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We’ve gone back to the draw ing board and are asking the : community what to do.” Dr. Arnold Oates, a senior i lecturer in A&M’s Department : of Educational Administra- ; I tion, stood in as chairman of the meeting. Oates said the task force : gives citizens the ability to voice their opinions. “The purpose of the Facili- : ties Task Force is to deter- : mine the needs of Bryan ISD by the citizens, and then come up with the best ways to handle those needs and : determine what will have to ! be paid for them,” he said, “I just want what is best for the kids in Bryan.” Corps Continued from Page 1 Fred Brown, president of the Texas A&M/Bryan-College Sta tion Council, said that the mem bers’ variety is essential to the program’s success. “Because of that diversity, you have so many different opinions and so many walks of life that their input and output will al ways be different,” Brown said. “Each of these members has a sphere of influence that is unique to their business. So in stead of getting 25 bankers, now you’re diversified in all different aspects of the community.” Corps members will learn about Texas A&M through six seminars concerning different as pects of the Texas A&M System, including student life, academic affairs and the role of state agen cies and research. Members will also take part in a two-day re treat to Austin to examine leg islative affairs and their effects on the System. Brown said he hopes mem bers leave the program with a better understanding of the A&M System. “There are a lot of people in the area who only see Texas A&M as a body that supports the community in various ways,” Brown said. “This pro gram gives them a chance to learn all the integral aspects of the University and feel like a part of the System, even though they’re not Aggies. The members have the opportunity to understand the complexities of a world-class university.” Brown said he sees advan tages for A&M as well. “These members can come and support Texas A&M — not just in local issues, but in any issue that A&M needs support for,” Brown said. “All of these people are in leadership posi tions, and their support can be very important.” Dr. Barry B. Thompson, Texas A&M chancellor, said he anticipates working well with the Corps. “It’s very important that the community and Texas A&M have an outstanding relation ship,” Thompson said. “I know that you have made a pledge to give a lot of time to this effort. We hope that you will surely not be disappointed.” Thompson said the Corps will help the community gain an un derstanding of the complicated A&M System. He said the Sys tem will expand with three new campuses and nearly 10,000 more students before the next Legislative session in 1997. “I think there’s a definite trend in Texas higher educa tion with more institutions un der one umbrella,” Thompson said. “We’re very optimistic about the future of both Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M System.” Dr. Ray Bowen, Texas A&M president, thanked all the hon- orees and said that the vast spec trum of schools and agencies in the System will surprise and in form them. “There are so many interest ing things happening throughout the System, that we’ll be able to occupy a lot of your time,” Bowen said. “The System is a fantastic array of institutions.” Florida’s earliest hurricane passes without causing major damage a Allison tapered down to a tropical ol. 1 storm as it moved inland. SHELL POINT, Fla. (AP) — Allison, the earliest hurricane on record to hit Florida, buffeted the Gulf Coast with 75 mph winds Monday, swamping streets and spinning off tornadoes but causing no major damage. “The forecast was for a lot more than we got,” said Kenny Thompson, who rode the storm out aboard his shrimp boat in Ochlockonee Bay. “We were real, real lucky.” More than 65 coastal homes, three hotels and at least one restaurant were flooded as the morning storm caused the ocean to surge eight feet along a 150-mile stretch of Florida’s Big Bend, where the Panhandle meets the Peninsula. The weak storm — it just barely reached the hur ricane threshold of 74 mph winds — downed power lines, leaving 14,000 residents without electricity. No immediate injuries were reported. Allison weakened into a tropical storm by late morning as it moved ashore in sparsely populated Taylor County, about 45 miles southeast of Talla hassee. The hurricane’s outer bands spawned torna does that touched down in St. Marys, Ga., dam aging a McDonald’s and the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, and in Jacksonville Beach, flip ping several cars and damaging a water slide. Paula Beilin, manager of the flooded Stein- hatchee Landing fishing resort in Taylor