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The i the base- need area y the base- Building- first floor preen plas- a $25 gift cash, hiding- A ted Huffy bike was ide of the alack 18- rcle was .ibrary- A backpack attended floor was ig- An of- /idual re- n bicycle The sus- cutters in litor Editor 3 tt, Loura ter, Matt rasters and ), al Texas University, of Student I Building. tising, ccjj jy through charge by I Wednesday, June 9,1993 The Battalion Page 3 Cairo bus bombing injures 14 tourists THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — A bomb apparently aimed at a tour bus exploded Tuesday on the road to the Giza Pyramids, killing an Egyptian and wounding 14 people, including five British tourists. There was no immediate claim of responsi bility, but the blast appeared to be the work of Muslim extremists who have targeted tourists and Egyptian officials in a 11/2-year campaign against the secular government. The attack occurred as a state security court held a second session in the retrial of radical Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and 48 others on charges stemming from a 1989 demonstration that turned violent. The cleric is the spiritual leader of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, or Islamic Group, which has been blamed for much of the recent violence. He has been in the United States since 1990. Some of his followers there have been implicated in the Feb. 26 bombing of New York's World Trade Center. Police said Tuesday's bomb was thrown from a railroad overpass on the road leading to the Giza Pyramids, 5 miles away. Salah el-Derwy, a Tourism Ministry spokesman, quoted police as saying the dead Egyptian was in a car ahead of the bus, which authorities said was the apparent target. Both the bus and car were heavily damaged. The state-run Middle East News Agency quoted Interior Ministry experts as saying the bomb consisted of a metal container packed with explosives and nails. One of the injured tourists, John Cook, told London's Independent Television: "There was a blast and all the windows caved in. The coach driver stopped, the young Egyptian courier (tour guide) was sitting in front of us ... and she was very badly injured." Cook said the injured Britons suffered mainly facial cuts. Dr. Rizk Ahmed Mahmoud, director of al- Haram Hospital, said the group's Egyptian tour guide required surgery to stop internal bleeding from a lung injury. He told The Associated Press that four of the tourists suffered only minor scratches and bruises. The fifth had shrapnel removed from his chest and would require further treatment, he said. The Interior Ministry said eight other Egyp tians were wounded by the bomb. It said one was in serious condition. Similar bombings have been blamed on the Islamic Group. A bomb packed with nails exploded at a Cairo cafe Feb. 26, hours before the New York explosion, killing a Turk, a Swede and an Egyptian. That was the first reported use of such a de vice by the extremists. Since then, three of the four bombs that have gone off in the Cairo area have been primed with nails to maim and kill. Reduced alcohol content has pub regulars foaming THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Regulars at the corner pub have a new excuse to drink just one more pint before heading home, but they're not hap py about it. Brewers have decided to cut the alcohol in many of their beers to avoid paying higher taxes under laws that came into effect last week. The new regulations require duty to be based on the volume of alcohol in beer. Previously it had been based on the beer's original sugar content. Brewers said the the new regulations could have reduced their annual revenue by $30 million. Consumer watchdogs complained that they were watering down a favored British pastime. "Brewers are behaving no better than (pub) landlords who use a watering can on their barrels," said Iain Dobson, chief executive of the populist Campaign for Real Ale. Bass, Britain's biggest brewer, said Monday it would reduce the alcohol content in 19 of its 63 brands, but won't change the 4.1 per cent volume of Carling Black Label, the country's best-selling lager. Most reductions are slight — Worthington Best Bitter's alcohol content is being reduced from 3.8 percent to 3.6 percent, and canned Tennents Pilsner will drop from 3.5 percent to 3.4 percent alcohol. Courage, the second-biggest brewer, plans to cut the strength of nine brands. The National Consumer Council said big brewers should tell cus tomers of their plans to cut the alcohol content of some beers. "They should be advertising this fact widely — not trying to slip weaker beer past their customers without telling them," director Ruth Evans said. 