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.1 ber 6,1993 ffer its sh said the >ular in the to get into ice Depart- aave a high escort ser- benefit stu- State Way, September 6,1993 The Battalion Page 3 Reckless river rafters \iblic education, increased law enforcement key to safety The Associated Press ^ you take ty precau- e prevent- amount of ; said, id the ser- ■vent phys- on campus ey boost : emale is ae takes an r will take i reach Ho- rdroom at NEW BRAUNFELS iiadalupe River business owners ad local authorities say stepped- :(ilaw enforcement this summer I curb some of the chaos that tasspoiling the popular stream. River proprietors also say a insistent and recently slow river bwhas kept inner-tubers and liters coming to town at a stead- rpace, rather than in large idtvds during a brief span like ist year. ill, drunkenness, trespassing, idecent exposure and litter iven't disappeared along a 22- lile stretch of the Guadalupe urthofNew Braunfels. As the jbor Day holiday arrived, the wn braced for an estimated river enthusiasts during the itekend. "We've made a lot of progress, twe've still got a ways to go," id Comal County Judge Carter Casteel, who has floated the river surveying the situation. "It's much better than what 1 saw last year," she said. "The public awareness has certainly made a major dent in this all." Zero Rivers, owner of Rockin R River Rides, one of the largest out fitters on the Guadalupe, said in creased law enforcement has helped. But he contends educating the public is the key to maintain ing river quality. "The way to attack this is not, 'You slobs, quit coming here.' It's education," Rivers said. Bill Perkins and John Guenzel, who have run the Rio Raft Co. on the Guadalupe since 1976, also said more education is necessary, along with more law enforcement. "The problem is there and it's going to be there, in my opinion, until we get a program of educat ing the people before they get on the river and enforcing the rules that we have," Perkins said. After last summer's riotous ending, when tubers and rafters packed the river the final six weeks as water conditions finally were conducive to recreation, lo cal officials pledged to clean things up this year. "There was a consensus that people had gone too far and gotten too rowdy, ' said Comal County Sheriff Jack Bremer, who this year set up checkpoints on a major road leading to river establishments. Officers checked for minors in possession of alcohol, drug pos session and criminal back grounds. The sheriff's department also increased the number of offi cers on patrol, Bremer said. From Memorial Day weekend until late August, those efforts had resulted in 330 public intoxi cation arrests; 182 criminal tres pass arrests; 145 driving while in toxicated arrests; 108 possession of a controlled substance arrests; and 37 assault arrests. OlH San Antonio ctim ; the com- that was re school the Corps about the 1. But, he o donate >e it takes wo-hour d. "They it." s held in ngle from ;t of the ibers, and rgeted at ets hosts chess dtampionsliip The Associated Press ; SAN ANTONIO-The 59th Southwest Open state chess championships has attracted young and old players alike to ahotel that hostecf Texas' first such event. More than 100 chess play ers, including about a dozen youths, competed this week end for trophies and cash prizes from $100 to $1,000 at theMenger Hotel. It was the site of the first Texas chess championship on Feb. 27,1892. Among the players was a ind man who used a special laying board that allowed lim to feel pieces without moving them and a disabled player who reclined in his wheelchair as he made moves. Topping the tournament slate and playing in the open section against chess masters Saturday was Florentine Gar- mendez of Linares, Mexico. The Mexican government pays Garmendez, who has a U.S. rating of 2,500 points, to leach chess to youths and compete in about 25 tourna ments annually. 'There's a lot a dead person can do' Woman finds out she's been dead for 11 years The Associated Press AUSTIN — A Central Texas woman is dead serious about getting the record straight on her records. Late last month, a credit bureau told Madeline Cheney that com- puter records listed her as dead and asked her if she could prove she's still alive. Cheney told the Austin American-Statesman that convincing others of that fact may yet be the death of her. The Williamson County woman was shocked when she learned last fall that the Social Security Administration considered her dead — as of 11 years ago. In January, she walked into the Austin Social Security office and an nounced: "Hi. I'm here. And 1 just wanted to say I'm alive." She said a woman punched her number into a computer, dropped her mouth open and said: "You've been dead since April of 1982." Since that January day, "This has just mushroomed into a massive effort on our part and on theirs, too, in trying to make her alive again. It's not as simple as you'd think," said Madeline's husband, Gerry Cheney. Last fall, the Cheneys were moving from Massachusetts to Austin when a prospective landlord checked their credit and told Gerry: "We thought we'd let you know that your wife is coming up dead with her Social Security number." Then the Cheneys discovered that Social Security had accepted taxes on her behalf and had recorded a change of address and change of name when she married. "There's a lot a dead person can do," Cheney said. However, Social Security officials said they could not tell Cheney, a certified optician, whose account was credited with the employment taxes she paid through the years. The Austin Social Security office's manager, Carroll Ferguson, said such cases "happen from time to time," usually when people change their Social Security numbers. Ain Aggie Wrrnoi r A editor Jitor s editor itlik, Carrie .lay nd Joe Leih n Scroggs, a and g semesters periods), at University, Division of McDonald irtising, call Jay through To charge ■ /A/AL-y: •: : v- • '...."a, u* r -\ ——■-'-..i—i:A I * f l 1 IM Out Of VYAtkr! OPEN AN ACCOUNT AND GET A FREE PRINT OF THE TEXAS A&M CAMPUS! 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