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(AP) — Firefighters turned their focus Tuesday to the Sierra Nevada, where firebreaks had been bulldozed around homes threatened by an 8,600-acre wildfire burn ing amid the worst drought in 30 years. Nearly 1,000 firefighters, three air tankers and two National Guard helicopters were assigned to the blaze on the California-Nevada state line. The fire threatened 250 homes but was growing only slightly late Tuesday and was estimated to be 30 percent contained. “The wind is the biggest concern,” spokesper son Laura Williams said from the Sierra Front Interagency Fire Dispatch Center in Minden, Nev. “It is very low humidity. The soil mois tures are at the lowest level they have been for this time of year since Nixon was president.” A Type I fire management team from Oregon, the highest priority federal firefighting team, was sched uled to take over control of the blaze Tuesday or Wednesday. The lightning-sparked blaze was given a top priority because of the number of homes nearby, said Mark Struble, a fire information They are digging in for big winds expected the next day or two. — Laura Williams spokesperson from Sierra Front Interagency Fire Dispatch Center officer from the Bureau of Land Management. A two-mile trench was bulldozed Tuesday around 50 homes in the Holbrook Highlands sub division along U.S. Highway 395 just north of Topaz Lake. “They are digging in for big winds expected the next day or two,” which could fan flames through the dry juniper, sage brush and pinon pines, Williams said. The estimate of the fire’s size was scaled back from 10,000 acres to 8,600 after an aerial survey. That included about 1,400 acres burned during the night, officials said. U.S. Highway 395 remained closed from Forest in the center of the state that was drawing close to 30 homes. Residents were told to prepare to leave. Meanwhile, the largest of 14 fires burning in Yellowstone National Park was 10 percent con tained. The 9,000-acre blaze, sparked by lightning in late June, was burning on the east side of the Grand Canyon in Wyoming. The fires have not threatened any major Yellowstone attractions, but officials have closed several backcountry trails and camps. The National Interagency Fire Center said wildfires have charred 3.3 million acres so far this year, more than double the 10-year average. THE BATTAlii Architecture Continued from page] from a videotape or a texttu Phillip E. Rollfing, con; nications specialist for College of Architecture, that the College of Architec hopes to make its grade more competitive in the inc. ingly more globalized marl “Certainly one of the teas we’ve expanded so much idly is because of the g importance of globalizan Woodfin said. Rollfing said A&M sometimes been known attracting the “less tradin Aggies,” or those more intei ed in artistic layouts and than sciences. “Our student body over years has attracted people 29 different countries, and have former students living working all over the world now, several in South Ron Rollfing said. “The level ofini national influence has ah been high in our college.” Collaboration Continued from page Bridgeport, Calif, north to the Nevada state line, where hundreds of residents and staff and guests at the Topaz Lodge hotel-casino had voluntarily evacuated Monday. “It wasn’t a question of whether. It was just a question of when,” said Topaz resident Paul Tucker. At its height, fire whorls — small tornadoes of flame — sent firefighters scrambling for cover in the rugged terrain. The fire cut power lines south of Lake Topaz, blacking out residences as well as the firefighters’ command post at a high school. Sierra Pacific Power officials said it could be weeks before power is restored to all of the area. The wildfire was just northwest of the site of a 22,750-acre fire last month near Walker, Calif, where three men died when their air tanker crashed. Elsewhere in Nevada, a 10,000- acre fire raged unchecked on the Nevada-Utah line 50 miles south east of Ely, but no injuries or struc tural damage were reported. In Utah, crews were battling 10 wildfires, including a 4,500-acre blaze in the Manti-La Sal National recognizable as supportu A&M. The new shoes are marc suede with maroon laces; have “Gig ‘em” on the sole on the back of the heel shoes also have thel-stardesi; on the tongue and back, and tl ATM logo on the side. “These shoes scream A&M. Eckhart said. The bookstore will be stod ing more of the shoes thaUil be for sale starting the sec® week of August. They will smaller sizes available females and youth as well. The yell leaders will eacli le given a free pair of the shoes in exchange for promotion. The; will take photographs for adver tisements and make appearances at the bookstore during home football game days. Specific dates have not yel been set, Eckhart said. ?; “I’m really excitei tavM said junior yell leaderW&fe: “I’m happy about rioiv this j turned out and l tok vre W f yell leaders) keep thistelatio® going for as long as we can. Drugs in Kile CHICAGO Cardinals died from arteries si and there that drugs death, Coi said Tuesc "This is death," E the coun examiner, Toxicolo evidence although weeks be factor i Donoghut Tests v steroids, a ephedrine monly foi plements sports. Lightning Continued from pag e 1 it: lightning,” Orville said. ^ In addition, the increase aerosol loading in urban are* may result in enhanced ning activity and may responsible for the ousen- high flash density m Houston area, Orville saic1 ' . Lightning data is collected^ a network of 106 sensors uted over the 48 contiga - states. The sensors measure electromagnetic fie^ s r ,, lightning discharges, mucim static on a radio. “When a thunderstorm near, you hear static on radio,” Orville said. ‘ ^ tatl( j signal that has scientific va Researchers use instru to process recordings oft e ic and triangulate the locatio where the lightning s occurred. NEWS IN BRIEF Relatives of dead firefighters will get to listen to tapes NEW YORK (AP) - Relatives of firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center will be allowed to listen to recordings of emer gency radio transmissions, fire officials said Tuesday. The Fire Department of New York said the U.S. attorney's office had agreed to allow fam ily members to hear the record ings on the condition that they sign confidentiality agreements. Until now, the U.S. attorney's office has not released the tape due to court rules that prohibit the disclosure of pos sible evidence to the public. The U.S. attorney in Virginia has cited the recordings as possible evidence in the upcoming trial against Zacarias Moussaoui. Blood Continued from page 1 “I give blood so other people can use it,” he said. “I started giving blood after Bonfire fell, and I just continued doing it. Also it doesn’t hurt that they give away a free T-shirt and free juice and cookies.” Angela Clendenin, program promotion coordinator at St. Joseph Regional Health Center, said the shortage has not caused surgeries to be canceled so far. As far as the blood shortage goes, it hasn’t affected us way where we’ve had to c T any surgeries,” Clendenin “We had to use two suppl> er : fill our needs, but we na had to cancel anything. The blood shortage is affecting on-campus hea at Beutal Health Center Linda Lekawski, director dent health services at A “If someone needs ^ supplementation, that t done at our clinic, C said. “They would go toa h tal. Blood shortages affect communities.” GIG THIS! * $ 99Total Move-In Pepper Tree Apartments 2701 Longmire — College Station — 693-5731 Student Activities — Great Pool — Close to Major Shopping and Entertainment Now accepting Five Month Leases *Special does not include 5 month leases Other restrictions may apply Will sc wante 1NVERNI family feu body d( when hi; wanted t( the execui the slugg' be frozen. Williams and mad said he scattered the Florida But afte the Hall o desire tc frozen, a Cassidy. 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