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PAGE 16- PLAINDEALER-WEDNESDAY-AUGUST 16,1972 EDITORIALS The Diploma MillsT ' A major metropolitan newspaper recently ran a series of articles on the growing number of diploma mills in the United States. A diploma mill is a college, or what poses as a college, designed primari^ to sell diplomas for profit. Few of them have any traditional accreditation. The investigation revealed that the mills especially flourish in Florida, California, and Illinois, and also in other states, often advertising in New York. One was found to grant credit for trips to Europe, which it partly arranged. Another mill was found to be non-exist­ ent, except for mailing addresses. One in the Midwest could not be located, even though some graduates from it (with doctorates) were filling high government jobs. Of some 3,000 colleges in the nation, approximately 2,700 have traditional accreditation. Some 300 do not have such accreditation, though many of these are legitimate pio­ neering institutions, new or considered reputable. But more than 100 of them, according to the Federal Office of Edu­ cation's director, John Profitt, are diploma mills. Employers and all citizens should be aware of this grow­ ing practice. And many states which allow almost anyone to open a college for (he payment of certain fees, need to consider ways to discourage it THE CONVENTION PICTURE D © © © © 0 -J o 0 & D 0 0 Economic Stabilization Questions and Answers 8wv<c« '• New Type Correction Mob//e X-Ray Schedule WHO KNOWS? Considerable interest has been generated recently in the merits of non-institutional correction, as compared to in­ stitutional correction, or prison. In short, the theory of some today is that, in many cases at least, more and larger prisons aren't the answer to the crime problem. Fewer prisons are actually needed, in many areas, if non-institutional correction programs are inaugu­ rated, it's said. The contention is supported by experience in several states. California has begun to subsidize development of non-institutional correction. It is said that about eighty per cent of California offenders today are now in such pro­ grams. As a result, two relatively new youth facilities have been emptied of inmates there, and two others which were built have not been used. Rhode Island now has a "deferred conviction" program for felonies, which has kept many out of prison. Wisconsin has a major non-institutional correction program in being. New Mexico has experimented with more liberal probation and parole. Results are said to be encouraging in these pioneer ef­ forts. Certainly it is a field in which there will be much interest and effort in years to come, especially for those convicted of minor offensives. Public Transportation In the old days, in many towns and cities, one could en­ joy a trolley ride for a nickle. Then came buses and com­ muter trains and until a few years ago the fare on most of them was reasonable. in more recent years, however, fares have steadily in­ creased, until in some towns and cities today a bus or trolley car ride costs forty or fifty cents. Obviously, this keeps many from using public transportation, especially the young and elderly. In Atlanta, G^pigia, city fathers recently decided to do something about the problem and reduced the bus fare from 40 cents to 15 cents. Riders have since increased by 22 per cent More important, downtown is again accessible to all residents; public transportation has again become a low- cost convenience. This seems the answer to future needs and current prob­ lems of many of our towns and cities. Subsidizing a public convenience is preferable to many of today's subsidies and few things in life are more important to those who need it than low-cost public transportation. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AMY says: A TIMELY TIP: \jgp -r/D i £> U. 9. MAIL mc c YOUTH PROGRAM GRANTS The Department of Local Governmental affairs has awarded local grants ex­ ceeding $27,000 to finance the supervision of summer youth opportunity programs, ac­ cording to Director Robert J. Lehnhausen. Grants to housing authorities in East St. Louis for $12,500, in LaSalle County for $13,500 and in Livingston County for $1,600 were in ad­ dition to eight previously an­ nounced awards. "The program is operated by local housing authorities and is essentially an employment opportunity for young people in the 16-21 age group. CARY 12:30-5 and 6-8:30 p.m. ALGONQUIN 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. MARENGO 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. WOODSTOCK 12:30-5 and 6-8:30 p.m. WOODSTOCK 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Registration Fees Listed For Schools To accommodate parents of students entering high school, the following registration fees are listed: McHENRY HIGH SCHOOL Book Rental $10 Towel Fee $3.50 Lock Fee $.50 Student Insurance $6 (optional) Art and Craft lab fee $2.75 Biology lab fee -- $2.75 Chemistry lab fee -- $2.75 Mass media fee $2.75 Industrial Arts fee $2.75 Industrial Arts credit card $4 Classroom Consumables v. ^ $2.50 Football Insurance $17 MARIAN CENTRAL Activity and registration fee (includes locker, library, school paper, athletic events, towels, retreats, etc $15 Classroom fee (includes all special materials for labs, languages, etc $25 Insurance (required of all students) $5 Gym Suits (not to be paid at time of registration) -Girls --$7.50; Boys -- $4.50. DIRECTION SIGNS Informational signs directing motorists to the nearest trauma center for emergency medical care are being placed along freeways. Transportation Secretary William F. Cellini explained that