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PUBLIC PULSE (The Pl&indealer invites the public to use this col­ umn as an expression of their views on subjects of general interest in our community. Our only re­ quest is that writers lim­ it themselves to 300 words or less - signature, full address and phone num­ ber. We ask too, that one individual not write on the same subject more than once each month. We re­ serve the right to delete any material which we consider libelous or in ob- jectional taste.) ON BURNING LEAVES "Editor: "This morning's Tribune carried the story that the Illinois House today (March 13) passed a bill that would give local governments the right to permit the burning of leaves within their jurisdictions. "At the same time, the bill would repeal the authority of the Illinois Pollution Control board to regulate the open burning of leaves, brush and trees. "Can we hope that the Plaindealer would lend support to this bill until it is passed into law? "I know I am talking for many like myself, partially lamed, to whom the lifting of this ban would be a godsend. So much easier to rake a small pile of leaves and burn it one at a time until the yard is cleaned up without the effort needed to bag the leaves, etc. "This ban was the biggest and most abrasive nuisance ever forced on the American yard owner. "(Mrs.) Kathleen A. Brown "1211 N. Riverside Dr. "McHenry" Know ± /THl Wfeatner PAGE 14-PLAfNDEALER-WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1973 EDITORIALS A New Tax Law The last revision of federal tax laws, in 1969, corrected a number of inequities but also left some loopholes for those able to utilize them. Public and congressional sentiment has been building ever since--in favor of further revision. The expectation now is that a new reform tax bill will be enacted by this Congress. There are several outstanding areas in which corrective legislation is needed and in most there is considerable controversy over the specifics of that reform. One general principle, however, seems beyond dispute. No citizen with a high income should be totally exempt from all income taxes. To implement this principle, Congress can and should provide, in any new law, that tax exemptions and tax loop­ holes are to be utilized to a limited degree only. Television Violence Though many expert witnesses have warned of the ad­ verse effects of excessive television violence in congres­ sional hearings in recent years, producers and sponsors go ahead with their merry deluge of violent fare, to sell prod­ ucts on commercial television. There are many daily examples of the glamorized vio­ lence which impresses youngsters and influences primitive or immature minds. A good recent example was the film "Machine Gun McCain," depicting the Mafia's activities in Las Vegas. The shooting and killing in this one went on from begin­ ning to end. The characters were killed off one by one, the last scene being the death of the main character and his girl, shot down by fellow gangsters. Prior to that Peter Falk and his companion had been shot down. A gangster's girl shot herself to avoid having her face scarred just afterwards. Bombs were setoff at random, killing or injuring many. The killers, disturbingly, in this (Italian-made) film were handsome, apparently rational men, who never showed remorse, compassion or human feeling. They did just what so many young, imitating punks are doing today in American cities, committing senseless vio­ lence like that they see on television screens. Strength Of Women The weaker sex, some of whom claim their lot a hard one, enjoy longer life spans than men--even discounting war, in which many men die. Insurance company statistics show women live many years longer than men on the average. The gap seems to be growing, despite a new trend among many females to kill themselves earlier sucking cigarettes (which have killed far more men than women thus far). Since there are already more women than men in most age brackets, and since they are living longer and longer (and thus already control most of the nation's wealth), it becomes obvious that a little more concern over men's health, in particular the stress of the American dollar rat race on males, is in order. More relaxation and leisure, less fattening food and drink, and less tension and pressure, can add years to the lives of American men. Something's busting out all over, W:. M\'X : <cZEE> Sheriff Report Why is lightning and thunder seldom seen or heard during the mid-winter months? Lightning is an electrical discharge. It's a child of turbulent, building clouds- most often the thunderhead. Winter clouds are usually of the stratus variety from the north and they seldom produce lightning.They don't usually contain high-veloc- ity updrafts and downdrafts which produce a rapid trans­ fer of electrically charged particles. It's often said that the first lightning storm of spring is the true herald of the season and this is some­ times true. It means that warm weather clouds have formed and passed over, or nearby. However, on the night of February 14th, it was an un­ usual experience for some South Carolinians to