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omb-sniffing dogs learn their trade in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A bomb was hidden
mewhere in the two long rows of battered lug-
ige, and it was up to Renza to find it.
The 2-year-old Belgian Malinois started at the
id of the first row and worked her way along
icthodically, sniffing each suitcase before mov-
igtothe next. She eventually reached the last bag
ithout detecting the bomb.
Richard Osborn, the dog’s handler, had Renza
trace her steps, and soon a scent from one of the
cases grabbed her attention. Her ears twitched,
then she sat down next to it and waited.
Osborn, clued into her body language, let loose
a loud whoop and threw a heavy black-rubber play
toy across the room. Renza skittered across the
cement floor to bite onto it — her payment for
diligence and a good Aose.
The luggage search was part of Renza’s train
ing at Lackland Air Force Base to be a bomb-
sniffing dog at Tampa (Fla.) International Airport.
While she missed the unarmed explosives the first
time, she still passed the sniff test.
“Bottom line, she found what she was looking
for and got the reward,” said Osborn, a Tampa air
port policeman.
The Air Force’s 341st Training Squadron over
sees the dog program for the Transportation
Security Administration, created after the Sept. 11
attacks to ramp up safety at the nation’s airports.
The 341st also did the dog training when the
Federal Aviation Administration was in charge of
airport security, but the terror attacks have focused
more attention on the program and more demand
for trained canines and their handlers.
Before Sept. 11, four 11 -week handler courses
were conducted a year, each with six to eight stu
dents, said Master Sgt. John Pearce, program
director. The trainee output has been doubled by
increasing the class size to 13 students and adding
a fifth session.
NEWS IN BRIEF
[emnants of Enron
omes off ballpark
HOUSTON (AP) — The last ves-
;es of Enron Corp.'s stamp on
e Houston Astros' ballpark start
coming down Tuesday, just a
>ek before the Houston Astros
w out the first pitch of the
102 season.
The same company that
stalled 10-foot blue letters
elling out “Enron Field” above
> ballpark’s right field entrance
urned to haul them down about
ee decades earlier than
mned.
'Whenever we install something,
install it to stay for years and
ars," said Joe Hernandez, gen
ii manager of Neon Electric
rp. "I never thought we were
ingto see Enron again.”
)n Feb. 27 the Astros agreed to
yout Enron's 30-year, $100 mil-
ii naming rights deal for $2.1
llion. Enron also gave up the
mpany suite but kept season
kets for 35 box seats,
lie buyout allowed the Astros to
lit negotiating with other com-
nies interested in buying naming
tits. Astros owner Drayton
lane hoped to have a deal by
d-April.
lompanies that have expressed
erest in naming rights include
noco Inc., Compaq Computer
ip. and Landry’s Restaurants,
based in Houston.
tudy shows some
sist heart benefits
faspirin
(ALIAS (AP) - A ew study sug-
sts that some people who take
piiin to ward off heart attacks
lynot be getting all the benefits
thought they were,
fbe study in Tuesday's issue of
journal Circulation found that
many as 75 percent of patients
wed some resistance to the
thinning effects of aspirin,
rin works by blocking the for-
l0n of thromboxane A2, a
teal in the body that makes
lets sticky and promotes
clotting. Heart attacks are
used by clots.
lie study found that taking
tdn did not adequately block
"omboxane in some people,
them 3 1/2 times more
(e Ho die of a heart attack than
'use in whom aspirin works.
*'9n up for no-call
ends today
AUs TIN (AP) — Texans who don't
ail l to be annoyed by telemar-
; ,er s have to sign up by
6 eesday for a “do-not-call" list
a clocks companies from calling
Jmers at home.
0r e than 50,000 people have
a cd to add their names to the
over the past five days, bring-
ne total to 320,000 since Jan.
_ saic l Public Utility Commission
ujsperson Terry Hadley.
e were told, based on other
es experiences, to expect a
aid ? sp ° nse this,” Hadley
• We’re not telling people
a i nee( l to sign up. We’re just
M t * lis service is now
lab| e - if you’re interested,
° fdto sign up.”
0- nes day's deadline is for cus-
rst :! t att c e ? pting t0 on the
odat Sub) sequent lists will be
T, eb ever y three months.
urrh marke t ers are required to
heir 356 ' is t ar| d update
I av Jfi or ds within the first 60
Com State Publication.
3 W Panies that do not follow the
oSinAA U ^ ec t t° penalties of up
Cha ?° Per viola tion.
N cluT n ° n ' profit g rou P s and
L ^lectors are excluded from
p P r oved W iact WhiCh lawmakers
Com a aSt year -
elatiAn Pa u nies w 'tb Prior business
Oay mv 5 with customers also
oil nue t0 ca ll- Plus, tele-
s, Sl] l S wbl ° bold state licens-
eai es t as insurance agents,
“01 ■■■-uianoe dgtilllb,
;ers ra e a g en ts and stockbro-
Li’pietpH, Cal1, But they must
P-facP ^ ansac t ion s with face-
dCe meetings.
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