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Sports, Page 7 he Battalion 1 his 102, No. 12 (10 pages) Established in 1893 Tuesday • September 12, 1995 VATO vows to continue Bosnian attacks title — Knuck- knifing ng wind, ted Andre -bird U.S. 1 gain the esteem of f not the od diving :assi with J engaged eline ral- : champi- win 6-4, tbs after ;ht Wim- id, when nd ace of mph, he his pow- ;e under ed to his ch, Tim immy,” levision son was subur- u were nt rally m both » side, in the y, the urt by , broke set in d only jr ser- howed is and a little npras point i that ickled Agas- ght it ?nt to n he id 10 r en it npras base- Sam- last and at it Tomahawk missiles cause severe damage in Serb territory. Stealth fighter pilots in New Mexico stand ready for deployment. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herze- [ovina (AP) — Cruise missiles badly damaged Bosnian Serb air defenses, NATO said Monday, vowing to keep up its attacks un- tilthe skies over Bosnia are safe [or Western warplanes. The Serbs were defiant, warning that the attacks could endanger the peace process. The 13 Tomahawk missiles tired from the USS Normandy late Sunday caused “severe dam age” to Serb anti-aircraft sys tems, Group Capt. Trevor Mur- raysaidin Naples, Italy. But he said the defenses were not entirely destroyed, and at tacks would continue — possibly with more of the $1.3 million Tomahawks — until they are. Murray said NATO had no in dication that the missiles killed or wounded civilians, as the Serbs claimed. With the Serbs reeling from NATO's bombs, the Bosnian gov ernment took advantage of their weakness to capture a strategic village and gain control of a route linking government holdings in northern and central Bosnia. Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic said the attacks showed that NATO was working together with the government army, and warned that they threatened to derail a diplomatic breakthrough last week that set the stage for possible peace talks. “It is clear that the most pow erful military alliance on earth is openly taking the side of our ene mies,” Karadzic wrote in a letter to Western leaders. “The entire peace process could be wrecked.” The cruise missiles, used in Bosnia for the first time, were fired at radar, anti-aircraft mis sile sites and communications stations near the northern Serb stronghold of Banja Luka. Murray, NATO spokesman, refused to say what the missiles hit. Although they damaged Serb facilities, he said, the air defenses were still working. “If suitable, we may well use (Tomahawks) again, as we will use other types of weapons,” Murray said. Serb television in Banja Luka said Monday night that five of the Tomahawks hit radio relay stations in the Kozara moun tains, 30 miles north of Banja Luka. They caused massive damage, the report said without elaborating or saying where the other missiles hit. There was no footage of the damage. In southern New Mexico, pi lots of F-117A “stealth” fighters at Holloman Air Force Base were alerted that they might be called in for NATO missions over Bosnia, officials said. The officials gave no timeline for de ployment of the $46 million black, bat-winged radar-evad ing airplanes. The Bosnian government said its army captured the village of Vozuca in central Bosnia, giving it control of a direct route link ing the northern government stronghold of Tuzla with its holdings in central Bosnia. “Our forces had a lot of suc cess yesterday and today in the region of Vozuca, and I hope in other regions,” said Bosnian Pre mier Haris Silajdzic. Bosnian state television also reported government army gains near the Serb-held town of Jajce in central Bosnia. Bosnian Serb media said Jajce was shelled on Monday. Under Western pressure, the Bosnian government promised Sunday not to attack Serbs around Sarajevo if they withdraw their heavy weapons. The Serbs say they can’t remove the arms because they fear such attacks. The U.N. commander in the former Yugoslavia, Gen. Bernard Janvier, met with Bosn ian Serb commander Gen. Ratko Mladic on Sunday to try to con vince him to withdraw the weapons. Mladic refused, and NATO launched the cruise mis sile attack hours later. NATO did not fire cruise mis siles on Monday, but jets at tacked Serb positions. The Bosn ian Serb military said “dozens of planes” dropped bombs near Sarajevo and Banja Luka. Since Aug. 30, NATO has bom barded an array of Serb targets across Bosnia, including ammuni tion depots and command and communication centers. The campaign was launched two days after a shell exploded in Sarajevo, killing 38 people, and was designed to force the Serbs to ease their siege of Sara jevo and halt all attacks on U.N. “safe areas.” The airstrikes have met with strong condemnation from Moscow, a close Serb ally. NATO and Russian officials met Monday in Brussels, but failed to resolve their differences. Bosnia update □ Gouemm entCrcs 1 tedefalon □ B«nlan Serb* m S«fb-tieid Qroelfe fs H U*S*FY >Bn|B LU i B yt~A. .WnYc ir; *■> T II NATO jets conlliue to ban D posllais aroun a me cltyldloulng su nda/'s cru mlssle ditoch. 52 Serbs ctoim childn cdusudles. £1 on futonda^ saerdljets werenedrd betore ddmn tolowed twldrae e^loslais More jets roaed caier Mount £mdn to lie sain nest stiomerlng Idles to deled ail- diaan ire. Associated Press TEEX sponsors patrol officer survival workshop jltems for discussion this week in clude advanced shooting techniques ind handcuffing tactics. :> Michelle Lyons The Battalion Officers from across the country will unite in College itation this week for the Advanced Patrol Tactics for leer Survival workshop sponsored by the Texas En- 'ineering Extension Service’s Law Enforcement and security Training division. The course being held through Sept. 14 at the TEEX iiverside Campus in Bryan, is designed to address sit- lions officers must face on a day-to-day basis. Larry Michalscheck, division head of the Law En- hreement and Security Training Division, said the workshop will cover a variety of officer