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2 Monday, July 8, 2002 Jack R, DeLufva ALL Ri(?Hr ^ Voove Gotta 8e Aly Eyes a^i> Aty ears/. 'Yow K^ouJ H HucH Trouble U)E‘LL G> BT ,Aj Close. Tme Door. AloRry, X'^ ajoT SUPPOSED To HAVE -[hi$ i*j the D o ** Beernuts by Rob Appling OH MAN, I MET A NEW GIRL THIS WEEKEND AND LET ME TELL YOU, I AM IN LOVE!! IN LOVE, HUH? WHAT'S SHE LIKE? HER NAME IS NASTY McGEE AND SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE JENNIFER ANISTON ONLY SHE'S SHORTER, A LITTLE FATTER, HAS LESS TEETH, AND RED HAIR. I'M TAKING HER OUT TOMORROW NIGHT I'M SO NERVOUS BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL IMPRESS HER... YOU'RE NERVOUS ABOUT IMPRESSING A GIRL NAMED NASTY ?? I KNOW, ISN'T THAT AN \ INTERESTING NAME? SHE \ SAID HER DAD NAMED HER \ AFTER HIS EX-WIFE Mi;. Afghan vice buried with JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Vice President Abdul Qadir was buried Sunday with full military honors a day after he was gunned down in an attack that Afghans fear may bring new instability to a nation struggling to build peace after decades of war. An estimated 10,000 people followed Qadir’s body as it was transported on a gun-carriage from Jalalabad’s White Mosque to Amir Shaheed Gardens in the city center. Afghan troops in full uniform marched in the procession. As the body, wrapped in a green, red and black Afghan flag, was lowered into the grave, a Pashto- language poem read over a loudspeaker hailed Qadir as “a unique man” and “a hero of Afghanistan.” Seven shots were fired into the air, and mourners wept and chanted his name. Qadir, who also served as minister of public works and governor of Nangarhar province, died Saturday in a hail of bullets after two gunmen opened fire on his vehicle as it was leaving his THE BATTAlI president full honors office in Kabul. His driver, who was alsoasol law, was killed too but the gunmen escaped. Afghan President Hamid Karzai will cal: foreign help in cracking the case if localaucl ties are unable to make progress in their I investigation, Afghan television reported Suns I State-run television said two men had I detained for questioning after they were stoppl a Kabul checkpoint in a car similar to the one J by the killers for their getaway. Qadir’s body was flown here to the Nanp j capital from Kabul aboard a helicopter pro, ! by the international peacekeeping force folio- a prayer service attended by Karzai and thou ; r of mourners. I No one claimed responsibility fortheat Turkish Army Col. Samet Oz, spokesman^ 5.000-strong international peacekeepingfc | Kabul, described the killing as “an indiv: attack designed to destabilize the transit government.” Turkey’s deputy premier calls for early elections ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s deputy premier called Sunday for early elections, breaking ranks with his coali tion partners who have vowed to stay in office despite fears over the premier’s health. Devlet Bahceli became the first senior figure in Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit’s gov ernment to call for the sched uled 2004 vote to be advanced. He told party members that par liament should cut short its sum mer holiday to vote on holding a poll in November. “Let’s set an election date for November 3,” said Bahceli, whose Nationalist Action Party is the second-largest member of •the three-party coalition. He said that an early election would end the political instabil ity shaking Turkey. In recent weeks, the govern ment has defied calls for early polls as a string of ailments have left the 77-year-old Ecevit unable to work. Ecevit, who has pledged to stay in office, is seen as the glue that holds the coali tion together. Ecevit was hospitalized twice in May, and has been recuperat ing at home after suffering intes tinal problems, an infection, a cracked rib and a spinal injury. In his absence, coalition part ners quarreled over reforms to further Turkey’s EU member ship bid, alarming financial markets already shaky after last year’s economic crisis. Turkey’s benchmark stock index and its currency have both lost over 15 percent since Ecevit was first hospitalized in early May. On Sunday, he said he intended to stay in office until 2004 elections. Ecevit told private CNN- Turk that he had “no intention of stepping down at the moment,” and added that his government “owed it to the nation” to pursue its program of political and economic reforms over a full five-year term. Turkey is seeking to recovef from a crisis that saw the econo my shrink 9.4 percent last year. Opposition parties, which have been calling for early elec tions for months, welcomed Bahceli’s call for an early vote. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the pro-Islamic Justice and Development Party, said elections could even be held before November. “Parliament could immedi ately be called for an extraordi nary meeting,” Erdogan said. “We could start an election campaign swiftly, we have no time to lose.” It was unclear, however, whether Bahceli’s proposal would gain the parliamentary majority required. Signs were that the other two parties in the coalition would oppose an early election call. NEWS IN BRIEF Boy killed by bias! of unknown device in Georgia CUSSETA, Ga. (AP)-AS year-old boy died Sundays injuries suffered when r explosive device blew u: near a truck trailer whereli: was playing with his sister Little was known aboit what caused the blast, sai! 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She joined EG&G in Idaho after graduating in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engi neering from A&M and later worked in the com mercial nuclear industry. She was an annual member of the Association of Former Students’ Century Club and a member addressing this issue was to estimate the percent age of children under 18 living in a grandparent headed home. That was 6.3 percent in 2000, com pared with 5.5 percent in 1990, 3.6 percent in 1980 and 3.2 percent in 1970. That data, however, did not cover how many of those grandparents were the main caregivers for their grandchildren. The 2000 census long form asked if a grand parent was responsible for “most of the basic needs” of a grandchild in the home. Yes was the answer from 42 percent of the nearly 5.8 million grandparents living with a grandchild. of the Fort Worth/Tarrant County A&M Club. Goode was a supporter of the women's move ment. She was also a longtime volunteer for the Cowtown Marathon and active in the Susan Komen Race for the Cure against breast cancer. The scholarship gift counts in the “One Spirit, One Vision Campaign,” the university’s multi year fundraising campaign aimed at helping A&M achieve national top 10 standing among public universities. The scholarship will only be available to women because Goode realized there was a need for more females in the engineering field. Volunteers Continued from page 1 In addition, the volunteers work at the Chaplin’s library by handing out religious litera ture to the students in the evenings. Many of the volun teers also participate as pen pals with the students. “Chaplin’s Library and being a pen pal are great opportunities to get to know the boys better,” Nguyen said. “It is important to get to know them so they trust you enough to actually be their friends.” “We hope to continue reaching out to [the students| at Hamilton,” said Blake Childs, a senior economics major. “Everyone on our team cares about these kids, and we plan to put in a lot of time and effort at Hamilton as we always have.” for minor injuries w released, officials said The device expW Saturday night wh^ children, visiting Philadelphia, Miss., ^ playing ouis\6e their grandmother's palnneadw shop, Bankhead said. Vliss Lake 0' the Pines crowned lew Miss Texas FORT WORTH, Texas (AP)' isa Dalzell, Miss LakeOt- ines, was crowned thene. liss Texas on Saturday nf Dalzell, of Texas ^ niversity, perforirc- Shenandoah/Dueli: anjos" on the flute dM: le talent portion of ) om pet it ion. Her platf 0 ' /as "Shaping Amen olunteer Efforts." She will represent Texa le Miss America Pagean First runner-up . indsay Elaine Wilcox, »alias County. Other finalists wereBroo* taudt. Miss Hurst-Eu« edford, second runnrt legan Gilbride, M |SS ( i lird runner-up; and M S latlock, Miss Amarillo Au )urth runner-up. ... Dalzell succeeds J exas 2001 Stacy /ho also was a forme ake O' The Pines. 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