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AUTO
1990 Pontiac Bonneville,
tion, a/c, $2100 OBO.
7160.
Excellent condi-
485-0888, 845-
Police Impounds! Cars from $500. For
listings, 800-319-3323 ext.3782.
DJ MUSIC
**Party Block Mobile DJ**- Peter Block,
professional/ experienced. Specializing in
Weddings, TAMU functions, lights/smoke.
Mobile to anywhere. Book early!! 693-
6294. http://www.partyblockdj.com
EMPLOYMENT
$250 a day potential/ bartending. Training
provided. 1 -800-293-3985 ext.542.
Career Opportunity: Local engineering
firm specializing in mechanical, electrical
and plumbing design for a variety of com-.
mercial/industrial establishments. Proj
ects range from small local facilities to
large churches around the nation. Educa
tion requirements include a BS in Engi
neering, Construction Science, Engineer
ing Technology or Architecture/Environ
mental design. Call Brazos Valley Engi
neering, Inc. at 979-823-1447 or fax re
sume to 979-779-3380.
FOR RENT
1-3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d,
some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 696-
2038.
Ibdrm in 3bdrm/2bth house, $260/mo.
+ 1/3bills, pool-table, garage. Call 822-
8193.
2bdrm/2bth apartment, available now.
3bdrm/2bth new duplex, available August.
(979)696-1176.
2yr old, 3bdrm/2bth duplex in Rock Hol
low, w/d hook-up, fenced yard, $1000/mo.
(979)324-7729.
3bdrm/2 bth, mobile home on 5-acres, car
port, sheds & fruit trees, $900/mo.,589-
2348.
3bdrm/2ba, 512 Kyle, new ac, bike to
campus, $1100/mo., 690-0480.
3bdrm/2bath duplex. June leasing. San
Mario 706A. $840/mo. Shuttle. 862-
9311.
3bdrm/3bth new
$1100/mo 492-8445.
duplex 1400sqft,
Beautiful new houses in CS Steeplechase.
4bdrm/3.5bth, 2-story, $1600/mo. Also 4-
2-2 in Sun Meadows, $1500/mo. Corner
stone Properties, 979-822-1807/ 979-820-
0926.
BRYAN: AVALON APTS. $99 deposit
w/approval. Pool, laundry, cent. air.
*1bdrm $395, *2bdrm $575. 822-7321,
800-440-7332.
College Station- 4-plex, 2bdrm/1bth, on
shuttle, water paid. Microwave, ceiling
fans. Sign lyr lease & receive 1-free
month. $425-$450/mo. 690-6155.
Duplex: nice, near new 3/2, w/d, yard
care included, on shuttle, no pets,
$ 1000/mo. 846-5722.
Duplexes, 3bdrm/2bth, 2-yrs old. Beautiful
1250sqft, 7 closets, yard care, shuttle,
$1000/mo. Cornerstone Properties, 979-
822-1807/ 979-820-0926.
Live in Midtown for a summer or a year!
Great location! 680-0783
Lovely 4bdrm/3.5bth, 2-story. 2427 Piental
Loop in Steeplechase on shuttle. Fenced.
$1600. New 4-2-2, Wild Plum in Sun
Meadows. (817) 797-3392/(817)790-7408.
Nice Ibdrm/lbth, spacious, close to cam
pus, available for August, $525/mo. 776-
6079.
Nice 2bdrm/1.5bth, spacious, close to
campus, available for August, $600/mo.
776-6079.
Nice 2bdrm/1bth duplex, fenced yard,
fans, w/d connections, $600/mo. Availa
ble now &August. 776-6079.
Room for rent. Call for details, 979-823-
2026.
Washers & Dryers For Rent. Don’t buy,
rent a washer & dryer, $28/month (plus
tax). UniversityLeasing, Local, Faster,
Better! 764-3902
www.universityleasing.com
FOR SALE
3bdrm/2ba, 2-level deck, on 1.85 acres.
Listed $60,000. By owner. 691-8775.
