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TUESDAY
September 20, 1994
Vol. 101, No. 17 (10 pages)
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U.S. troops enter Haiti peacefully
Haiti (AP) — U.S. troops swept peace
fully into Haiti on Monday to help usher
in a new dawn of democracy after a long
night of dictatorship in this poor land.
The first GIs dropping in by helicopter
at Port-au-Prince airport met no resis
tance. Down at the harbor, jubilant
Haitians clambered over fences to wel
come other arriving soldiers.
“We’re free! We’re free!” one man
shouted.
Although Haiti’s military chiefs kept the
Americans from shooting their way in, a
key uncertainty clings to Sunday’s last-
minute deal: Will next month’s promised
transition back to an elected president,
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, take place without
new turmoil and bloodshed?
“The mission still has risks,” Presi
dent Clinton said at a White House
news conference.
After landing at the airport, the U.S.
force commander, Lt. Gen. Henry Hugh
Shelton, went first to Haitian army head
quarters and met with military leader Lt.
Gen. Raoul Cedras to discuss arrange
ments for the new U.S. occupation.
Shelton later described the session as
“warm and cooperative.”
The two military forces must decide
who is in charge of everyday security
matters during the 3 1/2 weeks leading
to the Oct. 15 deadline for Cedras’ resig
nation.
Shelton said he hoped the Haitians
would handle any “internal disturbances”
on their own. He said it had still not been
determined whether the thousands of
army auxiliaries would be disarmed.
One right-wing politician, Jacquelin
Montalvo said of the new agreement: “If
this means the return of President Aris
tide, we will fight.”
The American landing climaxed three
years of diplomatic and economic pres
sure from the United Nations and mili
tary threats by the United States to re
store Aristide, ousted in a military coup
in September 1991.
Shortly after 9 a.m., the first wave of
U.S. soldiers stormed off 10 Black Hawk
helicopters at the airport, assault rifles at
the ready. The camouflage-uniformed
Americans were met by welcoming Hait
ian officers.
Earlier, two U.S. warships and a Coast
Guard cutter had steamed into Port-au-
Prince harbor.
“Tell Clinton that all Haitians are hap
py,” said one man awaiting the Ameri
cans’ arrival.
First-wave troops, which include ele
ments of the Army’s 10th Mountain Divi
sion from Fort Drum, N.Y., were also to
secure key roads and protect the U.S.
Embassy. A separate force of U.S.
Marines was to disembark at the north
ern city of Cap Haitian.
“We’re not going to let our guard
down,” said Staff Sgt. Clifford Drysdale,
of Columbus, Ga. “There’s always a bad
apple in every bunch.”
The U.S. military force in this
Caribbean island nation is expected to
eventually total 15,000.
On Monday, Clinton said only that
“this mission will be limited in time and
scope.” Last week, he said most of the
U.S. force would be withdrawn “in
months, not years.”
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Sale of football game videotapes increases
NCAA probation causes sale of
gridiron performances to soar
By Michele Brinkmann
The Battalion
Sales of Aggie football game videotapes have boomed
since the Texas A&M football team was banned from
television appearances this season.
The 12th Man Foundation received about 1,000 or
ders for the $205 set of 11 tapes before the season and
sales have continued.
About 400 were sold last season at the same price.
People cannot purchase a single tape of a game, they
have to buy the set.
Frank Shannon, executive director of the 12th Man
Foundation, said it is mostly former students and
friends of the University who have bought the sets.
“A lot of Aggie Band members have bought tapes this
year because this is the band’s 100 year anniversary,”
Shannon said.
Shannon said profits made from video purchases will
go to the athletic program.
The video department in A&M’s athletic program be
gan recording and editing the game videos this season
for the 12th Man Foundation.
Bob Matey, manager of video department, said the
game tapes sent to the 12th Man are edited more tightly
than the videos made for A&M football coaches.
He said it takes his office five hours to edit the tapes
and dub a radio broadcast of the game on the tape.
Before the 12th Man Foundation could release this
season’s videos, the athletic department asked the
NCAA in the spring for permission to sell videos since
the NCAA put the football team on five-year probation
in January.
Tedi Ellison, director of athletic compliance, said the
NCAA allowed the foundation to sell the tapes because it
had offered tapes of the season for the last six years.
But this season’s tape jackets include a warning:
“Fhirsuant to NCAA sanctions dated Jan. 5, 1994
(Penalty No. F), this tape or any portion thereof is ex
pressly prohibited from being used as delayed broadcast,
cable broadcast, game footage highlights, or any other
commercial or public purposes. This tape may be used
only for private viewing by the party or A&M club to
whom it is sent.”
