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i Cowboys fire Campo Parcells contract reported i Bryan College Station Texas 50 cents Vol 128 No 365 2 sections Questions linger in slaying seemed to work See SLAYING Page A2 Hanging up 3 killed THE GAVEL in Yemen shooting Pearce holds a photo of his in laws Dr Texans among missionaries shot See JONES Page A2 See YEMEN Page A6 See TEXANS Page A6 was one of three Parties plentiful for smile ringing new year News Page A4 See KRHD Page All See 2003 Page A12 I it By JOHN LeBAS Eagle Staff Writer MANSIELD Less than a year from retirement By LAURA HENSLEY Eagle Staff Writer Young told Rochelle 21 that he wanted to talk with Jacque line before he killed himself Lt Rodney Sigler spokesman for the College Station Police Department said Monday in describing the series of events that led to the deaths of the Texas University fresh man and her former boyfriend on Sunday Sigler said that despite the ini tial confrontation at the By ANGELA BROWN Associated Press I'm smiling because want to" By HOLLY HUMAN Eagle Staff Writer I Holiday closings A12 I EditorialA8 Mwai Kibaki was sworn in Monday in a historic victory over the party that ruled the country for almost four decades Valley for New said Julie Diefenthal of Messi na Hof Winery us and the Hilton as far as being the biggest New Eve But if the all inclusive route is not for you or if looking to save money several other local bars and clubs are offering nights of fun for those looking to ring in 2003 At Sons of Hermann Hall in Bryan and at Bar and Grille in College Station the traditional good luck fare Champagne toasts bowls of black eyed peas cornbread and a chance at winning $2003 are a few ways local residents will celebrate New Eve on Tuesday Two of the largest all inclm sive New Eve parties are scheduled at Messina Hof Winery in Bryan and the Hilton Conference Center in College Station Both parties include live music dinner dancing and the opportunity to extend the celebration into the next day by spending the night 'r is really one of the biggest events in the Brazos Eagle photoStuart Villanueva County Judge Al Jones displays a handmade gavel glven to him by a friend when he was elected Judge in 1994 Jones Is retiring after eight years of service leave telling he was returning Randall William Koehn and Marty Koehn on Monday in Christopher Thomas Young broke into his ex apartment Saturday night and threatened to commit suicide about 15 hours before police say he returned to the residence and fatally shot Jacqueline Roque more 18 and then turned the gun on himself College Station police said that Young 23 was confronted by sister Rochelle who had arrived alone at the apartment and discovered Young waiting inside armed with a semiautomatic pistol are always con cerns but he knew why he was there He was there to help people and he felt Pearce said Monday stand ing outside his home in Mansfield about 15 miles southeast of ort Worth Koehn a Kansas native who moved with wife Marty High 54 Low 38 Clouds breaking up orecast All AP photo Mansfield Dr Koehn was killed when a gunman opened fire at a hospital in Yemen Cox Communications and KRHD TV agreed Monday to atwo week contract exten sion that will keep the ABC station on cable while the companies try to resolve their broadcast dispute Officials with Cox and Drewry Broadcasting which owns KRHD said they believe a new contract can be worked out before the exten sion expires Jan 15 that time the status will be the status said Larry Patton sen ior vice president of broad cast are in heavy nego tiations and I think Spring Heights apartment police could not have predicted or prevented the ultimate out come During the nearly three hour meeting Saturday night Sigler said Rochelle persistently pleaded with Young to give up any thought of committing sui cide "He threaten Sigler said he did was say want to talk to Jacqueline and 'from Texas was wounded son in law Randal Pearce said Koehn doing what he was called to do" ALSO INSIDE I Campo players react to firing Bl Cowlishaw: Philosophical change good Bl then going tQ kill The reason she talked to him for that length of time was because she was trying to talk him out of Sigler said Rochelle also told Young that if he agreed to not commit suicide the sisters would not press charges for his unlawful entry into their apart ment Her efforts Shortly after midnight Young decided to Rochelle that to his home in Missouri City His parents told police Three American missionaries were slain and "a fourth was seriously wounded at a Baptist charity hospital in Yemen on Monday by a suspected Islamic militant who smuggled a semi automatic rifle into the heavily guarded facility by cradling it under his coat like a baby in his arms officials said The suspected gunman Abed Abdul Razzaq al Kamil 35 surrendered to hospi tal authorities after his gun apparently jammed following the shootings at Jibla Baptist Hospital which is located about 125 miles south of the Yemeni capital Sanaa Officials in Yemen said al Kamil was connected to extremist groups and believed the killings would bring him closer to God Killed in the attack were hospital administrator William Koehn 60 of Arlington who had planned to retire in October purchasing agent Kathleen Gari ety 53 of Wauwatosa Wis and physician Martha Myers 57 of Montgomery Ala Donald Caswell 49 a pharmacist from Levelland was wounded in the attack Caswell underwent surgery to remove two bullets from his abdomen and is expected to recover from his injuries The assault was quickly condemned by US officials who said investigators were still trying to determine if the shootings were connected to the al Qaida network or other organized terrorist groups White House spokesman Scott McClellan indicated US authorities would seek to prosecute' those responsible strongly condemn and deplore the murder of three American citizens who were providing humanitarian assistance to the Yemeni McClellan told reporters in Crawford where President Bush was vacationing at his ranch intention is to bring to justice any and all people who were responsible for these Kenya gets new president As Al Jones packed up belongings in his courthouse office Monday morning the outgoing politician came across an elec tion pamphlet used during his first bid for office believe done he said reading down a list of goals printed on the glossy 1994 brochure believe been successful in that very comfortable with Completing his myriad goals which included fiscal responsibility improving the local highway system and promoting coopera tion between county city and university enti ties is one of the reasons Jones said he feels comfortable with his decision to leave office after eight years of service He will step down as county judge on Wednesday when longtime Commissioners Court colleague Randy Sims is sworn in Jones surprised many during the 1994 Republi can primary when the political newcomer beat out four term county judge incumbent RJ Holmgreen He then went on to beat Democrat Bob Bell in the general election with 60 percent of the vote During the primary election campaign Jones argued that 20 years would be too long for any politician to hold an office He said he would like to run for only one term but might consider another if conditions were right Supported by a cheerleading squad of local and state politicians including state Sen Steve Ogden he decided to run again in 1998 He again won the election told people in Brazos County they can expect a conservative Jones said of his campaigns A testament to that he said is the tax rate which has changed little in his eight years in office The rate has fluctuated by less than cent during the past eight years only regret about the matter he said was that the Commissioners Court able Judge Jones reflects on goals after 8 years of county service By CRAIG KAPITAN Eagle Staff Writer both hopeful we can reach an agreement And proba bly all I can say Cox was set to drop KRHD from its Bryan College Sta tion cable lineup when the current contract expired midnight Wednesday Nego tiations on a new three year contract had broken down weeks ago over the amount of money KRHD would pay Cox Without the contract called a retransmission agreement Cox is prohibited from putting the KRHD sig nal on its cable system Cox officials said they would replace it with KXXV TV a Americans killed Monday at Jibla Baptist Hospital in the Yemeni city of Jibla The others were a physi cian from Alabama and a hos William Koehn died doing pital purchasing agent from what he loved running a Wisconsin A pharmacist Baptist hospital and making toys for the needy in Yemen his son in law said The 60 year old 1 hospital director Gunman opens fire on hospital workers By MICHAEL A LETCHER and DAN EGGEN The Washington Post Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones paves way for Bill Parcells as new coach SportsBl A sister pleaded with man night before shooting do not believe I have ever made a decision 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