Union Describes Graft at UCSD Clinics
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Their walls are bllul of ca""o"balls, Their mollo is, "Doli 'I' .read 0" me. " - Robert Hunter Photos: Malcolm Smith Patient's Charges Union Describes Graft at UCSD Clinics Inside: The San Diego Union published an A man Layne accused of tampering unknowingly purchased stolen property article Friday containing allegations of with urine samples, who became a from a patient two years ago . Fiction by McCarty bribery and corruption at San Diego area counselor and later assi stant director of methadone clinics operated by the UCSD the I ndia Street clinic before losing his I n addition, Layne said he and his WIfe, Top Ten Books Medical School. job recently, admitted he had done so. also an addict, had contributed at the Softball Playoffs The man, Peter Cortez, 45/ told the Market and Harbison-5treet facilities to a The allegations were made by a Union that drug dealing between fund that would supposedly help supply patient, I 36-year-<>ld Michael Layne, a patients and counselors is common at all coffee and soft drinks for the clinics heroin addict for 15 years who now takes the clinics, and that patients who want Layne said he had discovered later that methadone, a drug that in most patients more methadone can obtain a recom the county pays for the coffee at the acts as a substitute for heroin. mendation for same from a counselor he clinics, and that he suspects the money has paid. " went into the pockets of clinic per Layne said, "It is a county policy to Cortez said payoffs come in money, sonneL" administer low doses of methadone to all drugs, favors, and sex. The author of the Union story, Patrick patients regardless of their addiction The Union story also contained an Dillon, wrote that he had asked at UCSD background. But a low dose of admission by Harbison Clinic assistant where the money had goner but had methadooe, less than 80 milligrans, director Fred Lord that he had received no answer. doesn't completely shut off that per sistent craving for us ." Layne described situations in which patients supposedly on methadone manage to conceal their heroin intake by bribing counselors to swap urine sam Prices Up 1 1 %, Says CALPIRG ples . He said, "The best way to remain clean, at least on paper, is to payoff a counselor to either falsify the findings on sample urine checks or to switch bot tles." Prices are up but com CAL P I R G ' sst u d y food costs rose even more petition is keener among compares prices on about 28%. Layne told the Union that such activity San Diego supermarket 100 item sin stores occurs at all five UCSD-run clinics, and chains, according to the represen~ing .eight retail As a switch, the price of that it has in some cases been en results of CALPIRG's latest food chainS In the area, meats dropped 5% since courageu by clinic personnel , who stand food price survey taken according to project the last survey and 22 % to profit. Some of the counselors are early this month. The study coordinator , Jim from CALPIRG's August former addicts. also showed San Diego's McReynolds, a stu?ent . at price listing, when price inflation rate is growing San DIego State UnIversIty. controls were in effect. m~re slowly than the Low Turnout in national average. He said computerized results show which stores Dairy products also dropped one percentage The survey, th'e seventh have lower prices in Revelle Election point, from November. taken by the California comparison to the other "Milk prices jumped but by Jeff Tidus Public I nterest Research tested . Copies of the food eggs fell an average of .21 Group, indicates the price survey are available at per dozen," McReynolds highest and lowest rated CALPI RG offices. Eight students were elected last week said, explaining the overall supermarket chains are only in Revelle College's annual elections for drop The Undergraduate Student Council six percentage poi nts apart In general , prices are way . (T .U.S.C) and Revelle Committee on in overall pricing. That up--11 % from ovember. College Affa rs (R.c.CA.). compares to a difference of Prodl.ft:e skyrocketed 28 %. " It may be encouraging," 11 points on the last survey, The cost of a 10-pound bag he aid ~ "that even with all The new T.U.s .C representatives are taken in November. of potatoes jumped 82 % the ~nce Increa~es here, Jane Ferguson and Mark Liska . T.U.S.c. is from an average