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Tuesday, January 20, 1987/The Battalion/Page 7 by Scott McCullar Urinalysis trial rescheduled for mid-April AUSTIN (AP) — The trial of a lawsuit challenging an employer’s right to require workers to undergo drug tests has been postponed until April 13. The lawsuit against Minco Tech nology Labs, Inc. of Austin had been scheduled to begin here Tues day. It was postponed at the compa ny’s request. The Texas Civil Liberties Union filed the suit in December on behalf of Minco employee Brenda Jen nings, who said she considered the urinalysis demeaning. Liz Coker, Minco’s chief exec utive officer, said the drug tests are needed at the company because of “the sensitive nature of our mission and product.” Minco produces custom micro chips for specific purposes. Its cus tomers include the U.S. Depart ment of Defense. The company agreed not to ad minister the tests until the lawsuit is decided. d Sas station owner gives full service at self-serve price to handicapped ■1DOR (AP) — Blue Oldbury dispenses car- . ig along with gasoline and motor oil at his Mobil ^ aden along Interstate 10. haveij^B^ 1 fall, the 52-year-old service station ow ner lending a helping hand to handicapped , leople. Oldbury is offering full service at self- n , EtSce prices to all handicapped people who oixie into his station. ised )L ther L mem < incur: -wing ii ; to Ct impon ve opp: scheR stateim ans lo e litip: to res j -e-ered uion, iij id. nected :j requesl legal ob /y e insura i a fairl aur raid lawmill ranee pf Handicapped people can buy gasoline at the h«per self-service |>rices while receiving such all-service perks as having their oil and radiator Kecked or air put in their car tires. He'll also heck the air in wheelchair tires. ^■t seems like a small contribution to him,” says liiu h Baxter of Beaumont, who is a member of 'aralyzed Veterans of America. “But it really leans a lot to those of us who are physically chal- ;nged. God bless people like Blue Oldbury.” Baxter and other members of the nationwide rganization have given Oldbury a certificate of appreciation for doing what Oldbury modestly describes as “just trying to help folks.” Members of the American Legion gave Old bury a flag and members of Vietnam Veterans of America Post No. 229 of Southeast Texas also honored Oldbury for his sensitivity to the dis abled. Oldbury, who has operated the station for 23 years, confesses to being a bit bewildered by all the attention he has received for trying to be a good neighbor. He says a customer who was paralyzed in a car accident inspired the idea. The customer, who previously had used the cheaper self-serve gas pumps, was forced to use the more expensive full-service island after the accident, Oldbury says. “I felt he deserved the same service and price break he had before the wreck so I started this for all handicapped people,” Oldbury says. “Maybe this will catch on and go to other cit ies.” Oldbury says he put up bright blue signs bear ing the official handicapped emblem and the words “sound horn for service” on both his self- service islands to alert the disabled, not attract publicity. “I’m not sure I deserve all this credit and at tention,” he says. “I just put up the signs to do the handicapped a favor.” Oldbury’s desire to do a favor for people averted a potential tragedy for Baxter. When Baxter first visited the station, Oldbury checked under the hood of his van after filling the gas tank, and discovered the brake fluid was danger ously low. “Guys like Blue are offering a service that is not only for veterans, but for all physically chal lenged people,” Baxter sjiys. “There should be more people in this world with his spirit.” Visitors to Texas greeted by illegal garbage dump lamed . The' ■ ORANGE (AP) — A heap of garbage is one of the first things visitors see when they enter Texas from Louisiana on Inter state 10. ■ After the sign welcoming mo torists to Texas is a five-acre ille gal dump, containing old tires, worn-out refrigerators, discarded furniture, scrap lumber, used roofing and thousands of other items. I “It’s not the kind of thing we like for people to see,” says Bill Naiver, manager of the nearby Texas tourist information center, which hosts 452,102 visitors an nually. “We think that first impression is important,” he says. I The Texas Department of Highways and Public Transporta tion has put up “no dumping” signs, but they’ve been stolen twice, he says. The owner of the wooded property says he is powerless to stop the dumping. “I can’t be everywhere at once,” says developer Henry Houseman, 76, of Lakeview, who owns about 12,000 acres in Orange County. “What am I sup posed to do, stand guard out there 24 hours a day?” Houseman says he would erect a fence around the site if he thought doing so would stop the dumping. He built such a fence around another illegal dump but people broke through it to leave their garbage, he says. J yA ■l income inedW sit [fllfl# Boy, 10, to stand trial in assault of woman FORT WORTH (AP) — In a rare juvenile court proceeding, a 10-year- old boy accused of stabbing and beating a 101-year-old woman will go on trial Tuesday before a jury. The jury trial was requested by the boy’s defense attorney. The boy is charged with juvenile counts of criminal attempted murder, injury to the elderly and aggravated assault with serious bodily harm. Laura Bell Young spent a week in the hospital after suffering stab wounds in the chest, a collapsed lung, and deep cuts on her head, fin ger and wrist in a Dec. 28 attack in her home. She told police a 10-year- old Neighbor attacked her. The youth has been held at a juve nile detention center since the at tack. Young said she hopes to attend the trial before Judge Scott Moore at the detention center “if I’m able and the Lord is willing.” She was not able to attend a hearing in the case two weeks ago. She is known to have cared for many children in her neighborhood, including her attacker. “I have known him all his life,” she said. “He’s been bad since I’ve known him. But I’ve tried to be nice to every child. He’s a nice-looking boy, and he seems smart. 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