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By Staci Finch
Reviewer
From the moment he walked onto
the stage in G. Rollie White Cole-
sium Friday night, George Strait
knew he was welcome in Aggieland.
Some 7,800 fans stomped, screamed
and whistled when Strait took the
stage and swung into “Dance Time
in Texas.”
Strait was treated to a special wel
come at Texas A&M. After his open-
ng number, he held up a 12th Man
ootball jersey with his name embla-
roned across the back.
“Coach Sherrill gave me this to-
lay,” he said. “He said I could be
lartof the 12th Man.”
The crowd
loved this show
J?eVI©W of Aggie spirit,
and from then
on Strait held
tie crowd in the palm of his hand,
ans applauded and sang along as
he country music star worked his
iay through such hits as “All My
ixes Live In Texas,” “Amarillo By
lornin’ ” and “Ocean Front Prop-
Brty.” Strait also proved beyond all
tdoubt that he is more than a hand-
ome face on stage. His rendition of
Jank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues”
funded like Hank himself had
ame to sing. Strait’s voice broke in
the right places, and his falsetto
did Bob Wills proud.
Country music singer George Strait
While true country music fans
may have gone to the concert for the
music, most female Fans were there
to get a glimpse of the man himself.
Girls of all ages ran to the edge of
the stage with their cameras, hoping
to capture Strait on film. And Strait
obliged, looking down at the tans
and smiling into their cameras. Strait
Photo by Jay Janner
acknowledged his female fans
throughout the concert, cocking his
eyes from under his hat brim and
waving, causing some to gasp, some
to cry, and all of them to scream
louder than before.
At the end of the concert, all the
girls lucky enough to rush the stage
had only one boot on as they waved
the other frantically in hopes of get
ting Strait’s autograph. Those whose
boots were signed couldn’t believe
their luck. But of all the fans at the
concert, no one was more excited
than seven-year-old Lesley Becker.
When she waved her bouquet at
the edge of the stage, Strait leaned
down and took her flowers from
her, shaking her hand as he did, and
smiled into the little girl’s eyes.
Becker was so overwhelmed that all
she could do was bury her face in
her mother’s shoulder. Throughout
the rest of the concert, Strait smiled
and waved at the girl several times,
and Becker was still too over
whelmed to talk when it was all over.
Technically, the concert had a few
problems. The sound man couldn’t
seem to control the reverb on the
bass, and there were a few feedback
screeches. At times, the light man
had a hard time finding the right so
loist to spotlight. But the music more
than made up for the few technical
problems, and a better balance of vo
cals and music couldn’t have been
found in a studio.
Those who skipped the opener
and came late missed a great show.
Holly Dunn came out ready to sing,
and gave the audience 45 minutes of
her best. She moved easily from
song to song, treating the audience
to such hits as “Why Wyoming,”
“Too Too Many,” “Love Someone
Like Me” and “Daddy’s Hands.”
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I HOOKS (AP) — An explosion rocked a Lone
|tar Army Ammunition Plant, but it was rela
tively minor and caused no injuries, officials said
^Sunday.
I The explosion Saturday evening involved
about 800 pounds of black powder stored in an 8
Foot by 8 foot storage building. The building was
one used for drying the powder in preparation
for use in production, officials said.
A rough estimate of the damage from the ex-
|losions is $100,000, Col. Bob Kibler, com-
ander of the munition plant, told the Texar
kana Gazette.
The ammunition plant, which sits off U.S.
Highway 82 about 25 miles west of Texarkana,
occupies about 50 square miles and has some
1,400 structures. It is a major Army maintenance
point for rebuilding combat and general purpose
vehicles and other kinds of Army ordnance.
The plant is adjacent to but not part of the Red
River Army Depot.
A man answering the phone at the depot Sun
day who would not give his name said only the
commanding officer, who was not available,
could answer questions about the incident.
Bowie County Sheriff Thomas Hodge said
Sunday any information about the incident
would have to come from the depot because it is
government property.
The building is on the military reseryation in
Texas’ northeast corner off U.S. Highway 82
about 25 miles west of Texarkana.
Troy Woodruff, a civilian employee stationed
five miles from the plant, said he had heard
nothing of an explosion until reporters began
calling late Saturday night.
Foot patrol adds
‘personal touch’
to officers’ duties
By Clark Miller
Staff Writer
Officer Brad Lamb of the Col
lege Station Police Department
shines his flashlight on the young
man urinating behind the Dixie
Chicken. Lamb’s partner, Officer
Walter Sayers, asks the man if he
is aware that there are public res
trooms available indoors.
The man, caught in a position
that makes it impossible for him
to lie, nervously tells the officers
that the restroom in the Dixie
Chicken was crowded. The man
has more excuses, but Sayers cuts
him off and tells him to use better
judgment in the future and
leaves. A chorus of “Thank yous”
comes from the young man and
his friends as Lamb and Sayers
walk away.
“We try to help as much as we
can,” Sayers says. “We don’t want
to take anybody to jail.”
Sayers and Lamb.are part of a
new program implemented by
the CSPD to foster better rela
tions between the community and
the police department. The de
partment began sending officers
on foot to College Station’s
Northgate area on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday nights at the
beginning of this semester.
Sgt. Gary Norton says that in
the past, officers would patrol the
area by car and only get out when
they spotted a problem. The idea
behind getting the officers out of
the cars and onto the streets is to
create more personal contact,
Norton says, not to create more
arrests.
“We’re not patrolling any more
than we were in the past,” Norton
says. “We’re just more visible
now.”
Churches and businesses in the
Northgate area are supporting
the new program.
“It’s a great idea,” says Don
Canter, owner of the Dixie
Chicken.
Canter says when people see
officers walking around and talk
ing, it eliminates some of the fear
customers have of uniformed of
ficers.
“It’s really been a good thing,”
he says. “I hope they keep it
going.”
Hugh Sterns, manager of the
Brazos Landing restaurant and
bar, agrees.
“The thing I like about the foot
patrdl is that it is more personal,”
Sterns says. “The cops used to
come in cars and seemed like
aliens to the area.”
The Rev. Melvin Brinkley, di
rector of the Wesley Foundation-
Methodist Student Center, says
the police foot patrol is a good
idea, but thinks there is still room
for improvement.
Brinkley spoke at a College
Station City Council meeting
Aug. 13 and complained of dam
ages to A&M United Methodist
Church, located behind Rocco’s.
“Overall, I think (the foot pa
trol) is a good idea,” Brinkley
says.
On the street behind the Dixie
Chicken Friday night, a man
squeals his tires on the pavement
for the benefit of people walking
to the parking lot.
The man dosn’t have his head
lights on, so Lamb points to the
lights to let him know they’re off.
The man points back to Lamb us
ing his middle finger.
Both officers watched the car
disappear down the street, its
lights finally coming on.
Sayers says, “He must not have
known that it’s not polite to point
with that finger.”
Lamb and Sayers continue
walking, waiting for their next
opportunity to help the patrons
of the Northgate area.
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