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Boar a Wo oh Breck, Vail, Beavercreek, Arapahoe Basin a Keystone *179 --U.&Ski mO-SKt-WILD 000--7'S^-0-*i33 PROFITABLE NUMBER! 845-0569 The Battalion Classified Advertising ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — One of the six people killed in a suburban Washington shooting spree was buried Sunday as inves tigators completed a geographic profile they hope will help lead them to the killer. Police also were awaiting an FBI psy chological profile of the shooter, Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose said. The geographic profile maps the crime locations to possibly determine where the killer lives. Moose said investigators were making progress, but added, “Some of the more desirable smoking gun leads just aren’t there.” While the search continued, family and friends gathered to bury Prem Kumar Walekar, a taxi driver slain Thursday at an Aspen Hill gas station. Nieces and nephews sang songs and remembered a man they called “Prem Uncle” while standing under a video screen that flashed snapshots from his life. Walekar, 54, was remembered as quiet, funny, generous and caring, a man who showed his affection with a gentle pinch of a child’s cheek. Walekar was one of five people shot to death at random in Montgomery County in a 16-hour span Wednesday and Thursday. A sixth victim was killed Thursday in Washington, D.C. Tests conducted by the Bureau ot Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms confirmed that the same weapon was used to kill Walekar and three other victims. Investigators said Sunday that ballistics evidence also linked the shooting of a 43- year-old woman in Spotsylvania County, Va., on Friday with the Maryland murders. She was shot in the back in a parking lot at a Michael’s craft store about 2:30 p.m. in Fredericksburg, Va. She was in stable condition Sunday at INOVA Fairfax Hospital. A window of a Michael’s store in Montgomery County was shot out 45 min utes before the first killing, but AT F agent Michael Bouchard said Sunday that a bullet obtained from that scene was too badly dam aged to be of any use in the investigation. Tests were still under way to determine any links to the other fatal shootings, both in Montgomery County, on the outskirts of Washington. But Moose said Sunday he sus pects all the shootings are linked. No arrests have been made in the spree. A 33-year-old Maryland man was being held on an unrelated charge, but Moose that the man was not a suspect in the and no weapons were found with him * Montgomery County Executive Do Duncan appealed to residents to contir calling police with any information ^ might be helpful, noting that about 4,i calls so far have led to 800 leads The death of a 26-year-old Washii resident whose body was found SatuS night didn’t match the pattern oftheotit killings, Howard County Police Denise Walk said. That man died from a gunshot, probafe on Friday, Walk said. She declined further specifics. Investigators hoped to learn more abj the killer’s location from the geographic pit. file, Capt. Nancy Demme, a spokesw® for the Montgomery County police said. Unlike psychological profiles, which to describe the killer, geographic prof use crime locations to detemiine where killer feels comfortable traveling andh® in on w here he or she lives. The typical geographic profile fow the investigation on 5 percent orlessofi area originally under consideration, acc® ing to police. CcLiz&eZ: Cent&Z Events Oct. 7 thtu. 1 1 Interviewing Oct. 7 4:OOpm 111 Koldus Liberal Arts Passports to Careers: ADVENTURES IN EDUCATION: GRAD SCHOOL/TEACHER CERTIFICATION PANEL Oct. 7 6:00pm 106 Psycology Bldg Graduate School Application Oct. 8 4:00pm 292B MSC Federal Employer Panel / Oct. 8 5:00pm 601 Rudder Engineering Interviewing Oct. 8 7:00pm 104B Zachry Co-op Orientation Oct. 9 3:00pm 342 Zachry Grad/Professionai School Day Oct. lO 10:00am - 3:00pm MSC Flag Room Liberal Arts Passports to Careers: BEEN THERE DONE THAT STUDENT PANEL Oct. 10 6:00pm 106 Psycology Bldg Internship Stratagies Oct. 10 4:30pm 111 Koldus ^ Career Center —~J Texas A&M University http://careercenter.tamu.edu 209 Koldus 845-5139 a TH IS WEEK! CTOBER V 1 1, 2 a□2 £fl 1 □.