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A&M Christians praise God in weekend 'March for Jesus'
Participants sing songs, offer prayers
By JANET HOLDER
The Battalion
More than 2,000 Christians
from different denominations
praised Jesus and prayed togeth
er during a "March for Jesus"
Saturday on the Texas A&M cam
pus.
People came from more than
30 area churches to sing songs,
say prayers, and wave banners
that said "Jesus is Lord" while
walking around the outskirts of
campus.
"The purpose of the march is
to praise Jesus, to bring the body
of Christ together, and to reach
out to the community with the
love of Jesus," said Dan Hale, one
of the directors of the march.
"We want to unite, not in a nega
tive manner or a protest, but sim
ply to praise God."
The march was sponsored by
The Navigators, an A&M Christ
ian student organization.
Shane Sanders, a Navigators
member, said, "We decided to
sponsor the 'March for Jesus' be
cause we thought it would be a
good witness to others. It is rare
for Christians of different denom
inations to get together and un
derstand and accept each other.
We wanted to be a part of it."
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Chris T. Cando, a children's teacher of the faith from the Faith
Outreach Christian Center in Navasota, feels the energy within the
words of the songs sung
Saturday morning.
during the March for Jesus held
Hale said the march tried to
reach all denominations by keep
ing one factor in common: Jesus.
Although many marchers saw
the event's purpose as just a way
to unite and praise God, others
placed more importance on the
event.
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come more open and more public
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Lonzell Payton Jr., a member of The New Birth Baptist Temple in
Bryan, delivers his prayer for the cities of the Brazos Valley. Payton
was one of 2,000 participants in Saturday's "March for Jesus."
Sue Manthei, a freshman soci
ology major, said, "I believe this
march is part of the holy war in
America. Those who stand for
Christ will begin to march or be
open about their Christianity.
Those who aren't really for Christ
Lisa Rodriguez, a senior secre
tary for the entomology depart
ment, said, "The March for Jesus
is a personal matter for me. It is
between me and God."
Many of the people from the
churches brought their entire
families, which often meant
bringing strollers, baby-carriers
and wheelchairs along. Ro
driguez said she wanted to bring
her all of her family because she
saw the march as a way for her to
teach her children, ages 2 and 9,
how to praise God.
The march started in the park
ing lot near the polo fields and
ended in a prayer and praise rally
on the steps of the System Ad
ministration Building.
The march was part of a
worldwide event in which more
than 1 million Christians in 350
U.S. cities and 40 foreign coun
tries participated.
The first "March for Jesus"
was held in London in '
where 15,000 people prayed
sang through the city's financial
district.
The "March for Jesus" began
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEAGUE CITY- Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, an
original Mercury Seven astronaut who waited 16
years to fly in space, died of brain cancer Sunday
morning. He was 69.
Slayton died in his sleep at about 3:20 a.m. CDT
with his wife Bobbie by his side, said Howard Bene
dict, executive director of the Mercury 7 Foundation.
Slayton was diagnosed as having a brain tumor
last year. Medical treatment forced the cancer into
remission, but the disease recently reappeared.
A World War II combat pilot, Slayton was select
ed by NASA in 1959 as one of America's seven origi
nal astronauts, who years later became the subjects
of Tom Wolfe's book "The Right Stuff."
Slayton was assigned to the second Project Mer
cury orbital mission in 1962 — the first went to John
Glenn — but was grounded by an irregular heart
beat. Scott Carpenter flew instead.
Later, Slayton supervised NASA's astronaut
corps, first as chief astronaut and then as director of
flight crew operations during the Apollo moon mis
sions. He was in charge of choosing the Apollo
crews: who was flying with whom, and in what or
der.
"He brought discipline to the office and he earned
the respect of the astronauts. He was their mentor,"
said Benedict, who's been writing a book about the
early days of the space program with Slayton and
Alan Shepard, the first American in space.
Eventually, Slayton overcame his heart problem
and was restored to flight status in 1972. He made
his first and only space flight at age 51 with two oth
er Americans during the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz mission,
in which U.S. and Soviet spacecraft linked in space.
It was the first international human space voyage
and the last Apollo flight.
Slayton relished his nine days in space. He served
as Apollo docking module pilot.
"It's worth waiting 16 years for," he said.
Slayton joked while in orbit that the flight was so
problem-free "I haven't done anything my 91-year-
old aunt up in Wisconsin couldn't have done equally
well."
During descent, however, the crew forgot to flip
some switches and gas from the steering jets filled
the cabin. Astronaut Vance Brand passed out when
Apollo splashed down in the Pacific. Slayton and
commander Thomas Stafford quickly donned gas
masks and put one on Brand, who recovered.
After his flight, Slayton became manager of the
space shuttle approach and landing tests at Edwards
Air Force Base in California. He later served as man
ager for orbital flight tests until his retirement from
NASA in 1982.
For the past decade, Slayton was president of
Space Services Inc. of Houston, now a subsidiary of
EER Systems Inc. He founded the company to devel
op rockets for small commercial payloads.
Slayton always was interested in flying.
The Sparta, Wis., native joined the Air Force in
1942 and received his wings a year later. During
World War II, he flew 56 combat missions in Europe
as a B-25 pilot with the 340th Bombardment Group.
He later joined the 319th Bombardment Group in
Okinawa and flew seven combat missions over
Japan in A-26s.
Texas Department of Trans
portation officials said 26 colleges
and universities, including all
eight Southwest Conference
schools, are now taking part in the
Collegiate License Plate Program.
And, Stephenson said, Texas
A&M is leading the way in overall
plate sales.
"Almost 12,000 Aggies have
purchased collegiate plates, that is
more than any other institution,"
he said. "We have sold almost as
many plates as all the other
schools combined. That is quite
an achievement."
The basic collegiate license plate
costs $30 more annually than the
regular charge for a Texas license
plate. Tine personalized platesck
an additional $40. Of the total plat
price, $25 is a tax-deductible coni
bution to the .scholarship fund E
needy students.
The contest, which is open tea!
Aggie supporters, will end Augiis
31. Winners will be announce
shortly after the contest ends.
Entry forms may be obtains
by calling or writing the Officef
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conference on June 17-18
Applications available
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The Center for Human Resources Management
of Texas A&M will host a conference in June on the
role of human resources in the changing work
place.
Speakers will include Dr. Lloyd Lewan, chair
man of the board of Lewan & Associates Inc.; Larry
Ledin, president and chief executive officer of Basic
American Foods; and Dr. Jay Barney, associate pro
fessor of management at Texas A&M.
The event will be cosponsored by the Society for
Human Resource Management and its state chap
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The conference will be held in Room 457 of the
Blocker Building on June 17 and 18.
Texas A&M is now taking applications from
area charities who want to participate in the Uni
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way to contribute to charities.
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the Office of the President at 845-2217. The dead
line is June 25.
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