Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 2000)
Wednesday, August23J Wednesday, August 23. 2000 'at asset because eacl album is better than lit >ongs should appealt« y genre from trip-hope -hop. (Grade: B+) —Jason Beiinvt;- C = average ceeps trying to clone favorite big buddy, tot help but think that i meager attempt by es to silently mockths :ient American version pinin' gargantuan. >ring this quiet stab at -budget production, tlii lelivers a good bad- i flick. (Grade: B+) — Stuart Hull mtimied from Pam id unite the audience, e Entertainer conies able but altogether for- ms his routine in the 5 Hughley but quickly scribing childhood and parenting methods" in frightening. Mac’s of the correct way to tildren (violence)areal humorous, but he this direction for near- is so the routine s like comedy ngs of a child abuser, his one on video. —Jason BennyMf 1 ecial i Pizza )ppings extra. et STATE Page 7 THE BATTALION Airlines trade fuel efficiency for quicker, on-time arrivals DALLAS (AP) — In a travel sea son rife with late arrivals and can celed flights, several airlines have be gun flying at lower altitudes, trading fuel efficiency for on-time arrivals. The FAA more than a year ago gave airlines approval to operate some short flights — up to 500 miles — at between 8,000 feet and 23,000 feet. But airlines had resisted until re cently because flying through denser air at lower altitudes burns more fuel. Low road to quicker service To offer improved on-time service during one of the most delay-ridden summers, airlines are beginning to cruise at lower altitudes where there is less traffic. Mere is a look at how the Federal Aviation Administration regulates airplane traffic for both the normal cruising altitudes and the Low Altitude Arrival Departure Routes (LAADR) flights. 30 High altitude cruising 29 Most airliners must wait for appropriate breaks 28 in the cruising traffic, making these routes 27 more congested. Low altitude 21 cruising ^ Though the same separation rules apply, 19 LAADR routes are less congested. 1,000 5 nautical miles The FAA requires at least 5 nautical miles between aircraft and at least 1,000 to 2,000 ft. vertically, depending on plane's altitude. Less congestion creates more opportunities for planes to take off and enter cruising altitudes. More horizontal space is-a*-^ 1,800 Average daily delays 1 1.600 Average number of system-wide delays , 400 of 15 minutes or more as reported to the FAA. Summer 1997 Summer 1998 Summer 1999 Sources: Federal Aviation Administration: compiled from AP wire reports Jones executed for 1986 slaying HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Proclaiming his innocence to the end, convicted killer Richard Wayne Jones was executed Tuesday evening for abducting and fatally stabbing a Tarrant County woman 14 years ago, then burning her body. Jones acknowledged setting fire to slain Tammy Livingston, 27, of Hurst, but said he wasn’t responsible for the 17 stab wounds that killed her. “I want the victim’s family to know 1 didn’t commit this crime,” Jones said while strapped to the death chamber gurney. “I didn’t kill your loved one,” he said while members of his victims family watched from a window a few feet away. He criticized prosecutors for con victing an innocent man, adding, “I hope you can live with it.” Then he turned to his own rela tives and friends who watched from another window and thanked them for their support and expressed his love. “Y’all stay strong,” he said. Then he turned toward the war den and said “Warden, take me home.” He gasped twice, let out a slight grunt and was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m., seven minutes af ter the lethal drugs began flowing. “I want the vic tim's family to know I didn't commit this crime. I didn't kill your loved one.” — Richard Wayne Jones inmate executed for murder Jones, 40, was the 30th Texas prisoner put to death this year, the fourth this month and first of two this week. Another convicted murderer, David Gibbs, is set to die Wednes day evening for the rape-slaying of a Conroe woman, one of two women killed in a 1985 attack. The U.S. Supreme Court, which re fused to halt the Jones punishment, also rejected appeals this week from Gibbs, clearing the way for his execution. Jones, with a criminal past that in cluded theft, burglary and robbery convictions and.a parole violation that returned him to prison, was on parole for about 4 1/2 months when he was arrested for killing Livingston Feb. 19, 1986. But with thousands of flight de lays drawing the ire of travelers and the eye of federal regulators, more airlines are turning to this quick fix. After meeting with airline, union and airport executives Monday, Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater announced the formation of a task force to monitor airline service. Slater said his department will serve as a clearinghouse to share in formation, resulting in improved performance. For example, Slater said, airlines have promised to more promptly in form the Federal Aviation Ad ministration when they cancel flights, so air traffic controllers can more efficiently use the available airspace. Some 670 million Americans will fly this year, up 20 million from a year ago and an increase that is taxing the system and could not have been foreseen. Slater said. The Federal Aviation Admin istration reported more than 44,000 flight delays in July alone, and that was an improve ment from June. Delays have been attributed to increased num bers of people traveling, bad weather and — at least for one airline — labor disagreements. Though it costs more in fuel, air line officials say the low-altitude routes allow them to complete more flights on time, cutting the need for relief crews. Because flight patterns at high-al- titude, fuel-saving routes have be come congested. Low Altitude Ar rival Departure Routes — called “ladder” flights in the industry — are designed to allow planes to “get off the ground instead of waiting in queue,” said FAA spokesman Paul Turk. Northwest Airlines, TWA, Delta, Continental and US Airways tested the routes in some cities this spring. At Chicago’s busy O’Hare Interna tional Airport, United Airlines began rerouting some departing planes to underused, lower-altitude flight paths in June. And Fort Worth-based American Airlines could begin the low flights this week, pending approval of a memorandum of understanding with the FAA, American Airlines spokesman John Hotard said. At United, between 30 and 40 LAADR flights take off from O’Hare daily, saving an average of two minutes on the ground and about 10 in the air, spokesman Joe Hopkins said. And the airline is considering adding up to 30 more. AGGHUND! CREDIT If UNION a branch of Greater TEXAS Federal Credit Union 201 Southwest Pkwy. E & 501 University Dr. W STUDENT loans \ 8+9' \ ^ Save so much . 'L-;-. ’ ■ . 'y ( . . • ; ' . ' W. ' v . ■>' VaSJi you may actually Cc t"f' £ f/f •'4 : i- yS L'-> : H ■ T 'iisi M M/ I Y <4 f % Imagine this: stylin' in all the latest labels ar 'd still having enough leftover to go out yfe* > and show your stuff. At T.J.Maxx, you'll always find designer tags at awesome savings. Curiously, you'll also find your phone ringing right off the hook. ? w /"-“"'v ' . Visit www.tjmaxx.com or call 1-800-3TJ.MAXX for the store nearest campus. fashion* ringing right off the hook. LESS Tjma>x T.J.Maxx Styles will vary by store. STORE NEAREST CAMPUS: In College Station at Post Oak Square Shopping Center, Hwy. 30 (Harvey Rd.) and Hwy. 6 Bypass.