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stats ui;vr.ic;'- - -- : 70h Year - No. 1 0 (.W Morninpl It Tuslm Sops. 27.1977 14 Pages - 1 5 Cents -S- tory on page 14 Sweet solitude This lonely stretch of railway provides a few moments of solitude for Linda Sampson. The track is at Park Avenue and Rogers Street, Rick Shaw north of the old Wabash Station. Such scenes were common Mon-day as Columbia enjoyed mild temperatures. InsigM Hospitals fear 4pinch' of cutbacks By Charlotte Sykes Missourian staff writer A report issued by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in-dicated recently that hospital costs in America are increasing at a rate of $1 million each hour. An average stay at the University Medical Center is eight to nine days and the average cost of such a stay is $1,400, about $10 a day higher than at other Columbia hospitals. The higher costs are a result of teaching programs in-corporated into the medical center's facilities, says Cecil Bennett, director of fiscal affairs at the medical center. A recent proposal before the House health subcommittee calls for limiting the current yearly hospital rate in-crease of 15 per cent to an annual rate increase of 9 to 11 per cent. The effect of such limitations on patients would depend on the extent a hospital already exceeded a 9 per cent yearly rate increase, Bennett says. Two areas in the medical center which would be affected most by such limitations would be government funding of Medicare and Medicaid, he says. Should the hospital exceed a 9 to 11 per cent increase, there are a number of ways administrators would cope with cutbacks. "We would use managerial skills to handle the problem," Bennett says. "We would cut back in areas that least affect patients." One way to cut costs would be to shorten the length of admissions, Bennett says. But this type of cutback could not effectively be employed because of the negative effect it would have on patients. Another alternative would be to use substitute medication. But an in-vestigation of this plan shows most substitutions for medication to be more expensive than the original drug, Bennett says. High costs in hospital fees are a result of a number of things, but Bennett says one factor in recent increases is that many types of medication &te oil-bas- ed products. Another cost factor, especially in Columbia, is the com-petition to hire skilled labor. Bennett says Columbia does not offer the kinds , of lifestyles often preferred by hospital employes. Another reason for rates to be slightly higher. Bennett says, is that "10 per cent of our beds are special beds. The Rational average is 5 per cent." The medical center also has to offer higher salaries for staff members who deal - with special S&32S, he ays. City board rejects gasification ByAlanBuie Missourian staff writer The city's Environment and Natural Resources Commission, after trying unsuccessfully for months to gain a voice in the proposed coal gasification project for mid-Missou-ri, Monday made itself heard recommending that the project be dropped. The commission, which never was invited by the City Council to offer advice on the matter, will send copies of its recommendation not only to the council, but also to the Mid-Misso- uri Council of Governments, the county courts of Boone and Howard counties, legislators, town councils, school boards and even parent-teach- er associations throughout the area. Charles Hesse, chairman of the commission, said the purpose of the statement is to inform everyone "about the negative effects on the area as well as the promised money. A lot of people have been thinking about money first, and negative aspects second." The statement, product of a three- - hour work session by some of the commission members, raises questioas about the project's "socio-cultura-l, economic and environmental" impact on the areas. The statement says the promise of increased employment fails to mention a possible "boom-bust- " effect resulting from the temporary influx of employes and services they would require. It also raises questions about costs of upkeep on roads and bridges, the effect of strip-minin-g on the tax bases and the en-vironment and how much growth the citizens in the area desire. Hesse said an important aspect of the project would be its impact on smaller communities. "The City of Columbia would be able to absorb a coal gasification project better than would a smaller community because all the effects would be magnified" on the smaller towns, Hesse said. The commission concluded that the negative aspects of the project "'far outweigh any benefits to this area, and therefore recommend that the project not proceed to Phase HI study." Carter angered by oil bill defeat WASHINGTON (UPI) - Shortly after a Senate committee killed President