hear thunder and see lightning flash on a 21-inch snow that covered the central part of the state a few days earlier. It is easier to swat the first fly, than all the thousands of its descendants. Likewise, it's easier to extinguish the first errant impulse than to satisfy all those that will follow it. OFFENSES AS REPORTED: 1973 1972 Abandoned vehicles 21 11 Anonymous calls 11 17 Arson 1 0 Assault 5 7 Burglary 32 39 Disorderly Conduct 6 5 Domestic Trouble 36 39 Driving while intoxicated 6 8 Emergency Assistance 10 13 Fatalities (Other than traffic) 2 1 Found Articles 9 4 Fraud 0 1 Liquor violations 1 3 Lost Articles 11 4 Mental 3 6 Missing Persons 7 0 Narcotics 7 8 Others 17 12 Outside assistance 24 17 Rape 1 2 Robbery 1 1 Runaways 0 1 Attempted suicide 3 5 Suicide 1 0 Suspicion 35 19 Theft-Autos 4 2 Thefts 38 32 Traffic 31 26 Vandalism • 50 32 Weapons 6 2 Miscellaneous investigations 45 40 TOTAL OFFENSES REPORTED 424 377 ARRESTS FOR THE MONTH Burglary 1 3 Bodily Harm 11 4 Criminal Damage 1 3 Deception 2 1 Disorderly conduct 5 7 Driving while intoxicated 18 11 Liquor violations 5 34 Narcotics 7 3 Non-support 4 4 Rape 1 1 Robbery 1 3 Sex crimes 2 0 Theft 4 4 Traffic 295 295 Weapons 3 1 All others 9 20 TOTAL ADULT PERSONS ARRESTED 364 364 OFFENSES CLEARED BY ARREST Felonies 9 13 Misdemeanors 346 375 JUVENILE CASES HANDLED Burglary 1 0 Bodily Harm 0 1 Criminal Damage 2 1 Curfew 1 0 Liquor violations 1 0 Runaways 19 4 Theft 3 1 Traffic 1 0 All others .3 3 TOTAL JUVENILE CASES HANDLED 31 10 PRISONER COUNT FOR THE MONTH Adult males received 88 9 Adult females received \ 5 4 Juvenile males received 11 6 Juvenile females received 5 3 Total prisoners received 109 103 Total prisoners discharged 109 103 Average prisoner count per day 20 15 ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS HANDLED Total number of accidents 144 138 Personal property 116 108 Bodily injury 28 29 Fatalities 3 1 Warning tickets issued 73 313 Prisoner records prepared 109 102 Warrants served 66 81 Court processes received 457 488 For Your Information ORNAMENTAL IRON Railings -Columns - Custom Fabricating Welding & Structural Frozen Pipe Thawing STEEL SALES ADAMS BROS. (Next to Gem Cleaners) Phone: 385-0783 3006 W. Rte. 120 ^McHenrj^^ A-l Hearing Aid Service 24 Hour Service FREE LOANERSCOMPLETE SERVICE ON ALL MAKES Zenith Sonotone Beltone Telex * Octarian Fidelity Acousticon Qualitone Vicon DaniDert Audivox Radioear Maico Widex Audlotone RD. STENSLAND & Associates 3937 W Main, McHenry 815 385 7661 Wednesday only 15 P.M. Other locations: Mt Prospect Oak Park - Aurora Hinsdale Dear Friends, A change of residence may prevent a family from caring for a cemetery plot as they would wish to do. This neglect can be avoided by providing for 'perpetual care' at the time of purchase, or perhaps when the need arises. Some cemeteries include this service in the price of the grave or plot. Others charge a nominal yearly fee or stipulate a small trust fund to provide funds for care of the grave. Respectfully, Batteries Half Price S With This Ad. j PETER AUISTEN & SON ' FUNERAL HOME McHenry, Illinois . 385-0063 Social Security 50,000 Elderly To Get Tax Claim Forms More than 50,000 senior- citizens and disabled persons who pay rent and registered with the state for tax relief grants can expect claim forms in the mail in the next few days, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. Beginning this year, under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act, annual cash grants of up to $500 are available to eligible citizens who pay rent or property tax on homes. Homeowners who have registered with the state for cash grants can expect claim forms in about a month to coincide with receipt of their 1972 property tax bills. Claimants are urged to carefully read instructions and use the pre-addressed label on the form to expedite processing. They should also check the accuracy of the pre- addressed label and correct errors before mailing the forms to the Department of revenue. Those who are eligible for cash grants but did not register with the department may obtain instructions and forms from Illinois Department of Revenue offices or by writing the Illinois Department of Revenue, P.O. Box 3124, Springfield, 111. 62708. They should ask for Form IL-1363. Claims must be filed before Sept. 15, 1973, to obtain cash grants. The amount of cash grants is based on amount of rent or property tax paid in 1972 and household income received during that year as defined in the instructions accompanying the forms. ^ .: Only persons over 65 and. those physically or mentally; disabled who lived in Illinois- during 1972 with an income of. less than $10,000 are eligible for; cash grants. Claimants must be; livine in Illinois when the claim. is filed , . . « . * Grants will be calculated by. the Department of Revenue- upon receipt of the cash grant, claim form. - Senior citizens or disabled* residents who have questions* may obtain assistance by. calling the Illinois Department, of Revenue toll-free at 800-972-'. 