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ted itS vere developtc nts from Mr 34, prosecutio; as Instrument a manager t IS. arles Perot cipients were i W. Averill li Prime Min- her. ted for the has demon ion, boldness .haracterized m Loeb Jr, «lor to Den- foundation of Prince as not been g to Kelly, last visited i his trip in- ►outh Texas Center near ice’s visit will state’s 150th ong that the ial was going it for a prin- In’t be more ; prince par- rsary.” I: a great ; in the ALL AY Box J-l * -ISC Bo* 145-1234. Thursday, September 12, 1985/The Battalion/Page 11 mi in Have vo*i Pfeza fircan ‘wzzfcrw.H 303 WUNIVERSITY- 846-1616 AGGIE FILM DEVELOPING SPECIALS $1.89 $2.49 12 EXPOSURE 15 DISC EXPOSURE $3.29 $4.49 24 EXPOSURE 36 EXPOSURE C-41 Color Print Film, 3 1 /2x5 Single Prints Only Offer Expires September 20,1985 PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES AT GOODWIN HALL & TAMU BOOKSTORE Cocaine smuggler falls to his death Parachutist crashes on driveway Aggie Bonus Days Associated Press KNOXVILLE,Tenn. — A heavily armed parachutist, wearing a bullet proof vest and carrying $14 million worth of cocaine, f ell to his death in a residential driveway Wednesday when his chute failed, police said. “I got up to shave and looked out my window and saw him,” said Ered Myers, 85, who discovered the body Wednesday morning. “It looks like he jumped out with too heavy a load.” The victim was identified as An drew Carter Thornton II, of Paris, Ky. Police had no further informa tion about the man, who carried 35 kilograms of cocaine in an Army duffel bag, as well as two automatic weapons, several knives and rope, and was wearing night-vision gog- gles. Knox County Medical Examiner Randall Pedigo said the parachutist appeared to have been dead for eight hours when the body was found at 8:45 a.m. “He had bags attached every where,” said Ralph Johnson, 63, a neighbor of Myers who notified au thorities. “There was a trickle of blood from his nose that had dried on each cheek,” Johnson said. “Other than that he looked OK. He was lying on his back with his knapsack half un der him.” Metro Narcotics Squad Lt. Jerry Day said the man was “aiming for this area and there was probably someone supposed to meet him.” Detective Charles Coleman said the death appeared to be an acci dent. “He had several IDs on him, all different,” Coleman said. “We’re checking to see which one is his.” The victim’s main parachute ap parently failed to open and the re serve chute had been deployed, Co leman said. Tony Acri, assistant special agent in the Atlanta office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, said the mountain passes and clan destine airstrips in Appalachia' pro vide good cover for smugglers hop ing to beat a DEA crackdown on drug peddlers in Miami and other ports. Acri’s office, which oversees activ ity in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, said co caine is “smuggled into the (Appala chian) area and picked up by Colom bians and other groups, and distributed from there. It’s a big problem.” He said the area’s access to inter state highways appeals to smugglers looking for quick getaway and distri bution routes. He said each kilogram of cocaine is worth about $40,000 wholesale, and 10 times that much on the street. “It was just a matter of time until we had something like this,” Day said. The nearest airport is Downtown Island Airport, about three-quarters of a mile away, but a spokesman there said he already told police no planes landed overnight. Parachuting expert Rick Snow of Knoxville, asked by police to help in the investigation, said the dead man appeared to be an expert jumper be cause the chute was of an expensive make. Battalion Classified ' Calf 845-2611 WHY PAY MOR ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP Must present student ID card. Call for appointment 775-9444 Expires 9/27/85 PLUS $6 PHOTO I.D. CARD & $2.25 WEEKLY ★ Aerobics Extra 24 HOUR **— ? GYMS 1322 Cavitt St. Bryan Ron Yokem Toyota PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY * invites you to come party at our* CD ETC:. NUTBITION counseling ■ NOW AVAILABLE 846-0053 Sept. 14 Saturday 8:30 p.m Treehouse Village Pavillion * FREE BEER& ISLAND BREW for