Carter's proposed tax on crude oil, a centerpiece of his energy package, the President personally urged the lawmakers Monday to reject "narrow special interest attacks" which he said threaten the entire energy program. "There comes a time when we must ask: How much is enough?" Carter said in a special appearance in the White House press room. "The special interests are trying to block enactment of the entire energy program." On Saturday, Carter threatened to veto any congressional attempt to lift federal price controls on natural gas and, although he did not repeat that threat Monday, he issued a strong warning. "This week the Senate is voting en natural gas pricing, an issue which directly affects almost 50 million American families who depend on natural gas to heat their homes," he said. "Congress has been lobbied con-tinuously by the oil and gas industry to deregulate the price of natural gas. The House has faced this lobby pressure and has acted both wisely and courageously to protect the integrity of major energy policy I presented to Congress at the beginning of this year." "The Senate is now faced with the same challenge. By 1985 the industry proposal would cost the average American family that heats with natural gas an additional $150 per year. It would cost consumers almost $10 billion every year and would produce little new supplies." The natural gas issue is still pending on the Senate floor, where a strong fight is being made by both those who sup-port Carter's plan to keep a lid on natural gas, prices and those who want to deregulate the gas entirely. The Senate voted- - Monday to limit debate on a proposal to free natural gas from price controls, but opponents pledged to keep their fight going with every other legislative weapon President Carter "- - Defends energy package available. The filibuster had been mounted last week against a substitute proposal to remove all controls immediately for gas from onshore wells and free off-shore gas in five years. Even with cloture imposed, each senator still had an hour to speak on the deregulation proposal, and opponents were ready with an array of other (SeeLONG.VpageM) In town today S a.m. County Court meets, fifth floor, County-Cit- y Building. Movie Listings on page 13 j iii hi m Index Opinion. i Feopse 5 Snorts.., , .7-- 8 N.Y. Stocks 11 Cosaics 12 Cbssifled M0 Warning Resord . . , . II 21 arrested By Wayne Davis and Ken Fuson Missourian staff writers BOONVILLE A seven-mont- h in-vestigation into drug activities here has resulted in the arrests of 21 persons, including two Columbians. "The majority of our drugs come from Columbia," said Cooper County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Wooldridge. While authorities already are labeling it the largest drug crackdown in Cooper County history, they say it may not be over. The arrests, made during the last three days, came after a joint in-vestigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Boonville Police Department and the Cooper County Sheriff's Department. A Cooper County grand jury, convened in June, handed down indictments Friday against the suspected drug dealers. Robert C. Moehle, 21, a resident of Reality House, 1409 Rosemary Lane, and Barrett G. Reichenbacher, 23, of 1206 Smith St., were arrested Saturday by Columbia police. All those arrested have been charged with selling felonious amounts of controlled substances to two Cooper County undercover narcotics agents. Cooper County Circuit Court Judge Donald Barnes set bond Monday at $5,000 for each count. Several persons were charged with more than one count, authorities said. Cooper County Sheriff Sam Morns said Monday that 42 drug purchases were made by the agents during the investigation, which began in March and cost $8,000. Morris said the investigation isn't over. "It's bound to have some effect if you take 20 people off the street, but I'm not naive enough to think this will stop the problem," Morris said. "I do think it will cut down on the drug traffic here. " Wooldridge said the 21 persons arrested were small-tim- e drug dealers selling marijuana, cocaine, phenobarbitol and other drugs. Cooper County sources said more arrests may be made, involving per-sons believed to be the main suppliers of drugs in the Boonville area. "There's been a problem here for several years. Maybe . . . there's more of a problem here than you are aware of, but we've known of the problem for a long time," Wooldridge said. "There's a problem here like everywhere else. It's not new." Morris said the investigation began after authorities noticed an increase in drug traffic in Boonville, based on information supplied by local in-formants. An undercover narcotics agent was hired in March by Boonville and Cooper County. Another narcotics agent from the highway patrol was