Jush names Dick Cheney as running mate
CHENEY
H1LADELPHIA (AP)
Fexas Gov. George W.
asked Dick Cheney to
bis running mate in a
iawn telephone call
sday and the former de-
se secretary accepted,
;ing a Republican presi-
tial partnership that
ges two generations of Bush family politics,
ghly placed Republican official said,
bus Bush's search for a running mate end-
.vhere it began, with Cheney — the man who
ded the Texan's selection team, a respected
bber of former President Bush's Cabinet.
Bush, 54, placed the call from the governor's
nsion in Austin at 6:22 a.mm, and Cheney
[epted, the source said.
The new GOP presidential ticket planned a
news conference for later Tuesday and a trip to
Cheney's home state of Wyoming on Wednes
day. Spokesperson Karen Hughes confirmed
that Bush called his running mate, but would
not identify him.
The official announcement promised to be
an anticlimatic ending to‘a top-secret search in
volving a score of prominent Republicans who
had hoped to land a spot on Bush's ticket, only
to be bested by the man who had an inside
track from the start.
Word leaked Friday that he was the leading
candidate, and sources confirmed Monday that
that Bush would make Cheney his running mate.
Cheney, 59, brings the ticket a wealth of
foreign policy experience and political
stature — traits that Bush, a two-term Texas
governor, lacks himself. He is a bridge be
tween Bush and his father, former President
Bush, who put Cheney in his Cabinet and
promoted him for his son's ticket.
After promising an "electrifying" choice,
a.
(Cheney is) a man
with substance (with)
serious broad experi
ence in the public as
well as private sector/'
— Bill Frist
Tennessee senator
Bush took the safe route: Cheney is a rock-sol
id conservative who poses little or no political
risk. Bolder choices were available, including
abortion-rights Govs. Tom Ridge of Pennsyl
vania and George Pataki of New York.
Fashioning an impressive resume in two
decades of public service, Cheney served as
President Ford's chief of staff, six terms in Con
gress from Wyoming and four years as Penta
gon chief, where he successfully executed the
Persian Gulf War.
Cheney suffered three heart attacks by
age 48, but a doctor commissioned by the
Bush campaign issued a statement saying his
health "should not interfere with a strenu
ous political campaign."
Bush plucked the former Pentagon chief
from the private sector to head up his selection
process. Though rumored to be a candidate
himself, Cheney's position atop Bush's short
list didn't become public until Friday.
Even before the deal was sealed, Repub
lican officials welcomed the prospect of a
Bush-Cheney ticket.
Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist, a contender for the
job until the end, called Cheney "a man with
substance (with) serious broad experience in
the public as well as private sector."
Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, another con
tender, said Cheney "repi’esents the quality,
character and experience that America is
searching for in national leadership."
Vice President A1 Gore, whose convention
begins Aug. 14 in Los Angeles, is considering a
See Cheney on Page 6.
tndwich
f
•Expires 08/15/00
exas Ave.
e Shopping Center
Kroger’s)
ils
20
»pa
licure
$ 3off
Solar Nails ;
wwtiite powder
Reg.’35 i
every service.
fak’OtAj-'Sdxt^'/ivinatii ‘Bar^QfSl
spting Aggie Bucks!
eaton
ioves to
ievv locale
Cyra Gatling
The Battalion
Incoming freshmen and transfer
itudents with admissions questions
villhave to look for the Office of Ad-
lissions at a new location.
The Office of Admissions has relo-
ated from Heaton Hall to the Metro
enter, at 3833 Texas Ave.
The Office of Admissions receives, an-
yzesand processes student applications,
handles everything related to students'
reptance to or denial from Texas A&M.
The registrar and records office,
hich handles degree audits, records,
gistration and transcripts, will con-
rue to operate in Heaton Hall. Ad-
issions counseling is located in the
nidus Student Services Building.
Stephanie Hays, executive associate
rector for admissions, said the office
oved off campus to gain space.
"We have an increase in the number
of applications, and we needed to in
lease the staff to handle the applica-
ions," she said. "Heaton Hall didn't
ovide enough space."
Katie Maher, a junior education major,
d the office's move off campus should
lommodate more students and parents.
"The location has parking and is in
Imuch bigger office building," Maher
1. "1 think it will be easier for stu
dents and their parents to access."
The roof is on fire’
CAMPUS
Texas Ave.
404
>i
era
a> 1
n!
en
•O m
t/T |
□
AMING
nd 12, 2000
coupon
isfaction Guaranteed
ist 12th 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Ipxes were separated into sections
for a more organized transfer.
1 But Maher said she also sees how
foe move may be inconvenient.
I "I can understand how it may be
OH of the way for students who live on
Campus and don't have transporta
tion," Maher said. "Also, this is a new
area to new students and their parents
and driving around town to find a spe
cific building might be hard."
I Hays said that although it may seem
inconvenient, the off-campus location
jivill increase student satisfaction.
B "We hope the additional space will
better serve students and increase effi-
■ency," she said.
■
See Heaton on Page 4.
Anthony Lincoln, a Georgetown firefighter, watches a fire burn from his position at a firehose during a
drill at the Brayton Fire School Tuesday. Firefighters from across the state are in College Station this week
to participate in one of the school's summer training programs.
