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1 state / national Battalion/Page 5 July 13, 1982 cCulkParents turning to foster homes Economy breaking up families United Press International I DALLAS — More and more financially strapped parents, Biable to care for their children, are turning to foster care to pro- ivide for the youngsters until the 'family's economic situation im proves. I “It’s getting to be a real prob- ■m,” said Cynthia Nitsche, dire- Borof the Dallas outreach office of Methodist Home of Waco, a ildren’s residence. “In the past eight to 10 months, we’ve gotten 40 to 50 percent more calls from parents — especially single women — looking for temporary foster care because they can’t make it financially,” she said. She said many of the parents said they had been laid off and were forced to seek shelter for their children while seeking em ployment. Foster care facilities report that they are near capacity with children whose parents cannot afford to care for them, but the number of families willing to take in foster children has been decreasing. — A spokesman at Hope Cot tage Children’s Bureau, which places about 17 children a month in foster homes, esti mated half of the youngsters were relinquished by parents ex periencing financial hardships. “We get so many calls from parents who don’t want to give \ 'We Heed Your Head to Run Our Business!" BILL'S BARBER Se Roffler Style Shop Hair Styling For Men Sr Women "A Great Cut at a Reasonable Price!" 215 University (next to Campus Theatre) 846-2228 Open Mon.-Sat. Appointments Available > up their children,” said Hope program director Nyla Steward. “But prices for things have just gotten out of sight. “If a parent is only making $8,000 or $10,000 a year and trying to provide a place for the kids, it’s just hard. Some just start thinking foster care is the only thing they can do.” Officials at Christian Services of the Southwest in Dallas said all 69 children placed in foster care in the past 12 months were Irom families undergoing eco nomic hardships. ow many hot checks can a slick sheik slip? Florida merchants learn United Press International B MIAMI — Sheik Mohamed B-Fassi, 27, promised to pay off ■1 the rubber checks Monday — gccept one for $1.5 million — he been bouncing around buth Florida for more than two months. The line of creditors formed ‘'at the Hollywood office of Tho- las E. Thomas, one of the Saudi ^rabian sheik’s lawyers. There’s a $156,000 taxicab th interest: ly as 22,00 >illion. tings on sj •ourt hasji iacionciiesi American t 1 govenrn he Mexic? ites thatd eign gover 1 subject tti i of anotki ■ney John^ iting Mexr ciation t says a Bompany bill, numerous con- enforcedd tractors seeking thousands of Tollars and various bills of mer- Ihants and service personnel pnging down to $2,500 for shoe spair and $ 1,000 owed a nurse. Wjq t Thomas said the sheik has V V J | managed to free some of his re tried $6 billion fortune and ieposit it in a bank to pay off his debts. Before that a Swiss bank ad been bouncing his checks. “The sheik is very concerned |bout these people getting aid,” Thomas said. He said anyone owed money iy the sheik need only show up t his Hollywood office with the i o» ,»J> r igi na l bad checks and they will eh, 35, a 1^, reimbursed. Thomas said he isn’t sure how nany people are owed money or iow many dollars he will have to ay out, but “we have sufficient lean ites. newspaper nalism inli to Texasinl aper is ; native laifi 1 China,!» ople froml ea and Thai ess news ; said. “We i formation staurants, t lio edition ii funds in a local account to pay them.” The one account that won’t be settled soon is the nearly $1.5 million that the luxury Diplomat Hotel claims the sheik owes for two months rental of two floors and services to him and his en tourage of 40 who were evicted last week. It probably will take a court decision to settle that bill. Hotel officials had al-Fassi arrested by Hollywood police on a charge of defrauding an in nkeeper. He was released under a $1,000 bond. The Diplomat impounded most of the sheik’s belongings at the hotel, includ ing jewels and other valuables held in 25 hotel safe deposit boxes, and four luxury autos. They let him remove his prayer rugs, beds, linens, clothing and health items. The hotel is filing suit to col lect the bill and the sheik is threatening a counter suit, claiming the hotel overcharged him as much as $11,000 a day. The hotel denies the claim. Fort Lauderdale’s Yellow Cab Co. has sued him for about $156,000. Several south Florida contractors and architects claim he owes them tens of thousands of dollars. On the lower end of the scale are such merchants as Carl and Darlene McDaniel, owners of a Hollywood luggage shop. They said the sheik’s checks for $1,125 have bounced. Highlighting, Perms Free Consultations ' '' 4 : >- ' v : 505 University Drive Suite 805 College Staton 846-4771 Chesapeake ‘monster’ filmed in Maryland United Press International LOVE POINT, Md. — A woman whose husband videotaped something resemb ling the Loch Ness monster OF WARf swimming in Che peake Bay says the experience was like seeing a UFO: Without the film, nobody would believe them. Robert Frew, his wife, Karen, anti some Memorial Day guests watched the creature swim by the Frews’ home in Love Point on the bay’s Eastern Shore. Frew first watched it through binocu- ®lars, then used his videotape camera to film it for three mi nutes. “The first time we saw it it was about 7 feet long and had a round head about 10 inches in |diameter,” Mrs. Frew said Sun day. “It dived down and when it came back up we saw it was ab- Bout 20 feet long. We were star ring at each other saying, ‘What | the hell is this?’ “It was like seeing a UFO. If there hadn’t been a lot of people with us and we didn’t have it on I tape, we probably would have ■ thought no one would believe ■ we saw this thing,” she said. ‘DAY I ^ IS ^ rew sus P ects l l ie crea - PEdAL 1 3d Steak I Gravy I jtoes and fl ie other ble id and ■ Tea o 7:00 M ture was Chessie, a seldom-seen fixture of Maryland legend that inhabits the Chesapeake. “Chessie is part of the Mary land folklore,” she said. “It probably was first sighted about 50 years ago. “What we saw is not a run of the mill animal. I’d say it’s simi lar to the Loch Ness Monster.” Researchers with the Enigma Project, a group of investigators who study natural phenomena, viewed Frew’s film. They could not identify the creature, which they said was 30 feet long, black or dark brown in color and a good swimmer. Enigma co-founders Mike Frizzell and Bob Lazzara said other scientists were waiting to view the film. “Whatever it is on the tape is alive. 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