Page 12-Tuesday, October 28, 1980-The Michigan Daily I'll, N..,*...", ",*,.' -I'l l*.*. I Abuse of elderly increasing LANSING (UPI)-The fifth com- mandment says "Honor thy mother and father." But many frustrated adults have turned to beating or neglecting their parents instead. "Granny beating"-the abuse, neglect-or exploitation of the elderly by their children or grandchildren-is on the rise both in Michigan and across the nation, according to state officials. IN THE U.S., government studies estimate as many as 2 million persons over age 65-out of a total of 22 million-are abused by their children each year. No reliable statistics are available in Michigan because officials believe the number of cases reported represent only a fraction of the abuse that ac- tually occurs. Parent abuse legislation patterned after the state's child abuse laws has been in the works for nearly a decade. But lawmakers are stalled over such questions as who has jurisdiction in parent abuse cases-police or state agencies? INCIDENTS OF physical abuse-such as the hammer beating of a Chicago man by his 19-year-old daughter-grab the grimmest headlines. But parent abuse is more often found in the passive neglect of parents, said Susan Sweeney, who runs a program funded by the Department of Mental Health and Social Services. "They (children) know their parents can't go shopping, can't cook and can't take care of themselves. But they ignore them." IN ONE WASHTENAW Court case, a middle-aged college professor refused to buy his 88-year-old father cigarettes, took away his television, and would not let him make telephone calls. Others exploit elderly parents by coercing them to sign over Social Security or pension checks and pocketing the cash. Michigan's poor economy undoub- tedly has led to an increase in parent abuse, Sweeny said, but society also plays a big role. WHILE TODAY'S lifestyles have become more mobile and temporary, values have not changed accordingly, she said. "A lot of the problem is that our society has changed a lot but peoples' values are still turn-of-the-century values. We still feel we're supposed t keep our parents at home, and that may not be a realistic expectation now." But fear of what the neighbors will think often keeps elderly victims from reporting their children to police or going to mental health centers for help, she said. IN ONE CASE, an elderly Detroit woman refused to report an incident i which an out-of-work son slapped he when she tried to calm his rage over losing unemployment benefits, causing her to fall and break a hip. TONIGHT 8 PM A READING BY EDWARD DORN BENZINGER LIBRARY EAST QUAD (East University Between Hill and Willard) THE PUBLIC IS CORDIALLY INVITED THE DEADLINE TH HAS BEEN CHANGED History found in local homes OBJECTS D' ART (Continued from Page 1) from around the Inc., a local advertising and world are on dis- marketing firm, but at one time it. play throughout was the first social center in the the home of Uni- Midwest that connected a religious versity Archeol- denomination with a University ogy graduate stu- community. dent Susan Wine- berg. Her home is The homes of Ann Arbor residents, part of a tour of such as University archeology historic Ann Ar- graduate student Susan Wineberg, bor buildings. were also included on the tour. Built in 1866, the original woodwork of the house at 311 E. Ann remains intact. The hand-blown window glass is also a remnant from the days of the first owner, carriage- and cabinetmaker James Royce. The house, complete with floor-to-ceiling French win- dows, also is decorated with Wineberg's collection of objets d'art-such as dolls, shoes, candy tins, jars, and Turkish rugs-from around the world. ' J, rT r (.,,, V_ -- 1 Daily Photo by MAUREEN O'MALLEY GUARANTEED STUDENT LOAN APPLICATIONS For Fall/Winter Terms, 1980-81 and Winter Term 1981 must be submitted to the Office Of Financial Aid, 2011 SAB October 31, 1980 Campus Interviews TI Corporate Research, Development & Engineering What You Need O'Reilly accuses Pursell of not using influence to help district By PAM KRAMER With one week to go in her campaign for U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell's Second District seat, Democrat Kathleen O'Reilly minced no words last night in a lecture highlighting Republican's shor- tcomings. Pursell is not doing his part to in- fluence his peers in Congress on mat- ters of particular interest to his district, O'Reilly told the 12 people at the Viewpoint Lecture in the Michigan Union. "WE HAVE THE right to demand very special treatment," O'Reilly said, because this is the congressional district with the largest campus population and the largest number of automobile plants of any district in the country, she said. "But people are saying, 'Carl's not so bad, we could do worse.' And we're buying it," she exclaimed. "We've got to wake up and say we stand for something, we demand (bet- ter representation) .. . I, for one, am willing to take the chance to raise your expectations," the former head of the Consumer Federation of America said. THE CURRENT CONGRESS is like the "great minds of the 12th century gathered together in one place," O'Reilly said. "I don't mean to disparge the entire 12th century," she added. 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