tactics. ‘Some of the topics covered in the workshop include 'iress management, different philosophies on appropri- fe survival tactics, advanced shooting techniques, landcuffing tactics, advanced building-search tech- liques and philosophy for a single officer handling mul- iple suspects,” Michalscheck said. Twenty officers from around the country are enrolled in the workshop. Most are uniformed street officers. Dr. Mike Buckley, a University Police Department officer, attended the workshop a few years ago and rec ommends it to others. “One of the things they try to teach the officers is that they have to have the will to survive a confronta tion,” Buckley said. ‘You must have a certain mind-set.” Buckley said the workshop has a strong focus on weapon improvising and techniques that allow officers to remove themselves from difficult situations. “You learn to use what you can to survive,” he said. “It’s more directed toward line officers and line supervi sors — the police officers on the streets.” Brad Szalwinski, marketing manager of TEEX and a coordinator of the workshop, agreed that the course teaches officers to stay in a certain state of mind. “The course teaches how to have the right kind of mind-set in psychology — to stay one step ahead of the bad guy.” Szalwinski said. Szalwinski said there are several goals the work shop sets for the officers. “This is an advanced course for police officers to help them to perform better, to make them better of ficers and to keep them one step ahead of the crimi nal,” he said. Amy Browning, The Battalion Ball's in your court Anila Thomas, a junior biochemistry major, plays ping-pong Monday afternoon in the Commons. is la r a and i ca- the the un- red 4-4 out our in- up gs. he ird ne 4, th ed ce t. alocal historical organiza tions are compiling pho tographs and oral histories to use as reference for College Station and A&M histories. lavier Martinez The Battalion Ed Madley’s drugstore once stood where Rother’s Bookstore now stands in South- gate. For most of the 39 years the drug store was open, the city manager’s office was just upstairs. “Everybody knew everybody,” Madley said. “City officials knew everybody and everybody’s wife’s name.” These are the almost forgotten days of College Station’s early years that the city's Historic Preservation Committee and Con ference Center Advisory Committee are try ing to preserve. Several times a year College Station residents are asked to come forward with photographs, documents or any other memories they may have of College Sta tion since it was incorporated in 1938 through the 1950s. The project began last July with a meeting to discuss the Northgate area. A similar meeting was held for the Southside area, and the next meeting is planned for Sept. 27 from 9-12:30 a.m. to discuss Eastgate, the area en closed by Texas Avenue to the East Bypass and University Drive to Harvey Road. See PAST, Page 4 Nick Rodnicki, The Battajuon Deware Fieldhouse is targeted by historical or ganizations as part of Southside history. Aggies miss out on Harry Connick, Jr. □ Because several MSC events are taking place the weekend of Oct.29, the singer will not be performing here. By Kasie Byers The Battalion The MSC Council Executive Committee decided Friday not to schedule Harry Connick, Jr. for a performance at Texas A&M this semester due to its conflicts with pre-scheduled programming. MSC Town Hall was ap proached by the musician’s man agement early this summer for possible dates in September when he could perform. After changing the tour route and dates to be performing in Texas, Connick’s staff handed Town Hall a performance for Sunday, Oct. 29 as the only possible date. Patrick Conway, MSC Coun cil president, said the MSC Council Executive Committee began discussions last Wednes day on whether to allow the per formance, but decided to recon vene the meeting on the follow ing Friday because of several conflicts with the weekend of the See Connick, Page 2 Students should exercise caution when using credit cards j Students should have only one credit card. Melissa Keerins The Battalion Credit card companies are pressuring ! students to apply for the credit with their companies, but students should be wary ■ of getting over their heads in debt. Dr. Joyce Cavanagh, Texas Agricultur al Extension Service family economics * specialist, said students should be careful to understand what they are getting into. “Studehts need to know how long it will take them to pay off their credit cards if they only pay the mini mum payments,” Ca vanagh said. “If they are going to have a problem, then they should have no more than one credit card and use it only in case of emergencies.” Cavanagh said students should buy items on credit only if they are able to pay the bill when it comes. “Students need to understand that the in terest will carry,” she said, “and what they bought could end up costing a lot more than they would have paid if HSBfipr they had used cash.” Dinah Zeiger, Knight- Ridder News Service, in a 1991 article, wrote that college students used to have difficulty getting credit cards because they typically had low incomes and were employed part-time. However, the article stated that times have changed, and college students are the prized targets of bank card issuers. Geri Detweiler, executive director of Bankcard Holders of America, said in the article that it is irresponsible to grant large, unsecured lines of credit to stu dents without a major education effort. “Students are a favorite target for the big issuers,” Detweiler said. ,“But it’s no favor to anyone to put them in debt with See Credit, Page 6 Correction: In a Page 1 Battalion story Monday, the following quote should have been attributed to Sue Morrisey, a chemistry graduate student. “Most horror stories you hear from graduate students are followed by a good reason. ; Usually the students are not holding up to their responsi bilities and just goofing off, then decide they want to graduate in four years.”