Wednesday, September 12, 1984/The Battalion/Page 11
Around town
Casino Pictures can be picked up now
People who ordered pictures from last spring’s Casino Night
can pick them up now. Students who lived on-campus last semester
should contact their dorm president or RH A delegate. Students who
lived off-campus, come by the RH A office, 215 Pavilion.
Big Event job requests being accepted
Job requests are now being accepted from the Bryan-College Sta
tion community for projects for the Big Event, a four-hour service
project. Student organizations wishing to volunteer their group are
encouraged to pledge. Deadlines for both job requests and organiza
tion pledges are Nov. 1. Contact Mark Maniha at 696-5980.
Motloch to speak at energy conference
The Nebraska Energy Office has issued invitations to participate
in a national colloquium on “Community Energy Management as an
Economic Development Strategy” to more than 40 accomplished
scholars and policymakers throughout the country. John L. Motloch
of Texas A&M has been included in the program to share his knowl
edge of energy-conscious architecture. His paper, entitled “Coinci
dences Between Italian Bei nacular Architecture and Climate Condi
tions” will discuss the historical impact of climate conditions on
architecture and future trends in architectural design.
Lack of hospices
concerns senators
United Press International
WASHINGTON — The adminis
tration is dragging its feet on a pro
gram to provide Medicare coverage
for hospice services, two senators
said Tuesday in a bipartisan letter to
Health and Human Services Secre
tary Margaret Heckler.
Sens. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas,
and William Roth, R-Del., said they
were concerned because their un
derstanding is only 108 hospices
were certified in the first eight
months of the program and 20 states
still have no Medicare-certified hos
pice to provide care to the terminally
ill.
“The hospice program is a hu
mane, low-cost alternative to long
term hospital care for the terminally
ill and I fail to understand why the
administration is dragging its feet,”
Bentsen said.
HHS officials said they would not
comment until Heckler received the
letter.
“Because this low rate of partici
pation by hospice programs means
that only a limited number of Medi
care beneficiaries will have access to
reimbursable hospice care, we be
lieve that a thorough evaluation of
the reimbursement rates must be
done as soon as possible,” the letter
said.
The rates were set following a
controversial demonstration project
by the Health Care Financing Ad
ministration. Daily medicare rates
are $46.25 compared to average
daily hospital rates of $356 for the
elderly. Hospice providers contend
it costs them $60-$75 a day to deliver
their services to a patient.
Bentsen and Roth said it was their
understanding HHS had not for
warded to the Office of Manage
ment and Budget the cost reports on
which participating hospices will
provide information needed to eval
uate the reimbursement rates.
Bentsen and Roth are members of
the Senate Finance Committee.
Reagan opens doors of granary
United Press International
WASHINGTON — President
Reagan further opened the doors of
the bulging American granary Tues-
daysothe Soviet Union — conf ront
ing another poor harvest — can con
tinue an unusual grain-buying
spree.
Reagan told the Soviets they could
buy 22 million tons of U.S. wheat
and corn for the year beginning Oct.
1, an addition of 10 million to 12
million tons in annual purchases
permitted under an agreement ne
gotiated a year ago.
Tve said many times our philoso
phy is against the unfair, wrong
headed policies of grain embargoes,
and we’re going to do everything we
can to strengthen markets lor Amer
ica’s farmers,” Reagan told reporters
called to a special session in the
White House Cabinet Room.
“They’re the most productive peo
ple, I think, on tne face of the
earth.”
Sen. Roger Jepsen, R-Iowa.oneof
the farm state leaders present for
the announcement, said later that
the Soviets had not sought the in
crease, but Reagan offered it unilat
erally. Such sales are made through
private exporters.
The proposal, made in a message
delivered to Moscow Monday, was
unusual — offers to sell more than
the maximum sales specified by the
agreement generally are made dur
ing biannual consultations.
Reagan and Agriculture Secretary
John Block had indicated earlier
they were willing to sell more grain
to the Soviets. The sales, which are
maintaining a floor under sluggish
U.S. grain prices, are helpful politi
cally in the Farm Belt.
Jepsen, who is facing a tough re-
election battle, said the offer is “just
good business. It’s not pure politics
at all.” But he acknowledged he was
pleased because what is good for ag
riculture is good for him politically.
On Jan. 25, the administration
raised the ceiling on grain sales for
the first year of the agreement, also
by 10 million tons, to 22 million tons.
Since Block signed the latest five-
year grain agreement with the
Kremlin Aug. 25, 1983, the Soviets
have purchased 23 million tons of
grain. Even though the second year
of the grain agreement has not be
gun, the Soviets already are close to
buying the maximum 8 million tons
of corn permitted without special
permission.
