Jacksonville State May Receive %30,000 Cut
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Jacksonville State may receive %30,000 cut By DEBBIE SKIPPER Gov. George Wallace had hoped to divert $10 million "We'll have at least 10 per cent less for everything that Mitor from the education monies to aid the State Mental Health we buy and for everything we spend money for, except An Alabama Senate bill calling for a $21 million cut from Department. His effort was defeated in the Senate prior to salaries," said Stone. the current year's budget for higher education for the 1976- passage of the Education Budget by a vote of 26-3. Every department will receive a cut of 12 per cent to 15 77 year will cut Jacksonville State of $300,000 worth of per cent, according to Stone. The exception will be the appropriations if approved by the House, said Dr. Ernest "It (the cut) will mean we're going to have to reduce Student Government Association. Stone, kpenditures over last year by about $300,000," said Stone. "It's not the students' fadt that the legislature decided 'The Alabama Senate voted to restore $5.1 million of the According to the Jacksonville State administrator, to cut funds for higher education," said Stone, $9.2 million cut recommended by the Senate Finance and expenditures will have to be cut by more than five per cent Although he doesn't plan to cut the SGA budget, he does Taxation Committee. The bill is $4.1 million less than that because of the increased cost @I running the university in admit that even with the expected increase in enrollment passed by the House. terms of electricity, fuel oil and supplies. the university will have less money this fall. Page 2 J'ville Hospital will charge less , says Berry from the city. The city will have to decide must recruit more physicians to move to By DANNA CREEL trocardiograms, and will have a 24-hour emergency room service. what they will do the first and second Jacksonville. We need a minimum of five Staff Writer year," added Mr. Berry. active physicians. (2). We must solve the Fees charged by Jacksonville Hospital According to Dr. Ernest Stone at the dedication service on June 13, the injured "We have three major goals for this problem of the lack of a certificate of will be lower than those of the Anniston need, and (3) We must keep close con- and football players at the JSU home games hospital during the first twelve months: Stringfellow hospitals, said James E. will now be brought to this hospital in- trols on expenses and money provided Berry, administrator of the hospital. (1) We must do a good enough job that the stead of the one in Gadsden. people will want to use the hospital. We us." Berry recently said that "it will be the James Berry said "Dr. Vermer will policy of the hospital not to charge those take charge of the emergency room 3rd party insurance payers (Medicaid, during the daytime. During the nightirne Medicare, Blue Cross, and Aetna, etc., from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. and 24 hours which only cover the fee for semi-private Saturday and Sunday, there will be six or room coverage) the difference between seven physicians from Fort McClellan private and semi-private rooms." present." In other words, instead of paying the According to Mr. Berry, "If certain $70 fee for a private room, the 3rd party things happen during the first 12 months, insurance payers will only be billed $63 then the hospital will not be able to which is actually the fee for a semi- operate. $1,800,000 will be needed during private room. This means that fees the first year and 43 of the 94 patient beds charged by this hospital will be lower will probably be used. than those of the Anniston and "The hospital may be able to generate Stringfellow hospitals even though the $1,300,000 in revenue and this will mean patients will enjoy the luxuries of new that $500,000 will have to be paid by the private rooms with telephone and city. The hospital will survive if there are television. close controls on expenses and money, so The new hospital has 94 patient rooms we do not want to waste cr overspend the (93 private and one semi-private) and a money provided us." five-bed Intensive Care Unit. It also provides services in laboratory, "We feel like that within 12 to 18 radiology, pharmacy, respir~tory months, this hospital will be on a break therapy, physical therapy, elec- even basis and will not need much money Today's fashions can fit you to a T-shirt BY KIM GARFIELD can reach any proportion. Inhis book, "Tahirting: A rebellion against proper of T-shirt. because the The next concern is the Pop Scene Service The continued interest and Do It Yourself Guide to dressing and as a symbol of quality of the fabric can limit selection of colors. Platt AS ~drtshave become the rising expense have Getting 1t On Your Chest," individuality. the efforts of the doit- suggested that the novice the emblem of the music prompted the release of the author Charles platt makes He also feels that most yourselfer. begin with three white T- industry and the uniform of do-it-yourself and the almost endless suggestions for using people buy things too readily shirts and a couple of tinted youth, manufacturers do-it-yourself Tshirt books, tb chest as a canvas to when they can just as easily According to the author, ones in pale, unobtrusive continue to conjure up ideas which help to bypass the depict one's mood and create their own. cheap T-shirts are a false colors. 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With individual, semi-obscene fiction writer, sees the T- selling for five or six. of thin fabric that does not a frustrating experience that shirt's emergence as a Besides, it's great fun to take paint well and will takes up far more time than make your own statement." absorb ink like blotting one might expect. For those inclined to do Paper. "Be prepared to try a their own thing, the book number of different stores, " offers instructions for "When shopping for T- he said. "Even the large making the simplest T-shirt shirts you should be as designs, with marker pens, discriminating as an artist deparVnent stores tend to be to the more complex choosing among different "Ot at conscientious about grades of art paper." Platt maintaining a wide range of advised. "I recommend unadorned T-shorts." fabrics that are thickly and Copyright, 1976, United for selecting the right brand tightly woven as possible," Feature Syndicate, Inc. Fourth (Continued From Page 1) self-indulgent people. No blatantly patnotic, I beheve other nation is so constantly that the strength of the analyzed and criticized by its American people can make own citizens. our country a working I believe that the concept success. If the Bicentennial ad creation of America is celebration, with all its an experiment that is con- gEinge=ded:P$gfd stantly revealing new paths, aware of our nation,s 'Where Eagles Dare' new horizons. The ultimate heritage and our own success Or experiment remainsof to thatbe responsibilities as citizens, Tuesday, July 13 seen. ~t lies within each of US. then perhaps it was a sue- At the risk of sounding ms. Page 3 Jerry Bates keeps on truckin By SANDRA BOZERMAN hm. However, she Still work, and getting in and out school, 1 would not have Staff Writer coaches a team. Ms. Bates of a wheel chair was sort of made it. They have given me Charming, said, and yet all rides to and from work with humorous while having to moral support." Ms. Bates's miles will be a good way to Ms. Haywood who also ride for a week in a truck. work continues, as well as describe Ms. Jerry Bates of works in the Personnel of- "If not for the people here does her charming and the Personnel office in Bibb fice. Riding to and from at Jacksonville and in this milhg personality, sustain Graves. her. Ms. Bates fractured her ankle and knee May 13, in front of ~ibbGraves all. Discrimination complaint settled The heel of her shoe broke on her way to the computer center. +. Ms. Bates, a resident in (NOCR) The University of background. The Staff equitable hiring guidelines to Jacksonville, stayed in the Washington student Human Rights Division assist the editor in the hospital for one week. She newspaper reporter who investigated the claim. future. was well taken care of at filed a complaint with the The report said the former home by her young university's Staff Human editor, in following Campus police daughters.