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The Battalion fiMPCIS Munson Continued from Page 1 The council passed a motion to study the effect of the closure on response times. In a related decision, the council formed a committee to solicit the opinions of area resi dents, from Texas Avenue to Glenhaven Street and Dominik Drive to Lincoln Drive, to reach a permanent solution by the fall. Lawsuit Continued from Page 1 "It seems to me some more reasonable accommodation should be made here rather than the total disavowal of our Confederate past," Williams wrote. T believe our heritage is of equal importance as political correctness." No court date has been set at this time. Enrollment Continued from Page 1 Jim Ashlock, executive direc tor of university relations, said although more confirmed ad missions for African-American and Hispanic students are up, A&M cannot assume the num ber of minority students attend ing A&M will remain high once fall classes begin. 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