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Thursday, May 19, 1983
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THE INGLESIDE INDEX
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Texans have always understood the critical importance
of quality education in maintaining a free and prosperous.
nation. In fact, the founders of the Republic of Texas cited
the lack of a public education system as one of their
grievances when they declared their independence from
Mexico.
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UPDATE
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ASSOCIATION
ment of Public Safety, is working
with the committee. Consideration
could be given to incorporating the
agreements between the local gov-
ernments into the State Emergency
Management Plan.
The annual celebration offers an
excellent opportunity for people to
come to Ingleside, have a good time
and go to meet our friendly people.
It also gives us a chance to get
together, visit and enjoy the fun.
And the chamber is pleased to see
that the hard work of so many has
been well-received by you.
went smoothly.
The chamber Is indebted to all
who helped make Round-Up Days a
success.
So the regional system of deliver-
ing services will fit naturally into
this type of development we're ex-
periencing.
We can plan for implementing
such a system today and thereby
help secure the prosperous future of
our area.
We invite your comments on the
regional concept.
by Jim Mattox
Attorney General
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The
Consumer
Alert
the vehicle had been modified
so the handicapped drive may
enter the vehicle.
If the person seeking the ex-
emption is someone who
transports an orthopedically
handicapped person, then he
or she must present to the
county tax assessor-collector
an invoice or other document
from the installer of the
special equipment which in-
cludes a description of the
equipment snd the vehicle be-
ing modified
In the event the vehicle had
not been modified prior to
registration, a sworn state-
ment on the application for
Texas Certificate of Title may
be made describing the plann-
ed modification, as well as
naming the person who is to
make the modification.
There are other benefits
available to the disabled per-
son, including special license
tags, insignia designating the
vehicle as belonging to a
disabled person, and special
license plates for qualified
veterans. For more informa-
tion regarding the benefits ex-
tended to the motion-impaired
citixens of our state, in-
terested persons should con-
tact the local Comptroller's of-
fice
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(J U.S. SENATOR for TEXAS
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510
By Larry Wittnebert
Editor
Your support of Ingleside's Round-
Up Days has once again made the
annual event a popular success.
This event is the only fund-raising
event of the Ingleside Chamber of
Commerce and your backing is
sincerely appreciated.
Each year, the chamber works for
months in planning and organizing
the celebration.
This year was special in that we
had several new attractions. In addi-
By combining personnel and
equipment, we can fashion a
regional operation that will meet
residential, commercial and in-
dustrial needs.
In the Avenue A project, we see
two governmental entities sharing
the cost of a project that will benefit
the entire area.
This cooperation, as applied to
the regional concept, can bring
many other benefits. We can join
forces in providing fire, police and
other services, thereby making
them stronger and more adaptable
to meeting the present and future
needs of our area.
Considering the signs of the
times, we can see the Aransas Pass-
Ingleside area growing closer by the
day in terms of population and
mutual needs.
achieve an accomplishment that is
important to them in this hot, humid
climate. As a result of their efforts,
the National Fire Protection Asso-
ciation has granted a two-year ex-
tension on enforcement of new spe-
cifications that would have required
Nomex protective clothing for all
paid fire fighting personnel. This
will give time for the testing of other
fabrics and clothing that might be
more suitable to this climate.
The fire fighters, both paid and
volunteer, continue to work toget-
her on training sessions to improve
their skills. Their most recent re-
goinal school was held at the central
fire station in Beeville. They were
instructed in arson investigation,
proper of evidence to keep it se-
cure, and courtroom presentations.
it in
Another cooperative effort that is
on the calendar is a Regional Semi-
nar on Defensive Driving of Emer-
gency Vehicles. The seminar is be-
ing planned for the fall of the year.
It would be open to fire, emergency
medical service, and law enforce-
ment training officers. The curricu-
lum is being worked out and instruc-
tors from the Department of Public
Safety ond other state agencies are
being contacted.
The fire departments of the Coast-
al Bend have worked together to
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Several Index editorials have
pointed out advantages of coopera-
tion through the regional concept
and recently we've seen still more
evidence that such teamwork is
vital.
This evidence is the joint project
the city and county are planning in
repaving Avenue A from Highway
35 to the high school property.
Hopefully, it will lead to many simi-
lar projects throughout the area to
upgrade our street system.
As we've advocated, municipal
services, such as fire and police pro-
tection, can best be provided re-
gionally.
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than that of the average
American. Only 14 percent
of the farm workers’ chil-
dren finish high school.
Meanwhile, unemployed
Americans are denied the
jobs the immigrants take at
cheaper pay.
