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Page 8/The Battalion/Wednesday, October 26, 1983 Colonel says F-16s needed on border United Press International BROWNSVILLE — A Texas National Guard commander said he believes the U.S. military would be “justified” in de ploying F-16 fighter jets in South Texas because of the situation in Central America, a newspaper reported Tuesday. “We think the South Texas area is fairly strategic because we’re talking about our back yard,” Col. Robert Blizzard, commander of the 147th Tactic al Fighter Group stationed at Ellington Air Force Base, Hous- ton, told the Brownsville Herald. “The threat to the South is becoming more and more se- <5£^’W''*cvs£> S Fish Richards Restaurant •ft 801 Wellborn Road P College Station “A True Dining Experience In A Relaxed Atmosphere’ Fish Richards ALL New Happy Hour Dinners Served Mon-Fri 4:30-6:30pm MONDAY — Chicken fried Ribeye Steak TUESDAY — Chicken Sesame WEDNESDAY — Chicken Flautas THURSDAY — Mushroom Steak FRIDAY — Rainbow Trout w/shrimp sauce includes salad, rice, vegetable rious,” he said. “If push comes to shove, we’d like to have the best aircraft available to carry out our mission. With the trouble in Central America and the in volvement of Cuba there, it has become a strategic area for us.” The newspaper published a follow-up report on information it gained last weekend from Brownsville native Jose E. Mar tinez, a staff member of the Sen ate Armed Services Committee who was in Brownsville to address a veterans group. Martinez said the advanced Fighters for South Texas prob ably would be contained in the committee’s recommendations due in January. He said plans have been discussed to station the sophisticated Fighters at Kel ly Air Force Base in San Antonio and at Ellington, replacing the F-4s which have been used for two decades. $5.95 Reservations call 696-4118 Blizzard said that in the past the units guarding the North Pole perimeter have gotten priority over the southern bor der for the more modern Fighters. “The northern border has al ways been given priority, but the threat to the south is becoming more and more serious,” Bliz zard said. “We’re talking about our backyard, not the North Pole.” Safety Precautions taken to help minimize acciden by Chappelle Henderson Battalion Reporter With more than 7,000 peo ple working on bonFire, safety is an important concern, and bonfire coordinators are working to prevent accidents. “The Redpot Association cannot stress enough that the main purpose of the red pots is to see that the Aggie bonFire is built in a safe manner,” senior coordinator Albert Eby said. The bonFire coordinators have taken some measures to assure that safety is a main ingredient in the construction of bonfire. They have com piled a safety report to answer questions on safety that may be of concern to University officials, students, parents and the general public. “The report states our goal, which is, to make sure that all hazards associated with bonFire will be identifled, evaluated and controlled according to accepted safety engineering practice,” Eby said. Some safety measurements taken include requiring all workers to attend a bonFire safety class before cutting be gan. This helps ensure the safety of students participat ing in the construction of bon Fire. At the close of the classes safety cards were issued to the students. Workers are re quired to carry the card when working on bonFire. “These cards are strictly checked by the coordinators before the students enter the cutting area,” Eby said. Students also have to take special classes to operate chain saws, use axes and drive trac tors. A special set of safety cards and identifying armbands are issued at the completion of these classes. All first time workers are required to wear a white band of tape around their right leg. This stripe indicates that the person is a new bonFire work er and they will receive special attention by the coordinators to ensure their safety. Cutting for bohfire began the weekend of Oct. 1 and will continue until the weekend of Nov. 5 — with cutting only on Sundays of home football games. During the first weekend of cutting there were eight common or minor in juries. “Common injuries include such things as minor lacera tions, blisters, bruises, strains and poison ivy," Eby said. He said some of the minor m “The night bonfire burns is a crucial time regard to safety the number of people attending is usually in excess of 40,000.’’ since injuries included hornet stings and axe cuts. “These accidents could have been prevented if the hornets’ nests had been spot ted earlier," Eby said. “And if the guys using the axes would have paid closer attention during their training ses sions,” To minimize accidents at the cutting site, coordinators plan to keep workers in small, closely supervised areas. Two teams of Emergency Medical Technicians — four to eight members jier team — will be at the cutting area with First aid equipment. “The redpots have no less than 10 communications radios throughout the cutting area with which they can con tact the EMT’s in case of an emergency," Eby said. At the bonfire site, hard hats must be worn by anyone in the 130-square-foot area of the stack, Eby said. Emergen cy personnel will be on duly at all times- cou n Safety at the burni § me ' 1 Min fire important too. |r. ts 1 "llie night tonfirebr;p‘ cai a crucial time in ° safety since the ninif ;ln 8 people attending is ustiiiM excess of 40,000," Eby a m;i 1 * llie Brazos County \'i re P ie teei fire Department*! ta Ic 7 ter clown tne roofsolffP 0 , 1 exas A&M PressCentti Jr - 1 Duncan Dining Halil a1n "" will Ik- firemen on topo! ® nci buildings during ththnr j! 111 A safety area willbero|idP rslt around the bonfire,ands F 300 members of theCoipB 110 ' ( adets will guard theartF”' 11 In 1031, 7-1 bonfirert i! ut .u c idents were reportedi® 111 ^ I lealth Center. This yen, goal of coordinatorsisnlBf a • 1... F •■*••*m*.^ Jatioi the number of iniuriesn last year’s total of 35. FREE ,, TrSHlRT/( , with any Purchase I OF *20 00 o« r-o*t I bntr, HA ■ REG. 6.95 VALUE. 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