The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 23, Ed. 1, Friday, November 11, 1988 Page: 1 of 8
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Volumo 77 Numbor 23
Teen-agers
Dy RANDY VAUGHN
Optimist Staff
More than 1500 junior high and
high school students fcrill be on
campus Friday and Saturday to
sample college life during Tall High
School Day.
Students will participate in a
number of activities ranging from
academic planning to a devotional
on the Hardin Administration
Building steps late Saturday night.
The Campus Center will be
headquarters for the weekend's ac-
tivities and members of the Uni-
versity Outreach staff will assist
with activities and work the infor-
mation tables said Bob Gomez
director of Campus Services.
Committee
to choose
Sing Song
managers
Seven applications for house
manager and 26 applications for
assistant house manager were sud-
raittcd to the Sing Song co-
chairmen and director of special
events earlier this week.
Interviews for Sing Song house
managers were conducted Thursday
from 5-7 p.m.
A committee consisting of Dr.
Ted Starnes director of special
events; Cara Lee McCaleb senior
advertising major from Abilene and
co-chairman; and Steve Gwinn
senior management major from Irv-
ing and co-chairman chose the
house managers Thursday night.
Applicants for assistant house
manager will be interviewed Tues-
day. The house managers will par-
ticipate in the selection process
along with Starnes McCaleb and
Gwinn McCaleb said.
In previous years the co-chairmen
and the director of special events
selected the two house managers
and six assistant managers without
submission of applications.
Applications were accepted this
Sear for the first time and turnout
as been good McCaleb said.
Applications for host and hostess
positions are available in the Uni-
versity Events Office and the
deadline for the applications is to-
day at 2 p.m.
Auditions for host and hostess
positions will be conducted Thurs-
day McCaleb said.
Approximately six to eight judges
from the Abilene area will select the
hosts and hostesses. The judges are
not affiliated with ACU and are
musically oriented McCaleb said.
The Sing Song executive commit-
tee will meet Monday with each
club's president and Sing Song
director to discuss procedures fon
entry forms and dub themes Mc-
Caleb said.
Bomber
By JONATHAN WITT
Senior Staff Writer
A B-1B bomber from Dyess Air
Force Base crashed Tuesday
afternoon in a pasture Northwest
of Abilene but its four crew
members parachuted to safety.
Colonel Albert "Don" Jensen
96th Bomb Wing Commander
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The bomber had been practic-
ing take-ofls and landings and
had been simulating emergency
situations by throttling up just
before landings he said.
Abilenian David Doan said he
watched the bomber from 1-20
and first spotted trouble after the
to sample
Gomez said he wishes more stu-
dents could visit classes. Recent leg-
islation passed by the Texas Senate
has lowered the number of times
high school students can miss
classes decreasing the number who
can visit Friday.
"Ever since House Bill 72 fewer
students have been able to experi-
ence what college classes are really
like" Gomez said. "That's unfor-
tunate because we are an educa-
tional institution and that's what
we really want them to sec during
this fall High School Day."
Although students may not be
able to attend college classes several
sessions have been planned to help
students academically.
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pattern over the Dyess runway.
"As soon as he throttled up to
ascend back into the air he
caught fire" Doan said. "I'm
sure it was an engine."
"He was in flight two or three
minutes with the fire" he added.
"There was fire spitting out of it
the whole time."
He said the pilot circled out
toward the west to make another
runway pass just as he normally
would do.
"About the time he crossed I-
20 it started busting up" he
said.
The first three crew members
ejected from the bomber about
10-12 seconds before it crashed;
then the commander Michael E.
Waters guided it to an un-
populated ravine and ejected
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planning session will begin at 9
a.m. Saturday in the West Dining
Room of the Campus Center. A ses-
sion concerning only financial aid
will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the
Mabee Library Auditorium.
Many activities will focus on the
social aspect of ACU in addition to
the academic aspect.
The ACU Filing Cat a gym-
nastics group wilt) perform at 12:45
$13 million building Is expected to
about six seconds before it crash-
ed Doan said.
Walter Gilstrap a knife sharp-
ener from Tye drove out and
picked up the first three crew
members after watching them
parachute down about a mile
from his shop offI-20.
He said the three men were
shaken and two wanted to tell
their wives they were OK.
Gilstrap called the command-
er who landed a little farther
away from the first three "a
tremendously well-trained indi-
vidual." "He could have wiped out the
whole city of Tye" Gilstrap
said. But instead of flying back
over the town to try to make it
back to Dyess the commander
found an unpopulated field and
ditched the bomber in a ravine.
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p.m. in Moody Coliseum. A pep
rally sponsored by the cheerleaders
will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Moody.
The football game against West
Texas State will begin at 2 p.m. at
Shotwell stadium.
After the game students will have
the opportunity to watch and listen
to many of ACU'a musical vocal
and drama groups.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m. Reflec-
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be completed by April 1989.
The B-1B crashed about 250
yards North of Spinks Road.
