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Business Hours
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AUTO
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EMPLOYMENT
ARCHITECT- Houston firm in Galleria area with 30yr.
history of high profile retail projects seeks Project
Captains 5-8years experience and Production archi
tects/ interns 3-5years experience; will consider new
graduates with experience. Must be proficient in
AutoCad R13/14. Salary commensurate with experi
ence. Fax resume to (713)621-7393 or email to
bahom@swbell.net.
DYNAMIC MARKETING COORDINATOR SOUGHT-
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Applicant must have excellent communication skills,
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FOR RENT
10bdrm/4bath, $200-$225/mo. -person, bus-rt., w/d,
study-room, volleyball, secure parking. 779-1039.
Ibdrm/lbath attached to private home in great Bryan
neighborhood. One person only. No pets. All bills paid.
$395/mo. 696-1138.
2bdrm/11/2bath 4-plex. New carpet, vinyl Spaint.
$545/mo. 801-San Pedro, C.Sta. 693-7152.
2bdrm/1bath duplex. Fenced yard, shuttle-rt. Pets
allowed. $475/mo. Available August-1 st. 822-7318.
2bdrm/1bath studio apartment. 4-blocks from campus.
Wooded. No pets. No HUD. Available now/or Fall.
$475/mo. +bills. 693-8534.
2bdrm/1bath, larger than most, $445/mo., 5-minutes
from campus. Call 694-9328.
3-Bedroom in brick home. Southwood Valley subdivi
sion, C.Station. 10-minutes from A&M campus. Call
Brent (409)693-6820 or Kathy (409)543-9204.
4bdrm/2bath double-wide on acreage, on OSR, most
appliances, w/s/g paid, $775/mo. +deposit. 774-5009.
4bdrm/2bath house. 2-rooms for rent. $300/mo. each.
1111-Mary Oaks, C.Sta. 696-9533 or (409)866-5955.
Available now! Sublease efficiency apartment.
$290/mo. Lease ends Aug.15th.; renewable. 1-5miles
to campus. Wooded, secluded, quiet. 693-3542 or 696-
2998 (Manager).
C.Sta. 3 bedroom fourplex. Move in now or reserve
yours for August. Upstairs and downstairs available,
w/d included, shuttle, great access to Texas Ave. United
Realty. 694-9140. www.united-rico.com
Casa del Sol Apartments is now preleasing for fall.
Spacious 1-bedrooms and 2-bedrooms. 2-blocks to
campus. Walk to TAMU. $100 Off first month rent.
Located at 401 Stasney Street, C.Sta. 696-3455.
Choose from our economical 2 bedrooms starting at
$345 or spend a little more for the extras. Several floor-
plans to view starting at $415. B/C.Sta. locations.
United Realty. 694-9140. www.united-rico.com
Graduating! Need to sublease 2-story 2bdrm/11/2bath.
$565/mo. No deposit. A.S.A.P.I Leave message. 692-
0892.
Great selection of one bedrooms! Available now and
pre-leasing for August. Six locations/ floorplans. Some
with all bills paid. United Realty. 694-9140. www.unit-
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Normandy Square Condominiums is now preleasing
for summer & fall. Spacious 1-bedroom, 2-bedrooms
and studios. Walk to TAMU. Located in Northgate area.
$100 Off first month rent. Call 846-2173.
Pre-lease for August 10th 4bdrm/2bath, fenced, garage.
3104 Longleaf. $1,000/mo. 693-1448.
Pre-lease for August! 4-locations to choose. 2bdrm.-
Ibth. duplexes, w/d, fenced yards, $485-$500/mo. 693-
1448.
Quiet country atmosphere. Large 1-bedroom brick
duplex w/fireplace. No pets. Available now or pre-lease
for fall. $395/mo. +bills. 693-8534.
Studio style 4-plexes. 2410-Blanco, 2bdrm/1bath.
enclosed patio, on shuttle, no pets, $410/mo. 731r8951.
FOR RENT
Under construction and available for August move in.
This C.Sta. 3bdrm/31/2bath duplex has security system,
ice maker, w/d connection, fenced yard, great location.
United Realty. 694-9140. www.united-rico.com
Very large 2bdrm/11/2bath four-plex for rent. $510/mo.
No deposit. Available August. Call Vicki at (409)862-
1239.