1630. : Question: I'm planning on retiring in August of this year when I'm 62. I found a bap­ tismal certificate dated 1911, which is the year I was born. Can I use this to prove my date of birth for Social Security benefits? Answer: Yes, since your baptismal record is dated before you were 5, it's all you'll need to prove your age for. Social Security retirement benefits. Question: My wife died last month. I'm 60 and can't work. Since I was completely sup­ ported by my wife, why must I wait until I'm 62 to get Social Security payments on her earnings record? Answer: You don't have to wait. The law has been changed. A dependent widower now can receive reduced Social Security payments at 60 or full benefits at 65. Question: My son is 38 and totally blind. When he applied for monthly Social Security disability payments last year he was told that he hadn't worked recently enough to get benefits. I heard that changes in the Social Security law change the work requirements for blind people. Is this true? Answer: Yes. A person who becomes disabled by blindness still needs a certain number of Social Security work credits, but he no longer has to have the credit for recent work required of other disabled workers. WHO KNOWS? 1. When was the first mes­ sage sent by telephone? 2. When was the first tran- Atlantic radiobroadcast? 3. Who was the author of "Paradise Lost"? 4. What is the nickname for Rhode Island? 5. When was the U.S. Navy created? 6. Which was the first state to join the Union? 7. What is a brogue? 8. What is the motto of Ala­ bama? Two Conclusions Emerge From Storm WateP Meet To solve northeastern Illinois' perennial flood problems, storm water must be retained at its source and buildings must be kept out of flood plains. These two conclusions headed the list of flood solutions considered recently by 550 participants at the Nor­ theastern Illinois Planning commission (NIPC) Storm Water conference. In at­ tendance were local govern­ ment officials, drainage ex­ perts and flood victims. More detailed results of the work session are to be com­ piled and mailed back to participants. Having ranked in priority order the solutions to flooding, local elected officials may now be asked to decide who should act and who should pay. Oak Lawn Mayor Fred Dumke, NIPC president, called for a regional solution to flooding following last fall's heavy rains in Cook county's northwest suburbs. According to Small Business Ad­ ministration applications for flood relief loans, Salt Creek flooding caused about $20 million in property damage in Cook and DuPage counties. The purpose of the con­ ference was to bring technicians and policy makers together to reach a consenses on solutions to flood problems. Approximately half of those in attendance were elected public officials representing all three levels of government. All have some responsibility in putting a flood control solution into ac­ tion. Preparation for the con­ ference began nine weeks ago with interviews with flood victims and experts in water resource management. Some 3,500 public officials in the six- county region were then mailed two sets of questionnaires which selected the questions to be discussed at the recent session. Meeting in small discussion groups of nine or ten, par­ ticipants ranked in order of importance their opinions on flood solutions. Ranked third was more funding for flood control. Fourth was state legislation to remedy fragmented flood control authority. Fifth was protecting flood plans as natural reser­ voirs; sixth, correcting deficiencies in storm sewer and man-made channel systems; and last, keeping storm sewer and channel systems free of obstructions. A small sample of ballots on more detailed questions found three-fourths favor requiring local governments to have water retention in all new developments. Two-thirds favored requiring local governments to regulate flood plain development. Two-thirds also opposed the use of public funds to acquire buildings EMPLOYMEN^SURVEY ; During the week of March 19-- 23 the U.S. Bureau of the Census will conduct its regular monthly survey on employment*, and unemployment in this area,* according to Forrest P.* Cawley, Jr., director of the Bureau's Data Collection; center in Chicago. In addition to the usual questions on current employment, the" March survey will ask about, work experience and income last year of household mem­ bers, their origin or descent, and whether they have moved since the 1970 census was taken in April of that year. ON STATE WELFARE The government has pub­ lished plans for controlling and curtailing federally aid­ ed state-administered social jservice programs to reduce welfare rolls. Three serv­ ices remain mandatory; fam­ ily planning, foster care and protective care for children. already constructed in flood plains. The sample was unanimous for requiring flood hazard information on every deed to property located in flood prone areas. Support was virtually unanimous for requiring private developers to pay for the cost on on-site retention in new developments and for having the State of Illinois develop maps of the 25 , 50 and 100-year floods. In all, conference members expressed degrees of opinion on thirty flood-related statements. 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