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To place 9 ciasslfted ad: Phone 845-0569 or Fox 845-2678 Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building Business Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Insertion deadline: 1 p.m. prior business day .■ ls e Private Party Want Ads $10 for 20 words running 5 days. If your merchandise is priced $1,000 or less (price must appear In ad).This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering perspna! possessions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 days at no charge. If item doesn’t sell, advertiser must call before 1 p.m. on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge. No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR RENT HELP WANTED Start your own Fraternity! Zeta Beta Tau is looking for men to start a new Chapter. If you are interested in academic success, a chance to network and an opportunity to make friends in a non-pledging Brother hood, e-mail: zbt@zbtnational.org or call 800-431-9674. AUTO 1971 convertible El Dorado Cadillac, cus tom ag maroon and white, see it at www.aggiecaddy.com, $9,500 693-0611. Buick 1999 Century from Estate, 6700- miles, all power, $9500. 979-846-7857. Ford 1998 Escort Station Wagon, 61,000- miles, a/c, cruise control, great condition, $5000/060. 979-574-7725. Police Impounds! Cars from $500. For listings, 800-319-3323 ext.3782. BED AND BREAKFAST Brazos Bottom Plantation Home available for A&M events (home games, parents weekend, graduation), weddings, week end get-aways. For information/ reserva tions call Rebecca Sicilio Lewis,'70, 979- 696-0091. , COMPUTERS Affordable laptops! Dell Pll 366, 128MB Ram, 6GB HD, cd-rom, $599. 1-800-805- 0062 or visit www.laptopsetc.com. 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 RDM Audio’s Tune Crew available for TA MU functions, private parties, special events, holidays, weddings. Sound, Light, Fog. All dates, great rates, "Matinee” pri ces. available. 979-260-1925, rdmaudio.com EMPLOYMENT $250 a day potential/ bartending. Training provided. 1-800-293-3985 ext.542. Clementine’s lunch wait staff and all kitch en staff, for more information call 779- 2558. Fun Job- No Weekends, Now hiring teach er’s aid, M-F, A&M UMC Weekday School, call 846-1762. Premiere Dance Academy now hiring teachers, call 775-3262. FOR RENT 1-3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d, some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 696- 2088. > 1203B Webhollow large 3bdrm/2bth du plex, safe cul-de-sac, busroute, shade trees, garden, tile floors, fenced yard, pets welcomed, $999/mo 1-year lease, Rob 512-288-0609. 2bdrm/1bth duplex, 8 miles from campus, on 5 acres. 690-6161. 2bdrm/1bth duplex, fenced back yard, w/d, extremely clean. Available after August. $525/mo. Call after 2pm, 823-4684. 2bdrm/1bth duplex, w/d connections, fenced yard, Southwood Valley, $550/mo. 764-9741. 2bdrm/1bth townhouse, $600/mo, walking distance to school. Open floorplan, Cov entry Glen. 979-846-2894. 3bdrm/2bth house, living, dining, kitchen, upstairs loft/ bdrm, 107 Lake Street, Bry an. (979)822-2334, (979)279-6843. 4/2 house. Spacious living. Unique, se cluded, near campus. CA/CH, w/d, plus more! No dog. $950/mo. 512-477-8925. All price ranges. A great deal for Ags. No Deposits! 1,2,3 bedroom properties. Great locations all over town. Summit. 777-3371. Apartment attached to house in quiet neighborhood. Ibdrm/lbth, efficiency kitchen, near Thomas Park, bicycling dis tance -TAMU, $385, utilities &cable paid. No pets. 693-4485 before 7pm. Attractive large Ibdrm 4-plex apartment, w/d, built-in bookcase, large covered deck overlooking woods, 1.5mi from campus. No Pets. $485/mo 1-936-273-2479. Bryan- CS, New 3&4 bdrms, $275-$345/ person. Autumn Woods. 979-775-6700. Duplex, 3/2, near new, on shuttle, Lawn care included. No Pets. $800/mo. 846- 5722, Near Blinn, quiet/ new 2-1 gated commun ity. Historic district, trees. Water/ sewer paid. Small pets ok. 314 Haswell. 255- 5461, $445/mo. New 3bdrm/2bth house, 1700sqft, ex tremely quiet. On 20-acre lot about 7-mi to University. Fari 777-7151. Available after August. New townhome unit, 2bdrm/2bth, w/d, walk to campus, 306 Cherry, $750 -t-utilit- ies. (979)492-3033. Nice 2bdrm/1.5bth townhome in Bryan, w/d, new carpet, appliances, $800/mo. 713-774-3030, 713-541-5137. Nice remodeled 2bdrm/1ba. New applian ces, new carpet. $465/mo. 3-blocks from campus. Available now. John 846-6520. Ranch apartment, 33mi. to TAMU, w/d connections, fenced yard, 1/1 + study room, clean, cheery, very private. No smoking, $395 includes electricity and wa ter, $300 deposit. 