County, worried that the scattered, relatively light damage might embolden coastal residents to ride out fu ture storms. “I’m afraid that people are just going to get to the point where they’re going to say, ‘Forget about it,”’ Beilin said. “And then we’re going to get hit with a big one.” Allison was expected to move into Georgia, pos sibly brush South Carolina and then head out into the Atlantic on Tuesday. By midafternoon, Allison was well inland, between Tallahassee and Valdos ta, Ga., with winds of 63 mph. It was the earliest hurricane to hit Florida dur ing the June-to-November hurricane season since reliable record-keeping began in 1886. Associated Allison developed into a hurricane on Sunday.; lents the storm rolled north in the Gulf of Mexico, abc ,he ne 5,000 people were evacuated from coastal commui iess t ties, and more than 3,000 spent the night in at lea york- 30 shelters. tfEli By the standards of many coastal residents, jyouh lison was too weak to be daunting. cans Dottie Ebright opened the doors in hertw 3( jpec story house to let the rising tide flow through gxist Shell Point, about 25 miles south of Tallahasst pays Her roommate, Jerry Alexander, said he vi- rattled, however. “I think I’d rather be on stilt; he said as waves smacked against a seawall: hind the house. A block from Shell Point Marina, Jo Ann Vesedi was grateful afterward that her cleanup job was) larger. She only had to pick seaweed out of herfif den. The last hurricane to hit the Big Bend count | was Hurricane Kate, which killed three people | Nov. 21, 1985. IBM launches hostile bid for software makei □ The $3.3 billion bid for Lotus should not promote any antitrust concerns from the government. NEW YORK (AP) — IBM made a record $3.3 billion hostile takeover bid for software maker Lotus Development Corp. on Monday in a move that could put it in a position to challenge soft ware leader Microsoft Inc. The unsolicited bid was the biggest takeover at tempt in the history of personal computer software. Lotus, a software pioneer that has lost much ground to Microsoft throughout the years, re jected IBM's repeated overtures in five months of private talks. But Lotus said Monday it would consider the $60 per share cash offer, twice its current market value. Although the merger would be huge, IBMsaii* it should not pose any antitrust concerns fror; the government because the companies’ opera tions generally do not overlap. The deal marks the first time Internationa:; Business Machines Corp., the world’s large; computer company and paragon of blue-# firms, has attempted a hostile takeover. “Together, our skills match in a way thaii? breathtaking,” said Louis V. Gerstner Jr., IBM chairman and chief executive officer. Lotus’ strength in desktop computing pro: grams complements IBM’s forte with program; for large computers. Lotus also has a strong presence with retailers and consumers while; IBM’s marketing power is tied more directly to business and government. New Dallas mayor calls for civic pride □ Ron Kirk seeks to cre ate jobs and foster eco nomic growth. DALLAS (AP) — Newly in augurated Mayor Ron Kirk pledged Monday that the days of civic pride and unified confi dence will return to a Dallas that had become increasingly mired in civic squabbling in re cent years. Kirk took his oath of office and promised a new era of civic pride, confidence and unified purpose after several years of civic bickering. “The people of Dallas have said the divisiveness is over,” said the first black mayor of a major Texas city. “Today we stand a little taller. We have a little more swagger in our stride.” Amid song and ceremony, Kirk and the newly elected members of the 14-member Dal las City Council were sworn in by House Speaker Pete Laney, D-Hale Center. Joining them on the dais were departing Mayor Steve Bartlett and departing City Council members. In his first official words to the city, Kirk promised to seek ways to find and retain jobs for Dallas, foster economic growth, unite the city’s various commu nities, and instill a vision and dream of the future. “We have to have a visiot; and we have to have a drear of how great the city of Dal!*; can be,” Kirk told about 2,00; people at the Dallas Convet; tion Center. Among his audience wef; members of the civic elites*: well as its grassroots cot: stituencies. Left unmention* were such recent civic squat bles as a proposed new spot;, arena and a new auto raceway! But Kirk, 40, said the cityh* no problem that a growing m vibrant economy won’t cure, j “There is nothing we canj accomplish if we work toget er,” he said. Skefosh By Quatro^ In The Buff Valerie ^Thts is Si-rip. Aj r~espx>'»se. -to -fe n o-h oJoo butt uj&S mcjreiif ' e/. _ZT f 14 o l* ur T»-ierin\j e rea.