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Wednesday • March 19,15
► Campus
MSC committee to host
lost and found auction
The Memorial Student Center Hospitali
ty Committee will hold a lost and found auc
tion today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
MSC Flagroom.
Articles found in the Student Recreation
Center, Evans Library, West Campus Library,
the Wehner building, Heldenfels and Bus
Operations are turned in to MSC Lost and
Found and auctioned off at the event.
A professional auctioneer will be pre
sent and students will have the opportuni
ty to select and bid on lost and found items.
Participants will have about 400 items to
chose from.
Car accident causes
death of A&M student
Mary Jane Malone, a junior English ma
jor from Shreveport, La., was killed in an au
tomobile accident March 8.
Malone was driving westbound on US 84
in Rusk County when her car collided with
a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction.
The three people in the other vehicle were
injured and hospitalized.
Services for Malone were held March 9
in Shreveport. Malone was a member of
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and the Con
ference on Student Government. She will
be remembered at Silver Taps April 1.
► This day in History
Today is Wednesday, March 19, the 78th day of 1997. There
are 287 days left in the year. This is the date the swallows tra
ditionally return to the San Juan Capistrano Mission in Califor
nia.
On this date:
In 1687, French explorer Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
— the first European to navigate the length of the Mississippi
River — was murdered by mutineers in present-day Texas.
In 1859, the opera “Faust” by Charles Gounod premiered in
Paris.
In 1917, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the eight-hour work
day for railroads.
In 1918, Congress approved Daylight Saving Time.
In 1920, the U.S. Senate rejected for the second time the
Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 49-35, falling short of the two-
thirds majority needed for approval.
In 1931, Nevada legalized gambling.
In 1945, about 800 people were killed as kamikaze planes
attacked the U.S. carrier Franklin off Japan; the ship, however,
was saved.
In 1945, Adolf Hitler issued his so-called “Nero Decree,” or
dering the destruction of German facilities that could fall into
Allied hands.
► Today's birthdays
Former White House national security adviser Brent Scow-
croft is 72. Actor-director Patrick McGoohan is 69. Theologian
Hans Kung is 69. Author Philip Roth is 64. Actress-singer Phyl
lis Newman is 62. Actress Renee Taylor is 62. Actress Ursula
Andress is 61. Singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry is 60.
► Weather
Today
Partly cloudy with clearing
skies late. North winds 15-
20 mph and gusty.
Tonight
Fair skies. Light north
winds.
Tomorrow
Clear skies. Light and vari
able winds.
Highs & Lows
Today’s Expected High
64°F
Tonight’s Expected Low
45°F
Tomorrow’s Expected
High
74°F
Tomorrow Night's
Expected Low
53°F
Information courtesy of TAMSCAM
TONIGHT!
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How to get into LAW SCHOOL workshop
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Guest Speakers include:
Ron Beal, Director, Baylor Law School Recruiting
Jack Stick, Assistant District Attorney, Austin, Texas
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Information Sessions: Applications:
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Applications Due March 21, 314 YMCA
For more information - Call 862-2746
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NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
EVERYONE WELCOME TO APPLY.
Applications can be picked up in MSC 137 and
are due on Wednesday, March 19 by 5 p.m.
If you have any questions, call 694-0161.
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Presents on March 20-23:
Drew Hayes
Poison Elves
Bruce Sterling
Difference Engine
Dave Doorman
Artist - Star Wars
Arthur C. Clarke
Phone-In Interview
Brian Stelfreeze
Artist - Shadow of the Bat
Plus: Gaming, VLARP, Falkenstein LAPP,
Movies, Panels, Art Show, Dealers Room,
Anime Room, Network Gaming, Masquerade
Ball, and Charity Auction to benefit Scotty’s
House!
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