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state Recent muskrat shortages dismay Louisiana trapper United Press International workers to curse President POYDRAS, La. — It’s easy Reagan for hard times, but who enough for salesmen and auto ca n Irvan Perez blame for the N i: ■ NOW HIRING s N s • bus people Old South Restaurant wait people • dishwashers • cooks S 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday Parkway Square S. Texas Ave. & Southwest Pkwy. serious rat recession? The muskrat trapper from Plaquemines Parish says pollu tion and saltwater intrusion have severely reduced the ro dent population in the bayous of southeast Louisiana. “It used to be a lot better than what it is now,” Perez said as he prepared to leave his Pla quemines Parish home for the extensive marshland along Louisiana’s choppy coastline. “We ain’t going to get many rats today,” he said. The Louisiana native, 59, has been catching muskrats every winter since his early teens. But because of the faltering muskrat population, he says he can no longer make a living solely from trapping. Tough times have hit the rat trappers, he says, and relief does not appear imminent. In the years before and after World War II, Perez and his family could catch 350 to 400 muskrats daily from their traps scattered throughout the maze of bayous in Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes, he said. These days, however, Perez routinely comes home with few er than 10 rats in his 70 traps. Perez accepts the small catch without anger though. Because of dropping prices for muskrat — $3.30 a pelt down from $7 last year — Perez is one of the few remaining trappers in a dying trade. i United Press KLAHOM; ihonia con , what he c frustration’: oach to am , of Inform tep. Glenn 1 he was con ’resident R* [mend the 1 it he inter] frustration ^ on publi English, cl ;e Subcon lent Infon [pal Rights, jgan’s prop IfOIA coLih mch as 18 r public info “How me Ss its value c fish said. Kordell Reid, left, a junior journalism major from Spring, polishes his car with the help of Jay Holmes, a sophomore management major from Corsicana. Thelj were caught taking advantage of the sunny weather NEW FLU TREATMENT STUDY If you catch the flu, you may be eligible to join the study. Participants will receive up to $112.00. Requirements - Flu symptoms with fever - Must come to the Health Center for evaluation within 24 hours of onset of illness - No other major health problems - Be willing to stay in Health Center 3 days If Interested - Come to Health Center for evalua tion and more information as soon as your Flu begins (Flu doctors are there days, nights and weekends) Adding dialysis unit in Texas makes summer camp reality \ United Pre; ■lEWYORE |ATS line is s [ter 40 or a nit of ridin gys, you ma ■r verbal di United Press International HOUSTON — At least 50 children with kidney disorders will be able camp this Ken’s Automotive Bryan 421 S. Main — 822-2823 "A Complete Automotive Service Center" Tune-Ups • Brakes Clutches • McPherson Struts Front End Parts Replacement Standard Transmission Repairs All American Cars VW-Datsun-Honda Toyota (Master Card & VISA Accepted) to enjoy summer year because a $100,000 dialysis unit is being built at the Y.M.C.A. camp near Trinity. Rader Walker, executive di rector of the National Kidney Foundation chapter in Houston, said the three-building dialysis unit to be built at the 482-acre Camp Cullen should be finished in time for summer camp. Dialysis works as an artificial kidney, mechanically eliminat ing impurities from the blood. It requires a patient to be hooked up to the machine for several hours at a time. Children who suffer from kidney disorders usually must stay near a dialysis facilty, where they can receive weekly treat ments. A report by the National Kidney Foundation indicated parents of the handicapped chil dren often are overly protective and frequently keep their youngsters from getting in volved in physical activities. But kidney foundation offi cials said a survey taken by the Texas Department of Health’s kidney care program showed parents of at least 97 children with renal disorders would like their sons and daughters to attend summer camp. During the jTo help yo words an few years months of the year, thei^ er jj ave w ings will be used by jq or and the Houston Indept» r( ] s ” t h at ^ School District’s progra If an an emergency arises the camping season, said, the children can! There is only one other simi lar facility at a camp in New York, Walker said. The new buildings in the dialysis unit will be constructed in a wooded area at the camp and they will look like cabins. Two of the buildings will house the physician and nurses, assigned to the camp by the Uni versity of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The third building will serve as the dialysis facility during the summer months. transported by helicopters: the camp to Hermann H( A helicopter landing site*] Ada porary ten dard died |Many of i k reflect , and lets are ju seem to p language enwich Vi Some exar .Did you k provided adjacent to theta Walker said the unit'd able to handle 56 childrerl day, divided inta seven slii» c ^ er is a Fees for campers, espefl 8 roun d d indigents, are absorbed It] different sponsoring or| lions. Walker said in Texas are six different kidneyfow| tion affiliates across the that will pick up the$3(j()ti: each child’s stay at the can; Dallas psychic fails to give police missing child clues United Press International TOPEKA, Kan. — The latest hopes of the parents of a girl, 5, missing since September have been dashed because a Dallas psychic summoned to help find the child did not turn up any new clues. John Catchings, 34, arrived in Topeka late Friday and spent about nine hours Saturday sear ching in the snow with detectives Money Saving Film Developing Specials Offer Good Feb. 15th thru Feb. 19th for Jackie Hay. Catchings, who left Topeka Sunday, says he has been receiving information ab out the child since about a month after her disappearance. “Everything he brought out was already in the police reports he got to read,” Weidner said. “It was another source that so far hasn’t panned out.” Catchings told detectives he thinks the girl will be found in an area parallel to a mobile home park. The girl was chased by a man and then strangled, he said Saturday. Although Catchings admitted he is not on target with every prediction, he says he has helped turn up information in about all ot his cases. Detective Sgt. Ed Kuehl,' spent Saturday searching* Catchings, said police hadi: peel in mind in the case but do nothing because no Wt been found. The girls appearance still is considertf missing persons case, said. Catchings has thought! the beginning that the little; was killed shortly after hert appearance, he said. 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