979-535-7582. Washers & Dryers For Rent. Don’t buy, rent a washer & dryer, $30/month (plus tax). UniversityLeasing, Local, Faster, Better! 764-3902 www.universityleasing.com FOR SALE 2-Virginia Tech football tickets. West side First Deck. $160- both. Please call 680- SI 97. Ask for Bob. Compare Textbook Prices! Search 24 bookstores with 1 click! Shipping, han dling and taxes calculated. http://www.bookhq.com Good Condition, bunk beds with matching desk and chair, $75; nice couch, $30; an other bunk bed, $40; Garage Sale. 695- 8517. Now available: Dorm room posters! Tri- ple-X, Eminem, Mary J Blige, and more!, visit: www.ucposters.com. Save money and time. Get all books on one CD-ROM. Illiad, Shakespeare, Bible, etc. Quick search w/in text. All 4,000 books $19.95. UofBooks.com HELP WANTED $$$Dancers, dancers, dancers$$$. Flexi ble hours. Silk Stocking 690-1478. 18+ only. 10 STUDENTS NEEDED to do telephone work for local marketing company. No ex perience necessary, outgoing personality a plus. Flexible day/ evening shifts. EARN UP TO $15 /HOUR. Casual atmosphere. Call Cathy 774-3890 M-F, 9am-1pm. Adult Basketball League. Registration for Adult Basketball League will be from Aug.26 -Sept.16 at Neal Recreation Cen ter. Cost is $250 per team, eight game season plus tournament. For more infor mation call 209-5210. Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 823-5031 between 1-5pm for appt. Apartments for Rent Still Available Affordable Apartments Close to Campus 1 BR - Furnished/Unfurnished $325 - $365/mo. 2 BR - Unfurnished $415/mo. Casa Blanca &c Scholar's Inn Apartments 4110 College Main (979) 846-1413 ARE YOU A SPORTS FANATIC? It’s time to get your team together for Adult Flag Football and Adult Fast Pitch or Slow Pitch Softball. Call 764-3486. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOT- BALL? NEED EXTRA CASH? We need officials for Youth Flag Football and Adult Flag Football Leagues. Pay ranges from $7.00-$11.50 per game. Game last about one hour. Call 764-3424 or 764-6386 to get hired. Attention VW Beetle Drivers -get $1200+ for putting an ad on your VW 4 Nat’l Bev erage Co. Get free product, CD’s & T- shirts! Refer Beetle drivers & get $100. Call 1-866-245-3237 ext.207. COACHES & BUDDIES WANTED: Our challenger soccer program (a program for mentally and/or physically challenged chil dren) is looking for people to coach or buddy and provide a positive experience for challenged children. Call 764-3424. COACHES WANTED: We need enthusi- astic, positive, motivational coaches for Girls Softball and Youth Flag Football. Call 764-3424 or 764-6386. Hallmark Cleaners hiring part-time counter help &delivery driver. Tues. &Thurs. a must. Apply at 3611 S.College Ave. (across from J.Cody's). House Keeper: energetic, dependable. Experience preferred. References, trans portation required. 680-1107. In-Line Hockey. Registration for the 2002 Fall Adult In-Line Hockey League will be from Aug.26 -Sept. 16 at the Neal Recreation Center. Cost is $200 per team. Coordinator and Sports officials also needed, some experience required. For more information call 209-5210. Koppe Bridge Bar and Grill. Part-time cook and counter help. Wellborn and Har vey Road locations. 764-2933, 776-2833. Little Caesars now hiring delivery drivers and pizza makers, apply at Southwest Parkway location. Local business seeking responsible indi vidual for part-time office assistant. Duties include filing Sanswering phones. Call 779-7042 for an application. Mom’s Helper wanted. Min. 6/hr. week. Starting $7/hr. Cleaning, ironing, organiz ing help needed. Two year commitment necessary. Call 690-0357, daytime. Part Time Ranch Hand- (T, Th, S, S) For professor owned ranch near College Sta tion. Send short resume to: 1300 Walton Drive, College Station, Tx 77840 Or call: (979)845-3012 (AM), (979)696-7414 (PM). Part-time programmer wanted by local software firm. Flexible hours, great real world experience. Call Allen, 776-7520 ext.101 or email resume. abiehle@cap- sher.com Part-time sales assistant position available in large insurance agency. Starting at $8/hr. M/W 9am-2pm and every other Sat 10am-2pm. Additional hours are negotia ble. Duties would include helping the sales staff with marketing and insurance proposals. Please send resume to: The Liere Agency, 1101 University Dr. East, Ste. 100, College Station, TX 77840. Running partner to pace daily morning work-out with national medalist. Must be experienced, possess good pace judg ment, dedicated &friendly. 