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The Battalion EBRIEFING Page Friday • October 11 Dave House, The Battalion Football Fever Steve Hullinzer, a freshman chemical engineer ing major, trips while trying to intercept a pass. They are part of a group from Hart Hall that was playing football on Simpson Drill Field Thursday. ► Campus ISA Mini Olympics kicks off at Rudder The Texas A&M International Stu dent Association will sponsor the ISA Mini Olympics this weekend. Students will represent their home countries in events such as flag football, softball, bowling, volleyball and basketball. Opening ceremonies will be held today at the water fountain near Rudder Tower. Dance Marathon to last all weekend The 40-hour Texas A&M Dance Marathon kicks off today in the Student Recreation Center. The Dance Marathon benefits the Children’s Miracle Network and the children of the Brazos Val ley. It is sponsored by the Panhel- lenic Council, Interfraternity Coun cil and Pan-Hellenic Council. The marathon ends Sunday. of the illness that had kept him confined to a wheelchair for years, a friend said Thursday. Kevorkian dropped off the body of Wallace J. Spolar, 70, at a De troit hospital Thursday. Spolar, of Horizon City, just outside El Paso, had not been seen outside his home much recently, said his friend, Bruce Truesdale. “He had a lot of pain, but I’m sor ry that he had to end up with Dr. Kevorkian,” said Truesdale, who had known Spolar about 14 years. Truesdale said Spolar had been in a wheelchair since they had met, but that it had never seemed to af fect his demeanor. “He used to joke about it,” said Truesdale. “He used to joke that one of these days he was going to be gone. It was not a morbid sense of humor, but he was a realist about what his condition was.” Spolar had been left paralyzed by multiple sclerosis and had sought Kevorkian’s help because he was afraid of ending up in a “rat-infested nursing home,” according to Kevorkian’s lawyer, Geoffrey Reger. Both a lawyer for one of the to bacco companies and Attorney Gen eral Dan Morales said they were anxious to get into the courtroom. The lawsuit, which Morales filed in March in U.S. District Court at Texarkana, seeks recovery of an es timated $4 billion that Texas and the federal government have paid in tobacco-related Medicaid claims. The lawsuit named 11 defen dants and alleges violations of fed eral mail fraud and wire fraud statutes, federal racketeering and conspiracy laws, as well as viola tions of state and federal antitrust and public nuisance laws. “And last as well as I world’s most hostile cityisAta City, New Jersey, which spares Los Angeles and Mmi annual outrage at being voteil least friendly spots on planetEaj the magazine said. New York Yankee toast newest hef Nation Atlantic City named ‘most hostile’ city ► State Friend talks about Kevorkian’s patient Trial set for tobacco industry, state suit HORIZON CITY, Texas (AP) — The latest person to have died in the presence of Dr. Jack Kevorkian had often made light AUSTIN (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday scheduled a trial on Sept. 22, 1997 in the state's $4 billion lawsuit against the tobacco industry. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — For get Paris head waiters. Forget New York junkies. Forget war-torn Belfast and snowy Buffalo. The world's most hostile city? It’s right here, ac cording to Conde Nast Traveler. The upscale New York-based magazine for world travelers, citing a survey of more than 35,000 read ers, published its list of the world's top cities, islands, hotels, resorts, cruise lines, spas, airlines and car rentals in the October issue. Sydney, Australia was voted top city; Maui, Hawaii, the best island; and the Inn at Spanish Bay, in Peb ble Beach, Calif., the best resort. NEW YORK (AP) - Yar fans are toasting him.Oii fans want to wring his littlem The most crucial glovewoi the opening game of the Auk can League championshipsei became a tale of twociti Thursday: New York bestowed stant celebrity on 12-year-old frey Maier, the fan whosedj glove boosted his beloved Bn Bombers to a victory, whileBi more cried larceny. Baltimore Mayor Kurt Seta opened his weekly news col ence Thursday by sayingthesti catch showed New York doe have a true zero-tolerance (* toward crime. "We were robbed and they it and nobody did anything! it,” Schmoke said. J What's Up Because of a lack of spa What's Up can be fom The Battalion web pa http://bat-web.tamu.edu ► This day in history ► Weather (AP) — Today is Friday, Oct. 11, the 285th day of 1996. There are 81 days left in the year. On this date: In 1776, the first naval battle of Lake Champlain was fought during the American Revolution. American forces led by Gen. Benedict Arnold suffered heavy losses, but managed to stall the British. In 1890, the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington D.C. In 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cun ningham aboard. In 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. Ten years ago: President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks concerning arms control and human rights in Reykjavik, Iceland. Five years ago: Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, law professor Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her; Thomas then reappeared before the panel to de nounce the proceedings as a “high-tech lynching.” One year ago: OJ. Simpson backed out of his live interview with NBC just hours before air time. Today Tonight Game Time in Iowa Highs & Lows ► Today’s Birthdays Today’s ExpecfedH; 87°F Tonight's Expectedli 55°F Tomorrow's Expected Higli Actor Ron Leibman is 59. Country singer Gene Watson is 53. Singer-musician Daryl Hall is 48. Actor David Morse is 43. Football player Steve Young is 35. Actress Joan Cusack is 34. Rapper MC Lyte is 25. Sunny with Northeast winds at 5 mph. -air with light east winds. Partly Cloudy with tem peratures in the mid- 60s at kickoff rising into the mid 70s. °F Tomorrow's Expected Lo'( 58°F Information courtesy of W ■; Tlhris Wall, a Austin, has movies, surf: es not know a th first receiv iter for acts sue iroad and Dale \ song, “Trasl [federate Railro a Grammy nc said Confedei want to release song was releas Confederate and released in the publi ji a platinum ret Wall said he wre joke fun at him: record compai song might ere linstthe song. 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