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in the Southside dorms Wednesday as part of the Freshman
Welcome Day.
Bush puts
Crawford in
spotlight
CRAWFORD (AP) — A Central
Texas town is Wrestling with how to
best handle the national attention gar
nered by its most famous resident,
Gov. George W. Bush, who owns a
ranch nearby.
Mayor Robert Campbell said he
thinks some residents are starting to
worry the town may be known more
for the Republican presidential can
didate than its own merits. He doe not
want his city to be known just as
“Bush country.”
Until recently, Crawford, located
about 90 miles north of Austin, es
chewed the media spotlight. But a
year ago, after Bush purchased his
ranch near the McLennan County
town of fewer than 700 residents,
things started to change.
The city council voted to support
early plans for a Bush celebration on
Nov. 4, the Saturday before Election
Day. No city funds will pay for the
celebration, and Campbell insists it will
encourage residents to vote, not to lend
support to a select candidate or party.
On Tuesday, county commission
ers will consider new traffic rules on
roads near the Bush ranch. The sug
gested changes include a 40 mile-
per-hour speed limit and new “no
parking” signs.
The sheriff’s office and Secret
Service officials suggested the new
rules.
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HOUSTON (AP) — An out
break of wildfires fueled by parched
conditions across North and East
Texas could worsen during the up-
Icoming Labor Day weekend, when
Imany residents head outside for bar-
jbecues, picnics and other family
gatherings, Texas fire officials said.
“It is dry enough now that any-
Ithing that makes sparks can cause a
fire,” said Mahlon Hammetter, a
prevention specialist with the
Texas Forest Service in Lufkin.
‘Most fires are caused by human
carelessness. On Labor Day, there is
ample room for carelessness.”
Multiple brush and forest fires
burned through East and North
Texas on Saturday and Sunday,
hreatening homes. No injuries were
[reported, however.
Bulldozer crews were brought in
(to control fires in East Texas, and
Past week 15 firefighters from North
Carolina, Georgia and Florida were
called to control blazes in the pine
[forests of East Texas. Texas Air Na
tional Guard helicopters with 2,000
gallon water slings also assisted.
In Hill County, about 40 miles
Southeast of Fort Worth, firefight
ers toiled Saturday and Sunday to
douse a 105-acre fire that started at
boat ramp on the east side of
.ake Whitney.
The fire, which threatened 55
homes, was fought by a crew of
[about 70 from eight fire departments.
Another fire that started Friday
the brushland of Palo Pinto
bounty, about 70 miles south of Wi
chita Falls, was contained but still
burning Sunday. The fire spread to
Adjoining Jack and Young counties,
officials said.
“It was very rugged terrain and
|he crew actually had to use axes
and grubbing hoes to make a line
fo contain it,” Hammetter said. “It
very dangerous when you get
[ires in those little canyo-type ar-
and it creates a wind tunnel.
The fire just races.”
In East Texas, firefighters
wrked to control a fire that has
[aged all week near Nacogdoches
pd destroyed 1,800 acres of timber
Po far. The fire was contained but
[till burning Sunday.
In southeast Texas, eight fires de
stroyed 21 acres of woodland near
mnroe Saturday. Three fires in
lontgomery County, two in Hous-
County and one each in Harris,
Trinity and San Jacinto also de
stroyed woodlands Saturday.
Forestry officials said the fires re
ported only represented a fraction of
[he total number burning across the
pate.
“We only count the ones we
[ight,” Hammetter said. “Not the
)nes put out by all the fire depart-
Tients across the state.”
He said Texas firefighters have
lot been able to gain reinforce-
lent from states farther West, be
cause of wildfires raging there.
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