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PAGE 10 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3,1973 Extend Respect Life Program In Month Of October The Respect Life Program was begun last year by the American Catholic bishops as a week of prayer and study focusing on the sanctity of human life. It was so well received that it has been ex­ panded this year into a full month, with certain aspects to also be continued at later ap­ propriate dates. During Oc­ tober local Catholic parishes will attempt to appreciate more keenly that all human life is valuable because it is the life of a person created and loved by God - by the God who is life and who commits himself, as we must, to each precious life that he creates. Emphasis will be placed on every life being valued, not by what the person does or produces, but by the simple fact that the person has been called into existence by God - that is, that he or she is alive. Thus, the life of each person is sacred - the young and the old, the healthy and the sick, the gifted and the disadvantaged. Many areas will be studied by the Respect Life Program, but the most touchy and dramatic will likely be the problem of abortion. With the ending of the Vietnam War, the question of abortion seems to be taking over as the touchstone for testing the extent of one's reverence for all human life. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, whereby states may not restrict the practice of abortion during the first three months of pregnancy, suddenly made abortion a matter of huge concern to most Christians. The decision was a shock to those who had been following the trend of recent years, in which the courts had increasingly recognized and granted rights to the developing fetus, in­ cluding child support, property and inheritance rights, claims for damages suffered in the womb, and the legal right to medical treatment before birth. On Jan. 22, the high court went contrary to this trend in denying the feti* its most basic right, life itself. What the court did not go into and what the Respect Life Program does want to look at, is the overwhelming medical evidence at last available today, which is able to document the beginning of individual life at conception. All evidence increasingly establishes that a human being lives in the womb, even during the first three months of pregnancy; and the Respect Life Program wants this life respected and cared for, not aborted or killed. Attention will be called to such scientific facts as the following. At fertilization, when sperm and egg unite, all of the unique genetic charac­ teristics of an individual are determined: eye, skin and hair coloring, height and bone structure, intellectual poten­ tial, emotional makeup, pre­ disposition to diseases, etc. From conception on, ' 46 chromosomes - 23 from each parent -- are present. This is the c h r o m o s o m a l c o n t e n t biologists define as that of a human being. The fertilized fcgg has the prime characteristic of all living organisms - the ability to grow and to reproduce its own cells. The embryo is made up of unique cell tissue, unlike its mother's or that of any other human in the world. Before the woman ordinarily knows that she is pregnant, the new individual has developed thousands of cells, a heart which was beating within 25 days from conception, veins and cir­ culating blood, a backbone and skeletal system, the brain (with traceable brain waves), rudimentary organs, arms and legs, fingers and toes, eyes and ears, and a mouth. Facing the question of abortion is but one way that Catholics during October will MEN'S SHOP 1214 N. 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MANY OTHER UNADVERTISED ITEMS AL,SO ON SALE! - Slight Charge For Alterations - NEW STORE HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. be alterting themselves to the preciousness and holiness of each and every human life. Gathering together at Mass, local Catholics will be especially conscious that the God they worship is the gift- giving God whose gift is life. This God is alive not only in 'himself but in the life of every human. He is worshiped in every effort to improve or enhance life; he is dishonored in every refusal or denial of life. Special Insurance Plans For Retired People Explained Insurance plans for older persons will be explained and evaluated by Samuel C. Boardman, insurance con­ sultant for the American Association of Retired Persons, at a meeting of the Chain O'Lakes AARP Chapter No. 873 at 1 p.m., Oct. 9 at the Town Hall, 411 Washington St., Ingleside, 111. Members of AARP who are interested in insurance matters will be welcomed at the meeting. A question-and- answer period will provide opportunities for individual cases to be explored. Persons interested in at­ tending the meeting should contact Mrs. Mary Moriarty of 512 West Rand Drive in McHenry, president of the local chapter. NAME CHAIRMAN State Senator Robert W. Mitchler of Oswego has been named District Heart Fund Chairman for an eight-county area of Northeastern Illinois, it was announced by State Heart Fund Chairman Frank McGuire of Moline. Senator Mitchler will be responsible for 1974 Heart Fund activities in the counties of Kane, Will, LaSalle, Kankakee, McHenry, DeKalb, Kendall and Grundy. He was first elected to the State Senate in 1964 and has, since 1958, been a public affairs representative for Northern Illinois Gas Company. Sen. Mitchler said "No One is im­ mune from heart and blood Service liewij Jim Nelson and Craig Steiner both of McHenry recently left for Air Force Basic Training. Both Airmen Nelson and Steiner .enlisted as Jet Engine Mechanics, one of over 130 jobs now being guaranteed before a person enlists, according to SSgt Nick Panduren, the local Air Force Recruiter. After six weeks of basic military training in San Antonio, Texas, both Airmen will then go through a 11 week training school at Chanute AFB, Rantoul, 111. For more information con­ cerning the Air Force, in­ terested persons should contact SSgt Nick Panduren at 59 N. Douglas in Elgin or by calling 312-741-8837. Airman Nelson is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nelson and Airman Steiner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steiner, both of McHenry, and both Airmen are 1973 graduates of McHenry high school. ENLISTS IN NAVALRESERVES William Stanley Barwig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Barwig, 3008 W. Northside Avenue, McHenry, enlisted in the Naval Reserve 2x6, school guarantee program. 2x6 is two years of active duty and four years as a drilling reservist. These are our "citizen sailors". Bill will receive nine weeks of recruit training at the Navy's Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, 111. Upon com­ pletion of recruit training and fourteen days recruit leave, Bill, will report to Port Hueneme, Calif., where he will undergo training as a con­ struction mechanic. Bill is a graduate of McHenry Com­ munity high school and had attended McHenry County College. His enlistment was completed at the Navy Office, 144 Washington Street, Woodstock. vessel diseases which claimed 56.5 percent of the persons who died in the eight-county area last year." City Police Report COMPLAINTS RECEIVED 432 Accidents-vehicle 59 Alarms: fire 24 burglar 13 rescue 6 Animal calls 26 Assists-motorists & outside 25 Battery 3 Bicycles-stolen or lost 3 Burglary 8 Cars and trucks: illegally parked 3 Stolen 1 Criminal damage 7 Curfew 2 Deceptive practice 1 Disorderly conduct 6 Found property 5 Garbage dumping 1 Investigation of quasi-criminal cases 55 Liquor Law violations 6 Lost or Stolen: drivers' licenses 15 license plates 14 other 2 Mental 1 Missing persons 1 Narcotics 5 Prowlers 1 Public Service: vacation 40 funeral escorts 15 miscellaneous escorts 19 open windows-doors 6 Sex offense 1 Tavern closings 9 Telephone calls: obscene 2 threatening 2 Theft 21 Traffic 17 Warrant Pick-ups 2 Miscellaneous 6 Criminal complaints 29 Traffic tickets 153 JUVENILE REPORT: 153 Mini-Bike violations 7 Disturbances 9 Theft under $50 4 Narcotics (marijuana) 8 Fireworks 3 No valid driver's license 1 Miscellaneous investigations 7 Suspicious persons 4 Curfew violation 2 DESK: Phone calls 2,037 Information 1,212 Radio transmission log 6,432 Daily log 780 Leads messages 733 Squad Car Mileage total 14,129 Monthly Income For Traffic Tickets $3,137.00 OUR PRECISION HAIRCUTS ARE TRULY BEAUTIFUL EXCLUSIVELY THE UTMOST IN HAIRSHAPING By RUTH EXPERT PERMWAVING By FRAN And The "VERY BEST" In Creative Styling By Our Staff GOLDEN-TREE 3325 W. 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