1-yr. commit ment required. 764-7921. Shift supervisors Screw members wanted, flexible time around class schedule, ac cepting applications at Burger King- 1719 Texas Ave, Culpepper Plaza. Student needed (Education major prefer red) from 4-6pm M-TH to pick up Kinder- gartner & Fifth grader from CS schools & help with homework. Please call 696- 2172 or email Uvenkatraj @ mail.St-Joseph.org MISCELLANEOUS ENERGY DRINK save 86% factory direct. Bovine Clone is much better than the red one. Free delivery, www.usjuice.com or (866)200-6034. USJUICE since 1954. PETS Adopt Pets: Dogs, Cats, Puppies, Kit tens, Many purebreds. Brazos Animal Shelter, 775-5755, www.shelterpets.org | W&M ^ ' ROOMMATES Newsday Crossword OLD RELIABLE by Bob Frank Edited by Stanley Newman ACROSS 1 Parsley piece 6 Bang closed 10 Slender fastener 14 New Zealand native 15 Superboy’s girlfriend 16 Earring holder 17 Reliable 19 Pac-10 team 20 Cash in 21 Fellow employee 23 Take wing 24 Comic Caesar 26 Dan Blocker role 27 Sandwich meat’s boast 30 Lofty lyric 33 Fable creator 36 Hay unit 37 Surveyor’s work 38 Distribute 39 Reliable 40 Verdi title character 41 “ a Song Go . . .” 42 Work without (take risks) 43 Havana honcho 44 Retirees’ fund org. 45 Streep/ Roseanne film 47 Pair 49 Md. neighbor 50 Trophy, often 53 Cable network 57 Ascribe 59 Russian inland sea 60 Reliable 62 Wood file 63 “Right on!” 64 Bay window 65 Characters in A Bug’s Life 66 Broke some ground 67 Miracle on 34th Street site DOWN 1 Blue toon 2 Comic strip segment 3 Rambunctious 4 Dies 5 Throws in the towel 6 Camera type: Abbr. 7 Secular 8 Domini 9 Sporty tire rim 10 Becomes hazy 11 Reliable 12 Well qualified 13 Highly valued 18 Kuwaiti ruler 22 Slangy sound of discomfort 25 Prepare fish, perhaps 27 30 Across creator 28 Barked loudly 29 Jubilant 31 Miami- County 32 List-ending abbr. 33 Writer Kingsley 34 Snakelike fish 35 Reliable 37 Sandbox toy 39 Pretentious 43 Movieland 45 Plopped down 46 Lode locale 48 Canine complaints 50 zirconia 51 Newsman Garrick 52 Pares, as fruit 53 Doctor Zhivago heroine 54 Persia, today 55 Interoffice note 56 Sporting sword 58 Normal or legal prefix 61 Pass catcher i [2 [3 (4 [5 14 [6 [7 [5 [9 ks 22 CREATORS SYNDICATE © 2002 STANLEY NEWMAN 8/28/02 C.S. female needed, new 3/2/2, shuttle, w/d, cable internet, $350/mo. +1/3bills, 695-8074 or (210)383-8524. Female roommate needed to fill 3bdrm/2bth house, nice neighborhood- Bryan. Located 5.5 miles from campus east of Highway-6. All utilities paid. Call John (940) 549-5314. Male roommate wanted. . Share 3bdrm house, $450/mo., split bills, nice C/S area, 3/4mi. campus. 696-1622. Roommate wanted, 2bdrm/1bth, on shut tle, w/d, $200/mo. 567-4126. met.cm,a| atgag ^ x.' SERVICES Tired Studying? Enjoy Therapeutic Mas sage, student discounts, gift certificates, (979)764-9741. WANTED Need sports passes, 2002 Season. Please call Adam at 979-575-7026. COMPARE TEXTBOOK PRICES! • Search 24 bookstores in 1 click • S&H and taxes also calculated g http://www.bookhq.com ~*i Fraternities • Sororities Clubs • Student Groups Earn $1,000-$2,000 this semester with a proven CampusFundraiser 3 hour fundraising event. Our programs make fundraising easy with no risks. Fundraising dates are filling quickly, so get with the program! It works. Contact CampusFundraiser at (888)923-3238 or visit www.campusfundraiser.com 6B Wednesday, August 28, 2002 INTERNATIONai THE BAITALI0\ Report: Airstrikes wreck key Iraqi site SPORTS THE BAT CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — A U.S.