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LSAT GRE GMAT •Small Classes •Personal Attention •Guaranteed 696-9099 WASHINGTON — The inflatable evacuation slides used by airline passengers to slip to safety may cause some injuries, but there's nothing better to take their place, federal air safety officials and industry observers say. More than 30 of the 189 passengers and 13 crew members aboard an American Airlines DC-10 were hurt Wednesday as they slid down the escape chutes after the jet's landing gear collapsed on landing at Dallas- Fort Worth International Airport. The most serious injury was to 79-year-old Sarah Printz of Vero Beach, Fla., who suffered a broken neck. Hospital officials said the other injuries were mostly minor, including broken bones, scrapes, bruises and shock. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates plane mishaps, is probing the Dallas incident. Part of the investigation will center on how the evacuation took place and why the injuries occurred, said agency spokesman Alan Pollock. The safety board and the Federal Aviation Administration don't record the number of injuries caused by the chutes. But NTSB spokesman Ted Lopatkiewicz said anecdotal evidence shows slide injuries are common. "You have hundreds of people jumping down slides, which they are not trained to do," Lopatkiewicz said. "There are evacuations quite often and people get bums and sprained ankles all the time." In fact, so many people have been injured on the slides during disaster simulations that aircraft manufacturers sought to change FAA test procedures. The FAA requires certification of all new types of aircraft with drills requiring evacuation of all aboard the craft within 90 seconds. About 1,000 evacuation tests have been conducted by U.S. airline and aircraft companies since the 1960s, resulting in hundreds of injuries. World News Briefs Israel launches attack on Lebanon South African workers strike MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israel launched heli copter assaults in southern Lebanon and shelled villages Tuesday after a roadside bomb killed three Israeli soldiers and seriously wounded two others. Security sources said five Lebanese villagers were wounded in the Israeli raids. The hostilities came a week before Middle Hast peace talks are scheduled to resume in by the military wing of the Iran ian-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah, a fundamentalist Shiite Muslim group, has vowed to sabotage the peace talks and to keep up guerrilla raids in an attempt to force Is rael to give up its self-designat ed "security zone" in southern Lebanon. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — In an outpouring of black rage, millions of work ers went on strike Wednesday to protest the slaying of black leader Chris Hani. Four were killed and hundreds wounded as blacks battled police. The worst clash was in the black township of Soweto, where police fired on marchers outside the main police station. Hospital spokeswoman Adri Potgieter said three people died, five were critically wounded and 259 suffered mi nor wounds. Police claimed they fired be cause protesters were hurling rocks, but witnesses said most of the crowd was calm and had started to leave the area. Among the dead was African National Congress official Sam Ntobane, the black group said. NOW Power plant Continued from Page 1 RE/VT THE REVOLUTION Largest Selection of Wheels & Bearings in Town! Latest Rollerblade skates and Gear Available. $10 All Day DISCOUNT BIKE COVPANY Si Rollerblade, Blw ‘" “ 846-1946 SKATESMART Continued from Page 1 produce electricity, hot water, chilled water and steam. A&M Physical Plant Director Joe Suggs said the projected cost of the cogeneration facility will be between $75 and $125 million which would be financed through tax-free bonds sold to investors. The plant is expected to save A&M $60 million over the next 20 years. Texas A&M currently operates a cogeneration plant that pro duces approximately 70 percent of the electricity needed by the Uni versity. The remaining energy needs are supported by electricity purchased from Brazos Electric Cooperative. Turner requested the bill pass as a local bill, meaning it would not require debate on the Senate floor for passage. The committee chose to send the bill to the Senate floor anyway because of the high cost of the plant. The earliest the Senate could act on the bill is Monday. Michael Kelley, Turner's high er education aide, said no sena tors had expressed opposition to the bill, and he is confidant the bill will pass because the plan places no financial risk on A&M or the state. "It is especially strong because A&M is asking for no state fund ing for it," he said. The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will choose an outside contractor, ac cording to the bill. The finalists are Tenneco Brown & Root, CSW Energy Inc. and the city of College Station TMPA Enserch Develop ment. the ways it influences the attitudes toward rape, increasing the accep tance of the "rape myth." The myth portrays women as enjoying rape and other violent acts. Stock said studies have shown that men are more accepting of the myth after viewing this type of pornography and, consequently, the; may be more likely to commit rape. One example Stock used was a video game that awards the player points for raping women. Other examples Stock gave included porno graphic magazines equating "sexual play and sexual crime," thus en dorsing rape. Stock said even though the "rape myth" is deeply rooted in U.S. cul ture, attitudes can be changed through education, and violence can be curbed by demands to make communities safer. "Look what happened to smoking," she said. "If we can change the attitudes about smoking in just two decades, we can change social atti tudes (about rape)." Currently, Stock said, the number of rapes reported by the Universi ty Police Department is misleading because not all victims report the rape to the police. To combat this problem. Stock and the coordinator of student affairs will distribute a questionnaire next week to students to try to deter mine a more accurate number of rapes and the situations in which they occur. The rally ended with a march across campus and a repeated call for support: "Women unite. Take back the night!" I 2 hours r sin years ? VISA in s*r With Visa® you’re accepted at more than 10 million places around the world, nearly three times more than American Express. Just in case you ever come up a litde short. Visa. It’s Everywhere You Want To Be? The Budweiser Clydesdales Are Coming Your Way! Don’t miss the magnificent Budweiser Clydesdale Eight-Horse Hitch! Enjoy watching the perfectly matched team pulling a bright red Budweiser wagon. It’s a sound and sight that every American should experience. 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