VERY UNIQUE small 2-story 4bdrm/2bath in quiet
neighborhood. Only 3-cars allowed. Available August.
$695/mo. (817)877-5936.
W/D for rent. Best price in town. $40/mo. Call 764-
2019.
FOR SALE
‘93 double-wide 28’x40' 3bdrm/2bath fleetwood mobile
home for sale. $24,000. (903)831-4753 or (409)778-
0591.
Catholic Books/ Gifts. Byrne Catholic Bookstore.
Northgate. Upstairs. Afternoons. 846-8699.
Sony Playstation, like new, with four player adapter NFL
gameday-’98, triple play-'98, NHL-’98, Tomb Raider-ll,
memory cards. $350. Philip, 696-8460.
White wicker dining table $150 and couch with pull-out
bed $300. Please call 693-1781.
HELP WANTED
A/C Service Technicians with EPA certification needed
for full/ part-time work. Will work with school schedule.
Benefits. Call JG Innovative Services/ Shaw Services at
(409)693-0733.
BARNHILL'S COUNTRY BUFFET is currently hiring
career- minded Wait-staff. Good pay and benefits.
Apply in person Mon.-Fri., 2:00-4:OOP.M. 1701 So.
Texas Avenue. E.O.E. Drug Test Required.
Cashiers wanted. P-T/F-T. Flex time around class
schedule. Burger King, Tx.Ave. and Harvey Road.
Experienced computer technician is needed at
Compuview Microsystems, Inc. 846-5454.
Flexible daytime hours cleaning homes in B/C.Sta.
Need transportation & telephone. $5.75/hr. Call 690-
6882.
Immediate opening. Advertising Composition person
wanted. Must be Quark proficient. 30-35hrs/wk. Call
Hank Hargrave, The Madisonville Meteor, (409)348-
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P-f clerical position; Monday and Wednesday, 5p.m.-
9p.m. and every 3rd Saturday, 10a.m.-2p.m. Send
resume to: 1100 Harvey Rd., Office B, C.Sta., 77840
Attn: Josh.
Part-time delivery technician needed for medical equip
ment company. Apply at 3505 Ea.29th Street, Bryan,
TX.
Part-time evening work doing commercial office clean
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Part-time Office Runner Needed: Must have depend
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must; 20hrs/wk with flexible schedule. Call Laura at
774-7580.
The Deluxe Diner hiring wait-staff and cooks. Apply in
person, 203 University Dr.
Veterinarian Assistant, afternoons; alternate weekends.
Schedules change each semester. Bring resume to
2710-Maloney, Bryan.
Waitress wanted, small place w/country atmosphere,
making great tips. Must be able to work days, noon-
6:00p.m. Apply in person at Harp's, 3006-North
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Magazine. Freelance. Please call Kristina B. at 1-800-
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694-4439.
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TRTE
Tuesday • July?
Former Air Force cadet faces tri
Jones
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas
(AP) — Four months after his
ex-fiancee was convicted of
capital murder, former Air
Force
Academy
cadet David
Graham was
in court yes
terday to face
the same
charge.
Graham,
20, faces life
in prison if
convicted in
the slaying of 16-year-old
Adrianne Jones, who was shot
to death near a lake in Tarrant
County in December 1995.
Some 250 prospective jurors
arrived at the Comal County
courthouse complex for ques
tioning this morning, with the
same number scheduled to
arrive in the afternoon.
A jury is expected to be seat
ed and opening statements are
scheduled to begin by July 15.
Graham's ex-fiancee, former
Naval Academy cadet Diane
Zamora, was convicted in
February in Fort Worth and
sentenced to life in prison.
At the request of the victim's
family, prosecutors are not
seeking the death penalty in
either case.
Defense lawyers argued
Graham would not get a fair
trial in the same city where
Zamora's case attracted so
much news media attention
and where her defense team
portrayed him as domineering,
violent and solely responsible
for killing Jones.
“The publicity generated
about this case has been so wide
spread, inflammatory, adverse
and prejudiced as to raise a stib-
stantial doubt that the defendant
can obtain a fair trial in I arrant
County, Texas," Graham's attor
ney, Dan Cogdell, argued in a
court motion.
State District Judge Don
Leonard moved the case to this
Central Texas town of about
30,000 people more than 200
miles south of Fort Worth.
