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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Res
cuers searched with dogs and sensi
tive microphones Wednesday for
any survivors , of the killer Bay
Quake, as thousands of Californians
picked their way through glass-
strewn streets in search of a sem
blance of normal life.
Across San Francisco Bay in Oak
land, hopes faded for finding any
one alive within the tons of steel and
concrete left when Tuesday’s earth
quake brought one level of Interstate
880 down atop another.
Approximately 250 people were
feared entombed in that twisted
wreckage, and at least 21 others
were dead elsewhere in the quake
area.
Some 1,400 people were injured,
state emergency services spokesman
Tom Mullins said.
“To the best of our knowledge
now, there are not any people still al
ive on this freeway,” Oakland Mayor
Lionel Wilson said of the collapsed
roadway.
The figure of 250 dead was based
on estimates of the number of cars
trapped in the rubble, and that as
sumed only one person per car.
Searchers had been hindered by
darkness and the condition of the
wrecked freeway, which Acting Oak
land City Manager Craig Kocian de
scribed as “a house of cards” that
could collapse further unless res
cuers work carefully.
After the quake/Page 15
The 1.25 miles of the Nimitz Free
way that collapsed was one of the
oldest in the area, built in the 1950s,
and apparently was not included in a
program to make spaps earthquake-
proof, state Transportation Depart
ment spokesman Kyle Nelson said.
In just 15 seconds, the earthquake
destroyed or damaged hundreds of
buildings along 100 miles of the San
Andreas Fault, collapsed a section of
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay
Bridge and two spans near Santa
Cruz, cracked roads, and severed
gas and power lines, sparking fires.
The temblor, the nation’s second-
deadliest, surpassed only by the San
Francisco quake of 1906, measured
6.9 on the Richter scale and was felt
350 miles away.
Even as residents and officials
tried to evaluate the damage, Presi
dent Bush signed a disaster declara
tion making federal funds available
for recovery, and said “we will take
every step and make every effort” to
help.
Bush directed an initial $273 mil
lion to relief efforts and said he
would inspect the area.
The White House said the money
will be from unallocated funds in a
$1.1 billion appopriation for Hurri
cane Hugo relief, and the presi
dent’s trip probably would be Friday
or Saturday.
Vice President Dan Quayle and
SeeS.F. Quake/Page 15
Panel discusses alternate ways
to battle drugs in Brazos Valley
By Todd Connelley
Of The Battalion Staff
The Aggielands are here!
Robert Cajun Broussard, a senior engineering
technology major from Houston, flips through his
1989 Aggieland \n search of his picture.
All students who ordered 1989 Aggielands can
pick them up at the English Annex from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Student I.D. cards must be pre
Photo by Jay Janner
sented to receive the book.
Students who did not order a copy of the year
book at registration will be able to buy one for $25
while supplies last. Checks should be made pay
able to Student Publications and turned in to 230
Reed McDonald.
A Wednesday panel on drug abuse and prevention
sponsored by Republican Women of Brazos Valley
brought America’s battle against drugs closer to home.
The noon meeting featured Bryan-College Station
panelists such as Ron Miller, sheriff of Brazos County;
Mary Mattingly and Micki Boudoin of the Brazos Val
ley Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse; and Alice
Brown of KBTX-TV.
Miller outlined the problems local law enforcement
officers have in fighting drugs on the street.
“You.can either go after the major drug dealer or
bust everyone you see on the street,” Miller said.
“Since we have a manpower problem, when we go af
ter the major dealer then the problem on the street
swells because we run out of people to do street patrol,”
he said.
Miller told the audience of about 50 people that citi
zens should begin educating children at an earlier age
about the dangers of drug use.
“I believe that education is the ultimate solution, so
we should begin with our children at the kindergarten
level,” he said.
Mattingly discussed the goals of the Brazos Valley
Council on Alcohol and Substance Abuse.
“We worked with 2,500 youth last year,” she said.
“The majority had some kind of dependency problem.
on
$350 a
If we can save one kid, then I believe we have done our
share of work.”
Boudoin, a recovering alcohol and drug addict, de
livered a speech on the harsh realities of someone who
is chemically dependent.
“It’s an obsession of the mind,” Boudoin said. “Eve
rything you do is directed towards supporting your ha
bit.”
In 1980 Boudoin’s drug habit could be supported
$10 a day. In 1986 she was spending as much as $35
day.
“You got the money any way you could,” she said. “I
saw people lie, steal and sell themselves, all for the sake
of getting money for drugs.”
Boudoin, who is training to be a drug counselor, said
the key to recovery is intervention.
“Family members must seek professional help for
their loved one who is chemically dependent,” she said.
“It is vital that the abuser is confronted by their family
until they admit that they have a problem. It is a very
succesful process when done by a professional.”
Brown, who did a series on crack in Brazos County
this summer, challenged the community to join forces
in the war on drugs.
“There are three very different groups working on
the drug problem,” Brown said. “One believes rehabili
tation is the key, one believes law enforcement to be the
answer and the other thinks education will solve the
problem. All three of these groups need to put their
heads together and discuss the problem at length.”
