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of the stress you experience while on duty.”
Carillo specifically remembers the day in 2(X)1
when the mother of a dying infant called 911.
“There was a new employee that 1 was train
ing, but when that call came through, and I heard
that a baby had stopped breathing. I immediate
ly focused 110 percent on saving that baby,"
Carillo said.
This month marks Carillo’s sixth year as a
telecommunications operator.
“When I was in training I never thought I’d be
able to handle that call, and you never know until
it happens, but your training kicks in and that’s
how you’re able to focus during those situations.”
Carillo said.
Telecommunicators are not just 911 operators.
They also monitor police and fire units in the field
and answer non-emergency calls.
Lt. Mark Langwell of the College Station
Police Department said telecommunicators are a
valuable part of law enforcement and the emer
gency response system.
“In addition to police calls, our dispatchers also
dispatch fire and EMS, so they have to walk peo
ple through a lot of different types of emergen
cies,” Langwell said, “But they’re best known for
their 911 emergency assistance.”
“Last year we answered 15,252 emergency
calls,” Fail said.
This month is especially important to the com
munications division in the College Station Police
Department. It has been awarded Unit of the Year
for the department, and are celebrating its 10th
year as Emergency Medical Dispatchers.
“People tend to take them for granted, but it’s
comforting to know that they’re there to help us
all,” Langwell said. “And if you’ve been in (law
enforcement) long enough, you know that they are
really on our team.”
may open a negotiation with bin Laden, everybody
understands this."
French President Jacques Chirac, one of the
firmest opponents of the Iraq war. was equally blunt:
“No dealings are possible with terrorists.”
Secretary of State Colin Powell told Polish televi
sion that "this is a time for all of us to be ever more
resolute and say to Osama bin Laden, ’No. we will
not listen to any of these demands. You are the one
who is wrong. You are the one who must be brought
to justice’.”
The tape — broadcast on the pan-Arab television
stations Al-Jazeera and AJ-Arabiya — is the first
attributed to bin Laden since January.
“I am offering a truce to European countries," the
speaker on the tape said. “Its core is our commitment
to cease operations against any country which does
not carry out an onslaught against Muslims or inter
fere in their affairs.”
The message said “the door to a truce is open for
three months,” but the time frame could be extended.
“The truce will begin when the last soldier leaves
our countries,” the speaker said without elaborating.
The CIA said the tape was likely an authentic
recording of bin Laden, who is believed to be hid
ing in the mountains along the Pakistan-
Afghanistan border.
Charles Heyman, an analyst at Jane’s Defense
Weekly, said the tape was “a not very subtle attempt
to break whatever coalition there is and to destabilize
the situation in Iraq.”
Several European governments strongly opposed
to the Iraq war quickly rejected the offer. Chirac,
speaking in Algeria, said terrorism “is a barbarous
act that attacks innocent people.”
“One cannot lean on religion or any other
motivation to perpetrate terrorist acts,” said
Chirac, whose country has troops in Afghanistan
but not in Iraq.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2004
7:00 pm The Exit Teen Center
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College Station, TX
Woodway Park Development
The College Station Parks and Recreation Board will hold a special
public hearing to consider the site development of Woodway Park. This
park is located along the south side of Holleman drive south of Sienna
Ct. Approx. 1 block west of Wellborn Road.
Features proposed for development may include a basketball court,
volleyball court, walking trails, lighting, picnic units, picnic shelter,
playground, and parking.
The meeting is open to the public and comments from the public are
encouraged. Interested individuals may respond to the Woodway Park
project by writing to:
College Station Parks and Recreation Department
Attention: Director
P.O.Box 9960
College Station, Texas 77842-9960
For additional information on the
meeting, Call the office of the
Sr. Secretary at979-764-6271.
For more information or to
review related maps or plans,
please contact:
Peter B. Vanecek, College Station
Parks & Recreation Department at
979-764-3412
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