The judge also issued a gag
order, and attorneys on both
sides have said little publicly
lately about Graham's trial.
Clearly, much of the same
evidence presented in Zamora's
trial will surface again.
Perhaps the most damaging
item for Graham is a confession
he spent two hours typing while
detained in a military lockup in
Colorado nine months after the
Dec. 4, 1995, slaying.
According to the statement,
Zamora hid in the back of her
parents' car while Graham, her
high school sweetheart, drove
Zamora
Jones to an isolated lake. 1 hen
Zamora hit Jones over the head
with a dumbbell weight and
Graham allegedly shot Jones
when she tried
to flee.
Prosecutors
contend
Zamora
became jeal
ous after
Graham
admitted to
having a one
time fhng
with Jones
and ordered him to kill the girl.
The two weren't arrested
until the following September
after they'd both left Texas to
attend their respective military
academies.
Confiding in another Naval
Academy midshipman, Zamora
admitted to the slaying and
described Jones as a “tramp"
who "deserved to die," accord
ing to testimony.
Though Cogdell tried to
exclude Graham's confession from
the trial, the judge ruled in an
April hearing it was admissible.
"This man must have had
some clue when they started
talking to him about Adrianne
Jones' murder," the judge said.
“He knew they must have been
focusing on him."
Cogdell did not return tele-
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The scene at 13th
and Elizabeth Streets a decade ago this week
following the collapse of La Tienda Amigo
remains etched in the memories of those who
participated in the drama of a round-the-clock
rescue effort.
Fourteen people were killed on July 7, 1988,
when water built up on the roof of the discount
clothing store from a sudden downpour, caus
ing it to collapse: two men, eight women and
four children.
Forty-seven more people were injured.
One of the men killed, Juan Rodriguez Pena
of Old Military Highway, Brownsville, had just
finished inspecting the roof drains and was on
his way down, police said. Then the three-story
building collapsed from the weight of the rain
water, exploding into a pile of rubble.
One key player in the city's response to the
disaster was Andy Vega, then police chief
and later assistant city manager and then city
manager.
Now retired, Vega vividly recalls how
events played out that day 10 years ago.
"There were a number of department heads
in a meeting with the city manager (Steve
Fitzgibbons). At that time, somebody got a
phone call into City Hall ... they had had a
report a roof had collapsed."
He then got a call from the police station,
Vega said. "Apparently a number of people
had been trapped beneath the rubble. ... We
were only a couple of blocks from there. There
was about a foot of water all over the street
down there. We went as fast as we could in that
direction."
Sighing as he recalled the massive task of
organizing the rescue and cleanup efforts,
Vega said he was astounded at the immediate
support from police, fire departments and
emergency medical services all over the Valley.
Four doctors arrived on the scene and began
treating people at once.
Bill Young, a veteran newsman who is now
public relations officer for the city of
Brownsville, was then a reporter for KRGV-TV.
"I heard about it over the (police) scanner in
the Channel 5 news bureau," he said. "I heard
a chilling remark over the scanner from then-
Sheriff Alex Perez who said excitedly, 'We're
going to need everybody.' ... It was still raining
when we got down there. Nothing had been
done. There was still chaos, there was still
screaming. I remember cars in front of the
building, squashed by the bricks and didn't
know at the time if there were bodies in those
cars. There was weeping."
Keeping rubberneckers out and making it
possible for rescue workers to get in was diffi
cult, Vega said. "Although it was raining quite
hard, there were a number of people trying to
get into the area. There were live (electrical)
wires, the possibility of further cave-ins was
imminent, so we were trying to keep people
out of there as much we could."
During his 27 years on the police department,
17 of that as chief, he never saw anything like that
it I remember cars in front
of the building, squashed by
the bricks and didn’t know at
the time if there were bodies
in those cars.”
— Bill Young
Public relations officer
City of Brownsville
day, and the days that followed, Vega said.
Volunteers jumped right in to help profes
sionals with the job of finding and rescuing
those still trapped under the debris, he said.
Customs officers brought trained dogs. Border
Patrol officers, state troopers and all manner of
law enforcement agencies arrived to help.
Six people were pulled from the rubble
alive.
Supermarkets and fast food restaurants
joined the Red Cross and Salvation Army,
bringing food and drinks for rescuers working
in the fierce summer heat.
