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Getting the Boot
Rachel Redington, The Battalion
PITS officer Jesse Kochenderfer
checks on a car that had a boot
put on it in 30-minute parking.
Campus
PITS, UPD sponsor
free bike program
A free all-day bicycle identifica
tion and registration program is be
ing held today in the breezeway be
tween the Rudder Complex and the
Memorial Student Center.
The program is sponsored by
the University Police Department
and the Department of Parking,
Traffic and Transportation.
Officers from PTTS will com
plete all paperwork to register bicy
cles, and officers from UPD will en
grave bicycles with the owner’s
drivers license number.
and it hurt to pull him through the
chimney,” said Lt. Steve Coffman
of the Dallas Fire Department’s
high angle rescue team.
Fire department spokeswoman
Sherrie Wilson said the boy was
trying to help his mother when he
climbed into the chimney.
El Paso developers
sue CBS for libel
‘Superman’ pushed
out of chimney
DALLAS (AP) — It was a good
deed that turned bad, but it had a
happy ending.
It all started Monday night
when a woman and her 16-year-old
son got locked out of their house
in the Lake Highlands area and the
boy decided to come to the rescue
by playing “Superman for his
mom,” police said.
The boy tried to climb down the
chimney and got stuck about 20
feet down when it began narrowing.
Dallas firefighters had to spend
about two hours rescuing him.
“He was very tired, very scared,
EL PASO (AP) — A group of de
velopers have sued CBS in federal
court, alleging their reputations
were ruined by a 60 Minutes seg
ment depicting poor living condi
tions in border developments
called colonias.
Kasco Ventures Inc. and five in
dividuals are asking for more than
$50,000 in damages. They say the
Oct. 8, 1995, story cast them as
villains. The news program re
vealed their ownership in several
El Paso County colonias.
60 Minutes stands by the seg
ment, titled "The Other America,”
said Kevin Tedesco, spokesman for
CBS Inc. in New York.
The story featured an interview
with Deborah Kastrin, one of the
plaintiffs. The other plaintiffs are list
ed as William J. Kastrin, Socorro Kas
trin, William F. “Fred" Kastrin and
Veronica Kastrin Callaghan.
The segment alleged fraudulent
real-estate development and un
healthful living conditions in Texas
colonias, some of which are sub
standard subdivisions lacking even
basic water and sewage service.
Also featured were allegations
of unethical business practices be
tween developers and politicians
involving prosecution of colonia de
velopers. The report questioned
how U.S. Rep. Ron Coleman, D-EI
Paso, could have close personal
and political ties to the Kastrin
family while also fighting for feder
al money to improve conditions in
the colonias.
After the report, Coleman
dropped William “Bill” Kastrin as
his re-election campaign chairman
and Kastrin’s son, Fred, as trustee
of Coleman’s blind trust.
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counties, is in a Stage24
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aquifer, Schriver said.
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drinking water for the near-
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AUSTIN (AP) — Water levels in
the Edwards Aquifer are steadily
improving, and a few good rains
should bring the levels back to
normal, officials said Tuesday.
“The water levels in the wells
are starting to come up, and we
are just hoping for rain — big, in
tense rains in the right places ...
in the recharge and contribution
zones,” said Steve Schriver, envi
ronmental analyst for the Barton
Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conserva
tion District. “And we need people
to conserve.”
The district, which includes
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► This day in history
Weather
(AP) — Today is Wednesday, Oct. 9, the 283rd day
of 1996. There are 83 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1701, the Collegiate School of Connecticut —
later Yale University — was chartered in New Haven.
In 1776, a group of Spanish missionaries settled
in present-day San Francisco.
In 1888, the public was first admitted to the Wash
ington Monument.
In 1930, Laura Ingalls became the first woman to fly
across the United States as she completed a nine-stop
journey from Roosevelt Field, N.Y., to Glendale, Calif.
In 1958, Pope Pius XII died, 19 years after he was
elevated to the papacy.
In 1967, Latin American guerrilla leader Che Gue
vara was executed while attempting to incite revolu
tion in Bolivia.
In 1974, Czech-born German businessman Oskar
Schindler, credited with saving about 1,200 Jews dur
ing the Holocaust, died in Frankfurt, West Germany;
at his request, he was buried in Jerusalem.
In 1975, Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharov was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1985, the hijackers of the “Achille Lauro" cruise lin
er surrendered after the ship arrived in Port Said, Egypt.