of .98 in Inflatlo.n IS cll~blng mo~e the school-wide student government FedMart won agai n as the November to $1.79 on this slowly In San DIego than In with representatives from each of lowest priced store, overall, month's survey . other parts of the country " U .CS.D.'s colleges. on . the survey. Second on The Bureau of Labor the list was K-Mart. FedMart StatIstic reports the local The new R.C.CA. members are Tim has been the lowest priced Prices on staples soared inflation rate for the past Cohen, Linda King, Robin Mitchell, Mark store on all seven CALPIRG 22% since November; year was 2'12 % less than the Rispler, Susan Schaefer, and Paula Smith. studies. miscellaneous prepared natIonal average The R.CCA. is responsible for spending the college/s share of the vending machine profits. It also makes ap Alpha Beta ranked last pointments to various student com place on the survey, the Erratum # I. mittees. With the exception of Paula highest priced chain Smith, all of the students elected are new overall. "Consu mers are Nole fO'I1Id 0" city tdilor's des~ ; "To : Ricil to their office. being rpisled by Alpha Beta Dram . From : Dana M. Rowley. Subject: advertising claims that their In addition to the election of T.U.S.C Walermelo" Qllee", 1973 . prices are among the 'I was the watermelon qMeen last :j'ear, a"d and R.CCA. members there were two lowest," warned Dan impatant questions decided. The first Ihere 0 is a corn",iiufI. i lnulce. uti p,e - t;JU~.;"1!. Franklin, CALPIRG director. records with a drop dista"ce of 155 feel a"d 7 VoIlI",,22, NII",ber 17 was on the new plus/minus gradin8 "Our survey indicates that proposal which was defeated by a sizable i"ches. II was a legal drop, with "0 iicil'''g or 'you won't like the total ' cheah·"g. Looi at yoilr news article from lasl J#>ar. TII.slilly, MiIy 28, 1974 majority. This vote was taken to inform better' at Alpha Beta." I~ the faeu Ity of student opinions on this I 'I'm super disappoi"ted i" you. It mea"t a lot November's check, its to me that I participated iff the o"ly TRADITION UNIVERSnY OF CALIFORNIA, issue. Also decided was the name for the stores rated next to the la t SAN DIEGO Student Center. 300 students voted that UCSD has. I eve" made Esqu,re IS Dllb,olls the highe t price were Awards for 1973 . It m'ght "ot seem ltile much to qainst all of the names, with 43 votin8 found at Brad haw YOM, but I feel it is ;mporta"t. I I for the Triton Union, 14 for DieBeno Hall, Markets whIch have sin e and 2 for T arey Center. closed . student that came on opinion, was focussed on April Fool campus. The school acted because the editor was to permanently cease black. The administration is Fiction/Mark McCarty continued from ....e ] fundinll of the paper, a trying to say that "you decision that was overruled didn't want your editor fired went through meetl:1g after by the court of appeals in and we don't want ours Latest John kept his mother in the action. Just by chance Sara was and stand there and talk with her meeting, le~ture after the Fourth District. fired." freezer. This would seem cruel and there too. He saw her, and their for a few minutes. Not about lecture, legal advice, about uncaring, except that John's eyes met. She obviously anythinl in particular-just to be a hundred letters, and Most studenls do not When it comes down to a mott~r was dead, and so it was just recognized him and so he boldly neiahborly;and friendly. Of course probably a few extra hours realize that no attempt was minority against a white in The Deed about the best place for her. John walked over and struck up a he never actually entered the door on their pay checks while made and if any, to reject to a predominantly white Fashions was just dOing his best to keep her conversation. He was delighted to -he was afraid that that miKht seem David Buchbinder ran take funds away from the society, the minority always I" which COII"lerc.lllJre meels CrJlllre losi"g fresh and unspoiled. Of course, he aggressive, and he didn't want her around like wet chicken Triton Times, only to loses. miserably. didn't keep her there all the tim~ to think that he was a rapist 01' that yelling, I'm going to sue! dismiss an editor whom she needed a social life and a he didn't have respect for her as a many thought to be, Students, your money has The Bank of America in Isla Vista carries more certain amount of variety like Leven, a person of great In total person.