portion is
privately owned.
T he Interior Department re
commended Monday that man
agement of Matagorda Island be
turned over to the state of
Texas. Officials with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and
the General Services Adminis
tration say they expect to make a
final decision on the plan by
Dec. (5.
Gov. Bill Glements has prop
osed leaving the land in the fed
eral wildlife system, but trans
ferring management of the
acreage to the state.
The Interior Department,
which manages the land
through the Fish and Wildlife
Service, says the transfer is the
best way to manage the proper
ty. Alternatives include keeping
the land under federal control,
returning the land to its original
owners or placing it under va
rious levels of state manage
ment.
But environmentalists are
worried.
“We are prepared to go to
court on this,” said Steve Parcells
of the Washington-based Defen
ders of Wildlife.
“The implications of what
happens to Matagorda Island
have implications for the rest of
the national wildlife refuge
system.”
While the situation in Texas is
unique, Parcells said, “we have
to look at it in a broader perspec
tive. If an exception is made
here, it might be made in Alaska,
Florida and in other parts of the
refuge system.”
Citing the state’s “poor track
record” of managing natural
areas, Dallas lawyer Ned Fritz
said the state might turn Mata
gorda into another Coney Is
land.
“The state has a record of
over-development of areas it su
pervises in general and coastal
areas in particular,” he said.
“When we already have a good
manager of the lands, why
change it for someone who can
not promise to do better and
who is very likely to do worse?”
State officials said environmen
talists’ concerns are exaggerated
and that wildlife habitats will not
be altered. But a plan exists to
build roads, water and sewer
treatment plants and limited
hunting and camping facilities.
Contest winners
staff photo by David Fisher
Mr. 8c Ms. Wrangler were chosen at
The Hall of Fame Monday night in a
benefit held to raise money for the
United Way. Angie Kerr, left, a senior
from Temple studying journalism,
presents Yvonne Cuzick, a sophomore
from San Antonio studying journalism,
and J. Bryan Fletcher of Bryan, with
their gift certificates for winning the
contest. The prizes were $75 gift
certificates for Wrangler clothes and
a $20 meal at Bennigans.
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TV thriller causes
hysteria in Austin
United Press International
AUSTIN — The broadcast of
“The Slime Creatures Invade
Austin,” a Halloween television
special aired by a local station,
prompted 170 calls to emergen
cy personnel from persons who
thought they were in the mons
ter’s deadly path.
“It used a classic theme,” said
Martha Hartzog, general mana
ger of the Austin public televi
sion station that broadcast the
movie on two successive nights.
“It started out like a movie with
people going to the beach. The
slime creature rises out of the
water and destroys them. Then
it cuts away to a mock news bul
letin about the creature in Au-
Hartzog said the fake news
cast showed footage of the
monster at Mount Bonnell and
Lake Travis, two local land
marks.
Despite disclaimers that the
show was only a Halloween thril
ler, officials staffing the city’s
911 emergency number said
they received nearly 100 calls
when the show first aired Satur
day night. A local hospital re
ported about 25 calls.
“We had people telling us that
they were watching a news bulle
tin showing this monster muti
lating people in Austin,” said
Mary Lopez, a supervisor with
the city’s emergency services.
“They wanted to know what
they should do.”
Come with us on a
RETREAT
Friday 8c Saturday
November 5 & 6
for details call,
UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CENTER
315 N. College Main
Wednesday Candlelight
Communion Service 10 p.m.
Sunday Services:
9:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
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Antiques, Guns, Furniture,
Collectables fif Wise. Items.
First Annual
Alpha Kappa Delta
Flea Market/Auction
Sambos parking lot on
Texas Ave.
Nov. 6 12-6 p.m.
PICTURES!
Group Aggieland pictures will be
taken Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.
in Zachry. Wear leotards or Dance
Arts T-shirts.