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AUSTIN (AP) — The growing
number of alternatively fueled motor
hides is good news for the Texas
atural gas industry, the state
mptroller reports.
The comptroller’s office said Monday
that fuel tax records show at least
26,500 public and private vehicles are
ing alternative fuels in Texas.
A report in the comptroller’s latest
iscal Notes" publication says propane
id compressed and liquefied natural
|as are among the most frequently used
ternative fuels. Methanol, ethanol and
ctricity are other alternatives.
There are more than 1,000 propane
(fueling stations in Texas, and natural
js vehicles may be refueled at about
50 stations in the state, the report said,
n "As interest accelerates in finding
cleaner fuels for vehicles as well as
industry, Texas has what America
needs. We are the nation’s largest
(roducer of natural gas,” Comptroller
John Sharp said.
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Allison Farmer, a sophomore business major, sends a driving range at the Penberthy Intramural Complex on
golf ball into flight during her beginning golf class at the Monday.
Students can use
Aggie Bucks to pay
for transcripts
By Melissa Jacobs
The Battalion
Texas A&M students can now use their Aggie
Bucks when purchasing transcripts, thanks to a
resolution adopted by the Student Senate.
Ryan Shopp, university committees chair, said
Aggie Bucks are becoming more predominant and
can be used almost anywhere on campus.
“Students always have their I.D. with them
but don’t always have their checkbook or cash,”
he said.
Shopp said he presented the idea to Don
Carter, A&M registrar, last spring when a few
senators came up with the idea.
“It cost about $1,000 to set up a system plus the
monthly fee,” he said. “Don Carter is basically do
ing the students a service. I’m very appreciative
of him for doing that and I have a lot of respect
and admiration for him.
“If you go to get a transcript and don’t have
cash, you are going to go back. Students have to
have transcripts, and they can’t say T’m not go
ing to get transcripts because they don’t accept
Aggie Bucks.’”
Carter said the Office of Admissions and
Records pays a fee of about $100 month to the Fis
cal Office.
“I decided to implement the use of Aggie Bucks
for transcripts because the students requested it,”
he said. “I appreciate the Student Senate bring
ing this to our attention. We’ll do anything we can
do to help students out.”
Carter said the new form of payment has been
given a 12 month trial period. If the process is not
utilized, it will be removed next September.
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Cyclists can prevent accidents, theft of bikes, UPD says
By Stephanie Dube
The Battalion
Each year, bicyclists on campus are
victims of burglaries and accidents which
can often be prevented with education
and awareness.
Sgt. Betty LeMay, University Police
Department crime prevention specialist,
said 207 bicycles were stolen during the
1993-1994 school year. Most of these bi
cycles, she said, are not recovered be
cause they are not properly identified.
Bicyclists need to know their bike’s se
rial number and have their drivers li
cense number engraved on the bike,
LeMay said.
“If you know your bike’s serial number,
it can be entered in a national computer if
it is stolen,” she said.
If another police officer recovers the
stolen bike and enters its number into the
computer, the system will notify the offi
cer that the bike was stolen from Texas
A&M, LeMay said.
In addition, she said, bicyclists need to
have their drivers license number en
graved on different parts of their bicycle,
such as the handlebars, headlights, and
wheels. People have begun stealing more
bicycle parts recently, she said.
“People need to put their identification
number (state and drivers license num
ber) on all parts of their bike,” LeMay
said. “Do not put your social security
number on because it might not register.
“The police can run the drivers li
cense number and get results back im
mediately. The social security number
takes longer.”
LeMay said when police stop someone
suspected of stealing a bike, they can run
the drivers license number on the bike
through a national computer. If the bike
is stolen, the police will find that the per
son riding the bike does not match the
drivers license number.
When this occurs, the police will imme
diately contact the person matching the
drivers license number.
In addition, she said, bicyclists need to
always lock their bikes.
“Chains and cables can be defeated easi
ly,” LeMay said. “But when you buy a case
hardened steel lock, it can’t be cut with bolt
cutters. It is a better security lock.”
LeMay said the best action bicyclists
can take is to always lock their bikes,
even if they will only be gone a few min
utes. In addition, students need to report
suspicious activity to the police.
Bicyclists also need to be aware of bicy
cle regulations. Last year, 22 bicycle acci
dents were reported to UPD, LeMay said.
Kindell Peters, a graduate assistant for
the Health Education Center, said adher
ence to bicycle regulations is important.
“Helmets are important,” she said.
“Bicyclists should also ride with traffic,
use hand signals, and have reflectors on
their bike.”
Tom Williams, director of Parking,
Transit, and Traffic Services, said bicy-
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