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| August 10, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Houston Chronicle. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Patty Reinert

Aug. 10--WASHINGTON -- The worker who oversaw the evacuation of a Bellaire nursing home during Hurricane Rita told federal investigators Wednesday that she was relying on the state and federal government to ensure the safety of buses on the road. And while she was in contact with Texas officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Kellie Gundling said, her company was essentially on its own to arrange transportation for 38 elderly patients and six staffers. She turned to a Chicago bus broker that her company had found on the Internet. "I am not a bus operator. I am not a mechanic. I'm not an engineer," Gundling, an employee of…

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