Middle East peace talks collapse
Barak and Arafat plan to continue searching for an agreement
THURMONT, Md. (AP) — The Mid
dle East peace talks at Camp David col
lapsed Tuesday in a deadlock over the
future of Jerusalem. Conceding failure,
President Clinton said the Israelis and
Palestinians "couldn't get there."
Clinton returned to the White House to
say that the gaps between Israeli Prime
Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat had not been bridged,
but forecast that they will be "because I
think the alternative is unthinkable."
"I think they both remain committed
to peace," he said. "I think they will both
find a way to get there
if they don't let time
run away from them."
The Israeli and
Palestinian delegations
said in a statement they
intended "to continue
their efforts to conclude
an agreement on all per
manent status issues as soon as possible."
They also said they understood the im
portance of avoiding unilateral actions.
Barak, at a news conference, said a
senior U.S. official would go to the re-
CLINTON
gion within the next few weeks to try to
keep the process going.
"On three things we cannot make con
cessions," he told reporters in Hebrew.
"On security of Israel, on the holiness of
Israel and the unity of the nation."
If there is a confrontation, the prime
minister said, "we will be able to look at
our children and say we did all we
could to prevent it."
Hassan Abdel Rahman, the PLO's
representative in Washington, said in an
See Summit on Page 6.
A&M journalism major crowned Miss Texas
Chris Cunico
The Battalion
For generations, little girls have dressed
up in their mothers' clothing and invaded
their makeup cases in attempts to unleash
the beauty queens inside of them. Girls
have dreamed of becoming Miss America
since the founding the pageant.
Last week, senior journalism major
Kandace Krueger came one step closer
to achieving that dream.
Entering the Miss Texas Pageant as
Miss Austin, she was crowned Miss
Texas — an event she says has already
changed her life.
"The day after the pageant was over,
I had breakfast with its directors, and
they warned me that I will soon notice
the change," Krueger said. "Since the
pageant. I've been flooded with atten
tion, and I have the feeling that some
one's eyes are constantly on me. People
Concorde crash
kills 113 people
Airplane hits hotel en route to NY
Kandace Krueger, a senior journalism
major will compete for Miss America
whom I haven't spoken to in years have
been crawling out of the woodwork."
Valerie Valenciano, one of Krueger's
friends and a senior marketing major,
said she has watched beauty pageants
since she was a young girl.
"It really was an experience cheering on
someone that I am friends with," Valen
ciano said. "There are so many girls, and
there's so much competition. I'm sure
many of the contestants needed a lot of
emotional support from family and friends
to remain so calm on such a hectic night."
Competing in beauty pageants since
1993, Krueger has entered the Miss
Texas Pageant five times.
This largest state pageant, Krueger
said, usually has double the number of
See Miss Texas on Page 6.
GONESSE, France (AP) —
An Air France Concorde en
route to New York City
crashed outside Paris shortly
after takeoff Tuesday, slam
ming into a hotel and a restau
rant. At least 113 people were
killed when the charter flight
of German tourists went
down in the first-ever crash of
the supersonic jet.
Police said all 109 passen
gers and crew onboard were
killed, and the Interior Min
istry said four others died at
the 72-room Relais Bleus ho
tel. At least a dozen others
were injured at the hotel, po
lice said. Prime Minister Li
onel Jospin said the condi
tion of the injured was good.
The hotel was in flames
after the crash,, and sections
had been reduced to black
ened rubble and twisted
metal. Firefighters poured
streams of water on the com
pletely blackened wreckage.
The remains of the Concorde
were barely recognizable as
an airplane fuselage.
There was no immediate
word on what might have
caused the crash. In the more
than 30 years that Concorde
jets have flown, none had
gone down.
All passengers aboard
Flight AF4590 were German,
Air France said. The plane had
been chartered by Peter Deil-
mann Shipping Co., a German
tour company, and the pas
sengers were on their way to
New York to join a cruise ship.
The crash took place at 4:44
p.m. in an area of farmland
crisscrossed by highways and
the small town of Gonesse,
about nine miles northeast of
Paris. The plane went down
soon after . takeoff from
Charles de Gaulle airport.
Witnesses said the super
sonic aircraft was not able to
gain sufficient altitude before
it crashed, and that police
were keeping onlookers away
from the site. Some witnesses
said the engine was on fire
and that a huge cloud of black
smoke went up in the air.
Sair Hossein, 15, a stu
dent in Gonesse, was play
ing tennis with friends when
they saw the plane go by
with an engine on fire.
"We saw it lose altitude. It
chopped off those trees and
headed to the ground," FIos-
sein told The Associated Press.
"The pilot tried to bank but
the plane rolled over and
smacked into the hotel nose
first and turned over.
"We saw flames shoot up
40 meters (yards) and there
was a huge boom," he said.
Frederic Savery, 21, was dri
ving along a highway on the
way home when he saw the
plane go down near Gonesse.
"I saw the plane, it passed
30 meters above us, the
whole back end of the plane
was on fire," Savery told the
AP. "We saw it start to turn,
but we didn't hear a noise
when it crashed. All of a sud
den, everything was black."
Clouds of dark smoke
could be seen for miles
around. Police had blocked off
all roads leading to the scene
of the crash, backing up traffic
on rural roads in the farm
fields near the airport. Dozens
of fire trucks and ambulances
See France on Page 6.
Air France Concorde crash
Shortly after takeoff, an Air France Concorde carrying German Tourists
crashed into a hotel and restaurant in Gonesse, France.