Agriculture Department analysts
have estimated this year’s Soviet
grain crop will be about 180 million
tons.
The Soviets have not harvested a
good crop since 1978. American
analysts have said the Soviets will im
port a near-record 43 million tons in
the current marketing year.
Reagan, although taking a tough
line against the Soviets in other are
nas, lifted the embargo after taking
office and has encouraged grain
sales.
Grand jury to hear photo studio case
By KARI FLUEGEL
Staff Writer
The grand jury will hear reports
Thursday regarding complaints
against University Studio and owner
Jim Barry and decide what actions
Barry will have to take concerning
the complaints which have come
from customers who have not re
ceived either their photographs or
refunds.
The county attorney’s office is
compiling a file of complaints to give
to the grand jury, said Marie Welch,
a secretary in the attorney’s office.
Those wanting to add their name
to the list should write a letter ex
plaining their complaint and include
categories such as: if they made a de
posit, how much of a deposit was
made and the value of the merchan
dise.
Letters should be taken to the
county attorney’s office before
Thursday morning, Welch said.
When the Brazos Valley Better
Business Bureau received a number
of complaints regarding University
Studio, the BBB turned the com
plaints over to the county attorney’s
office, she said.
A representative of the Texas
A&M Student Legal Service said it
also has received several complaints
about University Studio.
When asked about the complaints,
Barry’s attorney Roland Searcy said
that Barry was in the process of
working out the problems.
MEXICO
GENERAL MEETING
Wed. Sept. 12 7:00 p.m.
room 501 Rudder Tower
^ > '®' Sept. 14 Mexican Show (MSA & CAMAC)
Rudder Tower Fountain 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sept. 15 Mexican Fiesta Plantation Oaks
8:00 p.m. ’til ?
MEXICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Jorge Gamez, President Argentina Vindiola, Secretary
696-7248 779-8903
THE EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Welcomes You
(A Member of the Anglican Communion)
EPISCOPAL STUDENT CENTER
CANTERBURY HOUSE
902 Jersey, College Station 696-1491
The Rev. J. Mark Wilburn - Chaplain
Wednesday Evening Eucharist with supper following 6:00 p.m.
Friday Morning Eucharist with breakfast following 6:30 a.m.
Student Center Chapel, St. Jude's, open 24 hours
Study space & T. V. room open until 10:00 p.m.
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION PARISHES AND MISSION
ST. ANDREW S CHURCH
217 W. 26T\ Street, Bryan 822-5176
The Rev. Romilly Timmins - Rector
Sunday
7:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
9:15 a.m. Family Eucharist
10:15 a.m. Sunday School - all ages
11:15 a.m. Morning Prayer & Sermon
(Holy Eucharist - 1st Sunday)
ST. FRANCIS CHURCH
Meeting at the Oakwood Middle School
106 Holik, College Station
The Rev. Jeff Schiffmayer - Vicar
Sunday
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
4417 Tx- Ave. Soutfi
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advertised price good for short hair only, slightly higher charge for medium St long hair.
Good thru Sept. 29th.
846-7614
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2604A South Texas Avenue
693-0202 or 693-0204
Women's Medical Services
IUD—Birth Control Pills—Infections—Physicals
Cancer Smears—Pregnancy Testing—Menstrual Disorders
ALL SERVICES CONFIDENTIAL
20% Student Discount
Board-Certified OB/GYN Doctor on Staff
GET BACK IN THE
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AT INTERURBAN
We’ve got a great
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FEATURING
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4-7:00 Mon.-Thurs. 4-6:30 Fri.
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And don’t forget about our
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served between I and 4 p.m. Every Day!
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spiritually satisfying answers to life’s most important questions. We wish to make ourselves available to students who might like to
discuss such questions with us.
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R.R. Davison
Bob Green
Walter F. Juliff
Philip S. Noe
Richard A. Schapery
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Veterinary Cont. Ed.
Electrical Engineering
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845-3361
845-9178
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845-2449
George W. Bates
Biochemistry
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Debra K. Dennis
Finance
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Richard Griffin
Mechanical Engineering
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W.J. Lane
Economics
Dennis L. O'Neal
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Robert M. Schoolfield
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845-8039
845-0500
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Maurice Dennis
Tim Gronberg
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Jerry Pettibone
Darrel Smith
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845-3019
845-9953
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Educational Psych.
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Eric Deudon
Roy Hartman
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Prof. Bill Campfield
of Rice University
will give a lecture
Sept. 12 at 8 pm
in Rudder Forum
SPANISH MASTER PAINTINGS
From the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
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Texas A&M University
MSC Gallery
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Exhibition sponsored by the MSC Arts Committee
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