Medicare, Medicaid
cutbacks hurt elderly
By ROBERT LEE
Sj! City Reporter
Federal funding cutbacks in the
(edicare and Medicaid programs
jmbined with the loss of the food
„ :amp program are presenting a
roblem for some of the area's elder-
1 population, a health official told a
cal group.
Keith Markley, executive director
jr the Central Texas Health Sys-
ps Agency, met with members of
te Brazos Valley Development
„, louncil Thursday and presented
in the : iem a proposed $734,104 fed-
Ilamps: ra i program grant.
ies have a Under the grant the CTHSA plans
oiling u Py try and restrain some of the rising
are RepuHL 0 f met ]i C al services for the
died cotiM r [y p w iU CO ver such as services
c nown t’s hospital care an nursing home ex-
enses.
.urefour The CTHSA is mainly a research
inning Ionization, Markley said. It sup-
hey are or * s l 163 !^ care facilities with state
. n Kpn nd federal funds, he said,
veral e’" even will 1 the proposed
i( udget, Markley said there is not
( . ls |. jf nough money to provide limited
jshj nE : .ursing care. And additional prob-
.l t Hs for the next elderly population
him slF likely, he added,
dibility ti'i5 The new e l der ly population
Bch expects to find adequate care
Epursing facilities will have to re
point, he pain in their homes or be taken care
5 than a Ay their families, ” Markley said
;signati iter talking with the BVDC.
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“It’s obvious you’ve got a number
of local elected officials who are con
cerned with the problem,” he said.
In addition to the nursing home
problem the region’s food stamp
program for the aged will be shut
down, Markley said.
After discussing this issue with
BVDC staffers Markley said local
government does not have the re
sources to provide a food program for
the aged. Markley suggested that the
BVDC present its case to the Legisl
ature. Individuals in the Council
should present their congressmen
with this issue, he said.
The BVDC is comprised of Burle
son, Grimes, Leon, Madison,
Robertson, Washington and Brazos
counties.
In other business the Council
tabled action on two low- to medium-
income housing projects off East
29th Street and Pinfeather Road in
Bryan.
The apartment project on East
29th Street would provide 148 units
at a cost of $4,442,700. It was tabled
because a city study showed it would
create too much traffic congestion on
East 29th Street.
The other complex on Pinfeather
earns
oney and
in award
By TERRY DURAN
Campus Reporter
A Texas A&M University student
as been named the March coopera-
ve education student of the month
y NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson
pace Center.
Cathy A. McMahon, a senior eco-
omics major, was given the award,
/hich includes a bonus of $255, for
er work this fall on a cost analysis of
he manufacture and testing of heat-
irotective materials on the space
buttle.
McMahon says about 30,000 tiles
oade of fiberglass- and styrofoam-
ike materials are on the outside of
he shuttle to protect it from heat
luring its re-entry into the earth’s
tmosphere.
McMahon was assigned to a group
hat kept an eye on cost and readi-
less of the tiles.
On the space center’s recommen-
lation for the award, McMahon is
iited for her effectiveness in revising
lost and time estimates for the shut-
lle’s ‘‘thermal protection system,’’
)ut she said she felt robbed of the
eeling of accomplishing something.
I “I couldn’t seem to find out what I
vanted to know,” she said. She said
here were problems caused by her
leing a 21-year-old female co-op stu-
lent dealing with corporation execu-
ives.
The senior from Houston said she
thinks she got the award because she
did an adequate job of something
very difficult. ” She said her presen
tation was given to NASA’s Washing
ton, D.C., shuttle programs office.
McMahon says she will work for
the LBJ Space Center again this
summer, then graduate from A&M
[U December.
save
energy
a very bright
idea
would house 130 units. It would cost
$3,289,700.
The BVDC withheld its approval
on these two developments until
Bryan had a chance to reassess traffic
for both the projects.
Seminar on
business set
A business seminar designed
especially for management person
nel in Bryan and College Station will
be held April 18 in the Brazos
Center.
Sponsored by the Texas A&M
University College of Business
Administration, the program in
cludes sessions on the national eco
nomic outlook, free enterprise and
public policy, women in business, a
personnel clinic, market research,
investment opportunities and the
use of computers in small business.
The program will begin with a lun
cheon at noon and will be followed
by sessions throughout the after
noon.
Registration forms are available at
the College of Business Administra
tion. The entry fee is $10.
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Trash pickup starts
area clean campaign
By CHARLIE MUSTACHIA
City Reporter
“Mr. Clean” is making his way
through Bryan-College Station
and the surrounding areas in the
form of an all-out clean-up cam
paign.
Dr. J.C. Miller, chairman of
the Brazos County Program Buil
ders Committee, originated the
idea for the campaign, and he said
he is happy with the campaign’s
success so far.
On Wednesday many College
Station residents had their trash
which included pots, pans,
brushes and old appliances wait
ing for the clean-up volunteers.
Miller said. There is a possibility
of a second trash pickup for Col
lege Station residents Saturday,
and Bryan residents will be asked
to have trash, aside from regular
garbage on the street curbs early
that morning.
In addition to the trash pickup
days, Miller said, all Brazos
County citizens are being urged
to make special efforts to free the
premises of weeds, excess grass
and any unslightly items which
mar the appearance of their prop
erty.
Miller said area youngsters
have shown interest in the cam
paign. Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts
and various schools in the area
have participated so far.
“This is just the first step, ” Mil
ler said. “We have an organiza
tion for long-term plans.”
Among these plans is a county
wide beautification seminar to be
held on the Texas A&M Universi
ty campus next fall.
Although this clean-up cam
paign has the support of both city
councils, the Brazos County
Commissioners Court, the dis
trict highway department, the
county extension office, Texas
A&M University, the Bryan-
College Station Chamber of
Commerce and various civic
groups, Miller said the cam
paign’s success depends upon
volunteers.
The Brazos County Commis
sioners Court has furnished the
trucks to pick up the trash, Miller
said.
The campaign’s success also
depends, he said, upon whether
the people learn the importance
of keeping a clean environment.
The campaign would be unsuc
cessful if people clean up the first
week and fall back into their
habits of littering the next, he
added.
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then you are eligible for a Senior Certificate
from the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Socie
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Cindy Burkhalter, 845-1133, Room 221
MSC, by April 18th.
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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1980
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