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tou rism real estate investments or twin-plant manufacturing operations, this is a rare opportunity to not only listen to the experts, but to personally meet people who are responsible for decision making m Mexico,tt he said. The conference is sponsored by International Legal Seminars, Inc., 2540 First Ave., San Diego, CA 92103. Call(619) 239-8148 for reservations or details. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and the conference begins at 9:00 a.m. Luncheon and study materials are included in the conference fee. projects,

maquilodora system, employing some 30,000 workers. "It's a proven .concept. It works to the benefit of all,tt Saenz said, "and Jose Dia7, with over l 5•years experience in this field is well prepared to explain the'nuts and bolts' of setting up a twin•plant operation.tt Saenz added that the one-day conference is unique in that it is the first time that recognized experts in these fields have been brought together at one time, in one place to discuss their specialties in depth. "For anyone especially an attorney• who has an interest in Mexican

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How to set up a maquilodora, or twin•plant manufacturing / as embly facility, will be explained m a step-by-step outline presented by Lie. Jose Dia,. According to Phil Saenz, Tijuana alone has over 300 foreign assembly and manufac· turing operations under the

Panel of experts to explore doing business in Mexico ,,s By Jim Lunt,rl

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"I c • I of Doing Business tn Mexico" will be the topic of .in all•day eminar sch dulcd for hiday. M<1y 24 ,1t the Manche ter Conference ntcr at the U niversJty of San Die o - San Diego attorney Phil Saen,. ppointed by Governor (,eorge DcukmeJian as director ol the Office of California• Mexico ffairs, and moderator of the intensive program said, "De pile current problems in the Me1C1can economy inflation, the pew devaluations. depre ed world oil prices there are great opportunities for U.S. inve tors 1n th1 area. e pecially along the border" Sacn, pointed out that the State of alifornia alone does upproximately $2.5 billion annually in business with Mexico, but that "very few members of the legal profession or busine · community 1n California have explored the full range of mve tment opportuni• tie tn this expanding, and n • rby, mark t.- 1 h M.ay 24 seminar, aenz said. 1s designed to examine in dcpth several 1rea of intere t, not only to attorne}s who reprc cnt lJ S and Mexican clients. but also to American inve 101 ,ind busines people int rested 1n renl estate development, tourism prOJCCts and manufuctu, ing 01 .assembly operations Paneli ts for the pro •ram are experts in these and related field , foclud1ng government regulations and policies, labor relations and Mexican law. Two of the panelist are members of President Miguel de la Madrid's ~pect

Administration and occupy h1gh-le\el government positions. J'hc . peaker on Mexican law, Dr Jorge A Vargas is director ot the Mex1co•U nited States I.aw Institute at USO. Dr. Vargas has erved with the Mexican Foreign Service, including a tour at the United Nations, and is an internation• ally recognized authority .on marine legal matter , boundane and the Law of the Sea . He has had eight book · published on various legal subjects and number nine 1s in progre . He is noted for his ability to present clearly and concisely the intricacie of the Mexican legal system. Dr Vargas still travels to Mexico City frequently and maintains contact with officials in various departments of the Mexican government. Other panelists include Lie. Jaime Alvarez Soberanis, director of the Foreign I nve ·tments Office of the Mexican Ministry of Commerce and Industrial Development. I ic. Alvare, will discu s the ground rule of the law to promote Mexican investment and the legal guideline which govern acquisition of real estate by foreigners 1r1 Mexico. Dr Kem ii A. Re,k, director of Me:xico's Office of Tourism Development (FOI\ATUR), will explain the legal and economtc framework within which hotels and other resort facihlles may be developed. Both Lie. /\lvare, and Dr. Rc,k are high-ranking members of the de la Madrid Administration and arc in policy and decision- making positions m the Mexican government.

"Legal As~ftofDoing Bus• iness in Mexico" is the theme of an all day seminar May 24 at the UniV,llrsity of San Diego Man- chester Conference Center. The program is aimed at attorneys, in- vestors and those in tourism, real estate, manufacturing and assembly businesses. International Legal Seminars Inc. of San Diego 1s sponsoring the event. /

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/ 1 Nurses battle replacement in schools Health peril to students cited if lesser- trained aides used By Scott LaFee &J~tioa Write w hat they did I More than a dozen school nurses and their supporters warned San

Diego city school board memben yesterday that the health of 110,000 students and the financial well•being of the district itsel! would be threat• ened by a proposal to replace regis- tered school nurses with lesser• trained nurses and health aides. The proposal, submitted earlier this month as part of a larger cost• efficiency study by the consulting firm of Qf.loitte. Haskins and Sells, says the board could save up to ~.360 by replacing half of the dis- trict' s 112 registered nurses with li- censed vocational nurses and health aides. The registered nurses, who have college degrees, would be re- placed as they retire. The recommendation quickly raised the ire of nurses, especially after Superintendent Tom Payzant cautiously indicated his interest and suggested trying the proposal in one high school enrollment area for a se- The board won't take any action on the proposal or Payzant's suggested pilot program until aen week. Payzant's tentative support at- tracted a large group of nurses to yesterday's board meeting. Their mester.

