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9A T IE BATTALION Monday, August 30, 2004 ush, protesters prepare for OP convention in New York By Ron Fournier THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Abortion- ;hts protesters and the first Plpublican delegates descended o President Bush’s heavily for- t ied convention city Saturday a campaign officials said their liss would use the nomination spotlight to defend his hawkish ■ reign polices and offer a sec- I id-term agenda for health care, education and job training. “He believes it’s important for ■candidate to talk about what he s done and, most important, where he wants to lead,” said adviser Karen Hughes, aboard Bush’s campaign bus in Ohio, “fhe speech is very forward- 1 oking. It talks about what an other four years of a Bush presi dency would look like.” ■ Democratic rival Sen. John lerry said most voters won’t 1 ok kindly on another term for the Republican. “For the last f iur years, we’ve had a dark ^^loud over Washington,” Kerry t| ld supporters on an overcast y in Washington state. “We’re ing to get rid of it on Nov. 2.” With his decorated combat cord in question, Kerry said, m in a fighting mood,” and a mpaign ally chided Bush for rving stateside in the Texas ir National Guard while others ught in Vietnam. In an interview. Bush told hBC’s “Today” that Kerry “go- ii gto Vietnam was more heroic y flying fighter jets. He |as in harm’s way and I wasn’t. n the other hand, I served my Juntry. Had my unit been called would have gone.” Pre-convention polls showed ; race evenly split, though 2004 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION Behind the podium in New York A long list of Republican leaders will address the delegates at Madison Square Garden along with First Lady Laura Bush and New York’s mayors, past and present. Highlights of speakers, Aug. 30 through Sept. 2 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Mayor Michael Bloomberg Rod Paige Zell Miller Lynn Swann Sen. John Gov. Arnold McCain Schwarzenegger Lynne Cheney Gov. George Pataki Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani Laura Bush Vice President Dick Cheney President George W. Bush ip mm ■e challenger has lost ground s nee his convention in Boston a nonth ago. The four-day Republ ican convention opens Monday. I Bush campaigned delib- ^■'ately through battleground sptesen route to an overwhelm- gly Democratic convention city: fertile ground for protests SOURCE: Republican National Committee against his foreign and domestic policies. Thousands of abortion- rights activists marched across the Brooklyn Bridge, 10 abreast in a protest a half-mile long. The night before, 264 people were arrested for disorderly conduct in a bicycle protest past Madison Square Garden. New York po lice said 25 people were arrested Saturday for various conven tion-related incidents, bringing the three-day total to 311. The convention site is less than five miles from Ground Zero, where two hijacked planes destroyed the Twin Towers, kill ing 2,749 people and catapult ing the nation into war. Bush’s approval ratings soared as he led the nation in mourning, then ordered troops into Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban regime and begin the search for Osama bin Laden. Three years later, the terror- AP ist leader is still at large, and the U.S. military is fighting an un popular war in Iraq. As the death toll of U.S. troops nears 1,000, Bush hopes to persuade vot ers that the invasion of Iraq has made the nation safer. “The power of liberty can not be stopped,” the president told supporters in Lima, Ohio, borrowing a line from his work- in-progress acceptance address. “Freedom is peace. Free societ ies are not going to harbor al- Qaida.” But even free societies must be diligent. Security precautions at the site of the convention showed it. Police were out in force guarding New York roadways, bridges, tunnels and ports, while vehicle restrictions on an 18- square-block area around the Garden snarled traffic in a city already congested. iTropical storm hits South Carolina ov. 24-S istrofe! . chol most ng ng 1 Mod ft >ing E shipp’ >atio^ 1 icn' tk*® 1 ! ..Thun* 1 ) 1 , tamiK By Bruce Smith THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Tropical Storm aston sloshed ashore in South Carolina Sunday ith near hurricane-force winds, spinning sheets rain that flooded roads as power was out for thousands of people. Gaston made landfall near McClellanville, a all fishing village that was brushed by Hurricane barley earlier this month when it came ashore for second time after devastating southwest Florida. Gov. Mark Sanford declared a state of emer- [ency Sunday and encouraged residents to stay in peir homes so damage-assessment crews and util- |y and cleanup workers could do their work. As much as 10 inches of rain fell in Charles- n County, and a flash flood watch was in effect ong some parts of the coast. Hundreds of resi- lents were urged to evacuate points in the direct lath of the storm. Hours after the eye of Gaston came ashore, fiteady sheets of rain drenched Mount Pleasant, ree limbs littered flooded roadways, some of hich were impassable. Palmettos were pushed to e pavement, and road signs were twisted in the igh wind. Across the harbor in Charleston, Gaston flooded reets and toppled power poles. At least 125,000 eople were without power during the storm. The rain tapered off along the coast by midday, jut blustery wind still raked the coastline near harleston, and intersections throughout the area had no traffic lights. “The important thing is that we don’t have any false sense of safety that it’s all over,” said Charles ton Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. “We have downed trees, and often times there are power lines under those downed trees.” By evening, Gaston was moving north about 8 mph across inland South Carolina, weakening along the way but still packing wind gusts as high as 82 mph. Charleston County officials said there was only one initial report of a serious injury — a resident injured when a tree fell on a home. “It just goes to show that the residents took the proper precautions that they needed to take and shows they were prepared,” said Roland Wind ham, the Charleston County administrator. Residents in low-lying areas in Charleston and Georgetown counties were urged to move to higher ground before the storm hit. Authorities also asked people living in mobile homes to evacuate. “We hope we don’t experience any more inju ries during the cleanup,” Windham said. “That’s typically when you see a lot of injuries occur.” John Legare of the state Emergency Manage ment agency said about 30 people had sought ref uge in five shelters in coastal counties as Gaston approached. Shelters were opened in at least one inland county. Gaston had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph when it hit land but was down to 45 mph by early afternoon. Forecasters said the weakened stonn could reach North Carolina by Sunday night. Specializing in natural & organic foods, top quality vitamins, herbs & homeopathic remedies and attentive customer service. Serving the Brazos Valley since 1988. Mon.-Fri. 9 to 6 • Saturday 9 to 2 4303 S. 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Bhatnagar said that although did not feel that the University lad a widespread problem of bad aintenance, he did feel that the Diversity was being more reac- ve than proactive in regards to ie entire situation. “I think the University has been mpletely reactive, as prior to this cident there was never a meeting iith the president of the Uni ver ier 0^ ourg° f .McoinP s.lanw $30 30/l| [40/1 sity or any other high official in regard to (...) maintenance or any other matter at these apartments,” Bhatnagar said. “(But) I believe that the University Apartment Residence Life and management is (now) doing every bit to ensure the safety of the residents.” Gates said the University was examining maintenance and safety procedures not only at the University apartments, but cam pus-wide. Lufthansa Kanta, Ejaz’s wife, was released from a Galveston hospital on Monday, and her un born child is doing fine, Gates said. Kanta is expected to make daily visits to the hospital’s burn unit as she continues her recov ery from burns that covered ap proximately half of her body. The Association of Former Students has established a relief fund to assist the Ejaz family. You are invited... to a FREE concert Jennifer Klein Christian Musician (former international attorney) Wednesday, September 1, 2004. 6:40 p.m. Convenant Prebyterian Church 220 Rock Prairie Road (corner of Wellborn and Rock Prairie) Come hear her music- songs that offer a fresh look at the Scriptures. Come hear her story- punctuated with humor and infused with grace. (Dinner is available from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.- donation requested.) For reservations or more information call CPC at 694-7700
