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Jury selection and testimony in the trial was expected to begin in the 149th District Court in Angleton. City officials, including Police Chief Playoff road too rocky for Astros ROC Colorado Rockies first baseman Andres beat the Giants to clinch the National on Sunday. The Rockies will face the series that begins in Denver on Tuesday. Sunday, but needed a loss by the details in Sports, Page 1B. AP photo Galarraga celebrates after the Rockies League wildcard playoff spot in Denver Atlanta Braves in a best-of-five game The Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 8-7 Rockies to force a one- playoff.

See Tropical Storm Opal keeps Gulf states on edge GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) As Tropical Storm Opal churns in the Gulf, residents in coastal areas keep their eyes toward the skies. At 7 p.m. CDT Sunday, the storm was located near 20.7 north latitude, 91.9 west longitude, or about 145 miles west of Merida, Mexico. After remaining nearly stationery for most of the weekend, it had resumed a drift to the west late Sunday.

Forecasters expect the storm to turn gradually toward the northwest today, but are urging caution for interests along the entire Gulf coast. "Basically, we're suggesting everyone just monitor the situation closely," said Brian Maher, a forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. "We still think it will take a northwest track toward the Texas-Louisiana area, but it's still a little to early to tell." Meanwhile, the residents of Louisiana's only populated barrier island know what to do when a tropical storm churns in the Gulf of Mexico. If they don't really have to evacuate, they go fishing. On Sunday the island's families and swelling numbers of savvy visitors lined up and down its coastline, reeling in scores of redfish.

As expected, schools of fish had swum close to shore and its inlets seeking protection from Tropical Storm Opal still way out in the Gulf. "It was a delight to see people haul in these big redfish at a time we thought Opal was going to kiss our shorelines," said Grand Isle Mayor Andy Valence. Valence held off on a planned mandatory evacuation of the island Sunday after an early morning meeting with other city officials and emergency personnel. About 350 residents left on their, own Saturday, when rising tides were threatening the only road linking Grand Isle with the Louisiana mainland. Another 20 people left Sunday.

But officially the 1,452 yearround residents here are on "cautious alert" until the storm's direction is more firmly determined. "Some people come to Grand Isle especially for that purpose they know when there is a disruption in the Gulf, the fish seek the protection of the bayous and interior bays," Valence said. The fish knows it, but so does the Louisiana fishermen." Hospital program focuses on personal attention By Susan Avera Roth motivational skills. ety of skills into two positions. LAKE JACKSON Brazosport Memorial Hospital is breaking new ground in the changing world of health care by setting up a revamped patient care program that focuses on more personal attention.

About 70 people attended a kick-off party Sunday afternoon to introduce the new guest services associate and health-care technician job classifications. A guest services associate is a multi-skilled employee who can perform personal care service including food service, housekeeping and personal assistance and support. The associate is also trained in Masterpiece Theatre kicks off new season Page 3A MONDAY Vol. 82, No. 206 Copyright 1995 Sweeny teen killed, 2 hurt in accident after auto leaves road By Susan Avera Roth The Brazosport Facts SWEENY A 17-year-old Sweeny resident was killed and two area men injured Saturday in a one-car accident near Pledger in Matagorda County.

Rene Mendez, a passenger in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at 3:40 a.m. Saturday at Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas Department of Public Safety records show. Mendez' body was taken to the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office. Police records show Mendez was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the car, 23-yearold Ronald Rodriguez of Lake Jackson, is listed in critical condition at Hermann with massive internal injuries.

The other passenger, Robert Munoz, 27, 4 of Freeport, is in stable condition with unknown injuries at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. DPS Trooper Matt Southaol reported the men were in a 1994 Mazda. The car was traveling northbound on FM 1728, two miles south of Pledger, when the driver ran, off the road. Rodriguez overcorrected and slid into a ditch where the car hit a telephone junction box trapping all three passengers, police records show. Light to heavy fog was reported at the time of the accident.

Funeral services for Mendez will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Sweeny. Burial will be in Sweeny Cemetery. Friends may call today from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia. A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today. IN TODAY'S FACTS today with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms, northeast Winds 15-20 mph and gusty, and highs in the mid 80s. 24 More people betting jobs and than any other the country Comics: Abby Editorials OCTOBER 2, 1995 Clute, Texas 77531 50 cents A officers The city received an anonymous letter about the party, claiming that the officers had hired two known local prostitutes to entertain at the party.

