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tions call Rebecca Sicilio Lewis,'70, 979-
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ces. available. 979-260-1925,
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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
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FOR RENT
1-3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d,
some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 696-
2088.
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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.
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other bunk bed, $40; Garage Sale. 695-
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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
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PETS
Adopt Pets: Dogs, Cats, Puppies, Kit
tens, Many purebreds. Brazos Animal
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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
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1 Blue toon
2 Comic strip
segment
3 Rambunctious
4 Dies
5 Throws in
the towel
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Abbr.
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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
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53 Doctor Zhivago
heroine
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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.
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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.
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