Wednesday, October 19,1983/The Battalion/Page 7
} ark has fourth fatal accident in four years
State fair ride inspected, officials say it’s safe
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/ouliedtoo DALLAS — State Fair of
Texas officials Tuesday said all
mined i P r ’ or inspections had been
v'ould lead; n f!^ e an am n s ement ride
e andtran (!^f re a car tore * ose f rom > ts
ion to L frame and fell 40 feet to the
erving tt^Bund killing one person and
Injuring 15 others.
esttfied ti-HFai 1 " officials shut down the
condition Ent er pra e ride Monday night
biddinn, for the remainder of the show
while insurance adjusters and
other officials investigated the
cause of the accident.
The midway was open Tues
day. Officials said they could not
assess the impact of the accident
on attendance but noted Tues
day was normally a slow day at
the fair. A steady rain also con
tributed to the lower attend
ance.
The gondola-type car landed
in a crowd of visitors at a conces
sion stand. Witnesses said the
gondola came loose, dangled
from the spinning ride for sev
eral revolutions and flew off,
landing near the snack stand ab
out 30 yards away.
It was the second such fatal
accident in four years.
William W. Phillips, 19, of
Allen, died at Parkland Memo
rial Hospital. Marion T. Phillips,
22, who suffered fractures on
his leg, arm and head, was in fair
condition.
Two others, who were be
lieved to be in the same gondola,
were also admitted to Parkland.
Michael Olivarri 16, of Allen,
was in good condition with mul
tiple head injuries, hospital offi
cials said. Johnny Hamilton,
who suffered multiple bruises,
was in fair condition. The others
injured were treated at local hos
pitals or at the fair’s first aid
facility, officials said.
The fairgrounds had been in
sured for $50 million by CNA
Insurance Co., headquartered
in Chicago, but a spokeswoman
said her company was not liable
for the Enterprise ride.
' Nancy Wiley, spokeswoman for
the fair, said she did not know
who had insured the Enteprise
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Unidentified powder,
captain down the drain
United Press International
EL PASO — Sheriff Mike
Davis said Tuesday he sus
pended a captain for three days
for destroying a powdery subst
ance found in a county judge’s
Jeep.
Davis said deputies found the
substance, which looked like
brown sugar, in a condom. It was
found on the floorboard of
County Judge Pat O’Rourke’s
private Jeep last February.
The Jeep was being equipped
with a two-way radio when the
substance was found, the sheriff
said.
Davis said he did not learn of
the incident until August and
did not feel compelled to act on
it until this week.
Davis ordered Capt. Willy
Hill suspended for flushing the
substance down the toilet in
stead of sending it to a labora
tory for testing.
“I haven’t the slightest idea
who put it there,” Davis said.
“The judge has his political ene
mies, like most of us do.”
O’Rourke said, “if it were a
deliberate plant, it was pretty vi
cious.”
Davis presented the case to
the District Attorney Steve
Simms Monday, but the case was
not presented for grand jury in
vestigation.
Simms said there’s nothing
that can be done about the case
because there is no evidence and
no suspect.
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ride. Owners of the ride, Con
tinental Park Attractions of East
Farmingdale, N.Y. could hot be
reached for comment.
Wiley said officials at the park
had no idea why the accident
happened. The ride had been
inspected by inspectors of the
fair and the insurance company
prior to the fair’s opening, she
said, and as far as officials knew,
the daily inspection of the ride as
required by the fair had been
made by the ride owner on
Monday.
Wiley said the investigation
will be an on-going process in
volving all parties. The Enter
prise will be closed for the re
mainder of the fair.
Around town
UT philosophy professor to speak
The Department of Philosophy will present Professor
Aloysius Martinich, from the University of Texas, in a
speech titled “A Theory of Metaphor.” Martinich will speak
Thursday at 4 p.m. in 502 Rudder. The program is free and
the public is invited.
Horsemen give special riding lessons
The Texas A&M Horsemen’s Association is hosting its
sixth annual Special Students’ Riding School for handicap
ped children from the area. The program runs for three
Saturdays, and has two more to go — Oct. 22 and Oct. 29.
About 45 children will participate each day.
The lessons are organized and run by volunteers from the
Horsemen’s Association. The participating children range in
age from six to 18, and have a variety of disabilities. Three
volunteers work with each participant, to handle the horse
and act as spotters for the riders.
At the beginning of each lesson, both students and volun
teers do warm-up exercises to loosen stiff muscles. The stu
dents then learn basic horsemanship, run relay races and
negotiate an obstacle course. On the final day of the school
the students take a trail ride through the pastures, and then
are treated to refreshments. All the riders receive awards for
participating.
For more information about this program contact: Sherry
McDonald, chairman, at 764-0455; or Dr. Doug Househol
der at 845-1562.
Aggielandphotos taken at Pavilion
Individual pictures for the 1984 Aggieland are being
taken at the Yearbook Associates office at 1700 S. Kyle be
hind Culpepper Plaza, and at the Pavilion on campus.
Dates to have photographs made are:
•Juniors —Nov. 7-11, 14-18at Yearbook Associates; and
Nov. 28-Dec. 2, Dec. 5-9 at the Pavilion
• Seniors, graduate students, veterinary and medical
school students — Oct. 19-21, 24-28 at Yearbook Associates;
and Oct. 31-Nov. 4 at the Pavilion.
To submit an item for this column, come by The Battalion
office in 216 Reed McDonald.
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