Once the party began, in a party room of an Angleton apartment complex, one of the women stripped. The officers have testified in a previous court hearing that they never intended the woman to disrobe. In a letter to both officers, Park said the men were fired specifically for violating at least two departmental policies. One rule concerned police officers associating with known felons, and the other violation involved conduct unbecoming an officer. disciples guilty plots Airports placed on alert status WASHINGTON (AP) Airports, across -the nation were ordered into the highest state: of security since the Persian Gulf War on Sunday as a defense against possible terrorist attacks.

Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena didn't cite any specific in issuing the order, saying only, "Based on several current and future events, more security measures are now warranted." But a department official said the increased security was related to several sensitive. events a group of militant Muslims being found guilty. Sunday in a New York terrorism trial, the signing of a Mideast peace treaty last week, the. visit this week by Pope John Paul II and the United Nations' 50th anniversary celebration this month. to stop supporting Israel and Egypt, two enemies of militant Muslims.

"Terrorism is real. It is here. It is in this Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald told the jury. He also said AbdelRahman called the United States "the No.

1 enemy of Islam." The plot's centerpiece was a plan to set off five bombs in 10 minutes, blowing up the United Nations, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, the George Washington Bridge and a federal building housing the FBI, the government charged. The sheik and Nosair face life in prison at their January sentencings; the rest face 20 to 30 years. Angleton Administrator Ruth police departexpected to be trial starts. William Price and suspended Oct. days later.

Park because of their 15 bachelor party for for fired Harry Park and City Hertel, along with several ment employees, are called as witnesses once the Former police Sgts. Melvin Wickey III were 21, 1994, and fired four said the men were fired conduct another The the city, lation of Both after by several chief's "It used to be that much of the nurse's time was taken up by performing many non-clinical. activities like making beds, stocking rooms and providing personal services," said Lisa Schaubroeck, third-floor nurse manager. The program allows nurses to return to the duties for which they were trained. All associates will wear a recognizable uniform consisting of black slacks, black shoes, a gray and white pin-stripe shirt and apron.

During meal times, the associate will use a burgundy apron over the regular uniform to indicate to the patient a change from personal service to food service. at a Sept. officer. men later claiming the men alleged city attention. in militant Sunday holy with and The one of Kahane larger tion lated but opening The ed for their on another Arabic, is room.

bowed, trial preter tried Stewart, that the his last. said The month 200 exhibits daily era the plotting filed a lawsuit against the firings were a vioWhistleblower's Act. they were released allegations of wrongdoing officials to the police Sheik, found terror By Larry Neumeister Associated Press NEW YORK Sheik Abdel-Rahman and nine Muslims were convicted of conspiring to wage war against the United a string of terrorist bombings assassinations. federal jury also convicted defendant, El Sayyid killing extremist Rabbi in 1990 as part of conspiracy. The assassinawas once described as an attack by a crazed gunman prosecutors later called it blow in a "war of terrorism." jurors, who had deliberata week, looked tired verdict was read.

Most of the defendants sternly, but one smirked repeatedly yelled "Allahu Akbar!" or after jurors left Abdel-Rahman kept his as he had throughout while listening to an through headphones. to comfort his lawyer, as she cried. Afterward, she told reporters the blind cleric said he's first person to go to prison beliefs and he won't be Lawyers for the defendants all will appeal. verdict concluded a trial that brought more witnesses and hundreds to a heavily guarded Manhattan courthouse patrolled by a bomb-sniffing dog. Facing a rarely used Civil seditious conspiracy defendants were accused to force the United Facts photo: Dwight C.

Andrews GIVERS: Evelyn Hale of Lake Jackson, a BMH patient, receives special care from program graduates Michelle Lemoine, left, and Penni Haire. Omar other a States Nosair, Meir the iso- the urban as looked and in "God the head the interHe to Lynne not is for the ninethan of Warcharge, of in States The Brazosport Facts The associate is trained for a variety of non-clinical tasks performed traditionally by nurses. Twelve guest services associates have been appointed under the first phase of the program, with no immediate plans to hire more. The health care technician will provide low-level, clinical testing and care including personal hygiene, electrocardiograms, drawing blood, simple wound care and checking vital signs. Technician training should be complete in about six weeks.

The goal of the program is reduce the number of employees a patient comes in contact with while staying at the hospital. The associate and the technician jobs are designed to incorporate a vari-.