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State THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1981 Page 7 Health officials plan recruitment United Press International DALLAS — With demands for services in Texas hospitals burgeoning and enroll ments in health care schools declining, the Texas Hospital Association plans to revive a high school recruitment program to attract Texas youth into health care fields. O. Ray Hurst of Austin, president of THA which is conducting its annual con vention this week, said manpower shor tages in health care have reached crisis proportion in Texas. “Nearly 10,000 nursing jobs will be available in Texas hospitals next year,’ Hurst said Monday. “Other fields — labor atory technicians, physical therapists, pharmacists, nurses aids — are in demand as well. “Over the next five years THA will make a concentrated effort to recruit junior and senior high students into health care schools and ultimately health care careers, ” he said. Enrollments in nursing schools in the state have declined 18.5 percent in the past three years, he said. Stanley Nelson of Detroit, president of the American Hospital Association, said hospitals in the Northeast and Midwest are faced with shrinking demands for services while in Texas and the sunbelt states, hos pitals are facing an increasing demand. “The flow of business and workers is to the south and these people must be cared for,” he said. Hurst said $1.5 million has been budgeted over the next five years to recruit young people for health careers in a revival of the organization’s Texas Health Careers Program. The program was halted five years ago when health care schools were becoming overcrowded. However, Billie Rogers, a nursing admi nistrator for Houston’s Park Plaza hospital, said hospitals are also going to have to work hard if they expect to keep nurses on their payroll. “It’s really a futile effort to continue to recruit unless you do something to con tain,” she said. “Getting the nurses is part of the problem, keeping them is the even tual goal.” Rogers believes a big step towards re taining nurses is involving them in the man agement process and consulting them ab out problems. “Nurses want to be treated as adults, as professionals, ” she said. “I think one of the most intimidating things for management, physicians and other power groups is the fear of losing control. The fact is, if they were ever in control, they wouldn’t have the problems they have today.” In looking at the prognosis for the indus try’s financial stability, Hurst said his orga nization had joined the AHA in endorsing President Reagan’s economic programs. “Despite our lack of knowledge about the specifics (of budget cuts in health-related areas), we are going to cooperate,” Hurst said. “But we are leaving our options open for advising them on how to (administer) it.” Administrators foresee the budget cut backs putting more of the burden of health care costs on the private sector. Board to close abortion clinic United Press International HOUSTON — The Harris County Hospital Board has decided to close an abortion clinic “under protest” in order to get its 1981-82 budget approved by county commissioners. 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Texas Briefs Alamo City jails filled United Press International SAN ANTONIO — Federal au thorities said Tuesday they will not be able to accept any more federal prisoners because areas, jails are filled to capacity and Be xar County authorities have told them federal prisoners lodged in the county facility must be re moved before the end of the month. The problem has been made worse because of an increase in the influx of illegal aliens, particu larly from civil war-torn El Salva dor, federal officials said. The search was continuing] Tuesday to find alternate accom modation for the federal prisoners now housed in the county jail, U.S. Marshal Rudy Garza said. The deadline will fall a day be fore the county is to go to trial in a federal suit charging overcrowd-|j ing and other problems at the facility. County officials, led by Judge ' Albert Bustamante, have denied that the ban on federal prisoners i has_ anything to do with the law suit, fLj ,'‘,7 . ’. Dump to be challenged i if United Press International ( LIBERTY — Liberty County commissioners say they will fight a 1 move by Rollins Environmental Services, Inc. to locate a toxic waste dump in the county. In a unanimous resolution pas-f sed Monday, the commissioners said they will “refuse to grant ai permit of any type that will tend to open the door to make Liberty County a dumping ground for un wanted toxic industrial waste.” Rollins recently purchased 1,000 acres in Liberty County, and company spokesman J.T. Tur cot t said it will apply to the Texas) Department of Water Resources for a permit to open a toxic waste dump. County Judge Dempster Henley said he believes the coun ty has the authority to require waste disposal companies to apply for permits, and he said he will investigate whether state statutes) allow counties to regulate such dumps. ‘Dallas’ car loses plate United Press International PLANO — Someone made off; with the license plate taped to a 1981 Porsche 911 used in the film ing of the popular television series “Dallas,” police in this uppermid- dle class suburb said Tuesday. “Lorimar Productions was film ing at the Country Kitchen re staurant yesterday (Monday) morning when the prop man noticed the license plate taped to the car missing. The license tag said ‘Ewing 6’ and I suspect it was being used as a prop,” said Jim Clayton, spokesman for the Plano Police Department. Authorities believe the car was being driven by actress Victoria Principal, who plays the role ofl Pam Ewing in the TV series. The theft is being blamed on an over: zealous souvenir hunter who re-'] mained at large. 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