added to the investigation shortly thereafter, Morris said. "We knew the problem was here, so we hired a man who had experience in the undercover business for some time," Morris said. "He took the average length of time to get acquainted with the community and the dealers until the sales were made. ' ' Morris said he was surprised by the number of arrests. "When we got into this we found out there were more in-volved than we anticipated," he said. Columbia narcotics officers have been supplied information by the Boonville investigators, Morris said, adding that he doesn't know whether the investigation will lead to Columbia. Sgt. Jack Wonneman, chief of the Columbia police narcotics bureau, would not comment on the arrests or their possible effects on the Columbia area. Carter reduces fares to London WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter, overruling the Civil Aeronautics Board in the interest of consumer savings, Monday approved a $256 round-tri- p budget air fare between New York and London and eight other cut-rat- e fares between London and the United States. The budget fare and the eight "Super Apex" advance purchase excursion fares experimentally approved by Carter had been proposed by the major airlines to compete with the $236, no-fril- ls flights launched Monday by Britain's Laker Airways Skytrain. The Laker Airways DC-1- 0, which can carry 345 passengers, left London's Gatwick Airport five minutes behind schedule Monday with 272 adults and three infants .,plus Laker himself. It arrived in New York last night. Some eager passengers had waited in line unnecessarily, as it turned out for as long as two days to make sure they got tickets, which were sold on a first-come- , first-serve- d basis. Laker officials said about 200 were sold right after the ticket office opened at 4 a.m. In New York, where people also had lined up for days for the Monday night return flight, a Laker spokesman said about 60 seats remained at midaf-ternoo- n and these were being sold "in dribs and drabs." Many of the passengers who stood in line for long hours to get Laker tickets in London said the new low fare was the only way they could make the trip. "Every time I saved up enough for me and my wife and the three kids to go over, they upped the price," said Nate Francis, returning to New York after working two years in Britain. "I have been trying to leave for a year and a half. I couldn't afford to go till now," he said. The Laker London-to-Ne- w York passengers paid $103 for their one-wa-y tickets. The fare from New York to London is $135. The prices differ because of currency exchange rates. Carter's budget fare cuts normal transatlantic travel costs by more than half. City budget set at $31.4 million By Daniel Hay Missoesrtea tff writer After months cf preparation, it took only a few seconds for the City Council to pass unanimously a 1977-7-8 city budget cf $31.4 million at a special meeting Monday afternoon. The budget will give Columbia Residents services similar to those they received this year but at slightly higher prices. Most astmleipai em-ployes will receive a 5 per cent pay raise next month, and electric utility rates will rise 5 per cent Jan. 1. The property tax rate will remain un changed at $1.20 per $100 of assessed valuation. The council moved quickly through other business at the 30-min- ute meeting, unanimously reaffirming its policy of seeking advice from neigh-borhood groups and approving amended salary scales for city em-ployes. The council also passed six ordinance , amendments. One amendment permits city police to impound vehicles whose owners have received five or mors unpaid sum-monses. The so-call-ed "scofflaw" ordinance is aimed primarily at students whose vehicles are registered in St. Louis or outside Missouri, where warrants cannot be served. Another revision allows Municipal Court judges to suspend judgment of a convicted shoplifter if a judge believes the person will not be a repeat offender. Assistant City Counsckir Scott Snyder called it an "additional tool" for judges, since a suspended judgment doe not become pert of a person's permanent criminal record. In other amendments, the council officially designated all yellow curbs as no-parki- ng zones and raised' the maximum penalty from $100 to $500 for persons convicted of violating city laws for which there is no specified penalty. At City Manager Terry Novak's request, the council delayed calling for bids on the proposed addition to the Fire and Police Building. Novak said the necessary federal funds had not arrived. The council sat 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12 for the first of Mayor Les Proctor's suggested sessions to discuss in depth a variety of city problems. The topic of the first- - meeting will be tax base revision.
