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Tom Williams, director of the De-
rtment of Parking, Transit and
iffic Services, said the 10 students
wire contacted before the start of
this semester.
Six of the students were able to
■me to A&M early and select spots
n arthe garage entrance on Spence
S reel next to new dormitories.
“The other four fortunate recipi
ents allowed us to choose spaces for
|em,” Williams said.
The group will park next to the
her six students near the entrance
iSpence Street.
Williams said this is the second
ne a group of students has been al-
wed to select their own parking
j aces.
I “We did this last year when the
Ivrth side garage opened,” Williams
I id. “We found that students liked
ie policy so we decided to continue
at the new garage.”
The remaining students who will
rkin the new garage have been as-
Photo by Eric H. Roalson
Ten students won a choice of spaces in the south side garage.
signed spaces by a computer pro
gram, Williams said.
The new south side parking ga
rage has four levels for parking —
three floors and the roof.
The garage, which took a year to
build, has 2,000 student spaces and
is similiar to the parking structure
on University Drive, which has a ca
pacity of about 1,900 spaces, Wil
liams said.
The new south side garage, how
ever, has more square feet than the
building on the north side of cam
pus, he said.
“The two parking garages have concerns.
the same basic parking capacity,”
Williams said.
The garages have full security sys
tems which operate 24 hours a day.
Each structure has a security
booth staffed by University security
personnel around the clock.
Forty-eight video cameras scan
the garage and nearby areas to
maintain safety around the parking
garages.
“We have a tight security system,”
Williams said. “At A&M, the safety
of the students is one of our main.
ytends, relatives mourn deaths of reservists
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The mood was somber at
Air Force base Wednesday as airmen, friends and
latives mourned the deaths of nine volunteer reserv-
in a military plane crash in Europe.
“The mood is very solemn, and many people are sad
cause of the incident,” said Lt. Mike Franco, spokes-
in for the 433rd Military Airlift Wing based at Kelly,
really was a shock to a lot of people.”
Nine members of the 433rd were among 13 killed
ienaC-5 cargo plane crashed at Ramsteih Air Base in
est Germany at 5:30 p.m. CDT Tuesday. The huge
ne was taking part in the U.S. military buildup in the
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All but one of the victims was from San Antonio, mili
tary officials “Said.
It was not immediately known when their bodies
would be returned, officials said.
“Everybody’s in shock at the wing,” said Maj. Meade
C. Warthen, public affairs chief for the reserve unit.
“It’s been quite a blow to everybody here.”
The plane was from the 60th Military Airlift Squad
ron from Travis Air Force Base in California and was
en route to Rhein-Mein Air Base in West Germany, au
thorities said. .
The C-5 was carrying food rations, medical supplies
and other military cargo as part of Operation Desert
Shield, the U.S. military buildup in the Middle East.
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