the signs will be about five feet high and ten feet long, a blue background with white letters reading, "Hospital Trauma Center", and the direction, such as "Next Right." Continual direction will be given motorists once they leave the freeway. Other signs bearing a large "H" are along streets routing motorists to the hospital. SOCIAL SECURITY by John K. Watkins FIELD REPRESENTATIVE Today's- questions are ones frequently being ask­ ed of our representatives by the people of Mc Henry county. The Social Secur­ ity office at 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, re­ minds McHenry county residents that it has repre­ sentatives meeting people at two locations in McHen­ ry county on a regular ba­ sis. The representatives are at the Woodstock Pub­ lic Library, 414 W. Judd, Woodstock every Wednes­ day from 9 a.m. to noon ancf at the Harvard city hall from 9:30 a.m. to noon on the first and third Tues­ day every month. If you have a question you would like answered on Social Se­ curity in this column, then please forward it to Social Security Administration Question and Answer Col­ umn, 2500 Grand avenue, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085. Give your full name, ad­ dress, and Social Security number. If you do not want your name to appear, please indicate this and we will use only intitials. Question: I am enrolled in the medical insurance program under Medicare. A friend told me that I should ask my doctor to accept "assignments" on my -medical bills. Can you tell what "assignment" is? T.Z. - Woodstock Answer: "Assignment" means that the medical in­ surance payment will be made directly to the doctor by Medicare. The "assignment" method can be used only if both the doctor and the patient agree to it. One advantage for the patient is that a doctor, in accepting "assignment" agrees that his fee for medical services will be no more than the "reasonable charges" set by Medicare. Questions I'm 65 and although I have never worked under Social Security I did enroll in the medical insurance program under Medicare as soon as I could. My doctor told me that I may soon need surgery. Even though my husband is 63 and still working, is it possible for me to get hospital Medicare insurance now under his social security number? E.L. - McHenry Answer: Yes. Even though your husband is not retired and not yet 65, he can file for Social Security just to provide you with hospital coverage. He does not have to get benefits himself, and he can keep right on working. Call any social security office and explain your particular situation. Question: I am enrolled in both parts of Medicare, but I haven't needed to use it yet. If I forget my Medicare card, can I give a doctor or the hospital my regular Social Security number when I need medical services? R.S.-McHenry Answer: No. Your Medicare card shows your complete claim number and this number is needed to process your claim for payment of medical or hospital (services. But this shouldn'toelay your treatment. Just bring your card in later or phone the number in. 1. How many years has it been since the Marshall Plan went into effect? 2. What was its purpose? 3. When did Custer make his famous "Last Stand"? 4. How many signatures were there on the May­ flower Compact? 5. Where and in what year did this occur? 6. How many delegate votes are needed to win the Democratic nomination for President? 7. Who is credited with dis­ covering Pikes Peak in the Rockies? 8. Name the capital of Af­ ghanistan. 9. What is now considered the hurricane season? 10.Who was Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln? Answers to Who KNOWS "SZ.LI '62 *inf Hi -un aouaistxa ui jou sum isod jauxqBO aifltauo otf-oi •jaquiajdag qSnoJin aunf *6 •inqB* -g '9081 "I £jauio8}uow uopqaz 'i •sajoA ajB3aiap 60S I *9 *0291 ui ••ss*w 'umoj -aoujAOJd si )BqM apis -8UOJS J3M0IJX«W 3^ UO 'S -jdMoytow am pJBoqtf suiuaud jo sjaquiaui aiBui ?inP* auo-jCjJo^ 9L81 'S2 aunf •II PliOM J3)jb jCjfBpireujj sau) -unoouBadojngisissBojL •Z aAIJ-£}U3MJ, *1 Rescue Squad Calls answered in July - 41. Calls answered to date - 176. Persons removed to the hospital in July - 36. Persons removed to the hospital to date - 174. This column of questions and answers on the President's Economic Stabilization Program is provided by the local office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and is published as a public service. The column answers questions, most frequently asked about wages and prices. Q. My landlord has been charging me for cable TV service as part of my rent. He recently discontinued the service. Is this an increase in rent? A. Yes. Any decrease in service by a landlord is an increase in rent. As a result he must either restore the service or reduce your rent by the amount the service had cost him. Q. I know that a pay practice previously set forth and in existence before Nov. 14, 1971, is allowed to operate according to its terms, subject to challenge. Would the mere announcement of a proposed pay increase before Nov. 1971, constitute a pay practice previously set forth? A. No. The mere an­ nouncement ofVa proposed increase before Nov .