Object Description
Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1977-09-27 |
Description | Vol. 70th YEAR, No. 10 |
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Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
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Item.Transcript | stats ui;vr.ic;'- - -- : 70h Year - No. 1 0 (.W Morninpl It Tuslm Sops. 27.1977 14 Pages - 1 5 Cents -S- tory on page 14 Sweet solitude This lonely stretch of railway provides a few moments of solitude for Linda Sampson. The track is at Park Avenue and Rogers Street, Rick Shaw north of the old Wabash Station. Such scenes were common Mon-day as Columbia enjoyed mild temperatures. InsigM Hospitals fear 4pinch' of cutbacks By Charlotte Sykes Missourian staff writer A report issued by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in-dicated recently that hospital costs in America are increasing at a rate of $1 million each hour. An average stay at the University Medical Center is eight to nine days and the average cost of such a stay is $1,400, about $10 a day higher than at other Columbia hospitals. The higher costs are a result of teaching programs in-corporated into the medical center's facilities, says Cecil Bennett, director of fiscal affairs at the medical center. A recent proposal before the House health subcommittee calls for limiting the current yearly hospital rate in-crease of 15 per cent to an annual rate increase of 9 to 11 per cent. The effect of such limitations on patients would depend on the extent a hospital already exceeded a 9 per cent yearly rate increase, Bennett says. Two areas in the medical center which would be affected most by such limitations would be government funding of Medicare and Medicaid, he says. Should the hospital exceed a 9 to 11 per cent increase, there are a number of ways administrators would cope with cutbacks. "We would use managerial skills to handle the problem," Bennett says. "We would cut back in areas that least affect patients." One way to cut costs would be to shorten the length of admissions, Bennett says. But this type of cutback could not effectively be employed because of the negative effect it would have on patients. Another alternative would be to use substitute medication. But an in-vestigation of this plan shows most substitutions for medication to be more expensive than the original drug, Bennett says. High costs in hospital fees are a result of a number of things, but Bennett says one factor in recent increases is that many types of medication &te oil-bas- ed products. Another cost factor, especially in Columbia, is the com-petition to hire skilled labor. Bennett says Columbia does not offer the kinds , of lifestyles often preferred by hospital employes. Another reason for rates to be slightly higher. Bennett says, is that "10 per cent of our beds are special beds. The Rational average is 5 per cent." The medical center also has to offer higher salaries for staff members who deal - with special S&32S, he ays. City board rejects gasification ByAlanBuie Missourian staff writer The city's Environment and Natural Resources Commission, after trying unsuccessfully for months to gain a voice in the proposed coal gasification project for mid-Missou-ri, Monday made itself heard recommending that the project be dropped. The commission, which never was invited by the City Council to offer advice on the matter, will send copies of its recommendation not only to the council, but also to the Mid-Misso- uri Council of Governments, the county courts of Boone and Howard counties, legislators, town councils, school boards and even parent-teach- er associations throughout the area. Charles Hesse, chairman of the commission, said the purpose of the statement is to inform everyone "about the negative effects on the area as well as the promised money. A lot of people have been thinking about money first, and negative aspects second." The statement, product of a three- - hour work session by some of the commission members, raises questioas about the project's "socio-cultura-l, economic and environmental" impact on the areas. The statement says the promise of increased employment fails to mention a possible "boom-bust- " effect resulting from the temporary influx of employes and services they would require. It also raises questions about costs of upkeep on roads and bridges, the effect of strip-minin-g on the tax bases and the en-vironment and how much growth the citizens in the area desire. Hesse said an important aspect of the project would be its impact on smaller communities. "The City of Columbia would be able to absorb a coal gasification project better than would a smaller community because all the effects would be magnified" on the smaller towns, Hesse said. The commission concluded that the negative aspects of the project "'far outweigh any benefits to this area, and therefore