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By Bob Krenek
Of The Battalion Staff
Convincing public school adminis
trators and teachers that calculators
can be of value as a teaching tool and
planning the implementation of cal-
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BERLIN (AP) — Hard-line East
German leader Erich Honecker,
who oversaw the building of the Ber
lin Wall, stepped down Wednesday
and was replaced by a younger Com
munist Party loyalist amid growing
unrest and calls for democratic re
form. ' '
Two other ruling Politburo mem
bers also lost their jobs in a shake-up
during a meeting of the Communist
Party Central Committee, but
changes from Honecker’s course
were unlikely.
Communist Party leaders have
made clear they will resist pro-de
mocracy movements.
Tens of thousands of East Ger
mans have fled the country in recent
months and thousands of citizens
have staged massive demonstrations
in recent weeks.
Honecker’s replacement, 52-year-
old Egon Krenz, has a reputation as
a hard-liner opposed to the growing
pro-democracy movement. The
state-run news agency ADN said
Krenz will take over as Communist
Party chief, head of state and head
of the military, replacing his mentor
in all three roles.
The 77-year-old Honecker, who
"as reported ill following a gall blad
der operation in August, said he was
resigning for health reasons.
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culators into the curriculum is a pet
project of Texas A&M professor Dr.
Clarence Dockweiler.
“We are trying to convince Texas
and the world that the calculator has
made the scene and it can be a big
help in teaching,” Dockweiler said.
Dockweiler, the project leader at
A&M, writes training modules to as
sist teachers with the implementa
tion of calculators and tries to per
suade public school officials that
calculators can help, rather than hin
der, students learning math in el
ementary and junior high schools,
he said.
As part of this effort, Dockweiler
will meet Friday with administrators
and school board members to try to
get their support, he said.
“It’s a long and ongoing process,”
Dockweieler said. “There is still a lot
of resistance to calculators.”
The project, he said, is four years
old and began in response to con
cerns raised and suggestions made
about improving math education in
Texas. The project was begun by the
Texas Education Association and
uses state and federal funds, Dock
weiler said.
Most people think calculators will
hurt students’ ability to learn math,
but research has shown just the op
posite, Dockweiler said.
“We are not going to suggest it
will replace teaching,” he saief “but
when it gets to the point where a stu
dent can symbolize numbers, there is
no reason for not using calculators.”
“There is a lot happening in
mathematical education now, and
this program is only part of it,”
Dockweiler said. “We are trying to
set standards for Texas and incorpo
rate this program into a larger plan
hoping to prepare the students for
the future.”
Mock trial illustrates who is liable
when groups serve alcoholic drinks
By Andrea Warrenburg
Of The Battalion Staff
About 100 people attended a
mock trial Wednesday night staged
to show where the liability may lie
when the irresponsible use of alco
hol at a group-sponsored event
causes someone to get hurt.
“The Anatomy of a Court Case”
was part of the National Collegiate
Alconol Awareness Week activities
and was sponsored by the Texas
A&M Office of Students’ Attorney,
Sigma Nu Fraternity, Student Judi
cial Affairs and the Interfraternity
Council.
“It is not only the person who
drives drunk who is at risk of liabili
ty,” Ann Coombes, assistant coordi
nator for the Center for Drug Pre
vention and Education said. “We
focused on Greeks, but there are
risks when anyone hosts an event
where there is alcohol.”
The trial was based on a similar
incident that occurred at another
university involving a fraternity
party. The social chairman of the fic
titious fraternity, Delta Epsilon Chi,
had organized a “Hurricane Party”
by IFC standards, providing food
and alternative beverages, checking
IDs to make sure the individuals
consuming alcohol were of age and
providing designated drivers and a
place to sleep if someone became too
intoxicated to drive home.
In “Mongetta v. Delta Epsilon Chi
Fraternity,” three pledges were too
drunk to drive home and stayed the
night at the fraternity house. The
next morning, as they were leaving
the house, pledge David Mongetta
fell down the front steps, hit his
head on the concrete, and died
within an hour of internal bleeding
and a blood clot in the brain.
The parents of Mongetta brought
suit against many individuals and
groups including Texas A&M and
the fraternity’s social chairman and
alumni advisor. The suit was based
on negligence on the part of the fra
ternity for serving the pledge until
he was intoxicated and for not re
pairing the front steps which were
cracked and had a shaky railing.
Dr. Malon Southerland, assistant
vice-president of Student Services
was the presiding judge, Bryan As
sistant City Attorney Alex Walter
was the prosecutor and Rick Powell
of the Office of Students’ Attorney
was the defense attorney.
After hearing the facts and testi
mony by witnesses including the Di
rector of Beutal Health Center Dr.
Kenneth Dirks, the all-student jury
found the defendants not guilty.
The scenario was fictitious, but
cases such as this are being tried all
across the country, Coombes said.
Harish Chintapalli, a participant
in the mock trial and historian for
Sigma Nu said, “We want students to
be more aware of the chances they
take if they serve alcohol to anyone
and do not provide a safe ride home
or safe place to stay for your guests.
Liability is toward any parties, in
cluding apartment parties and dorm
parties.”
Sigma Nu is the only fraternity
whose national policy is to abstain
from serving alcohol at parties.
Coombes said all student organi
zations should take precautions to
make sure such a situation such as
this one does not occur.
“To fail to plan is to plan to be
sued,” Coombes said.
Photo by Fredrick D. Joe
Chad Fowler and Chrissy Johnson play grieving parents in the mock trial.