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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1979)
upais Moore speaks for MH-MR center ! for this a re n °t gettin country, fic marshal 't those goas sources offt [ f People; bn, <> Hie kind,. n try has sets <1 history ' ! oke somecoi nize c face ‘ in the e that we c problems sklent of 'hahly (inessf *ch rhetoric, up and ? that same' husetts Di Robert Boone, director of the Singing adets, prepares the group for the annual ocal music Christmas concert on Sunday at liage andspc 7:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater. The “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s “The Messiah” will be performed by the Century Singers, Reveliers and Women’s Chorus. Battalion photo by Lynn Blanco "AMU vocal groups sing Sunday By JACKIE FAIR Battalion Reporter he Texas A&M University Vocal partment offers local folks a incetowarm their Christmas spir- t their concert Sunday, the Singing Cadets, Revelliers, tury Singers, and newly orga- d Women’s Chorus will host an evening of traditional and innovative Christmas selections. “This will be the vocal concert of all vocal concerts at this campus,” said Robert Boone, director of the Singing Cadets. The Singing Cadets, an all-male choir, travels and does promotional concerts for Texas A&M. On a different note, the Revelliers will add their swing to the Christmas tunes in contemporary style. The Texas A&M Women’s Chorus was formed last January under the direction of Patty Fleitas. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Rudder Theater. Admission is $1. orld VVide ambteP s SaJ® ecember )T ternationalU gun to arc® erican lives! iet combat shores, botli ind, our free* : silent pre® ravvn up • Vince L® nights w ermine tin tinted Stat® 'he outcome lily decision Id N, Strom Every Hour From 10am to 6pm the Price on Selected Name Brand Components and Systems Will Be Lowered by 10%! So Every Hour, You Gamble Whether the System or Component You’ve Always Wanted Will Still Be There! Sansui u gear- • £*■ ST & tT- if . a gt SANYO Why Wait When You Can Have the System or Separate You’ve Always Wanted at Positive Savings. Gamble with us — Buy a sys tem! We will give you a vaca tion to gamble in Las Vegas. (Includes hotel accommodations, gambling money etc... excludes traveling expenses) College Station 693-4423 Moore admitted to not knowing a great deal about the center’s prog rams, but added that he had assisted in getting funds for it from the Leg islature. T’ve never voted against approp riations for this kind of program,” he said. “We need to help people who aren’t in a position to help them- Council reviews housing laws By DEBBIE NELSON Battalion Staff The College Station City Council approved a Fair Housing Ordi nance, reviewed the Northgate parking problem, and approved a revision of the Housing Assistance Plan at the city council meeting Thursday night. The Fair Housing Ordinance prohibits, discrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing as required in the Community Develop ment program. HUD mandates that all cities in the program adopt a similar ordinance. An overview of Northgate parking problems was presented by Chris Mathewson of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Because consumer service stores are moving out of the Northgate area and personal service stores like bars and restaurants are moving in, Mathewson said, adequate parking is not available to comply with the parking ordinance. Mathewson suggested the city declare Northgate College Station’s downtown and provide a city loan for a parking garage. Councilman Gary Halter proposed Northgate become “a zone where parking requirements may vary from the ordinance.” Also approved was rent assistance to 40 additional low-income and elderly households due to changes in the Expected to Reside (ETR) figure, which predicts more low-income and elderly persons will be moving to College Station if housing is available. The city now aids 160 households of the 1,343 needing assistance. The new ETR calculation brings rent-assistance households to 200 in the city’s three-year housing assistance plan. selves.” Moore spoke of the growth and works of the center since it was cre ated in 1974. It now has a budget of $1.75 million and a staff of 84. It is funded by grants-in-aid from the state and federal governments. To receive the grants local matching funds of at least 16 percent must be provided, Moore said. Through city, county, and United Way funds, client fees and reimbursement from other agencies more than two-and-a- half times that amount has been pro vided, he said. Some of the services Moore men tioned are drug and alcohol preven tion and counseling, mental health screening, vocational training, out patient help and infant stimulation. All services are confidential and fees are based on a client s ability to pay, Moore said. The center serves residents in a seven-county area: Brazos, Burle son, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington coun ties. About 6,00 residents have been helped in the area-wide MH-MR cli nics, he said. BEAT T.IL — BEAT T.U. — BEAT T.U. — BEAT T.U. — BEAT T.U. I £ Eet’s Show Up TexasS larll Is giving 10% OFF everything in the store Thurs.-Sat. So we can look our best to beat Texas g 707TEXAS — — P '— «»«-»«*« | — mtx xvaa — tex xvati — *ii'x xvaa — *ii*x xvaa — ti*x xvaa 606-9626 Texas A&M Bookstore has just received a new shipment of books. 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