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Various district departments and programs will begin submitting budget requests over the next few weeks. The board has until early September to de- velop its final budget. , Approved ut,animously a proposal by the dis- trict's Race/Human Relations Department to study the increase in racial difficulties encountered by Asian students and ways to ease them. An earlier study revealed that Asian students were subjected to sigl)ificant student preJudice and that racial ten- sions could worsen without remedial action. , Approved unanimously a new retention/promo- tion policy that makes it tougher for students to be graduated from one grade to the next without meeting new standards that include higher scores and improved reading levels.

J Considered a discussion paper on the 1985·86 budget. The paper, the second of what will be a series of reports through the summer, provides some of the first detalls of what lhe next budget will look like. Superintendent Tom Payzant quickly pointed out that the $366 million budget, while $18 million more than last year's, will fall far short of pleasing everybody, including teachers seeking a new contract. Payzant said the district wlll receive more money this year from the state and increased enrollment also will bnng in more funds. But he said the district will have to spend more due to higher costs, lost revenue in some areas and inflation. District ac- countants did not include any funds from the new state lottery because revenue isn't expected to

atrics at U.!JiYers1ty Hospitil and a district consultant, said the idea of mixing nursing levels IS popular these days as a cost-cutting device and one that could work to some ex- tent. But he warned board members to remember how the outside medical community will react and said some doctors have .already expressed their concern that health care levels might be jeopardized. He said the board should be cau- tious and avoid "precipitous budget slashing" that could save some money now but turn out more cosUy in the long run. Board member Dorothy Smith agr~. saying she won't accept lower standards but hinted that some changes might be in the offtng. "We're certainly going to proceed very, very cautiously."

a licensed vocational nurse could perform almost every function of a registered nurse. That brought quick denials from aurses in the crowded auditorium. Sandy Wright, a nurse at Benchley• Weinberger Elementary, said regis- tered nurses must undergo far more extensive training. She said that reg- istered nurses undergo four years of training at nursing schools that allow them to conduct in-depth diagnoses, exams and screenings, including test• ing for psychological and emotional problems. In addition, some nurses are trained at even higher levels as a nurse practitioner. A licensed voca- tional nurse, on the other haad, is restricted mostly to technical work such as giving injections. "At school, we don't have a lot of technical work," said Wright "What we do is help kids and parents. That takes a lot of insight" Philip Nader, the directo~of pedi-

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nurse takes care of the whole family. message: Being a school nurse is Without her, we would be lost" more than just bandaging cuts and Jean Ramage, an assistant dean at scrapes. If the district cuts back on San Diego State University, said the hiring registered nurses, the quality district's nursing program bas long of health services will suffer, stu- been recognized as one of the best in dents won't receive the best medical the state. largely becawie the staff is help possible and the district will so well-trained. likely find itself in legal hot water. Instead of the cuts, said Ramage, The board "bas little, if any under• the district needs to hire about 20 standing of the role of the ~more nurses to lower the current nlll'3e," said Charlotte Johnson, a ratio of about 9ne nurse to every nurse at Linbergb Elementary. 1,800 studeats. "There is more to school nursing Board member John Witt said he than giving out aspirins and doing was opposed to lowering the quality immunizatiom," agreed Irene Palm- of health services, but said he con- er, professor of nursin t Uni~ suited several experts wjlo told him

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'1"udge refuses to close slaying suspect Lucas' hearing to public By Mi~ch Himaka ;;.__°'5<, moti.on to close the pret~ial proc~ings, in• ~ber Fishe_r, 3, a child she was babysitting Saunders presented evidence through poll• had no opinion in the matter could not serve Staff Wnter eluding a June 17 preliminary hearmg. in her Lakeside home and the Nov 20 slay• ster Oscar Kaplan in an effort to show th t f · · t· 1 • Sa nders also wanted bli a d · f~SD 'C . · a as air or 1mpar 1a Jurors. A judge yesterday refused a defense re• u . pu . c n .press re- mg O coe e a th erme Swanke. 22, publicity could prevent Lucas from getting a Allcock argued that publicity does not qu t to close the pre•trial hearing of moved from a hearmg on htS motion to re- whose y was found four days later in a fair trial . 1 b t . 1 . . used move the district attorney's office as pro- remote area of Spring Valley Kaplan· presented f1·gures that 1·nd1'cated ne~et~sar1toy meanthsut hs anhda preJudt~ce, ace murderer David Allen Lucas to the secutors in the case Tb J 17 1 . . b · . . porn mg cases a ave rawn na 100 . public and press. . · . e une pre urunary earing IS sched• that a substantial percentage of 500 people wide publicit but resulted in ac uittal Municipal Court Judge Herbert J. Exarhos Followmg Exarhos' rulmg, Saunders said uled in connection with the May 4, 1979, slay• polled believed Lucas is guilty of kill' g y q . ruled that the defense bad failed to establish he _wo~ld seek an appell~te review ?f th.e ings of Suzanne Jacobs, 31, and her son, Anne Swanke while a significant but les~:r ~llcock said the defense had other alter• that the publicity to date would deprive ".1 1 mg m hopes of overturmng Exarhos dec1• Colin, 3, in their Nor~al Heights home, and percentage believe he is guilty of killing the natives. avai(able, in~lu~ing a change of Lucas of a fair trial. sion. . the Dec. 8, 1981, slaymg of real estate sales• Jacobs. yenue, mtens1ve questJonmg of prospective Exarhos, however, said he would consider . Exarhos post~

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