FOR SALE
1994 Polaris SL750. Great condition.
$2250 includes trailer, cover, jackets, tube
& ropes. (979)695-1518 Josh.
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Full size bed: mattress, box-spring, head-
board, frame, linens, comforter. Excellent
condition. $150. 862-9047.
HELP WANTED
$$$Dancers, dancers, dancers$$$. Flexi
ble hours. Silk Stocking 690-1478. 18+
only.
A fun, prestigious teaching position.
Some evenings &Saturdays. Must have
had driver's license 4+years. No criminal
record. We train. $7/hr. 693-9294.
Care-taker position for Cat Sanctuary.
Nice home provided. If you love cats, this
may be for you. 979-820-0599.
Housework and gardening. Close to cam
pus. 10hrs a week, $6/hr. 693-1749.
Local business needs PT secretary 8-12
and 12-1.779-7044.
Local businessman seeks aggressive, self
starting male students for late afternoon
and Saturday. Flexible hours. Top pay.
Call (979)696-0832, 8-1 Oam only.
LOVE FAST PITCH SOFTBALL? CS is
looking for Men/Women who can pitch.
Adult league is forming now. Call 764-
6386.
Summer care needed, 2-children ages
5&13, 3days/wk. Must have car,
(979)774-1292. scrooks@stata.com
The Ptarmigan Club- Now Hiring Waitstaff.
Apply at 2005 S.College 4-8 M-F.
Two part-time sales assistant positions
available in large insurance agency. Each
starting at $8/hr. M/W 1pm-6pm and ev
ery other Saturday from 10am-2pm, the
second position would be T/TH 1pm-6pm
and every other Saturday from 10am-2pm.
Duties would include helping the sales
staff with marketing and insurance propos
als. Please submit resume to: The Liere
Agency, 1101 University Dr. East, Ste.
100, College Station, TX 77840.
PETS
Adopt Pets: Brazos Animal Shelter,
775-5755, www.shelterpets.org
The Cats Cradle has a great selection of
cats & kittens for adoption! 979-820-0599.
ROOMMATES
2F wanted, 3bd/2bth. No Smokers,
$900/mo, +1/3bills, w/d. 979-690-6013.
C.S. female needed, new 3/2/2, shuttle,
w/d, cable internet, $375/mo. +1/3bills,
695-8074 or (210)862-2236.
Newsday Crossword
THE DESCENT OF ANIMALS by Sally Stein
Edited by Stanley Newman
ACROSS
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org.
5 Right away,
in memos
9 Fred Astaire’s
sister
14 Get well
15 Funnel shape
16 Was the king
17 Singer Guthrie
18 Phrase of
understanding
19 Birthday-cake
topping
20 Devours
22 Sarah Hughes
footwear
23 Maine or
Montana
24 Moines, IA
25 Walk like
a duck
30 Entryway
34 Cow’s kid
38 Characteristic
39 Stare at
40 Spoken
41 Perhaps
42 Small songbird
43 Actress Garr
44 Approves
45 Songbird’s
home
46 “For Pete’s !”
47 Capitol group
49 Concorde:
Abbr.
51 “Me too!”
56 Island red
(chicken)
59 Concentrates
63 Composer
Copland
64 Choir voice
65 Historical
periods
66 Beef entrees
67 Blockhead
68 French
girlfriend
69 Desk item
70 Visibility
problem
71 Mailed away
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Bernard’s
family
2 ’92 presidential
candidate
3 spade
a spade
4 Up in the sky
5 Corrosive
chemical
6 Mediocre
7 All over again
8 Ball- hammer
9 Get up
10 Avoids a
punch, perhaps
11 Director Kazan
12 Gave
temporarily
13 Competitive
advantage
21 Do some
stitching
24 Hate
26 No more than
27 Sir Francis
28 Israeli general
Moshe
29 Algeria
neighbor
31 Mean one
32 Bullring cheers
33 Monthly
payment
34 Barracks beds
35 Neighborhood
36 Frolic
37 Visits Florida
from New York,
maybe
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execs.
