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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1977
United Press International
AUSTIN — A federal investigator
sterday confirmed recent charges
abuses and neglect in East Texas
arsing homes and criticized two
ate agencies for not imposing suf-
the genera! c i ent penalties to prevent recurr-
ice of abuses.
David Holton, chief investigator
r the Select House Committee on
ging, said charges made by the
ufbin News involving abuse of
ursing home patients substantially
ere accurate.
Holton said the committee is
xamining non-public State De-
artment of Public Welfare (DPW)
ocuments and information from
her sources to make recommenda-
ons for improvement.
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ing of medication in the same
homes,” Holton said.
“The confidential DPW docu
ments that were brought to light by
the Lufkin News have been
examined and confirmed as a con
tinuing and pervasive problem with
the quality of nursing homes in this
part of East Texas,” he said.
However, Holton said the News
may have erred in its reports of one
or two alleged instances of abuse.
The News, in its June 9, 1977 is
sue, said a DPW investigation
shows four nurse’s aides at a Lufkin
nursing home beat a 76-year-old
woman with belts, coathangers and
shoes. The News said the four aides
and two nurses who knew of the in
cident all were fired.
The newspaper said three of the
six employes were hired by another
area nursing home and one was re
hired by the same facility from
which he was fired.
The news said confidential DPW
records revealed other abuses —
patients tied in chairs overnight, left
in bathtubs with the water running
and the case of a double amputee
who was found alone in the dark in a
whirlpool bath.
Welfare commissioner Raymond
Vowell, responding to the charges,
asked the attorney general’s office to
help investigate the alleged mis
treatments.
Vowell also indicated he will ask
the Department of Public Safety, a
state law enforcement agency, to
join the investigation if necessary.
“DPW and the Texas Depart
ment of Health Resources (TDHR)
have sought to correct individual
cases of mistreatment and substan
dard care brought to their atten
tion,” Holton said.
“Nevertheless, it is clear that
penalties imposed on nursing
homes by DPW and TDHR have
not been sufficient to guarantee pro
tection against recurrance of the
abuses,” Holton said.
“It is anticipated that the investi
gation will make findings and a
series of recommendations for last
ing improvements in nursing
homes.”
Vowell, citing the DPW’s efforts
to maintain Medicaid services in
more than 950 facilities in the state,
said he will await reports from the
state investigation to determine
which changes in procedures the
agency should take.
“For the well-being of the aging
citizens whose physicians and
families have determined they need
nursing home care, it is my belief
the community where their nursing
home is has specific respon
sibilities,” Vowell said.
“Certainly, the patient’s physi
cian, family and church and other
vounteer groups can help raise and
maintain standards of all nursing
homes everywhere in Texas,” he
said.
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campus activities
Wednesday
Animal Science Conference, Rudder
Tower 3rd floor, 8 a. m.
Academic Council, Rudder Tower 601,
2 p.m.
Recreational Bridge, 226 MSC, 7 p.m.
Microcomputer Club, Rudder Tower
502, 7 p.m.
Free U Bartending, Rudder Tower 410,
7 p.m.
TAMU International Folk Dance, 212
MSC, 7:30 p.m.
Social Dance, 224 MSC, 7:30 p.m.
Corp Traditions Programs, Rudder
Theater, 8 p.m.
Grove Movie, "The Fall of the Roman
Empire,” 8:30 p. m.
Thursday
Affirmative Action Workshop, Rudder
Tower 501, 8 a. m.
Dinner Theater, Luv,” 201 MSC, 6:45
p.m.
Crafts, Basket Making, 140 MSC, 7
p.m.
Student Life Programs, Rudder Thea
ter, 7 p.m.
Crafts, Water Color, 137 MSC, 7:30
p.m.
Grove Movie, On the Waterfront,” 8:30
p.m.
Friday
Affirmative Action Workshop, Rudder
Tower 501, 8 a. m.
Aggie Players, Luv,” 201 MSC, 8 p.m.
Grove Movie, Fahrenheit 451,” 8:30
p.m.
Saturday
Veterinary Medicine Education Semi
nars, Veterinary Medicine Complex, 8
a.m.
Family, Society and the Older Texan
Workshop, Rudder Tower 3rd floor, 9:45
a.m.
Honors Convocation Banquet, 224,
225, 226 MSC, 6:30 p.m.
Dinner Theater, Luv,” 201 MSC, 6:45
p.m.
Aggie Allemanders, 224 MSC, 7:30
p.m.
Grove Movie, Once Upon a Time in the
West,” 8:30 p.m.
Sunday
Veterinary Medicine Education Semi
nars, Veterinary Medicine Complex, 8
a.m.
Gromets, 137 MSC, 12 noon.
