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WORLD Page 18 THE BATTALION !' Ferry boat capsizes, killing 56 people Canadian schools threaten 200 miles 200 km ■n j a □ South Map ; ' - •* Luzon L detail j?' C hi tut Sfct Manila PHILIPPINES O Palawan rhilipp X ' s' \ 1 ,.5 Sr Li Samar Panay s ulu Sea Jolo Boat capsizes killing dozens Mindanao MALAYSIA Tawi-Tawi ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — An overloaded wooden Philippine ferry boat headed for Malaysia capsized, killing at least 56 people, officials said Thursday. More than 100 others were missing and feared dead. Nineteen people were rescued as of Thursday morning, said Abdu Sakur, the governor of southern Sulu province. He said the ferry Arlahada capsized shortly after leaving Jolo, the capital of the province, Wednesday night. Many passengers were crowded on one side of the boat, causing it to tip and then submerge, he said. Many passengers were trapped inside the boat’s cabin after it cap sized, he said. “We are still searching for the more than 100 passengers who are still missing,” he said. “We don’t know if they are alive or dead." About 100 fishermen in the area w'ere helping in the search, he said. The ferry' was headed for the Philippine province ofTawi Tawi and then for Saba in Malaysia, he said. There were no immediate reports of whether foreigners were on board. TORONTO (AP) — Police have charged a 14-year-old boy with threatening bodily harm for saying in class he would bring a machine gun to school. The incident Wednesday w as the third in recent weeks. It occurred in the run up to the first anniversary of the Columbine high school shoot ings in Littleton, Colo., that killed 15 people, including the two teen-age gunmen. A week after the Columbine killings, a youth armed with a semiautomatic rifle killed one — student and injured another at W. Myers High School in Taber, Alben "It's alleged this kid got up in his classroom and said: 'Wait until the last week of school. I'm going to be different. I'm going to come in here with a machine gun.' " Devin Kealey Cedarbrae Collegialej Toronto by blurtingo bring a machine gun ait the school year, pi Devin Kealey said. “It’s alleged thiskiil In lassrooinandwic : ^ lil ,1k las, week ,l il I fI-LAS(/ going to be differenTTP enl nm ' to come in here wiafl^ as a slllc gun,”’ Kealey said.- wcnl hl asked: ‘Is this a wrF bein S ,n i l said‘Yes.’” ■thatkillci The student canno:Tsf 1 ^ 27. tied under Canadian la-||l om s,ocb ' I arlier this week,! ain "^ hos P' Wednesday student inn s threat < minted •d when Tass at in the Bowmanvilleareaeasi H 6 fionlire to reported receiving Ungers emails. Investigatorsweretr Pf. v °l lexas termine the source of the er.^ cr alter ex At Oakwood Collegia:;B ,ld therapy School in Toronto, a studer: B cs pite the ing committee canceled aa 1 par; planned for Friday due tonW ,1 e prospei bled messages found inafeBP}'' T omst recent weeks, whiud spots® to ''c‘turnir Stephanie Bolton said Thursc^pdtfions. I he first threat appeared a| e not on a towel dispenser and * «l' Vcnl dovvn found April 5 in a bathroom :® 1 * or Aggie "If you thought Columiifi aad, just wait," the messai Bolton said a bomb Wednesday caused studentsut tome a half-hour early. She said school officials the bomb hoax was unrelated earlier written threats While some parents p| cerned. she said, a parents'grK school had expressed support h and I i ng of the situation by Ik j board and police. "I 'h"ih they're really^ Sludeni^. ati gusted that a few people cai iryan can now i events in the lives of so man).'Online reaisi said. BillO for stud Kealey said all threats wo Session I. seriously, hut it was unclearif-j According to had reason to fear. nation officer "Who knows?It could Ix.Blinn College, tl it could be wanting attention, istration should ously experienet register. Parsons _o/7g during /ate Local Mustang Clubausk' ’Opereeml to host car show tegiter late. The Mustang Club o! fe' iVivian Jetfcr reg BY M T Valley will have a show&jWl andrecords for l noon to 4p.m. Sunday aP* 8 are only a problJ 410 Harvey Road in Coll« sUk Owners of all Mustan;^ , n powered performance trucks are welcome. Das!:Sf roccsS those, will be presented to thefiffSwPding in line ticipants. Hr class schet For more information, «l "Hsed problems 696-4189 or e-mail Si rrrrip@aol.com Rustic River Resffl ON THK COMAL RIVB LINI Spring WeekendGeta BjjnH On I From $139.00 Includes Two Check in early-CHeck out late All river view cabins on 41 Secluded and quiet. 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