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52 Notions
53 Smooth singer
Mel
54 Tom Sawyer
creator
55 Beginning
56 Speak
hoarsely
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days
September . . .”
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cookie
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the Fugue
composer
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of jazz
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(completely)
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CREATORS SYNDICATE © 2002 STANLEY NEWMAN
Monday, June 3, 2002
IV! ERN VriOV
THE BATTALIO
Palace evacuated in Britain
LONDON (AP) — A fire broke out at
Buckingham Palace Sunday, forcing the
evacuation of hundreds of people and mar
ring the high-spirited, four-day celebration of
Queen Elizabeth IPs 50 years on the throne.
The London Fire Brigade said no mem
bers of the royal family were in the palace at
the time, but the evacuation disrupted prepa
rations for a star-studded pop music concert
planned on the palace grounds Monday night.
Ozzy Osbourne had just finished rehears
ing his 30-minute set when the blaze began,
and the British Broadcasting Corp. reported
that those evacuated from the area around
the palace included the musicians Phil
Collins, Eric Clapton and Queen guitarist
Brian May. It was not clear if Osbourne was
evacuated.
The fire in a roof flat was reported at
6:38 p.m. and was brought under control an
hour and a half later, said Colin Williamson,
a Fire Brigade spokesperson. Workers were
allowed back into the palace at 9.40 p.m.
When the fire was at its height, smoke
poured from one area of the roof as fire
fighters with masks, air tanks and hoses
worked nearby. Twenty fire engines rushed
to the palace, Williamson said.
The volume of smoke diminished about
an hour after the blaze was first reported.
The evacuation had been a precaution,
police said.
News reports said it was the first time the
palace had been evacuated since World War II.
One firefighter was hit by a piece of
equipment and suffered cuts and bruises
around his eye, firefighter Steve Newman
said, but there were no other injuries.
Rescuers escorted four palace staff who
had been working on the roof to safety and
were removing valuables from the burned
area, Newman said.
The palace said in a statement that a fire
alarm system had detected the flames in a
flat above the East Gallery, a large corri
dor that connects the palace ballroom to
the state rooms.
Spokesperson Penny Russell-Smith told
the BBC it was unclear how the fire started,
Everyone is being
patient because we know
things have to be done
in the right way.
— Brian May
Queen guitarist
but police said it was not set intentionally.
The state rooms are at the heart of the
palace and are used regularly by the queen
and other royals for entertaining.
Investitures are often held in the ballroom,
which first opened in 1856.
Eighteen royals and 12,000 guests attend
ed a spirited classical music concert on the
palace grounds Saturday night and excite
ment was already building for Monday’s
show, which was expected to be a high point
of the long Golden Jubilee weekend.
Most of the rehearsing artists remained
on the palace grounds, away from the built
ing, and concert preparations resumed,
around 8:20 p.m. — with firefighters watc
ing from a balcony — when former Beat
Boy Brian Wilson took the stage.
Paul McCartney and Annie Lennox a
among the others slated to perform before
crowd of 12,000 people and a live telev
sion audience.
“There is an enormous crowd of extreir :
ly famous people here sitting on the lav
chatting on their mobile phones,” May to
the BBC while the fire was still bumir.
"Everyone is being patient because we km
things have to be done in the right way.”
The Queen guitarist was scheduled
open the outdoor show by playing “Ga
Save the Queen” while standing on
palace roof.
The palace said the concert would
ahead as scheduled.
“There is absolutely no question of itr
going on,” a spokesperson said on conditi
of anonymity.
The show was expected to be the mo
popular event in four days of Golden Jubils
celebrations, which are also scheduled
include street parties around the countryaa
a royal procession to a service at St. Pat
Cathedral on Tuesday.
The damage caused by Sunday’s firedi
not appear to be nearly as bad as that d®
by two earlier palace blazes, at Winfe
Castle in 1992 and at Hampton Court Pak:
in 1986.