'Agent of God' kills WWII Nazi Vichy chief assassinated THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — Rene Bousquet, the Vichy police chief who sent thousands of Jews to their deaths in World War II, was shot to death in his apart ment Tuesday. Police arrested a man who said he acted as "an agent of God." The assassination occurred on the verge of an expected trial for the 84-year-old Bousquet, accused of persecuting Jews as an agent of Mar shal Philippe Petain's collaborationist regime. The self-professed gunman said he feared Bousquet would never be brought to trial. At a news conference he called shortly before his ar rest, Christian Didier compared Bousquet to "a cockroach, a serpent." Police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, named Didier as the killer, saying his gun fired the bullets that killed Bousquet and that he was identified by workers in Bousquet's apartment building. Didier, 49, had no reported connection to Bousquet. He served four months in jail for trying to smuggle a revolver into a Lyon prison in 1987 to kill Gestapo officer Klaus Barbie, the notorious "Butcher of Lyon." Many French had wanted Bousquet to divulge, for the courts and history, Vichy's role in deporting some 76,000 Jews. Only 2,500 sur vived. Justice Minister Pierre Mehaignerie said a ruling was expected in a few days that could have led to prosecuting Bousquet for crimes against humanity. Jewish leaders who fought for years to bring him to court said the shooting robbed Holocaust survivors of justice. "Perhaps the killer believed he was exercising the will of the vic tims," said lawyer and Nazi hunter Serge Klarsfeld. "But their will was to see him brought to court. This is a distressing event." ROLLERBLADE ROLLERBLADE BRAZOS VALLEY ROLLERBLADE HEADQUARTERS $10.00 ALL DAY ROLLERBLADE RENTAL DISCOUNT BIKE COMPANY 315 S. TEXAS AVE. 846-1946 ROLLERBLADE ROLLERBLADE R O L L E R B L A D E DANCE CLASSES Register Basement MSC University PLUS Craft Center 845-1631 DANCE COUNTRY & WESTERN DANCE Wed. June 9. 16, 23, July 7 6-7:30pm Wed. July 14. 21, 28. Aug 4 6-7:30pm $20/student $25/nonstudent JITTERBUG Wed. June 16, 23. 30, July 7 7:45-9:15 pm $20/student $25/nonstudent BALLROOM DANCE Wed. June 9, 16, 23 6-8 pm $ 18/student $23/nonstudent J We also offer other classes such as: languages, computers, art & crafts, photography, music,woodworking, pottery, stained glass, exercise, business and special interest. Call 845-1631 for a complete listing. PLUS SPECIAL INTEREST Photography Tues. July 13, 20, 27, Aug 3 6-9pm $25/student $30/nonstudent Beg. B&W Darkroom Tues. June 15. 22. 29 6-9pm Tues. July 20, 27. Aug 3 6- 9pm $25/student $30/nonstudent Video Camera Meth ods and Techniques Thurs. July 1.8. 15, 22 7- 9pm $15/student $20/nonstudent Wines of America Tues. June 8. 15, 22, 29 7-8:30pm $25/student $30/nonstudent international Wines Wed. July 7. 14. 21. 28 7-8:30pm $25/student $30/nonstudent Social Phenomenon of Spiritualism Thurs. June 24 - July 29 7:30-9:3Opm $18/student $23/nonstudent Common Sense of Diamond Buying Wed. June 16, 23, 30 7-8pm $14/student $ 19/nonstudent Star Gazing T/Th. July 6 - July 29 7:30-10:30pm $35/student $40/nonstudent Electronics Wed. July 7. 14. 21. 28 6:30-9:3Opm $22/student $2 7/nonstudent Billiards Sat. July 10 - Aug 7 Uam - 1pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Fins, Feathers and Fur for Fun Thurs. June 17, 24, July 1. 8 6-8pm $22/student $27/nonstudent Backyard Wildlife Tues. June 15, 23, 29, July 6 6-8pm $15/student $20/nonstudent Bike Maintenance Tues. June 8, 15, 22, 29 7.30-9:30pm $20/student $25/nonstudent Intro To Falconry Thurs. June 10, 17, 24 July 1,8, 15 6-7pm $18/student $23/nonstudent SUMMER WORKSHOPS ReCvttet- NOW — MSC Cuift C&htei ARTS & CRAFTS ARTS & CRAFTS DANCE Beginning Country & Western Dance Wed. June 9, 16, 23, July 7 6-7:30pm Wed. July 14. 21. 28, Aug 4 6-7:30pm $20/student $25/nonstudent. Ballroom Dance Wed. June 9. 16. 23 6- 8pm $18/student $23/nonstudent Jitterbug Wed. June 16, 23, 30. July 7 7:45-9:15pm $20/student $2 5/nonstudent Bellydance Mon. June 14 - July 26 7- 9pm $30/student $35/nonstudent SELF HELP Assertiveness Thurs. July 1.8. 15. 22, 29 7:30-9pm $18/student $23/nonstudent Emotional Wellness and Self Esteem Tues. June 15 - July 27 7-9pm $22/student $27 /nonstudent Tae Kwon Do Tues. June 8 - July 13 7-8:30pm $22/student $27/nonstudent Jewelry Casting Sat. & Sun. July 24 & July 25 9am-12 & lpm-4pm each day $40/student $45/nonstudent Glazing Techniques Thurs. July 1,8, 15. 