□'7.02 M O INI D/\Y -V va e; R.A.D. (r presents Start Your EZncsine:s Rudder Fountain 10 AM - 3 AM iiet a Free Key and if your key opens the door YOl WIN!! 1 I AM - 5 PM r MS>< I lag Room FTA. s t FA c t s information on how Drinking and Driv ing effects Texas A&M and the Brazos Valiev 7:00 PM Rudder Auditorium CAF2 F* O □ L. presents N't ARK STErRME-R speaking on the dangers of Drinking and Driving | 1 0.0 *3.02 We dm El S DAY | Aggie: /Vrt-il_e:te:s i 1 K! v o l_\z e: o I host Car Show!! Te:x;as A«SeM j Aggie Motor Speedway ’ Try Driving with Beer Goggles! I Rudder Fountain 10 AM - 3 RM Lots of Prizes!!! Spaare-rs Oaf? c klj b “Where Driving is Graded on a Curve” 1 0.1 0.02 TM U R S O AY Mothers Against Drunk Driving C ome to campus 1 0 AM - 3 PM Rudder Fountain Universal smallpox vaccination not advisee CHICAGO (AP) — The American Academy of Pediatrics the nation's smallpox plan should involve limited vaccinationsii: case occurs, not universal inoculations before there'seven an atiad Potential side effects are too severe, and available vaccineshav not been tested on children, who may be at higher risk for bad n& tions, the academy said in a policy statement released Monday “We’re talking about a disease, that hasn't existed in the world since the 1970s and a vaccine that we know can cause death,” said Dr. Julia McMillan, a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine pedi atrics professor and co-author of the policy. The academy’s policy is essen tially an endorsement of the national Centers for Disease and Prevention’s recom- response to a smallpox We're talking about a disease that hasn't existed in the world since the 1970s and a vaccine A&M sophomoi game against T Wrec ALK1I Dalis Shipi Control mended attack. The recently that we know can cause death. Bush administration indicated it is leaning toward eventually offering the vac cine to all 280 million Americans, but has made no final decision. The academy says unless ■ — Dr. julia McMillan John Hopldns School ot Medicine Pediatrics Professor More than i offense was i Wrecking Cre\ Saturday’s gai Texas Tech. In A&M football 180 degree tun Coming intc first three gan offense was a I Saturday, sopl , Long and the there’s a high risk of a smallpox attack, it makes more sense to vac cinate only if someone becomes infected. It recommends first vac cinating people closest to the infected patient, then others will whom those people and the patient may have come in contact. A similar strategy of “ring vaccination” in the 1960s and 1W eradicated smallpox worldwide, the academy said, noting thattlK last known case occurred in 1977 in Somalia. The United States discontinued routine childhood immunization against smallpox in 1972. Potential vaccine side effects range from severe rashes to encephalitis and death. If all Americans are vaccinated, the incidence of severe reaction likely would be higher than in the past because there maybe people with ailments such as HIV infections that make them vulnerable, the policy says. New virus Bugbear infect computers all over world NEW YORK (AP) — An e- mail-borne computer virus that lets hackers control infected machines remotely continues to spread and constitutes the most severe attack this year, experts say. The worm, known as W32.Bugbear, or I- Worm.Tanatos, infects comput ers that use Microsoft’s Windows operating systems. It was first spotted a week ago and has spread to dozens of coun tries. Once a machine is infected, a hacker could steal and delete information from it. Some subject lines for the e- mail are “bad news,” Membership Confirmation,” Market Update Report,” and “Your Gift.” The worm replicates itself through a Windows machine’s e-mail address book and can attach itself to previously sent e- mail messages. It also can spread through network systems and can allow hackers to cept passwords and gain acC to computers over the Intern It attempts to terminate ous antivirus and firewa P grams, according to Syman Corp., which has P oste ^f, iIf loadable repair on * ts n ^ e . ., Symantec has rated Bug severe threat. .u ( Bugbear is currenty ^ worst computer • secunt L k i [( break globally, Hypponen, manager o virus research at F-S®c u ^9^ in Helsinki, Finland, said in neisniM, • > p , s e-mail to The Associated r F-Secure also posted a i* Website. , The worm is expected^ 1 he worm is well into next year many consumers will no , their computer is inf«' e Hypponen said. /pponensa.u. tch lasi Microsoft issued a p‘ year. Security Bulletin M , 027. But many users to keep their machines cun patches. HAIR DESIGN 694-9755 Consultation 118 Walton Dr. cross from Main Entrance to Texas A&M h _ All Hat