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Investigators 4 a propane lighter and »ur ted paper in Hajee's bed- : Bm at University Towers, near 1 school's Austin campus. ■The 18-year-old from Dal- Bwas described by friends as ("happy-go-lucky guy" who It Bs often drunk, smoked I Brijuana and sometimes Bnt too far with his pranks, I B report said. ■Calls to Hajee's family went ■answered Tuesday. ■Officials said Hajee died of Boke inhalation. An autopsy ■awed his blood-alcohol lev- Bwas .11, above the legal limit of .08. K His roommate, Ab-Latiff Za- Brdy, a 21-year-old sopho more from Malaysia, suffered second- and third-degree burns H|er45 percent of his body. H According to the report, Ha jee had returned from a party shortly before the fire started. A security guard let him in be cause he did not have his keys. Nation Rutgers basketball members may sue 1 NEW BRUNSWICK, N.j. (AP) • Two former Rutgers basket- Kjll players and a team man ner who said they were forced ■ do naked wind sprints can K their former coaches, an ■pellate court has ruled. , __ . —’The decision, issued Tues- overturned a lower court ufing that dismissed the suit irbught by former players arl Johnson Jr. and Josh ahkes, and former manager uin Carlos Pla. ■The nude drill followed a ■e-throw shooting contest luring a 1997 basketball iractice. The three agreed to hed a piece of clothing for vpry missed shot, but they aid they expected it would top at undershorts, pin 1 999, the trio sued then- tes early- CPO i7.croBch Kevin Bannon, then-as- • -'istant coach Tod Kowalczyk, |1 athletic director and the ^ .-'Chool, charging civil rights icllations. % appellate panel ruled / he three could sue Bannon ind Kowalczyk, and dismissed he other charges, pannon, who has said par- icipation in the game was vol- n gglSfl^ntary, was not disciplined by M . Jutgers over the incident. "Ulti- nately, this will all come out for )eel atfgnm enl vhat it is, which is not much," aid his agent, Keith Glass. i-o*Tot iscount. i p.m.-9 P 01,1 *.-2:30 p.m.) i.) $25 Cash 6117 yed Pea ) i, not the service. Bush's plan based on founders PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tying his plan for religious charities to the best liopes of the founding fathers, President Busli urged Congress on Wednesday to allow government funds to flow to churches, mosques and synagogues that seek to ease social woes. “1 hese soldiers in the armies of com passion deserve our support. They often need our support. And by taking their side, we act in the best tradition of our country,” Bush said in a speech in front of Independence Hall. Bush proposes that churches, syna gogues and other religious groups be able to compete for government con tracts in social services without stripping the religious elements from their pro grams. The plan has met with deep skep ticism on Capitol Hill, where some crit ics say it could erode the separation of church and state. If the Declaration of Independence’s signers were alive today, Bush said, they would be pleased to see die religious lib erties they cherished at work every day in religious institutions that feed the hungry, treat the addicted and give love to alienated children. “Our founders would ... find, amid the problems of modern life, a familiar American spirit of faith and good works,” Bush said. “They would see the signs of poverty and want, but also acts of great kindness and charity.” Bush dismissed criticisms of his pro posal, saying it merely builds on the ideals that the nation’s founding fathers articulated 225 years ago. “America’s founding documents give us religious liberty in principle,” Bush said. “These Americans show us See Bush on Page 2. The march to Independence July 1. 1776 The Continental Congress in Philadelphia debates whether to declare Independence from England. This morning is assigned the greatest debate declaration, that these colonies are free and independent states, has been reported by a committee . . . This day or tomorrow is to determine its fate.” Four colonies—Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York and South Carolina—are either opposed or In doubt. Adams delivers a powerful speech for independence. July 2. 1776 The colonies vote for independence, 12-0, with Now York abstaining. Despite an official “bar of secrecy,” the news spreads rapidly through the city and Adams predicts in a letter that July 2 State House Pennsylvania will always be celebrated “with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations.” Congress immediately begins consideration of Thomas Jefferson's draft of an official Declaration of Independence. July 3. 1776 Congress continues debating and editing the text of the Declaration, making more than 80 changes In Jefferson's draft. In his stirring final line, a reference to Providence is added: “As for the support bf this Declaration, with a firm reliance* on the protection of divine Providence, wo mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.” July 4. 1776 Discussion and revision continues until about 11 a.m.. when debate is closed and a vote taken. Again by a 12-0 vote, with New York abstaining, the Declaration is approved and Congress immediately proceeds to Immediately proceeds to other business. This day only John Hancock, President of the Congress, and its Secretary Charles Thomson, affix their signatures to the document. assembled troops. This night, at the toot of Broadway, a roaring crowd pulls down the larger-than-life equestrian statue of King George III of England. The Declaration is finally officially approved by New York. July 19. 