\ 14, 1971, without specifying the amount of the increase, a ntethod or formula for determining such amount, whether the increase would be applicable to certain or all employees of the com­ pany; or the dates such an increase would be put into effect, does not constitute a pay practice previously set forth. Q. Where an individual controls two corporations and two corporations have an average of 55 and 45 employees, respectively, are either of the corporations exempt? A. No. A firm is exempt from the Economic Stabilization regulations, if it has an average of less than 60 employees. Since the two corporations are controlled by the same in­ dividual, they are considered to be a single firm. Consequently, the employees are combined and the corporations are not exempt. Q. Is it a violation of Pay board regulations to bargain for a wage increase in excess of stabilization regulations without paying or receiving the increase? AtfNo. It is not a violation to bargain for, request, contract, or agree to a wage amtsalary increase above that permitted by stabilization regulations as contrasted with ppyiTfg or receiving such an increase. However, sucj^ a situation would constitute a violation if the Pay bo4rd has denied the partyVAppeal from a deter­ mination by the IRS, or ren­ dered a decision on a pay challenge or request for an exception. In addition, the Pay Board has made it clear that it is a violation to agree to in­ crease wages and salaries upon the termination of controls by an amount necessary to restore wage increases denied by the Board. Q. Does the IRS have a publication explaining how to apply for an economic stabilization ruling or in­ terpretation? A. Yes. IRS Publication S- 3009, "IRS Ruling and Deter­ minations," explains how to request a ruling or in­ terpretation, how to appeal an interpretation and how to request a reconsideration of a ruling. It can be obtained free by dropping a postcard to your internal Revenue district of­ fice. Q. Which custom-made A. products and services are exempt from price controls? i A. The following products are w;*£ exempt from price controls V when custom made to in- dividual order: leather goods, • > wigs and toupees, fur apparel and jewelry. These custom vfc services are exempt when •> provided to individual order:- tailoring of clothing, framing of <• pictures and mirrors and •> taxidermy. ; TV COMMENTARY an hour. The series is laid in the thirties. Banyon is a detective played by Robert Forster. Threads of nostal­ gia are interlaced in the s h o w . T h e r e a r e f i r e s i d e chats and labor strikes, an era when Uncle Sam was digging out from under the despair of the depression. AS SUMMER TV re-runs along at a crippled snail's pace, one casts a hopeful glance at upcoming offer­ ings. Twice told tales cause o n e t o l o o k f o r w a r d t o a sugarplum fall. IN THE FALL CBS will offer on Mondays one hour of "The Bill Cosby Show." It will combine variety and comedy. Skits will be tai­ lored to the unique comedy producing talents of Cosby. , NBC'S FANCY will turn to bygone days each Friday as "Baqyon?* comes on for In 1945, milk or cream was marketed from 2.3 million farms. Now the number is less than 400,000 farms. The number of milk cows has decreased to the lowest point ever recorded in this nation. oNA1 PRO**5' ENCOURAGE TEACHERS Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie has approved legislation designed to end a critical shortage of bi­ lingual teachers for Spanish- speaking children. Nearly 300 grants and scholarships will be available through a special $200,000 appropriation to the Illinois State Scholarship Commission to foreign- trained teachers wishing to qualify for Illinois certification and to college students who do not speak English. PLAN FOR EDUCATION Leaders in higher education met last week to plan full utilization of the massive federal higher education bill. Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie, who was host for the session, said a series of conferences and workshops considered all aspects of the federal program, which includes support scholarships for needy students. Ogilvie was chairman of a task force of the National Governors Conference in­ strumental in passage of the funding legislation. OPTOMETRIST Dr. John F.Kelly At 1224 N. Green St *eet McHenry (Closed Wednesde ;) Eyes examined .. Clasps fitted Contact Lenses Hrs: Daily 9:30 a.m. t<> 5 p.m. Friday Evenings - 8: >0 p.m. Evenings by appointment PHONE 385-0452 Dr. Leonard Bottari Eyes Examined - Contact Lens Glasses Fitted 1303 N. Richmond Road Hours: Mon., Tues.,vThurs.and Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tues., Thurs., & Fri Eve. 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sat.: 9:30 to 3:00 p.m. \o Hours on Wednesday FH0NE 385-4151 If No Answer...Phone 385-2262 OFFICE EQUIPMENT Henry County %ce Machines For Your Information Dear Friends, "In my 16 years with the Air Force Mortuary Program", states Thomas W. Toy, "the two questions most asked by the next of kin are: 'When will the remains arrive home?'and'when will I be able to see him?' "Actually, what they are saying" he said, "is 'how soon can I view the remains?' " Mr. Toy pointed out that most Americans realize that the need of the bereaved can only be satisfied by a funeral with the body present and viewable if at all feasible. Respectfully, PETER iVUUSTEN & SON FUNERAL HOME Mchenry, Illinois , . 385-0063 Mc Offi Sales-Service & Rentals Typewriters - Addfers Calculators Mon.-Sat. 9:00-5:30 Friday 'til 9 p.m. PHONE 459-1226 93 Grant St., Cyrstal Lake, 111. LETTER SERVICE Mimeographing - Typing Addressing - Mailing Lists McHenry Letter Service 3509 W. Pearl St. McHenry PHONE 385-0258 or 385-8020 Monday through Saturday INSURANCE Earl R. Walsh & Jack Walsh Fire, Auto, Farm & Life Repre senting RELIABLE COMPANIES When You Nsed Insurance ot Any Kind PHONE 385-3300 3429 W. Elm St., Mclleiry, 111. George L. Thompson General Insurance * LIFE ' "AUTO •HEALTH "FIRE "•CASUALTY •BOAT Phone 815-385-1066 3812 W. Elm St., McHenry In McHenry Plaindealer Bldg. Dennis Conway AUTO, LIFE, FIRE STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY 3315 W. 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