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Local writer Patrick McConal will be signing his book. Over the Wall: The Men Behind the 1934 Death House Escape at Barnes 6 Noble Saturday, September 30. McConal will begin the signing at 6:30 p.m. and give a brief reading at 7 p.m. There will also be a signing at Hastings in Bryan October H. from 2—4 p.m. The book, published by Eakin Press, includes an account of the 1933 Caldwell Jewelry robbery in downtown Bryan by the Whitcy Walker gang. Also included are the details of one of the most infamous prison escapes in history at the Walls Unit in Huntsville. RETIREMENT INSURANCE MUTUAL FUNDS I TRUST SERVICES TUITION FINANCING TIAA-CREF provides financial solutions to last a lifetime. Ca// us far a free consultation Building your assets is one thing. Figuring out how those assets can provide you with a comfortable retirement is quite another. With TIAA-CREF, you can receive:* At TIAA-CREF, we can help you with both. 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Philippine fighting takes civilian lives TALIPAO, Philippines (AP) — Coconut fanner Ullah Saddaramil was watching military planes bombard rebel camps in the mountains of south- > ern Jolo island when soldiers chasing a suspected rebel accidentally shot him, his wife and two neighbors. Only Saddaramil survived the at tack in Talipao, witnesses said. “We got caught in the fighting,” Saddaramil said from his hospital bed, the back of his head swollen from a bullet wound and his eyes welling with tears. an We are expecting more casualties, but we cannot en ter some areas. We need military permission/ 7 — Nelsa Amin provincial health official Despite attempts by the military to play down the costs to civilians of a massive assault aiming to free 19 hostages held by Muslim guer rillas, witness accounts indicate many villagers have been caught in the cross fire. Anni Mohamad was playing in front of his house when a Philippine air force plane dropped three bombs nearby, showering this tiny coastal village with shrapnel and debris. Shrapnel pierced the 11-year-old boy’s hip, and three of his playmates were also injured. The fighting has forced 14,000 people to flee their homes, over crowding evacuation centers, says the military, which has tightly con trolled information. But military of ficials insist only two civilians have been killed. Nelsa Amin, a provincial health of ficial, said villagers have been afraid to report deaths caused by the attack. “They refuse to provide names or details,” she said. “We are ex pecting more casualties, but we can not enter some areas. We need mil itary permission.” Thousands of government troops launched the rescue attempt Sept. 16 on Jolo, an impoverished island at the country’s southern tip. Two French journalists escaped last week while their captors tied the assault. An American, three Malaysians and 13 Filipinos are still believed to be held. The Abu Sayyaf rebels say they are fighting for a separate Islamic state in •the southern Philippines, but the gov ernment regards them as bandits. Since March, the rebels have seized scores of hostages, including 21 tourists and workers taken from a Malaysian resort on April 23. Most have been released, with Libya and Malaysia reportedly paying more than $ 15 mi 11 ion to free 19 foreigners. Thousands of troops backed by at tack helicopters closed in Sunday on rebels fleeing with the American hostage in the hills of Jolo, officials said. The Abu Sayyaf rebels holding Jeffrey Schilling, 24, of Oakland, Calif, were attempting to reach a beach to escape from the island. Vice Governor Munib Estino said. The government halted talks with the rebels and attacked after the guer rillas kidnapped more people despite a promise to halt abductions while negotiations were under way. Swiss vote dowi quota plat GENEVA (AP) — Swiss u on Sunday rejected a pkm to the proportion of foreigners in country to 18 percent of thepef lation and fix it there by law. It was the fifth anti-imrak lion plan to fail since 1970,: the result showed that concei persist among a significant! nority over what the plan’s bit ers called “mass immigration “I’m extremely happy witli clear result,” said Justice Mint Ruth Metzler, addingihauhei it on foreigners “would no/K been a good thing for ounwn'j- Final results showed 6^ cent of voters— 1.33 million^ pie — voted against theinitiati] for the regulation of immigraltf It was supported by 756,1 votes, or 36.3 percent. Nowl the 26 cantons, or states, vote® favor of the measure. Natiof voter turnout was 43.4 pero about average for Switzerlaiiej The lawmakers who the initiative five years ago. in® recession, said the country sufte from cheap imported labor an steady increase in foreign it dents. Unemployment is non p percent — its lowest in more "It eight years. The government, industry!? ures and hankers said thecapi foreigners would lock out exp® in areas such as health andintfl mation technology, tourism, undermine Switzerland humanitarian tradition andtaitf its international image. Investiga seater.ph c Id 2 di By Brady < The Battal Two pe< the airplau of College One of Joseph Rie Hispanic n men were i The Ce: crashed in .south of th< Highway 6 Texas (DPS) spo vestigatoiT cause. The weeks. Sgt. Jin Sheriff’s of at approx ir ing a possil Mann st Coi iter ' 1 Employer I Workshop Series! Learn from corporate representatives how to get the job you want! | f Jill ■■■ Monday, Sept. 25 . - 5:30 p.m. Rudder 302 Featured Company: National Instruments I TAMU Career Center 845-5139 209 Koldus http://careereenter.taniu.edu A place to meet your next employer How Far Are You Willing To Go \Academ m F orty years ago President John F. Kennedy signed the executive order creating the Peace Corps. Since then, more than 155,000 volunteers have served in over 134 countries. Stronger than ever, this shining symbol of American Humanitarianism ^till reaches out to global communities today. Currently 7,000 volunteers are working to improve the living conditions of developing countries through grass-roots projects in education, small business development, environment, health and agriculture. Meet Peace Corps Recruiter and Returned Volunteer Joseph Garcia (Paraguay 1997-99) ■ Tuesday, September 26 Memorial Student Center, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bizzell Hall Conference Center, 7 to 8 p.m. ■ Wednesday, September 27 Memorial Student Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ■ Thursday, September 28 Memorial Student Center, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bizzell Hall Conference Center, 7 to 8 p.m. ■ Friday, September 29 Memorial Student Center, 10 a.m. to Noon. By Courtney Si The Battalion Changes in tl I sponse to an Ai Committee (AO ! tic personnel, m aline of discussi time is handled j made have yet t< Philip Carsoi I ics major, said t I Corps came last “The Corps ' I how we run our The Corps hj I one by one, to ot I during Call to Q “We hope to '‘that the AOC d J* www.peacecorps.gov 1-800-424-8580 (By Rich Bray ■ The Battalion ( A day in a pe |a month in the Id j fast-growing te< tempt to help stronger footing tional Science granted more tl