Rep. George Miller, D-
Calif., has charged that the
Labor Department is ill-
equipped to ensure that the
several thousand guest
workers currently in the
UJ. are given decent envi-
ronments in which to work
and live. Labor Department
officials have been able to
audit only a small number of
the 800 employers who use
guest workers Of these,
more than half were found
to be in violation of the law.
FARM REPORT II: It’s
no secret that American
farmers have been suffering
in these rough economic
times, but now they’re get-
ting a break from the feder-
al government. Under a
“payment-in-kind’’ program,
farmers who do not plant
certain crops will be paid in
grain from Uncle Sam’s
reserves.
But there’s a story behind
the story Our sources say
the bureaucrats in Washing-
ton badly underestimated
the massive numbers of
fanners who would take
advantage of the program.
The demand for payment-in-
kind grain will quickly use
up the government's supply,
and the Department of Agri-
culture will be forced to buy
ixpectancy for the aver-
farm worker is far less
J. G. Richords and Richard P. Richards
Owners and Publishers
Larry Wittnebert John Bowers
Editor Advertising Manager
Laura Slmank
Tim Fischer
Associate Editors
In 1973
Honor grads oi IHS
were Willipm Tiffany and
Sherian Kay Westbrook.
Mrs. Roy Calvert was
outgoing Ingleside Garden
Club president.
Mrs. Caroil Ford
presented her piano students.
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JACK ANDERSON AND JOE SPEAR
WEEKLY SPECIAL
. within the* definition of '‘or-
thopedically handicapped.”
, The definition to broad. Any wheelchair lift, hotot, or ramp,
person who has limited move- or apecial seat restraints,
ment of body extremities or without which the ortho-
loss of physical functions to pedkally handicapped person
the extent that the person ia could not reasonably enter the
unable to drive or be. driven in vehicle, drive or ride ae a
a motor vehicle without passenger,
special modifications is con- Claiming the exemption to
■idered orthopedically han- relatively simple. A handicap
dicapped pod person wishing to claim
The law previously provided the oaks tax exemption on a
for a sales tax exemption for vehicle that ha or aha will
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Office recently found that
Medicare and Medicaid
patients are still being over-
charged. The auditors esti-
mated that the laboratories
charge an average of $2 75
more for each lab test per-
formed for a patient when
the government to paying
the fee.
Rep. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.,
has introduced a bill that
would put an end to this
ripoff of the taxpayers. It
would require medical labo-
ratories to charge the same
fees for tests on any patient
— no matter who picks up
the tab.
By Wyden's estimate, the
savings to the government
would amount to *15 million
to $20 million in just one
year. Beneficiaries would
save an additional *35
million.
That's only on laboratory
fees. Who knows what the
savings would be if every
other part of the health care
system was ordered to stop
overcharging the govern-
ment?
FARM REPORT I: Con-
gress to debating whether to
allow nearly 500,000 immi-
grants into the United States
as “guest workers” on
farms. We’ve been investi-
gating the guest worker pro-
gram for several months
and can offer a few insights.
We found the living and
working conditions for
immigrants deplorable. The
life er;— * “
age farm
Published Weekly on Thursday
P.O. Bex S5S — Ingleside. Texas 7SM2
AUSTIN—Today in the at- business associations, an ex-
moephere of greater aware- emption may be obtained,
ness for the needs of the han- To qualify for an exemption
dicapped, there have been from the four percent (4%)
state tax exemptions declared motor vehicle sales tax, three
for orthopedically handicap- requirements must be met:
ped motorists. These exemp- (1) the vehicle muet be
tione come into play in the sale driven for or by an orthope-
of vehicles equipped with dically handicapped person;
, specialized equipment needed (2) the vehicle must require
to accommodate a handicap- modification Of conventional
ped driver or passenger. foot brakes, accelerator pedal
The first consideration to be or steering wheel to facilitate
made is whether the person driving by an orthopedically
seeking the exemption comes handicapped person; or
(8) the vehicle must require
some other device such as a
By Jack Anderson
and Joe Spear
WASHINGTON - If
something isn’t done soon
about the soaring costs of
health care, there will be lit-
tle room in the federal budg-
et for anything but Medi-
care, Medicaid and Social
Security.
Why does the government
have to pay so much in med-
ical costs for poor and elder-
ly Americans? Because the
fees charged to the poor and
elderly are higher than those
for other people.
The inspector general of
the Health and Human
Resources Department haa
been pointing this out for
years. In 1978 and again In
1982, the inspector general
reported that medical labo-
ratories routinely over-
charge patients when Uncle
Sam is picking up the tab.
