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That way, everybody gets to suffer along with you. ” Instant notoriety puzzling Ex-hostages look back Associated Press AUSTIN — Two Texans who were hijacked in the Middle East last June said T uesday news coverage of the crisis generally was accurate, but they still are puzzled how people simply caught up in world events be come instant celebrities. “It worries me that a society seems I to make celebrities out of people for such unimportant reasons,” said Dr. Ben Harris, a University of Texas ; professor who was a hostage for about 36 hours. “One of the really amazing things I to me as a professional educator for I 4|<<t i the past 40 years is that I spent my LMAN lifetime making a reputation in my YBC0 i anc ^ ^ become a celebrity in a TKlw few short days,” Harris said. — r His comments came during a ses- 5t AfteM * s ‘ on w ‘ t * 1 m e m bers of the Austin chapter of the Society of Profes sional Journalists. Harris, 62, of Round Rock, is a professor of education administra tion. He and his wife, Mary Lee, were aboard the TWA jetliner that 10* EmT DPEI 'HEATH west PH win a trip 1 : ms spotism n Theatfti 2457 ILL ragon > E D 2002E | •13) m tOJECT ;4 was hijacked in mid-June by Shiite extremists. His wife was released af ter about 12 hours and Harris the following day. Mrs. Harris said she shared her husband’s feelings about being made an instant celebrity during the crisis. “All in all, I think the press treated us very fairly,” she said. “I felt as Ben did that they were mak- 'Ing celebrities out of us when we really hadn’t done anything, making almost too much out of this.” Harris said news reporters ap peared to try to be as unobtrusive as possible in dealing with the ex-hos tages. He also said he was satisfied by the newspaper coverage he received, but some television coverage was less complete. “I was generally very pleased with the way the (written) press did treat the information we gave them and the way they approached us in terms of getting access to us,” he said. “They were always courteous, they were always thoughtful, they were always willing to take ‘no’ or a delay. “The coverage I got in the press I rfanorj^i] IRD(C) if KRAfilf Back to School Specials • Raleigh Capri Introductory Price • Raleigh Wyoming reg $259 95 Sale • Raleigh Grand Prix reg 364 9S Sale $334* 02T9‘ tremendous assortment off bikes and aecesssories AGGIELAND SCHWINN jNext to iRed Lobster COLLEGE STATION 696-9490 BCgj Mg|I •Manicures •Pedicures •Sculptures •Tips •Refills •Nail Jewelry Sculptured Nails $35 00 New Tanning Bed $6 50 30 min. 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However, they then avoided all contact with the news media for about three days, an action he said he now isn’t certain they should have taken. “I said I felt a little guilty about cutting off the phone for a few days because I really do believe that the public has a right to know what’s going on around them,” he said. “I also think that it’s very important that we have an aggressive free press.” Civil rights leaders will join strikers Associated Press BEAUMONT — Nursing home workers striking against proposed wage cuts say they hope to gain na tional attention by having civil rights leaders participate in a Labor Day rally and march. Members of the Service Employ ees International Union Local 706 went on strike against the Schle- singer Geriatric Center on July 1. All of the 150 striking workers are fe male and most are black. Negotiations between the union and nursing home adminstrators are currently stalled. Attorney John J. Durkey, who is representing the home in the labor dispute, has said Schlesinger Center is not facing financial problems. He said the non-profit home proposed cutting the average pay of $4.10 an hour because “we just wanted to get more in line with, other nursing homes in the area.” The ttvereage,wage for a nursing home worker is $3,55 an hour in Texas and $5.39 in the nation as a whole, according to government sta tistics. Texas AFL-CIO president Harry Hubbard has said he believes the proposed wage cuts are racially mo tivated. Union officials said the “Justice Comes To Beaumont” rally and march will be attended by the Rev. Joseph Lowerey, head of the At lanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference and an asso ciate of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Also scheduled to appear at the march is Ben Chavis, deputy direc tor of the Commission for Racial Justice. 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