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The Battalion
Monday, August 2,1993
Missouri River assaults St. Louis
Levee breaks from high water, floods metropolitan area
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS — After days of
waiting, the water came.
Two of America's biggest
rivers swelled to record levels and
assaulted the city from all sides
Sunday, crashing through a levee
in a pre-Revolutionary War ham
let to the north and threatening
hundreds of homes to the south.
.Urgent appeals went out for
sandbaggers all over Missouri's
largest metropolitan area, where
residents spared the flooding
saw live television pictures of
foaming water gushing through
levees and swallowing farm
houses in seconds.
And still the water rose —
faster and higher than anyone ex
pected — with crests on the Mis
sissippi and Missouri rivers fore
cast for a Sunday night collision at
their confluence north of the city.
"We're fighting a war," said
fire Chief Neil Svetanics in the
emergency command post down
town. "The war in Iraq lasted four
days. The Israelis won a war in
seven days. We've been in this
campaign for 25 days and haven't,
reached the pitch of battle yet."
St. Louis now is the focal point
of the months-long flooding in
nine Midwestern states that has
contributed to 45 deaths and
caused $10 billion in damage.
The area came under siege
late Triday when water burst
through a Missouri River levee
in the Chesterfield suburb west
of downtown, flooding hundreds
of businesses and a commuter
airport.
By Sunday, the Mississippi had
reached a level of 49.2 feet, 19.2
feet above flood stage. It was ex
pected to crest at 49.7 feet.
That level would be just 2.3 feet
from the top of the city's 52-foot
floodwall, which sprang a leak at
its northern end during an earlier
crest on July 20.
Workers repaired that section
of the wall, which protects an in
dustrial area north of downtown,
and officials prayed it would
hold.
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Karate congressmen bust up boards, ballet
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — A word of warning to Re
publicans: Don't get in House Speaker Thomas Fo
ley's way. He can break a board in half with his
bare hand.
So can Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy and
Democratic Congressman Robert Borski of Penn
sylvania.
The board-breaking bravura of the nation's law
makers was the featured attraction of the 1993
Jhoon Rhee International Championships, a tae
kwon do extravaganza held at a Washington hotel
Saturday night.
Not to be missed was the special martial arts
ballet, performed to the beat of "God Bless Ameri
ca." It starred six congressmen: Gene Taylor, D-
Miss., Ike Skelton, D-Mo., Jim Nussle, R-Iowa,
Christopher Shays, R~Conn., Dick Swett, D-N.H.,
and Nick Smith, R-Mich.
"Don't meet me in a dark alley with music play
ing," growled Swett, when asked about his bat
tling balletic skills. "I'll dance right over you."
But Taylor said it's the technique, not the
rhythm, that matters.
"I wish they wouldn't call it that," he said of the
martial arts ballet. "I have never been accused of
being a good dancer."
All the congressmen who performed Saturday
are students of Jhoon Rhee, a 61-year-old tae kwon
do master who emigrated to the United States
from Korea 34 years ago. He has given free lessons
to members of Congress for the past 28 years.
"I give them free uniforms, free videotapes, my
free time, just to express my thanks to the United
States for all it's done for me," Rhee said.
Ken Carlson, a spokesman for Rhee, said it
usually costs about $75 a month to take two
classes a week.
"Master Rhee has been doing complimentary
classes for the House of Representatives for 25
years, free of charge," said Carlson.
U.S. demands
tougher action
from NATO
against Bosnia
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SHANNON, Ireland - The
Clinton administration has told
NATO allies that if European na
tions don't agree to tougher action
on Bosnia, the United States is pre
pared to act alone, a State Depart
ment spokesman said Sunday.
"We cannot allow the strangu
lation of Sarajevo to continue,
said spokesman Mike McCurry.
He spoke to reporters on the
eve of a meeting in Brussels of the
North Atlantic Council, the politi
cal arm of NATO.
