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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1983)
Monday, April 4, 1983/The Battalion/Page 5 Dust storm winds cause B-CS damage The broken cross-guard at Villa Maria and Pinfeather is part of the damage caused by a dust storm which hit Bryan-College Station Friday bringing strong winds. from staff and wire reports No injuries were reported, but flights were delayed, signs were destroyed and power lines were downed as a West Texas dust storm hit Bryan- College Station Friday. Winds at Easterwood Air port gusted to as high as 55 mph causing several flights to be cancelled or delayed, said Chip Yantis of the College Station Flight Service, an arm of the Federal Aviation Admi nistration. Other planes left as sche duled but were required to fly by instruments instead of sight because of the poor visi bility due to the wind and dust, Yantis said. The Skaggs Center sign on South College was another casualty of the wind. Large pieces of the sign were blown onto the road, and College Station firefighters were cal led in to knock down the rest of the sign. Several College Station re sidents were without power for up to an hour after the wind blew down power lines. Bryan residents also experi enced temporary power losses. Before reaching Bryan- College Station, the winds kil led two and injured at least 13 in other parts of Texas. In Lubbock, the high winds and low temperatures caused the wind chill factor to drop below zero. A bus collided with a truck outside of Big Spring causing a pile-up that injured 10 people. In Killeen, a lineman was killed while repairing two power transformers knocked out by the wind. And in Dallas, a man fell to his death from a freeway over pass while chasing his hat. White wants new industry United Press International EL PASO — Acknowledging that Texas is changing because of the decline oLthe oil and gas industry, Gov. Mark White promised to pursue new areas that would help develop a broader industrial base in the state. White told El Paso business leaders Thursday that he would work closely with county judges and commissioners to develop new industry. White, who pointed out that Texas was in a “state of change” with the decline of the oil and gas industry, said the Texas In dustrial Commission would aggressively pursue new indus try for the state in order to meet with the changing times by de veloping a broader industrial base for Texas. “The Texas Industrial Com mission and I will work closely with you to attract industries to small communities as well as the large urban centers,” the gov ernor said. White commended Peggy Rosson, an El Paso housewife he appointed to the Public Utilities Commission, for her “hard work” on the board, adding she was working on toughening reg ulations to avoid unnecessary utility rate increases. He said utility companies would have to better justify fu ture rate increase requests. During his three-hour visit to El Paso, White also addressed the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association and visited the adult probation residential facility, during his visit to El Paso. MSG PRESENTS Going Places this Summer with the MSC Travel China, May 14-29, 1983 $1990, all meals, lodging & transportation from Los Angeles Dominican Republic, second summer session $1000, an in-depth cultural experience in the carribean Europe, June 4-27, 1983 $1699, all meals, lodging & transportation from Houston For more information, call MSC Travel at 845-1515 or stop by MSC Room 216. ^ MSC APRIL-MAY PROGRAMS ^ TT TT SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Azi? ieri«' e«« otia®* INTERESTED IN JOINING AN MSC COMMITTEE — WHY WAIT? COME BY ROOM 216 MSC AND SIGN UP TODAY! APRIL AGGIE CINEMA "I Ought To Be in Pictures” 8:00, Theater ‘‘The Outlaws is Coming” Midnight, Theater (Also April 2) 0RC River Safety Workshop 9-2, 607 Rudder CAMAC Art Exhibit Through April 10 in Gallery CAMERA Salon ’83 Photo Contest AGGIE CINEMA “The Bicycle Thief 7:30, Theater EASTER MSC Endowed Lecture Series 8:00, Auditorium VIDEO “Blondie ‘Eat to the Beat’” 0RC ‘‘Outward Bound” 7:00, 501 Rudder AGGIE CINEMA ‘‘Citizen Kane” 7:30, 601 Rudder 0RC W.I.L.D. Seminar 8 CEPHEID VARIABLE “20,000 Leagues Linder the Sea” 7:30/9:45 701 Rudder 0RC Backpacking Trip Lost Maples MSC Crafts Fair BASEMENT “Lotions” 8:00, Rumours AGGIE CINEMA “Some Kind of Hero”, Midnight, Auditorium MSC Awards Banquet 10 11 12 VIDEO “El Grande De Coca-Cola” ARTS Henri Matisse Exhibit in Gallery through May 14 Blown Glass Object Sale through May 15 ORC “Far Flung Adventures’ 7:00, 401 Rudder OPAS “The Pittsburgh Symphony” 8:00, Auditorium MSC Lost & Found Auction 10-2, Lounge ORC Kayak Roll Session 13 14 15 CEPHEID VARIABLE “The Yellow Submarine” 7:30/9:00, 701 Rudder MSC Variety Show 7:30, Auditorium AGGIE CINEMA “Author! Author!” 8:45, Grove ORC W.I.L.D. Canoe Trip TRAVEL “We’ve Never Been Licked” 9:00, Grove 16 Parent’s Weekend 17 18 19 20 AGGIE CINEMA “Jules and Jim’ 7:30, Theater VIDEO “Spyrogyra” POLITICAL FORUM McCarthy-Taft Debate 8:00, Auditorium ORC W.I.L.D. Seminar AGGIE CINEMA “Bambi” 7:30, Theater 21 CEPHEID VARIABLE ‘‘The Fall of the House of Usher” 7:30/9:00, 701 Rudder Aggie Muster 22 23 ORC Canoeing/Kayaking Trip AGGIE CINEMA “Grease and Grease”, 9:00/11:00, Grove and lersi* ablf aft^ to' : ie if left- itai' : »e! vel* o| 24 AGGIE CINEMA “Amarcord” 7:30, Zachry VIDEO "NFL Football Funnies#2” “Houdini Never Died” GREAT ISSUES Sally Strothers 8:00, Auditorium 25 26 27 ORC “Climbing in Ecuador’ 7:00, 401 Rudder AGGIE CINEMA “The Graduate” 7:30, Theater ORC 28 Kayak Roll Session CEPHEID VARIABLE “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” 7:30/9:00, 601 Rudder TOWNHALL “Joan Jett” 8:00, G. Rollie 29 30 BASEMENT “Albatross” 8:00, Grove AGGIE CINEMA “Pink Floyd the Wall”, 9:00/Midnight, Grove MAY VIDEO “Paul Simon” ORC W.I.L.D. Seminar DEAD WEEK CEPHEID VARIABLE “The Mad Monster Party’ 7:30/9:45 AGGIE CINEMA Commissioning Final Review Piranhacon — "She Gods of Shark Reef”, “Muscle Beach Party”, “Hot Rod Gang”, and “Girls in Chains” 9:00, Grove Commencement 8 10 11 TOWNHALL Adam Ant 8:00, G. Rollie Mother’s Day FINALS WEEK 12 SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES Summer Dinner Theater Open House Fall Leadership Conference Need Summer Committees — ASK TODAY! 13 14 TRAVEL China Trip Leaves