"You could feel the heat"
Doan said. "As soorucsTf hit it
was solid red. Then it just turn-
ed to black smoke ... First State
Bank it was at least that high."
The four Air Force officers
sulTered nothing more than a few
scratches and will be flying again
in two or three days Jensen said.
The aircraft commander was
Woters 29 from New Bern
N.C. The pilot of the plane was
Capt. George M. Govcr 31
from San Diego. The ofTensive
systems officer was Capt.
Charles M. Zarza 37 from
Hialeah Fla; and the defensive
systems officer was First Lt. An-
ton Eret Jr. 26 from Nor-
See Colonel p. 7
Cats to face tough passing team
Abilene
Christian
University
college life
tions Vocal Jazz Ensemble A Cap-
pella Chorus Seekers of the Word
His Singers and the '88 Drama
Spectacular will perform at various
locations around the campus.
The country and western band
"Lariat" will perform in Moody at
9:45 p.m.
Also Saturday night the Stu-
dents' Association will show "Croc-
odile Dundee II" in Walling Lec-
ture Hallj The movie will begin at
8:30 and the admission price will
be$I.A
The Ffeshman Action Council a
division of the University Outreach
department will serve as hosts for
visiting students. The FAC has
planned j the .activities and will be
present "at most of them. Chris
Voters choos
lobal to national
political leaders
From wire reports
JRepublicari George Bushjtvas
declared ." winner of the 1988
presidential' election by the .CBS
network at 9:16 p.m. EST accor-
ding to USA TODA Y.
Bush will become the 41st presi-
dent of the United States on inau-
guration day January 20.
The popular vote for Bush was
25836258; Democrat Michael
Dukakis received 22044356 votes.
The percentage breakdown was 54
g:rcent for Bush and 46 percent for
ukakis according to USA TO-
DAY. The electoral vote was 157 for
Dukakis and 374 for Bush. Can-
didates need a minimum of 270
electorial votes to be elected.
ARA the dining service on cam-
pus conducted a mock election in
the Campus Center that had
521112 participants. The percent-
age breakdown was 48 percent for
Bush 39 percent for Dukakis 4
percent other and 9 percent
undecided according to an ARA
press release.
Results from the voting precincts
in the ACU area reveal the general
trends of student votes.
In the presidential election the
Precinct 4 polls located at Hillcrest
Church of Christ received 1581
votes for Bush 329 votes for
Dukakis and 12 votes for Liber-
tarian candidate Ron Paul. The
Precinct 9 polls located at Univer-
sity Church of Christ tallied 1361
votes for Bush 502 for Dukakis
and 11 for Paul. The Precinct 14
polls located at the South Park
Recreation Center counted 535
votes for Bush 318 for Dukakis
and 11 for Paul.
In the race for 79th district state
representative Precinct 4 totaled
1646 votes for Republican Bob
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Seidman president of FAC said '.he
is excited about this weekend.
"The rest of the FAC and I are
pumped about High School Day1'
Seidman said. "After all we're only
maybe one year older than these
guys so I think we can really relate
well to them and can show them
what ACU is really all about'
Patrice Natalicchio vice president
of FAC agrees with Seidmas).
"We are excited abowpHhis
weekend and I hope that we ca4
make them see what a difference '
ACU can make in their lives"
Natalicchio said.
Activities are planned for parents
as well as students such as a Youth
MinisterParents Breakfast Satur-
day. Hunter ACU senior vice president
and 219 votes for Democrat Frank
Sheffield. Piecinct 9 counted 1471
for Hunter and 389 for Sheffield.
Precinct 14 received 561 for Hunter
and 283 for Sheffield.
In the senatorial race Precinct 4
received 1099 votes for Republican
Beau Boulter and 728 for Democrat
Lloyd Bentsen. Precinct 9 collected
924 for Boulter and 895 for Bent-
sen. Precinct 14 tallied 326 for
Boulter and 472 for Bentsen.
Bush received a total of 3477
votes in the ACU precinct while
Dukakis received 1149 and Paul
received 34.
Hunter claimed 3678 votes Shef-
field 891.
Boulter totaled 2385 votes in the
ACU precinct Bentsen 2095.
In a Wednesday morning news
conference Bush said he had "just
begun to think about the task
ahead" in reference to his upcoming
responsibilities as president. Those
responsibilities are not few.
Bush will take on the federal
budget deficit which totaled $155.1
billion in fiscal 1988. He can reduce
the deficit by increasing taxes or
reducing spending according to
USA TODAY.
Bush also will deal with a
predominately Democratic Con-
gress. "They won't be afraid and they
won't respect him" said political
analyst Merle Black of the Universi-
ty of North Carolina.
Dukakis also exhibited concern
for the future. He said this year's
negative campaigning may have set
an ugly precedent for future years
because the slurs worked.
Bentsen praised Dukakis' cam-
paign and his reaction to the loss
saying "He made me proud to be
his running mate and proud to be
an American."
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