The briefing took place on Sec
retary of State Warren Christo
pher's plane en route to the Mid
dle East. Christopher is not at
tending the NATO meeting.
"The United States is deter
mined to act," said McCurry.
"We prefer to act in a multilateral
fashion."
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are more than 25,000 families in
Texas involved in home school
ing their children.
Ray Martin, president of the
BVCHEA said there are more
than 120 families in the Brazos
Valley who are teaching their
children at home that are mem
bers of the organization.
Dr. Brian Ray, the president of
the National Education Research
Institute (NHERI) said people
primarily choose to teach at
home for religious reasons.
Tate said in fact, 80 percent of
people say they teach at home for
moral and religious reasons.
Julie Richmond, a home
schooler from Bryan, said the de
cision to teach her family at home
was based on religious beliefs.
"We feel like home schooling
is first a spiritual decision, what
God wants for our family," Rich
mond said.
Other reasons to home school
include academic considerations
and concern for the well-being of
their children, Tate said.
Karen Colbert, a home school
er in Texas said some people, like
herself, object to the "lowest form
of learning" used in schools. She
said schools simply "stuff" chil
dren with information and ask
them to "regurgitate" it on a test.
Presidential approval poll
How Clinton's policies fare with public
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students and would grow to more than $3 billion for 150,000 students
after four years.
"Under this program, students who wish to take low-paying communi
ty service jobs ... will be able to repay their loans as a small percentage
of their income so that they will not be overburdened by debt," Secre
tary of Education Richard W. Riley said in a release.
But opponents of Clinton's plan have said students with a degree are
too qualified to work in these types of service positions and could bene
fit the nation more doing work in their respective fields.
U.S. Rep. Jack Fields, R-Humble, said at a town meeting last week
that the awards will be financed by the government paying 85 percent
of the student's costs plus a stipend.
"I don't think the government can provide everything to everyone,'
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Defensive Coordinator Reggie Herring has to fill
some big holes but there are bright spots on his side
of the ball. However, he has more to work with than
his counterpart on offense.
TCU may have one of the best linebacker cores in
the conference. Sophomore linebacker Lenoy Jones
was a big surprise last year. Weighing in at 185, he
wasn't considered big enough to play his freshman
year; but injuries forced him into the starting spo!
where he flourished. He led the team in unassisted
tackles with 68 and seven sacks. He was third on the
team with 117 total tackles.
Juniors Reggie Anderson and Mike Moulton,
highly thought of by the coaching staff and most
scouts, will play the other linebacker spots.
Team leader and starting safety Greg Evans led
the conference in interceptions with seven but, play
ing in the same league with Texas A&M's Patrick
Bates, Texas' Lance Gunn and Texas Tech's Tracy
Saul, failed to make the all-conference team.
On the defensive line, only junior Royal West has
proven himself as a solid contributor in the trenches.
SMU
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line up.
The Mustangs have only two
returning starters on that side of
the ball; senior guard Jeremy
Stout and junior wide receiver
Brian Berry.
"We'll have young offensive
linemen, quarterbacks and line
backers," Rossley said. "The
quarterback position will be a key
for us. The question mark is ex
perience."
On the defensive side of the
ball, the Mustangs have five re
turning starters, three on the line
and two in the secondary - all of
whom are three-year lettermen.
The returning player to keep
an eye on is senior SWC first team
defensive end Chad Patton who
led the Mustangs with eight sacks
for negative yardage. In addition,
Patton racked up eight quarter
back pressures, four blocked kicks
and 46 tackles.
Rossley said the Mustangs' de
fense will be strong because of the
returning players but they must
fill a whole in the middle of the
defense.
"We are looking for another
big year from Chad Patton," he
said. "Our big challenge will be
for some new linebackers to show
they are ready to start."
The Mustangs' biggest chal
lenge this season will be their
schedule that kicks off against
Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl on
Sept. 4.
SMU will also host Wisconsin
but will travel out of town to face
Missouri and Navy.
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