High School Journalism Workshop,
Rudder Tower 2nd floor, 1 p.m.
Chess Committee, 206 MSC, 6 p.m.
Grove Movie, Alfie,” 8:30 p.m.
Monday
Jaycees’ Blood Drive, Ramada Inn on
Texas Avenue, 12 noon.
Tuesday
Jaycees’ Blood Drive, Ramada Inn on
Texas Avenue, 12 noon.
Hill to fight decision
by water rights board
United Press International
AUSTIN — Attorney General
John Hill said he will appeal a deci
sion by the Texas Water Rights
Commission to allow the Lower
Colorado River Authority (LCRA) to
sell water for a nuclear power pro
ject to Houston Lighting & Power
Co.
The commission approved the
permit Monday despite the objec
tions of Hill, who frequently raised
his voice to complain about the
permit.
“Today you have disregarded the
interests of these South Texas citi
zens and approved a contract which
allows LCRA to sell the state’s water
and which will result in higher util
ity bills for a significant portion of
our state’s consumers,” Hill said.
Hill said he would appeal the de
cision to Travis County district
court.
Commission members Joe D.
Carter, chairman, and Joe R. Car-
roll approved the permit and com
missioner Dorsey B. Hardeman
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and Taos, said neither complex
would install individual meters for
the next few years. This is because
the change would be a major con
struction job, she explained.
Many students had to pay a fuel
djustment cost last year even
hough their utilities were “paid,”
iwitzer said. Up to a base amount,
he apartment would pay the
itilities, she explained. Above that
mount, they had to pay the fuel ad-
ustment charge, she said.
In some apartments last year all of
hat adjustment was passed on to
he student, Switzer said. Only four
)r five complexes did this, she ad
ded, but they were some of the
riggest complexes.
Shaw said she charged the fuel
'adjustment last year because the
city charged her a fuel adjustment
per square foot of space. She will
not charge the adjustment this year,
she said.
Students looking for off-campus
housing other than in apartments
might find it more scarce, Switzer
indicated. The student affairs office
keeps listings and telephone num
bers of duplexes, houses, rooms and
mobile home parks. They do not
keep up with their availability,
however, because they are under
staffed, she said.
Ninety per cent of returning stu
dents who talk to her ask for dup
lexes, Switzer said. She suggested
that those people look in newspaper
advertisements and check on leads
through the builders of the duplex
es.
Switzer has compiled figures on
duplex construction in Bryan and
College Station as of April 1977.
Since September 1976, 32 duplexes
have received building permits in
Bryan and 96 duplexes have re
ceived building permits in College
Station. Switzer said that it might
be from one to three years after the
permits are granted before the con
struction is completed.
Students looking for houses or
rooms to rent this fall should check
the newspaper for ads, Switzer said.
They should also be certain that
they will be happy in the frequently
isolated lifestyle, she said.
Mobile home parks are almost
full, Switzer said.
Roommate-finding services for
men and women, subletting ser
vices, apartment information, and
duplex listings are available in
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voted to reject the permit. Harde
man called the commission’s order
“pure-D blackmail” and a “ripoff.’’
Hill said the order was a “sham
and a subterfuge to cover up what’s
really happening.” He accused the
three-man commission of making
Texans pay tribute to the LCRA for
$50 million, the projected cost of
the water.
The commission last year refused
to grant HL&P a $5,000 permit to
use the Colorado River water for its
proposed nuclear plant in Bay City.
HL&P then entered into a contract
with LCRA, agreeing to pay $10 per
acre foot for up to $10,000 acre feet
of water per year.
The attorney general said neither
the LCRA, nor any other river au
thorities in the state, legally can sell
running river waters.
“LCRA, as a matter of practice,
sells water in the Colorado River
below Austin — water belonging to
the state or the holders of permits
below Austin,” Hill said. “Appar
ently, other river authorities follow
this same practice. And, apparently,
the commission condones it.”
Hill accused the commission of
abdicating its statutory duties by al
lowing river authorities to sell water
other than that behind their dams.
“It is the Texas Water Rights
Commission’s duty to make availa
ble at low cost the unappropriated
water of the state, not to cooperate
with river authorities in selling this
unappropriated water at a higher
price,” he said.
Jim Nance, attorney for HL&P,
said Hill did not attend any of the 14
commission hearings concerning
the water permit. He said if the
project is shut off for two or three
days the whole area, beginning with
residences and then industry will
suffer.
“This South Texas nuclear project
will serve 5.2 million people. One of
the best things this state has going
for it is this project,” Nance said.
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protection.
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Semi-Serious
Talk by
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June 23
(That’s Thursday)
12:30
MSC Lounge
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