-British air raid in southern Iraq this weekend destroyed a major military surveillance site that monitors American troops in the Persian Gulf, witnesses said Tuesday. The Iraqi military said the allied warplanes on Sunday bombed areas in Basra province, 330 miles south of Baghdad, killing eight civilians and wounding nine others. The U.S. Central Command in Florida said coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons to strike two air defense radar systems near Basra “in response to recent Iraqi hostile acts against coalition aircraft monitoring the southern no-fly zone.” U.S. officials said they had no information about a surveil lance unit at the site. The witnesses, Iraqis who said they were at the scene and were reached by telephone in neighboring Jordan on Tuesday, said one of the instal lations hit in Sunday’s raids was the main headquarters of the army intelligence in south ern Iraq that held a huge mili tary surveillance unit. Many Iraqis travel frequently to Jordan, which has strong trade and political ties with Iraq. The site in Ashar, south of Basra, was hit by four missiles, which destroyed most of its buildings and left its equipment in shambles, a witness said on condition of anonymity. He said he saw huge fire and black columns billowing from the buildings shortly after powerful explosions, which echoed in Basra, a major port city on the strategic Shatt A1 Arab waterway. Another witness said on con dition of anonymity that troops and militia of the ruling Baath Party immediately cordoned off the area while ambulances and fire engines rushed inside the tightly guarded complex. An Iraqi dissident in Amman, the Jordanian capital, said the site was recently equipped with advanced surveillance gear used to spy on U.S bases in the Persian Gulf and especially in Kuwait, where the United States is believed to have some 10,000 troops posted. The dissident, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, was not among the witnesses. The Iraqi report didn’t pro vide any details about the raids or the casualties. U.S. officials have said they have no way of confirming or denying Iraqi claims of causalities but that coalition aircraft “never target civilian populations or infra structure and go to painstaking lengths to avoid injury to civil ians and damage to civilian facilities.” The attacks came as Washington weighs options to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Iraqi opposition lead ers say they are discussing their role in any bid to oust Saddam. U.S. and British warplanes monitoring “no fly” zones over southern and northern Iraq regu larly attack Iraqi military facili ties. The zones were established shortly after the 1991 Gulf War to protect Kurdish and Shiite Muslim groups. Iraq, which considers zones violations of its sow eignty, frequently tries tosh down allied planes. The pati give coalition pilots intelligent | and practical experience could be helpful should lit United States decide to go war against Saddam. U.S. officials said foi: bombs were dropped Sunday’s attack near Basra,an: they struck a radar facility use; to guide anti-aircraft defeat guns as well as a “support buil; ing.” The most common target i the periodic U.S. airstrikes r northern and southern Iraq air defense radars and eithe: anti-aircraft artillery emplace ments or surface-to-air missik launchers. There was another U.S. strik in the southern “no fly”zoneo: Tuesday. This time it was dm the city of Nukhayb, in soul western Iraq. Details were sketchy, but U.S. Cenirt Command said the strike wasii response to “recent Iraqi acts” against U.S. and Britishai patrols. It said an Iraqi defense command and control facility was targeted. U.S. officials said a separai; American airstrike was cameo out Tuesday against an ail defense radar in northern Irai] near the city of Mosul. A US European Command statemed said U.S. and British aircrafthal been illuminated by the radai and responded by firing on th: site. It said the strike aircraft departed the area safely, but other details were provided. Officials warn hunger, disease may kill 300,000 U HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As many as 300,000 people in southern Africa could die from preventable diseases in the next six months if hunger and malnutrition are not addressed, health officials warned Tuesday. Disease and declining health services have made the lack of food faced by 14 million people across southern Africa the region’s worst humanitarian crisis, said Gro- Harlem Brundtland, head of the World Health Organization. “A famine is about health. Food shortages are followed by illness ... food aid must combined with health services,” she told a meeting of regional and international health offi cials in Harare. HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases have increased the risk of death in vulnera ble, impoverished