Texas A and M University - El Rancho Yearbook (Kingsville, TX)

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Allen -— its o nce-mighty 175 mph winds down to squalls of 45 mph — centered early Monday over Mexico about 60 miles west-north-west of Laredo. Though gale warnings were discontinued, heavy rams fell on watersheds in south and central Texas and creeks and rivers backed up from the swollen bays along the coast to flood highways and homes. About 450 people were evacuated from a Kingsville subdivision where waters rose above 5 feet. Four-wheel drive vehicles from National Guard unit in Corpus Christi transported the stranded residents to an evacuation center set up two days ago at a local high school in preparation for Hurricane Allen's arrival, A local radio station, KIME, reported more than 11 inches of ram had fallen since the storm crossed the Texas coast Saturday, We nave no reports of injuries. Some of tne residents were just returning to their homes from the evacuation centers where they had waited out the storm, KlNE reporter James Commer said. A Kleberg County sheriff's dispatcher siad U.S. Highway 77 the main north-south artery throughout the county, was closed. Flash flood warnings were posted throughout the Texas central hill country and the lower Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, The weather service also maintained a tornado warning for South Teaxas. li

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Allen at A I An estimate of damages at Texas A I University caused by Hurricane Allen have been place at $1 million according to Dr, Manuel Salinas, Texas A I vice president of university affairs. A careful review is presently being made to better ascertain not only the full extent of damages and residual damages that might show up but, most important, to arrive at a more accurate figure of costs to effect the repairs ' Salinas said. Extensive roof damage occurred throughout the campus, including the destruction of part of the roof on the agricultural mechanics building, the horse Darn and the Steinke Physical Education Center. Water damage through leakage was sustained in varying degrees in a majority of the buildings, with Sam Fore Hall reported as the worst case. The-stadium lights were blown down and 200 seats were destroyed along with the fence. 10

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THE CAMPUS Since 1925, when Manning Hall was built, the campus of A I has had a decided Spanish flavor except for a few gross errors. The main plan for the campus had changed. On the inside cover it can be seen how they thought A I was going to develop. We know different. A I had a pool built way back at the beginning, behind the old gym, — now a building — and has always been interested in physical education. The old football field is where the band and ROTC practice on. The campus had grown but has plenty of room to grow, thanks mainly to the King Ranch. The hub of student activity is now the mall between the biology and Student Union Buildings. Long ago the center was in the cloisters, or those arches between Manning and Nierman Hall. Yes we have come a long way. At the moment we have buildings not in use, and it is suspected that A I won't be seeing many new buildings until the ones we nave now are at full capacity, and that is with about 10,000 students. 12