Page 8 • The Battalion E ADIES 6-TO t»0 The Bridal and Tuxedo Store REMODELING CLEARANCE SALE • Small Classes • Free Extra Help • Four full-length Practice Tests • Personal Attention FORMALS AND SEMFFORMALS 50% OFF FROM $29.95 Classes Start October 29th THE PRINCETON REVIEW A We Score More! BRIDAL GOWNS FROM $189.95 TUXEDO SALE FROM $119.95 696-9099 LADIES AND LORDS 807 TEXAS AVE. NEXT TO RED LOBSTER OPEN MONDAY LATE UNTIL 8 P.M. 'J'HE BATTALION Wednesday October 19,1! /I proves th Richards, Bush compete in dead heat The Princeton Review is not affiliated with ETS or Princeton Tm vers,tv (AP)- According to a new opinion poll, the governor’s race is virtually a dead heat, with Republican challenger George W. Bush holding a one percentage point lead over Democratic incumbent Ann Richards. The Texas Poll, published Tuesday in sev eral newspapers, gave Bush 45 percent support, Richards 44 percent and Libertarian Keary Ehlers 1 percent. Ten percent were undecided. “If ever there was a race too close to call, the 1994 Texas governor’s race is it,†said Candace Windel, the poll’s director. “Given the four percent- Richards age point margin of error inherent in a survey sample of this size, a rainstorm or a traffic jam could decide it. The outcome all depends on who turns out to vote and how mad they are when they do,†she said. The Texas Poll was conducted Oct. 6-15 for Harte-Hanks Communications Inc. by the Office of Survey Research of the Uni versity of Texas College of Communica tions. The telephone survey of 675 likely voters had a margin of error of plus or mi nus four percentage points. The poll, the latest in a series of surveys, showed Bush continuing to climb slightly from the 39 percent support he had a year ago. Richards, who had 47 percent support in each of four previous Texas Polls since the fall of 1993, slipped for the first time. The change was within the poll’s margin of error. “The polls show this is still up in the air and up for grabs,†Bush said Tuesday. “I re ally do believe I’m going to win. I can feel it. I can see it.†Richards spokesman Chuck McDonald said the 'poll surveyed too few women and that skewed the results. “This poll is 52 percent male and 48 percent female, when in 1990 the vote was 53 percent female and 47 percent male,†McDonald said. In other political developments: — The Houston Post reported that Bush, who took eight months to notify the govern ment of his sale of stock in a company on whose board he served, also missed the filing deadline for reporting other trades involving Harken Energy. * The newspaper, citing Securities and Ex change Commission records, said it found ad ditional instances in which Bush “ran afoul of the SEC rule requiring notification within 10 days of the end of the month in transaction took place.†Bush’s lawyer, Robert Jordan, said, id 1 recall right now whether they (filed)tbfj timely as the rule literally suggests ornof — Geraldine Ferraro, the 1984Deni ratic vice presidential nominee,t!;[ paigned for Richards. “This raceisi about Ann Richards. Without yourlit : | the door of open government is slam shut on election day if Gov. I is not re-elected,†she told a Monday gathering of about 500 Richards support in Austin. Karen Hughes, a spokeswoman for lican gubernatorial candidate Georgei Bush, said, “The campaign visit of Geralife | Mosq Ferraro is reflective of the national liberals) forts to help their soulmate.†— The Texas Abortion RightsActij League announced endorsements. Ai;i the statewide candidates gettinglli group’s backing: Richards, Democraticil Ministry, I Cov. Bob Bullock, Democratic Atto®|wounding General Dan Morales, Democratic sin Iraqi t< 'Treasurer Martha Whitehead, Democrat:!^ 5 Iraq l< e BAGH Jxploded of Bagt Atta Land Commissioner Carry Mauro, andfc A..JC4I1VA V./ V/Illllll O 1 1 X v*> l X* 1 Ct U l V, UUU UT ? gj^j ||-j J'g mocratic Supreme Court candidatesAfe | me ^ or sounds o Oliver Parrott and Jimmy Carroll. Post Oak Mall AND Post Oak 3 ^g^PARMIKE THEATRES * Presents CA.RMIKE MOVIE DEAL 10.99 MONDAY THRU SATURDAY ONLY _ • 2 Chick-Fil-A Value Meals...(reg. $3.49 each) I (either a one sandwich or 8 nugget meal which includes small waffle fries and a cup of cole slaw.) Suicide attempt sparks explosion Mexico | • 2 Tickets for the Post Oak 3 Theatres... (reg. $5.50 each) j^Movie Deal offer available Monday thru Saturday. Some restrictions may apply to movies.) JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) — A man who apparently tried to kill himself by turning on the gas and blowing up his home survived the explosion that de molished at least five houses and damaged dozens of others. James Kimble, 32, was in critical condition at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center on Tuesday with second- and third-degree burns over near ly half of his body. He also suffered a deep skull wound and a broken leg and ankle. Police Chief James Tren- tham said Kimble hadn’t re gained consciousness since shortly after his house blew up Sunday afternoon. He was wearing only a pair of white briefs when emer gency workers found him dazed and nearly buried in the rubble of the one-story home he rented. Rescuers said he was waving an arm for help when they arrived. No one else was home at the time and no one else in the neighborhood was seri ously hurt, although the blast damaged about 40 homes and businesses. On Monday, a television reporter found a sheet of pa per that appeared to be part of a suicide letter about 100 yards from the blast. Two other pages of the letter, dat ed Oct. 13 and signed by Kim ble, were later recovered. “It says he was despon dent over family problems and evidently he was using some type of drugs,†Tren- tham said. Investigators found a line to the home’s natural gas fur nace had been disconnected. Trentham said it was a miracle that Coleman, who was in the basement at the time, survived. “He could have easily end ed up in the trees with the rest of the debris,†he said. Five houses have been con demned and others may have to be, Trentham said. If Kimble recovers, Tren tham said he would face charges of endangering the lives of other people and would be held responsible for the $2 million in damage. A neighbor, Sharon Cole man, said Kimble hadn’t left the house for two weeks. The self-employed construction contractor was recently sepa rated from his wife. Continued from Page 1 development seminar and a Texas ati Mexico children’s art exhibition,â€hesaii In a three-day leadership seminal, students talked with Mexican busines leaders, visited top universities andhosl ed student leaders from various Mexi® institutions. When they returned,tk students were expected to give two sei nars explaining their experiences. “A five-day experience can doas much as a five-month program, if» ducted correctly,†Carranza said, A corporate alliance program is no* being developed to help generateii for the center. This program will ab provide international internshipsfoi students. The alliance includestb United States, Mexico and Canada, In its future, the University0 plans to incorporate more leadership seminars with other colleges, and students, Ashworth said. 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