Buckingham Palace said two areas
ceiling had been damaged and waterk
burst pipes soaked some carpets.
Canadian prime minister fires
financial minister in power strugglt
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TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien
fired his finance minister on Sunday — a man widely believed to
want the prime minister’s job.
Paul Martin is the acknowledged front-runner to eventually succeed
Chretien, and is widely seen as the architect of Canada’s economic
rebound in the 1990s. His departure threatens to split the Liberal party
between those who want Martin and those who want Chretien.
The press release announcing his departure included a letter from
Chretien to Martin.
“It is with sadness that I confirm that you are leaving the
Cabinet,” Chretien wrote. In a press conference, the prime minister
said the decision was a mutual one.
“Unfortunately, matters unrelated to governing have gotten in the
way of our working together on government policy. As such we both
understand with real regret that this is in the best interests of the gov
ernment and the country and that you step down from the Cabinet.”
Martin was replaced in finance by John Manley, who will also
retain his post as deputy prime minister.
On Friday, Chretien said he would not retire next year, and told
Cabinet ministers competing for his job to stop their disruptive
campaigns.
Chretien, who last year would not commit to staying in office
2003, said he will go through a Liberal party leadership reviewne
February before deciding whether to run for a fourth term in lOf
For the past year, Chretien has allowed leadership hopefuls in
Cabinet to organize and raise funds. But Chretien blames the um
dared campaigning for recent leaks that have contributed to am
controversy that forced him to reshuffle his Cabinet last week.
Chretien suggested he would fire any Cabinet minister conn
ing for his job unless they stop campaigns that were disruptive.
“They will have plenty of time to organize because they will
be ministers anymore,” Chretien said Friday, saying he won't
pushed out of office by those who would like to see a new leade:
“You know me, for 39 years I never ran away from a fight so
not about to start at my age,” he said.
Chretien, 68, said he will decide in 2004 whether to run again
has been prime minister since 1993.
Martin, who has served three terms as finance minister since
Liberals were first elected in 1993, suggested late Friday he mil
quit the Cabinet.
“I’m obviously going to have to reflect on my options,” M
said, saying he won’t do so in the context of a leadership race.
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Arafat offers Cabinet
posts as part of reshuffle
JERUSALEM (AP) — Yasser Arafat has
offered Cabinet posts to Hamas and other
militant groups involved in suicide attacks
against Israelis as part of a government
reshuffle he plans to announce in coming
days, Palestinians said Sunday.
While three other radical groups have
turned down the Palestinian leader's
offer, saying they do not want to belong
to a government that is willing to
negotiate with Israel, Hamas is still
weighing the proposal, the group said.
It would mark the first time in his eight
years as chairman of the Palestinian
NEWS IN BRIEF
Authority that Arafat formally brought
Hamas into government — a move likely
to be strongly opposed by Israel and the
United States, which both regard Hamas
as a terrorist group.
In Israel, a Hamas-Arafat alliance
would be interpreted as an indication that
the Palestinians are determined to
continue the violent conflict.
From Arafat's perspective, having
radical groups inside the government
could make them easier to control. It was
not clear whether Arafat was making
compliance with his call for an end to
suicide attacks a condition of Hamas
entering the government.
"We are still consulting with our
colleagues inside and outside the
homeland and our final response will
declared before the end of this week,
Hamas spokesperson Ismail Hania saidoi
Arafat's proposal.
Of the more than 60 suicide attacks bj
Palestinians in the current Mideast
conflict, Hamas' military wing has carried
out more than any other group, including
the deadliest attacks. The group h aS
rejected Arafat's call to halt them.
After 20 months of Mideast fighting
that has left Palestinian institutions anc
their economy in shambles, Arafat has
come under strong pressure to restructure
the Palestinian government. But his
definition of reform is likely to diffe
sharply from what his critics, including the
United States and Israel, hope to see.
6/3/02
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in the areas of chemistry, environmental sciences, biochemistry,
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