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No group claimed responsibility, however. Afghan authorities routine ly blame Taliban and fighters loyal to renegade warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar for attacks targeting government troops and installations. The two groups are suspect ed to have joined and stepped up their operations against the post- Taliban government and coali tion forces in recent weeks. “This is a mountainous area. Taliban are hiding there,” Granai said. Three weeks ago, hundreds of Afghan government troops were sent to the area, looking for Taliban remnants, he said. Following the Sunday attack, government troops arrested 13 men with suspected links to the Taliban, Granai said. The area is located about 25 miles north of the provincial capital of Kandahar, in the Shah Wali Kot district, where the arrested Taliban suspects are being questioned, he said. Shah Wali Kot is about 85 miles southwest of the Dai Chupan mountains, the sc intense fighting earliei month between coalition and Taliban insurgents, than 100 Taliban were re killed in about nine days < ties in the rugged regi Zabul province. One U.5 cial operations soldier a unknown number of A troops also died in the figl Southern and e Afghanistan, along the I with Pakistan, have bet most active fronts in thi against the Taliban. Afghan autl that al-Qaida, Ts Hezb-e-lslami fq staging their opera Pakistani territory denies the charge. Thousands of fot ly American, troops country searching and al-Qaida fueitiv* More Attacks kill five Afghan soldiers Volume 1 Kandahar — Ir bushed Afghan Shkin — U.S unshot wound to ing a firefight with five urgents near a coabOor:* Bari Kowt — US sote ishot in the forearm nee iithoo base By Sa THE I ItU ib. JZBtCt ruRKM ; , 3 San Kcntf. Kabul *T O ^ AFGHANISTAN c G O 0 o NEWS IN BRIEF Baboons used for test in preemie research SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tiny baby baboons are part of an experiment by San Antonio researchers in tests of a technique that might better protect the lungs of the mil lions of infants who are born premature around the world each year. Researchers at Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research are testing whether gentle air pressure, rather than tracheal tubes and ventilators, is enough to help pre- emies’ lungs function. The technique — called CRAP, for continuous positive air way pressure — uses nostril clips rather than invasive ventilator tubes that can dam age fragile lung tissue. The device delivers warmed and humidi fied air into the upper respiratory passages with enough pressure to keep immature lungs from collapsing. This allows the baby to control his or her own breathing. Mother pleads for son’s killer not to be released I The Memo ■ispluced $61. Hut T-shirt sal H,200 worth i zi ng case that Hissing money I No crimin; Hen launched. Hilo for overs© How who mig He money’s db I The Manx el brt. intendec Hxas A&M'> o\erseen by !V Hident-led co ot annually el< Schools accused of encouraging dropouts HOUSTON (AP) — Crystal Gonzalez, 17, gave up on high school earlier this year. She never made it past ninth grade. “She left a system that doesn’t con sider her a dropout since she is working toward a General Educational Development certificate. Some say Texas schools are nudging out low per forming students. “The dropouts become absolutely necessary because what they are try ing to do is get the (test) numbers up, not improve the education of the chil dren,” Rice University researcher Linda McNeil said. It’s called a “leaver” code system and it’s used to disguise dropout rates, said Maria Robledo Montecel, San Antonio- based director of the Intercultural Development Research Association. 4 1 AUDIT DEADLINE: Sept. 10,2003 DELIVERY DATE: Nov. 6,2003 ORDER DEADLINE: Sept. 12,2003 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS: 1. 95 cumulative completed undergraduate credit hours 2. 60 undergraduate resident credit hours completed atTAMU, or degree posted in SIMS 3. 