recommend that the project not proceed to Phase HI study." Carter angered by oil bill defeat WASHINGTON (UPI) - Shortly after a Senate committee killed President Carter's proposed tax on crude oil, a centerpiece of his energy package, the President personally urged the lawmakers Monday to reject "narrow special interest attacks" which he said threaten the entire energy program. "There comes a time when we must ask: How much is enough?" Carter said in a special appearance in the White House press room. "The special interests are trying to block enactment of the entire energy program." On Saturday, Carter threatened to veto any congressional attempt to lift federal price controls on natural gas and, although he did not repeat that threat Monday, he issued a strong warning. "This week the Senate is voting en natural gas pricing, an issue which directly affects almost 50 million American families who depend on natural gas to heat their homes," he said. "Congress has been lobbied con-tinuously by the oil and gas industry to deregulate the price of natural gas. The House has faced this lobby pressure and has acted both wisely and courageously to protect the integrity of major energy policy I presented to Congress at the beginning of this year." "The Senate is now faced with the same challenge. By 1985 the industry proposal would cost the average American family that heats with natural gas an additional $150 per year. It would cost consumers almost $10 billion every year and would produce little new supplies." The natural gas issue is still pending on the Senate floor, where a strong fight is being made by both those who sup-port Carter's plan to keep a lid on natural gas, prices and those who want to deregulate the gas entirely. The Senate voted- - Monday to limit debate on a proposal to free natural gas from price controls, but opponents pledged to keep their fight going with every other legislative weapon President Carter "- - Defends energy package available. The filibuster had been mounted last week against a substitute proposal to remove all controls immediately for gas from onshore wells and free off-shore gas in five years. Even with cloture imposed, each senator still had an hour to speak on the deregulation proposal, and opponents were ready with an array of other (SeeLONG.VpageM) In town today S a.m. County Court meets, fifth floor, County-Cit- y Building. Movie Listings on page 13 j iii hi m Index Opinion. i Feopse 5 Snorts.., , .7-- 8 N.Y. Stocks 11 Cosaics 12 Cbssifled M0 Warning Resord . . , . II 21 arrested By Wayne Davis and Ken Fuson Missourian staff writers BOONVILLE A seven-mont- h in-vestigation into drug activities here has resulted in the arrests of 21 persons, including two Columbians. "The majority of our drugs come from Columbia," said Cooper County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Wooldridge. While authorities already are labeling it the largest drug crackdown in Cooper County history, they say it may not be over. The arrests, made during the last three days, came after a joint in-vestigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Boonville Police Department and the Cooper County Sheriff's Department. A Cooper County grand jury, convened in June, handed down indictments Friday against the suspected drug dealers. Robert C. Moehle, 21, a resident of Reality House, 1409 Rosemary Lane, and Barrett G. Reichenbacher, 23, of 1206 Smith St., were arrested Saturday by Columbia police. All those arrested have been charged with selling felonious amounts of controlled substances to two Cooper County undercover narcotics agents. Cooper County Circuit Court Judge Donald Barnes set bond Monday at $5,000 for each count. Several persons were charged with more than one count, authorities said. Cooper County Sheriff Sam Morns said Monday that 42 drug purchases were made by the agents during the investigation, which began in March and cost $8,000. Morris said the investigation isn't over. "It's bound to have some effect if you take 20 people off the street, but I'm not naive enough to think this will stop the problem," Morris said. "I do think it will cut down on the drug traffic here. " Wooldridge said the 21 persons arrested were small-tim- e drug dealers selling marijuana, cocaine, phenobarbitol and other drugs. Cooper County sources said more arrests may be made, involving per-sons believed to be the main suppliers of drugs in the Boonville area. "There's been a problem here for several years. Maybe . . . there's more of a problem here than you are aware of, but we've known of the problem for a long time," Wooldridge said. "There's a problem here like everywhere else. It's not new." Morris said the investigation began after authorities noticed an increase in drug traffic in Boonville, based on information supplied by local in-formants. An undercover narcotics agent was hired in March by