Five years ago: President Bush declared “total con
fidence” in his nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court,
Clarence Thomas, who was accused of sexual harass
ment by former aide Anita Hill.
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Today’s birthdays
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Rock musician John Entwistle (The Who) is 52.
Singer Jackson Browne is 48. Actor Scott Bakula is
41. Football player Mike Singletary is 38. Sean
Lennon is 21. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan (Home Improve
ment) is 15.
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wind of 5-to-10 mph.
Clear and cool with
light north winds.
Sunny with north
winds 5-to-10 mph.
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FINAL WEEK!
THE AMERICAN STEAK HOUSE
Come Join Us For Lunch
Before the Ags
Beat The Hell Outta Iowa State!
Doors Open at 11:00 am
YEARBOOK.
Uoors Open at 11:UU am
CHICKEN TENDERS
5.95
Chicken Strips, lightly fried and served with spicy gravy.
WEST TEXAS TORPEDOES
4.95
Jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese, then we
dip ‘em in a spicy batter and fry ‘em up.
FRIED GATOR
5.95
Tender Strips of Swamp Gator served with cajun
Bar-B-Que sauce.
FRIED DILL PICKLES
3.95
A southern Louisiana delight!
TEXAS TOOTHPICKS
3.95
Fresh-cut onions and jalapenos in a light batter,
seasoned with cayenne and black pepper.
BROCCOLI AND CHEESE BITES
3.95
Broccoli, sharp cheddar and bacon battered and
lightly fried. TER-R-R-R-R-IFIC!
and these are just for starters....
Come And Enjoy Our Patio Area
809 E. UNIVERSITY (Next to the Hilton) 846-6823
*1990,1991,1992, 1993
Aggielands
Noon-4 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 9
Fri., Oct. 11
Where:
English Annex
(Between the blue water tower and Heaton Hall)
This is your last chance to purchase or pick up
1990-93 Aggieland yearbooks. To make room for
1996 Aggielands (due in mid-October), 1990-93 Texas
A&M yearbooks will not be available after Oct. 11 or
when remaining books are sold or picked up,
whichever comes first.
The Battalion
Michael Landauer, Editor
Amy Collier, Executive Editor
Gretchen Perrenot, Executive Editor
Heather Pace, Opinion Editor
Rachel Barry, Aggielife Editor
Tiffany Moore, Night News Editor
Helen Clancy, Night News Editor
in Chief
Kendra Rasmussen, (
Tom Day, Sports Edik
Stew Milne, Visual Asisti
Chris Yung, Web E
Tim Moog, Photo Ediiob
Brad Graeber, Cartcx
Staff Members
City Desk - Assistant Editor: Anne Marie Hauser; Reporters: Brandon Hausenfluck, Christie Humphries,W |
Marsh, Melissa Nunnery, Laura Oliveira, Wesley Poston, Erica Roy & Courtney Walker
Aggielife Desk - Assistant Editor: Elbe Goad; Feature Writers: James Francis, Kimber Huff, John LeBas,^
Joseph Novak, April Towery & Shea Wiggins; Page Designer: Michele Chancellor
Sports Desk - Assistant Editor: Kristina Baffin; Writers: Jamie Burch, Sara Duesing, Jeremy Furtck.M 9
Ross Hecox, Matt Mitchell, Dennis Ramirez & Nicole Smith
Opinion Desk - Assistant Editor: Erin Fitzgerald; Columnists: Jon Apgar, H. Baxter, David Boldt, Bryan Goo
cus Goodyear, Shannon Halbrook, Michael Heinroth.Aja Henderson, Jennifer Howard, Mason JacW^
McAlister, Chris Miller, David Minor, Patrick Smiley & Jeremy Valdez
Night News - Page Designers: Marissa Alanis, Jennifer Bishop, Michele Chancellor & Angie Rodg
Copy Editors - Katie Arnold, Holly Furry, Brian Gieselman, Gina Panzica & Matt Weber
Visual Arts Desk - Photographers: Rony Angkriwan, Dave House, Pat James, Rachel Redington & RyanSorJ
Graphic Artists: Jenny Maki, James Palmer & James Vineyard; Cartoonists: Michael Depot, Ed Goodt* 11 ’!
Hoffman, John Lemons & Quatro Oakley
Web Masters - Terry Butler, Dusty Moer & Tung Tran
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