Walter Plitt, who owns a crane company,
took charge of removing rubble so rescuers
could free people trapped in the collapsed
building, Vega said. Huge slabs of concrete
had to be gently moved so as not to further
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equipment that allowed a special caiBne i
move around inside the buildingtoBAnci
survivors. search!
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his small size rather than strong backUfound I
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tleman that is what we call 'little ptw ^ou sel
were able to get him down throuawWRd \|
was created and he was a lot of nelpURvVorl
able to get do\\ n there end seen |ueti\J
pening," Vega said. "He was smallwBjjejJ
go through there and look around (TO®3j n jJ
tom floors and see what was going or p 0rno ^
destined to do something like that^Bch f|
was not afraid. He was determined tom
there." I
Reporters, including the lave id
Star's, arrived immediately after the inR
and went right to work. . t tian ki
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we got there," Young said. "VVedkLi irlt |
about a half a block from the scene â– 'I 1
half block from Gateway bridge. W eS6 W I
the street, did a live shot in the rao' U \ v |
rubble and chaos and pathos behind us. BA ml
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Brownsville Herald photographer na ^kW, S .' s L
Padilla who was standing across tb na o tl
saw it go down. He was in shock. sor |
an interview with him, got it all, then "MPbe a I
to flesh it out and do the six o'clock pie® ■re bel
One amazing encounter for Young"ftcific|
find the La Tienda Amigo owner sti I
said. "I noticed the store owner... Bernie ‘Kny si
was standing there, staring into s P ace ’,md sexl
learned an amazing story. He had e ^iuseii|
the store, he was in the middle or , iecomij
where his cash register was. The store ®By ac j c "
lapsed around him. He wasn't sera Jg er j .
had climbed over the rubble and wass
there in the middle ol the street. ..MU
The heroism of volunteers, ordinary | cws bl
pitching in to help the police, .JfedmJ
paramedics touched him d ee Ptyk ^^Bhis ei
many people brought their expertise 3 " J T
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everyone who was there, 531 vP J
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been in a war or something."
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Baylor considers mascot chanf
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor
University is considering phasing
out its tradition of using a live
bear as its mascot.
In the past when we retired
bears we found new homes for
them at zoos and wildlife parks,"
Baylor spokesperson Larry
Brumley said. "Now we're run
ning into challenges finding
acceptable places for the bears to
retire to. That's part of what's
driving this."
Baylor has used live bears as
mascots since World War I, when
a bear named Ted was given to the
university by the Army's 107th
Engineers after they received
orders to leave Camp Mac Arthur
in Waco.
The two bears now acting as
mascots are Ginny, 2 1/2, and Bill
Boyd, 9.
Traditionally, Baylor has trot
ted out the bears at football games,
both at home and away. However,
the school's entry into the far-
flung Big 12 conference has
restricted the mascots' traveling in
recent years.
Brumley also said athletic
directors are increasingly refusing
to let live mascots into stadiums
for liability reasons.
Placing a bear is not like plac
ing a dog," Rosie Roeg ner,
nongame permit coordinator for
the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department, said. "Black bears
require a special diet — you just
can t go down to the store and get
bear chow — and special facilities.
They're not easy to place."
Baylor used to send its former
mascots in zoos and wildlife
parks such as the defunct Texas
Safari in Clifton. However,
oegner said such sites are no
longer hungry f or ° u ^ a J 7 or
bears since they a re n0 B ' P c
attraction for zoo vislU ’?. nl ivf'. Ve
In 1940, the Baylor Cl^Jeir p e
Commerce, the camp L ' s / , 1 'i da
tion that looks aft er e fj r ;ij es ' c * ei
raised $2,500 to build the J Slt to <
manent home for the vf il 0rrn ° J
The so-called Bear ' & J$ k ' s tioi
in 1977 to a plaza sa | n ' ted ‘
student center that lea I Even
roaming area, a waterfa 1 luncer,
viewing area for speda
Baylor bears have n » aiI ^ s t'
homecoming parades, B r °bje
tographed with g° ve ., Re* 3 !.™ 3
even a president. R° na [1 )|. e m
helped Abner the Bear d jlnitedf
Pepper during a 1980 |untry
t^oral
stop in Waco. hi s,
Brumley told the ^ w (ie^ a ards
Herald that a decision c tdindi