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Tuesday, June 25, 2002 Fire confirmed state’s largest SHOW LOW, Ariz. (AP) — An explosive, 500-square-mile wildfire burned nearly to the doorstep of this evacuated mountain town Monday as ash rained down in an eerie shower on crews desperately fight ing to hold back the flames. The largest fire in Arizona histo ry burned to within a mile of this town of 7,700 by midday. It had already destroyed at least 329 hous es and 16 businesses, most of them in Heber-Overgaard, a community 35 miles west of Show Low that burned over the weekend. Firefighters in Show Low faced two dire possibilities, depending on the weather: a wind-blown wall of flame that could overrun the town, or drifting embers that could start smaller fires across the community. “There’s still a tremendous risk of fire jumping into Show Low,” fire spokesman Jim Paxon said, though winds were light and the fire was not the onrushing monster it was late last week. President Bush planned to tour the area Tuesday. Brown smoke spiraled into a hazy, gray sky Monday and the sun cast a dull orange glow. Ash piled up in gutters and on cars. In neighborhoods nearest the fire, many homes with too much underbrush or wood shingles were marked with red flags to show there was no use trying to save them. Outside the wood-shingled home of Becky and Dany Seymour, a sprin kler system sprayed the lawn as fire fighting helicopters dipped giant buckets into a nearby lake. Wildfires merge The Rodeo and Chediski fires merged in central Arizona on Sunday. The fire has destroyed at least 186 homes. 0 150 mi i „ (—*- 'COLO. o isjjsnti—- 1 u. AR ' Z - L N.M. <i / I J Rodeo Fire 305,000 acres 0% contained ■■ Areas of new burn SOURCES: Associated Press; National Forest Service; ESRI, GOT uper ummer avings Tan America Beds • In Bed Air Conditioning In Bed AM/FM CD www.totaltansalons.com College Station 680-0055 1 605 Texas Ave. S Bryan College Station 846-4822 693-5555 4001 East 29th St. 1 71 8 Rock Prairie Rd. 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As many as 1,000 people may have been on the train when the accident took place in Igandu village near Mpwapwa, 30 miles southeast of Dodoma, said Sukulu Sudi, a spokeswoman for the Tanzania Railways Corporation. All the passenger train's coaches, except one second class coach, derailed and overturned, the corporation said. Cell phone use means less mond for universities SACRAMENTO, Calif. Instead of paying 9 cei minute through Son State University, 20-yea; Sadie Gardere pays a monthly rate of $45 nationwide long dist^ plan that covers her home to the Bay Area. Sawy students like Ga: are saving money for i selves, but strapped public umvers millions of dollars by noti; the school-provided servie maC * residence halls. | C0St ' n ? c physi< ilir immort r y , devek AP Folden Continued from page 1 Progress, a friend of Heather’s was quoted as saying, "she talked the talk and walked the PTTS Continued from page 1 vice president for administra tions, will either choose the new director from the search commit tee’s recommendations, choose someone different or advise the search committee to begin a new search. Schneider said. “I anticipate a finalist will be chosen by mid July,” she said. PTTS is also looking to hire a bus operations communications coordinator this summer to improve bus operations for the fall and to create an ongoing strategic process for any future needed improvements, said Deborah Hoffmann, assistant director of parking administration. “The communications coor dinator’s role will be to ensure consistency, accuracy and clari ty,” Bisor said. Currently, Assistant Director for Bus Operations Gary Jackson handles all bus route coordina tion, an area that is not his expertise, Hoffmann said. A communications coordina tor will provide relief for Jackson and help plan bus routes Bus Ops Continued from page 1 routes run as successful as possi ble and a marketing graduate to promote Bus Operations and keep the students informed. In the past and until they hire new staff, Jackson and the other managers at Bus Operations make the route changes them selves and try to keep in touch with student needs. There is also a website walk.” Terri said. “She will be missedsr; Brewer said. “A&M has great Aggie.” Folden will be honor Silver Taps on Sept. 10. for coming semesters. I also provide expen ads the location of stops an route directions. Hoffmair Evaluations on the am service hours and thenr buses for each route wilib ducted, she said. “All these factors wi vide an ongoing plan f future changes,” Hoffmanr The coordinator will It helpful while PTTS filters new buses for on- and of! pus routes, she said. Most buses will be campus routes becaus ; design will providemore^ for longer trips. "The design (in tk buses already on camp! tales short trips and capacity,” Hoffmann sac PTTS will also ber a service for former A friends who visit A&L ational vehicles, she \ PTTS will increase" her of RV hotA-tf^m Field from 40 loAbs^es ■ add 50 spaces at PetiftM improvements will also'E the hook ups from 30 r amps. 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