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by Matt Koi
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Black said most colonias resi
dents speak only Spanish and un
employment is thought to be more
than 50 percent in the communi
ties.
"1 don't think anyone is confi
dent about the numbers," he said.
"It's tough to say just how large
the colonias population is because
so many residents have fallen
through the cracks."
State officials estimate 800 to
850 colonias in Texas totaling about
450,000 residents. Officials also
estimate an average income be
tween six and eight thousand dol
lars in a family of at least five peo
ple.
Colonias originated in Texas in
the 1950s when Mexicans settled
in rural areas to avoid paying for
municipal services like water and
sewage. Consequently, the colo
nias became unhealthy as well as
unsightly.
Health officials estimate nearly
80 percent of the residents will be
infected with hepatitis-A by the
time they are 35.
"It has become quite obvious
that the colonias merit our imme
diate attention," Commander said.
"We have chosen to respond with
a Peace Corps-type program that
involves people helping people
while participating in the search
for the elements of a comprehen
sive, coordinated solution."
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Rebels overthrow Afghanistan
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was stopped by rebel militiamen
at Kabul's international airport
about 2 a.m. Thursday.
Wakil denounced the former
.president for cowardice. He said
Najibullah feared "he would have
to answer for some of his past
deeds," referring to Najibullah's
six-year reign as the head of the
feared secret police known as
KHAD.
Wakil said the current head of
the secret police, Ghulam Farouq
Yaqubi, killed himself Thursday
after learning of Najibullah's es
cape attempt.
Wakil would not comment di
rectly, but hinted Najibullah was
being held by non-governmental
forces. Russia's ITAR-Tass said he
was arrested. Agence France
Presse said the leader had success
fully fled the country, but officials
in nearby Pakistan and India said
he had not gone there.
Members of the presidential
guard prevented people from en
tering the U.N. compound in Kab
ul, leading to reports Najibullah
was taken there. U.N. officials in
New York said they i
confirm the reports.
Wakil said presidentialr.i
had been taken on by a
45 generals and 17 officers
"other armed forces."Hei:
specif iy what he meant by th
ter, but apparently was
to some or the rebel group
cause he frequently ment
"our mujahedeen brothers. 1
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A&M lands NASA design prof
Continued from Page 1
Bryan Kelly, an engineer with
the project, said there are two ma
jor differences between the ACRV
project and Apollo of the late
1960's.
"With Apollo, there was a fleet
of ships ready/ for the retrieval of
the capsule, and a highly trained
recovery team," Kelly said. "Now,
our parameters are that we use
current available recovery re
sources.
"The ACRV must be designed
so that the Coast Guard, using
their recovery equipment, can
make a recovery," he said. "Noth
ing can require special equipment
or training."
Another major difference to
consider is, unlike the Apollo as
tronauts — who were in space for
less than two weeks — space sta
tion astronauts will be in orbit for
months at a time, and will suffer
significant-muscle degeneration,
Kelly said.
"When the Apollo, Gemini and
Mercury spacecraft splashed
down, their crew was trained to
assist in the recovery," he said.
"With the ACRV, the crew will be
quite a bit less capable, and can't
be expected to help."
The first stage of the ACRV
project was designing a full-scale
model of the re-entry vehicle,
Cioni said.
The second stage involved
placing the model in the water
tank at the Lyndon B. Johnson
Space Center in Houston, and
making adjustments in designs ac
cording to initial test results.
The third stage involves testing
under actual ocean conditions,
which will be done at the Offshore
Technology Center, he said. Tests
will be done with and without a
crew, and simulated rescue opera
tions will also be performed.
"Essentially, we're starting
from scratch," Cioni said. "We're
relearning what we knew) 1
ago, but learning it withiif
Guard's equipment in
Several factors were ces
when selecting A&M fort>
year contract for testcl
ACRV, Kelly said.
"A&M's Offshore Teel
Center was chosen becatij
state of the art, and hasbj
puter control needed
control of wave motio:
speed, everything," ]
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factor, because the ACRV?
wide and weighs nearly
pounds.
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Center, which is an excels
ity, but the transportatio?
would have eaten ourlutfj
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Space grants aid research studeii
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enhance education with space ap
plications, with education as the
focus," Nicks said. "Universities
focus a lot on research, but first
and foremost, research is for
teaching.
"The number of graduate stu
dents with fellowships is growing
each year," he said. "These grads
are doing research, so although
space grant won't directly supply
a school with research projects, it
is supplying people who will go
out and get the research projects."
In Texas, three schools have
space-grant status: the University
of Houston, Texas A&M and the
University of Texas at Austin. In
addition, there is a consortium
with 20 other Texas universities,
called "space grant affiliates."
For the Texas consortium, there
are 18 funded graduate fellow
ships, Sheppard said. These are
divided among the consortium
members, with the actual space
grant schools taking precedence.
Texas A&M has had two grad
uate fellowship positions the past
two years, and plans to add a
third for the 1992-93 year, Shep
pard said. There are also plans to
add undergraduate scholarships
within the next year or two.
A&M plans to boost its role in
certain areas of space research.
Nicks said. Life supports'
health and medicine area
currently under scrutiny!
school.
"With life supports]/!
you're dealing with a close-
environment," Nicks:
the bioscience, agricultu#
chemical engineering prog#
A&M, there's not another
better equipped to deal wit 1
kinds of questions.
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proposal for our consort
take a major research role#
areas," he said. "We'll pres#
proposal to NASA when it?
pleted and hopefully takea
leadership role in the future