The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 19

Sunday Morning, August 10,1986 Bml iSciUB 19-A Abused, needy feel budget cuts AUSTIN (AP) Abused children and needy elderly felt some of the budget cuts made Saturday as the House Appropriations Committee struggled to cut state spending enough to avoid new taxes. Educators who want to enforce major school reforms also received a glancing blow from the budget ax. After four hours of negotiations Saturday, Albert Hawkins, assistant director of the Legislative Budget Board, said the committee trimmed $220.3 million from the budget approved by the 1985 Legislature. The committee sliced the 1987 budget of the Department of Human Services, which houses the abused children and elderly programs, by $77 million, including $59 million in federal funds that were switched from future to current use. Still needing about $400 million in cuts to avoid a tax bill, the committee meets again Sunday to consider public school and higher education budgets.

Rep. Jim Rudd, D-Brownfield, appropriations panel chairman, said he still hopes to have ready for debate Friday a bill that would provide the $620 million in budget cuts requested by Speaker Gib Lewis. Both Gov. Mark White and Lt. Gov.

Bill Hobby recommended that the state's $3.5 billion deficit be eliminated by a combination of budget cuts and new taxes. Lewis and other House leaders oppose new taxes. On Friday night, the appropriations committee completed a week-long review of executive department agencies, cutting about $75 million from the 1985 budget. The Saturday cuts included elimination of a proposed 4.8 percent increase in 1987 funds to nursing homes that care for needy elderly. The cuts meant a savings in state money of $9.3 million, but a loss of $11.5 million in federal funds.

Mexican-Americans wooed by governor Staff photo by Jim Cruz Readying picket signs With a midnight Saturday strike deadline approaching, Ronnie Gray, vice president of Communications Workers of America Local 6228 prepares picket signs at the CWA headquarters in Texas City. Chester president of the local said some strike captains in Galveston had already picked up the signs. Merton said he monitors the progress'of negotiations every 15 minutes. There are 480 union employees of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Galveston County Contract talks were continuing in St.

Louis, and there were reports of some progress, but major differences remained Related story. Page 2A. MCALLEN, Texas (AP) Gov. Mark White, asking Mexican- Americans for their support in November, sang "Happy Birthday" and presented a bicycle as a birthday gift Saturday to a little girl he mentioned in arguing against education cost-cutting. White, speaking to the 10th annual convention of the Mexican American Democrats of Texas, said he would need their support to defeat GOP opponent Bill Clements.

He said he and other Democratic officials who addressed the convention would need Hispanic support to win in the Nov. 4 general election. "Because of your hard work, because of your service four years ago, we were able to lead this state. Without your help we would not have been elected to statewide office," White told the crowd of about 800. "Because of your enthusiastic response here tonight, I feel very confident we will be elected to serve for the next four White earlier this week asked a special legislative session to consider passing a temporary sales tax to help erase the 'state's budget deficit.

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Picard said drug abusers commit a variety of crimes to get money for drugs. "Young teenage girls prostitute themselves to support their habits, they shoplift. It's difficult to support a drug habit on an everyday, ordinary salary." He said, "Drug usage probably has an impact on the majority of crimes that are committed because the drug problem is so Bryant said all the recent media attention on cocaine and crack is "so much for the better. "Cocaine has ruined many a life It affects a gamut of people, from street people to executives. I can't see how the publicity on cocaine or crack could do anything but help bringing to the forefront to middle class America that the problem is out on thestreets." Branch said her condition was unchanged from the last report Friday.

N'orthen was hospitalized Jujy 20 after a particle of food lodged in her throat. A spokesman said the food particle's aggravation caused the pneumonia. Physicians are monitoring her condition, and using all available therapies, a hospital spokesman said. After her father, W. L.

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