Boonville and Cooper County. Another narcotics agent from the highway patrol was added to the investigation shortly thereafter, Morris said. "We knew the problem was here, so we hired a man who had experience in the undercover business for some time," Morris said. "He took the average length of time to get acquainted with the community and the dealers until the sales were made. ' ' Morris said he was surprised by the number of arrests. "When we got into this we found out there were more in-volved than we anticipated," he said. Columbia narcotics officers have been supplied information by the Boonville investigators, Morris said, adding that he doesn't know whether the investigation will lead to Columbia. Sgt. Jack Wonneman, chief of the Columbia police narcotics bureau, would not comment on the arrests or their possible effects on the Columbia area. Carter reduces fares to London WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter, overruling the Civil Aeronautics Board in the interest of consumer savings, Monday approved a $256 round-tri- p budget air fare between New York and London and eight other cut-rat- e fares between London and the United States. The budget fare and the eight "Super Apex" advance purchase excursion fares experimentally approved by Carter had been proposed by the major airlines to compete with the $236, no-fril- ls flights launched Monday by Britain's Laker Airways Skytrain. The Laker Airways DC-1- 0, which can carry 345 passengers, left London's Gatwick Airport five minutes behind schedule Monday with 272 adults and three infants .,plus Laker himself. It arrived in New York last night. Some eager passengers had waited in line unnecessarily, as it turned out for as long as two days to make sure they got tickets, which were sold on a first-come- , first-serve- d basis. Laker officials said about 200 were sold right after the ticket office opened at 4 a.m. In New York, where people also had lined up for days for the Monday night return flight, a Laker spokesman said about 60 seats remained at midaf-ternoo- n and these were being sold "in dribs and drabs." Many of the passengers who stood in line for long hours to get Laker tickets in London said the new low fare was the only way they could make the trip. "Every time I saved up enough for me and my wife and the three kids to go over, they upped the price," said Nate Francis, returning to New York after working two years in Britain. "I have been trying to leave for a year and a half. I couldn't afford to go till now," he said. The Laker London-to-Ne- w York passengers paid $103 for their one-wa-y tickets. The fare from New York to London is $135. The prices differ because of currency exchange rates. Carter's budget fare cuts normal transatlantic travel costs by more than half. City budget set at $31.4 million By Daniel Hay Missoesrtea tff writer After months cf preparation, it took only a few seconds for the City Council to pass unanimously a 1977-7-8 city budget cf $31.4 million at a special meeting Monday afternoon. The budget will give Columbia Residents services similar to those they received this year but at slightly higher prices. Most astmleipai em-ployes will receive a 5 per cent pay raise next month, and electric utility rates will rise 5 per cent Jan. 1. The property tax rate will remain un changed at $1.20 per $100 of assessed valuation. The council moved quickly through other business at the 30-min- ute meeting, unanimously reaffirming its policy of seeking advice from neigh-borhood groups and approving amended salary scales for city em-ployes. The council also passed six ordinance , amendments. One amendment permits city police to impound vehicles whose owners have received five or mors unpaid sum-monses. The so-call-ed "scofflaw" ordinance is aimed primarily at students whose vehicles are registered in St. Louis or outside Missouri, where warrants cannot be served. Another revision allows Municipal Court judges to suspend judgment of a convicted shoplifter if a judge believes the person will not be a repeat offender. Assistant City Counsckir Scott Snyder called it an "additional tool" for judges, since a suspended judgment doe not become pert of a person's permanent criminal record. In other amendments, the council officially designated all yellow curbs as no-parki- ng zones and raised' the maximum penalty from $100 to $500 for persons convicted of violating city laws for which there is no specified penalty. At City Manager Terry Novak's request, the council delayed calling for bids on the proposed addition to the Fire and Police Building. Novak said the necessary federal funds had not arrived. The council sat 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12 for the first of Mayor Les Proctor's suggested sessions to discuss in depth a variety of city problems. The topic of the first- - meeting will be tax base revision. |