29. Aug 5 5:30-7:30pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Pottery Tues. June 8, 15. 22. 29, July 6. 13 5-7pm Wed. June 9. 16. 23, 30. July 7. 14 2-4pm Thurs. June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 8, 15 7:30-9:30pm Thurs. July 8, 15, 22, 29. Aug 5 2-4:30pm M/W, July 19. 21. 26. 28. Aug 2. 4 5- 7pm M/W, July 19. 21. 26. 28. Aug 2. 4 7:30-9:30pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Hand Building Mon. June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 12 6- 8pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Calligraphy Wed. June 16 - July 28 7-9pm $27/student $32/nonstudent Painting I Thurs. June 10, 17. 24, July 1, 8 6-9pm $30/student $3 5/nonstudent Painting II Thurs. July 15, 22, 29, Aug 5 6-9pm $25/student $30/nonstudent Adv. Painting Mon. June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 12 6-9pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Watercolor Wed. June 9, 16, 23, 30. July 7 6-9pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Drawing I Tues. June 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6 6-8pm $25/student $30/nonstudent Drawing II MUSIC Beginning Guitar Mon. June 7 - Aug 2 7-8:30pm Tues. June 8 - July 27 7-8:30pm Wed. June 16 - Aug 4 7-8:30pm $40/student $4 5/nonstudent Intermediate Guitar Tues. June 8 - July 27 8:30- 10pm $40/student $45/nonstudent Voice Training Tues. June 8, 15, 22, 29 6:30-8:30pm Tues. July 13, 20, 27, Aug 3 6:30-8:30pm $22/student $27/nonstudent Drum Training Tues. June 15 - July 20 7-8:30pm $18/student $23/nonstudent BUSINESS Job Interviewing M/W, June 21. 23. 28. 30 6:30-8pm M/W, July 19. 21. 26. 28 6:30-8pm $12/student $ 17/nonstudent Public Speaking Mon. June 14, 21, 28 6-8pm Self Defense Thurs. June 10 - July 15 7-8:30pm $22/student $27/nonstudent Aikido Thurs. July 15. 22 8:30-10pm $!0/student $ 15/nonstudent CPR M/W, June 7 & June 9 6-10pm M/W, July 12 & July 14 6-10pm $18/student $23/nonstudent First Aid M/W, June 21, 23, 29. 31 6-8pm M/W, July 19, 21, 26. 28 6-8pm $ 18/student $23/nonstudent Stress Management T/Th, June 15 - July! 6:30-8pm $ 15/student $20/nonstudent Pottery II Tues. June 8, 15, 22, 29, July 6. 13 7:30-9:30pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Quilt Making Mon. June 14. 21, 28 6-9pm $ 16/student $21/nonstudent Indian Bow Making There will be an in class fee of $40 for specialized bow materials. Tues. June 22. 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27 6-9pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Woodworking I Mon. June 7, 14, 21. 28 6-9pm Sat. July 10. 17. 24, 31 9am-12noon $30/student $35/nonstudent Woodworking II Sun. July 11. 18. 25, Aug 1 6-8pm $30/student $3 5/nonstudent Tues. July 13, 20, 27, Aug 3 6-8pm $20/student $25/nonstudent Matting & Framing Wed. June 16, 23, 30 6-8pm Thurs. July 8, 15, 22 2-4pm $25/student $30/nonstudent Cake Decorating Tues. June 15, 22, 29, July 6 6-8pm $ 15/student $20/nonstudent Stained Glass Tues. July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug 3 6-9pm Thurs. June 10. 17, 24, July 1, 8 6-9pm $30/student $35/nonstudent Etched Glass Wed. July 14 6-9pm $12/student $ 17/nonstudent Mon. July 12. 19. 26 6- 8pm $12/student $ 17/nonstudent Basics of Investing Tues. July 6, 13, 20, 27, Aug 3 7:30-9pm $15/student $20/nonstudent Student Financial Aid and Banking Mon. July 12, 19. 26. Aug 2 7- 9pm No fee required - Registration only Emotional Wellness and Self Esteem Tues. June 15 - July 27 7-9pm $22/student $27/nonstudent Strategic Marketing for Business Mon. June 28 6-9pm $ 10/student $15/nonstudent LANGUAGES French T/Th, June 15 - July 22 6:30-8pm $35/student $40/nonstudent German T/Th, June 15 - July 22 6:30-8pm $35/student $40/nonstudent Italian M/W, June 14 - July 26 6:30-8pm $35/student $40/nonstudent Spanish I M/W, June 21 - Aug 2 6:30-8pm T/Th, June 8 - July 15 6:30-8pm $35/student $40/nonstudent Spanish II T/Th, June 8 - July 15 8-9:30pm $35/student $40/nonstudent Japanese M/W, June 14 - July 26 6:30-8pm $35/student $40/nonstudent Russian M/W, June 21 - Aug 2 6:30-8pm $35/student $40/nonstudent Sign Language I T/Th, June 8 - July 8 6-8pm $35/student $40/nonstudent Sign Language II T/Th, July 12 - Aug 4 6- 8pm $3 5/student $40/nonstudent English as a 2nd Language (ESL) M/W, June 14 - July 21 6:30-8pm $3 5/student $40/nonstudent COMPUTERS Intro to DOS / IBM PC MWM, June 7. 9, 14 7- 9pm TThT, July 6. 8. 13 7-9pm $20/student Intro to Macintosh Sat. June 19 9- 12am Sat. July 10 9- 12am $20/student WordPerfect 5.1 T/Th, June 15 - July 1 7-9pm T/Th, July 20 - Aug 5 7-9pm $50/student Pagemaker 4.0 M/W, Sat. July 10. 17. 24. 31 10am-12noon $25/student $30/nonstudent