4 4 Thursday. October 10.1960/The Battafton*>^)e 11 Mental health Congressional wives press for increased research funding llVTEl£|TgtBAIV WASHINGTON < racking with i’s wifr “I ined to ask mrsrlf what tkmr wrong to ca«M wav he AdT** Norm wife cA Rep Robet R-Calit , tatd m she dabbed her eyes with a hand tier rharf “It waatit until later that I learned my son was suffering from srhijuphrenta. and that the ■Roess was very, very real." she tnfcf the Senate labor and Human Re sources C Aim nutter Mrs lagomaruno 59, said she agreed to lefl her story in hopes of educating more people about men tal illness to eliminate the stigma at tat bed to H “He's a student m a •Mg * f wC fWRdl m ks* *a s W HO he never been Hjipo the wife of Sen Pwe V I>r R S Me* Mrs Do- of her et^ht chd- I he House has ■■■an fur rrsraich fiscal year l and other coni dren had the sy “It was ready hard to find help and a lot of doctors are m a hand be cause diagnosing is very dtffkwb she added Last summei us tongresssona! wives wrote 10 the Senate and House appropriations commutees asking them to me reasr reseat« h money lor the National Inst Mute of Menial Health that figure 10 $216 1 fu« Senas “ dtrec lor of the wrves have joined together in an m formal group to press lawmakers for more money for mental health research. “Once the awareness goes up. stigma goes down, research gtaes up and services go up," said Nancy Do Sen UmeR 1 hair man of i teker. R-fonn.. nate apprtmna tmns health subconmutiee sain fef low panel member Domenn 1 worked hard fot more money DumenM 1 "put his shoulders be hind that wheel and I m delighted ” WeM ker said Shervert f ra mental heakh and local ofTnah must turn thru attention to the growing n imher of memalh ill people who ave on thett own wahosM (hr support of family or trained professionals Figures frean the Department of Heakh and Human Srrvites said in 197V there were an estimated I 7 mithofi to 2 4 milium people sutler- mg fr«Mn mental illness About VUIl uut) were m mstMutm oak/ed and between WJU.UUU and I 5 million were in the community FR6ZHSIRAI MAR6ARITASI My $1.80 Battalion Classified 845-2611 • - HA1JF PRICE BOOKS KM ORI>N MNf cA/INf v 3826 TMAB AVENUE The Boot Barn JUSTIN ROPERS $79 Largest Selection Lowest Price in The Brazos Valley 2 5 Mttus East of Brazos Caotur on FM 1179 (BnaroMt Dr ) Mon 822-0247 NEW—AGE JAZZ niMFHAM HILL 4 o.iiim.li i: fATALOfi SALE I ILill'IJ.II f'ATALOfi RECORDS & S Aggie Bonus Days Aggie Tune up special 4 cyi r*g. 46.00 95 $29' Aggie Bonus Special Ol 6 Fitter Change rug 17.86 $10“ Back to School Special A/C Service Special reg 16.00 |95 X-Tra Bonus Car Care Kit Reg 30.00 $14. Must present student ID card Call for appointment 1322 Cavltt St Expires 10/25/85 Ron Yokem Toyota JAY’S GYM •TOTAL FITNESS FOR MEN & WOMEN* to Fall Special 3609$. College ♦ § Cell for m