The FBI even investigated
the laboratories. As one of
the bureau's reports states:
“Our effort discloses-that
there does not appear to be
any price competition
among the laboratories ren-
dering these services. The
only competition our investi-
gation disclosed was the per-
centage of kickbacks being
offered (to physicians) by
the laboratories.”
The Reagan administra-
tion has tried to crack down
on doctors and laboratories
who apparently believe that
doing work for the govern-
ment is a license to steal.
But the General Accounting
Jn 1968
Superintendent O.T,
Blaschke was honored with a
special day in the city.
Blackie Schultz, Red
Cress director,1 set up a
disaster information station.
Mutual aid pacts eyed
By Juliet K. Wenger
Coastal Bend Council of Governments
Copies of all mutual aid agree-
ments among fire departments of
the Coastal Bend ore being com-
piled. The COG's Fire Protection Ad-
visory Committee is going to catalog
the. information in the agreements
so that local governments can deter-
mine whether standardization
would be desirable.
If this proves to be a direction that
local governments want to move, a
study will be made of the desirabili-
ty of incorporating in the agree-
ments all emergency services, fire,
emergency /medical services and
law enforcement.
Rupert Gamble, regional liaison
officer for the Division of Emergency *
Management of the Texas Depart-
successful Round-Up
tlon, the chai uber purchased tents
so that we could offer covered
booths.
It was so pleasing to see the new
events as well as the others get such
a warm reception.
Chamber workers, under the
leadership of Carol Tichenor,
general chairperson of Round-Up,
teamed up to make these events
come alive.
And volunteers from the com-
munity played a vital role in seeing
that the games and other attractions
A recent report on the colleges chosen by National
Merit Scholars tells the nation what we as Texans knew
already — that the quality of higher education in Texas is
outstanding.
National Merit Scholars are chosen from among the top
one percent of high school students taking an annual ex-
amination. Of the 50 universities which count among their
students the largest numbers of these exceptionally bright
students, four are in Texas.
Rice University in Houston ranks third in the nation
with 554 Merit Scholars. Texas A&M University in College
Station ranks sixth, with 445 Merit Scholars. The Universi-
ty of Texas has 424 scholars, placing it eighth among univer-
sities nationally, and Baylor University includes 196 Merit
Scholars among its students, giving it 22nd place.
In terms of entering freshman Merit Scholars, Texas
universities also rank prominently. Among entering
freshmen in 1982, Texas A&M tied with Princeton Univer-
sity for second, with 190 scholars. Rice University had 172
entering freshmen who were Merit Scholars, making it the
fourth most popular choice. The University of Texas rank-
ed eighth with 130 entering freshmen.
One of the most impressive aspects of these statistics
is the significant increase in the number of Merit Scholars
who have chosen Texas universities in the period since 1979.
Texas schools had a combined total of 1,914 Merit Scholars
this school year, a 40 percent increase from the 1,367 in 1979.
The most dramatic increase has occured at Texas A&M,
where there was a 129.4 percent increase, from 194 in 1979
to 445 this year. The University of Texas showed a 117.4
percent increase, and Baylor University, an 81.5 percent
jump.
These figures indicate two things to me: Texas univer-
sities are among the best in the nation, and their national
reputation is increasing each year.
In light of a recent report by the National Commission
on Excellence in Education -- a report which was less than
flattering to our nation’s schools r-1 find this testimony to
the quality of Texas higher education to be a particular
source of pride.
Of course, the numbers of Merit Scholars attending our
universities is only one measure. The thousands of well-
trained, well-educated young men and women who are
graduated from our universities each year are the real reward
to our commitment to excellence in education
more on the open market to
meet the rash
The result: The taxpayers
will have to fork over twice
as much money as planned
for the multi-billion-dollar
project.
HEADLINES AND FOOT-
NOTES: The left-leaning
South American nation of
Suriname to rapidly going
broke. The United States and
the Netherlands (Sunname
is a former Dutch colony)
have cut off aid, and neither
Cuba nor the Soviet Union
are rushing to the rescue.
Intelligence sources believe
the only thing keeping Suri-
name afloat to income
received from cooperative
deals with Colombian drug
runners.
— A useful consumer ser-
vice at the Environmental
Protection Agency has fall-
en victim to budget cuts.
The “Pesticide Incident
Monitoring System,” which
accounted for thousands of
calls each year from Ameri-
cans who were having trou-
ble with pesticides, has been
all but shut down.
— The White House has
gotten a lot of publicity for
its heralded efforts to crack
down on the illegal drug
trade, but some congression-
al critics say the claims of
success are vastly over-
stated. Look for members of
Congress to charge that the
program has been more of a
public relations campaign
than a real attempt to stop
the traffic in illegal drugs.
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