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Meanwhile, officials say, pri vate psychiatric hospitals have plenty of space available but still seek only those patients who can pay. Ruben R. Cardenas, executive director of the Center for Health Care Services in San Antonio, has called for a 24-hour mental emer gency center designed for chil dren and teen-agers. His tax-funded mental health agency was built to serve adults only, he said. “The center has estimated that 7,181 youth in Bexar County are in need of public mental health services," Cardenas said in a re port to the state House Human Services Committee. That number included 1,152 children and teen-agers who sought help at the center's adult crisis center; 664 patients put on a waiting list at the children ser vices division; 778 families who sought in-home support; and an estimated 2,000 pregnant teen agers needing substance-abuse counseling or other emotional support. Cardenas' agency has had to turn away hundreds of children and teen-agers who sought help for mental and emotional prob lems, he said. Many had been treated at private hospitals until their insurance benefits ran out and then were "dumped," Carde nas said. Volunteers head effort to restore Austin's first blacks-only cemetery THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN — East Austin's Bethany Cemetery for decades has been used as a schoolyard shortcut, dump site and drug dealers' haven. But volunteers now want to restore the neglected grounds where thousands are buried. Bethany Cemetery, established in 1893, is thought to be Austin's first blacks-only cemetery. "Something this historic should be kept up," said Robert Jackson, one of the effort's leaders. "It should not be abandoned. "One of the most symbolic things is that they were born slaves and died free persons," he said. "The community should undertake this and preserve this." Volunteers have cleared about half the 10 acres, unveiling at least one grave dating to 1893. They've also found graves of leaders of pioneer black church es and World War I veterans. Bethany, established when blacks were banned from burial in Oakwood Cemetery, was a private cemetery the original owners maintained until the 1930s. Its care was placed into the hands of a now- inactive cemetery association. Some of the historical graves have sunk. Parts of the cemetery are choked by weeds and thorns. Cleanup crews have found furniture, bicycles and even an abandoned car amid the liquor bottles. "I was concerned about the neighborhood — the rats, the snakes," Karen Bennett said about some of her motivation to help. "We're trying to get trash down and help beautify our community. We want to bring our community back up." Area volunteers since the 1970s have tried to keep the grounds, with help from people working off community-service court requirements, Bennett said she will start asking churches for their support. Veterans groups also will be asked. Jackson and others fear Bethany Cemetery might be a part of Austin's past that could be lost in the name of progress. EL-506G Professional Scientific Calculator • 10 digit LCD • 225 pre-programmed sci entific and statistical functions • 252 functions • Constant memory • Includes batteries EL-509G Student with Si EL-733A Advanced Financial Calculator • 10 digit LCD • 20 memories in financial mode • Statistics mode includes mean, summation and standard deviation • Auto power off • Includes manual, wal let and batteries * i vS scien- 147 func- Includes batteries. 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"Who ever saw people getting excited about black-eyed peas or squash or onions like they do for peppers?" "It's a strange phe nomena," she admits, "but people seem to get carried away with their pep pers." The festival at the Travis County Farm ers' Market was part of a But politics were put aside during 15 mouth-burning min utes of sampling Texas entries. "A pepper is mysterious/' said judge Amal Naj, who wrote a book on chiles. "You can't tell until you bite into it whether it will give you a light little pleasant nip, or whether it will whack you across the face, Pepper lovers savor that mo ment of suspense." ^ The judges' expressions left little doubt which was the case, "Who's "A pepper is mysterious. You can't tell until you bite into it whether it will give you a light little pleasant nip, or whether it will whack you across the face. Pepper lovers savor that moment of suspense." -Amal Naj, author jab at New Mexico, which has been considered the leader in the chile-growing market. Texas wants to challenge that posi tion. There's even disagreement about the hot seasoning should be spelled. Many Texans say it is "chili" while New Mexico residents say the correct spelling is "chile." going to fur nish the wa ter around here?” An- d r e w s gasped after her first nib ble on a poblano pep per. County agricultural e x tension agent Ted Fisher made sure he finished judging with his taste buds in tact. "I concentrated more on the color and uniformity and the appearance of the peppers than the taste," he said. "1 let some of the other judges with more experience do most of the tast ing." U.S. government poisons grackles Audubon Society claims method is risky THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON — The great-tailed grackle, the shiny black curse of Valley citrus growers, has become the target of a U.S. government poison campaign. Even though the pesky fowl have been known to ruin whole orchards, animal lovers say the logic behind the poisoning just doesn't fly. Government biologists estimate as many as 5 million grackles thrive in Harlingen in some sea sons of the year. "Just a handful can do a lot of damage," says Ray Prewitt, direc tor of Texas Citrus Mutual in McAllen. "There's not a whole lot we can do; we certainly can't shoot enough of them to prevent the damage." Citrus growers recovering from killer freezes in 1983 and 1989 say their remaining trees have been increasingly targeted by the hun gry grackle, or Quiscalus mexi- canus. The grackles are known to eat grapefruit, peaches, pecans, or anges, sweet peppers and toma toes. So, at the prodding of citrus growers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture used a $504,OC search grant to learn the best way to kill grackles. The government began using lethal and non-lethal techniques two years ago. The most controversial tech nique is the use of a government- developed poison specific to blackbirds. The USDA places poi soned dog-Jj&od pellets on the ground in groves around slices ot watermelon. Originally, the government said it planned to place the poisoned dog food on platforms. Members of the National Audubon Society said they fear the bait could attract other species of birds and wildlife. "The problem with grackle con trol with poison is you run the risk of non-target killing," says Dede Armentrout, regional vice- president of the National Audubon Society. "We believe that poison should be used the very last resort, if at all, and designed to deliver not only to the species but the individ ual. Poison is just such a bad ap proach to the problem," Armen trout said. Lively debate opens heated congressional race in El Paso THE ASSOCIATED PRESS EL PASO — Republican Con gressional hopeful Chip Taberski wrapped up a Sunday debate with a tirade against incumbent Rep. Ron Coleman's ethics, but neither emerged a clear winner. The debate, sponsored by the El Paso Association of Hispanic Journalists, frequently deteriorat ed into shouting, much by Tabers ki and some from members of the more than 300 in the audience. Taberski, a former sportscaster, is seeking to unseat five-term in cumbent Coleman, D-El Paso in the Nov. 3 elections for Congres sional District 16. Taberski said the agenda he'll take to Washington would in- "Look at what experience has given us right now," Taberski said. "Mr. Coleman has been up there for 10 years if he hasn't been able to get it done in 10 years, I don't think he can do it in another two to four years." Tension Headache? Individuals with moderate to severe Tension Headaches wanted to participate in a 4-hour headache relief study with an investigational medication in tablet form. Flexible hours. $75 for individuals who are chosen and complete the study. Daily, till 6:30. For more information call BIOPHARMA, INC. 776-0400 % AP ; Bus! elude pushing for term limitations and reducing free mailing by Congress members. Coleman said one of his priorities was health care reform because many of his mostly Hispanic constituents did not have access to it. Taberski won loud applause when he was asked why El Pa soans should elect him consider ing Coleman's 10 years experi ence and membership on the House Appropriations and Trans portation committees. NEW goverm dle-inc< the pub Associa Presi< experirr ships th ing reli percent La sh Hun THE MIA1 of Hun fled to t get wha er Flori give th, spared , nate. At thi blared f tel and I ing bris crowd \ last yea turnout. "Peoj securin don't ha be out 1 Hayslip Only : cane, wl area, we lifegua away. F