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Thursday • October 27, 1994 yHE g ATT ALIGN The Battalion • Page 9 Amy Browning/THE Battalion Walking away a winner Beth Yohe, a junior speech communications major from Garland, snags an apple from the apple bobbing tub at the MSC Film Society booth set up in front of the MSC Wednesday afternoon. She won a chance at a pair of free movie tickets. Violent thunderstorm rips through McAllen McALLEN, (AP) — A violent thunderstorm stunned people with its suddenness as it swept through Hidalgo County, tearing up property from poor rural neighborhoods to one of McAl len’s fanciest hotels. “At first I thought it was go ing to be a little rain, then all of the sudden the roof took off and fell on its side,” said Ramon Banda, whose Tuesday night dinner was interrupted by se vere winds and rain. “Every thing turned over. I’ve never seen anything like this before.” Residents were cleaning up Wednesday. Although the National Weather Service didn’t confirm reports of small funnel clouds, county officials said the twisted damage looked more like a tor nado’s aftermath than that of a thunderstorm. “You can’t have that roof way over there without a tornado,” County Judge J. Edgar Ruiz said, pointing to the roof of the Alton Senior Citizens Center, which was lodged into the awning of Junior’s Supermarket. Part of the supermarket’s roof also collapsed. The storm struck without warning, leaving downed trees and power lines, shattered win dows and damaged signs across an area from McCook to Pharr in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. At least 15 homes lost roofs in Alton “colonias” — poor, rur al communities lacking basic services. There were no immediate re ports of serious injuries. “Everything is ruined,” said Noelia Olivarez, who returned from a visit to relatives to find the roof, porch and walls miss ing from her mobile home north of Alton. “We had a big porch and everything was tied down. It just flew away,” Mrs. Olivarez said Wednesday by telephone from an Alton shelter. Phyllis Krekel of Columbus, Ohio, was bruised in the head by a 2-by-3 foot piece of Plexiglas that fell from the atrium of McAl len’s Embassy Suites Hotel. Lex Gemas, also of Columbus, suf fered lacerations in the incident. “If they had stayed three more seconds, it would have been a very different story,” said their friend. Dein Boyle of Columbus. The storm temporarily knocked out power to much of McAllen. Lightening apparently took out the emergency genera tor at Rio Grande Regional Hos pital in McAllen, leaving the 220-bed facility without electric ity for about three hours. Ocker said the thunderstorm developed near Jim Hogg County and traveled east through Zapa ta, Alton, Mission, McCook, Edin burg and McAllen and weakened once it crossed into Mexico. COLLEGE STATION • DALLAS • EL PASO • HARLINGEN • HOUSTON • HUNTSVILLE • KERRVILLE • MIDLAND • WACO • McALLEN • VICTORIA • O O m co > HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! TEXAS SPIRIT 1.75 liter, 80° Canadian EVAN WILLIAMS 1.75 liter, 80° Bourbon JOSE CUERVO 1.75 liter, 80° Tequilla CANADIAN HUNTER 1.75 liter. 80° Canadian KIRIN 6 Pack N.R. Bottles Import Beer $4,! PEARL Regular & Light 6 Pack N.R. Bottles *1 GALLO Livingston Cellars 4 Liter #6* 701 UNIVERSITY E. COLLEGE STATION, TX Across from Randall’s (409) 846-1257 IN CASE OF PRINTING ERROR STORE PRICE PREVAILS weSlern STORE HOURS MON-SAT 10am-9pm No Limits on Liquor or Wine J ss “The Beverage Store of Texas PRICES GOOD 10/27/94- 10/31/94 m COLLEGE STATION • DALLAS • EL PASO • HARLINGEN • HOUSTON • HUNTSVILLE • KERRVILLE • MIDLAND • WACO • McALLEN • VICTORIA The Association of Former Students Fall Induction Banquets Seniors Tuesday & Wednesday, November 8 & 9, 1994 COLLEGE STATION HILTON HOTEL GRAND BALLROOM - 6:20 P. M. Graduate Students* Thursday, November 10, 1994 CLAYTON WILLIAMS ALUMNI CENTER - 6:30 P. M. All December '94 graduates are invited Complimentary tickets may be picked up in the MSC Hallway, November 1, 2, & 3 (9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.) TICKETS GIVEN ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS Student I.D. Required to Pick Up Tickets * For graduate students who do not already hold a degree from Texas A&M. The Student Law Counsel and the Office of Professional School Advising present The 1994 Law School Caravan Monday, October 31 Noon to 4 p.m., MSC Flag Room Over 60 law schools will be present. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with representatives from the top law schools in the U.S. Great door prizes! Admission is free! SEE WHAT ALL THE NOISE IS ABOUT V^reated by the British group Yes/No People, Stomp has been hailed around the world as a striking, unforgettable combination of music, dance and theatre. Regardless of musical taste, YOU shouldn't miss this visual and aural treat as Stomp opens the Texas leg of its U.S. tour at Texas A&M. oras22 MSC OPERA & PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY’ Tickets are on sale at the MSC Box Office-TAMU r or charge by phone at 845-1234 f Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to Inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) working days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our ability. 1994 national tour sponsored by ©TARGET great scores... oEf^E Kaplan helps you focus your GRE studies and build your confidence so you can get a higher score. last chance to prepare for the December test Last class begins on: Sunday and Wednesday: 10/30 696-3196 get a higher score KAPLAN Aggies for Gov. Ann Richards & fa Aggies for George Bush Present IHi ffllMT MMTE 45 minute Debate followed by Q&A Thursday, October 27th 7:00 p.m. MSC 225/226 Moderated by Dr. Kurt Ritter Come find out where you stand!