groups suffering from malnutrition, she said. The meeting of officials from U.N. agencies and 10 regional governments ends Wednesday. Most officials are scheduled to travel on to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in neighboring South Africa. Carol Bellamy, head of the U.N. Children’s Fund, said AIDS and the recruitment of health professionals by countries outside the region drained already weakened health services. In areas where up to a third of all adults were infected with the virus that causes AIDS, “young girls are selling themselves for shelter and food,” she said. “Whenever the word food comes up, it is cult to get anyone to focus on anything but io» Our new crisis is far deeper. The implications what we are confronting are enormous, shesai In Zimbabwe alone, nearly half of the country 12.5 million need immediate help in g ettin - £ enough food. Health Minister David Parirenyatwa said the hun? r ) included 1.6 million childr® under the age of 5. Zimbabwe is suffering its won. economic crisis since attainin;- independence in 1980. Asaresu health services are having slior ages in personnel, drugs an money needed for new equipf^ 11 and medication. , Relief agencies have blariP acute food shortages on P 0 " 1 violence and the often vice seizures of white-owned ‘ arrn * the agriculture-based economy in the past ' l years, along with drought. . j Western aid and investment have dried up ^ revenue generated from tobacco and tourism dropped. y Parirenyatwa blamed the food shortages on weather and economic factors. f “The situation is completely different ^ what you hear outside. It is exa 8§ era f eC !, y c , Western propaganda campaign against Zim a he said. Our new crisis is far deeper. The implications of what we are confronting are enormous. ^ — Carol Bellamy U.N. Children's Fund Police diffuse bomb in Spain BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Police defused a bomb believed set by Basque separatists and clashed with protesters as they moved Tuesday to evict defiant Basque militants from offices of a political party ordered shut down for allegedly fomenting terrorism. The large bomb, placed out side a courthouse in the Basque town of Tolosa, was apparently the first retaliation by the sepa ratist group ETA after a judge suspended the Batasuna party’s activities on Monday and Parliament voted in favor of out lawing it altogether. Police were alerted to the bomb late Monday by a caller claiming to represent ETA. Police using a robot and con trolled explosions disabled the device, which contained nearly 22 pounds of dynamite and other explosives. On Tuesday, police with clubs and riot helmets clashed with hundreds of demonstrators as police pushed their way into Batasuna’s office in the port city of Bilbao to evict dozens of party members believed to be inside. At least 20 protesters appeared to be injured, mostly with bruises. The protesters shouted pro- Batasuna slogans and insults at members of the regional police force, known by its Basque name Ertzaintza. “The people won t forgive this,” they yelled. Ertzaintza units also moved close to party offices in the region’s capital, Vitoria, and the seaside city of San Sebastian, where hundreds of party sympa thizers had gathered, the Spanish news agency Efe said. The shutdown was ordered Monday by Baltasar Garzon, Spain’s top anti-terror judge, who said Batasuna is part of ETA’s campaign of bombings and attacks that has killed more than 800 people since 1968. Also Monday, s P a ' n J Parliament voted in favor o lawing Batasuna altoget Batasuna denies it is . s political wing and sa .y s , n . simply working for an md P dent homeland in the ^ regions along the bor e France. f t he The government or which which h a ^ autonomy- ; impl enie . the Basque region degree of a promised to im *J^' ica | Garzon’s order. Basque nationalists have sought to portray Ertzaintza, run by the reg ^ government, as ° ce|lW | cooperating with tt,e doWn s government in era against ETA and its sU PP a i(jo Batasuna leader ^ Otegi, who spent P** ’ night in the Bilbao ott ’ CH1CA York and selected T finalists t Summer Houston D.C., were tenders. The Committee will pick th the 2012 ( meeting. T1 national c things reall; As man> including Rome, Pari de Janeiro, ed to be Internation Committee 2005. 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