2.0 cumulative GPR at Texas A&M University 4. Be in good standing with the University. (No blocks, etc.) GRADUATE STUDENT REQUIREMENTS: 1. Degree posted in SIMS or present an original letter of completion from the Office of Graduate Studies 2. Be in good standing with the University (No blocks, etc.) HOW TO GET YOUR AGGIE RING ON NOVEMBER 6, 2003: If you meet the requirements after Summer Session II: 1. Submit a Ring audit online at www.AggieNetwork.com/Ring or visit the Aggie Ring office to complete an audit by Sept. 10, 2003. 2. 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The Association OF FORMER STUDENTS® 505 GEORGE BUSH DR., COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS 77840-2918 (979)845-1050 www.AggieNetwork.com HOUSTON (AP) — State parole offi- th ic improbat support o f a loci cials were to hear on Monday from those rights Ray Hil 1 — sat. who oppose the parole of a 29-year-old w ill ask tin hree-men uber pi man who participated with nine others in a tx lard for me fatal gay-bashing 12 years ago on a He said h ton never haled;. Houston street. hunk a ic time cl t the a; Police at first had no leads in the 1991 fc Jeep rer se and has . change. killing, but the case was solved quickly as soft when one man confessed and named the L'ountini others. An autopsy report concluded that bad ree in psy< :!iolog) although 27-year-old Paul Broussard suf- \v com fered multiple injuries, he died of a knife R( >r slutkf wound. Police said Jon Buice, who was 17 i Eaj ig back ■ at the time, wielded the knife. hi stef’s de Buice, serving a 45-year sentence for his Jim Buice s “I know n iv son f role in Broussard’s murder, becomes eligi- fo r Mr ‘s. Rodri z. He will live hist; ble for parole this month. lit ti he did th at night' Broussard’s mother, Nancy Rot Iriguez $ this will 1 >e at lea' Rodriguez, traveled from Georgia to If >th p arole he ig she has attended ask state parole officials Monday to ce rnin; k those victed in tl he case. 1 keep her son’s chief assailant locked up tii ihe said. writes letb ers and tr; at least five more years. pi lone calls in hoj >es of prev outing os “He should stay there and be held T SOI n’s killer s fr otn being r e leased. accountable,” Rodriguez said. “He com- Kal jan and Ch :ments pre h1 need k' mitted a really horrible crime.” fr< Tin SCVCiu I org anizat ions asking A new Texas law took effect this month bo »ard to set ba ick Buice’s par ole digit allowing the board to postpone an inmate’s fi\ re ye ars. next parole consideration for up to five Hill 1 disagn ees. “1 know all of T years. Under the old law, cases came up for pe ople he sj lid of the 10 convicte: review in at least three years. th e ca se. “Th ere is genuine ■ remorse 1 In a meeting Sunday with reporters. wl hat t hey did. Rodriguez was flanked by crime victims Hill . 62, has als 1 o recommended Bn advocates Andy Kalian, of the mayor’s tal ver The Pr ison Show which' office, and Dianne Clements, president of ho i.StS on KPF •T radio. The show £' Justice for All. inmate s’ relati a forum to send p Rodriguez recalled her son’s kindness loved ones in i pr ison news . about ifc and how he sent her flowers for her birth- fai nily. day shortly before being attacked on a Tw< :i other d< jfendants. Jaime • Montrose sidewalk by Buice and nine Javier Aguirre . ar 'e serving 15-year s’ other young men. tences and als o ai ■e eligible for parol; Buice’s father, Jim Buice — with ■" TT : f" ' ■ O'. : ,• l""V— th< e ca? se. Mec Texas A&A pitches wil Athletic G Pac on- Celebrate 50 years of giving to A& M In fun, unforgettable 1950s style! DON'T MISS OUR "screen on the green" presentation of the 1985 classic starring Michael J. Fox B> Friday, Sept. 12 5 to 7:30 pm ’T’he Texas A&M Foundation Invites you — students, staff, faculty and their friends and families — to our 50th birthday party! Enjoy free 1950s-style food and drinks, music, games and cool party favors, f Arrive early with a blanket or lawn chair to claim your spot on the green space between the Hagler Center and Kyle Field's new south end zone. I The Re Hmerica an lies’ decisii Swapping o Beer-to-pee Hsers with i I Texas A ’p uences of Hork, said Computing Iflie said, it i: “We use jflot effect iv |8ry to be aw Hake sure ■ownloadei Despit Hmportant I Hhe issue. KYLE FIELD Be there, or be square. \ _ - - mdvle , 3 O X HAGLER CENTER r. George Bush Drive K^/ocatl0O<i| For more info, call 979* 845’8161 or e-mail amfoundation@tamu.edtf Ik