1776 Congress orders that a fair copy of the Declaration bo elegantly engrossed on a single largo sheet of parchment by secretary of Congress. , August 2, 1776 The actual olgnlng of this official copy of the Declaration begins, with most members of Congress signing it this day, and others later as they return to town from trips Eventually there are 56 signers, all of them diking their lives for the crime of high treason against the British croWn. (This is the copy on display at the National Archives in SOUWCfS At t -mjvhJ A day at the grill BERNARDO GARZA/The Battalion Adrian Gardea, Erika Rincon, Shannon Ario, Graham Criglow and Jennifer Stinson spend an afternoon grilling and celebrating July 4. Africanized bees in Brazos County Jason Bennyhoff The Battalion Brazos County was placed under quarantine Tuesday when state officials confirmed that Africanized bees are inhab iting the county. The quarantine restricts the movement of commercial bee populations in counties where the Africanized bees have been found. 132 other counties in Texas have been placed under the quarantine, but it is expected to have little real effect in Bra zos County because there are no commercial beekeepers in the area. Under the quarantine, com^ mercial beekeepers must ob tain a permit from the Texas Apiary Inspection Service before moving any bees out side of a quarantined county. Before a permit can be issued, the bees must be certified as European bees, which are not as aggressive as the African variety. Paul Jackson, chief inspec tor for the Texas Apiary In spection Service, destroyed a colony of Africanized bees af ter a Brazos County resident was attacked and stung nu merous times outside his home. The bees were later confirmed to be Africanized by Texas A&M researchers. Jackson said Africanized bees are far more aggressive than European bees and people should be educated about them and treat them with respect. “Education is a positive force in preventing injuries,” Jackson said. “If a swarm of bees does attack you, the most important thing to do is flee the area and seek some shelter.. “Once inside, go to a room, close the door, turn off the lights and turn on the air conditioner.” Tanya Pankiw, an entomol ogy professor at Texas A&M, said it was inevitable that the See Bees on Page 2. RUBEN DELUNA/rwf Battalion Tech's Montford will resign LUBBOCK (AP) — Texas Tech University Chancellor John Montford will resign in two months, leaving the legacy of a wildly successful capital im provement campaign and the hiring of Bob Knight as the men’s basketball coach. Montford has notified mem bers of the Board of Regents that he will step down Sept. 3 to ex plore opportunities in the pri vate sector. “The lexas Tech students, faculty and staff are the best in the world,” Montford said in a statement released Tuesday. “It has been a privilege to work alongside them.” After serving 14 years as the state senator representing Lub bock, Montford became the university’s first chancellor, a position created after the depar ture of previous President Robert Lawless. Montford was called on to become the school’s primary fund-raiser and gov ernment liaison. Montford attacked the role, inaugurating the university’s first-ever capital improvement campaign, a five-year plan to raise $3.00 million. He reached that goal in three years and raised the total to $500 million, said Texas Tech spokeswoman Cindy Rugeley. Regent Carin Barth of Hous ton praised Montford’s fund raising and strategic planning. “It has been an extremely tremendous ride for the univer sity to have his leadership. I’m upset about losing him,” she said. Another regent, Nancy E. Jones of Abilene, noted that a chancellor’s tenure is generally five to eight years because of the high-energy demands. “So we knew it would come, but it’s just one of those things where we were really reluctant to accept his wishes,” she said. “What he’s told me is that he has a real outstanding opportunity or two that the private sector was See Tech on Page 2. Hutchison does not expect Navy to pursue Navy may abandon proposal to use Padre, South Texas coast as warfare training site CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) — Many state and local officials expect the Navy to abandon its proposal to use part of Padre Island and the South Texas coast line as a warfare training site after a num ber of high-ranking officials publicly spoke out against the plan. After U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison expressed reluctance Tuesday to support the Navy’s plan, many consider the pro posal dead on arrival. “Sfte carries more leverage than all of us put together, you could say, in regards to the (Bush) administration,” state Sen. Carlos Truan, D-Corpus Christi, told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times for its Wednesday editions. . Hutchison added her name to a grow ing list of people against the plan. Earlier Tuesday in Austin, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander cited environmental concerns and doubts about an economic boon in her opposition. “Bombing Texas beaches just doesn’t make sense,” Rylander said. “I think some may think there’s economic bene fits. I don’t.” She ordered an economic impact study of the plan. “We’ll see if the numbers back me up,” Rylander said. Pat Veteto, an engineer and retired Marine who helped come up with the plan for the lexas coast, said that he be lieves the plan has little chance of sur vival without Hutchison’s support. “I think it’s worth a good look and I don’t think any of us have given it a good look yet,” he said. “My feeling is that it’s probably, not going much further. I thought we had a pretty good idea. And in our discussions with the Navy, they thought we had a pretty good alterna tive, too. But I defer to our leadership.” Hutchison also believes the Navy is See Navy on Page 2.
